by Valdis × on March 25, 2022 at 7:06 pm ×
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 […]
by Valdis × on January 3, 2022 at 11:36 am ×
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 […]
by Valdis × on September 15, 2021 at 8:05 pm ×
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 […]
by Valdis × on September 13, 2021 at 7:07 pm ×
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 […]
by Valdis × on August 29, 2021 at 4:31 pm ×
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 […]
by Valdis × on August 15, 2021 at 4:45 pm ×
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
by Valdis × on January 3, 2021 at 6:00 am ×
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. […]