“‘Save our Sounds‘“ is the British Library’s programme to preserve the nation’s sound heritage.” With this statement, the British Library is addressing one of the most pressing conservatory issues of our times – how...
This December I will write one blog post a day, bringing you the latest in news, events, publications – what was amazing in 2014 and what will be even more awesomez! in 2015. Check...
J.R.R. Tolkien helped organise and participated in the sexcentenary celebrations of Exeter College, Oxford, in 1914. Now, exactly one hundred years later, the college has reached the 700 years mark and has recently published...
A recent meme-like status has appeared with Facebook asking you and your friends to name “10 books that have stayed with us.” Now, you may like such questions or not but if something like...
Sad news for visitors of Oxford’s Botanic Garden and many Tolkien fans: J.R.R. Tolkien’s favourite tree, a black pine (pinus nigra), suffered severe damage on July 26, 2014, and needed to be removed. The...
The John Lewis Partnership has teamed up with Barnado’s, an UK children’s charity, to celebrate the company’s 150th anniversary and work together for a good cause. They have asked YouGov to provide them with...
or those of you taking an interest in the wider range of topics I am curating via my Twitter handle @Macrobee (@The_Tolkienist is putting an emphasis on all things Tolkienian) you may have seen...
Nine days in Middle-earth (or NE Lithuania) am very happy to present you with a report on an unique event which happened last year in Lithuania and particularly so because one of the first...
olkien has inspired artists from all over the world and across all media. I think that one of the best ways of portraying his many and very diverse works is to do a radio...
eptember 7th, 2013, saw the grand opening of the Greisinger Museum in Jenins, Switzerland, displaying the biggest Middle-earth-related collection in the world. Tolkien fans gathered to get a sneak peek at what will be...
