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Died this day: 09/02/1973 (b. 01/03/1892) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien
#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
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Died this day: 09/02/1973 (b. 01/03/1892) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien
#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
#JRRTolkien @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction -
Died this day: 09/02/1973 (b. 01/03/1892) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien
#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
#JRRTolkien @books @scifi @Scifiart @sciencefiction -
Died this day: 09/02/1973 (b. 01/03/1892) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and academic philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien
#Literature #SciFi #ScienceFiction #books #bookstodon #coverart #bookart #bookcovers
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Why Didn’t Sauron Create An Army Of Morgûl-Blade Slaves?
ANSWER: I have been asked about this a few times over the years, although not very often. It’s one of those questions that kind of pops into your mind when you’re reading the story for the nth time. Or maybe you’re reading a blog like this one and someone mentions an item or something and suddenly your mind starts wandering.
I received […]
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Sharing for my fellow #Tolkien folks!
“To many in the Tolkien fandom, #audiobooks are a vital way to explore #JRRTolkien’s and Christopher Tolkien's work. To date… Christopher Tolkien's ‘The History of Middle-earth’ as a complete set with consistent and separate narration for Christopher and J.R.R's voices remains undone.
“Let's show HarperCollins that we have the interest and support to make these audiobooks happen. Share with your friends and communities!” #petition #MiddleEarth #fantasy
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Q: Why Were J.R.R. Tolkien’s Works So Revolutionary?
ANSWER: I think people sometimes give J.R.R. Tolkien credit for inventing things he didn’t invent. Tolkien did not invent Elves, Dwarves, dragons, magic swords, enchanted rings, heroic quests, ancient kingdoms, or supernatural enemies. Other writers had created imaginary worlds before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings were published, and […]
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Q: Why Did The One Ring Allow Frodo To Hand It To Bombadil?
ANSWER: I had half-written this article and then had to stop working on it. I left the browser window open but when I came back to it the article vanished. So it’s possible I haven’t reconstructed all my previous ideas and I may miss something in what follows (as I wrote it hastily). I received the following questions in December […]
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Q: What Was Sauron’s True Name?
ANSWER: Sauron’s “true” name must be one of the most popular topics among Tolkien fans who dive deep into the minutiae of the books. When Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli were discussing the Orcs whom Boromir had killed, they pondered what the “S” rune on their helms might represent. Aragorn dismissed the idea that it could represent “Sauron” because “he does not […]
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Q: What Did Tolkien Mean When He Used ‘Swart’ And ‘Swarthy’ To Describe Elves And Men?
ANSWER: I have deferred answering this question because of my recent post about Andy Serkis. I received this question in September 2025 and as I process my queue of visitor-submitted questions it was coming up when Andy made waves in the news. I hope enough time has passed that people won’t mind my […]
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Q: Why Didn’t The Elves Destroy The Three Rings?
ANSWER: People have asked many questions about the Rings of Power. I received the following question about the Elven rings in July 2025:
… why did the Elves keep the Three Rings all those years, instead of destroying them? They had access to Mount Doom for at least the first millennia of the 3rd Age. The Keepers wanted to keep the power […]
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Q: When Does A Tolkien Question Stop Being About Tolkien?
ANSWER: Through the years I receive occasional thoughtful opinions or responses to recent posts on this blog, where long-time readers feel I may have strayed beyond their expectations or – in some cases – comfort zones. Those two areas are not the same (in my eyes). There may be other, unseen boundaries I occasionally cross. Years ago, […]
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Q: Why Were Arnor And Gondor Separate After Isildur Died?
ANSWER: I received the following question from a reader in November 2025:
Why were Armor and Gondor sundered after Isildur’s death, if long-range communications with the Palàntiri was a thing?
