The Roving Ranger #203 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

Welcome to the ninth issue of Mathoms, a Tolkien newsletter!

The Roving Ranger #198 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

Welcome to the eighth issue of Mathoms, a Tolkien newsletter!

Welcome to the eighth issue of Mathoms, a Tolkien newsletter!

The Roving Ranger #197 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

The Roving Ranger #196 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

This issue contains alliterative fan poems set in Tolkien's Middle Earth.

Tolkien writes to Edith about his hikes in Cornwall with Father Vincent Reade of the Birmingham Oratory.

Links to alliterat

The Roving Ranger #195 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

In the last issue of Mathoms, I wondered whether Tolkien’s discussion of the Elven root mbar in The Nature of Middle-earth might have something to do with the Old English concept of wyrd. In the se…

Welcome to the sixth issue of Mathoms, a Tolkien newsletter!

The Roving Ranger #194 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

Tolkien is one of the most historically important Beowulf scholars, but the bulk of his scholarship and engagement with the poem remains a relatively new resource in the field. Tolkien’s famous 193…

Tolkien is one of the most historically important Beowulf scholars, but the bulk of his scholarship and engagement with the poem remains a relatively new resource in the field. Tolkien’s famous 193…

Tolkien now regrets that The Silmarillion might not be in print for some time to come: "I still have a professional task to clear away before I can...

Earlier this year I wrote about how Bilbo’s influence can be glimpsed in various implied moments that a reader may miss if not paying close attention. Another instance of this that I think bears fu…

Welcome to the sixth issue of Mathoms, a Tolkien newsletter!

One of Tolkien’s last changes to The Hobbit was surely his hardest – to kill off the young dwarves Fili and Kili. And it's hard for his readers too. So why did he do it?

The Roving Ranger #190 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

Earlier this year I wrote about how Bilbo’s influence can be glimpsed in various implied moments that a reader may miss if not paying close attention. Another instance of this that I think bears fu…

Tolkien is working on revisions to The Hobbit for the American publishers due to the Ace controversy, but also needs to make revisions for the Longmans ...

A dive into Oxford’s wartime archives puts to rest any question over when Tolkien enrolled as an air raid warden. As a bonus, it also suggests he did not do so alone…

Tolkien replies to Sue Parman, who had adapted some of Tolkien's poetry to music and sent him a recording on tape.

Welcome to the fifth issue of Mathoms, a Tolkien newsletter!

Tolkien writes to Rayner Unwin, including a letter with a sheet of answers to be forwarded to Nancy Smith. He has been waylaid by many bothers and will ...

Sometimes when I am reading poetry, a description will stand out to me that calls to mind a scene from Tolkien’s Legendarium. For example, when I first read Lord Byron’s The Vision of Judgment, Byr…

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Welcome to the fourth issue of Mathoms, a Tolkien newsletter!

Welcome to the fourth issue of Mathoms, a Tolkien newsletter!

The Roving Ranger #181 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

Tom Hillman had a recent blog post about Frodo and Sam having “fled” from the rest of the Fellowship when they are in the Emyn Muil. And near the end of the post, he highlights a word that I have t…

Here's a chance to publish alliterative Tolkien fan poems on Forgotten Ground Regained. Submit by June 1

In reply to a letter from a boy who had read The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien says he is pleased that his work is bringing enjoyment to readers. He says t...