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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 17/05/2026

Celebrate Birmingham's own J.R.R. #Tolkien at the Sarehole Festival on 30-31 May! A family-friendly weekend with exhibitions, crafts, re-enactments, singing, performances, falconry and more! Visit www.sareholefestival.org to get your tickets!

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 06/12/2025

The Tolkien Society is hosting an auction of books and collectibles! The items were donated to the Society in a member's will. Some we have retained, but the rest will hopefully make someone's Christmas! All money raised will go back in the Society. Please share! charityauction.bid/tolkiensociety

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 07/10/2025

New Tolkien Society publication! Releasing on 25 November, "Númenor, the Mighty and Frail" includes 10 articles relating to Númenor, and its legacy. Edited by @willsherwood.bsky.social and published by @lunapress.bsky.social, it's now available to pre-order. www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/10/new-...

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New Tolkien Society publication – <em>Númenor, The Mighty and Frail</em>

The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that Númenor, the Mighty and Frail: Proceedings of The Tolkien Society Seminar 2023, the twenty-fifth book in the Peter Roe series, is now available to pre-o...

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Prof. Dimitra Fimi @dimitrafimi.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

For #TolkienTuesday: the second part (out of three) of my essay on childhood in Tolkien’s legendarium, this time focusing on Túrin Turambar and the tragic hero’s childhood. dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/constructi... @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

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Constructions of Childhood in Tolkien’s Legendarium (2): Túrin Turambar's childhood

This is the second part of a longer piece on constructions of childhood in Tolkien’s legendarium.

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Prof. Dimitra Fimi @dimitrafimi.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Join us this Thursday, 9 October, at @uofglasgow.bsky.social ARC to watch the beautifully animated film The Secret of Kells, with a talk on things Celtic and children’s fantasy by me, and a new card game devised by @matthewcreasy.bsky.social! Book your free ticket👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/cinemarc-t...

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Joel Merriner @joelmerriner.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

It lives! Copies of my book Illustrating The Lord of the Rings in the Soviet Bloc have arrived! So happy to finally see it in print after all this time. Artwork here by Yassen Panov, Jerzy Czerniawski, Alexander Korotich and Sergei Iukhimov. Available from 18 Sept www.bloomsbury.com/uk/illustrat...

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Prof. Dimitra Fimi @dimitrafimi.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Eglerio! My series editor’s copy of @joelmerriner.bsky.social’s Illustrating The Lord of the Rings in the Soviet Bloc: Iconographies of Difference has just arrived! The book will be available from 18 Sep - details here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/illustrat... @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @tolkiensociety.org

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

🧙‍♂️📚 Green Book of the White Downs - "Imladris: In the Library of Elrond" 📗 2025 & 2026 Upcoming Tolkien-related books (17 August 2025) Upcoming list of Tolkien-related books for 2025/26 (finally!) 👉 Check here: greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2025/08/imla... #Tolkien #Book #LOTR #Hobbit

Green Book of the White Downs blog banner for the "Imladris: In the Library of Elrond" section showing a figure of Bilbo holding his book, the section title (above) and an orange background.

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Prof. Dimitra Fimi @dimitrafimi.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

In today’s piece I’m having some fun with nonsense insects and flowers on the moon in Tolkien’s story Roverandom. There may also be a call to artists… 🎨 #TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/tolkien-tu...

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Matěj Čadil @matejcadil.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I’m thrilled to share some exciting news! I had the honour of designing the official t-shirt for Oxonmoot 2025 – the annual gathering of #Tolkien fans hosted by @tolkiensociety.org in Oxford.⁠

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Prof. Dimitra Fimi @dimitrafimi.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Today’s piece for #TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday examines Tolkien’s Silmarillion “beasts”, dinosaurs, and representations of the prehistoric past in Middle-earth. With thanks to @tattersdill.bsky.social for our recent conversation! 🦕 dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/tolkien-tu... @tolkiensociety.org

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 11/08/2025

New #Tolkien book: Doomed to Die. With artwork from Tom Racine, this satirical book is a literal A-Z of death in Tolkien, all in rhyme. This is very different from the "usual" type of Tolkien book, and should make for a fun publication. www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/08/doom...

