#TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday #Tolkien "Forests" thread. Our primary mental image of the Shire may be of open green hills and dales, but the Woody End is one of the largest features of the Four Farthings. In this map of Bilbo's Favourite Walks, you can get a sense of the size of the woodland.
A clip of Tolkien's letter titled Beautiful place because trees are loved, cut from the yellowed page of The Daily Telegraph from 4 July 1972, and fastened to the background with adhesive tapes. It is owned and copyrighted by The Telegraph. The letter said: Sir, with reference to your leader on 29 June, I feel that it is unfair to use my name as an adjective qualifying gloom especially in a context dealing with trees. In all my works I take the part of trees against all their enemies. Lothlorien is beautiful because there the trees were loved; elsewhere forests are represented as awakening to conscious of themselves. The Old Forest was hostile to two-legged creatures because of the memory of many injuries. Fangorn Forest was old and beautiful, but at the time of the story tense with hostility because it was threatened by machine-loving enemy. Mirkwood had fallen under the domination of a power that hated all living things, but it was restored to beauty and became Greenwood the Great before the end of the story.
"Beautiful Place because Trees are Loved" is the title of Tolkien's letter to The Daily Telegraph (4 July 1972)
A response to an article that used the phrase "Tolkien gloom" for trees, he insisted that he's always on the side of trees against their enemies. 1/4
#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
5/ More suggested hashtags to join on a Tuesday
#TolkienTuesday / #TolkienTrewsday
#LibraryTuesday
#TuesdayBookBlog
#CrimeLitTuesday
Also, #BookchatWeekly can be used for book related posts throughout the week
Any that have been missed?
5 of 8 #TuesdayHashtags
🧙♂️🧵 8/ Now it’s over to you, the #Tolkien community! Post away! I hope #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday gets people chatting, meeting new friends and discovering more about J.R.R. Tolkien! This is your event! 🗨️
Theme poster for April 2026 displayed in the Tolkien Trewsday calendar format along with a digitally edited photograph (in Photoshop with filters, no AI!) taken of the Temple in Heaton Park, Greater Manchester. A circular building stands atop a hill with expansive views of Manchester in the background. The building, the Temple, has large paned windows and columns around it. You can see part of the circular enclosure around the Temple and trees beyond. The sky is filled with a feathery cloud formation.
🧙♂️🧵 5/ 🔥 THIS MONTH 🔥 📢 #TolkienTrewsday April 2026 themes:
⭕ Week 163 (07/04/26) Nature vs Nurture
⭕ Week 164 (14/04/26) Forest
⭕ Week 165 (21/04/26) Ship/boats
⭕ Week 166 (28/04/26) Astronomy
#TolkienTuesday #Tolkien
Trewsday is the Hobbit name for Tuesday! Tolkien Trewsday is a community event based on BlueSky but sometimes is run on other online spaces. Each week we form a fellowship to collectively post about a pre-selected theme about Tolkien (his works and his life) as well as adaptions, academic writing and creative stuff such as fanfic, fanart and cosplay. Themes are selected by myself (the organiser) and a steerage group but also by polls or guest hosts/curators. Together we will build a collective outpouring of creativity, knowledge and love for J.R.R. Tolkien. The inspiration for this comes from the highly successful #FolkloreThursday which engaged lovers of Folklore, academics, artists and more to share their love of folklore. We only ask that if you are joining in, please do so with courtesy and kindness in your posts/tweets. This is a positive-action community event, open to all and supportive of fan diversity. Intolerance, racism, bigotry have no place here. Thank you! In 2025 Tolkien Trewsday had a redesign. The Two Trees remain symbolic but now Telperion (Silver Tree) has a sword trunk and Laurelin (Gold Tree) has a staff trunk. There are two versions of this new design (Top and Left).
🧙♂️🧵 2/ Let’s begin! This week’s theme (Week 164) is “Forest”. Please use the following tags when you join in: #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien. You can tweet art, quotes, thoughts, blogs, academic work, reading recommendations, etc. 🗨️
Calendar for Tolkien Trewsday, full text can be found here: https://greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2026/03/tolkien-trewsday-year-four.html
🧙♂️ #TolkienTrewsday
📆 Week 164 (14/05/26): “Forest”.
Opening the Rangers of the North Smial takeover of #TolkienTrewsday with themes selected by members of the Tolkien Society Smial based in North-west England. This week Isaac has chosen “Forest”.
#TolkienTuesday #Tolkien
Theme poster for May 2026 displayed in the Tolkien Trewsday calendar format along with a digitally edited photograph (in Photoshop with filters, no AI!) taken of A glade near Roos in East Yorkshire. A tree bends to the left of the photo whilst a glade heavily covered with leaves and flowers takes up the greater part of the image. This is believed to be the glade where Edith danced for J.R.R. Tolkien and spark behind the legend of Beren and Luthien. I visited here on a guided trip by Tolkien Society member Michael Flowers in 2017.