Technically, the realm of Elendil persisted until Third Age year 861, when Amlaith and his two (unnamed) brothers divided Arnor into three […]
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Pack up the car
Daily writing prompt What’s a movie or book that inspired you to travel? View all responsesNone really. I’m not much of a traveler so no book or movie has inspired me to travel. In fact, the first movie I thought of this morning inspired me not to travel and that’s The Wizard of Oz. When Dorothy wakes up in her bed and tells us if she ever goes looking for her heart’s desire again she won’t look any further than her own back yard because if it’s not there, it was never lost to begin with, it made sense to me. Stay home, stay safe. Kind of a sheltered existence, but it works. About the best a book has ever done for me is inspire me to want to travel. Travels With Charley, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. On the Road. I suppose The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and the Hobbit books might have to be somewhere on that list too. Maybe, in a way, metaphorically?, the Book of Exodus? If I think about it more I’m guessing more titles will come to mind so I’ll stop thinking about it now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lfo0XBrGgI0&list=RDLfo0XBrGgI0&start_radio=1
#Bible #BookOfExodus #books #dailyprompt #dailyprompt2828 #Exodus #GordonLightfoot #JRRTolkien #JackKerouac #JohnSteinbeck #LFrankBaum #RobertPirsig #Traveling #WizardOfOz -
SONG OF THE WEEK “Changing of the Guard” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/changing-of-the-guard
#guard #twilightzone #astronaut #sun #faith #scifi #sciencefiction #jared #davidbowie #majortom #wife #space #travel #angels #JRRtolkien #beatles #whitealbum #mellotron #georgeharrison #wonderwall #singersongwriter #singeratlarge
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SONG OF THE WEEK “Changing of the Guard” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/changing-of-the-guard
#guard #twilightzone #astronaut #sun #faith #scifi #sciencefiction #jared #davidbowie #majortom #wife #space #travel #angels #JRRtolkien #beatles #whitealbum #mellotron #georgeharrison #wonderwall #singersongwriter #singeratlarge
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SONG OF THE WEEK “Changing of the Guard” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/changing-of-the-guard
#guard #twilightzone #astronaut #sun #faith #scifi #sciencefiction #jared #davidbowie #majortom #wife #space #travel #angels #JRRtolkien #beatles #whitealbum #mellotron #georgeharrison #wonderwall #singersongwriter #singeratlarge
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SONG OF THE WEEK “Changing of the Guard” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/changing-of-the-guard
#guard #twilightzone #astronaut #sun #faith #scifi #sciencefiction #jared #davidbowie #majortom #wife #space #travel #angels #JRRtolkien #beatles #whitealbum #mellotron #georgeharrison #wonderwall #singersongwriter #singeratlarge
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SONG OF THE WEEK “Changing of the Guard” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/changing-of-the-guard
#guard #twilightzone #astronaut #sun #faith #scifi #sciencefiction #jared #davidbowie #majortom #wife #space #travel #angels #JRRtolkien #beatles #whitealbum #mellotron #georgeharrison #wonderwall #singersongwriter #singeratlarge
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I always thought that #JRRTolkien's #Smaug was a metaphor for the #IndustrialAge and #WealthHoarding. It seems I'm not alone! #Tolkien was actually an #environmentalist and possibly a #socialist (though he describes himself as an #anarchist). Does that mean #LOTR will be banned by #Fascistic #Capitalists? Hmmmm...
#Dragonomics: Smaug and #ClimateChange
Posted on February 22, 2019 by Richard Fahey
Excerpt: "Today, we talk about dragons. I refer specifically to the greedy, northern (often fire-breathing) variety as described in Beowulf and featured in Tolkien’s #Hobbit, and I will consider how these monsters present #EnvironmentalCatastrophe as a direct result of #hoarding and #greed.
"My discussion of dragons and climate change continues my recent series of blogs interested in placing medieval literature (and in this case also modern medievalism) in conversation with current crises. This blog develops an earlier argument made in a paper at a 'Tolkien in Vermont' conference (2014), titled 'Dragonomics: Smaug and #Pollution on Middle-Earth,' in which I argue that pollution in Tolkien’s Hobbit is linked to both the literal destruction by the dragon, and the rampant greed that motivates Smaug and ultimately initiates the plunder and violence at the Battle of Five Armies."
#MiddleEarth #Capitalism #ClimateCrisis #Oiligarchy #Oligarchy #CapitalismMustDie
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MY SONG OF THE WEEK “Changing of the Guard” https://johnnyjblairsingeratlarge.bandcamp.com/track/changing-of-the-guard
#johnnyjblair #guard #twilightzone #astronaut #davidbowie #majortom #oldguard #newguard #angels #JRRTolkien #lordoftherings #greyhavens #neilfinn #crowdedhouse #beatles #whitealbum #mellotron #markjones #chrisvonsneidern #tapevault #sanfrancisco
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No mínimo, curioso.
Vejam bem no que o Tremendão se meteu a anos atrás! "Gigante Gentil’, álbum de que tem inspiração no universo dos quadrinhos, Senhor dos Anéis e J.R.R. Tolkien. Que interessante, viu...
