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Brian Weaver @brianitguy.bsky.social · 7h

Aqcuired another poster. Had never seen this before. 1974 Hobbit art by Rob Brown and Ken Sanders. Pen and ink drawing. Created using cross hatching. I think that's the term, maybe somebody artistic will know the correct term @joelmerriner.bsky.social #Tolkien #TheHobbit

1974 Hobbit poster by Rob Brown & Ken Sanders

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Tolkienista @tolkienista.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This e-book brings together ten articles by researchers and scholars of J. R. R. Tolkien’s works, written in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the publication of The Lord of the Rings, a milestone commemorated in 2024 and 2025.

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Brian Weaver @brianitguy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Journey's End. Sam Says Farewell by Joan Wyatt. Find this painting really captures the mood of the moment. #Tolkien #TolkienTrewsday @timbolton.bsky.social

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Will Sherwood @willsherwood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm thrilled and proud to announce that I completed and submitted my PhD thesis on #Tolkien and British #Romanticism this morning. What an incredible start to a sunny week! Now, does anyone have any jobs for someone with extensive teaching experience?! Time to put this knowledge to good use!

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James K. Tauber @jtauber.com · 28/09/2026

ICYMI, a short video about my doctoral research...

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MGCoco★ @mgcoco.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Tolkientober 2026 themes are here! 🎨🖌️ A Tolkien-themed October art challenge, and welcomes artists of all mediums and skill levels. Tag your works with #Tolkientober to join! Prompts are totally up to your interpretation, and you can do as many or as little as you like!

Tolkientober 2026 prompts

1. Mortality
2. Luck
3. Forge
4. Poetry
5. Birds
6. Bows*
7. Warm
8. East
9. Hope
10. Entwives
11. Mountains
12. Axes
13. Memorials*
14. Rivers
15. Gardens
16. Creepy
17. Siblings
18. Family ties
19. Orcs
20. Lords of Gondolin
21. Gratitude
22. Harvest
23. Dancing
24. Jewels & Gemstones
25. Dark Creatures
26. Beacon
27. Queens*
28. Dread
29. Faery
30. Spiders
31. Immortality

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 22/09/2026

CHÄPPI BÖRFDEI, FRODO & BILBO 🎉🎂 FIVE years ago today I got lucky. Again. FIVE years ago I (re-) founded the smial in Jena, Thuringia, Germany @tolkienstammtischjena 🎉 AFTER my separation and divorce ('19/'21), after living through the pandemic,...

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 22/09/2026

Chäppi Börfdei, Frodo & Bilbo Baggins 🎂 🍰 🎉 🥳 Issue 201 of the all things Tolkien newsletter, the Roving Ranger, is out now. Any shares are most welcome! ☺️ Events, shows, scholarship, fandom, and JRRT soon in Westminster Abbey 🔜☕🍵🎉 steady.page/en/thetolkie...

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The Two-hundred and first Roving Ranger

The Roving Ranger #201 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

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Digital Tolkien Project @digitaltolkien.com · 22/09/2026

On this Hobbit Day, enjoy the over 100 covers that have been used on the UK editions alone. Which is your favourite? books.digitaltolkien.com/work/hobbit/...

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The Hobbit

Bibliographic data for The Hobbit.

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Jeremy @uruloke.tolkienguide.com · 19/09/2026

Hey @middle-earthents.bsky.social we’re celebrating our 20th anniversary next month with a marathon livestream - would love to have you join us for a bit to talk about what you’ve been up to for those 20 years, and now! www.tolkienguide.com/TG20

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TolkienGuide 20th Anniversary

J. R. R. Tolkien Collecting guides, forums, articles, and news. A database of Tolkien related collectibles, rare items, ephemera. A community of like-minded collectors who share ideas, trade, and st...

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 18/09/2026

We'd like your help with something. The one hundredth anniversary of Ursula's birth will take place in 2029. This may seem a long time away, but we’re already starting to think about how to celebrate Ursula’s life and art. We’d love to add your ideas to the mix—there's a brief survey here:

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Centenary event planning

Please click the link to complete this form.

