Contributor: Shaun Gunner

The first round of nominations for The Tolkien Society Awards 2022 is now open.

The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that it has purchased 64 photos of J.R.R. Tolkien at auction, along with two accompanying letters, to form part of its archive and to be secured for future generations.

Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien, first published in 1979, is being republished on 11 November 2021 for the first time since 1992.

To mark J.R.R. Tolkien’s 130th birthday, The Tolkien Society invites fans all over the world to participate in our annual Birthday Toast.

A new collection of essays – The Great Tales Never End: Essays in Memory of Christopher Tolkien – edited by Richard Ovenden and Catherine McIlwaine will be published by Bodleian Libraries in June 2022.

Posted by on 11 July 2021

The new video of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum shows Gandalf, Thranduil, the Mouth of Sauron, as well as locations such as the Mirkwood and the Mines of Moria.

The first round of nominations for The Tolkien Society Awards 2022 is now open.

To mark J.R.R. Tolkien’s 130th birthday, The Tolkien Society invites fans all over the world to participate in our annual Birthday Toast.

The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that it has purchased 64 photos of J.R.R. Tolkien at auction, along with two accompanying letters, to form part of its archive and to be secured for future generations.

A new collection of essays – The Great Tales Never End: Essays in Memory of Christopher Tolkien – edited by Richard Ovenden and Catherine McIlwaine will be published by Bodleian Libraries in June 2022.

Pictures by J.R.R. Tolkien, first published in 1979, is being republished on 11 November 2021 for the first time since 1992.

Posted by on 11 July 2021

The new video of The Lord of the Rings: Gollum shows Gandalf, Thranduil, the Mouth of Sauron, as well as locations such as the Mirkwood and the Mines of Moria.

About the Author: Shaun Gunner
Shaun is the Chair of The Tolkien Society. First elected in 2013, Shaun has overseen the Society's expansion from 600 to 3,500 members. Shaun regularly speaks about adaptations of Tolkien's works and the future of Tolkien scholarship whilst passionately believing the Society needs to reach out to new audiences. In his spare time he can be found playing video games and Lego, or on Twitter. He also chairs another charity, Mankind, and is a local councillor.