Triangle Tolkienists
@triangletolkienists.org
A Smial of the Tolkien Society – based in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina. Join us in person or via Discord. triangletolkienists.org
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The Triangle Tolkienists have been meeting in the Research Triangle region of North Carolina since 2019. Our activities include book clubs, watch parties, gaming, and more casual social events.
Join us for an in-person event or pull up a chair in our virtual common room! triangletolkienists.org
Join us for an in-person event or pull up a chair in our virtual common room! triangletolkienists.org
We'll be hosting a virtual watch party of Tolkien (2019) on Saturday, July 19, at 4pm eastern time. Join us for a chat!
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July 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We'll be hosting a virtual watch party of Tolkien (2019) on Saturday, July 19, at 4pm eastern time. Join us for a chat!
discord.com/events/61456...
discord.com/events/61456...
A handful of us gathered for a casual coffee date this morning. We're talking once again - and more seriously this time! - about starting up a TTRPG. Probably one-shots to begin with.
June 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
A handful of us gathered for a casual coffee date this morning. We're talking once again - and more seriously this time! - about starting up a TTRPG. Probably one-shots to begin with.
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It's remarkable to come out of the Somme, after losing your best friends to a world-shattering war, and write a theodicy like the Music of the Ainur. The creation of the world, the Fall of Gondolin, and the transmission-narrative of the Cottage of Lost Play, all in 1917. One hell of an opening trio.
June 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It's remarkable to come out of the Somme, after losing your best friends to a world-shattering war, and write a theodicy like the Music of the Ainur. The creation of the world, the Fall of Gondolin, and the transmission-narrative of the Cottage of Lost Play, all in 1917. One hell of an opening trio.
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A nice reflection on The Quest for Erebor, one of my favorite parts of Unfinished Tales, from @miriamellis.bsky.social www.miriamellis.com/post/the-dee...
The Deep and Humorous Riches of The Quest of Erebor
J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit may be the perfect fairytale. It's a little glade of all the best wildflowers amid an ancient wood of such tales, and it can be enjoyed as-is, as a stand-alone adventure wi...
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June 28, 2025 at 2:08 AM
A nice reflection on The Quest for Erebor, one of my favorite parts of Unfinished Tales, from @miriamellis.bsky.social www.miriamellis.com/post/the-dee...
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Well, my book Illustrating The Lord of the Rings in the Soviet Bloc has gone to print! Stay tuned for the story of the artists that brought Tolkien to life for the people of Central and Eastern Europe. Release date 18 September 2025, published by Bloomsbury Academic
Art: Alexander Korotich (c.1985)
Art: Alexander Korotich (c.1985)
June 28, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Well, my book Illustrating The Lord of the Rings in the Soviet Bloc has gone to print! Stay tuned for the story of the artists that brought Tolkien to life for the people of Central and Eastern Europe. Release date 18 September 2025, published by Bloomsbury Academic
Art: Alexander Korotich (c.1985)
Art: Alexander Korotich (c.1985)
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"Tolkien and Alterity", edited by Christopher Vaccaro and Yvette Kisor, is an anthology that explore Otherness in Tolkien's works.
I love "Revisiting Lobelia", "Cruising Faery: Queer Desire in Giles, Niggle, and Smith", and "The Orcs and the Others."
#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Booksky
I love "Revisiting Lobelia", "Cruising Faery: Queer Desire in Giles, Niggle, and Smith", and "The Orcs and the Others."
#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Booksky
June 24, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Tolkien and Alterity", edited by Christopher Vaccaro and Yvette Kisor, is an anthology that explore Otherness in Tolkien's works.
I love "Revisiting Lobelia", "Cruising Faery: Queer Desire in Giles, Niggle, and Smith", and "The Orcs and the Others."
#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Booksky
I love "Revisiting Lobelia", "Cruising Faery: Queer Desire in Giles, Niggle, and Smith", and "The Orcs and the Others."
#TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Booksky
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ANYWAY here’s @realtomemanuel.bsky.social incredible article: dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol...
"It Is 'About' Nothing But Itself": Tolkienian Theology Beyond the Domination of the Author
There is a broad stream of Christian interpretation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fiction, especially The Lord of the Rings, which views it as the intentionally, essentially Christian work of an intentionally, ...
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June 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
ANYWAY here’s @realtomemanuel.bsky.social incredible article: dc.swosu.edu/mythlore/vol...
Join us in discussing this very exciting seminar! We'll be chatting via Discord throughout.
The paper list for OMS #4: More Perilous and Fair: Women and Gender in Mythopoeic Fantasy is now live and looks fantastic! Registration is still open, come join us August 2-3! mythsoc.org/oms/oms-04.htm
Mythopoeic Society - Online Midyear Seminar 2025
Online MidSummer Seminar 2025 More Perilous and Fair: Women and Gender in Mythopoeic Fantasy
mythsoc.org
June 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Join us in discussing this very exciting seminar! We'll be chatting via Discord throughout.
