Dr Hannah McDonald
@drhannahmcd.bsky.social
Chair of The Tolkien Society @tolkiensociety.org | PhD in chemistry | Mostly posting nice pictures of #Tolkien books
September 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
September 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Did you know it is really easy to join the #Tolkien Society and start getting our publications?
Just go to www.tolkiensociety.org/join and it takes only 1 minute. We ship worldwide and you get access to our publications right away! #BookSky
Just go to www.tolkiensociety.org/join and it takes only 1 minute. We ship worldwide and you get access to our publications right away! #BookSky
September 13, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Did you know it is really easy to join the #Tolkien Society and start getting our publications?
Just go to www.tolkiensociety.org/join and it takes only 1 minute. We ship worldwide and you get access to our publications right away! #BookSky
Just go to www.tolkiensociety.org/join and it takes only 1 minute. We ship worldwide and you get access to our publications right away! #BookSky
Well, I’m back
September 8, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Well, I’m back
Reposted by Dr Hannah McDonald
Responding to @bankofengland.bsky.social's consultation, The Tolkien Society calls for world-renowned author J.R.R. #Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, to feature on new bank notes. @birminghamlive.bsky.social #Booksky www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/07/soci...
Society calls for Tolkien to feature on a new bank note
The Tolkien Society has today written to the Bank of England to suggest that J.R.R. Tolkien should feature on a future bank note. In a letter to Victoria Cleland, Chief Cashier of the Bank of…
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July 31, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Responding to @bankofengland.bsky.social's consultation, The Tolkien Society calls for world-renowned author J.R.R. #Tolkien, author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, to feature on new bank notes. @birminghamlive.bsky.social #Booksky www.tolkiensociety.org/2025/07/soci...
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The latest edition of Amon Hen is landing in Tolkien Society members' inboxes and mailboxes!
Published every 2 months since 1972, Amon Hen includes #Tolkien news, reviews, articles, quizzes, artwork and more. You can get Amon Hen by becoming a member at www.tolkiensociety.org/join #BookSky
Published every 2 months since 1972, Amon Hen includes #Tolkien news, reviews, articles, quizzes, artwork and more. You can get Amon Hen by becoming a member at www.tolkiensociety.org/join #BookSky
June 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The latest edition of Amon Hen is landing in Tolkien Society members' inboxes and mailboxes!
Published every 2 months since 1972, Amon Hen includes #Tolkien news, reviews, articles, quizzes, artwork and more. You can get Amon Hen by becoming a member at www.tolkiensociety.org/join #BookSky
Published every 2 months since 1972, Amon Hen includes #Tolkien news, reviews, articles, quizzes, artwork and more. You can get Amon Hen by becoming a member at www.tolkiensociety.org/join #BookSky
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25 March is #Tolkien Reading Day and this year's theme is Fellowship and Community. What will you be reading?
We shall be updating our website with details of events we are hosting for #TolkienReadingDay - look out for more details!
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolki...
We shall be updating our website with details of events we are hosting for #TolkienReadingDay - look out for more details!
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolki...
Tolkien Reading Day 2025
Tuesday 25th March is Tolkien Reading Day 2025 and the theme is Fellowship and Community. What will you be reading? What is Tolkien Reading Day? Tolkien Reading Day is held on the 25th of March each…
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March 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
25 March is #Tolkien Reading Day and this year's theme is Fellowship and Community. What will you be reading?
We shall be updating our website with details of events we are hosting for #TolkienReadingDay - look out for more details!
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolki...
We shall be updating our website with details of events we are hosting for #TolkienReadingDay - look out for more details!
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolki...
Reposted by Dr Hannah McDonald
On 16 February 1974: on the advice of Christopher Tolkien, the Tolkien Society members appoint J.R.R. #Tolkien as Honorary President. He remains President to this day.
February 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
On 16 February 1974: on the advice of Christopher Tolkien, the Tolkien Society members appoint J.R.R. #Tolkien as Honorary President. He remains President to this day.
Reposted by Dr Hannah McDonald
Tomorrow is J.R.R. #Tolkien's 133rd birthday! As Frodo did for Bilbo, the Tolkien Society continues to celebrate Tolkien's birthday in his absence with our #TolkienBirthdayToast. Our tradition: at 9pm your time raise a glass and toast "The Professor!" www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolki...
Tolkien Birthday Toast 2025
To celebrate Tolkien's 133rd birthday on 3 January 2025, the Tolkien Society invites all Tolkien fans to raise a toast to the Professor. The Toast After Bilbo left the Shire on his eleventy-first birt...
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January 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Tomorrow is J.R.R. #Tolkien's 133rd birthday! As Frodo did for Bilbo, the Tolkien Society continues to celebrate Tolkien's birthday in his absence with our #TolkienBirthdayToast. Our tradition: at 9pm your time raise a glass and toast "The Professor!" www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolki...
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Get a Christmas gift! You can join a worldwide organisation dedicated to Tolkien.
Join the Tolkien Society and receive 6 Amon Hen a year, our annual journal Mallorn,and support our mission to educate the world on J.R.R. #Tolkien. Visit www.tolkiensociety.org/join and join from anywhere in the world
Join the Tolkien Society and receive 6 Amon Hen a year, our annual journal Mallorn,and support our mission to educate the world on J.R.R. #Tolkien. Visit www.tolkiensociety.org/join and join from anywhere in the world
December 21, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Get a Christmas gift! You can join a worldwide organisation dedicated to Tolkien.
