Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth. 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: the trailers, the sneak peeks and what the media had to...
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Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth. The exhibition of a generation
rom June 1st, 2018 the Bodleian Libraries will be presenting an exhibition of Tolkien‘s life and works of special magnificence. Drawing from the vaults of their Tolkien archives and the manuscript collection at...
Tolkien tapestry unveiled at Aubusson
n April 6 the first of several tapestries based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s illustrations was unveiled in a ceremony at Aubusson which is home to one of the most well-known tapestry-producing industries in France....
BREAKING: Christopher Tolkien announces NEW ‘Lord of the Rings’ – THE RETURN OF THE RING
n an unprecedented move the son of J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien who is the executor of his father’s literary heritage, has announced today that among the many thousands of manuscript pages J.R.R. Tolkien...
Listen to rare Tolkien recording: At the Tobacconist’s – and help the British Library save its audio collection
ave 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 –...
Oxford University podcasts on J.R.R. Tolkien
n 7 October 2008 the University of Oxford launched its podcast site and has since then published thousands of them. If there is a topic you take an interest in you will stand...
There is so much more to explore with J.R.R. Tolkien #NotOneLastTime
he world premiere of ‘The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies” took place on December 1st and tomorrow 13 new countries will see the film come to the big screen, among them the USA,...
Visit Tolkien’s Birmingham (ca. 1890) via the British Library’s Flickr
n December 2013 the British Library released a million pictures into Flickr Commons, supported by the help of Microsoft, which are now available in the Public Domain. These pictures were mostly taken from...
“Great War” documentary released by King Edward’s School, Birmingham
half hour documentary on Tolkien’s experiences during the First World War has recently been published by King Edward’s School, Birmingham, where J.R.R. Tolkien went to school. Old Edwardians Zander and Elliot Weaver have...
A Tolkien walking tour of Oxford video
ookseecity has recently published a video on Vimeo showing Alastair Lack of the Oxford Guild of Guides showing visitors around Exeter College and the Bodleian Library. It only about four minutes you will...
Finally: Tolkien’s translation of “Beowulf” to be published on May 22
oday’s news of an upcoming publication came as a surprise to the Tolkien community at large and has been met with great joy: J.R.R. Tolkien’s own translation of Beowulf, the epic he worked...
How tall was J.R.R. Tolkien?
his is one of the more mundane questions about the author who brought us “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings” and it is one rather easily answered. He gave an interview...