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Did you get to hear Janet Brennan Croft’s beautiful Keynote at #Westmoot25, “‘What Ship Will Bear Me Ever Back’: Woundedness and the Western Sea”?
If not, never fear! You can read it online: scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol...
Thank you, @banzailibrarian.bsky.social!
#westmoot #intothewest
If not, never fear! You can read it online: scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol...
Thank you, @banzailibrarian.bsky.social!
#westmoot #intothewest
June 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Did you get to hear Janet Brennan Croft’s beautiful Keynote at #Westmoot25, “‘What Ship Will Bear Me Ever Back’: Woundedness and the Western Sea”?
If not, never fear! You can read it online: scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol...
Thank you, @banzailibrarian.bsky.social!
#westmoot #intothewest
If not, never fear! You can read it online: scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol...
Thank you, @banzailibrarian.bsky.social!
#westmoot #intothewest
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Now available for pre-order: Queer Approaches to Tolkien. mcfarlandbooks.com/product/quee...
June 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Now available for pre-order: Queer Approaches to Tolkien. mcfarlandbooks.com/product/quee...
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This was a fantastic talk. Highlights for me were the points about Frodo's (dis)ability experience fluctuating along a spectrum & gaining a new axis during his time in Lothlórien/Faërie, & the connection to recovery in On Fairy-Stories (esp the quotes about color).
Thanks, @clarelmoore.bsky.social!
Thanks, @clarelmoore.bsky.social!
This Tuesday, June 24, we are so fortunate to have Clare Moore, @clarelmoore.bsky.social, as a guest speaker for the Carrock Smial!
Clare will be presenting new research in her talk titled, “(Dis)Ability in Faërie: Frodo in Lothlórien”.
The meeting is on Zoom, and all are welcome to attend! 💜
Clare will be presenting new research in her talk titled, “(Dis)Ability in Faërie: Frodo in Lothlórien”.
The meeting is on Zoom, and all are welcome to attend! 💜
Come join us at The Carrock Smial for our June meeting, where we are very excited to welcome guest speaker @clarelmoore.bsky.social ! Clare is awesome, so you don't want to miss this one. Sign up for our mailing list or join our Discord at the link in our bio!
June 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
This was a fantastic talk. Highlights for me were the points about Frodo's (dis)ability experience fluctuating along a spectrum & gaining a new axis during his time in Lothlórien/Faërie, & the connection to recovery in On Fairy-Stories (esp the quotes about color).
Thanks, @clarelmoore.bsky.social!
Thanks, @clarelmoore.bsky.social!
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On 22 June, 1342 (by Shire-reckoning), Bilbo Baggins returns to Bag End to discover he's been "Presumed Dead". All his personal effects were in the process of being auctioned off by Messrs Grubb, Grubb and Burrowes, with Bilbo having to buy many of them back. #Tolkien #BookSky
June 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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This Tuesday, June 24, we are so fortunate to have Clare Moore, @clarelmoore.bsky.social, as a guest speaker for the Carrock Smial!
Clare will be presenting new research in her talk titled, “(Dis)Ability in Faërie: Frodo in Lothlórien”.
The meeting is on Zoom, and all are welcome to attend! 💜
Clare will be presenting new research in her talk titled, “(Dis)Ability in Faërie: Frodo in Lothlórien”.
The meeting is on Zoom, and all are welcome to attend! 💜
Come join us at The Carrock Smial for our June meeting, where we are very excited to welcome guest speaker @clarelmoore.bsky.social ! Clare is awesome, so you don't want to miss this one. Sign up for our mailing list or join our Discord at the link in our bio!
June 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This Tuesday, June 24, we are so fortunate to have Clare Moore, @clarelmoore.bsky.social, as a guest speaker for the Carrock Smial!
Clare will be presenting new research in her talk titled, “(Dis)Ability in Faërie: Frodo in Lothlórien”.
The meeting is on Zoom, and all are welcome to attend! 💜
Clare will be presenting new research in her talk titled, “(Dis)Ability in Faërie: Frodo in Lothlórien”.
The meeting is on Zoom, and all are welcome to attend! 💜
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"It's brought this community together in a powerful way and been one of the (sorry) unsung champions of LOTRO" - MOP's Justin is still in love with Lord of the Rings Online's epic music system all these years later:
@officiallotro.bsky.social
@officiallotro.bsky.social
LOTRO Legendarium: How music binds the LOTRO community together
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June 14, 2025 at 4:05 PM
"It's brought this community together in a powerful way and been one of the (sorry) unsung champions of LOTRO" - MOP's Justin is still in love with Lord of the Rings Online's epic music system all these years later:
@officiallotro.bsky.social
@officiallotro.bsky.social
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NEW BLOG POST!
