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Now, when going through hundreds of items by Google Alerts - one of the elements I am using to curate the Roving Ranger newsletter - I have recently begun to see lines like this with a number of search results.
Anyone with an SEO background here - I think that's what the summary below is, right?
Anyone with an SEO background here - I think that's what the summary below is, right?
November 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Now, when going through hundreds of items by Google Alerts - one of the elements I am using to curate the Roving Ranger newsletter - I have recently begun to see lines like this with a number of search results.
Anyone with an SEO background here - I think that's what the summary below is, right?
Anyone with an SEO background here - I think that's what the summary below is, right?
... when gathering for a second breakfast - as it should be - letters from all over the world were shared, with some of them as far as New Zealand.
Namarië, Becky.
P.S. Becky has been immortalised as a Rider of Rohan and you'll be able to remember her at the Tolkien Tage. 🕯️
Namarië, Becky.
P.S. Becky has been immortalised as a Rider of Rohan and you'll be able to remember her at the Tolkien Tage. 🕯️
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
... when gathering for a second breakfast - as it should be - letters from all over the world were shared, with some of them as far as New Zealand.
Namarië, Becky.
P.S. Becky has been immortalised as a Rider of Rohan and you'll be able to remember her at the Tolkien Tage. 🕯️
Namarië, Becky.
P.S. Becky has been immortalised as a Rider of Rohan and you'll be able to remember her at the Tolkien Tage. 🕯️
This morning Becky Dillon was laid to rest in the place of her choosing, beneath a beautiful tree, in the midst of a forest.
A fellowship of nine had gathered from Germany and Denmark, passages were read, among them 'Leaf by Niggle', and then,...
A fellowship of nine had gathered from Germany and Denmark, passages were read, among them 'Leaf by Niggle', and then,...
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This morning Becky Dillon was laid to rest in the place of her choosing, beneath a beautiful tree, in the midst of a forest.
A fellowship of nine had gathered from Germany and Denmark, passages were read, among them 'Leaf by Niggle', and then,...
A fellowship of nine had gathered from Germany and Denmark, passages were read, among them 'Leaf by Niggle', and then,...
I have loved train travelling all of my life, even with the German Railways in their dilapidated state right now. I don't mind too much & I can share funny anecdotes on IG at #BahnfahrtLive 😂
Unfortunately, it's travelling to a funeral. I'd wish it weren't so.
Time passes - and so do we.
Unfortunately, it's travelling to a funeral. I'd wish it weren't so.
Time passes - and so do we.
November 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I have loved train travelling all of my life, even with the German Railways in their dilapidated state right now. I don't mind too much & I can share funny anecdotes on IG at #BahnfahrtLive 😂
Unfortunately, it's travelling to a funeral. I'd wish it weren't so.
Time passes - and so do we.
Unfortunately, it's travelling to a funeral. I'd wish it weren't so.
Time passes - and so do we.
Instead of your average enshittification and nazis...
Facebook showed me this.
ALL FOR IT, MATE 😀
Facebook showed me this.
ALL FOR IT, MATE 😀
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Instead of your average enshittification and nazis...
Facebook showed me this.
ALL FOR IT, MATE 😀
Facebook showed me this.
ALL FOR IT, MATE 😀
I organised today's Hobbit Halloween with my buddy Hannes for the @tolkien-in-jena.bsky.social regulars' table, playing tons of games & enjoying ourselves.
Someone left a sword with us - it was used for decoration - and walking through a major German city with it is quite the experience.
I love it
Someone left a sword with us - it was used for decoration - and walking through a major German city with it is quite the experience.
I love it
October 31, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I organised today's Hobbit Halloween with my buddy Hannes for the @tolkien-in-jena.bsky.social regulars' table, playing tons of games & enjoying ourselves.
Someone left a sword with us - it was used for decoration - and walking through a major German city with it is quite the experience.
I love it
Someone left a sword with us - it was used for decoration - and walking through a major German city with it is quite the experience.
I love it
... developer of the game (which was fun) and insightful. 😇
We did almost 150 episodes together - and then, last year, we lost Markus to cancer. I still have not recovered from that and I still need to write about it...
Yesterday, we finally published episode 150.
He would have wanted that.
We did almost 150 episodes together - and then, last year, we lost Markus to cancer. I still have not recovered from that and I still need to write about it...
Yesterday, we finally published episode 150.
He would have wanted that.
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
... developer of the game (which was fun) and insightful. 😇
We did almost 150 episodes together - and then, last year, we lost Markus to cancer. I still have not recovered from that and I still need to write about it...
Yesterday, we finally published episode 150.
He would have wanted that.
We did almost 150 episodes together - and then, last year, we lost Markus to cancer. I still have not recovered from that and I still need to write about it...
Yesterday, we finally published episode 150.
