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Andrew Ferguson - UK #Tolkien and #Hobbit book collecting expert, moderator (Trotter) on http://tolkienguide.com and host on TCG YouTube http://bit.ly/39FRXWV

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Andrew Ferguson @trotter.tolkienguide.com · Dec 12

In the other place, I used to post images of my #Tolkien collection, decided to set myself a challenge and post one image a day of an item from my Tolkien collection for each day of 2025 on bSky, 365 in total, starting January 1st 😰

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TolkienGuide - On This Day @otd.tolkienguide.com · 6h

#OnThisDay in 1968, #Tolkien writes to Jared C. Lobdell.

No details of this letter are currently known. It is held at the Marquette archives along with a complete transcript.

Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Jared C. Lobdell

No details of this letter are currently known. It is held at the Marquette archives along with a complete transcript.

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Andrew Ferguson @trotter.tolkienguide.com · 9h

288 of 365 - The #Tolkien Family Album

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Sørina Higgins @sorinahiggins.bsky.social · 1d

What does Tolkien mean by "eucatastrophe"?
J.R.R. Tolkien uses the word "eucatastrophe" in his essay "On Fairy-Stories." What does it mean?
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#inklings #words #definitions #Tolkien #TolkienTuesdays

What does Tolkien mean by "eucatastrophe"?

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Brian Weaver @brianitguy.bsky.social · 1d

Some colourful #Tolkien art & artists for #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday Ltd edition prints of Roger Garland's The Shire & Ruth Lacon's Lake Town - Leaving for The Mountain on my walls

Lake Town Leaving for The Mountain on my walls by Ruth Lacon

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TolkienGuide - On This Day @otd.tolkienguide.com · 1d

#OnThisDay in 1966, #Tolkien writes to Donald Swann.

Donald Swann had written to Tolkien expressing interest in his poem 'Errantry'. Tolkien replied that was interested in his suggestion but wondered if it might be too long and that he might try to shorten it. He thinks the metre would (1/2)

Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Donald Swann

Donald Swann had written to Tolkien expressing interest in his poem 'Errantry'. Tolkien replied that was interested in his suggestion but wond...

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 1d

Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers.

Including:

Lustrum 2026 GoH - me 🤩; next Omentielva; SoCailquendi Yule; (Last) Tolkien to Busan; Mythlore 44/1 out; mounted on the monster; crochet Gandalf & Frodo; Bird & Baby to return; RIP Becky 😢... and more...

The One hundred and fifty-eighth Roving Ranger

The Roving Ranger #158 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

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Andrew Ferguson @trotter.tolkienguide.com · 1d

287 of 365 - BBC Radio Production of The #Hobbit #Tolkien

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TolkienGuide - On This Day @otd.tolkienguide.com · 2d

#OnThisDay in 1954, #Tolkien writes to John Staniforth.

Tolkien was delighted to receive a letter from Mr. John Staniforth referring to himself as a "sexagenarian". Tolkien cites his noticing of the songs in The Lord of the Rings and notes that Mr. Richard Hughes also noticed. Tolkien (1/2)

Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to John Staniforth

Tolkien was delighted to receive a letter from Mr. John Staniforth referring to himself as a "sexagenarian". Tolkien cites his noticing of the...

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 2d

You can get a regular magazine all about J.R.R. #Tolkien!

Join the Tolkien Society and get our magazine Amon Hen delivered to your letterbox, or your inbox, every 2 months! Digital and postal memberships are available - and we ship worldwide. Join at www.tolkiensociety.org/join #BookSky

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Andrew Ferguson @trotter.tolkienguide.com · 2d

286 of 365 - Essais de Philologie Moderne (1951) - Middle English "Losenger" #Tolkien

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TolkienGuide - On This Day @otd.tolkienguide.com · 3d

#OnThisDay in 1972, #Tolkien writes to Rayner Unwin.

A letter regarding the printed appearance of colours of certain pictures in the Ballantine Tolkien Calendar, the Moria Gate illustration, and not liking his real life events being mixed with in-world events. Excerpts from the letter (1/2)

Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Rayner Unwin

A letter regarding the printed appearance of colours of certain pictures in the Ballantine Tolkien Calendar, the Moria Gate illustration, and not liking...

