What happened to the cats of Queen Berúthiel?
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...
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Meet & greet with the Tolkienist in 2023: Oxford, Ljubljana, Berlin, Tolkien Days in Germany – and Paradise!
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...
This May 25th we will play ‘the story not yet told’ – Lord of the Rings: Gollum
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....
What to look forward to in 2023 if you like Tolkien and all things Tolkienian
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...
An AMA Humble Bundle give-away on Twitter – thank you for 5k+ followers
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 –...
25 Years Ago – German Tolkien Society founded #OTD
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...
How I learned to stop worrying and love the adaptation
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....
Lord of the Rings: Gollum launches Sept 1 – and possibly another trilogy
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...
I lost a bet – so I will be the Girabitt in the German Tolkien Days’ Bouncy Castle
Yup. You have read that right. This year’s edition of the Tolkien Days in Germany, as organised by an amazing crew at the Lower Rhine for the German Tolkien Society, will have a...
When and where was J.R.R. Tolkien born?
J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein. Bloemfontein was then part of the Orange Free State, an independent Boer sovereign republic under British suzerainty in Southern Africa during the second half of the...
Not a Tolkien quote: “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.”
It is one of the most favourite quotes on the internet ever since the films came out. And it is a film quote, spoken by Galadriel (Cate Blanchett) to Frodo (Elijah Wood), no...
Tolkien and Diversity: A Seminar Report
No Tolkien Society Seminar has ever attracted as much attention as the one held digitally on the weekend of July 3rd/4th. The announcement of “Tolkien and Diversity” was met with enthusiastic expressions of...