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 18/09/2026

Now, I do believe that some things in life are meant to be - and after having visited Toronto twenty years ago I was thinking of visiting again next year for MythCon Now, that awesome Canada is going to be the first associate member if the EU - I'm saving money to make that happen.

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Tom Emanuel @realtomemanuel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I had the opportunity to chat with the Sociedad Tolkiendili de México about Tolkien, religion, and the power of his work to enchant readers of many faiths and no faith at all. I was thrilled by the incisiveness of their questions - I only hope the interview is as much fun to watch as it was to do!

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Secondary Faith: Tolkien on the Limits of Belief - An Interview with Reverend Dr. Tom Emanuel

YouTube video by Tolkiendilimexico

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Digital Tolkien Project @digitaltolkien.com · 17/09/2026

This is such a good example of one of the main things we're trying to do at the Digital Tolkien Project: textual scholarship --> data --> visualization @kenhernden.bsky.social annotations.digitaltolkien.com/viewers/nazg...

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The Nazgûl, together and apart

Explore the nine riders’ paths in an interactive tube map based on Ken Hernden’s chronology. 22 September–20 October 3018.

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Digital Tolkien Project @digitaltolkien.com · 17/09/2026

I have a more compact, graphical visualization coming soon!

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Mónica Sanz-Rodríguez @finduriel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

¿Cuál es vuestra librería favorita? @blackwelloxford.bsky.social es una maravilla, pero empata en mi ranking con @hatchards.bsky.social

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 16/09/2026

Today I just want to say... THANK YOU. For subscribing to this wild and weird thing that I started a few years ago - the Roving Ranger, the all things Tolkien newsletter. We have reached edition TWO HUNDRED. Enjoy. steady.page/en/thetolkie...

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The Two hundredth Roving Ranger

The Roving Ranger #200 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

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Jeremy @uruloke.tolkienguide.com · 15/09/2026

Happy Silmarillion publishing birthday, 49 years ago today. Which means next year will be the 50th anniversary. Maybe we should celebrate that too! Pre-order your 2027 Beyond Bree Silmarillion Calendar today. beyondbree.org Featuring "Ancalagon the Black" by @khorazir.bsky.social

Draft cover image for the 2027 Beyond Bree Silmarillion Calendar, featuring Anke Eissmann's "Ancalagon the Black" new artwork, showing a massive black dragon breathing fire towards a white swan-shaped ship sailing the air, surrounded by birds.

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 15/09/2026

I would sooooo love to participate in this topic right now, given that Oxford is my emotional second home in life, but I'm in hospital and slightly limited in my writing options... And no, a smartphone will never reach my typing speed 😂🚀 💻 Let me just mention: I got engaged in Oxford. 😁💍😍

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 15/09/2026

The new @silver-press.bsky.social edition of Language of the Night—with an introduction by David Mitchell and a foreword from Theo Downes-Le Guin—is now available!

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Language of the Night by Ursula K. Le Guin

In this novel by the iconic French feminist theorist, a woman replays her abandonment by her mother, who is sometimes addressed as a male mother-god.

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Clare Moore @clarelmoore.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The @tolkiensociety.org’s Big Read starts Return of the King on Monday! Don’t miss our guest speaker Alina Himango Fairbanks discussing the events leading up to the Battle of the Pelennor Fields with a focus on the role of Ghân-buri-Ghân from an Indigenous perspective. See you soon! 📖

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Sociedad Tolkien Española @sociedadtolkien.org · 15/09/2026

📅 El 15 de septiembre de 1977 se publicó El Silmarillion, editado por Christopher Tolkien, hijo del Profesor. 📕 El libro recopila relatos de J.R.R. Tolkien que narran leyendas y amplían la mitología del legendarium de la Tierra Media.

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 14/09/2026

Tomorrow!

