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Celebrate Tolkien Week 2018!

The celebration is upon us! Yesterday was the start of Tolkien Week, the annual festival that honors the work of J. R. R. Tolkien and his son and editor, Christopher Tolkien. First celebrated in 1978 […]

Celebrate with the Tolkien Birthday Toast 2018!

The year is new, and Tolkien fans always start the year off right, by honoring the man who brought us Middle-earth and all of Arda. On January 3, the Tolkien Society invites Tolkien fans throughout […]

Tolkien Birthday Toast 2017

On January 3, the Tolkien Society invites Tolkien fans throughout the world to join in the tradition of the annual Tolkien Birthday Toast, in honor of J. R. R. Tolkien’s birthday. The beloved author of […]

Celebrating Friendship for Tolkien Reading Day

Today is Tolkien Reading Day! The Tolkien Society started the tradition of Tolkien Reading Day in 2003, encouraging fans to celebrate Tolkien’s life and work by reading their favorite passages from Tolkien’s books. The date […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 7, 2014

Check out this awesome Minas Tirith cake from The Cake Geek! This wedding cake turned out to be around 180 servings (so you may need more for your average hobbit party). They have pictures on […]

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 […]

New Arthurian Epic By Tolkien Released This Thursday

Tolkien Society Press Release: A brand new J.R.R. Tolkien epic, The Fall of Arthur, will be released this Thursday. This never-before-seen story starts with the legendary King Arthur going to war in “Saxon lands” before returning […]

The One Ring that ruled Tolkien’s inspiration?

Believe it or not, there’s actually an ancient gold ring out there, complete with it’s own inscription and curse. Better still, this particular ring is thought to be studied by J. R. R. Tolkien before he wrote […]

PRESS RELEASE: Fans Worldwide Unite to Celebrate Tolkien Reading Day

FANS WORLDWIDE UNITE TO CELEBRATE TOLKIEN READING DAY Today fans of The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and the works of J.R.R. Tolkien will join together in a worldwide celebration of the late author’s […]

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 […]