Post Tagged with: "John Ronald Reuel Tolkien"

Birmingham Visitor Attractions offer New Tolkien Trail

Often, Tolkien is associated with the city of Oxford, and in order to understand Tolkien and his life, people visit Oxford. However, an often neglected fact is that Tolkien grew up in Birmingham. Whether the […]

Happy Twelfty-First Birthday, Professor Tolkien!

On January 3, 1892 John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. During his lifetime he became a master storyteller, completing many novels such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Monsters and the Critics […]

EXCLUSIVE Bonus Chapter from ‘Wisdom of the Shire’ – Part 1

This is the opening to the EXCLUSIVE Bonus Chapter: The Children of the Shire from The Wisdom of the Shire. Frodo Baggins was twelve years old when his parents met their untimely death, which just happens to […]

TFI’s Toast To Tolkien Now Available For Download

The founders of Middle-earth Network declare January 3rd an international holiday in honor of the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien! We celebrated with a special two hour episode of The Founders’ Inklings filled with toasts to […]

The Wardens of Westmarch # 3: Toast to Tolkien Now Available On iTunes

In this episode, we toast the Professor (multiple times), talk about the latest Hobbit movie news, discuss Merry and Pippins role in LOTR, and chat with Mr. John DiBartolo, co-founder of Middle-earth Network and founder […]

A Birthday Toast to Professor Tolkien

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. During his lifetime he became a master storyteller, completing many novels such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The […]