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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...