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....
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The Twenty-Sixth Roving Ranger
Folks, a warm welcome to this, the twenty-sixth Roving Ranger newsletter. Events Another Tolkien Society Tolkien Seminar is coming up and the speakers have been announced. This month’s Character Design Challenge topic, no....
The Twenty-Fifth Roving Ranger
Folks, a warm welcome to this, the twenty-fifth Roving Ranger newsletter. Events The Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic has a new talk coming up: D&D and Fantasy Fiction: Giants in the Oerth....
Tolkien Birthday Toast 2021 Special Edition Roving Ranger
Folks, a warm welcome to this, the Tolkien Birthday Toast 2021 Special Edition Roving Ranger newsletter. The Tolkien Birthday Toast – Happening Today! Each year on 3 January, the Tolkien Society encourages Tolkien...
The Twenty-Fourth Roving Ranger
Folks, a warm welcome to this, the twenty-fourth Roving Ranger newsletter. PLEASE NOTE: The next Roving Ranger will be sent out on January 3rd, 2021! 🎄 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to...
No Roving Ranger for Tolkien Tuesday, Dec 15, 2020
No Roving Ranger for Dec 15, 2020 For the Roving Ranger I have a number of sources that I regularly go through on a daily basis which after seven days provide enough material...
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...
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...
The Twenty-Third Roving Ranger
Folks, a warm welcome to this, the twenty-third Roving Ranger newsletter. Events I would highly suggest to you to look up the International Tolkien Fellowship Facebook group for Tolkien-inspired events the world over....
The Twenty-Second Roving Ranger
Folks, a warm welcome to this, the twenty-second Roving Ranger newsletter. Events Birmingham Museums are offering an Online Lecture – The Landscape of Memory: J.R.R Tolkien and Sarehole on Jan 12th, 2021. I...
The Twenty-First Roving Ranger
Folks, a warm welcome to this, the twenty-first Roving Ranger newsletter. Events Doug A. Anderson looks back on the A Voyage to Arcturus event. The TolkienTribe on Instagram is hosting another #TolkienYule if...
The Twentieth Roving Ranger
Folks, a warm welcome to this, the twentieth Roving Ranger newsletter. Events French Tolkienist group Tolkiendil have invited John Garth for a chat this Friday. Join their discord for a talk about his...