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20th December 2022: Law government and Society in JRR Tolkien's Works reviewed in The Journal of the Marion E. Wade Center
Law government and Society in JRR Tolkien's Works has been reviewed in The Journal of the Marion E. Wade Center, Vol 38.2. The review by David Llewellyn Dodds can be read here (link to page of the journal).
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=191 )
28th November 2022: Seamus Hamill-Keays wins Beyond Bree Award
The winner of the Beyond Bree award 2022 is Seamus Hamill-Keays, co-author of The Gallant Edith Bratt.
According to Beyond Bree, The "Beyond Bree" Award is given "In recognition of outstanding contribution to the study of J.R.R. Tolkien, from the Readers of 'Beyond Bree'". Recipients for the Award are nominated and voted by the readers of "Beyond Bree". The intent is to recognize people, especially fans, who have contributed greatly to the study of Tolkien but who might not be well known in scholarly circles.
Walking Tree Publishers congratulates Seamus Hamill-Keays on this well-deserved recognition.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=190 )
27th November 2022: Law government and Society in JRR Tolkien's Works reviewed in The Journal of Tolkien Research
Law government and Society in JRR Tolkien's Works has been reviewed in The Journal of Tolkien Research. The review by Douglas C. Kane can be read here (link to page of the journal).
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=189 )
8th November 2022: New review of Law government and Society in JRR Tolkien's Works
A new review of Law government and Society in JRR Tolkien's Works has been published by Andrés Urbano Medina in Dereito Vol. 31 Núm. 1 (2022), and is re-published here with kind permission.
Dereito is a publication of the University of Santiago de Compostella (USC).
The review can be read in Spanish on the website of the USC
A pdf of the review can also be downloaded here (in Spanish) or an approved English translation here.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=188 )
18th October 2022: Review of The Gallant Edith Bratt
The Gallant Edith Bratt has been reviewed in The Almoner's Pen.
The Almoner's Pen is published by The Vale of Evesham Historical Society
http://valeofeveshamhistory.org.uk
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=187 )
18th October 2022: Tolkien Seminar 2022
The 2022 Tolkien Seminar of the DTG, with support of Walking Tree Publishers, is being held from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th October at the University of Jena.
Further information from the DTG: here
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=186 )
29th July 2022: Review of Law government and Society in JRR Tolkien's Works
A review of Law, Government, and Society in J.R.R. Tolkien's Works has been written by Cristina Sánchez-Rodas Navarro of the University of Sevilla.
Original Spanish version on revistascientificas.us.es (pdf format).
English translation approved by the author (pdf format, on our server).
More reviews.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=185 )
29th July 2022: Review published in Fafnir
Middle-earth or There and Back Again has been reviewed in Fafnir 1/2022. More here.
(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=184 )
23rd May 2022: New book: Nólë Hyarmenillo
We are pleased to announce our latest publication, Nólë Hyarmenillo: An Anthology of Iberian Scholarship on Tolkien, edited by Nuno Simões Rodrigues, Martin Simonson, Angélica Varandas.
The present collection, Nólë Hyarmenillo ('Lore from the South' in Quenya), features essays written by Spanish and Portuguese scholars on diverse topics related to Tolkien and his legendarium, ranging from an analysis of film posters and adaptations, to studies of comparative literature, ecocritical analysis and the role and impact of Tolkien's works in contemporary subculture. As such, the anthology also reflects the growing bonds between two national communities of scholars, who over the past decade have consolidated research on Tolkien's legendarium at various large universities on the Iberian peninsula.
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(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=183 )
23rd May 2022: New book: Law, Government and Society
We are pleased to announce our latest publication, Law, Government, and Society in J.R.R. Tolkien's Works, by José María Miranda Boto.
Law and government are aspects of J.R.R. Tolkien's works that have not received much scholarly attention. However, they are present in many facets of his sub-creation. In describing the various societies that populate it, Tolkien addressed aspects of their legal and governmental systems, such as the succession of kings, rules of inheritance, or the function of the Mayor of Michel Delving. In many cases, he did so to add a further thread to the rich tapestry of his descriptions.
But in other cases, law appears as an important narrative element, functioning as a test of character for the protagonists who encounter it. Thus, the trial of Beregond reveals Aragorn's justice, while Turgon's ordering the execution of Ëol shows his ruthlessness.
Law and philology appear together in several passages of Tolkien's work. It is no coincidence that the most relevant objects of his sub- creation, the One Ring and the Silmarils, are described in archaic legal terms. In parallel, law and the tools of government are used as humorous elements in other fragments.
Law and government are, in short, omnipresent in Tolkien's work. They are not a central element, but, without what is studied in this book, Arda would have been much poorer.
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(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=182 )
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