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A recent meme-like status has appeared with Facebook asking you and your friends to name “10 books that have stayed with us.” Now, you may like such questions or not but if something like...
The Eä Tolkien Society is meeting this weekend – August 8-10, 2014 – in Spokane, Washington, USA for “Tolkien-based discussion, role-playing gaming, and other Tolkien-related fun” you can join in yourself – just visit...
In a recent interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show New York actor Vin Diesel (again) proved his geek street cred. It has been known for quite a few years that the action...
Sad news for visitors of Oxford’s Botanic Garden and many Tolkien fans: J.R.R. Tolkien’s favourite tree, a black pine (pinus nigra), suffered severe damage recently and needs to be removed. The Botanic Garden kindly...
July 22, 2014 sees the release of digitally remastered versions of Rankin/Bass Productions’ animated television specials “The Hobbit” and “The Return of the King”. Time to reevaluate how films brought Tolkien’s worlds to life...
And yet another installment in my ongoing series Things J.R.R. Tolkien has never said, done, written or had anything to do with thanks to the powerful combination of Jacksonverse and Goodreads. Now, this is...
Although I am quite happy to write additional installments of my series Things J.R.R. Tolkien has never said, done, written or had anything to do with I think I will have to write another...
This is the third installment in my short series on Tolkien Travel Posters and I am very happy to welcome artist Steve Thomas joining the fold, following up on Nana Leonti and Austin Purser....
Just some quick shots from the Tolkien Day at Pont (city of Geldern) in Germany. I think we may have set up a new world record on Tolkien-centred events with well over 2,000 visitors...
I will be posting more pictures and videos from Tolkien Day 2014 in Pont (City of Geldern) at the Lower Rhine as the opportunity arises. Just so you have an idea how things look...