José Maria Miranda Boto closing the #SwissTolkien Conference with observations on the practicalities of rulership in Middle-earth, positing Théoden as the perfect traditional King: doesn‘t govern much, dies gloriously = good man!
#Tolkien #TolkienStudies #HisBookMentionsMe
In ‚Elendil: Leading through Echoes‘, Judith Klinger investigates his own #leadership and how he inspires later ideals of #kingship. From refugee leader to intermediary through symbols/heirlooms, Elendil „inhabits a space between worlds and times“.
#Tolkien #TolkienStudies #SwissTolkien
Sina and Julia of the #TypischRavenclaw Podcast apply the @economist.com Democracy Index to the Peoples of Middle-earth in 3018 T.A., asking „How authoritarian are the free folks of Middle-earth“ at the #SwissTolkien Conference.
#Tolkien #TolkienStudies #Democracy
Thoughts on ‚The Training, Character and Impact of Gandalf‘ by Matthew Dickerson at the #SwissTolkien Conference: the centrality of lament and him learning at the house of Nienna about #pity and #patience, #endurance and #hope – THE central qualities of his leadership!
#Tolkien #TolkienStudies
In ‚Bilbo as Mystical Leader‘ Claudio A. Testi argues Bilbo exemplifies traditional qualities of the mystic: abandonment, action as an end in itself, detachment and the bright darkness.
Most convincing: Bilbo goes on an adventure just for the sake of adventure.
#Tolkien #TolkienStudies #SwissTolkien
@thetolkienist.com speaking at the 2nd Swiss Tolkien Conference in #Zurich – and initiatives on ecologically sound tourism in the #Lauterbrunnen valley is the reason a German was invited to speak about the Swiss countryside.
#Tolkien #Tolkienist #TolkienStudies
Screenshot of book review of Richard Z. Gallant's 'Germanic Heroes, Courage, and Fate: Northern Narratives of Tolkien's Legendarium' by Natalie Hopwood, published by Fafnir: Nordic Journal of Science Fiction and Fantasy Research
My very first book review has been published by @fafnirjournal.bsky.social! Even better, you can read it and all of the other lovely articles and reviews for this issue here: fafnir.journal.fi/issue/view/1...
#medievalsky #bookreview #tolkienstudies
My new article with @petermgilliver.bsky.social, in the newly announced Tolkien Studies 21, sheds light on a hazy but crucial period of Tolkien's life – at the end of his WW1 soldiering and the start of his OED work. kalimac.blogspot.com/2025/08/tolk...
#tolkien #oed #ww1 #tolkienstudies
Join us Lodgers and Birches! The Queer Lodgings co-hosts will be presenting a paper titled "She Chsoe Her Fate: The Genderqueer Women of Tolkien and Freedom Beyond the Patriarchal Binary" on Saturday.
#Tolkien #QueerStudies #TolkienStudies #LotR #TheSilmarillion
We can’t wait to watch this!
Watch here: shorturl.at/f92iL
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#LOTR #Fantasy #FantasyLiterature #FantasyAcademia #LiteratureStudies #TolkienStudies #TolkienFan #LordOfTheRings #FantasyWriters #FantasyBooks #Bookish #FantasyandtheFantastic #TolkienGuide #thetruestoryoftherings
When in Rome! Delighted to be at the #Tolkien exhibition at the GNAM in my city of Rome. The exhibition is curated by Luna author Oronzo Cilli (Tolkien’s Library) and it’s a thing of beauty. On until February. #lunapresspublishing #tolkien #tolkienexhibition #tolkienstudies #academialunare
Pues va a ser que ya he "conferenciado" para la Sociedad Tolkien de la Universidad de Edimburgo. Qué majos y qué interesados todos en el tema.
#Tolkien #TolkienStudies #JRRTolkien
