Robert Gilson: Memoirs of an infantry officer
I am again working through all of my blog posts here at thetolkienist.com as well as all the posts over at Steady. One of the many little details I noticed is that many...
I am again working through all of my blog posts here at thetolkienist.com as well as all the posts over at Steady. One of the many little details I noticed is that many...
At the time of writing you have the opportunity of not only getting a very good rye whisky but a piece of Tolkien’s favourite tree, the Pinus Nigra at the Oxford Botanical Garden...
Some of you may remember that I have written extensively on the fate of Tolkien’s favourite tree. And in 2020 I received confirmation on some of the things that were supposed to happen...
It truly blows my mind when I realised that there is, indeed, one football club mentioned in the Silmarillion and that I coincidentally moved to the very city which is the home to...
One of the things that I like so much about the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien is that he seems to be mentioning details in the texts as an apparently small matter, only hinted...
Some of you may know that I like nothing more than travelling to fellow Tolkienists’ events, meet-ups, get-togethers, you name it. One of my nicknames is The Travelling Tolkienist* and this year I...
On a cold March morning I left my apartment in beautiful Jena. It was six o’clock, way too early for my liking, and I had a few hours’ train ride ahead of me....
I would love to share a list of those things Tolkien fans might look forward to in 2023. Yes, this list includes a lot of different media so if you are the hardcore...
Quite some time ago I crossed the amazing 5,000 followers line on Twitter and I have been wondering what to do as a small thank you for all you lovelies out there –...
Today is one of the days when I tend to get a little melancholic. On August 1st, 1997, me and a bunch of friends from uni celebrated the Inaugural Convocation of the German...
There are few things in life that elicit a simultaneous sense of excitement and fear quite like the announcement that one of your favourite books is about to be adapted for the screen....
German gaming studio Daedalic Entertainment has finally announced the release date for The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – September 1st, 2022. What will the fans get to see the day before the...