The Eleventy-first Roving Ranger
Have a look at all Roving Rangers published so far. (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)
Life and Works
“Parma Eldalamberon 23 - The Feanorean Alphabet, Part 2” has been published but does seem to have a few issues, see TCG discussion (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). At the time of writing a different printing service is being determined. [Official website (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)]
The Tolkien Collector’s Guide (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) did an unboxing of the deluxe LotR (Öffnet in neuem Fenster). [Youtube]
[Blackwell’s (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) (UK/ Europe) | Bookshop.org (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) (US) | Genialokal (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) (DE) ]
Tolkien & Chaucer (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) is coming out Oct 10th. [TCG]
[Blackwell’s (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) | Bookshop.org (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) | Genialokal (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)]
Collected Poems (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) of J.R.R. Tolkien
[Blackwell’s (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) | Bookshop.org (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) | Genialokal (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)]
A lovely short piece on Marquette and Bill, of course!
https://today.marquette.edu/2024/09/60-second-marquette-on-bill-fliss-the-tolkien-collection/ (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)Events & Shows
The Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) is coming in November - with an outstanding line-up.
Kyiv Meets Middle-Earth: Hobbit Day Respite From Russia’s War on Ukraine (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Kyiv Post]
Patrick Curry is offering Exploring Tolkien: Hobbits, Middle Earth, Faerie and Elves (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [starting Oct 9th]
THE HOBBIT Comes to Pittsburgh Public Theater (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Broadway World; Oct 23 ff.; official website (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)]
A highlight video (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) for Oxonmoot 2024 is now available [Youtube]
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
Jeff LaSala has Anduin the Great and the Three Second Age Series They Should Be Making (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Foreshadowed and Foresung]
Jason Fisher has Tolkien, Goethe, and the long long ago (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) as well as Can Generative AI help us analyze The Lord of the Rings? (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Lingwë - Musings of a Fish]
Tom Emanuel has Reading The Lord of the Rings, Rereading Ourselves (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Queer and Back again]
Michael Martinez has How Has Amazon Changed Middle-earth Canon? (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Middle-earth Blog]
Dennis Wilson Wise has two reviews (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) - Tolkien Criticism Today, Revisited. [Los Angeles Review of Books]
Participate in a ‘fiction and personality survey (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)’ centered on Sherlock Holmes, Harry Potter, and Lord of the Rings.
The Beyond Bree Calendar 2025 (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) is available now.
Merchandise & Franchise
We got a peek at the cozy Hobbit life sim game, and it understands the damn brief (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Polygon]; see also the Hobbit Day Showcase (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Youtube] - release date now is March 25th, 2025.
Games Workshop have provided more information on their upcoming tabletop game (Öffnet in neuem Fenster), including Helm Hammerhand (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
The ‘first ever officially licensed original stained glass artwork’ is now with Kickstarter (Öffnet in neuem Fenster).
Fan reviews and parodies of Amazon’s The Rings of Power show that ownership is not just determined by contracts (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [The Conversation] | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Exclusive Battle of Eregion (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) Preview [IGN] | The Rings of Power co-creator JD Payne reveals why Prime Video series is darker than The Lord of the Rings movies: ‘In the third age, they were worried…’ (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Indian Express] | The legend behind Rings of Power’s action breaks open the Siege of Eregion (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Polygon] | ‘The Rings Of Power’ Season 2, Episode 7 Review: The Best Episode Of The Series So Far (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Forbes] | 'The intention was to be controversial': The Rings of Power's Robert Aramayo defends divisive season 2 scene between Elrond and Galadriel (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [TechRadar] | 'Rings of Power' season 2 star Charlie Vickers says they're telling a story 'true to Tolkien's work' (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Tom’s Guide] | ‘LOTR’: Prime Video Gives ‘Rings Of Power’ Viewership Update Ahead Of Season 2 Finale (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Deadline] | ‘Rings Of Power’ Star On His Rule As The High King And Season 2 Finale (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Forbes] | 'The Rings of Power has come into its own in season 2, but still feels like Tolkien fanfic' (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Yahoo] | As the Identity of The Rings of Power’s Stranger Is Revealed, a Tolkien Professor Insists The Lord of the Rings Canon Doesn’t Exist (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)[IGN]
Interesting data provided by the Digital Tolkien project (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) on both seasons.
Your Amazon Prime Video binge will soon get even more ads (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Android Police]
Inter alia & Back in the Day
A timeline of Battlestar Galactica (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Wertzone]
The Chilling Effect Is Real (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [on book bans in the US; Slate]
Seeing in the Dark: On Bats as Companions, Protectors and Muses (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Literary Hub]
On the Internet Archive: How A Copyright Case Is Shining A Spotlight On SCOTUS Ethics Issues (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [HuffPost] | Read the Archive’s reaction (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) to the unfortunate ruling.
Jared Harris says ‘no’ to playing father’s role in new Harry Potter reboot (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)[Independent]
When Did SFF Get Too Big? (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Reactor]
What Fiction Writers Can Learn from Dungeons & Dragons (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [LitHub; h/t John D. Rateliff (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)]
Ansible 447 (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) has been published.
Marvel and DC have lost their trademark to the words Superhero and Superheroes (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) - because of Superbabies. [h/t PhantaNews (Öffnet in neuem Fenster); Reuters (Öffnet in neuem Fenster)]
This Week, In a Galaxy Far, Far Away: Bob Iger Continues His Cost-Effective Measures, ‘Star Wars Outlaws’ Underperforms, and More (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Star Wars News Net] | Very decent write-up: Is Disney Bad at Star Wars? An Analysis (Öffnet in neuem Fenster) [Hollywood Reporter]
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