He would have wanted that.
But I still have that jeans I wore with a hole in my right knee - it is now my lucky jeans that I wear whenever I need some good luck.
These are Sebastian (in red) and Markus (in bald) 😀
We were playing a new boardgame at Tillis gaming café in Jena, preparing for a podcast interview with the...
These are Sebastian (in red) and Markus (in bald) 😀
We were playing a new boardgame at Tillis gaming café in Jena, preparing for a podcast interview with the...
October 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
But I still have that jeans I wore with a hole in my right knee - it is now my lucky jeans that I wear whenever I need some good luck.
These are Sebastian (in red) and Markus (in bald) 😀
We were playing a new boardgame at Tillis gaming café in Jena, preparing for a podcast interview with the...
These are Sebastian (in red) and Markus (in bald) 😀
We were playing a new boardgame at Tillis gaming café in Jena, preparing for a podcast interview with the...
It's not that I had the money or the time, really, but when these opportunities arise I would love to simply sit in...
And then I am realising I could not possibly travel safely to the US right now... 🫣
And then I am realising I could not possibly travel safely to the US right now... 🫣
October 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's not that I had the money or the time, really, but when these opportunities arise I would love to simply sit in...
And then I am realising I could not possibly travel safely to the US right now... 🫣
And then I am realising I could not possibly travel safely to the US right now... 🫣
Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure of raving about Tove Jansson's HOBBIT illustrations and how Tolkien, Lewis, Lindgren, Jansson and @terrypratchett.bsky.social go together.
Also - met Tad Williams after 20+ years & he remembered our interview 🤩🤗💪
Thanks go to #Tolkien publishers Hobbitpresse
Also - met Tad Williams after 20+ years & he remembered our interview 🤩🤗💪
Thanks go to #Tolkien publishers Hobbitpresse
October 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure of raving about Tove Jansson's HOBBIT illustrations and how Tolkien, Lewis, Lindgren, Jansson and @terrypratchett.bsky.social go together.
Also - met Tad Williams after 20+ years & he remembered our interview 🤩🤗💪
Thanks go to #Tolkien publishers Hobbitpresse
Also - met Tad Williams after 20+ years & he remembered our interview 🤩🤗💪
Thanks go to #Tolkien publishers Hobbitpresse
I realized it’s been a while since I properly introduced myself, so here goes:
I’m Marcel, I do curate, chat, organise, and write on all things Tolkienian, and I do it for all you lovely people with a love for Middle-earth.
Whether you’ve been here a while or just joined, I’m glad you’re here.
I’m Marcel, I do curate, chat, organise, and write on all things Tolkienian, and I do it for all you lovely people with a love for Middle-earth.
Whether you’ve been here a while or just joined, I’m glad you’re here.
October 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I realized it’s been a while since I properly introduced myself, so here goes:
I’m Marcel, I do curate, chat, organise, and write on all things Tolkienian, and I do it for all you lovely people with a love for Middle-earth.
Whether you’ve been here a while or just joined, I’m glad you’re here.
I’m Marcel, I do curate, chat, organise, and write on all things Tolkienian, and I do it for all you lovely people with a love for Middle-earth.
Whether you’ve been here a while or just joined, I’m glad you’re here.
On my way to Frankfurt Book Fair to chat about Tove Jansson's illustrations for the HOBBIT with German publishers' Hobbitpresse latest edition - in front of several dozen book bloggers from all over the country 😊
And somewhere Tad Williams might make an appearance 😅
Slightly nervous!
And somewhere Tad Williams might make an appearance 😅
Slightly nervous!
October 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
On my way to Frankfurt Book Fair to chat about Tove Jansson's illustrations for the HOBBIT with German publishers' Hobbitpresse latest edition - in front of several dozen book bloggers from all over the country 😊
And somewhere Tad Williams might make an appearance 😅
Slightly nervous!
And somewhere Tad Williams might make an appearance 😅
Slightly nervous!
"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 ..."
thecatholicherald.com/article/a-wo...
"... I still have two circular prayer cards, the size of coins, on which he inscribed the Pater Noster ..."
thecatholicherald.com/article/a-wo...
October 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
"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 ..."
thecatholicherald.com/article/a-wo...
"... I still have two circular prayer cards, the size of coins, on which he inscribed the Pater Noster ..."
thecatholicherald.com/article/a-wo...
IN MEMORIAM
Yesterday my beautiful friend, Becky Dillon, passed into the West.
I had written with her some time ago and she had made clear that things were heading for an end - but even if you know the end is coming the loss still remains.
Yesterday my beautiful friend, Becky Dillon, passed into the West.
I had written with her some time ago and she had made clear that things were heading for an end - but even if you know the end is coming the loss still remains.
October 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
IN MEMORIAM
Yesterday my beautiful friend, Becky Dillon, passed into the West.
