uite a few Tolkien societies have a Facebook page and/or group to promote their volunteer work on J.R.R. Tolkien and, of course, to have a bit of fun on the ‘interwebs.’ Nowadays, nerds,...
have been working on developing a social media campaign in recent months to support my continuing work here at the Tolkienist. Although the number of articles is still small, the scope of what...
am very pleased to see that two of the leading Tolkien experts, Christina Scull and Wayne Hammond, have been nominated for a LOCUS award in the category ART BOOK for their publication The...
t may look like a rather unusual post to the Tolkienist but I am a fan of many fandoms (as any proper nerd/ geek/ etc. would be) and I have always had a...
t is a jubilee for the German Tolkien Society this year – for the tenth time the GTS has invited speakers from all over Europe to talk about this year’s topic, Adapations of...
n my on-going series Things J.R.R. Tolkien has never said, done, written or had anything to do with (TThnsdwohatdw) I present you with another misattributed quote: “”A single dream is more powerful than...
espite an ever growing number of book titles published in relation to J.R.R. Tolkien’s life and works the number of truly interesting and original pieces of research is limited. Everybody taking an interest...
This is the second article in the on-going series Things J.R.R. Tolkien has never said, done, written or had anything to do with (TThnsdwohatdw). It should be noted that right now I could...
t is a first and promising anniversary – Tolkien Reading Day is now ten years old and is going from strength to strength. All over the world people are reading Tolkien’s works, alone...
If you take an interest in Sci-Fi/ fantasy literature and films and like to enjoy your hobby on major conventions then you will have heard of FedCon and Ring*Con in Germany. If not...
s you may have noticed from some of my posts I am a bit of a Tolkien fan. I’ve taken an interest in his life and works and modern fantasy literature in general...
am very glad to start a series of interviews with fellow Tolkienists all over the world, presenting their societies, smials or special interest groups. This very first interview with Eleanor Farrell who has...