Contributor: Daniel Helen

The Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic at the University of Glasgow is holding a special event to celebrate the 70th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight lecture. It will be held on-campus and online on Thursday 27 April 2023, 5-6:30pm BST. Attendance is free.

HarperCollins has announced a new Tolkien book, The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, will be published on 30 March 2023. Edited by Peter Grybauskas, it features Tolkien’s prose translation of the Old English poem The Battle of Maldon

Posted by on 2 March 2022

Priscilla Tolkien has died at the age of 92. She passed away peacefully on 28 February 2022 after a short illness. The Tolkien Society sends its deepest condolences to the Tolkien family and all Society members who knew Priscilla.

Posted by on 1 April 2023

We are pleased to announce the winners of The Tolkien Society Awards 2023.

Posted by on 9 April 2022

We are pleased to announce the winners of The Tolkien Society Awards 2022.

Posted by on 10 June 2021

New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation have announced they are developing an anime feature film called The War of the Rohirrim. Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, it will be set over 250 years before the main events of The Lord of the Rings during the tumultuous reign of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan.

The Centre for Fantasy and the Fantastic at the University of Glasgow is holding a special event to celebrate the 70th anniversary of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Sir Gawain and the Green Knight lecture. It will be held on-campus and online on Thursday 27 April 2023, 5-6:30pm BST. Attendance is free.

Posted by on 1 April 2023

We are pleased to announce the winners of The Tolkien Society Awards 2023.

HarperCollins has announced a new Tolkien book, The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, will be published on 30 March 2023. Edited by Peter Grybauskas, it features Tolkien’s prose translation of the Old English poem The Battle of Maldon

Posted by on 9 April 2022

We are pleased to announce the winners of The Tolkien Society Awards 2022.

Posted by on 2 March 2022

Priscilla Tolkien has died at the age of 92. She passed away peacefully on 28 February 2022 after a short illness. The Tolkien Society sends its deepest condolences to the Tolkien family and all Society members who knew Priscilla.

Posted by on 10 June 2021

New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Animation have announced they are developing an anime feature film called The War of the Rohirrim. Directed by Kenji Kamiyama, it will be set over 250 years before the main events of The Lord of the Rings during the tumultuous reign of Helm Hammerhand, the legendary King of Rohan.

About the Author: Daniel Helen
Daniel is an Officer without Portfolio and Trustee of The Tolkien Society. Elected in 2014, he is mainly responsible for the Society's digital operations, including this website.