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April 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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February 9, 2025 at 2:13 PM
On this day in 2004, The Return of the King film was nominated for 11 Academy Awards.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is the third and final part of The Lord of the Rings (film series). It is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the...
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January 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
On this day in 1889, Edith Bratt was born.
Edith Tolkien
Edith Mary Tolkien (née Bratt) (January 21, 1889 – November 29, 1971) was the daughter of Frances Bratt and Alfred Frederick Warrilow. She would become J.R.R. Tolkien...
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January 21, 2025 at 2:50 PM
We're thrilled to announce that Tolkien Gateway has been recognized by Wikipedia with our very own article! We are currently the only Tolkien fan site to have this honor. A big thank you to our amazing community for making this possible!
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January 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
On this day in Middle-earth, the Fellowship are resting in one of the most beautiful elvish places, Lothlórien.
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Lothlórien
Lothlórien was a kingdom of Silvan Elves on the eastern side of the Hithaeglir. It was considered one of the most beautiful and "elvish" places in Middle-earth during...
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January 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On this day in Middle-earth, the Fellowship arrive at Caras Galadhon.
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January 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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January 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
On this day in 2001, a film by the name of The Fellowship of the Rings was released to the world. What are your first memories of it?
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is the first film of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film series. It is directed by Peter Jackson, while...
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December 19, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Anyone near Tampa, Florida want to watch War of the Rohirrim with a new friend? We would go if we weren't on the West Coast.
Does anyone want to see the new Lord of the Rings anime with me?

I got no friends.

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December 8, 2024 at 2:17 AM
Tolkien Gateway now has over 15,000 illustrations! Thank you to all the talented artists and editors who helped us reach this milestone.
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December 7, 2024 at 8:07 PM
The official War of the Rohirrim soundtrack is now available to stream:
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Stephen Gallagher · Album · 2024 · 30 songs
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December 6, 2024 at 10:44 PM
On this day in 1994 and 1996 the final two volumes of The History of Middle-earth were released.
The History of Middle-earth
The History of Middle-earth is a 12-volume series of books published between 1983 and 1996 that collects and analyses much of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, compiled...
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December 6, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Bear McCreary was my top artist on Spotify Wrapped this year. Why am I not surprised. 😃
December 5, 2024 at 8:07 PM
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December 4, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Happy Birthday to Gaia Wise! She is the voice of Helm's daughter in the upcoming film, The War of the Rohirrim:
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Helm's daughter
Helm's daughter was the unnamed daughter of Helm Hammerhand.
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December 4, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Thank you to the very talented Raoul Vitale for allowing us to feature his illustrations on TG. Check out our Mirror of Galadriel article for an example:
Mirror of Galadriel
The Mirror of Galadriel was a basin filled with water in which one could see far away visions of the past, present, and future. It was used by Galadriel, the Lady...
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December 2, 2024 at 3:10 PM
On this day in 2003, The Return of the King premiered in Wellington, and in 2014, The Battle of the Five Armies premiered in London.
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December 1, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Hola! On this day in 1964 "El hobito" was released in Argentina, the very first translation of The Hobbit into Spanish.
El hobito
El hobito was the first translation into Spanish of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit. It was published in 1964 in Argentina.
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November 30, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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November 30, 2024 at 1:10 PM
On this day in 1971, Edith sails into the West at the age of 82.
Edith Tolkien
Edith Mary Tolkien (née Bratt) (January 21, 1889 – November 29, 1971) was the daughter of Frances Bratt and Alfred Frederick Warrilow. She would become J.R.R. Tolkien...
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November 29, 2024 at 8:30 AM
Happy Thanksgiving to those in the US!

Today's word of the day is Eruhantalë - which translates to "Thanksgiving to Eru".
Eruhantalë
The Eruhantalë was the last of the Three Prayers to Eru spoken each year by the King or Queen of Númenor. In this ceremony, the monarch and his or her people gave...
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November 28, 2024 at 1:00 PM
On this day in 1914, Tolkien reads "The Voyage of Éarendel the Evening Star" at Exeter College's Essay Club. The poem is often considered to be the beginning of Tolkien's legendarium.
Éalá Éarendel Engla Beorhtast
Éalá Éarendel Engla Beorhtast is an early poem by J.R.R. Tolkien (according to Christopher Tolkien "the first of the mythology":271). It is published in full in...
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November 27, 2024 at 8:05 AM
"Last time, you said Bilbo's front door was blue, and you said Thorin had a golden tassel on his hood, but you've just said that Bilbo's front door was green and..."

We miss you Christopher. Happy 100th!

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Christopher Tolkien
Christopher John Reuel Tolkien (21 November 1924 - 16 January 2020) was the third child and the youngest son of J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Tolkien. He was the literary...
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November 21, 2024 at 5:12 AM