The One hundred and twenty-eighth Roving Ranger

Events & Shows

Register with the Zurich conference Omentië Nolwë (online and for free (Si apre in una nuova finestra)) 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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) of the Tolkien Society is happening [Apr 25-27]

The Tolkien Poetry Colloquium (Si apre in una nuova finestra) 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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) will have John Garth as a keynote speaker [April 4-5] Please also note his Fireside Reading (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

The Tolkien Tapestries will be on display in Paris (Si apre in una nuova finestra), 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) (Si apre in una nuova finestra)! P.S. I get it - Tevildo is not the best idea![Wagga Wagga News]

Rehearsals are underway (Si apre in una nuova finestra) for the Hobbit with Arden Theatre [Instagram]

The Open Stage (Si apre in una nuova finestra) (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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

The Ohio Shakespeare Festival will put on the Hobbit (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Oct 2-26]; (casting calls have gone out (Si apre in una nuova finestra) 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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra) (sessions are available on video.)

For all events 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

Marquette University has a public showing of “The J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscripts” on March 21st (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

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. (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

doubtfulsea has Riddle Me Ree (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

Brenton Dickieson has An Abundance of Spreadsheets about Tolkien’s Expanded Letters (Part 2 of Voyaging With Voyant). (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

The latest book by the Pope mentions Tolkien (Si apre in una nuova finestra). [Vatican]

Douglas A. Anderson has Tolkien on de Camp's "Swords & Sorcery" Anthology (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

Michael Martinez gets an honourable mention for this title: “Pedo Barbarians A Minno.” (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

The upcoming McFarland “Studies in Tolkien” now has a webpage. (Si apre in una nuova finestra)

Cameron Bourquein and Rachel Crane have added to the Journal of Tolkien Research (vol 21, iss 1 (Si apre in una nuova finestra)).

David Bratman has John Wain (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

VARIATIONS AND EPISODES for solo piano by Paul Corfield Godfrey (Si apre in una nuova finestra) are available now. [TolkienGuide]

Merchandise & Franchise

First look at LEGO The Lord of The Rings: The Shire set (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [BrickFanatics; also a very close look at similiar projects and their evolution (Si apre in una nuova finestra).]

Lord of the Rings Online server transfer situation stands as queues (Si apre in una nuova finestra) 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 (Si apre in una nuova finestra).]

Lord of the Rings Online devs talk about Rivendell housing and a new homestead currency (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [MassivelyOP]

Bruce Hopkins’ Stunning 69 Backflips for Local Charity And More… (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [TORn]

The Tolkien & Donald Swann archive on sale is offering the full catalogue online (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Jonkers Books]

The Tolkien Visual Collection Guide now has the full Warner Brothers 100th Anniversary Tolkien Trading Cards (Si apre in una nuova finestra).

Inter alia

On Tour with Fantasy: Realms of Imagination (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [File770]

‘Sign our own death warrant’: Australian writers angry after Melbourne publisher asks them to sign AI agreements (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Guardian]

Terry Brooks announces semi-retirement from writing (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Wertzone]

'I was lucky to be Sir Terry Pratchett's agent' (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [BBC]

In an age of open hostility, Terry Pratchett’s militant decency is more urgent than ever (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [Independent]

The Magical Humanism of Sir Terry Pratchett (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [The Magical Humanist]

Signs of Terry Pratchett’s dementia may have been hidden in his books (Si apre in una nuova finestra) [New Scientist]

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