A quick hi: Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and thank you! A thank you post including pictures of letters and postcards sent the world over to my patrons 🤩 A thank you post including pictures of letters and postcards sent the world over to my patrons 🤩
Welcome to December - and hopefully a better 2021! A warm welcome to my patrons for the month of December, 2020. A warm welcome to my patrons for the month of December, 2020.
Fingolfin's Findings: XIV. Glen GoodKnight's Inklings Collection Glen GoodKnight, founder of the Mythopoeic Society, passed away in 2010, and his collection was donated to Azusa Pacific University in 2019. Have a look! Glen GoodKnight, founder of the Mythopoeic Society, passed away in 2010, and his collection was donated to Azusa Pacific University in 2019. Have a look!
RR+: Tolkien Society Awards - vote now open! The Tolkien Society Awards 2023 can now be voted upon - until March 31st (only for TS members). The Tolkien Society Awards 2023 can now be voted upon - until March 31st (only for TS members).
Tolkien Apartment (kind of) People really are trying to make money off of the brand 'Tolkien' - particularly in tourism. People really are trying to make money off of the brand 'Tolkien' - particularly in tourism.
Background information on the Tolkien Trust If you are mistaking the Tolkien Estate with the Tolkien Trust - well, here are some basics about the Trust If you are mistaking the Tolkien Estate with the Tolkien Trust - well, here are some basics about the Trust
"Shut up and take my money, Gandalf": Lord of the Merchandise "Shut up and take my money, Gandalf": Lord of the Merchandise - all the companies doing Merch in Middle-earth "Shut up and take my money, Gandalf": Lord of the Merchandise - all the companies doing Merch in Middle-earth
Fingolfin's Findings: XIII. 9 interesting photos... ... with the Oxfordshire History Centre. ... with the Oxfordshire History Centre.
Welcome to November! A warm welcome to my Patrons in November 2020. A warm welcome to my Patrons in November 2020.
Not a Tolkien quote: Thirteen Goodreads Fails If there is a place on the internet that is almost solely responsible for spreading wrong quotes, it's Goodreads. Here's thirteen fails... If there is a place on the internet that is almost solely responsible for spreading wrong quotes, it's Goodreads. Here's thirteen fails...
The TIME 100 Best Fantasy Books of all time Another "best of ..." list, and as you may see from the title pages The Lord of the Rings is in it, too. Another "best of ..." list, and as you may see from the title pages The Lord of the Rings is in it, too.
Fingolfin's Findings: XII. BBC Sounds Programs available with BBC SOUNDS that have Tolkien as their main focus. Programs available with BBC SOUNDS that have Tolkien as their main focus.
#Tolk(ien)tober is happening An announcement for the second #Tolk(ien)tober in 2020 An announcement for the second #Tolk(ien)tober in 2020
Boromir's Bloggish Bebotherments: Part 2. The first fifty posts tl;dr: The First 50 blog posts have been reworked, corrected and provided inspiration for new material. tl;dr: The First 50 blog posts have been reworked, corrected and provided inspiration for new material.
Lord of the Rings? Lord of the Awards! (WIP) A chronological list - work in progress - of all the award Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' has garnered since 1955. A chronological list - work in progress - of all the award Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' has garnered since 1955.
Fingolfin's Findings: Xa*. Tolkien computer games Another ancient internet gem for the hardcore Tolkien afficionado - Tolkien Computer Games at Lysator. Another ancient internet gem for the hardcore Tolkien afficionado - Tolkien Computer Games at Lysator.
Did you know that one of the Most Favourite Fake Tolkien Quotes… Nathaniel Hawthorne, 'Fanshawe', Ralph Bakshi & #FakeQuotes - an enticing tale of how we end up with Tolkien being responsible for more quotes than he has ever written 😅 Nathaniel Hawthorne, 'Fanshawe', Ralph Bakshi & #FakeQuotes - an enticing tale of how we end up with Tolkien being responsible for more quotes than he has ever written 😅
The Travelling Tolkienist: Coming back from COVID-19 at the Lower… Visiting the Lower Rhine's regulars' table and the TolkienShop in Leiden, NL, in August 2020. Visiting the Lower Rhine's regulars' table and the TolkienShop in Leiden, NL, in August 2020.
Fingolfin's Findings: X. The Tolkien Music List: An amazing gem The one website on Tolkien-related music (or not!) to strum them all! 🎸 The one website on Tolkien-related music (or not!) to strum them all! 🎸
A quick hi (on the road again) The first visit - again - during pandemic times, to the Lower Rhine regulars' table and the TolkienShop in Leiden. The first visit - again - during pandemic times, to the Lower Rhine regulars' table and the TolkienShop in Leiden.
Tolkien MeMes #4. »75 reasons why you should read ›The Hobbit‹… »75 reasons why you should read ›The Hobbit‹ before watching the films« or: How TheTolkienist.com started in 2012. »75 reasons why you should read ›The Hobbit‹ before watching the films« or: How TheTolkienist.com started in 2012.
Welcome to August 2020! A warm welcome for the month of August, 2020, to my - then - Patreon supporters. A warm welcome for the month of August, 2020, to my - then - Patreon supporters.
Tolkien MeMes #3. "LotR" - our favourite cast of 1995 When rumours on the upcoming film trilogy began to spread we started doing our favourite cast choices - Sean Connery for everyone 😅 When rumours on the upcoming film trilogy began to spread we started doing our favourite cast choices - Sean Connery for everyone 😅
Let's start the second half of 2020 with a thank you! It has been said that the first half of 2020 was the longest ever first half of any year in human recorded history*. It has been said that the first half of 2020 was the longest ever first half of any year in human recorded history*.
RR+: 70 years after - Tolkien's lecture on Sir Gawain in Glasgow The Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic of the University of Glasgow is going to celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien's reading of the W.P. Ker lecture in 1953 about Sir Gawain. The Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic of the University of Glasgow is going to celebrate J.R.R. Tolkien's reading of the W.P. Ker lecture in 1953 about Sir Gawain.
RR+: Tolkien and Smith Conference, Corpus Christi College, Oxford To celebrate the 50th year anniversary of Tolkien’s death (1892-1973), a conference dedicated to his meaningful friendship with G.B. Smith - talks and notes. To celebrate the 50th year anniversary of Tolkien’s death (1892-1973), a conference dedicated to his meaningful friendship with G.B. Smith - talks and notes.
The Eighty-third Roving Ranger The Roving Ranger's #83 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last two weeks, curated by the Tolkienist The Roving Ranger's #83 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last two weeks, curated by the Tolkienist
RR+: 'Lord of the Rings' musical tickets now available To the surprise of quite a few fans The Lord of the Rings musical is making a return to the stage, this time at the Watermill Theatre close to Newbury in the UK. To the surprise of quite a few fans The Lord of the Rings musical is making a return to the stage, this time at the Watermill Theatre close to Newbury in the UK.
RR+: New Illustrated Edition of 'The Hobbit' Announced HarperCollins has announced a new illustrated edition of the J.R.R. Tolkien classic The Hobbit. The book will include 50 paintings, maps, and drawings made by Tolkien. HarperCollins has announced a new illustrated edition of the J.R.R. Tolkien classic The Hobbit. The book will include 50 paintings, maps, and drawings made by Tolkien.
RR+: "Tolkien letters shine new light on writer’s life and work" Two handwritten letters penned by JRR Tolkien have been discovered for the first time, almost 50 years after the death of the Lord of the Rings author. Two handwritten letters penned by JRR Tolkien have been discovered for the first time, almost 50 years after the death of the Lord of the Rings author.