Tolkien Reading 2014 – Event calendar, worldwide
Let’s get ready to read Tolkien olkien Reading Day is an annual event, launched by The Tolkien Society in 2003, that takes place on March 25. It has the aim of encouraging the...
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Experience BEOWULF in Anglo-Saxon with Benjamin Bagby
any years ago I had the great pleasure of witnessing a performance which transported me as closely as possible to Anglo-Saxon times as I could ever have imagined: Benjamin Bagby sang, spoke, recited...
Meet Richard Taylor and many dwarves at HobbitCon in Germany
Update: Unfortunately, Manu Bennett (Azog) has had to cancel his visit due to work commitments. Please check the website for more information. HobbitCon, a Ring*Con special, took place for the first time in...
Looking back: A Journey through Mirkwood
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...
Coming up next: Brainstorming Weekend, German Tolkien Society – volunteer meet-up.
olkien fandom is a long-standing one and one which has seen many literary societies come into existence appreciative of the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings,...
Tolkien-related events in 2014 – a chronological list
Middle-earth meetings of this year Conventions, conferences and more new year is here and it is time to list some of those outstanding events you should be looking for. This list is a...
Preparations for European “Hobbit” premiere in Berlin under way [pictures + vid]
his coming Monday the European premiere of the second installment of the “Hobbit” film trilogy will be taking place at Sony Center in Berlin, Germany. As I happen to live in said city...
Ring*Con: Hobbit, Game of Thrones and more
he Tolkienist is at Ring*Con right now, one of the best fantasy film and literature conventions out there. First talk of today was “33 best fantasy novels of all times”, tomorrow there will...
Call for Papers: Tolkien @ Kalamazoo 2014
his has just come in via the interwebs. The Tolkien at Kalamazoo group has been approved for 3 paper sessions at the International Medieval Congress held at Kalamazoo, Michigan in May 2014. The...
International Tolkien Seminar this weekend in Aachen, Germany
t is a jubilee for the German Tolkien Society this year – for the tenth time the GTS has invited speakers from all over Europe to talk about this year’s topic, Adapations of...
Join the Tolkien Birthday Toast for 2013
Tolkien was born January, 3rd, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Tolkien fans from all over the world gather today to raise a glass to the man who brought us all together – “The...
Tolkien: The Forest & the City. Tolkien Conference at Trinity College, Dublin, Sept 21-22, 2012
General information of the Trinity College Tolkien Conference of Sept 21-22, 2012