Each year the Tolkien Society gives out awards for contributions to the Tolkien fandom. It honors excellence that, per its objective:  . . . seek to educate the public in, and promote research into, the life and works of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.”  Nominations have officially opened for The Tolkien Society Awards 2019. The […] Read more

Sarehole Mill was an inspiration for locations and events in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The mill and the area around it inspired The Shire as well as Sandyman’s Old Mill. Tolkien has written in a letter: “As for knowing Sarehole Mill, it dominated my childhood. I lived in a small cottage almost […] Read more

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth is a new exhibit coming to The Morgan Library and Museum in New York City. The exhibit is set to run from January 25th – May 12th of 2019. The museum has stated: “The exhibition will be the most extensive public display of original Tolkien material for several generations. Drawn from […] Read more

Each year in September, the same month Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were born, Tolkien fans gather together to celebrate the author. His life, his stories, and his philosophy. This year, for the 2018 Oxonmoot, more fans showed up than ever before. Tickets sold out as 300 of the author’s admirers claimed their part in a […] Read more

Are you looking to expand your knowledge of Middle-earth? Craving new lore for Tolkien’s carefully crafted universe? Well, you’re in luck! Fall of Gondolin, which Tolkien himself describes as “the first real story” of Middle-earth, is set to release as a full novel this summer in August 2018. Fall of Gondolin is covered briefly in The Silmarillion, published […] Read more