Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship

04/10/2026

Given Professor Tolkien's love of trees, the rescue and renaming of Mirkwood by Celeborn and Thranduil must have meant so much to him. It's a scene I had never seen depicted in the arts, and I hope the community will enjoy this new blog post about this historic moment: https://www.miriamellis.com/post/eryn-lasgalen-frodo-s-best-ecological-victory?fbclid=IwY2xjawUu3eVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6ifH1e1wLrHxJVhDzf6bbDnkDK3buEILFEJ48YjkMyHkQy297a0f_B5bHFLA_aem_Xaf6wYr3MN7RRmWmvNsMSQ

If you started your annual read of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings on September 22nd, you are just at the outset of the hobbits' adventure, but here is a chance to think about one of its most remarkable ends. When you consider the many things Frodo and his friends won with their sacrifice, pe...

01/10/2026

"What happens in his mythology is that good can sometimes do excessive evil unintentionally." In the BBC footage, the interviewer commented that the morality in Tolkien's books isn't as simple as good versus evil. "The general lines are rather simple," said the author. "But of course, as a matter of fact it isn't really, is it? You see evil on the good side. It isn't just goodies against baddies, as they call it modern parlance."

In 1968, the BBC broadcast extracts from JRR Tolkien's last ever recorded interview, 31 years after The Hobbit was published. In 2019, the full video was unearthed from the archive.

29/09/2026

“My Unexpected Journey is a remarkable piece of work for which the writer himself thanks Tolkien.”
I recommend this memoir highly… John Callen, (Oin in The Hobbit films).

Peter’s passion has taken him to far-flung locations discovering surprising and wonderful connections to Middle-earth.
https://www.dewereldleest.store

29/09/2026

28/09/2026

Quite a merry gathering for our Hobbit picnic, yesterday, in The Shire.

26/09/2026

Today's the day the Hobbits have a Picnic.
Today we gather to celebrate the birthdays of Bilbo and Frodo whose birthdays were on the 22nd.

23/09/2026

Wonderful Tolkien news from Westminster Abbey: J.R.R. Tolkien is to be honoured with a new memorial in Poets' Corner.
https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-news/abbey-to-honour-jrr-tolkien?fbclid=IwY2xjawUgLI9wZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAGJyaWQRMXprNUU4MWdZTkRidTBFWVpzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeW22tXLLfj8G5YnPX9fFj9RAWKCEN5701sLPfwlhZuzNjT1BmzdolvenVHis_aem_CTarpJeRijCRCemmigAHzA

A major new memorial celebrating Tolkien’s creative vision and storytelling by artist Stephen Broadbent will be revealed at a dedication ceremony in Spring 2027.

22/09/2026

Hope everyone has enjoyed Hobbit Day.
(A memory of one of our annual Diner Dances - good cheer, good music and good food... and fellowship.)

21/09/2026

Happy Birthday Bilbo and Frodo! Our Fellowship will be celebrating Hobbit Day next Sunday with a merry gathering.

21/09/2026

Happy Hobbit Day! Time to celebrate with some Hobbit Food.