Digital Tolkien Project
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A scholarly project focused on Tolkien from a corpus linguistic and digital humanities perspective. Posts by James Tauber (@jtauber.com)
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this sort of analysis looks familiar :-)
January 11, 2026 at 5:32 PM
this sort of analysis looks familiar :-)
Okay, I think we've found a winner: It's Clearface (same designer as Century!)
This is tantalizingly close to Century Schoolbook Bold Condensed. Anyone want to help pin down what variant it is?
January 10, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Okay, I think we've found a winner: It's Clearface (same designer as Century!)
I think I'll start a page on books.digitaltolkien.com that captures information (and speculation) about typeface usage in cover designs.
Tolkien Books Database
books.digitaltolkien.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
I think I'll start a page on books.digitaltolkien.com that captures information (and speculation) about typeface usage in cover designs.
This is tantalizingly close to Century Schoolbook Bold Condensed. Anyone want to help pin down what variant it is?
January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
This is tantalizingly close to Century Schoolbook Bold Condensed. Anyone want to help pin down what variant it is?
Deleted previous post because I realized I was conflating two variant typefaces. Will redo...
January 10, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Deleted previous post because I realized I was conflating two variant typefaces. Will redo...
The Unwin (1954–1990) three-volume Lord of the Rings books are all entered on books.digitaltolkien.com
Tolkien Books Database
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January 10, 2026 at 1:20 AM
The Unwin (1954–1990) three-volume Lord of the Rings books are all entered on books.digitaltolkien.com
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More time now separates us from the beginning of filming of LOTR (26 years and 3 months) than separated the beginning of filming from Tolkien's death (26 years and 1 month).
January 8, 2026 at 10:41 PM
More time now separates us from the beginning of filming of LOTR (26 years and 3 months) than separated the beginning of filming from Tolkien's death (26 years and 1 month).
I suspect, but am not sure, that my Hunt for Gollum thread has now reached the point I got to on Twitter.
January 8, 2026 at 5:58 PM
I suspect, but am not sure, that my Hunt for Gollum thread has now reached the point I got to on Twitter.
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Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers (#1 for 2026; the Epiphany Edition!)
Including:
Grocery Boy in The Hobbit; accessible Hobbit; Tolkien & Austen; Hunt for Gollum facts; thermal insulation of hobbit holes; hobbit pinball; books & games and more...
Including:
Grocery Boy in The Hobbit; accessible Hobbit; Tolkien & Austen; Hunt for Gollum facts; thermal insulation of hobbit holes; hobbit pinball; books & games and more...
The One hundred and sixty-ninth Roving Ranger
The Roving Ranger #169 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers (#1 for 2026; the Epiphany Edition!)
Including:
Grocery Boy in The Hobbit; accessible Hobbit; Tolkien & Austen; Hunt for Gollum facts; thermal insulation of hobbit holes; hobbit pinball; books & games and more...
Including:
Grocery Boy in The Hobbit; accessible Hobbit; Tolkien & Austen; Hunt for Gollum facts; thermal insulation of hobbit holes; hobbit pinball; books & games and more...
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Incrementally adding more books and series covers to the Tolkien Books Database. A long way to go still even to finish the UK editions but check out the roadmap and how to contribute!
books.digitaltolkien.com
books.digitaltolkien.com
Tolkien Books Database
books.digitaltolkien.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Incrementally adding more books and series covers to the Tolkien Books Database. A long way to go still even to finish the UK editions but check out the roadmap and how to contribute!
books.digitaltolkien.com
books.digitaltolkien.com
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HoMe Base News:
Added Chapter Pages, P-Text pages, and citation index for Volume 10
home.digitaltolkien.com/volume/10/
Added Chapter Pages, P-Text pages, and citation index for Volume 10
home.digitaltolkien.com/volume/10/
10 Morgoth’s Ring | Volume | HoMe Base
home.digitaltolkien.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
HoMe Base News:
Added Chapter Pages, P-Text pages, and citation index for Volume 10
home.digitaltolkien.com/volume/10/
Added Chapter Pages, P-Text pages, and citation index for Volume 10
home.digitaltolkien.com/volume/10/
Incrementally adding more books and series covers to the Tolkien Books Database. A long way to go still even to finish the UK editions but check out the roadmap and how to contribute!
books.digitaltolkien.com
books.digitaltolkien.com
Tolkien Books Database
books.digitaltolkien.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Incrementally adding more books and series covers to the Tolkien Books Database. A long way to go still even to finish the UK editions but check out the roadmap and how to contribute!
books.digitaltolkien.com
books.digitaltolkien.com
With some people here seemingly confused about the Hunt for Gollum film that's about to start production, here an old thread talking about the source material...
