Tolkien Reading Day – Global Map of Events
It has been way too long: Seven years ago I did a list of events on the Tolkien Reading Day 2014 so people could have a quick look at what was happening and see...
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Tolkien MeMes #5. My first ever talk at Oxonmoot in 2001..
In preparation for my move to Jena I am going through a lot of old papers, some of which have suffered from mould in cellars my landlords did not quite take care of. I...
Question: Was Christopher Tolkien truly willing to sell “The Silmarillion” to EA and write new stories set in Middle-earth?
Yesterday an interview was published with thegamer.com, written by Cian Maher, that supposedly drops a bomb in Tolkien fandom that beggars belief: According to executive producer Steve Gray – when EA revealed The Lord...
On Dec 9, 2013, I met Smaug: European premiere of “The Desolation of Smaug”
Seven years ago on this day I met up with friends at the Sony Center close to the Potsdamer Square as we were on a mission: The highly publicised European premiere of The Desolation...
“Shut up and take my money, Gandalf”: Lord of the Merchandise
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 grasp...
Not a Tolkien quote: “Is there any pleasure on earth as great as the circle of Christian friends by a good fire?”
In another edition of my ongoing Things J.R.R. Tolkien has never said, done, written or had anything to do with (TThnsdwohatdw) series I present you a quote that is so glaringly obviously not Tolkien...
Sublime stage rendition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Leaf by Niggle’ goes crowdfunding: Support Puppet State Theatre and get to watch it!
The consequences of the global pandemic are felt everywhere. As a freelance translator I am well aware that colleagues in the performing arts are very hard hit by the lack of opportunity to actually...
Revisited: Help me find great Tolkienists on Twitter
Almost six years ago I shared a post with this blog titled Help me find great Tolkienists on Twitter. Today it feels a bit like the “early days social media”; I had joined on...
Tolkien MeMes #4. »75 reasons why you should read ›The Hobbit‹ before watching the films« or: How TheTolkienist.com started in 2012.
As 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 eight...
Tolkien MeMes #3. “The Lord of the Rings” – our favourite cast of 1995
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 of...
