The One hundred and twelfth Roving Ranger

Have a look at all Roving Rangers published so far. (Abre numa nova janela)

Life and Works

David Bratman has Some statistical thoughts about The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien (Abre numa nova janela). [Tolkien Society]

Events & Shows

Oct 24 sees Stuart Lee’s 'JRR Tolkien and GB Smith: Two Forgotten War Poets?' in Oxford [Eventbrite (Abre numa nova janela); free]

Oct 26 has the Utah Tolkien Society do a trail walk and poetry reading (Abre numa nova janela) [Instagram; online form to register (Abre numa nova janela)]

Nov 12th sees Ancient & Medieval Studies Colloquium presents, Wayne G. Hammond & Christina Scull “Editing Tolkien” (Abre numa nova janela). [MIT; possibly limited access]

Lewis and Tolkien will be on with the Taproot Theatre’s Isaac Studio (Abre numa nova janela) starting in January 2025 (Seattle, WA) [h/t John D. Rateliff (Abre numa nova janela); world premiere was Oct ‘23 (Abre numa nova janela).]

For all events (Abre numa nova janela) check out the International Tolkien Fellowship (Abre numa nova janela) [FB] and the Tolkien Guide Calendar (Abre numa nova janela).

Scholarship & Fandom

Tolkien's Collected Poems - Livestream chat with Christina Scull and Wayne Hammond (Abre numa nova janela) [Youtube]

Vol. 19, issue 3, of the Journal of Tolkien Research has much to offer (Abre numa nova janela) - in honor to Richard C. West.

Thoughts on Tolkien has An Evening Reflection (Abre numa nova janela) as well as a review of Pity, Power, and Tolkien’s Ring (Abre numa nova janela).

John D. Rateliff (Abre numa nova janela) has A Tolkien Scholar, a Tolkien Game Designer, and Me: A talk with John Rateliff and Gareth Hanrahan (Abre numa nova janela) [Youtube]

Tom Hillman has Prophecy, Hope, Despair, and Sorrow in "The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen" (Abre numa nova janela).

Amazing artist Norloth has illustrated a new Chinese edition of The Hobbit (Abre numa nova janela) [Tolkien Collectors’ Guide]

Wonder of Tolkien has done an interview with Verlyn Flieger (Abre numa nova janela) [Youtube]

Hall of Beorn has Homebrew: The Rohirrim on the Pelennor (Abre numa nova janela) [on the FFG game]

David Bratman provides statistical evidence (Abre numa nova janela) on whether felines prefer Tolkien books or films.

Merchandise & Franchise

Howard Shore on ‘Generous’ David Cronenberg, Approaching ‘LOTR’ as One Story and Composing in His Dreams: ‘There Is Some Napping Involved’ (Abre numa nova janela) [Variety]

Lord of the Rings star Hugo Weaving says he's "had enough" of Middle-earth and has "absolutely no desires" to reprise the role of Elrond as new movies are announced (Abre numa nova janela) [Games Radar]

Amazon Studios Boss Jennifer Salke Teases ‘The Idea of You’ Sequel, Reflects on Strategy and That $60 Million Deal With Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Abre numa nova janela) [Variety]

RoP : S2 Ep 8: Shadow and Flame (Abre numa nova janela) [Foreshadowed and Foresung] | ‘The Rings of Power’ on Verge of Season 3 Renewal by Amazon (Abre numa nova janela) [Hollywood Reporter] | Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3: What We Know So Far (Abre numa nova janela) [Elle] | On ‘Celebrimbor paraded as a banner (Abre numa nova janela)’ - Charlie Vickers gives his view. [TotalFilm (Abre numa nova janela); Twitter] ‘The Rings Of Power’ Season 2, Episode 8 Review: A Truly Dreadful Season Finale (Abre numa nova janela) [Forbes] | All 13 Characters Who Died in 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Season 2 (Abre numa nova janela) [Cosmopolitan]

Inter alia & Back in the Day

Anna Smol has My recent talk: Dreaming the Middle Ages: The Case of Grendel’s Mother. (Abre numa nova janela)

The Internet Archive, one of the most important archives for humanity, has been attacked and is down for the time being (Abre numa nova janela). [Verge]
This is the latest update (Abre numa nova janela) from the Archive itself.
When the site is up again, please consider supporting it in any way you can (Abre numa nova janela).

George R.R. Martin has a few things to say about “Westeros in Belfast (Abre numa nova janela)” and a new spin-off (Abre numa nova janela).

The woman who revolutionized the fantasy genre is finally getting her due (Abre numa nova janela) [The Conversation]

A lovely reading list: Pursuing the Ghost of Literary Fantasy (Abre numa nova janela) [File770]

Another reading suggestion? Wertzone Classics: Monstrous Regiment by Terry Pratchett (Abre numa nova janela)

If Sword & Sorcery (and academic research) are your thing: Against Academic Elitism: On Brian Murphy's History of S&S (Abre numa nova janela) [Stratofanatic]

The cover of the new Discworld tabletop RPG brings back a flood of memories (Abre numa nova janela)[Polygon]

An instant classic from xkcd.

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