Why is everybody building Towers of Sauron, please?
f you visited London recently you may have paid a substantial amount of money to have an outstanding view of London, offered via the topmost levels of the Shard, the highest skyscraper in...
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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,...
Call for Papers: 5th International Tolkien Conference in Hungary
t 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...
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...
Thug Notes will explain the Hobbit, Beowulf, Odysseus and Dune to you – gangsta style
ouTube 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!...
“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...
Win your perfect Christmas gift – books, books, books!
his 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....
A great list of inspiring TED talks on literature, film and creativity by the Tolkienist
f 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...
“Lord of the Rings” among ’50 books that will change your life’
orld 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...
The nonsense that was “10 J.R.R. Tolkien Quotes to Live By”
t 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. [Hilariously, the link now directly leads...
Tolkien Mailing Competition – participate now!
or 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...
History of Tolkien’s life at Exeter College published
R.R. Tolkien helped organise and participated in the sexcentenary celebrations of Exeter College, Oxford, in 1914. Now, exactly one hundred years later, the college has reached the 700 years mark and has recently...