Post Tagged with: "J. R. R. Tolkien"

Book Recommendations: For Those Interested in Artwork

In my last article of book recommendations I focused on hobbits. This time around I decided to look at books all about the art of Middle-earth. There are many talented artists who have brought this mythical world […]

University of Northern Colorado Offering Course on Tolkien

Tolkien fans at the University of Northern Colorado may be excited to know that they can now take a course on the Professor. “The World of J.R.R. Tolkien” (MIND 288), taught by Kristin Bovaird-Abbo, will […]

The Riddles of the Hobbit: An Enchanting Exploration

The Riddles of the Hobbit, by Adam Roberts, Professor of Nineteenth-century Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London, and author of more than a dozen science fiction novels, is a critical examination of the notion […]

Interview With Joe Letteri

“For me, it’s keeping the focus on the character.” – Joe Letteri Joe Letteri is Weta Digital’s senior visual effects supervisor and studio director. Among a long list of awards bestowed upon him, he is a winner […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Benjamin Harff created this deluxe edition of the Silmarillion for his thesis at the Rhein-Sieg-Akademie. This beautiful work was created entirely by hand in a very short amount of time. The opening page alone took […]

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 […]

Marvelous Mathoms: A Beginner’s Guide

Mathoms: those totally useless objects that we somehow can’t let go of. We all have them. When those mathoms relate to a particular passion — Tolkien, for example — some of us fervently seek out […]

Go Medieval with Tolkien Scholars

Medieval studies scholars from all over the world will gather in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA, in May 2014, when the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University hosts the 49th International Congress on Medieval Studies (May 8-11, […]

‘The Lord of the Rings’ Makes Amazon’s Top 100

Amazon released their 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime, and we were happy to find that J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings made the list! We have the full list below. How many of these books have […]

Press Release: Tolkien Fans Invade the High Seas

Tolkien Fans Invade the High Seas     Hollywood, CA, February 6, 2014- Trilo3y Voyages will host what is being billed as the largest global gathering of Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and J.R.R. Tolkien […]