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@thetolkienist.com
Indie #Tolkien scholar | Founder GermanTolkSoc #TolkienFolk | Travelling Tolkienist | Crowdfund me via Steady https://steady.page/thetolkienist 🧙♂️🧝✨ he/him
No, seriously...
These ones.
These ones.
January 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
No, seriously...
These ones.
These ones.
#TolkienBirthdayToast
On January 3rd at 9pm (local time) fans across the globe will be raising a glass to the man who brought us all together: "The Professor!"
P.S. Happy New Year - and may it be a good one at that. 🎉
#Tolkien #LordoftheRings
All photos (c) The Tolkien Estate
On January 3rd at 9pm (local time) fans across the globe will be raising a glass to the man who brought us all together: "The Professor!"
P.S. Happy New Year - and may it be a good one at that. 🎉
#Tolkien #LordoftheRings
All photos (c) The Tolkien Estate
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 AM
#TolkienBirthdayToast
On January 3rd at 9pm (local time) fans across the globe will be raising a glass to the man who brought us all together: "The Professor!"
P.S. Happy New Year - and may it be a good one at that. 🎉
#Tolkien #LordoftheRings
All photos (c) The Tolkien Estate
On January 3rd at 9pm (local time) fans across the globe will be raising a glass to the man who brought us all together: "The Professor!"
P.S. Happy New Year - and may it be a good one at that. 🎉
#Tolkien #LordoftheRings
All photos (c) The Tolkien Estate
His writings have inspired millions around the globe & continue to do so, emphasising the values of friendship, loyalty, & hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. His stories have helped many cope with loss & grief, in the darkest hours of the night, under the shadow of doubt and despair.
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 AM
His writings have inspired millions around the globe & continue to do so, emphasising the values of friendship, loyalty, & hope in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds. His stories have helped many cope with loss & grief, in the darkest hours of the night, under the shadow of doubt and despair.
Little did he know from the many challenges in his life - losing first his father, then his mother, only to go through the horrors of WWI at the Somme - that he would go on to be one of the most influential writers, penning the single most successful novel of the 20th century with LORD OF THE RINGS.
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Little did he know from the many challenges in his life - losing first his father, then his mother, only to go through the horrors of WWI at the Somme - that he would go on to be one of the most influential writers, penning the single most successful novel of the 20th century with LORD OF THE RINGS.
#OTD J.R.R. Tolkien, born 1892, 134 years ago.
The philologist, writer, poet, and artist was born in Bloemfontein (today Republic of South Africa), son to Mabel & Arthur Tolkien.
The philologist, writer, poet, and artist was born in Bloemfontein (today Republic of South Africa), son to Mabel & Arthur Tolkien.
January 3, 2026 at 8:53 AM
#OTD J.R.R. Tolkien, born 1892, 134 years ago.
The philologist, writer, poet, and artist was born in Bloemfontein (today Republic of South Africa), son to Mabel & Arthur Tolkien.
The philologist, writer, poet, and artist was born in Bloemfontein (today Republic of South Africa), son to Mabel & Arthur Tolkien.
All the best from me and Susi ❤️ to you lovely people, whenever and wherever you are celebrating the end of the year and/ or the beginning of the coming year 🎄🎁🙏🎶
#Tolkien #LordoftheRings #TheTolkienist #Hobbit #Silmarillion
#Tolkien #LordoftheRings #TheTolkienist #Hobbit #Silmarillion
December 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
All the best from me and Susi ❤️ to you lovely people, whenever and wherever you are celebrating the end of the year and/ or the beginning of the coming year 🎄🎁🙏🎶
#Tolkien #LordoftheRings #TheTolkienist #Hobbit #Silmarillion
#Tolkien #LordoftheRings #TheTolkienist #Hobbit #Silmarillion
... And after you finished your happy dance and kissed she's grinning and says 'I'm really happy you like it - because I gifted myself a copy, too' 😊😁
December 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
... And after you finished your happy dance and kissed she's grinning and says 'I'm really happy you like it - because I gifted myself a copy, too' 😊😁
🎄🎅 Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays 🎁🌲
You know, you may have found the right person to be by your side when she gifts you with an individualised boxed edition of the L.A. Times historic newspaper - Tolkien-themed, of course 😇 - you have been wanting for a long time...
You know, you may have found the right person to be by your side when she gifts you with an individualised boxed edition of the L.A. Times historic newspaper - Tolkien-themed, of course 😇 - you have been wanting for a long time...
December 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
🎄🎅 Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays 🎁🌲
You know, you may have found the right person to be by your side when she gifts you with an individualised boxed edition of the L.A. Times historic newspaper - Tolkien-themed, of course 😇 - you have been wanting for a long time...
You know, you may have found the right person to be by your side when she gifts you with an individualised boxed edition of the L.A. Times historic newspaper - Tolkien-themed, of course 😇 - you have been wanting for a long time...
Unfortunately, Moylans, an official brewer closed May... So THIS is gone, too...
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Unfortunately, Moylans, an official brewer closed May... So THIS is gone, too...
Amethyst infused water from Rivendell (not official, iirc)
December 18, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Amethyst infused water from Rivendell (not official, iirc)
Aragorn & Arwen
Salt and pepper shakers...
Salt and pepper shakers...
December 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Aragorn & Arwen
Salt and pepper shakers...
Salt and pepper shakers...
Still trying to find magical balls +library in Germany but the city of Andernach only has loads of (?) balls + medieval fortifications.
I'll keep looking!
I'll keep looking!
December 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Still trying to find magical balls +library in Germany but the city of Andernach only has loads of (?) balls + medieval fortifications.
I'll keep looking!
I'll keep looking!
If you can support them, please do.
Why am I sharing this? Because of this...
ANY cinema showing TAMPOPO should get your support 🍥🍜
Why am I sharing this? Because of this...
ANY cinema showing TAMPOPO should get your support 🍥🍜
December 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
If you can support them, please do.
Why am I sharing this? Because of this...
ANY cinema showing TAMPOPO should get your support 🍥🍜
Why am I sharing this? Because of this...
ANY cinema showing TAMPOPO should get your support 🍥🍜
To me December is always kind of horrible - I turn into a rom com consuming zombie with tons of rewatches (just finished Gilmore Girls, again, than 4 Weddings & a Funeral) and now cheesy Xmas films have me be desperate...
... realising Numenor and Westeros have something in common...
... realising Numenor and Westeros have something in common...
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 PM
To me December is always kind of horrible - I turn into a rom com consuming zombie with tons of rewatches (just finished Gilmore Girls, again, than 4 Weddings & a Funeral) and now cheesy Xmas films have me be desperate...
... realising Numenor and Westeros have something in common...
... realising Numenor and Westeros have something in common...
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...