The final stop(s) of my England trip was the mythical Stonehenge. I took the bus tour from Salisbury, that took me to the Stonehenge visitor centre, and then the local shuttle bus to the stones. The ravens and blackbirds perching on the Stones looked kind of ominous under the cloudy sky and reminded me of Erebor ravens. Due to shortness of time, I did not have a chance to explore all the historical sites in the fields around, so I at least went to the Cursus barrows. Being ba

Unusual for this site, I divert now from Tolkien to another literary "bard" of English literature — William Shakespeare himself. After Oxonmoot, I visited his birthplace and the museums dedicated to him. There I learnt a lot about him which is not a common knowledge. For example, that he comes from a family of a merchant father, who run a glove making business before turning to local politics, and whose business talent Will inherited. Thanks to his business and house renting,

At the occasion of coming to Oxford again, I booked a tour in C. S. Lewis’s house The Kilns in Headington. Here are some pictures from the outside and the inside. Outside, nearby lake, and the garden. The Kilns got its name after ceramic ovens called "kilns" that used to be part of the grounds long before Lewis moved in as the place was originally a farmstead with a couple of adjacent workhouses, such as the ceramics workhouse. The inside of the house does not contain origina

John Garth in his book The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien mentions this interesting map of fairyland. You can read more about it here https://britishfairies.wordpress.com/2018/07/08/bernard-sleigh-and-the-map-of-fairyland-part-one/ #notjrrtolkien #notmiddleearth #fantasymap #fairyland #map #bernardsleigh

According to Tolkien Gateway, Iúmonna Gold Galdre Bewunden is a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien. The Old English title of the poem is taken from a...

Here are some excerpts from various articles discussing northern mythologies and characters in them. Some may be familiar to you ;)...

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Detailed info here: https://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/SearchResults?target=TITAN&featureType=Mons,%20montes #jrrtolkien #notmiddleearth...

Some/many of the places existed in the Inklings' era and they frequented them. And some still exist today. #jrrtolkien #notmiddleearth...

Did you know that there exist several animals bearing Tolkienish names. More in this article: https://www.cookingideas.es/tolkien-biologo...

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There is a potato museum in Idaho https://idahopotatomuseum.com #jrrtolkien #notmiddleearth #potatoes #taters

"The main action of the story, however, seems to present an etiological myth, which, in effect, cites the overindulgence in fine ale as...

Someone in te TS group said this reminds them of the Gates of Moria. Agree? It is actually just a sculpture relief named Taq Bostan in...

An interesting post found in the official TS group on the origin and link of some hobbit names to British history. Shared with kind...

Der Berggeist by Josef Madlener. Der Berggeist is the mountain spirit. According to Carpenter, Tolkien bought the postcard during his...

In Prague, the capital of Czech Republic, there is a street named Rohan Waterfront and an adjucent river bank part named Rohan Island....

If you ever wondered what happened to Sauron after the War of the Ring. The Valar: "You can become anything you want, except a world...

Did you know Brandywine river really exists even in our world? Actually, there is a number of rivers with that name in America....