The One-hundred and ninth Roving Ranger
Have a look at all Roving Rangers published so far. (Abre numa nova janela)
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 (Abre numa nova janela) at Leeds (Oct 23)
Artist Donato Giancola will host an open studio (Abre numa nova janela) on Sept 21 in Brooklyn.
The Hobbit (Abre numa nova janela) is on in at the Warehouse Theatre in Yakima, Washington (Sept + Oct; more info (Abre numa nova janela))
Lure of Middle-earth 2025 — 25th Anniversary (Abre numa nova janela)will start registration Sept 13.
David Bratman has a short report from Cascade Moot (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
Roy Peachey has: Tolkien, Eleanor Parker and Winters in the World (Abre numa nova janela).
Who was Mr. Rang? (Abre numa nova janela) [ Tolkien Guide]
Dimitra Fimi has published CFP: Tolkien sessions at IMC Leeds 2025 (Abre numa nova janela).
Two papers presented at Oxonmoot are now available via the Journal of Tolkien Research (Abre numa nova janela): “A fear of anything large and alive, and not easily tamed or destroyed”: Kaiju in The Lord of the Rings (Abre numa nova janela) (Larsen) and Teaching Song and Holiness: An Exploration of the Mystic and Syncretic Elements of Tolkien’s Earliest Elvish Language Invention (Abre numa nova janela) (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) (Abre numa nova janela).
Jason Fisher has Tom Riddle and Roman Castevet (Abre numa nova janela).
Some fun stats: Fantasy Novels Being Read by my Students (Abre numa nova janela). [Stratofanatic]
A Tolkien Philatelic Society (Abre numa nova janela) 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 (Abre numa nova janela) [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 (Abre numa nova janela)[FandomWire] | The Rings of Power Hates Tolkien Part 1: Orcs (Abre numa nova janela) [Bleeding Fool] | Tom Bombadil Is In Rings Of Power, Will Everyone Stop Complaining Now? (Abre numa nova janela) [Giant Freaking Robot] | The ‘Rings of Power’s latest episode might’ve just confirmed our Stranger suspicions! (Abre numa nova janela) [Mary Sue] | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 4 Recap (Abre numa nova janela) [Esquire] | The Rings of Power’s Tom Bombadil Is Finally Here, and He’s a Real Mess-adillo (Abre numa nova janela) [Slate]
Former RAF airfield is new home for Middle Earth (Abre numa nova janela) [BBC]
Sir Ian McKellen: 'They better be quick if they want me to play Gandalf again!' (Abre numa nova janela) [Big Issue]
Hugo Weaving hasn't seen Rings of Power: 'I don't want to go back there' (Abre numa nova janela) [Radio Times]
TikTok meets Tolkien: how the Folio Society attracted gen Z readers (Abre numa nova janela) [Guardian]
Amazon Prime Members Get 28 Free Games In September (Abre numa nova janela) (incl. LEGO LotR &Shadows of Mordor) [GameSpot]
The French Tolkien publisher Christian Burgeois has been bought by (Abre numa nova janela)Madrigall. [Figaro; in French]
New power station to be powered by JRR Tolkien spinning in his grave (Abre numa nova janela)[Newsthump; satire!]
Amazon Games Boss Says Lord of the Rings MMO 'Still Early’ (Abre numa nova janela) [IGN]
Inter alia & Back in the Day
Comic artist Nathan W. Pyle has a lovely summary (Abre numa nova janela) of The Lord of the Rings. [Facebook]
Potter fans boo as Hogwarts Express not announced (Abre numa nova janela) [BBC]
George R.R. Martin lovingly titled one of his latest blog posts Burn him! Burn him! (Abre numa nova janela) And then this happened: George R.R. Martin’s Deleted Post Sparks ‘House Of The Dragon’ Debate (Abre numa nova janela)[Forbes; see also NZ Herald (Abre numa nova janela)]
The launch trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Abre numa nova janela) is out. [INDAC]
Ansible 446 (Abre numa nova janela) has been published.
EuroCon 2026 has been chosen and it is in Berlin with MetropolCon (Abre numa nova janela).
Brandon Sanderson achieves another Kickstarter success (Abre numa nova janela) [Wertzone]
A few words on palaeography (Abre numa nova janela) from the Iroon Room at the Public Library of Birmingham.
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