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A very happy birthday to Samwise Gamgee! To many, Sam is the real hero of #Tolkien's #LOTR. Sam accompanied Frodo all the way to Mount Doom, and even defeated Shelob. After the War, he married Rosie Cotton, and ultimately sailed West. Image: Sam and Shelob by John Howe

Are you coming to Oxonmoot 2025? Oxonmoot, taking place online and at St Anne's College, Oxford, on 4-7 September is our annual gathering of #Tolkien readers, fans, artists, dealers and scholars. Meet hundreds of others, and learn more about Tolkien! tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoo…

A very happy birthday to A Secret Vice, edited by Prof Dimitra Fimi and Andy Higgins! Published on 7 April 2016, the book covers J.R.R. Tolkien's "secret vice" for inventing languages. As Tolkien tells us ‘the making of language and mythology are related functions’.

We are pleased to announce the shortlists for #Tolkien Society Awards 2025. Our panellists have chosen the shortlists from long list of the nominations, and now members will choose the winner of the Best Article, Artwork, Book and Online Content awards. tolkiensociety.org/2025/04/vote-n…

A very happy birthday to Margrethe II of Denmark! The Queen of Denmark from 1972 to 2024, Margrethe was also a #Tolkien artist under the pseudonym Ingahild Grathmer. Tolkien liked her art, which was redrawn by Eric Fraser and has been used in Folio Society editions since the

Have you read The Children of Húrin? Published on 16 April 2007, The Children of Húrin is one of #Tolkien's Great Tales. Inspired by the Finnish Kalevala, and akin to a Greek tragedy, this story is set over 6,000 years before The Lord of the Rings and focuses on the travails of

On this day in 1945: cartographer Karen Wynn Fonstad was born. A professional cartographer, she worked at UW-Oshkosh, and produced a range of fantasy atlases including the essential reference book The Atlas of Middle-earth. Have you got her book? Have you got a favourite map?

Members of The Tolkien Society are now receiving the latest issue of our magazine Amon Hen. Amon Hen goes exclusively to Society members online and in the post, and includes art, articles, news and reviews. You can get this too, by becoming a member at tolkiensociety.org/join

Tolkien Society This month's cover and back page are so beautiful. 🧝#vanya Wishing you a blessed and holy Easter!

Imagine getting a regular Tolkien-themed magazine. Now you can! Join the #Tolkien Society and receive 6 copies of Amon Hen per year, and our annual journal Mallorn. We ship everywhere! You can get a print or digital membership at tolkiensociety.org/join

On 3 May 2019: Tolkien was released in the UK. The film is a dramatisation of J.R.R. #Tolkien's childhood, university days, and experiences in World War I. The film received average reviews from critics, but what is your view? youtu.be/jq2MFEGJ_Sw

Happy #StarWarsDay to all! #MayThe4thBeWithYou As George R.R. #Tolkien said in the Wheels of Narnia:

On this day in 2017, J.R.R. #Tolkien's Beren and Lúthien was published. Set over 6,000 years before The Lord of the Rings, the book shows the full history of Beren and Lúthien - a mortal man who fell in love with an elf princess.

Today’s piece was inspired by our hawthorn, followed by suddenly noticing a lesser-known flower (recently identified in our garden) in one of #Tolkien’s early “fairy” poems (the poignant context made it all worth writing about). Link in 2nd tweet. UofG Fantasy Tolkien Society

Members of The #Tolkien Society have been enjoying the latest issue of our magazine Amon Hen. Amon Hen goes exclusively to Society members online and by post, and includes art, articles, news and reviews. You can get this too, by becoming a member at tolkiensociety.org/join