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STARTING FEB 1st... 🤩
Twice a week: WHERE WAS I? A photo from 30+ years of fandom and you can guess where I was and what I participated in! [Monday + Wednesday]
Once a week: TFF! Yes, we all need BFFs, but we also need TOLKIEN FUN FACTS.
Twice a week: WHERE WAS I? A photo from 30+ years of fandom and you can guess where I was and what I participated in! [Monday + Wednesday]
Once a week: TFF! Yes, we all need BFFs, but we also need TOLKIEN FUN FACTS.
Two Things.
DERRY GIRLS. I'll have to say something about it as the series seriously surprised me, given that I had an elderly lady once said beside me: "my house is the most bombed in Northern Ireland."
STAR TREK: SA. 1st episode? Best thing I have seen in a while as a Trekkie. Hoping for more 🤩
DERRY GIRLS. I'll have to say something about it as the series seriously surprised me, given that I had an elderly lady once said beside me: "my house is the most bombed in Northern Ireland."
STAR TREK: SA. 1st episode? Best thing I have seen in a while as a Trekkie. Hoping for more 🤩
January 25, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Two Things.
DERRY GIRLS. I'll have to say something about it as the series seriously surprised me, given that I had an elderly lady once said beside me: "my house is the most bombed in Northern Ireland."
STAR TREK: SA. 1st episode? Best thing I have seen in a while as a Trekkie. Hoping for more 🤩
DERRY GIRLS. I'll have to say something about it as the series seriously surprised me, given that I had an elderly lady once said beside me: "my house is the most bombed in Northern Ireland."
STAR TREK: SA. 1st episode? Best thing I have seen in a while as a Trekkie. Hoping for more 🤩
Reposted by Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉
Demain.
12h.
12h.
Notre premier 8e de finale dans quelques jours opposera deux dragons... 🐉
January 25, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Demain.
12h.
12h.
Reposted by Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉
Pra quem não viu ainda, lembrando que a gente tem um "feed tolkienista" aqui no Bluesky, que centraliza todas as postagens *portuguesas* que tenham pelo menos uma de 200+ palavras chave do universo Tolkien.
E dá para salvá-lo na sua tela inicial do app!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
E dá para salvá-lo na sua tela inicial do app!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 25, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Pra quem não viu ainda, lembrando que a gente tem um "feed tolkienista" aqui no Bluesky, que centraliza todas as postagens *portuguesas* que tenham pelo menos uma de 200+ palavras chave do universo Tolkien.
E dá para salvá-lo na sua tela inicial do app!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
E dá para salvá-lo na sua tela inicial do app!
bsky.app/profile/did:...
URSULA K. LE-PLOW 🤗😁😂👏
January 24, 2026 at 1:45 PM
URSULA K. LE-PLOW 🤗😁😂👏
Reposted by Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉
'Eowyn and the Nazgul', by Tim and Greg Hildebrandt, from the 1976 JRR Tolkien Calendar.
(Today would have been my father's 87th birthday.)
#hildebrandt #hildebrandtart #timhildebrandt #tolkien #fantasy #fantasyart #LOTR #MiddleEarth #JRRT
(Today would have been my father's 87th birthday.)
#hildebrandt #hildebrandtart #timhildebrandt #tolkien #fantasy #fantasyart #LOTR #MiddleEarth #JRRT
January 23, 2026 at 7:03 PM
'Eowyn and the Nazgul', by Tim and Greg Hildebrandt, from the 1976 JRR Tolkien Calendar.
(Today would have been my father's 87th birthday.)
#hildebrandt #hildebrandtart #timhildebrandt #tolkien #fantasy #fantasyart #LOTR #MiddleEarth #JRRT
(Today would have been my father's 87th birthday.)
#hildebrandt #hildebrandtart #timhildebrandt #tolkien #fantasy #fantasyart #LOTR #MiddleEarth #JRRT
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In this new piece I’m ruminating on J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan and the complexities of Neverland: Is it a magical land or a construct of the imagination? And how does the idea of a window as a portal complicate things?
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/where-or-w...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:28 AM
In this new piece I’m ruminating on J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan and the complexities of Neverland: Is it a magical land or a construct of the imagination? And how does the idea of a window as a portal complicate things?
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/where-or-w...
dimitrafimi.substack.com/p/where-or-w...
STARTING FEB 1st... 🤩
Twice a week: WHERE WAS I? A photo from 30+ years of fandom and you can guess where I was and what I participated in! [Monday + Wednesday]
Once a week: TFF! Yes, we all need BFFs, but we also need TOLKIEN FUN FACTS.
Twice a week: WHERE WAS I? A photo from 30+ years of fandom and you can guess where I was and what I participated in! [Monday + Wednesday]
Once a week: TFF! Yes, we all need BFFs, but we also need TOLKIEN FUN FACTS.