And then in May…
🔥 NEXT MONTH 🔥 📢 #Tolkien #TolkienTrewsday May 2026 themes:
⭕ Week 167 (05/05/26) Hokey religions & ancient weapons
⭕ Week 168 (12/05/26) Hemlock Glade
⭕ Week 169 (19/05/26) Writing systems
⭕ Week 170 (26/05/26) Restoration
#TolkienTuesday #Tolkien
Who is #TolkienTuesday for? Everyone!
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Theme poster for April 2026 displayed in the Tolkien Trewsday calendar format along with a digitally edited photograph (in Photoshop with filters, no AI!) taken of the Temple in Heaton Park, Greater Manchester. A circular building stands atop a hill with expansive views of Manchester in the background. The building, the Temple, has large paned windows and columns around it. You can see part of the circular enclosure around the Temple and trees beyond. The sky is filled with a feathery cloud formation.
🔥 THIS MONTH 🔥 📢 #Tolkien #TolkienTrewsday April 2026 themes:
⭕ Week 163 (07/04/26) Nature vs Nurture
⭕ Week 164 (14/04/26) Forest
⭕ Week 165 (21/04/26) Ship/boats
⭕ Week 166 (28/04/26) Astronomy
#TolkienTuesday #Tolkien
Calendar for Tolkien Trewsday, full text can be found here: https://greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2026/03/tolkien-trewsday-year-four.html
📆 #TolkienTrewsday Week 163 (14/05/26): “Forest”.
Opening the Rangers of the North Smial takeover of #TolkienTrewsday with themes selected by members of the Tolkien Society Smial based in North-west England. This week Isaac has chosen “Forest”.
#TolkienTuesday #Tolkien
Picture of Waldreg from The Rings of Power with the following text: #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday "Had a bit of a thrill in here, Trewsday last."
Thank you all for the contributions to #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday this week, your support and love for #Tolkien is much appreciated!
Coming next Tuesday…
5/ More suggested hashtags to join on a Tuesday
#TolkienTuesday / #TolkienTrewsday
#LibraryTuesday
#TuesdayBookBlog
#CrimeLitTuesday
Also, #BookchatWeekly can be used for book related posts throughout the week
Any that have been missed?
5 of 8 #TuesdayHashtags
"The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air" ~ Tolkien; Treebeard #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday art: Treebeard by Stephen G. Rae
"The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air"
~ JRR Tolkien; Treebeard
#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
art: Treebeard by Stephen G. Rae
🧙♂️🧵 8/ Now it’s over to you, the #Tolkien community! Post away! I hope #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday gets people chatting, meeting new friends and discovering more about J.R.R. Tolkien! This is your event! 🗨️
Theme poster for April 2026 displayed in the Tolkien Trewsday calendar format along with a digitally edited photograph (in Photoshop with filters, no AI!) taken of the Temple in Heaton Park, Greater Manchester. A circular building stands atop a hill with expansive views of Manchester in the background. The building, the Temple, has large paned windows and columns around it. You can see part of the circular enclosure around the Temple and trees beyond. The sky is filled with a feathery cloud formation.
🧙♂️🧵 5/ 🔥 THIS MONTH 🔥 📢 #TolkienTrewsday April 2026 themes:
⭕ Week 163 (07/04/26) Nature vs Nurture
⭕ Week 164 (14/04/26) Forest
⭕ Week 165 (21/04/26) Ship/boats
⭕ Week 166 (28/04/26) Astronomy
#TolkienTuesday #Tolkien
Trewsday is the Hobbit name for Tuesday! Tolkien Trewsday is a community event based on BlueSky but sometimes is run on other online spaces. Each week we form a fellowship to collectively post about a pre-selected theme about Tolkien (his works and his life) as well as adaptions, academic writing and creative stuff such as fanfic, fanart and cosplay. Themes are selected by myself (the organiser) and a steerage group but also by polls or guest hosts/curators. Together we will build a collective outpouring of creativity, knowledge and love for J.R.R. Tolkien. The inspiration for this comes from the highly successful #FolkloreThursday which engaged lovers of Folklore, academics, artists and more to share their love of folklore. We only ask that if you are joining in, please do so with courtesy and kindness in your posts/tweets. This is a positive-action community event, open to all and supportive of fan diversity. Intolerance, racism, bigotry have no place here. Thank you! In 2025 Tolkien Trewsday had a redesign. The Two Trees remain symbolic but now Telperion (Silver Tree) has a sword trunk and Laurelin (Gold Tree) has a staff trunk. There are two versions of this new design (Top and Left).
