Lift Bridge Book Shop in Brockport, NY is sponsoring a discussion session and book signing event with Elizabeth Whittingham. Elizabeth is the author of The Evolution Of Tolkien’s Mythology: A Study of the History of Middle-earth, published late last year. The publisher states “this work provides a thorough study of Tolkien’s life and […]

I am in the process of updating a bit of the mechanics of the site, and for now will try to use WordPress for news and announcements instead of the (somewhat cumbersome) older process. The older news articles are still available for the very curious. Stay tuned for more!

I ran across this little software application today - while not as flexible as something like Google Earth, it is a fun little tool. It has a reasonably detailed map drawn from The Lord of the Rings that you can click on, drag around, and even do text searches to find particular locations. […]

I must say, I was shocked (in a pleasant way) when I got the latest issue of The Tolkien Society’s Mallorn in the mail the other day. The tree drawn by Pauline Baynes that has graced the cover of Mallorn for ever has been replaced with a lovely Jef Murray illustration. Quite a […]

Here is a blog entry from a very big Tolkien fan (evidently, a movie fan). His (and co-conspirators’) effort seems to have been about a week, and the results are, um, sweet!
The Battle of Pelennor Fields
The question I have is, did they eat it or save it? (What would it go for […]