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A Tolkien Reading Day 2022 Musing: Love and Friendship

Happy Gondorian New Year, my dear hobbits, elves, dwarves, ents, wizards, humans, and any other folk I’ve left out! Somehow, Tolkien Reading Day sneaks up on me every year, despite my best efforts to remember […]

Tolkien Birthday Toast 2022

It’s another New Year, so you know what that means, Tolkien fans: it’s time to join together once again to celebrate the birthday of J. R. R. Tolkien! The beloved author of The Hobbit and The Lord of […]

Dragon Con 2021: Tolkien Panels and the Dragon Con Parade

Tolkien content has long been a staple of Dragon Con programming, and Dragon Con 2021 was no exception. Even with somewhat pared-down programming, Tolkien content was well-represented in the High Fantasy Track live programming, throughout […]

Dragon Con 2021: Tolkien-themed Parties

Dragon Con 2021 had a different feel, to be sure, but the always popular Tolkien-themed party events offered plenty of hobbit cheer and con camaraderie. As in past years, the two fun-filled celebrations, An Evening […]

Dragon Con 2021: Tolkien Content Preview

The Dragon awakens! In a story, a returning dragon would be a big problem. This is, however, good news to fans when the Dragon concerned is Dragon Con, the annual pop culture celebration that takes […]

Dragon Returns in 2021 with All-star Cast

Press Release from Dragon Con Media Engagement WILLIAM SHATNER, EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, MARY MCDONNELL, AND DAVID RAMSEY LEAD AN ALL-STAR CAST OF HEROES AND VILLAINS AT 35th ANNUAL DRAGON CON Olmos, McDonnell Lead a Meet-up of […]

Two New Illustrated Editions of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to be Released

Yesterday, Harper Collins announced two Illustrated editions of ‘The Lord of the Rings’. This #TolkienReadingDay we are delighted to announce a very special new edition of Lord of the Rings, featuring artwork by Tolkien and […]

Finding Hope in the Tolkien Fandom

Like so many of you, it’s difficult for me to comprehend that it’s already 2021, let alone the end of March. The pandemic has definitely taken its toll on me, and much of my motivation […]

‘The Hobbit’ to be translated into te reo Māori

Tom Roa, Professor at Waikato University’s faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies, is translating Tolkien’s The Hobbit into te reo Māori. Roa is no stranger to translating children’s classics into te reo Māori. In 2015, […]

Tolkien Birthday Toast 2021

The New Year has arrived (thank goodness!), and with it the time for Tolkien fans to symbolically join together all over the world to honor the man who brought us Middle-earth and all of Arda. […]