🧙♂️🧵 2/ Let’s begin! This week’s theme (Week 167) is “Nature vs Nurture”. Please use the following tags when you join in: #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien. You can tweet art, quotes, thoughts, blogs, academic work, reading recommendations, etc. 🗨️
Calendar for Tolkien Trewsday, full text can be found here: https://greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2026/03/tolkien-trewsday-year-four.html
🧙♂️ #TolkienTrewsday
📆 Week 167 (07/05/26): “Nature vs Nurture”.
Opening the Rangers of the North Smial takeover of #TolkienTrewsday with themes selected by members of the Tolkien Society Smial based in North-west England. This week Phil has chosen “Nature vs Nature”.
#TolkienTuesday #Tolkien
He may be in the background but he’s most certainly the main player in this town! Rings of Power heartthrob, the shirtless king Waldreg, stands by the bar in the Tirharad tavern, his modesty protected by the Apron of Amon Sûl (it’s definitely weathered some hills!). Meanwhile two star-crossed lovers attempt to not sneak looks across the electric space Waldreg inhabits. A newcomer sits to the right, attempting to steal some of the viewer’s gaze with his bare legs. The lettered words “shirtless”, “ill-fated lovers” and “leggylass” float above this drama, but no one quite knows what they mean. Apparently this is all advertising the Rangers of the North and #TolkienTrewsday with a bold statement: “Always a bit of a thrill on #TolkienTrewsday, April is Rangers of the North takeover month”. Let’s get back to Waldreg sizzling in the corner…
It’s getting quite thrilling in Tirharad…
The fun continues in the ALT text.
#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien
Theme poster for May 2026 displayed in the Tolkien Trewsday calendar format along with a digitally edited photograph (in Photoshop with filters, no AI!) taken of A glade near Roos in East Yorkshire. A tree bends to the left of the photo whilst a glade heavily covered with leaves and flowers takes up the greater part of the image. This is believed to be the glade where Edith danced for J.R.R. Tolkien and spark behind the legend of Beren and Luthien. I visited here on a guided trip by Tolkien Society member Michael Flowers in 2017.
And then in May…
🔥 NEXT MONTH 🔥 📢 #Tolkien #TolkienTrewsday May 2026 themes:
⭕ Week 167 (05/05/26) Hokey religions & ancient weapons
⭕ Week 168 (12/05/26) Hemlock Glade
⭕ Week 169 (19/05/26) Writing systems
⭕ Week 170 (26/05/26) Restoration
#TolkienTuesday #Tolkien
Who is #TolkienTuesday for? Everyone!
bsky.app/profile/timb...
Calendar for Tolkien Trewsday, full text can be found here: https://greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2026/03/tolkien-trewsday-year-four.html
📆 #TolkienTrewsday Week 167 (07/05/26): “Nature vs Nurture”.
Opening the Rangers of the North Smial takeover of #TolkienTrewsday with themes selected by members of the Tolkien Society Smial based in North-west England. This week Phil has chosen “Nature vs Nature”.
#TolkienTuesday #Tolkien
Picture of Waldreg from The Rings of Power with the following text: #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday "Had a bit of a thrill in here, Trewsday last."
Thank you all for the contributions to #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday this week, your support and love for #Tolkien is much appreciated!
Coming tomorrow…
Photo of a table seen from above with watercolour artworks in various stations of completion as well as pencil and ink drawings of different sizes spread across it.
This Easter break, I’ve been on something of a painting spree because I’ve got lots of art projects to finish this month:
• six new Tolkien illustrations (two are done) for a book about the History of the Elves to be published by Legendaria Ediciones
#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday
🔥 RANGERS OF THE NORTH TAKEOVER 🔥 📢 #TolkienTrewsday April 2026 themes:
⭕ Week 163 (07/04/26) Nature vs Nurture
⭕ Week 164 (14/04/26) Forest
⭕ Week 165 (21/04/26) Ship/boats
⭕ Week 166 (28/04/26) Astronomy
👀 See: greenbookofthewhitedowns.blogspot.com/2026/03/tolk...
#TolkienTuesday #Tolkien
Theme poster for April 2026 displayed in the Tolkien Trewsday calendar format (see next post) along with a digitally edited photograph (in Photoshop with filters, no AI!) taken of the Temple in Heaton Park, Greater Manchester. A circular building stands atop a hill with expansive views of Manchester in the background. The building, the Temple, has large paned windows and columns around it. You can see part of the circular enclosure around the Temple and trees beyond. The sky is filled with a feathery cloud formation.
The usual #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien poster is below!
One of my favourite things #TROP did was to share us a glimpse of uruk families
Have some Glûg &Glûglet goodness for this #Tolkientuesday
"The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air" ~ Tolkien; Treebeard #TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday art: "Treebeard" by Stephen G. Rae
"The world is changing: I feel it in the water, I feel it in the earth, and I smell it in the air" ~ Tolkien; Treebeard
#TolkienTuesday #TolkienTrewsday
art: "Treebeard" by Stephen G. Rae
