A look back at the Elbenwald Festival
One of the Germany’s most amazing fandom open air festivals is the Elbenwald Festival, organised by leading European fantasy and science fiction online store and retail chain Elbenwald in Germany. It is run...
Category: Events
Meet & greet with the Tolkienist in 2023: Oxford, Ljubljana, Berlin, Tolkien Days in Germany – and Paradise!
Some of you may know that I like nothing more than travelling to fellow Tolkienists’ events, meet-ups, get-togethers, you name it. One of my nicknames is The Travelling Tolkienist* and this year I...
I lost a bet – so I will be the Girabitt in the German Tolkien Days’ Bouncy Castle
Yup. You have read that right. This year’s edition of the Tolkien Days in Germany, as organised by an amazing crew at the Lower Rhine for the German Tolkien Society, will have a...
The day I was happy meeting three trolls: The Tolkien Tapestries at Aubusson
In the southwest of France, in the beautiful région Nouvelle–Aquitaine, you will find Aubusson, a small town known for its tapestries and which in 2009 was inscribed in the Representative List of the...
Tolkien 2019 in Birmingham, Day 3, a report
he Tolkien Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a party of special magnificence: Tolkien 2019 is happening in Birmingham from August 7 – 11, 2019, and I have the honour and pleasure...
Tolkien 2019 in Birmingham: day 2, a report
he Tolkien Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a party of special magnificence: Tolkien 2019 is happening in Birmingham from August 7 – 11, 2019, and I have the honour and pleasure...
Tolkien 2019 in Birmingham: day 1, a report
he Tolkien Society is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a party of special magnificence: Tolkien 2019 is happening in Birmingham from August 7 – 11, 2019, and I have the honour and pleasure...
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City. A review
olkien: Maker of Middle-earth continues to fascinate and enthuse Middle-earth fans the world over. After its premiere at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, its second stop was at the Morgan Library & Museum...
Four blog posts to celebrate Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth – New York City Edition
st post: Tuesday, April 2nd, 6:06 p.m. How it all started: The news, the trailers, the sneak peeks into the upcoming exhibition. 2nd post: Friday, April 5th, 5:05 p.m. Reviews of the exhibition....
Middle-earth in New York City: Answers from curator John McQuillen
y visit to Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth in New York City was an absolute pleasure. To see another edition of this outstanding exhibition was well worth the trip. What had been changed in...
Reviews of Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth, the New York City edition
ollowing the vernissage on January 25th, 2019, the New York City version of the exhibition Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth generated considerable interest in the media and I’d like to remind you of some...
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth – New York City Edition. How it all started
n this short blog post I would love to show you what the fans were told beforehand of Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth at the Morgan Library & Museum in New York City: the...