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January 24, 2026 at 12:06 PM
STARTING FEB 1st... 🤩
Twice a week: WHERE WAS I? A photo from 30+ years of fandom and you can guess where I was and what I participated in! [Monday + Wednesday]
Once a week: TFF! Yes, we all need BFFs, but we also need TOLKIEN FUN FACTS.
Twice a week: WHERE WAS I? A photo from 30+ years of fandom and you can guess where I was and what I participated in! [Monday + Wednesday]
Once a week: TFF! Yes, we all need BFFs, but we also need TOLKIEN FUN FACTS.
So, in the German city of Kassel you can take the tram to...
Mordor. 😅
[P.S. Not really - it's a prank. 🤩]
www.hessenschau.de/morgenticker...
Mordor. 😅
[P.S. Not really - it's a prank. 🤩]
www.hessenschau.de/morgenticker...
Straßenbahn in Kassel fährt nach Mordor
Was in der Nacht passiert ist, was am Tag wichtig wird – und alles, was Hessen bewegt. Unser Ticker zum Start in den Morgen.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:26 PM
So, in the German city of Kassel you can take the tram to...
Mordor. 😅
[P.S. Not really - it's a prank. 🤩]
www.hessenschau.de/morgenticker...
Mordor. 😅
[P.S. Not really - it's a prank. 🤩]
www.hessenschau.de/morgenticker...
Reposted by Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉
AI is a disaster for environment, human brains and societies. It should be banned #PhDsagainstAI
January 23, 2026 at 6:16 AM
AI is a disaster for environment, human brains and societies. It should be banned #PhDsagainstAI
Hey, everyone, I will have to send this again via social media etc...
Google considers short urls like youtu(.)be - from Youtube itself - as a red flag for spam. This rule came into effect in December and has now spread wider on the internet.
Next RR I'll use the full URL again 😅
Google considers short urls like youtu(.)be - from Youtube itself - as a red flag for spam. This rule came into effect in December and has now spread wider on the internet.
Next RR I'll use the full URL again 😅
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Hey, everyone, I will have to send this again via social media etc...
Google considers short urls like youtu(.)be - from Youtube itself - as a red flag for spam. This rule came into effect in December and has now spread wider on the internet.
Next RR I'll use the full URL again 😅
Google considers short urls like youtu(.)be - from Youtube itself - as a red flag for spam. This rule came into effect in December and has now spread wider on the internet.
Next RR I'll use the full URL again 😅
Reposted by Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉
We are asked regularly about the work of Paul Corfield Godfrey, especially how one can approach his now enormous connected cycle of operas based on the works of J.R.R. #Tolkien. @scbuttle.bsky.social of Volante has put together a video that listeners may find useful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1lY...
Listening Guide - PCG's The Silmarillion, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and Appendices
YouTube video by Volante Opera Productions
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January 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM
We are asked regularly about the work of Paul Corfield Godfrey, especially how one can approach his now enormous connected cycle of operas based on the works of J.R.R. #Tolkien. @scbuttle.bsky.social of Volante has put together a video that listeners may find useful. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1lY...
Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers.
Including: Kullervo in cinemas; Balrog Beatdown; Tolkien Tapestries Return; Leadership in Middle-earth (i.e. in Zurich!); Tolkien Day Ball; nominations for TSA open: music for a sorrowless forest; Grendel/ond; & much more!
Including: Kullervo in cinemas; Balrog Beatdown; Tolkien Tapestries Return; Leadership in Middle-earth (i.e. in Zurich!); Tolkien Day Ball; nominations for TSA open: music for a sorrowless forest; Grendel/ond; & much more!
The One hundred and seventy-first Roving Ranger
The Roving Ranger #171 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.
steady.page
January 21, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers.
Including: Kullervo in cinemas; Balrog Beatdown; Tolkien Tapestries Return; Leadership in Middle-earth (i.e. in Zurich!); Tolkien Day Ball; nominations for TSA open: music for a sorrowless forest; Grendel/ond; & much more!
Including: Kullervo in cinemas; Balrog Beatdown; Tolkien Tapestries Return; Leadership in Middle-earth (i.e. in Zurich!); Tolkien Day Ball; nominations for TSA open: music for a sorrowless forest; Grendel/ond; & much more!
Reposted by Marcel R. Bülles 📚💍🌋🎉
And the answer is.....
All are true! I was doing some research on one of the first Tolkien related fanzines and a few hints and cross references exposed me to a newszine titled Skyrack, whose editor liked Tolkien and reported some news tidbits in various issues. 1/🧵
All are true! I was doing some research on one of the first Tolkien related fanzines and a few hints and cross references exposed me to a newszine titled Skyrack, whose editor liked Tolkien and reported some news tidbits in various issues. 1/🧵
January 21, 2026 at 9:52 PM
And the answer is.....
