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 […]
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 […]
by Valdis × on February 20, 2014 at 8:00 am ×
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 […]
by Anastasia × on February 18, 2014 at 1:07 pm ×
“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 […]
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 […]
by Anastasia × on February 15, 2014 at 2:21 pm ×
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 […]
by Valdis × on February 14, 2014 at 9:00 am ×
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 […]
by Valdis × on February 10, 2014 at 11:15 am ×
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, […]
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 […]
by Arwen × on February 6, 2014 at 11:43 pm ×
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 […]