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This afternoon I just started a rewatch of the BATTLESTAR GALACTICA reboot. I think I'll move into a rewatch of STAR TREK instead. Requiescat in pacem. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Happy Medieval Monday-ween! If you haven't chosen a Halloween costume why not visit Digital Bodleian for some inspiration. These images are all taken from MS Douce 134: https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/171e2f9a-37fa-4d0b-ac70-9cab486f7ace/surfaces/8fbb7f90-658f-4f91-afc0-b8b8e6393f41/.

"You are in the house of Elrond. And it is ten o'clock in the morning, on October the twenty-fourth, if you want to know." – Gandalf to Frodo. #Tolkien 🧙‍♂️ RIP bro 💔

So, the show notes on this cost me six hours ... For one decade. Good grief. 😅 Tolkien & Music. Quite the experience! 😀

Faramir, Smooth Operator, Shows his Quality tomhillman3.substack.com/p/faramir-sm...

Today, Frodo's last vision before collapsing on the far bank of the Bruinen is of the "almost angelic" Glorfindel as he appears "upon the other side" of the river and the other side of reality where his shining majesty is a part of the highest things. Tolkien's vision is one of surpassing beauty!

Tomorrow!

Our friends at the Carrock Smial have a super duper special guest speaker, the fantastic David the Ñoldo! We are huge fans of David! All are welcome! Tonight from 8-9 PM pacific on Zoom! Send an email to thecarrocksmail@gmail.com or join their Discord for the Zoom info- discord.gg/8DxzAhvPVn

We're going to Middle-earth! The Prancing Pony Podcast has launched our very first Kickstarter! To celebrate 25 years of The Lord of the Rings films, we're hoping to send Alan to New Zealand for an exclusive interview with Sir Richard Taylor and a tour of Wētā Workshop.

The audio book of “Pity, Power, and Tolkien’s Ring: To Rule the Fate of Many” is now available. Currently, I see it only on Amazon. I realize that many would prefer another source. It should be available on the @ksupress.bsky.social site quite soon. No doubt other vendors will follow.

@tolkiendil.bsky.social Aujourd’hui l’ #ArbrediTolkien ( #TolkienTrewsday) vous emmène à la découverte d’un personnage des plus énigmatiques de l’oeuvre… Et, non, il ne chante pas « Derry Dol ! » Suivez-nous à la rencontre d’un des 🧝SEIGNEURS DE GONDOLIN🧝⤵️

The latest Hither Shore, Vol. 22, is out now! It features articles on the topic "Tolkien's Werke auf dem Buchmarkt"/"Tolkien's Works on the Book Market". #Tolkien #bookstudies #Buchwissenschaften 💙📚 #lit #fantasy

Thank you all for the contributions to #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday this week, your support and love for #Tolkien is much appreciated! Coming next Tuesday…

📅 El 20 de octubre de 1955 J.R.R. Tolkien, a través de la Editorial George Allen & Unwin, publicó 'El retorno del rey', el tercer volumen de 'El Señor de los Anillos', en el que se desarrolla la resolución de la Guerra del Anillo y el comienzo de la Cuarta Edad.

My Inaugural Professorial Lecture at @glasgow.ac.uk has been announced: “A kind of elvish craft”: In conversation with Prof. Tolkien Myth, folklore, fairy-story, fantasy + the traditions behind the stories we tell. 9 Nov, 5pm. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/critical-s... @uofgartshums.bsky.social

We'll be talking about 'Tolkien & Music' in a series of decade by decade podcasts thanks to the amazing expertise of Lukas Ritzel - we'll start with the 70s tonight!

présentation le 18 novembre 19h-21h : à la librairie Pedone, 13 Rue Soufflot, 75005 Paris - à quelques minutes à pied du lieu du colloque des 17-20/11

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A huge shoutout to all the Trekkies in here - and if you happen to have access to early (TOS) fandom and this particular letter writing campaign (MAKE SPOCK ZE ARAGORN!!!) 😇 your help is greatly appreciated. steady.page/en/thetolkie...

Eglerio! and Congrats to the @digitaltolkien.com team for this excellent and very helpful chronology of the narrative frame in #Tolkien’s Book of Lost Tales which was the subject of my Phd thesis and I am currently re-reading for an upcoming new paper. home.digitaltolkien.com/frame-timeli...

Don't forget that you can also attend online, and it's free! You can register here: tolkien-seminar.com 📜Environment, the World around us, and Shared Spaces in Tolkien 📅16.10.-18.10 2026, Environmental Education Centre in Augsburg #Tolkien #envhum #envhist #bluehumanities #lit #litwiss #fantasy 💙📚

Out now - a quick note on the Tolkien Guide 20th Anniversary celebrations! The live stream has been made available so you can look it up - with amazing talks and presentations and maybe some shenanigans by a certain giddy Tolkienist 😅 Worth watching! steady.page/en/thetolkie...

I'll be out and about Frankfurt Book Fair (Thursday, i.e. today) and with the Buchmesse Convent on Saturday. DMs for coffee etc. are open.

All the Tolkien News you need - the Roving Ranger. Latest edition out now. Subscribe for free 👍 steady.page/en/thetolkie...

Ultima V styled Middle-earth map jtauber.github.io/u5me/ Initially generated from Tolkien's maps but I've made various manual corrections. Let me know if you notice anything off. Scale is one tile/mile.

Not sure Mrs W would approve but I quite fancy reclining on an Arwen @thetolkienist.com #LOTR #Tolkien

Our Man of the West and Lord of the Mark are live with their roundtable alongside fellow Tolkien creators KnewBetta, Athrabeth, and Queer Lodgings! As a reminder, Alan will transition straight from this into PPP Plays for the second hour!