The 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, Canada,...
It is great to see that J.R.R. Tolkien is finally coming into his own – not only as one of the most popular authors of all times but also as a subject of serious...
In 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 books...
YouTube artist Sparky Sweets, PhD, has set himself one of the toughest tasks out there: Explaining literary classics in five minutes offering both a summary and an analysis people need to listen to! Luckily...
A 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...
This December I will write one blog post a day, bringing you the latest in news, events, publications – what was amazing in 2014 and what will be even more awesomez! in 2015. Check...
If you love literature and films just like I do and take an interest how human creativity works you might want to have a look at some of the amazing talks you can find...
World Book Day is a “worldwide celebration of books and reading”, happening in over 100 countries all across the globe, started in 1995 by UNESCO. World Book Day Fest in the UK and Ireland...
It is one of those rare moments when searching the web for more misattributed quotes on J.R.R. Tolkien when you find one blog post to be gone. And yes, this happened with one of...
For eight years in a row the Hungarian Tolkien Society (MTT) has organised Tolkien Levelezö Verseny, the Tolkien Mailing Competition. School groups from the ages of 10 to 18 were asked questions, divided into...