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El Anillo Único @elanillounico.com · 14/09/2026

El Anillo Único se convierte en el primer “Heraldo” internacional del Fan Club oficial de El Señor de los Anillos nazg.eu/g1E #Herald #LordoftheRingsFanClub #LOTRFanClub #Mathoms #MiddleEarthEnterprises

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Mónica Sanz-Rodríguez @finduriel.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Preparando mi agenda para la #EstelCon2026 me doy cuenta de que, como en los grandes eventos #Tolkien, me perderé la mitad de las cosas porque se me solapan con otras. Después de la #Oxonmoot2026 aún tengo ganas de mucho más #Tolkien, ¡qué emoción! estelcon.sociedadtolkien.org/agenda

Ilustración de Ted Nasmith en la web de la EstelCon, que muestra la llegada de Aragorn a los campos de Pelennor en los barcos negros de los corsarios de Umbar. En el texto se lee: EstelCon 2026, Mereth Gaerlen, 24 al 27 de septiembre en La Manga (Murcia). Un encuentro para navegar con la imaginación, compartir historias y vivir la Tierra Media junto a la costa. Faltan 10 días.

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Vincent Ferré @vincentferre.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Worlds of #Christopher #Tolkien (19 November). Texts by Baillie Tolkien, Alan Lee, L. Carruthers, Th. Honegger, Ch. Laferrière, D. Bador, V. Stocker, I. Pantin, Richard Ovenden, J.-Ph. Qadri, Chris Smith, L. Lebourg, L. Zembrzuski, V. Ferré & 16 pics by #CRT harpercollins.co.uk/products/the...

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The Worlds of Christopher Tolkien

A celebration of J.R.R. Tolkien's son and literary executor, The Worlds of Christopher Tolkien sheds light on the worlds in which Christopher Tolkien lived and wrote for his centenary year, illuminate...

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 14/09/2026

I have found the PERFECT MIDDLE-EARTH EVENT 😂😍👑 The Birmingham Fungi Festival 🍄‍🟫 Why is it perfect, you ask? 😊 Well, because of the... GREAT MUSHROOM HUNT 🍄‍🟫 Imagine a hundred hobbit kids going BAT SHIT CRAZY 😂😂😂 www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/BirminghamFu...

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Birmingham Fungi Festival | Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust

Join us for the second Birmingham Fungi Festival on Saturday 17th October!

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 14/09/2026

I never expected to have an essay published on my birthday on the tech bros' neo-fascist fantasies, the extreme right's take-over attempt with their version of the 'Kulturkampf' - and how they are abusing the names invented by my favourite author. Definitely not on my '26 bingo card. 🙄

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Olivier Bastien @bass42.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Entre deux petits croquis aquarellés sur le balcon, le plaisir de me replonger dans les appendices de The Lord Of The Rings #Tolkien #Vercors #Moucherotte

Une table avec le livre The Lord of the Eing, un carnet et une boîte d'aquarelle, et au fond une montagne: Le Moucherotte et le plateau des Guillets

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 14/09/2026

If I hadn't stopped writing/ editing with DE Wikipedia for their gatekeeping... this would probably be on my profile page. 😅

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Anke Eissmann @khorazir.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

“Elladan and Elrohir” (watercolour, 2026) Another of six new artworks I’ve just finished for a book about the history of the Elves to be published by Legendaria Ediciones. #Tolkien

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 13/09/2026

Say... hwaet now? 😅 P.S. Someone I know works in logistics at Frankfurt and yes, he's a Tolkien fan... Maybeeee.... 😂 #Tolkien

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Terres de Rohan @terresderohan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

⚔️ Les candidatures 2027 sont ouvertes ! Artisans, animations, musiciens, spectacles… 🌿 Rejoignez Terres de Rohan du 15 au 17 mai à Rohan (56) et faites vivre l’univers de Tolkien ! 📩 contact@terresderohan.fr

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Miriam Ellis @miriamellis.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🌟Have you ever seen The Raft-elves before? New prints now available at www.miriamellis.com/product-page... and more information in comments on this rarely-glimpsed scene! #Tolkien #Raftelves #TheHobbit

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 11/09/2026

Life is crap for all sorts of reasons at times... But this certainly isn't. Anna Lapwood has done it - the LotR soundtrack, organised! music.youtube.com/watch?v=0dZ-...

