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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

My reworked swan boat (original linocut from the 1990s!)

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 02/01/2024

🧙‍♂️ #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien 📆 Week 45 theme: “J.R.R. Tolkien” Celebrating J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday on Wednesday 3rd January (1892). Info: greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2023/02/intr... 🗨️ Welcome to Tolkien Trewsday! 🧵 1/

Calendar for Tolkien Trewsday, full text can be found here: https://greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2023/02/introducing-tolkien-trewsday.html

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German Tolkien Society @germantolksoc.bsky.social · 23/12/2023

🎄 This is the best time to read J.R.R. Tolkien's "Letters from Father Christmas"! If you don't know them yet, you should change that quickly. The collection features so much of Tolkien's magic and humour, it's pure delight! 🎅🏼🐻‍❄️

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 02/12/2023

🧙‍♂️🎅 Father Christmas Letters: #Tolkien wrote the Oxford Dictionary edition. Jjohn Garth article: johngarth.co.uk/php/ring_of_...

Tube station quote of the day (2nd December 2023) - "Santa has been reading your posts all year. Most of you are getting dictionaries."

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 30/11/2023

#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday Week 41 (Tuesday 5 December) theme of "Soil" celebrates National Soil Day: Look to your gardeners, places of growth and also #Tolkien's letters/words for inspiration!

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

🧙‍♂️ #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien 📆 Week 40 theme: “Faith” 🗨️ Welcome to Tolkien Trewsday! 🧵 1/

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 26/11/2023

This week's #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday (Week 40: Tuesday 28th November 2023) follows the theme of today's Tolkien Society seminar... "Faith". More info: greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2023/02/intr...

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Tom Emanuel @realtomemanuel.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

Thrilled to be co-hosting this seminar, co-sponsored by the Tolkien Society and the Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic at the University of Glasgow: "Tolkien and Religion in the 21st Century." It's happening THIS SUNDAY (26 November 2023), so sign up for free at the link. It's going to rock!

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Tolkien Society Online Seminar 2023 – Tolkien and Religion in the Twenty-first Century

The Tolkien Society Seminar is a short conference of both researcher-led and non-academic presentations on a specific theme pertaining to Tolkien scholarship.The Society held three seminars in 2021 (T...

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

My last minute St Helens Open Art Competition entry (took about 90 minutes) acrylic, fine liner pen + kohinoor watercolours ... the 99 yew trees at Painswick in the Cotswolds ... #painswick #99yewtrees #sthelensopenartcompetition #yewtrees

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

🧙‍♂️ #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien 📆 Week 39 theme: “Christopher” 🗨️ Welcome to Tolkien Trewsday! 🧵 1/

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

I was so scared of doing this sketch ... I worked on layout pad with graphite pencils! Please be kind! #tolkientuesday #tolkientrewsday #tolkien #christophertolkien #christopher

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

So ... its dragon time ... my little dragon has big ideas - "Over Laketown" - fine liner pens (being being colooured ... #tolkientrewsday #tolkientuesday #tolkien #dragon #laketown #smaug #dragonoverlaketown #medieval buildings #cartoon buildings #nogginthenog

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

More information: greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2023/02/intr... Photo source: NY Times (2020) by Josh Dolgin [nytimes.com/2020/01/16/books/christ…]

Christopher Tolkien sat in his living room, arms folded, and a large fireplace is behind him along with a dressing table with candles and plates.

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

Week 39 of #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday celebrates the birthday of Christopher #Tolkien. JRRT called him his "chief critic and collaborator". Please join us on Tuesday 21st November 2023 to toast the man who published the Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, HoME and much more.

Calendar for Tolkien Trewsday - text equivalent found at https://greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2023/02/introducing-tolkien-trewsday.html

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

🧙‍♂️ #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien 📆 Week 38 theme: “The Fallen” Armistice Day / Remembrance Sunday 🗨️ Welcome to Tolkien Trewsday! 🧵 1/

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

#tolkientrewsday week 38 14nov2023 "The Fallen". 2 sketches - the finished version inspired by Tolkien's Dead Marshes ... the smaller first draft. #tolkientrewsday #tolkientuesday #tolkien #thefallen #deadmarshes

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

🧙‍♂️ 🧵 2/ Tolkien Trewsday (the Hobbit name for Tuesday!) invites the #Tolkien community to form a fellowship to collectively tweet about a pre-selected theme about Tolkien, his works and his life.

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

Well ... found an old piece of work my 'Swansong' illustrated poem 1985 used in the Weathertop Magazine for Amon Sul Smial - I used the linocut as inspiration for my day 16 Beauty for #tolkientober2023 #tolkientrewsday #tolkientuesday #amunsulsmial #weathertopmagazine #

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Tom Emanuel @realtomemanuel.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday On 9 November an expanded, revised edition of The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien will be unleashed upon the world. So I want to offer a gentle reminder. Tolkien's letters cannot tell you what Middle-earth means. That's up to you.

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

🤣 so fabulous ... Love it !!!

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

🧙‍♂️✉️ 12/ The “For the Liberation of the Shire” inspired this cartoon!

