The One-hundred and ninth Roving Ranger
Have a look at all Roving Rangers published so far. (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
This #RR has been delayed thanks to a birthday, an engagement, and technical issues my provider has not yet resolved! Thank you for your patience.
Events & Shows
Professor JRR Tolkien Centenary Lecture (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) at Leeds (Oct 23)
Artist Donato Giancola will host an open studio (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) on Sept 21 in Brooklyn.
The Hobbit (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) is on in at the Warehouse Theatre in Yakima, Washington (Sept + Oct; more info (Öffnet in neuem Fenster))
Lure of Middle-earth 2025 — 25th Anniversary (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)will start registration Sept 13.
David Bratman has a short report from Cascade Moot (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
For all events (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) check out the International Tolkien Fellowship (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [FB] and the Tolkien Guide Calendar (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
Scholarship & Fandom
Roy Peachey has: Tolkien, Eleanor Parker and Winters in the World (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
Who was Mr. Rang? (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [ Tolkien Guide]
Dimitra Fimi has published CFP: Tolkien sessions at IMC Leeds 2025 (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
Two papers presented at Oxonmoot are now available via the Journal of Tolkien Research (Öffnet in neuem Fenster): “A fear of anything large and alive, and not easily tamed or destroyed”: Kaiju in The Lord of the Rings (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) (Larsen) and Teaching Song and Holiness: An Exploration of the Mystic and Syncretic Elements of Tolkien’s Earliest Elvish Language Invention (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) (Higgins).
I don’t understand a word but do love the title: Higher order Bessel beams integrated in time (HOBBIT) with engineered light frequencies (ELFs) (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
Jason Fisher has Tom Riddle and Roman Castevet (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
Some fun stats: Fantasy Novels Being Read by my Students (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). [Stratofanatic]
A Tolkien Philatelic Society (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) has been formed [Tolkien Guide]
Merchandise & Franchise
An eclectic list of reactions to the second season of LotR: Rings of Power, episode 4 as an example. Please note: Spoilers and strong language!
That's Not Tolkien's Tom Bombadil In The Rings Of Power, But I Kind Of Love It (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [ScreenRant] | Rings of Power Took a Major Risk With Tom Bombadil and We Are Glad They Made Him Different from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)[FandomWire] | The Rings of Power Hates Tolkien Part 1: Orcs (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Bleeding Fool] | Tom Bombadil Is In Rings Of Power, Will Everyone Stop Complaining Now? (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Giant Freaking Robot] | The ‘Rings of Power’s latest episode might’ve just confirmed our Stranger suspicions! (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Mary Sue] | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 4 Recap (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Esquire] | The Rings of Power’s Tom Bombadil Is Finally Here, and He’s a Real Mess-adillo (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Slate]
Former RAF airfield is new home for Middle Earth (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [BBC]
Sir Ian McKellen: 'They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!' (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Big Issue]
Hugo Weaving hasn't seen Rings of Power: 'I don't want to go back there' (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Radio Times]
TikTok meets Tolkien: how the Folio Society attracted gen Z readers (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Guardian]
Amazon Prime Members Get 28 Free Games In September (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) (incl. LEGO LotR &Shadows of Mordor) [GameSpot]
The French Tolkien publisher Christian Burgeois has been bought by (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)Madrigall. [Figaro; in French]
New power station to be powered by JRR Tolkien spinning in his grave (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)[Newsthump; satire!]
Amazon Games Boss Says Lord of the Rings MMO 'Still Early’ (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [IGN]
Inter alia & Back in the Day
Comic artist Nathan W. Pyle has a lovely summary (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) of The Lord of the Rings. [Facebook]
Potter fans boo as Hogwarts Express not announced (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [BBC]
George R.R. Martin lovingly titled one of his latest blog posts Burn him! Burn him! (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) And then this happened: George R.R. Martin’s Deleted Post Sparks ‘House Of The Dragon’ Debate (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)[Forbes; see also NZ Herald (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)]
The launch trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) is out. [INDAC]
Ansible 446 (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) has been published.
EuroCon 2026 has been chosen and it is in Berlin with MetropolCon (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
Brandon Sanderson achieves another Kickstarter success (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Wertzone]
A few words on palaeography (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) from the Iroon Room at the Public Library of Birmingham.
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