Tolkien News

Gender in The Silmarillion: The Valar

Last year, I began my project on Tolkien and the representation of female characters, called “Women and Chauvinism in Middle-earth”. The analysis started with The Lord of the Rings and will continue with The Silmarillion […]

Dr Dimitra Fimi Talks ‘Tolkien, Kipling and Romantic Anglo-Saxonism’ This Wednesday

This Wednesday, Dr. Dimitra Fimi will be speaking about Tolkien at Cardiff University. More specifically, she will be presenting her paper on “Tolkien, Kipling and Romantic Anglo-Saxonism: two ‘mythologies for England,’” which “focuses on the […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2942 – The Hobbit January 18 Bilbo, Gandalf and Beorn finally arrive at Beorn’s house Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings January 13 Attack by Wolves in the early hours The Company […]

One Man Version of The Lord of the Rings on Stage

One man will do something that appears to be impossible, Charles Ross will perform every character of The Lord of the Rings in his one-man stage adaptation. There will be no make-up, no props, and […]

Call for Papers: the Inklings and King Arthur

Following the recent publication of Tolkien’s unfinished poem, The Fall of Arthur, a new volume is being compiled to further delve into the legendarium, which the late Professor had planned to continue. According to Tolkien Library, […]

Facsimile First Edition of ‘The Hobbit’ to be Released This Year

A special edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is coming soon! Though it won’t be released until September 11, 2014, you can pre-order this special release of The Hobbit now through Amazon. According to the […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings January 8 The company reaches Hollin January 11, 12 Snow on Caradhras ‘Caradhras was called the Cruel, and had an ill name, said Gimli, ‘long years ago, […]

Tolkien Reading Days at the Castle Otzberg in Germany

A new year brings new adventures. If you’re unsure how to spend the upcoming months and happen to be in Germany, there are a few events that might you. On the grounds of the Castle […]

Presentation on “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Uses of Fantasy” This Tuesday

This Tuesday at 7 p.m., the Wilton Public & Greg Free Library in Wilton, NH will be offering a presentation on Tolkien, titled “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Uses of Fantasy.” The program is free and […]

Call for Papers: Bombadil and Other Middle-Earth Mysteries

This April 11-13, the University of Vermont will hold its 11th annual Tolkien in Vermont conference and is currently seeking papers twenty minutes in length on any topic relevant to Tolkien’s legendarium. Priority consideration, however, […]