Image of a Hobbit riding a Nazgûl-bird/Pterodactyl shouting “For the Liberation of the Shire” whilst the bird hisses, “Screeeeeeee”.

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Such a tender and loving letter to Tolkien's son ...

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

🧙‍♂️ 🧵 7/ So let’s begin! This week’s themes - Week 37: “Letters”. Please use the following tags when you join in: #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien. You can tweet art, quotes, thoughts, blogs, academic work, reading recommendations, etc. 🗨️

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

🧙‍♂️ #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien 📆 Week 37 theme: “Letters” 🗨️ Welcome to Tolkien Trewsday! 🧵 1/

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Tom Emanuel @realtomemanuel.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

It's crucial for scholars and fans to confront the ways Tolkien can and has been appropriated by the radical right. Too much discourse handwaves—or actively encourages—sexism, racism, and religious chauvinism.

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How did The Lord of the Rings become a secret weapon in Italy’s culture wars? | Jamie Mackay

Giorgia Meloni and the hard right are celebrating JRR Tolkien’s saga – while taking over Italy’s key cultural institutions, says Florence-based author Jamie Mackay

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

💀🦇 #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkientober #Tolkien 🎃👻 The strange story of when JRR Tolkien met Cthulhu... or did he? greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2021/08/when...

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

#Tolkientober #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien Here's a scan of the complete 31 Days of Tolkientober. I'm going to add marginalia to this over the next week or so. Huge thank you to the wonderful @mgcoco.bsky.social for organising this and to every who contributed/commentated

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

Next week's #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday theme (Tuesday 7 November) is "Letters" in celebration of the upcoming release (9 Nov) of the expanded J.R.R. #Tolkien's Letters. More information: greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2023/02/intr...

Poster showing the two Trees of Valinor at the top and then a calendar format of the Tolkien Trewsday dates and themes. All of these can be found on the linked blog address in the post.

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

#Tolkien community: assistance needed! I am aiming to write a blog post (Green Book of the White Downs) about the various aspects and factions within our community to highlight who we are and also assist ppl in finding their home. 1/

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

2/ I'll write as much as possible, but I am hoping I can get various ppl in charge of groups, factions etc to write a short paragraph themselves. I'll contact them over the next week or so.

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

3/ Suggestions for inclusion? Top of my head: Academic, Tolkien Society, Mythopoeic Society, TORn, Fellowship of Fans, artists/creatives, cosplay, SilmTWT, fanfic + AO3, RoP, Unhinged Fellowship, gaming, podcasters, content-makers - YT, TikTok, etc.

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

🎃🧵 11/ My final entry for #Tolkientober, Day 31 (“Horror”) is:

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

#tolkientober2023 day 31 HORROR !!!! The werewolf Carcharoth biting off Beren's right hand and Silmaril! I have a new passion for Tolkien's books, read most of Fosters guide, most of the Silmarilliion (now my favourite book) #tolkientuesday #tolkientrewsday #tolkientober #tolkien #horror #werewolf

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

#tolkientober2023 day 30 Farewells. Return of the King - "here at last, dear friend I will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil." The swan ships going into the West. #tolkientober #tolkientuesday #tolkientrewsday #tolkienfanart #farewellstolkien #tolkienart #tolkienfolk #tolkienquotes

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

🧙‍♂️ #Tolkientober #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien 📆 Week 36 theme: “Horror” 🎃💀 It’s Halloween! 👻🦇 🗨️ Welcome to Tolkien Trewsday! 🧵 1/

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 29/10/2023

🧙‍♂️🎨✒️ # Tolkientober Day 29: Season ❄️🌸🥔🍁

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 29/10/2023

#tolkientober2023 day 28 Darkness - so I choose The Storm of Mordor, the darkness unleashed by Sauron that sapped mens will ... #tolkientober #tolkientuesday #tolkientrewsday #tolkien #darkness #sauron #thestormofmordor

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

🧙‍♂️🎨✒️ #Tolkientober Day 27: Protection.

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

#tolkientober2023 day 26 - and the word is Treasure! Loved doing this one - adapted an earlier sketch (1980s) and incorporated some of JRRTs details eg tail, wings ... #tolkientober #tolkientuesday #tolkientrewsday #dragon #smaug #hoard #treasure #starlight #cavernsdeep #lonelymountain #pendragon

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

#tolkientober2023 day 25 (I'm running a day late) Alternative Universe - found this really difficult so followed a friends suggestion of Aragorn & Darth Maul! #tolkientober #tolkientuesday #tolkientrewsday #tolkien #aragorn #darthmaul #alternativeuniverse #lightsabre #anduril #narsil

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Deb Hutchinson @debhuk.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

#Tolkientober2023 day 23 Wounds - so I did Athelas the healing herb used by Aragorn when Frodo was stabbed on weathertop at the tower of Amon Sul ,,, also known in the common tongue as 'Kingsfoil' ... #tolkientober #tolkientrewsday #tolkientuesday #frodo #aragorn #athelas #kingsfoil #weathertop

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