1/ The expression “hunt for Gollum” is used in the Council of Elrond.
January 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
With some people here seemingly confused about the Hunt for Gollum film that's about to start production, here an old thread talking about the source material...
HoMe Base News:
Added Chapter Pages, P-Text pages, and citation index for Volume 10
home.digitaltolkien.com/volume/10/
Added Chapter Pages, P-Text pages, and citation index for Volume 10
home.digitaltolkien.com/volume/10/
10 Morgoth’s Ring | Volume | HoMe Base
home.digitaltolkien.com
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
HoMe Base News:
Added Chapter Pages, P-Text pages, and citation index for Volume 10
home.digitaltolkien.com/volume/10/
Added Chapter Pages, P-Text pages, and citation index for Volume 10
home.digitaltolkien.com/volume/10/
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It's time for the 2026 Mythopoeic awards! You have until February 15th to provide us with suggestions for the best in Fantasy (children, YA, & adult) & Scholarship (Inklings & Myth/Fantasy studies). You can also join our committees to be a part of the process. More info: mythsoc.org/news/news-20...
The Mythopoeic Society - Mythopoeic Awards 2026: Call for Nominations
Example: T.J. Klune, The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tor, 2021) - Adult Literature.
mythsoc.org
January 5, 2026 at 7:57 PM
It's time for the 2026 Mythopoeic awards! You have until February 15th to provide us with suggestions for the best in Fantasy (children, YA, & adult) & Scholarship (Inklings & Myth/Fantasy studies). You can also join our committees to be a part of the process. More info: mythsoc.org/news/news-20...
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Updated our main site digitaltolkien.com with the various things that have happened in the last couple of months (HoMe Base, Year in Review, Books DB, etc)
Digital Tolkien Project
A scholarly project focused on Tolkien from both a corpus linguistic and digital humanities perspective.
digitaltolkien.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Updated our main site digitaltolkien.com with the various things that have happened in the last couple of months (HoMe Base, Year in Review, Books DB, etc)
Updated our main site digitaltolkien.com with the various things that have happened in the last couple of months (HoMe Base, Year in Review, Books DB, etc)
Digital Tolkien Project
A scholarly project focused on Tolkien from both a corpus linguistic and digital humanities perspective.
digitaltolkien.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Updated our main site digitaltolkien.com with the various things that have happened in the last couple of months (HoMe Base, Year in Review, Books DB, etc)
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Digital Tolkien Project – the gift that keeps on giving
January 3, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Digital Tolkien Project – the gift that keeps on giving
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Join us in about 45 minutes!
The TolkienGuide team will do our livestream end-of-year wrapup on Saturday January 3rd - hope to see some of you there!
youtu.be/kERKDUjcHXk
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2025 TolkienGuide Wrapup and 2026 Plans
YouTube video by TolkienGuide
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January 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Join us in about 45 minutes!
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WORK IN PROGRESS: #TOLKIEN BIRTHDAY TOAST!
Events all across the world, collected via Google Maps!
Let me know if you want to be added!
maps.app.goo.gl/vCDSFPzAC6zd...
Events all across the world, collected via Google Maps!
Let me know if you want to be added!
maps.app.goo.gl/vCDSFPzAC6zd...
maps.app.goo.gl
January 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM
WORK IN PROGRESS: #TOLKIEN BIRTHDAY TOAST!
Events all across the world, collected via Google Maps!
Let me know if you want to be added!
maps.app.goo.gl/vCDSFPzAC6zd...
Events all across the world, collected via Google Maps!
Let me know if you want to be added!
maps.app.goo.gl/vCDSFPzAC6zd...
Less than 24 hours to go!
January 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Less than 24 hours to go!