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Thinking and writing about Tolkien’s life and works.
https://thoughtsontolkien.wordpress.com/
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Nicholas Birns
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my review of Michael D. C. Drout’s The Ruin and the Tower ( Norton) for the Journal of Tolkien Research
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The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Creation (2025) by Michael D.C. Drout
Book review, by Nicholas Birns, of The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Creation (2025) by Michael D.C. Drout
https://scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftolkienresearch/vol23/iss1/7/
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Tolkien Society
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A very happy birthday to Wayne G. Hammond! Hammond is one of the most prolific
#Tolkien
scholars who - with Christina Scull - has published and edited a number of important works including The Collected Poems, A Reader's Companion, The Art of The Lord of the Rings, and Artist and Illustrator.
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#OnThisDay
in 1952,
#Tolkien
writes to Father John Tolkien. Tolkien writes to his son John about a meal that he had with Lewis, which they called the 'ham-feast'.
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Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Father John Tolkien
Tolkien writes to his son John about a meal that he had with Lewis, which they called the 'ham-feast'.
https://www.tolkienguide.com/guide/letters/314
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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him)
13 days ago
Thank you all for the contributions to
#TolkienTrewsday
#TolkienTuesday
this week, your support and love for
#Tolkien
is much appreciated! Coming next Tuesday…
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#OnThisDay
in 1962,
#Tolkien
writes to Cor Blok. Tolkien writes to Corr Blok about Blok's Exhibition of his paintings and offers to buy two of them, "The Battle of the Hornburg" and "The Dead Marshes".
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Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Cor Blok
Tolkien writes to Corr Blok about Blok's Exhibition of his paintings and offers to buy two of them, "The Battle of the Hornburg" and &quo...
https://www.tolkienguide.com/guide/letters/469
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Budgerigar Bolger
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Tolkien’s Dragons and Ours
Oligarchy’s Blasted Heath
https://snyder.substack.com/p/tolkiens-dragons-and-ours
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Chad High
14 days ago
So happy that
@tolkienguide.com
and i got to sit down with
@teawithtolkien.com
to discuss her new book “Into the heart of Middle-earth” hope y’all enjoy our chat!
m.youtube.com/watch?v=s5-4...
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Into the Heart of Middle-earth - Tea with Tolkien Interview
YouTube video by TolkienGuide
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Miriam Ellis
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1. Weekend
#Tolkien
thread as the Fellowship rests in
#Lothlorien
. Frodo has been traveling side-by-side with lovely Legolas, but he is only one Wood-elf, far from home. Climbing this flet, the hobbit enters a realm where the folk are so different that even time is not the same there. Astonishing.
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Some news: I'm starting a newsletter called Mathoms about what I'm currently reading and thinking as I explore Tolkien's life and works. More details below in the thread... 1/x
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Mathoms | Thoughts on Tolkien | Substack
A newsletter about what I'm reading and thinking as I explore Tolkien’s life and works. Click to read Mathoms, by Thoughts on Tolkien, a Substack publication.
https://thoughtsontolkien.substack.com/
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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉
24 days ago
Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers. Including: Kullervo in cinemas; Balrog Beatdown; Tolkien Tapestries Return; Leadership in Middle-earth (i.e. in Zurich!); Tolkien Day Ball; nominations for TSA open: music for a sorrowless forest; Grendel/ond; & much more!
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The One hundred and seventy-first Roving Ranger
The Roving Ranger #171 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.
https://steady.page/en/thetolkienist/posts/974d4b16-d9d2-4e8c-b060-4fe06a954a70
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My new blog post highlights how Tolkien uses a technique from Beowulf to create narrative tension during a slow-developing scene.
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Grendel and Grond
I’ve been reading a lot of Beowulf over the past year and continue to be struck by the similarities with Tolkien’s works, in particular The Lord of the Rings. Tom Shippey has famously explained (in…
https://thoughtsontolkien.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/grendel-and-grond/
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My new blog post highlights how Tolkien uses a technique from Beowulf to create narrative tension during a slow-developing scene.
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Grendel and Grond
I’ve been reading a lot of Beowulf over the past year and continue to be struck by the similarities with Tolkien’s works, in particular The Lord of the Rings. Tom Shippey has famously explained (in…
https://thoughtsontolkien.wordpress.com/2026/01/19/grendel-and-grond/
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28 days ago
#OnThisDay
in 1964,
#Tolkien
writes to Mrs. A. Mountfield. A typed letter of thanks to Mrs A. Mountfield of Eltham Green School, thanking her for sending the letter by one of her class children which gave him great pleasure. He adds some text with praises for teachers and some (1/2)
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Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Mrs. A. Mountfield
A typed letter of thanks to Mrs A. Mountfield of Eltham Green School, thanking her for sending the letter by one of her class children which gave him gr...
https://www.tolkienguide.com/guide/letters/540
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30 days ago
Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers. Including: LotR Magdalen Marathon; TSA 2026 nominations open; Tolkien Books Database; the "Tolkien Hypothesis"; Insect Damage, Tolkien, and a book of... Cheese?; the Crown of Gondor & more...
