Tolkien’s favourite tree to be cut down
Tolkien’s love for trees is no secret. Tolkien’s love for trees dates back to his childhood. Later, his love manifested itself in the creation of the Two Trees of Valinor or Ents. During his time […]
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Addison’s Walk, Oxford, in Pictures
On a beautiful May afternoon in Oxford I decided to take a stroll along Addison’s Walk in Magdalen College grounds. Addison’s Walk was a favourite of the author C.S. Lewis and Tolkien would often join […]
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 […]
The J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscripts: Public Showings in 2014
It’s a small wonder we consider film as the form of art that speaks the clearest to our minds. And there’s also nothing new in when we say that the mind is a queer thing […]
Hear J R R Tolkien’s childhood in a Birmingham audio walk
J.R.R. Tolkien’s imagination was fired by a difficult childhood spent mostly in Birmingham. “Light From the Shadows” is a Birmingham Repertory Theatre Neighbourhood REP project in collaboration with Hall Green Library, created by writers Charlotte […]
Magical Books – From The Middle Ages To Middle-Earth
Magical Books – From the Middle Ages to Middle-earth is the rather wonderful title of the latest exhibition at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The exhibition is of the texts and drawings that the Bodleian holds […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
Tumblr user zohbugg recently purchased an Uruk-Hai Scimitar and has found increasingly pragmatic uses for it, such as helping her make the bed, reaching the remote when it’s too far away, and slicing bread for toast. Apparently, we […]
University of Oxford Launches 3-Day Tolkien School
Beloved author J.R.R. Tolkien spent much of his life in Oxford, and it is probably one of the most popular pilgrimage sites for fans of his work. Our own reporter, Evie, visited and photographed some […]
15 Must-See Tolkien Sights: A Start
I visited Oxford earlier this summer to look at some of the places that were special to Tolkien, so am rather delighted to see they figure in the 15 Places Tolkien Fans Should Visit Before […]
