The One hundred and twenty-eighth Roving Ranger

Events & Shows

Register with the Zurich conference Omentië Nolwë (online and for free (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)) happening tomorrow [March 15; I’ll be there; places in Zurich are fully booked, afaik, but give it a try; online still available!]

The AGM and Springmoot (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) of the Tolkien Society is happening [Apr 25-27]

The Tolkien Poetry Colloquium (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) at Baylor University will have Christina Scull, Wayne Hammond and Michael Drout speaking. It is fully booked for this year but Michael’s lecture is public: “The Origins of Tolkien's Fantasy: The Éarendel poem, Beowulf 1208b, Christ I, the synthesizing impulse, and textualization” ; 4pm, April 4, Alexander Reading Room. [Apr 3-5]

The 21st Annual UVM Tolkien Conference: Tolkien and War (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) will have John Garth as a keynote speaker [April 4-5] Please also note his Fireside Reading (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

The Tolkien Tapestries will be on display in Paris (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), following March 21, with a preview event on March 20th. [Sortir à Paris]

I am a little bit miffed that with the naming process of Wagga Wagga Public Library’s five robotic cats not a single Tolkien name has been suggested - but at least I can vote for Greebo (Pratchett) (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)! P.S. I get it - Tevildo is not the best idea![Wagga Wagga News]

Rehearsals are underway (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) for the Hobbit with Arden Theatre [Instagram]

The Open Stage (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) (Harrisburg, PA) will do a Hobbit musical. [Apr 24-27]

The Ocean K-12 school in Port Townsend, WA, will perform the Hobbit in March (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

The Ohio Shakespeare Festival will put on the Hobbit (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Oct 2-26]; (casting calls have gone out (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) and I’ld love to know more about Thranduil, the Elven Queen!)

The Silmarillion Writers’ Guild is offering So You Want to Present at a Tolkien Conference? Putting Together the Presentation (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) (sessions are available on video.)

For all events check out the International Tolkien Fellowship (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [FB] and the Tolkien Guide Calendar (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

Scholarship & Fandom

Marquette University has a public showing of “The J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscripts” on March 21st (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

Stephen C. Winter has “He Came to Me Because He Trusted Me at First, I’m Afraid.” Frodo and the Capture of Gollum in the Pool Beneath Henneth Annûn. (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)

doubtfulsea has Riddle Me Ree (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

Brenton Dickieson has An Abundance of Spreadsheets about Tolkien’s Expanded Letters (Part 2 of Voyaging With Voyant). (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)

The latest book by the Pope mentions Tolkien (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). [Vatican]

Douglas A. Anderson has Tolkien on de Camp's "Swords & Sorcery" Anthology (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

Michael Martinez gets an honourable mention for this title: “Pedo Barbarians A Minno.” (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)

The upcoming McFarland “Studies in Tolkien” now has a webpage. (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)

Cameron Bourquein and Rachel Crane have added to the Journal of Tolkien Research (vol 21, iss 1 (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)).

David Bratman has John Wain (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

VARIATIONS AND EPISODES for solo piano by Paul Corfield Godfrey (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) are available now. [TolkienGuide]

Merchandise & Franchise

First look at LEGO The Lord of The Rings: The Shire set (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [BrickFanatics; also a very close look at similiar projects and their evolution (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).]

Lord of the Rings Online server transfer situation stands as queues (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) surpass 48 hours [MassivelyOP; updated more recently as Lord of the Rings Online speeds up 64-bit server transfer rate but sees more failures in the process (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).]

Lord of the Rings Online devs talk about Rivendell housing and a new homestead currency (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [MassivelyOP]

Bruce Hopkins’ Stunning 69 Backflips for Local Charity And More… (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [TORn]

The Tolkien & Donald Swann archive on sale is offering the full catalogue online (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Jonkers Books]

The Tolkien Visual Collection Guide now has the full Warner Brothers 100th Anniversary Tolkien Trading Cards (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).

Inter alia

On Tour with Fantasy: Realms of Imagination (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [File770]

‘Sign our own death warrant’: Australian writers angry after Melbourne publisher asks them to sign AI agreements (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Guardian]

Terry Brooks announces semi-retirement from writing (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Wertzone]

'I was lucky to be Sir Terry Pratchett's agent' (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [BBC]

In an age of open hostility, Terry Pratchett’s militant decency is more urgent than ever (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Independent]

The Magical Humanism of Sir Terry Pratchett (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [The Magical Humanist]

Signs of Terry Pratchett’s dementia may have been hidden in his books (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [New Scientist]

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