I had written with her some time ago and she had made clear that things were heading for an end - but even if you know the end is coming the loss still remains.
Yesterday my beautiful friend, Becky Dillon, passed into the West.
I had written with her some time ago and she had made clear that things were heading for an end - but even if you know the end is coming the loss still remains.
Well, let's see how this one works out :)
Given that our fandom has been pretty lucky when it comes to board gaming...
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Given that our fandom has been pretty lucky when it comes to board gaming...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Well, let's see how this one works out :)
Given that our fandom has been pretty lucky when it comes to board gaming...
corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodee...
Given that our fandom has been pretty lucky when it comes to board gaming...
corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodee...
October 7, 2025 at 7:25 AM
October 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Life has its ups & downs and I am sure I am not alone in feeling that the downs seem to come more often in recent weeks and months...
But to have one of my pieces mentioned with the outstandingly insightful @oxfordclarion.bsky.social makes this a splendid day. 🔝😊😁
thetolkienist.com/2025/09/20/m...
But to have one of my pieces mentioned with the outstandingly insightful @oxfordclarion.bsky.social makes this a splendid day. 🔝😊😁
thetolkienist.com/2025/09/20/m...
October 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Life has its ups & downs and I am sure I am not alone in feeling that the downs seem to come more often in recent weeks and months...
But to have one of my pieces mentioned with the outstandingly insightful @oxfordclarion.bsky.social makes this a splendid day. 🔝😊😁
thetolkienist.com/2025/09/20/m...
But to have one of my pieces mentioned with the outstandingly insightful @oxfordclarion.bsky.social makes this a splendid day. 🔝😊😁
thetolkienist.com/2025/09/20/m...
are not only fun to read but also to read out - and to give as a gift to friends and family 🎁😁📖
FUN FACT: The book was published eighty-eight years ago. Aragorn was crowned king at the age of eighty-eight. 👑😁🤩
FUN FACT: The book was published eighty-eight years ago. Aragorn was crowned king at the age of eighty-eight. 👑😁🤩
September 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
are not only fun to read but also to read out - and to give as a gift to friends and family 🎁😁📖
FUN FACT: The book was published eighty-eight years ago. Aragorn was crowned king at the age of eighty-eight. 👑😁🤩
FUN FACT: The book was published eighty-eight years ago. Aragorn was crowned king at the age of eighty-eight. 👑😁🤩
"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. #Tolkien was published on Sept 21, 1937. An instant bestseller - and soon classic - it is loved by millions of readers around the world.
The adventures of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, the wizard, and a bunch of dwarves led by the legendary Thorin Oakenshield,...
The adventures of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, the wizard, and a bunch of dwarves led by the legendary Thorin Oakenshield,...
September 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
"The Hobbit" by J.R.R. #Tolkien was published on Sept 21, 1937. An instant bestseller - and soon classic - it is loved by millions of readers around the world.
The adventures of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, the wizard, and a bunch of dwarves led by the legendary Thorin Oakenshield,...
The adventures of the hobbit Bilbo Baggins, Gandalf, the wizard, and a bunch of dwarves led by the legendary Thorin Oakenshield,...
This valley is just plain gorgeous 😊
September 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
This valley is just plain gorgeous 😊
Waterfalls at night...
September 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Waterfalls at night...
I am fairly confident in saying it'd be worth your while - with or without the Tolkien connection 🇨🇭🤩
It's just a beautiful spot on this planet 🇨🇭🌏
And they have cows 🐮🐄😅
It's just a beautiful spot on this planet 🇨🇭🌏
And they have cows 🐮🐄😅
September 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I am fairly confident in saying it'd be worth your while - with or without the Tolkien connection 🇨🇭🤩
It's just a beautiful spot on this planet 🇨🇭🌏
And they have cows 🐮🐄😅
It's just a beautiful spot on this planet 🇨🇭🌏
And they have cows 🐮🐄😅
I get to ride lifts and trains and cog railways among amazing weather and with some great people...
I think I'll be just fine 🤩🤗🇨🇭⛰️
P.S. All of this is fairly impressive 😂🇨🇭
I think I'll be just fine 🤩🤗🇨🇭⛰️
P.S. All of this is fairly impressive 😂🇨🇭
September 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I get to ride lifts and trains and cog railways among amazing weather and with some great people...
I think I'll be just fine 🤩🤗🇨🇭⛰️
P.S. All of this is fairly impressive 😂🇨🇭
I think I'll be just fine 🤩🤗🇨🇭⛰️
P.S. All of this is fairly impressive 😂🇨🇭
‘Lauterbrunnen - in the footsteps of Tolkien' in Mürren / Grütschalp.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:42 AM
‘Lauterbrunnen - in the footsteps of Tolkien' in Mürren / Grütschalp.
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