Why a small Netherlands town has streets named after Tolkien
n the last few days the city of Geldrop in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands has received its fair share of attention and that solely based on the fact that...
Category: Fun stuff
How it should have ended: Hobbit and LotR film trilogies the different way
[F/dropcap]or those of you with a love for films and alternative endings (or rather, let’s squeeze any film into three minutes) “How it should have ended” should be a well-known source of hilarious...
Middle-earth Travel Guide Infographic [updated and corrected version]
published a short piece on a very beautiful and enticing infographic on what places you should visit in New Zealand inspired by the “Lord of the Rings” and “Hobbit” film trilogies. Unfortunately, in...
11 websites you need to visit before watching “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug”
“The Hobbit” is coming. When you play with dragons, you win or die. he world premiere of “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” is happening pretty soon and as you may have noticed...
Not safe for work: Fandom epic rap battles of history
es, we’re being served: Random fandoms from all over the world are becoming part of one of the most successful series on YouTube, Epic Rap Battles of History. With close to fifteen million...
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F2M2: How two Gandalfs link up to Shogun and a CBE
elcome to the third installment of “Fun Facts on Middle-earth related Media (F2M2)” in which I would like to introduce you to the outstanding actor Sir Michael Hordern. He is next on my...
F2M2: How Vampire Viktor is a run-down rock star creating coastlines also named Sam
n the second installment of my on-going series “Fun Facts on Middle-earth related Media (F2M2)” I would like to introduce you to the man who inspired me to start it – Bill Nighy....
F2M2: How Bilbo is Frodo, loves his multipass and fights the Alien
s of today I will start another series on TheTolkienist.com playing on some fun facts readily available in the media and what set me off was Bill Nighy. I’ll turn to him in...
Yes, Spock is singing the ballad of ‘Bilbo Baggins.’ And beating Young Spock. In an Audi ad.
t may look like a rather unusual post to the Tolkienist but I am a fan of many fandoms (as any proper nerd/ geek/ etc. would be) and I have always had a...
An Interactive Analysis of Tolkien’s works – LotRProject.com
veryone who takes an interest in Tolkien fandom in recent years will have heard of Emil Johansson’s LotrProject.com not only because some of his published work has been featured in WIRED, the Smithsonian...
Middle-earth Tea & Coffee Mug Special: Fond memories in ceramics
his one has been on my mind for quite some time but particularly since participating in the Return of the Ring in Loughborough, England, last summer. Whenever you participate in a great event,...
Today a not so serious post. A picturesque comment on modern day’s Thorin Oakenshield.
hile watching The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey I could not help but think of two other modern film and tv series characters of influence and importance – and their beards. Although I appreciate...