All are true! I was doing some research on one of the first Tolkien related fanzines and a few hints and cross references exposed me to a newszine titled Skyrack, whose editor liked Tolkien and reported some news tidbits in various issues. 1/🧵
All are true! I was doing some research on one of the first Tolkien related fanzines and a few hints and cross references exposed me to a newszine titled Skyrack, whose editor liked Tolkien and reported some news tidbits in various issues. 1/🧵
Coming into 2026 never forget that about 99% of the internet -[1]- is just this: RAGEBAIT.
Mostly thanks to social media and adjacent territories, now massively multiplied by the rise of automated content ('25 was the first year machines produced more than we did).
[1]: anecdotal evidence.
Mostly thanks to social media and adjacent territories, now massively multiplied by the rise of automated content ('25 was the first year machines produced more than we did).
[1]: anecdotal evidence.
The Oxford Word of the Year 2025 is rage bait - Oxford University Press
The Oxford Word of the Year crown for 2025 has gone to 'rage bait', with our experts noting that its usage had tripled over the past 12 months.
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January 21, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Coming into 2026 never forget that about 99% of the internet -[1]- is just this: RAGEBAIT.
Mostly thanks to social media and adjacent territories, now massively multiplied by the rise of automated content ('25 was the first year machines produced more than we did).
[1]: anecdotal evidence.
Mostly thanks to social media and adjacent territories, now massively multiplied by the rise of automated content ('25 was the first year machines produced more than we did).
[1]: anecdotal evidence.
It's an absolute pleasure to have another guest post with the Tolkienist - this time it is @lukasritzel.bsky.social with a very special interview on some truly magical music and a great Tolkien connection.
An interview with Joy Shannon & Ruth Tolkien: "In The Forest Singing Sorrowless" - thetolkienist.com
"In The Forest Singing Sorrowless" is the latest album of Irish harpist and vocalist Joy Shannon, including guest artist Ruth Tolkien
thetolkienist.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:13 AM
It's an absolute pleasure to have another guest post with the Tolkienist - this time it is @lukasritzel.bsky.social with a very special interview on some truly magical music and a great Tolkien connection.
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen (non-classical edition):
Beowulf in Anglo-Saxon
Eurythmics
Guns'n'Roses
David Bowie
U2
[Benjamin Bagby; thought it would be their last concert, '89; + Faith no More & Soundgarden; Hurricane - his last live concert incl. a heart attack; _my_ band]
Beowulf in Anglo-Saxon
Eurythmics
Guns'n'Roses
David Bowie
U2
[Benjamin Bagby; thought it would be their last concert, '89; + Faith no More & Soundgarden; Hurricane - his last live concert incl. a heart attack; _my_ band]
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen (non-classical edition):
They Might Be Giants
Ben Folds
Mark Knopfler
Paul Simon
Dire Straits
They Might Be Giants
Ben Folds
Mark Knopfler
Paul Simon
Dire Straits
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen:
Rush
Fishbone
Oingo Boingo
Grateful Dead
The Cranberries
Rush
Fishbone
Oingo Boingo
Grateful Dead
The Cranberries
January 20, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen (non-classical edition):
Beowulf in Anglo-Saxon
Eurythmics
Guns'n'Roses
David Bowie
U2
[Benjamin Bagby; thought it would be their last concert, '89; + Faith no More & Soundgarden; Hurricane - his last live concert incl. a heart attack; _my_ band]
Beowulf in Anglo-Saxon
Eurythmics
Guns'n'Roses
David Bowie
U2
[Benjamin Bagby; thought it would be their last concert, '89; + Faith no More & Soundgarden; Hurricane - his last live concert incl. a heart attack; _my_ band]
Yup. Tolkien and beer, works for me.
Valley and Downtown
Tolkien, English IPA
Yep! You read that right! It's an IPA at Bardic! It's crisp with a malty backbone supporting tropical citrus notes and subtle hoppy bitterness.
Tolkien, English IPA
Yep! You read that right! It's an IPA at Bardic! It's crisp with a malty backbone supporting tropical citrus notes and subtle hoppy bitterness.
January 19, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Yup. Tolkien and beer, works for me.
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17 January - The Fellowship of the Ring are led through Lothlórien and reach Cerin Amroth. 🌳
"I feel as if I was inside a song." Sam’s words perfectly capture the essence of Lothlórien.
This scene has always been one of my favourites in The Lord of the Rings.
What do you think of my depiction?
"I feel as if I was inside a song." Sam’s words perfectly capture the essence of Lothlórien.
This scene has always been one of my favourites in The Lord of the Rings.
What do you think of my depiction?
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
17 January - The Fellowship of the Ring are led through Lothlórien and reach Cerin Amroth. 🌳
"I feel as if I was inside a song." Sam’s words perfectly capture the essence of Lothlórien.