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 09/08/2025

Today is Book Lovers' Day - and we love books. Especially J.R.R. Tolkien's! Which of #Tolkien's books do you love the most? Which editions do you love the most? Let's see some photos! #BookLoversDay #BookSky

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Mina Gunner @mina-lukic.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

On what happened to the original Jewish owners of the German publisher Rütten & Loening, who contacted Tolkien in 1938 about publishing a German translation of The Hobbit and prompted his famous response condemning Nazism. Sad indeed. alasnotme.blogspot.com/2025/08/the-...

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The Sad Tale Behind Tolkien's Famous 1938 Letter to a German Publisher

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Mina Gunner @mina-lukic.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Remarkable Aubusson tapestry based on Tolkien's 𝘏𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘸ë – 𝘛𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘭 - one of his best landscapes ❤️ #TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday #Tolkien © The Tolkien Trust 1973, tapisserie, tissage Ateliers Pinton, Aubusson, 2018, Collection Cité internationale de la Tapisserie - Studio Nicolas Roger

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Bladorthin le Barde @bladorthin.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

On ne peut pas décemment commencer un #ArbrediTolkien ( #TolkienTrewsday) sur le thème PAYSAGES ET REPÈRES sans partager cette merveilleuse illustration de Matēj Čadil.🥰 Un splendide agencement de plusieurs paysages qui sont autant de mises en abyme!🧙‍♂️

Un Hobbit sur une route le menant de Belleau jusqu'au Mont Solitaire par Matēj Čadil.

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Putri Prihatini @putriprihatini.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

In Tolkien's works, Faerie is seen as the land of endless beauty and peril. Humility is required here, or disasters shall strike. This concept is also present in hutan larangan ("forbidden forest"), prevalent in various cultures in Indonesia. 1/8 🧵 #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien

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Prof. Dimitra Fimi @dimitrafimi.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Today’s piece is on “Tolkien, Landscape Archaeology, and the First Age of Middle-earth” - revisiting some of my older research for #TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/tolkien-tu... @tolkiensociety.org @tolkienguide.com @uofgfantasy.bsky.social @uofgartshums.bsky.social

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Miriam Ellis @miriamellis.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Just booked my online ticket for #Oxonmoot2025 and hope a star will shine on the hour of our meeting if you're attending! Presenting? I'm happy to lend digital files of my art to embellish your talk. Please feel free to reach out. Hurrah for Oxonmoot! #Tolkien #Tolkienevents

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 01/08/2025

On 1 August 2008: Pauline Baynes passed away. One of Tolkien's favoured artists, her illustrated works include Farmer Giles of Ham, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, and Smith of Wootton Major. Her map of Middle-earth is notable for the amount of extra detail it includes. Photo © Brian Sibley

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 31/07/2025

Responding to @bankofengland.bsky.social's consultation, The Tolkien Society calls for world-renowned author J.R.R. #Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, to feature on new bank notes. @birminghamlive.bsky.social #Booksky www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/07/soci...

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Society calls for Tolkien to feature on a new bank note

The Tolkien Society has today written to the Bank of England to suggest that J.R.R. Tolkien should feature on a future bank note. In a letter to Victoria Cleland, Chief Cashier of the Bank of…

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

🔥AUGUST🔥 📢 The #TolkienTrewsday August 2025 themes: Week 128 (05/08/25) Landscapes & Landmarks Week 129 (12/08/25) Beasts Week 130 (19/08/25) Flora and Fauna Week 131 (26/08/25) Wandering but not lost Week 132 (02/09/25) Tales from other realms Amon Hen Art Challenge! #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien

Amon Hen Art Challenge calendar showing the info provided in the message above as a graphic.

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

💰🧵 7/ “Thorin sits down and starts singing about gold.” One of the most famous lines (and now a meme) from the early 1980s text-based Hobbit game by Melbourne House. A great story behind the making of the game here: www.theguardian.com/games/2022/s...

Commodore 64 cover of the Hobbit game showing a rampaging Smaug with a mountain behind him and a crescent moon.
Image from: https://www.lemon64.com/game/hobbit-tape-version

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Mina Gunner @mina-lukic.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

For #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday on 𝐆𝐎𝐋𝐃: everyone should read the amazing text by @aranelparmadil.bsky.social “𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘭𝘥”: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦! Note: It won the TS award for the best article in 2023. journals.tolkiensociety.org/mallorn/arti...