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The One hundred and seventieth Roving Ranger
The Roving Ranger #170 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.
https://steady.page/en/thetolkienist/posts/2eeb36c9-2de0-448e-8b5f-60de5bf73242
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Andrew Ferguson
about 1 month ago
Coming out in April from
@harpercollins.bsky.social
@richove.bsky.social
www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newb...
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The Bovadium Fragments: Together with ‘The Origin of Bovadium’
https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=66923#forumpost66923
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Andrew Ferguson
about 1 month ago
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
#Tolkien
#Hobbit
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Paul Deane
about 1 month ago
The Winter issue of Forgotten Ground Regained: A Quarterly Journal of Alliterative Verse, on "Psalms and Meditations" will be released by the 25th. Here's the cover!
#alliterative
#poetry
#psalms
#meditations
#poetrysky
#blueskypoets
#poetsofbluesky
#poetrycommunity
#poetrylovers
#litmags
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Dr Andrew Higgins
about 1 month ago
First
#book
of 2026 finished and it is a good one!
#oldenglish
#northumbria
#history
#maxadams
www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...
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Northumbria AD 367-867: Earth Hall, Ring Gift and Heave…
From the author of the bestselling The King in the Nort…
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/237862325
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My new blog post is a short review of the past year of blogging. Thanks to everyone for reading my blog this past year
thoughtsontolkien.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/h...
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Happy New Year!
Last year was my first full year of blogging, so I did an end-of-the-year post to celebrate and look back on a year of thinking and writing about Tolkien. I enjoyed getting to take stock of what I …
https://thoughtsontolkien.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/happy-new-year-2/
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Christopher Gilson
about 1 month ago
#TolkienTrewsday
#TolkienTuesday
#Tolkien
Él elmendo mornies, Él mimírim’ alkares, Elye lenna men númenna Silmenen ilvanies.
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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him)
about 1 month ago
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#TolkienTrewsday
📆 Week 150 (06/01/26): “JRR Tolkien” Celebrating the birthday (3 January 1892) and life of J.R.R. Tolkien. We also hit the 150th milestone of Tolkien Trewsday this week!
#TolkienTuesday
#Tolkien
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Another great year of reading Tolkien. These are most of the Tolkien-related books I read or re-read this year.
about 2 months ago
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TolkienGuide
about 2 months ago
#OnThisDay
in 1971,
#Tolkien
writes to Joy Hill. Tolkien mentions in his letter that he wore a gift from Joy on Christmas Day. Signing the letter "J.R.R.T" he notes that his contemporaries used to write his initials as "JR2T" and that is rhymes with "dirt".
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Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Joy Hill
Tolkien mentions in his letter that he wore a gift from Joy on Christmas Day. Signing the letter "J.R.R.T" he notes that his contemporaries us...
https://www.tolkienguide.com/guide/letters/827
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These are the books I’ve added to my Tolkien collection since March. Another good year of Tolkien books.
about 2 months ago
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Andrew Ferguson
about 2 months ago
356 of 365 - SuperDeluxe editions
#Tolkien
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The beacons are lit! New Tolkien box set will include a new edition of The Old English Exodus!
about 2 months ago
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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉
about 2 months ago
Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers. Including: Visit John Howe; PPP Moot; bomber crashs and Tolkien; Tower & the Ruin; walk down into Hobbiton; the road goes ever on; Immeasurable Halls; Tower & Ruins; NZ prime minister wanted to be hobbit and more...
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The One hundred and sixty-seventh Roving Ranger
The Roving Ranger #167 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.
https://steady.page/en/thetolkienist/posts/6d056dbd-3fa7-45d8-bd2a-9491ecdb5354
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Another great year of reading Tolkien. These are most of the Tolkien-related books I read or re-read this year.
about 2 months ago
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Nick Polk (he/him)
2 months ago
I’ve been writing my ass off that past couple of years and wanted to show some of the works I’ve contributed to and my self-published book of Tolkien essays. Very proud of these and looking forward to more!
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My wife, when they get my order wrong at Chick-fil-A 😂
add a skeleton here at some point
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Jeremy
2 months ago
For those of us who will never see this desk in person,
@trotter.tolkienguide.com
was allowed to quickly shoot this short clip when he visited the auction house, and share it with us!
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A brief and tantalizing peek at Tolkien's desk before it is auctioned off
YouTube video by TolkienGuide
https://youtu.be/678yiYslk9o
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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉
2 months ago
Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers. Including: Bandersnatch wins; trauma therapy; what was Gandalf?; cretic character and place names; games galore; LotR EE returns to cinemas; Netflix trying to buy WB; WoW hobbit holes & more...
