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Ever wished you could scroll through Tolkien Gateway articles like TikTok? Probably not, but now you can. :) https://tolkientok.com

On this day in 2004, The Return of the King film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards.

On this day in 1889, Edith Bratt was born.

We're thrilled to announce that Tolkien Gateway has been recognized by Wikipedia with our very own article! We are currently the only Tolkien fan site to have this honor. A big thank you to our amazing community for making this possible!

On this day in Middle-earth, the Fellowship are resting in one of the most beautiful elvish places, Lothlórien. https://tolkien.wiki/Lothlórien

On this day in Middle-earth, the Fellowship arrive at Caras Galadhon. https://tolkien.wiki/Caras_Galadhon

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On this day in 2001, a film by the name of The Fellowship of the Rings was released to the world. What are your first memories of it? https://tgw.wiki/L

Anyone near Tampa, Florida want to watch War of the Rohirrim with a new friend? We would go if we weren't on the West Coast.

Tolkien Gateway now has over 15,000 illustrations! Thank you to all the talented artists and editors who helped us reach this milestone. https://tolkien.wiki/Portal:Images

The official War of the Rohirrim soundtrack is now available to stream:

On this day in 1994 and 1996 the final two volumes of The History of Middle-earth were released.

Bear McCreary was my top artist on Spotify Wrapped this year. Why am I not surprised. 😃

1,000 followers already! Thank you so much everyone. @aoc.bsky.social better watch out. 😉

Happy Birthday to Gaia Wise! She is the voice of Helm's daughter in the upcoming film, The War of the Rohirrim: https://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_War_of_the_Rohirrim

Thank you to the very talented Raoul Vitale for allowing us to feature his illustrations on TG. Check out our Mirror of Galadriel article for an example:

On this day in 2003, The Return of the King premiered in Wellington, and in 2014, The Battle of the Five Armies premiered in London. https://tolkien.wiki/wiki/Portal:Adaptations

Hola! On this day in 1964 "El hobito" was released in Argentina, the very first translation of The Hobbit into Spanish.

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On this day in 1971, Edith sails into the West at the age of 82.

Happy Thanksgiving to those in the US! Today's word of the day is Eruhantalë - which translates to "Thanksgiving to Eru".

On this day in 1914, Tolkien reads "The Voyage of Éarendel the Evening Star" at Exeter College's Essay Club. The poem is often considered to be the beginning of Tolkien's legendarium.

"Last time, you said Bilbo's front door was blue, and you said Thorin had a golden tassel on his hood, but you've just said that Bilbo's front door was green and..." We miss you Christopher. Happy 100th! tolkien.wiki/Christopher_...