The One-hundred and ninth Roving Ranger

Have a look at all Roving Rangers published so far. (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) at Leeds (Oct 23)

Artist Donato Giancola will host an open studio (Si apre in una nuova finestra) on Sept 21 in Brooklyn.

The Hobbit (Si apre in una nuova finestra) is on in at the Warehouse Theatre in Yakima, Washington (Sept + Oct; more info (Si apre in una nuova finestra))

Lure of Middle-earth 2025 — 25th Anniversary (Si apre in una nuova finestra)will start registration Sept 13.

David Bratman has a short report from Cascade Moot (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

For all events (Si apre in una nuova finestra) check out the International Tolkien Fellowship (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [FB] and the Tolkien Guide Calendar (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

Scholarship & Fandom

Roy Peachey has: Tolkien, Eleanor Parker and Winters in the World (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

Who was Mr. Rang? (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [ Tolkien Guide]

Dimitra Fimi has published CFP: Tolkien sessions at IMC Leeds 2025 (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

Two papers presented at Oxonmoot are now available via the Journal of Tolkien Research (Si apre in una nuova finestra): “A fear of anything large and alive, and not easily tamed or destroyed”: Kaiju in The Lord of the Rings (Si apre in una nuova finestra) (Larsen) and Teaching Song and Holiness: An Exploration of the Mystic and Syncretic Elements of Tolkien’s Earliest Elvish Language Invention (Si apre in una nuova finestra) (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) (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

Jason Fisher has Tom Riddle and Roman Castevet (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

Some fun stats: Fantasy Novels Being Read by my Students (Si apre in una nuova finestra). [Stratofanatic]

A Tolkien Philatelic Society (Si apre in una nuova finestra) 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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra)[FandomWire] | The Rings of Power Hates Tolkien Part 1: Orcs (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Bleeding Fool] | Tom Bombadil Is In Rings Of Power, Will Everyone Stop Complaining Now? (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Giant Freaking Robot] | The ‘Rings of Power’s latest episode might’ve just confirmed our Stranger suspicions! (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Mary Sue] | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 4 Recap (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Esquire] | The Rings of Power’s Tom Bombadil Is Finally Here, and He’s a Real Mess-adillo (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Slate]

Former RAF airfield is new home for Middle Earth (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [BBC]

Sir Ian McKellen: 'They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!' (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Big Issue]

Hugo Weaving hasn't seen Rings of Power: 'I don't want to go back there' (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Radio Times]

Orlando Bloom Spoke to Director Andy Serkis About New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Movies and Wants to Return: If Peter Jackson ‘Says Jump, I Say How High’ (Si apre in una nuova finestra)[Variety]

‘Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’s JD Payne & Patrick McKay On Their Deep Dive Into Tolkien Mythology For Season 2 Of Epic Amazon Series (Si apre in una nuova finestra)[Deadline]

TikTok meets Tolkien: how the Folio Society attracted gen Z readers (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Guardian]

Amazon Prime Members Get 28 Free Games In September (Si apre in una nuova finestra) (incl. LEGO LotR &Shadows of Mordor) [GameSpot]

The French Tolkien publisher Christian Burgeois has been bought by (Si apre in una nuova finestra)Madrigall. [Figaro; in French]

New power station to be powered by JRR Tolkien spinning in his grave (Si apre in una nuova finestra)[Newsthump; satire!]

Amazon Games Boss Says Lord of the Rings MMO 'Still Early’ (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [IGN]

Inter alia & Back in the Day

Comic artist Nathan W. Pyle has a lovely summary (Si apre in una nuova finestra) of The Lord of the Rings. [Facebook]

Potter fans boo as Hogwarts Express not announced (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [BBC]

George R.R. Martin lovingly titled one of his latest blog posts Burn him! Burn him! (Si apre in una nuova finestra) And then this happened: George R.R. Martin’s Deleted Post Sparks ‘House Of The Dragon’ Debate (Si apre in una nuova finestra)[Forbes; see also NZ Herald (Si apre in una nuova finestra)]

The launch trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) is out. [INDAC]

Ansible 446 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) has been published.

EuroCon 2026 has been chosen and it is in Berlin with MetropolCon (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

Brandon Sanderson achieves another Kickstarter success (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Wertzone]

A few words on palaeography (Si apre in una nuova finestra) from the Iroon Room at the Public Library of Birmingham.

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