Erasmo Carlos, mesmo não estando aqui, continua vivo. 👏👏👏
https://whiplash.net/materias/news_685/367654-erasmocarlos.html
#rock #rocknroll #tolkien #grammy #latino #brasil #música #music #HQ #quadrinhos #lordoftherings #jrrtolkien #album #músicabrasileira #Tremendão #erasmocarlos
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Krankheitsbedingt ist es die letzten Sendung TolkCast ausgefallen. Dafür geht es heute mit Gast weiter. Jetzt live zuhören unter https://www.tolkcast.live
#tolkcast #collecttolkien #tolkienuniverse #tolkientribe #tolkienbooks #tolkiennerd #tolkiencollection #jrr #jrrt #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkienist #tolkienite #johnronaldrueltolkien
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Krankheitsbedingt ist es die letzten Sendung TolkCast ausgefallen. Dafür geht es heute mit Gast weiter. Jetzt live zuhören unter https://www.tolkcast.live
#tolkcast #collecttolkien #tolkienuniverse #tolkientribe #tolkienbooks #tolkiennerd #tolkiencollection #jrr #jrrt #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkienist #tolkienite #johnronaldrueltolkien
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Krankheitsbedingt ist es die letzten Sendung TolkCast ausgefallen. Dafür geht es heute mit Gast weiter. Jetzt live zuhören unter https://www.tolkcast.live
#tolkcast #collecttolkien #tolkienuniverse #tolkientribe #tolkienbooks #tolkiennerd #tolkiencollection #jrr #jrrt #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkienist #tolkienite #johnronaldrueltolkien
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Krankheitsbedingt ist es die letzten Sendung TolkCast ausgefallen. Dafür geht es heute mit Gast weiter. Jetzt live zuhören unter https://www.tolkcast.live
#tolkcast #collecttolkien #tolkienuniverse #tolkientribe #tolkienbooks #tolkiennerd #tolkiencollection #jrr #jrrt #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkienist #tolkienite #johnronaldrueltolkien
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Und der TolkCast ist wieder live: https://tolkcast.live #collecttolkien #tolkienuniverse #tolkientribe #tolkienbooks #tolkiennerd #tolkiencollection #jrr #jrrt #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkienist #tolkienite #johnronaldrueltolkien
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Und der TolkCast ist wieder live: https://tolkcast.live #collecttolkien #tolkienuniverse #tolkientribe #tolkienbooks #tolkiennerd #tolkiencollection #jrr #jrrt #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkienist #tolkienite #johnronaldrueltolkien
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Und der TolkCast ist wieder live: https://tolkcast.live #collecttolkien #tolkienuniverse #tolkientribe #tolkienbooks #tolkiennerd #tolkiencollection #jrr #jrrt #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkienist #tolkienite #johnronaldrueltolkien
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Und der TolkCast ist wieder live: https://tolkcast.live #collecttolkien #tolkienuniverse #tolkientribe #tolkienbooks #tolkiennerd #tolkiencollection #jrr #jrrt #tolkien #jrrtolkien #tolkienist #tolkienite #johnronaldrueltolkien
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"We are plain quiet folk and have no use for adventures. Nasty disturbing uncomfortable things! Make you late for dinner! I can't think what anybody sees in them."
- Bilbo Baggins ( 'The Hobbit' by J. R. R. Tolkien)
#BookologyThursday📷: Neha Godbole
#TheHobbit #BilboBaggins #JRRTolkien #Tolkien #LordOfTheRings #MiddleEarth #Quote
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Buon #hobbitday! Oggi, nella mitologia Tolkieniana, ricorre il compleanno di Frodo e Bilbo Baggins. #22settembre #OTD
Ps. Vi piace la porta del nostro magazzino? 😎
#hobbitday2023 #tolkien #tolkienart #jrrtolkien #frodobaggins #bilbobaggins 📚 -
The Carrock by Alan Lee
#alanlee #jrrtolkien #tolkien #lordoftherings #middleearth #thelordoftherings #lotr #bookstagram #fantasy #thehobbit #johnhowe #hobbit #tolkienart #alanleeart #tolkienfan #thesilmarillion #tolkienite #tolkientribe #silmarillion #thereturnoftheking #lordoftheringsbooks #lordoftheringsart #fanart #booksbooksbooks #thetwotowers #tolkienbooks #fellowshipofthering #sketchbook #bilbobaggins #lotrfan -
The Carrock by Alan Lee
#alanlee #jrrtolkien #tolkien #lordoftherings #middleearth #thelordoftherings #lotr #bookstagram #fantasy #thehobbit #johnhowe #hobbit #tolkienart #alanleeart #tolkienfan #thesilmarillion #tolkienite #tolkientribe #silmarillion #thereturnoftheking #lordoftheringsbooks #lordoftheringsart #fanart #booksbooksbooks #thetwotowers #tolkienbooks #fellowshipofthering #sketchbook #bilbobaggins #lotrfan -
The Carrock by Alan Lee
#alanlee #jrrtolkien #tolkien #lordoftherings #middleearth #thelordoftherings #lotr #bookstagram #fantasy #thehobbit #johnhowe #hobbit #tolkienart #alanleeart #tolkienfan #thesilmarillion #tolkienite #tolkientribe #silmarillion #thereturnoftheking #lordoftheringsbooks #lordoftheringsart #fanart #booksbooksbooks #thetwotowers #tolkienbooks #fellowshipofthering #sketchbook #bilbobaggins #lotrfan -
Starting a new book tonight, the large print edition of The Fall of Numenor, collecting together many of Tolkien’s writings about the Second Age of Middle Earth. #Tolkien #JRRTolkien #MiddleEarth #RingsOfPower #Books #Reading #SecondAge #Supper #Tunnocks #TunnocksCaramelWafer #Numenor #LargePrint
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Hey all! Look what the boyfriend got me for HumanLight!! :D :D