Join the Tolkien Society and receive 6 Amon Hen a year, our annual journal Mallorn,and support our mission to educate the world on J.R.R. #Tolkien. Visit www.tolkiensociety.org/join and join from anywhere in the world
Join the Tolkien Society and receive 6 Amon Hen a year, our annual journal Mallorn,and support our mission to educate the world on J.R.R. #Tolkien. Visit www.tolkiensociety.org/join and join from anywhere in the world
The amount of work that Tolkien put into the timelines and chronologies for The Lord of the Rings is breathtaking. I think one of the reasons we love this work so much is because the care and love of the author shines through with every word.
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordoftheRings
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordoftheRings
December 8, 2024 at 5:13 PM
The amount of work that Tolkien put into the timelines and chronologies for The Lord of the Rings is breathtaking. I think one of the reasons we love this work so much is because the care and love of the author shines through with every word.
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordoftheRings
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordoftheRings
In a departure from my usual posts about Tolkien, I am currently reading An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro and it is excellent.
December 8, 2024 at 10:30 AM
In a departure from my usual posts about Tolkien, I am currently reading An Artist of the Floating World by Kazuo Ishiguro and it is excellent.
Reposted by Dr Hannah McDonald
Here’s another #Tolkien question: What is your favorite quote (can be books or adaptation)?
Some of mine are:
“Aurë entuluva” [day shall come again] from The Silmarillion
“Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not” from RotK
What about you?
Reskeet for more answers!
Some of mine are:
“Aurë entuluva” [day shall come again] from The Silmarillion
“Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not” from RotK
What about you?
Reskeet for more answers!
December 7, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Here’s another #Tolkien question: What is your favorite quote (can be books or adaptation)?
Some of mine are:
“Aurë entuluva” [day shall come again] from The Silmarillion
“Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not” from RotK
What about you?
Reskeet for more answers!
Some of mine are:
“Aurë entuluva” [day shall come again] from The Silmarillion
“Despair is only for those who see the end beyond all doubt. We do not” from RotK
What about you?
Reskeet for more answers!
“Part of the attraction of The L.R. is, I think, due to the glimpses of a large history in the background: an attraction like that of viewing far off an unvisited island, or seeing the towers of a distant city gleaming in a sunlit mist.”
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordOfTheRings
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordOfTheRings
December 7, 2024 at 6:35 PM
“Part of the attraction of The L.R. is, I think, due to the glimpses of a large history in the background: an attraction like that of viewing far off an unvisited island, or seeing the towers of a distant city gleaming in a sunlit mist.”
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordOfTheRings
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordOfTheRings
“It is best to love first what you are fitted to love, I suppose: you must start somewhere and have some roots, and the soil of the Shire is deep.”
-The Houses of Healing, The Lord of the Rings
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordoftheRings
-The Houses of Healing, The Lord of the Rings
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordoftheRings
December 6, 2024 at 4:12 PM
“It is best to love first what you are fitted to love, I suppose: you must start somewhere and have some roots, and the soil of the Shire is deep.”
-The Houses of Healing, The Lord of the Rings
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordoftheRings
-The Houses of Healing, The Lord of the Rings
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordoftheRings
December 4, 2024 at 4:03 PM
It’s December - that can only mean one thing! It’s time for Letters from Father Christmas!🎄
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordOfTheRings #TheHobbit
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordOfTheRings #TheHobbit
December 3, 2024 at 2:44 PM
It’s December - that can only mean one thing! It’s time for Letters from Father Christmas!🎄
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordOfTheRings #TheHobbit
#Tolkien #LOTR #LordOfTheRings #TheHobbit
All women want is a guy who will 3D print them a Smaug toothbrush holder ❤️
November 29, 2024 at 8:01 PM
All women want is a guy who will 3D print them a Smaug toothbrush holder ❤️
A very emotional end to the Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference. It has been an indescribable weekend and I hope we were able to create an event that truly honoured Christopher Tolkien ❤️ Thank you to everyone who joined us ❤️
November 24, 2024 at 8:05 PM
A very emotional end to the Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference. It has been an indescribable weekend and I hope we were able to create an event that truly honoured Christopher Tolkien ❤️ Thank you to everyone who joined us ❤️
Day two of the Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference is about to start! We have another day full of incredible speakers and fascinating topics ❤️
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/chris...
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/chris...
Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference
The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce it will be hosting the online Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November 2024. This November marks 100 years since th...
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November 24, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Day two of the Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference is about to start! We have another day full of incredible speakers and fascinating topics ❤️
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/chris...
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/chris...
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And to anyone reading this, if you aren’t yet following @tolkiensociety.org to keep up with events like this, you should. Join us! #Tolkien
November 23, 2024 at 11:17 PM
And to anyone reading this, if you aren’t yet following @tolkiensociety.org to keep up with events like this, you should. Join us! #Tolkien
Today during the Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference I had the chance to ask Ted Nasmith about other #Tolkien artists that he was a fan of. The first artist he named was @miriamellis.bsky.social ❤️
November 23, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Today during the Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference I had the chance to ask Ted Nasmith about other #Tolkien artists that he was a fan of. The first artist he named was @miriamellis.bsky.social ❤️
Day 1 of the Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference has just finished! It was inspiring, deeply moving, fascinating and just incredibly special. Looking forward to tomorrow! #Tolkien #ChristopherTolkien
November 23, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Day 1 of the Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference has just finished! It was inspiring, deeply moving, fascinating and just incredibly special. Looking forward to tomorrow! #Tolkien #ChristopherTolkien
Reposted by Dr Hannah McDonald
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/chris... it's Today ! Cc @TolkienSociety
Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference
The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce it will be hosting the online Christopher Tolkien Centenary Conference on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th November 2024. This November marks 100 years since th...
www.tolkiensociety.org
November 23, 2024 at 7:27 AM
www.tolkiensociety.org/events/chris... it's Today ! Cc @TolkienSociety