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“All that glisters is not gold”: The Ring of Power and the Deception of Simile | Mallorn: The Journal of the Tolkien Society

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Marie Bretagnolle @mariebreta.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I've felt a renewed interest for the Queen of Denmark's illustrations for #Tolkien 's #TheLordOfTheRings in the past weeks so decided to publish the 2022 talk I gave on the subject. Pictures not included for copyright, and a bit of context provided as an introduction. voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1224

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A Princess illustrates The Lord of the Rings: Ingahild Grathmer, Eric Fraser and the Folio Society — Oxonmoot 2022

In 2022, I presented this paper at the Tolkien’s Society convention Oxonmoot. It was meant as a follow-up to the 2019 talk I gave at Tolkien2019 in Birmingham, which was published in 2025 thanks to th...

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Mina Gunner @mina-lukic.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

From Letter 246: "Gandalf as Ring-Lord would have been far worse than Sauron. He would have remained ‘righteous’, but self-righteous. He would have continued to rule and order things for ‘good’, and the benefit of his subjects according to his wisdom..." #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🧙 #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday Week 126 "Righteousness" 📗 "Law, Government, and Society in J.R.R. #Tolkien's Works" (Cormarë series #43) by José María Miranda Boto (Publisher: Walking Tree Publishers). 🌐 www.walking-tree.org/books/law_go...

Book cover showing a judge/king (of Gondor?) on a throne surrounded by a court full of people whilst two soldiers bring a person before the judge.

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The Prancing Pony Podcast @prancingponypod.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

The audiobook of "Why We Love Middle-earth" is on a summer sale until August 11th! Follow the link to get yourself a copy for 50% off. www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 17/07/2025

In 7 weeks' time, we will be gathering online and in Oxford for our annual event #Oxonmoot! Book now to join us! Oxonmoot has taken place every year since 1974 and sees 300 people in Oxford and 300 online come together to learn about, and celebrate the life and works of #Tolkien. www.oxonmoot.org

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Putri Prihatini @putriprihatini.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

The Tolkien we know owed his early fascination with literature, language, art, and plants to women like Mabel, his mother, who taught him at home, and Jane Suffield, who he described as "the professional aunt...one of the first women to take a science degree." 1/4 🧵 #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday

An old, yellowish photo of Mabel Tolkien, a British woman with short, wavy hair. She gazes serenely to a spot beyond our view, wearing a dress with wide white scarf fastened with a clip brooch.

A black and white formal photograph of Jane Suffield in toga. The photo was included in The School Board Election poster, announcing Miss Suffield as the candidate for the central division.

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Mina Gunner @mina-lukic.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

In a 1964 letter to Mrs A. Mountfield, Tolkien writes: "All teaching is exhausting, and depressing and one is seldom comforted by knowing when one has had some effect." (1/2) Do you agree? #TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Letter_...

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Mina Gunner @mina-lukic.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Verlyn Flieger's latest book "A Real Taste for Fairy-stories" is now published. 😍 #Tolkien #VerlynFlieger #TedNasmith #WalkingTreePublishers www.walking-tree.org/books/real-taste-for-fairy-stories.php

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 13/07/2025

Love #Tolkien? Join the Tolkien Society and get these Tolkien-themed magazines! Members of the Society get 6 Amon Hens and a Mallorn every year. We have online, postal and gift memberships, and we ship worldwide! Join at www.tolkiensociety.org/join #booksky

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Miriam Ellis @miriamellis.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

🌟New Prints Available Today! Based on Tolkien's own artwork and the remark of his son that Old Man Willow was inspired by an unpollarded tree on the River Cherwell, this dreamy, hazy scene is unforgettable. More links in comments. #Tolkien #TolkienArt #LOTR www.miriamellis.com/product-page...

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University of Glasgow @glasgow.ac.uk · 09/07/2025

Over 90% of the world's museum collections are locked away in storage. Not anymore. UofG’s Museums in the Metaverse is bringing hidden treasures to life through 3D technology. Sign up to be first to hear about the beta launch www.gla.ac.uk/mim

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Mina Gunner @mina-lukic.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Igor Kordej's illustration for a Croatian edition of The Two Towers, 1994. #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday

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Mina Gunner @mina-lukic.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

John Howe, The Tower of Elwing, from the 2025 Tolkien calendar. #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday

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Putri Prihatini @putriprihatini.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

On 10 May 1915, Tolkien painted "The Shore of Faery", a depiction of a city called Kôr, complete with a tall tower and a glimmering white lamp. This was the continuation of his poem, "Kôr" (retitled "The City of the Gods"). It later became an Elven city in Valinor. #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday

An abstract painting of Kor, a shore with the water reflects the lights of the Two Trees. The white citadel on the peak of the cliff is seen through the entwined branches of the Two Trees, bearing the light of the moon and the sun.