'The Fantastic Symphony of Middle-earth'
Here I think about the sounds of Middle-earth through some music theory, specifically Bernie Krause's biophony!
will-sherwood.com/2025/06/18/t...
'The Fantastic Symphony of Middle-earth'
Here I think about the sounds of Middle-earth through some music theory, specifically Bernie Krause's biophony!
will-sherwood.com/2025/06/18/t...
The Fantastic Symphony of Middle-earth
In my last blog post I explored the mother tree concept in Middle-earth’s woods and forests. In this one I want to pivot from the science of Arda towards its music. In writing my most recent …
will-sherwood.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:35 PM
NEW BLOG POST!
'The Fantastic Symphony of Middle-earth'
Here I think about the sounds of Middle-earth through some music theory, specifically Bernie Krause's biophony!
will-sherwood.com/2025/06/18/t...
'The Fantastic Symphony of Middle-earth'
Here I think about the sounds of Middle-earth through some music theory, specifically Bernie Krause's biophony!
will-sherwood.com/2025/06/18/t...
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“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
July 1, 2024 at 4:44 PM
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo.
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
“lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
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21st read of 2025: Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth (ed. Cami Agan)
Reviewing for a journal so I won't say too much, but it was good to read essays a topic that doesn't get enough play in Tolkien criticism. We all know JRRT loved nature, but he didn't hate all cities—just, you know, bad ones.
Reviewing for a journal so I won't say too much, but it was good to read essays a topic that doesn't get enough play in Tolkien criticism. We all know JRRT loved nature, but he didn't hate all cities—just, you know, bad ones.
June 18, 2025 at 12:58 PM
21st read of 2025: Cities and Strongholds of Middle-earth (ed. Cami Agan)
Reviewing for a journal so I won't say too much, but it was good to read essays a topic that doesn't get enough play in Tolkien criticism. We all know JRRT loved nature, but he didn't hate all cities—just, you know, bad ones.
Reviewing for a journal so I won't say too much, but it was good to read essays a topic that doesn't get enough play in Tolkien criticism. We all know JRRT loved nature, but he didn't hate all cities—just, you know, bad ones.
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Robin Reid was asked to remove all references to whiteness in her paper abstract, and she kept the receipts.
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Response to Tolkien Society re:
“Race-ing to Gender Arda: A Stylistics Analysis”- proposal
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June 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Robin Reid was asked to remove all references to whiteness in her paper abstract, and she kept the receipts.
robinareid.substack.com/p/response-t...
robinareid.substack.com/p/response-t...
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Did you miss #Tolkien author Thomas P. Hillman’s talk at #westmoot25? You can read his fascinating paper online!
Check out “Túrin was dead, to begin with: Death, Fate, and a Happy Ending in 'The Book of Lost Tales'”:
scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol...
Thanks @alas-not-me.bsky.social!
#westmoot
Check out “Túrin was dead, to begin with: Death, Fate, and a Happy Ending in 'The Book of Lost Tales'”:
scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol...
Thanks @alas-not-me.bsky.social!
#westmoot
June 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Did you miss #Tolkien author Thomas P. Hillman’s talk at #westmoot25? You can read his fascinating paper online!
Check out “Túrin was dead, to begin with: Death, Fate, and a Happy Ending in 'The Book of Lost Tales'”:
scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol...
Thanks @alas-not-me.bsky.social!
#westmoot
Check out “Túrin was dead, to begin with: Death, Fate, and a Happy Ending in 'The Book of Lost Tales'”:
scholar.valpo.edu/journaloftol...
Thanks @alas-not-me.bsky.social!
#westmoot
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May I present to you one of my fav Gandalf quotes:
June 16, 2025 at 5:41 PM
May I present to you one of my fav Gandalf quotes:
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Snapshots from the 2025 Tolkien Lecture! It was a pleasure to welcome @zenaldehyde.bsky.social as our speaker—we hope everyone who joined us enjoyed a fantastic evening ✨
#tolkienlecture #zencho
#tolkienlecture #zencho
June 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Snapshots from the 2025 Tolkien Lecture! It was a pleasure to welcome @zenaldehyde.bsky.social as our speaker—we hope everyone who joined us enjoyed a fantastic evening ✨
#tolkienlecture #zencho
#tolkienlecture #zencho
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Father's Day comes to Isengard
Mine saw fit to bless me with this apparent Make Dads Great Again hat. It’s a banner day for horrifying hats.
June 15, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Father's Day comes to Isengard
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Also, if you’re coming to Mythmoot next week I’ll be talking about Tolkien, Roman historians, and how women get the last word in their stories!
June 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Also, if you’re coming to Mythmoot next week I’ll be talking about Tolkien, Roman historians, and how women get the last word in their stories!