Your artistic gateway into Tolkien What drew you to dedicate an entire album to the poetry of J. R. R. Tolkien? Was there a specific poem, moment, or emotional experience that convinced you...
If you happen to know me a little – or this blog – then you do know that I am probably the Tolkienist in the world who has written most about Tolkien’s favourite...
On November 18, 2015, a video by the singer Ulmo Ocin hit Youtube. It is titled MANDALO. In about two months time it was to amass more than two million views – a...
In this fourth edition of my irregular column F2M2, that is, Fun Facts on Middle-earth related Media, I will continue with another actor who had in some way to do with a production...
Going into 2025 I wanted to do a little post on how lucky I can count myself to have my parents just the way they are. And I will give you an example...
It truly blows my mind when I realised that there is, indeed, one football club mentioned in the Silmarillion and that I coincidentally moved to the very city which is the home to...
Quite some time ago I crossed the amazing 5,000 followers line on Twitter and I have been wondering what to do as a small thank you for all you lovelies out there –...
The Wilde Hunt through the list of current licensees of Middle-earth Enterprises ATTENTION: 100% done! Christmas shopping is just around the corner and as the global pandemic does not seem to release its...
s I mentioned elsewhere I am working on the 200+ blog posts of The Tolkienist, updating them if possible, and correcting many minor mistakes which usually come from running a blog for almost...
As things are slowly building towards the upcoming Amazon Lord of the Rings on Prime series fandom has been starting to do the usual stuff: suggestions, ideas, wishes, fears and with some members...
hose of you who have met me in person will probably know that I have a penchant for the silliest of puns: acronyms, word play, you name it. I am particularly fond and...
do have a love for blog post titles that really are just a bunch of silly connections, often strenuously so, and this title fits right into this category. It has been inspired by...