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The One hundred and sixty-sixth Roving Ranger
The Roving Ranger #166 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.
https://steady.page/en/thetolkienist/posts/6200ff02-8ffc-45e3-8887-131a7632540d
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Andrew Ferguson
2 months ago
339 of 365 - The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún edited by Christopher
#Tolkien
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Tom
2 months ago
I just to give a shoutout to
@tolkienthoughts.bsky.social
for his interesting and persuasive article in the latest Mythlore, the journal of
@mythsoc.bsky.social
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https://dc.swosu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3375&context=mythlore
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Andrew Ferguson
3 months ago
335 of 365 - Letters from Father Christmas Deluxe
#Tolkien
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TolkienGuide
3 months ago
#OnThisDay
in 1944,
#Tolkien
writes to Christopher Tolkien. Tolkien says that he gave two lectures yesterday, which was an “appalling” day of weather, but that he had an excellent morning “at the Bird” with C.S. Lewis, Warnie, and Charles Williams. They discover that this day, is (1/2)
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Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Tolkien
Tolkien says that he gave two lectures yesterday, which was an "appalling" day of weather, but that he had an excellent morning "at the B...
https://www.tolkienguide.com/guide/letters/1401
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“As dawn arrived on the day of the Egg Bowl, behold! A great light shone out…Thus came Lane, son of Monte, out of the Path of the Rebs, and the mirth of the people of Oxford was a torrent of laughter and to the joy and wonder of the city all cowbells were silenced at his coming”
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“As dawn arrived on the day of the Egg Bowl, behold! A great light shone out…Thus came Lane, son of Monte, out of the Path of the Rebs, and the mirth of the people of Oxford was a torrent of laughter and to the joy and wonder of the city all cowbells were silenced at his coming”
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“Thrice only in each year the King spoke, offering prayer for the coming year at the Erukyermë in the first days of spring, praise of Eru Ilúvatar at the Erulaitalë in midsummer, and thanksgiving to him at the Eruhantalë at the end of autumn." - J.R.R. Tolkien (Unfinished Tales)
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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉
3 months ago
Another edition of the Roving Ranger out now 😊
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The One hundred and sixty-fourth Roving Ranger
The Roving Ranger #164 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.
https://steady.page/en/thetolkienist/posts/3020303a-2825-43ac-a206-f4fd489d043b?utm_campaign=steady_sharing_button
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Andrew Ferguson
3 months ago
327 of 365 - The Ancrene Wisse
#Tolkien
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Simon Crosby Buttle
3 months ago
We're proud to announce our cast for our complete
#DemoRecording
of Paul Corfield Godfrey's “Musical Chapters from
#TheHobbit
after
#Tolkien
”. Alastair Moore will be performing the roles of Dori, Tom and 4th Elf. Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit
#middleearth
#mirkwood
#elves
#troll
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The Magdalen Writing
3 months ago
Also the University of Kentucky (FROSTY25) has Jane Chance’s “Tolkien’s Art”, “Mythology of Power”, and “Invention of Myth”.
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Simon Crosby Buttle
3 months ago
We're proud to announce our cast for our complete
#DemoRecording
of Paul Corfield Godfrey's
#TheHobbit
after the mythology of
#Tolkien
Emma Mary Llewellyn will be performing the roles of Landroval and 2nd Spider. Coming 2026
www.volanteopera.wales
#hobbit
#middleearth
#eagle
#mirkwood
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Many university presses have holiday sales this time of year. Here's some of the books of Tolkien scholarship you can get for discounts right now:
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#OnThisDay
in 1944,
#Tolkien
writes to British Council. A day earlier Tolkien wrote to Ragnar Furuskog on the matter of his work on the phonology of manuscript B of the Katherine Group. The following day he wrote a covering letter to the British Council and included this letter with the (1/4)
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Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to British Council
A day earlier Tolkien wrote to Ragnar Furuskog on the matter of his work on the phonology of manuscript B of the Katherine Group. The following day he w...
https://www.tolkienguide.com/guide/letters/2477
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#OnThisDay
in 1972,
#Tolkien
writes to Mrs Meriel Thurston. Tolkien is asked about Elvish names for bulls and herds of cattle.
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Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Mrs Meriel Thurston
Tolkien is asked about Elvish names for bulls and herds of cattle.
https://www.tolkienguide.com/guide/letters/435
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Andrew Ferguson
3 months ago
Join the TolkienGuide crew along with special guest Parmastahir - creator of
TolkienCalendars.com
- as we officially launch the new, updated, fantastic, and ever incomplete "Guide to Tolkien Calendars"
youtu.be/EQpmUUV2mTI
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Andrew Ferguson
3 months ago
Two new
#Tolkien
Deluxe editions next February from
@harpercollins.bsky.social
- Letters of J.R.R.
#Tolkien
and The Biography of J.R.R.
#Tolkien
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Tom
3 months ago
A new post, much shorter.
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Númenor: the Downfall is in the Details
https://alasnotme.blogspot.com/2025/11/numenor-downfall-is-in-details.html
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