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I. Prologue: One Ring to Rule Them All (The Lord of the Rings Organ Symphony)

YouTube video by Anna Lapwood - Topic

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 11/09/2026

"The Tolkien Problem, Solved by Pipeline"... "Researchers just automated the thing Tolkien spent decades doing by hand... Tolkien spent decades crafting Elvish..." "A staged AI system now handles the structural heavy lifting that once required years of expert linguistic craft."

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This AI Builds Entire Languages From Scratch: Grammar, Sounds, and All

ConlangCrafter AI builds complete fictional languages with grammar, sounds, and vocabulary in one automated session — no linguist required.

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oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social @oxfordfantasylit.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Reminder of this series starting in a few weeks. Quite a bit on creative writing, dramatisation of fantasy, as well as key talks on weird fiction.

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 09/09/2026

Now, THAT'S the use of a Tolkien name I can get behind. EARENDIL: Extended Astronaut Radioisotope-EVA in Nighttime and Deep-space Icy Landscapes. 🌟 www.nasa.gov/directorates...

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EARENDIL

EARENDIL addresses a critical barrier to sustained human operations on the lunar surface: the extreme cold of permanently shadowed regions (PSRs) and the

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MGCoco★ @mgcoco.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Elros my baby boy ✨ #art #Tolkien

A cute portrait of Elros from Rings of Power

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 08/09/2026

Another edition of the all things Tolkien newsletter, the Roving Ranger, has just been sent to its subscribers. Including: B'ham Week; Mexican TS 25th; MythCon 55; Hobbit wins awards; Teen Tolkien Pens; Ankara Hobbits; RotMusical; What Tolkien doesn't say etc. etc. steady.page/en/thetolkie...

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The One hundred and ninety-ninth Roving Ranger

The Roving Ranger #199 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

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Tim Bolton 🐿 | 🏹 Ranatuor of Meriadoc 💍 (He/Him) @timbolton.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#TolkienTrewsday peeps, the wonderful @mgcoco.bsky.social will be organising #Tolkientober again this year and she needs your help with prompts. Every Tuesday of Tolkientober, Tolkien Trewsday will also join in! Tolkientober is daily art prompts*. #Tolkien #TolkienTuesday

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Sociedad Tolkien Española @sociedadtolkien.org · 07/09/2026

📷 Nuestra socia @finduriel.bsky.social ha participado un año más en #Oxonmoot2026 y ha dejado un ramo de flores en la tumba de JRR Tolkien y su esposa en nombre de la STE. ✅ En su perfil ha ido dejando comentarios sobre estas jornadas en las que se analiza la vida y obra del Profesor.

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Bladorthin le Barde @bladorthin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

@tolkiendil.bsky.social Coup de projecteur sur vous, les amis! Car l' #ArbrediTolkien ( #TolkienTrewsday ) du mardi 8 septembre aura pour thème les: ❤️FANS DE TOLKIEN❤️ Venez donc poster: ❤️Fans, qui êtes-vous? ❤️Votre découverte de Tolkien ❤️Votre bibliothèque, vos objets préférés⤵️

Anke Eissmann: Dessin à l'encre et à l'aquarelle illustrant des passagers du métro de Londres en train de lire des livres de Tolkien, qui commence par Sherlock et John de la série de la BBC lisant Le Hobbit, suivis d'une femme en hijab lisant Le Silmarillion, d'un homme sikh lisant Le Seigneur des anneaux, d'une femme noire avec une petite fille sur les genoux lisant Roverandom, et d'une femme asiatique portant un casque audio en train de lire Contes et légendes inachevés.

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Dr Andrew Higgins @ashiggins.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A powerful and moving way to end our brilliant @tolkiensociety.org #Oxonmoot2026 the annual visit to Tolkien and Edith’s Grave at Wolvercote Cemetery and our Enyalië (Rememberance) service also paid a visit to the grave of Tolkien’s Official Biographer Humphrey Carpenter. #tolkien

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Mónica Sanz-Rodríguez @finduriel.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Con @mariebreta.bsky.social en su charla sobre su "Long expected PhD" sobre ilustrar a #Tolkien. Todos los que la conocemos estamos muy felices por su doctorado, fruto de una larga y laboriosa investigación. Y sus consejos para gente que esté investigando me las tomaré muy en serio.

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