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With Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey hitting cinemas around the globe this month, one of the most influential texts of European cultural history is back in the spotlight – so why not make it about Tolkien and The... The post “The Man, O Muse, inform, that many a way / Wound”: On Aragorn and Odysseus as Wandering Men in Tolkien and Homer appeared first on thetolkienist.com .
It is my privilege and an absolute pleasure to have been announced the Guest of Honour with the Tolkien Society Unquendor (Netherlands) with this year’s Lustrum, a spectacular festivity that is so spectacular... The post Visit this year’s Lustrum in the Netherlands and invite the Guest of Honour to a pint – me! [June 19-21] appeared first on thetolkienist.com .
After a very long time I started doing another global event map for January 3rd, 2026. This has been so much fun that I would love to do another and even bigger edition... The post Tolkien Reading Day 2026 events – the global map appeared first on thetolkienist.com .
2025 saw the first edition of the Tolkien Tagung Schweiz in Zurich (see my report) and 2026 it returned to the beautiful Asien-Orient-Institut at the University of Zurich again. And yes, it was... The post The second Tolkien Tagung in Zurich, Switzerland – another amazing conference appeared first on thetolkienist.com .
The new year has come and gone and I am in a pensive mood. I am tired and in pain, by the by, but that is not going to keep me from my... The post 2025 in retrospect: fifteen notable events appeared first on thetolkienist.com .
I have always wanted to give a talk titled Gandalf: the perfect mentor for the underachievers. Now, this conference would have my been my chance to do so but I am doing the... The post Meet me at “Leadership in Middle-earth” conference in Zurich, Switzerland (hybrid/ free – March 14th) appeared first on thetolkienist.com .
Your artistic gateway into Tolkien What drew you to dedicate an entire album to the poetry of J. R. R. Tolkien? Was there a specific poem, moment, or emotional experience that convinced you... The post An interview with Joy Shannon & Ruth Tolkien: “In The Forest Singing Sorrowless” appeared first on thetolkienist.com .
If you happen to know me a little – or this blog – then you do know that I am probably the Tolkienist in the world who has written most about Tolkien’s favourite... The post The Black Pine Collection – Tolkien’s favourite tree staging another comeback (of sorts) appeared first on thetolkienist.com .
On November 18, 2015, a video by the singer Ulmo Ocin hit Youtube. It is titled MANDALO. In about two months time it was to amass more than two million views – a... The post Ten years ago two German comedians pranked the nation with a fake Elven singer called Ulmo and made the charts appeared first on thetolkienist.com .
Even though I have never managed to get “Lord of the X” into the snowclone database I am still happy to use it for any silly title I can come up with, like... The post The Lord of the Crowdfunding: Tolkien-inspired campaigns with Kickstarter, Gamefound, and more appeared first on thetolkienist.com .