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Putri Prihatini @putriprihatini.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Heraldic devices Tolkien drew for places in Lonely Isle that celebrate his milestones with Edith: Taurobel (Great Haywood), Kortirion (Warwick), and Celbaros (Cheltenham). In the middle is the tower of Ingil. "Ranon" and "Echtelin" are "Ronald" and "Edith". #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday

Three sets of ink drawing on a lined paper. On the top are three trees with the text Taurobel underneath. The second is a tower, a sun and two trees with text Cortirion. The third picture is a fountain flanked by a tall tower and a tree. The word Cerbaros is below.

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Joel Merriner @joelmerriner.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Well, my book Illustrating The Lord of the Rings in the Soviet Bloc has gone to print! Stay tuned for the story of the artists that brought Tolkien to life for the people of Central and Eastern Europe. Release date 18 September 2025, published by Bloomsbury Academic Art: Alexander Korotich (c.1985)

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Robin Propst @robinpropst.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Do you like Tolkien? Do you want to have a lot of fun with fellow enthusiasts? Do you want an excuse to visit Sweden when the freshness of spring blend with the richness of summer next year? Then I have exciting news to you! Come to the 54 celebration of Forodrim! #Tolkien #Forodrim

In just one year's time it's on! The Forodrim celebrates its 54th anniversary and of course we hope that you will come and celebrate with us! There will be gallant galas, happy highjinks and ingenious ice-breakers. A concert with specially written music will be performed, you will enjoy afternoon tea with the hobbits, exciting lectures and not least there will be exhibitions and debates.
Are you planning to come to the jubilee and have an idea for an exciting workshop? Or do you know everything about hobbit lunch habits, Valarin or something else from Tolkien's works? Then feel free to give a lecture about it during the jubilee! Or participate in a panel and tell us about your society: what is your own history like, and how do you do Tolkien? At the jubilee website you can suggest programs, both those you can think ofbeing responsible for and those you just have an idea for if you want to share. The jubilee will take place on May 28th_31st 2026 at Camp Vasterang outside Motala. We will assist foreign guests with transport from Stockholm to the festival site. Children are allowed at the jubilee and we hope to have some activities aimed at our younger guests. For more information, please visit forodrim.org/54/ index-en.htm

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Mina Gunner @mina-lukic.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Very excited about this publication 🔥 #Tolkien #subcreation inklings-studies.org/buy/sub-crea...

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Mina Gunner @mina-lukic.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

For #TolkienTrewsday I want to mention Finrod ❤️ While not a typical knight-errant, Finrod embodies honour, loyalty, noble wandering, and moral striving — ideals Tolkien associated with #errantry. His self-sacrifice in Sauron’s dungeon is perhaps the most chivalric moment in Tolkien's legendarium.

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

“The Great East Road” One of seven new watercolours inspired by The Hobbit for an upcoming publication by Legendaria Ediciones. #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday

Watercolour showing (in the foreground) Bilbo wearing a green cloak and hood riding a pony with a road winding into the distance where wooded hills and futher behind snow-capped mountains can be seen.

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Mina Gunner @mina-lukic.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

New Tolkien book coming out tomorrow, should be an interesting read, 📖 #Tolkien #TolkienNews #Routledge #NicholasBirns

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

🧙‍♂️ #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien 📆 Week 122 (24/06/25): “Knowledge” Our month-long celebration of fandom concludes with “Knowledge”! Celebrate your favourite scholars, academics and lore experts!

Calendar for Tolkien Trewsday, full text can be found here: https://greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2025/02/tolkien-trewsday-year-three.html

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 24/06/2025

Here's a book you need: The Great Tales Never End. This book is collection of essays in honour of Christopher #Tolkien, and includes important insights on both him and his father. Contributors include Priscilla Tolkien, John Garth, Brian Sibley, Verlyn Flieger and more!

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