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Andrew Ferguson @trotter.tolkienguide.com · 3d

285 of 365 - Houghton Mifflin 2012 #Tolkien Cataloge

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Miriam Ellis @miriamellis.bsky.social · 3d

Happy weekend, #Tolkien friends. No new paintings to share today, but I am studying the Oxford Oratory and, for a moment, looking at this front door, I felt as if saying "Speak friend and enter" might cause it to open. Do you see what I see?

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Brian Weaver @brianitguy.bsky.social · 3d

Tidying the attic and found this. Before I joined the Tolkien Society I joined The Fellowship. Society in the US centred around Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings. Original joining form #LOTR #RalphBakshi #Tolkien

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TolkienGuide - On This Day @otd.tolkienguide.com · 4d

#OnThisDay in 1961, #Tolkien writes to Pamela Chandler.

Tolkien thanks Pamela for allowing him to keep the proofs of the photos she took.

Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Pamela Chandler

Tolkien thanks Pamela for allowing him to keep the proofs of the photos she took.

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TolkienGuide - On This Day @otd.tolkienguide.com · 5d

#OnThisDay in 1945, #Tolkien writes to L.E. Salt.

Tolkien is elected a Fellow of Merton College and writes to Salt, Bursar of Pembroke College on that matter. He expresses gratitude to Salt for his kindness. Tolkien will remain as a member of the college and an honorary member of the (1/2)

Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to L.E. Salt

Tolkien is elected a Fellow of Merton College and writes to Salt, Bursar of Pembroke College on that matter. He expresses gratitude to Salt for his kind...

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Miriam Ellis @miriamellis.bsky.social · 4d

New Prints Available Today of "A Hobbit Walking Party". More links in comments! Imagine setting out with Bilbo and Frodo from Bag End and walking anywhere you wanted to in the Shire! www.miriamellis.com/product-page...
#Tolkien #TolkienArt #Travel

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Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉 @thetolkienist.com · 4d

"Life without God: grandson of JRR #Tolkien on how losing his own faith shaped his novels on Catholicism" [Catholic Herald]

"... I still have two circular prayer cards, the size of coins, on which he inscribed the Pater Noster ..."

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Andrew Ferguson @trotter.tolkienguide.com · 4d

284 of 365 - The #Hobbit from BBC Television "Jackanory" #Tolkien

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Andrew Ferguson @trotter.tolkienguide.com · 5d

283 of 365 - Guild Publishing (UK Book Club) editions #Tolkien

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 5d

#Tolkien Society Seminar - next week

Don't forget to sign up to our 2025 Seminar on "Arda's Entangled Bodies and Environments" taking place on Saturday 18 October. The event is free to attend and open to all. The full schedule is on our website. www.tolkiensociety.org/events/semin... #BookSky

Tolkien Society Seminar 2025 – Arda’s Entangled Bodies and Environments

The Tolkien Society Seminar is a short conference of both researcher-led and non-academic presentations on a specific theme pertaining to Tolkien scholarship. After the seminar, all paper recordings f...

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Digital Tolkien Project @digitaltolkien.com · 5d

This had its origins in Search Tolkien but has been improved (like the ability to group by speaker) and those improvements will make it back to Search Tolkien soon!

Project Amaze! @projectamaze.com · 5d

This is a big one!

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Beanbag #54 | Project Amaze!

Launch of Search Project Hail Mary

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TolkienGuide - On This Day @otd.tolkienguide.com · 6d

#OnThisDay in 1945, #Tolkien writes to Christopher Tolkien.

Tolkien writes to his son Christopher, informing him that the Inklings propose to consider him a permanent member. An extract from the letter appears in The Inklings, p. 205.

Guide to Tolkien's Letters: J.R.R. Tolkien to Christopher Tolkien

Tolkien writes to his son Christopher, informing him that the Inklings propose to consider him a permanent member. An extract from the letter appears in...

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Brian Weaver @brianitguy.bsky.social · 6d

So this has just arrived. Looks really amazing. Just leafed through and really liking Alexander Korotich's art @joelmerriner.bsky.social #Tolkien #LOTR

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Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org · 6d

On 8 October 2015: The Art of The Lord of the Rings was published.

Edited by Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull, this books gives a valuable insight into J.R.R. #Tolkien as an artist and features nearly 200 sketches, drawings, maps and paintings by J.R.R. Tolkien. An essential purchase. #BookSky

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