Ralph Bakshi’s son restores deleted Lord of the Rings footage
If you’ve ever watched Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 cult animation of The Lord of the Rings, you’ll undoubtedly vividly...
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Formerly known as "Greenbooks", the library is a place for more in-depth articles of a scholarly nature. Yeah…it's for hard-core Tolkien fans.
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JRR Tolkien’s Beowulf translation: bring on the monsters
Tolkien scholar John Garth previews the forthcoming publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s translation of Beowulf and outlines why the...
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An interview with Simon Tolkien
In my wanderings around the internet, I recently stumbled across this great little interview with Simon Tolkien on...
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New photo reveals J.R.R. Tolkien at fifteen, a warrior-to-be
Tolkien scholar John Garth examines the the facts behind a newly discovered photograph dating to 1907 that shows...
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HuffPost: Ten facts only Rings ‘super fans’ know
Ten facts you probably know about Middle-earth. I’m not entirely sure they make one a “super fan” (which...
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A field trip to the Marquette University Tolkien archives
The Raynor Memorial Library at Marquette University in Milwaukee is home to original manuscripts and working drafts for...
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