Morton Salt Girl is a merry fellow; Bright blue her label is and her shoes are yellow

Derek Faraci@whwoolhat.bsky.social · 2d ago

Bet you didn't know that the Little Morton Salt Girl is an immortal being who existed before there was life on Earth.

TolkienTrewsday: Hidden realms - At the Mirror of Galadriel #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday #Tolkien #AmonHen

New Lord of the Rings character just dropped.

#OnThisDay in 1950, #Tolkien writes to Allen & Unwin Ltd.. Tolkien was sent proofs for a new edition of The Hobbit and remarks on how The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are interlinked. He was not expecting his draft rewrite of chapter 5 to be incorporated as he hadn't heard anything (1/2)

J.R.R. Tolkien to Allen & Unwin Ltd.

Tolkien was sent proofs for a new edition of The Hobbit and remarks on how The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are interlinked. He was not expecting hi...

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Alan and Shawn recently joined @sorinahiggins.bsky.social's podcast 'Words Do Things' for a delightful conversation about phonetic fitness, word nerdery, linguistic beauty, and more. You can watch at the link below, or listen wherever you listen to your podcasts! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHZ_...

"Spa Day for the Mind" with the Lord of the Mark and the Man of the West!

YouTube video by Dr. Sørina Higgins

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My first card for The Hobbit has been released! Thank you so much Emily, for having worked with me on this card and being an amazing art director :) "Supper for Spiders" AD: Emily Mazza @emilymazza.bsky.social © MEE TM & © 2026 Wizards of The Coast @wotc-news.bsky.social #mtgxthehobbit

This is just to say I have OCRed the text thet was in tne arch:ve and whicb yov were prabaldy seamhing for "breahtast" Fargme ms fheg mem debo:w5 sb ?mccf mmb 5c oc1b

For more information about the Mythopoeic Awards, check out our full press release: mythsoc.org/awards/award...

The Mythopoeic Society - Mythopoeic Awards 2026

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Congratulations the winner of the 2026 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth & Fantasy Studies: Adam Roberts, Fantasy: A Short History (Bloomsbury Academic, 2025) !

Congratulations the winner of the 2026 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature: Aubrey Hartman, The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest (Little, Brown, 2025)!

Congratulations the winner of the 2026 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Young Adult Literature: K. Ancrum, The Corruption of Hollis Brown (‎HarperCollins, 2025)!

Congratulations the winner of the 2026 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature: T. Kingfisher, Snake-Eater (47North, 2025)!

Congratulations the winner of the 2026 Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies: Michael D. C. Drout, The Tower and the Ruin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Creation (Norton, 2025)!

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“Tol Eressëa” (watercolour, 2026) One of six new artworks I’m currently working on for a book about the history of the Elves to be published by Legendaria Ediciones.

Note that the school kicks students out prior to graduation if they aren’t performing well - thus evading ever having to pay out refunds to anyone.

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2w ago

“Founders School in Manhattan promises to refund families its $150,000 annual tuition fee if their child has not made $1mn ‘in profit’ upon completion of the four-year high school course.”

Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12

I’ll be at the con tomorrow! Will be wandering about with the Westmoot2026 shirt and a button with my PFP on it! And I’ll be showing up to various Tolkien events 😊

MGCoco★@mgcoco.bsky.social · last mo.

Elrond and Durin enjoying thier time in San Diego! A design for a sticker I will be giving out at this year’s SDCC 🩵 #art

Concept study for Elvish Fashion Fëanor & Curufin: Noldor informal daywear inspired by Baroque/Rococo European Aristocracy Fingolfin & Turgon: Vanyar court fashion inspired by Ming Dynasty China Finarfin & Finrod: Teleri outdoor fashion inspired by Ancient Mediterranean mixed with Art Nouveau

What happens when some of a young Tolkien's early Elvish (Gnomish) words aren't really what they seem? Reflections on some of the linguistic seeds of Tolkien's poignant and masterful mythology... #Tolkien #Silmarillion #Philology www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_NH...

Lexical Palimpsests: Old English and Old Norse Loan Words in Tolkien's Gnomish Lexicon (1917)

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Hope we will be "lucky" enough to have you join us tomorrow at The Carrock July meeting where we will be discussing luck in Tolkien's legendarium

The Carrock: Northern California smial@thecarrocksmial.bsky.social · 4w ago

At our July meeting, The Carrock Smial will be discussing the idea of luck in Tolkien's legendarium. Come and join us! If you have never joined us before, we are always accepting new members. Link in bio for mailing list and Discord information.

TolkienGuide@tolkienguide.com · 2w ago

#OnThisDay in 1965, #Tolkien writes to Nan C. Scott. Tolkien writes about his battles with the pirates.

companies are sourcing millions of printed books for AI labs that scan them for training data, then destroy them. printed books are more valuable because they're free of AI slop, and AI labs know destroying them is an "optics problem." www.404media.co/ai-companies...

AI Companies Are Buying Tons of Old Books Because They're Free of AI Slop

ISBNdb, a company that sources printed books for AI companies to turn into training data, tells clients “the optics problem is real.”

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Today on the blog: a long-ish summary in English of my PhD thesis on illustrating #Tolkien And today on my Tipeee is a first look at the talk I'll be giving on Sunday about Lothlórien as a Faerie space in #illustrations (it's a bit extra). voirtolkien.hypotheses.org/1442

What is she Tolkien about? Or a summary of my PhD thesis.

In February 2026, I defended my PhD thesis at the Paris-Créteil University. It’s a 513-page document in French entitled “Illustrer Tolkien : la Terre du Milieu du texte à l’image” ( Illustrating Tolki...

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Urgent freelance art commission! My previous arrangement has fallen through, so I need someone who can look at this sad lil' placeholder kaiju and whip up a proper, looming, nicely lit and atmospherically appropriate monster I can place into this same composition. Feel free to reply here- THREAD 🧵

Serkis making comments similar to what that POS Muskrat said on Twitter ain't convincing me it's just general ignorance. Especially, when he's been part of two movies this year backed by Angel Studios.

Another edition of the Roving Ranger has just been sent to its subscribers. Including: 110 years - Battle of the Somme; events in Spain, France, Germany, USA, Australia etc.; pity, power, and audio; dance in the hemlock glade; what is the Ring; and much more... steady.page/en/thetolkie...

The One hundred and ninety-second Roving Ranger

The Roving Ranger #192 brings you all the interesting things Tolkienian of the last week and the weeks upcoming, curated by the Tolkienist.

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I also love Elyanna Choi’s “The Nine Walkers” featured for August in the 2021 Beyond Bree calendar. 🤩 www.tolkienguide.com/guide/calend...

MGCoco★@mgcoco.bsky.social · 3w ago

When Tolkien adaptations *still* continue to put down POC or falls short of full representation, the MTG set goes hard for their decision to make major heroes POC with no apologies given 😎

When Tolkien adaptations *still* continue to put down POC or falls short of full representation, the MTG set goes hard for their decision to make major heroes POC with no apologies given 😎