This scene has always been one of my favourites in The Lord of the Rings.
What do you think of my depiction?
"I feel as if I was inside a song." Sam’s words perfectly capture the essence of Lothlórien.
This scene has always been one of my favourites in The Lord of the Rings.
What do you think of my depiction?
Are you using US-based writing and crowdfunding systems like Medium, Substack, Patreon & Co.?
You might consider moving your work to Europe.
I moved away from both Patreon and Mailchimp to Steady.
Newsletter, blog, podcast, YT channel etc.?
Any questions, send me a message.
steady.page/en/
You might consider moving your work to Europe.
I moved away from both Patreon and Mailchimp to Steady.
Newsletter, blog, podcast, YT channel etc.?
Any questions, send me a message.
steady.page/en/
Steady — One ecosystem for those who create
Giving independent media makers everything they need to build and manage a thriving membership community.
steady.page
January 17, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Are you using US-based writing and crowdfunding systems like Medium, Substack, Patreon & Co.?
You might consider moving your work to Europe.
I moved away from both Patreon and Mailchimp to Steady.
Newsletter, blog, podcast, YT channel etc.?
Any questions, send me a message.
steady.page/en/
You might consider moving your work to Europe.
I moved away from both Patreon and Mailchimp to Steady.
Newsletter, blog, podcast, YT channel etc.?
Any questions, send me a message.
steady.page/en/
Whatever you do always ask knowledgeable people before you buy...
25 grand for Tolkien books is worth your time.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/29792386...
25 grand for Tolkien books is worth your time.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/29792386...
Pardon our interruption...
www.ebay.co.uk
January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Whatever you do always ask knowledgeable people before you buy...
25 grand for Tolkien books is worth your time.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/29792386...
25 grand for Tolkien books is worth your time.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/29792386...
Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers.
Including:
LotR Magdalen Marathon; TSA 2026 nominations open; Tolkien Books Database; the "Tolkien Hypothesis"; Insect Damage, Tolkien, and a book of... Cheese?; the Crown of Gondor & more...
steady.page/en/thetolkie...
Including:
LotR Magdalen Marathon; TSA 2026 nominations open; Tolkien Books Database; the "Tolkien Hypothesis"; Insect Damage, Tolkien, and a book of... Cheese?; the Crown of Gondor & more...
steady.page/en/thetolkie...
The One hundred and seventieth Roving Ranger
The Roving Ranger #170 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.
steady.page
January 15, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers.
Including:
LotR Magdalen Marathon; TSA 2026 nominations open; Tolkien Books Database; the "Tolkien Hypothesis"; Insect Damage, Tolkien, and a book of... Cheese?; the Crown of Gondor & more...
steady.page/en/thetolkie...
Including:
LotR Magdalen Marathon; TSA 2026 nominations open; Tolkien Books Database; the "Tolkien Hypothesis"; Insect Damage, Tolkien, and a book of... Cheese?; the Crown of Gondor & more...
steady.page/en/thetolkie...
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
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Read about our plans for 2026 in a new Letter to the Players! Find our development road map on LOTRO.com: https://www.lotro.com/news/lotro-letter-to-players-jan-26-en #LOTRO
January 15, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Read about our plans for 2026 in a new Letter to the Players! Find our development road map on LOTRO.com: https://www.lotro.com/news/lotro-letter-to-players-jan-26-en #LOTRO
Just in case you haven't done this yet... 😀
Yes, you can nominate the all things Tolkien newsletter...
The Roving Ranger.
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Yes, you can nominate the all things Tolkien newsletter...
The Roving Ranger.
steady.page/en/thetolkie...
January 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Just in case you haven't done this yet... 😀
Yes, you can nominate the all things Tolkien newsletter...
The Roving Ranger.
steady.page/en/thetolkie...
Yes, you can nominate the all things Tolkien newsletter...
The Roving Ranger.
steady.page/en/thetolkie...
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At Oregon Contemporary this Saturday, 1/17, gather under the oak tree as Ursula K. Le Guin’s daughters, daughter-in-law, and one of her granddaughters read a selection of her children’s books.
The event is free to attend and open to all! Storytime begins at noon.
Photo by Mario Gallucci Studio.
The event is free to attend and open to all! Storytime begins at noon.
Photo by Mario Gallucci Studio.
January 15, 2026 at 7:22 PM
At Oregon Contemporary this Saturday, 1/17, gather under the oak tree as Ursula K. Le Guin’s daughters, daughter-in-law, and one of her granddaughters read a selection of her children’s books.
The event is free to attend and open to all! Storytime begins at noon.
Photo by Mario Gallucci Studio.
The event is free to attend and open to all! Storytime begins at noon.
Photo by Mario Gallucci Studio.