Last year #Tolktober came to life.

This year #Tolkientober is bringing joy to many.

So let's see how many I can share for today's #FF and the in the weeks to come 🥰😍🥰

#Tolkien #Inktober

https://twitter.com/hobbitgay/status/1311350783238045696

https://twitter.com/VarokArt/status/1311673389636091904

@theoneringnet @Quickbeam2000 @Dr_Dimitra_Fimi One of those threads that hold no provocatively debated issues, points of contention, highly divergent perspectives ...

SEXUALITY, TOLKIEN & LOTRONPRIME.

Strap in, a cis het middle-age white male is going to splain.*

[Damn it, I am good.
Obnoxious pun right at the start.😜] @theoneringnet @Quickbeam2000 @Dr_Dimitra_Fimi * SERIOUSLY?

Do you really think I am going to tackle the topic of "sexuality & Tolkien" on Twitter?

The place where people yell at each other for next to no reason at all?

This is complex.

I am not going through twelve volumes of "The History of Middle-earth" with you,

On my way to this year's #Tolkien Seminar of @GermanTolkSoc at the @UniJena!

Makes me proud to see what we've achieved in 20+ years of volunteer work.

First TS to offer a bursary for ECRs in Tolkien studies, e.g. Hither Shore, our yearbook, has been published since 2005... Some impressions from early Friday morning Jena.

The city centre is an eclectic mix of old and modern industry, the university campus, shopping malls, medieval roots and GDR remnants.

Pretty cool mix, by the way.

Well, here we are - and thanks to everyone who has kept his/her fingers crossed for me yesterday :D

Yes, there were quite a few critical questions on @LOTRonPrime!

#Tolkien

But see for yourself : @LOTRonPrime FYI:

The questions started with this article at the Guardian which was - unfortunately - rather faulty and got quite a few of the basics wrong.

For example: @LOTRonPrime is NOT "multi-series adaptation of The Lord of the Rings (...)" ;)

theguardian.com/books/2019/aug…