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The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien
The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Places that Inspired Middle-earth | John Garth
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Daisey
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Today marks 4 years of reading books mostly by but also about #JRRTolkien with my #FellowshipOfTolkien friends! We‘ve read more slowly in the last year with more breaks between books, but we‘re continuing to read and discuss. Altogether we‘ve read the 24 different books on the left with some rereads and completed the bottom 4 in the past year. I‘ve also read the 8 on the right alongside, and we‘re starting The Story of Kullervo together today.

merelybookish How cool! Such amazing community on Litsy! 3y
wordslinger42 Wow, four years already?! I'm excited to read more Tolkien books with all of you 💜 I'm starting Kullervo tonight! 3y
Daisey @merelybookish Absolutely! I have long considered Tolkien a favorite writer, but the community on Litsy has added so much to my appreciation. 3y
Daisey @wordslinger42 Agreed; it seems amazing to have been reading together that long! So looking forward to seeing what you think. 3y
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JazzFeathers
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I totally loved it!
So much information, so many beautiful pictures, but above all, so many new angles to subjects l thought l knew - and knew what they were all about.

Garth has this beautiful gift to be able to see the bigger picture and read new ways in old material.
He had a lot to tell in this book, but he also offered the vision of other Tolkien scholars.

A very enriching read.

Daisey You finished and I missed it! So glad that we read this one. I completely agree with your review! 💕 📚 3y
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I read a lot more than I expected in June thanks to a lot of audio time early in the month, and there are some great books on this list! My overall favorites were the tagged Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien and Mythos.

#BookSpinBingo #ReadingStats #MonthlyStats

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Daisey
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This book was fantastic and packed full of fascinating information. It discusses real and literary places that inspired J.R.R. Tolkien‘s writing and includes some of his own illustrations as well as other art and photographs. I highly recommend this book for fans of The Hobbit & Lord of the Rings who want to dig a bit deeper.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #JRRTolkien

JazzFeathers Oh, you're done! I need to pick it up again! 3y
Daisey @JazzFeathers I finally had a few quiet days this weekend with real time for reading. I‘m so glad we decided to read this; it was fantastic! (edited) 3y
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This morning I finished the chapter “Watch and Ward” and this evening I started “Places of War.” The descriptions are always interesting, but I especially appreciate the photos and illustrations that provide a visual of places that may have inspired Tolkien‘s writing. It‘s all fascinating!

#FellowshipOfTolkien #JRRTolkien

JazzFeathers And now you're ahead of me! 3y
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BLT salad for supper, Eleanor for company, and the beginning of another chapter make for a lovely evening. I think I‘ve always imagined and connected with Tolkien‘s forests the best because they‘re the easiest for me to visualize. I‘m enjoying learning about literary and real world inspirations for these places.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #JRRTolkien #ReadAndEat

LeahBergen Hello, Eleanor! 3y
Deifio The elven forrests seem so magical 3y
Daisey @LeahBergen I was so impressed that she actually sat and looked at me from a distance that fit in the photo! 3y
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Daisey @Deifio Agreed! I love the elven forests. 3y
Daisey @JazzFeathers I know you‘re ahead of me, but are you actually going to finish on schedule? I‘m going to be reading into June at least a bit. 3y
JazzFeathers @Daisey l'm behind too. I'll be reading through June as well. So we'll be ready together for July, l expect 😁 3y
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Daisey
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I always appreciate descriptions of Tolkien‘s in-depth process. This quote mentions a wide range of the types of things he collected and made as he worked.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #JRRTolkien

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JazzFeathers
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#FellowshipOfTolkien

That truly is a line that always makes me sad. The majestic Sirion is so much more than just a river in Middle-earth.

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Daisey
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I made a little time for supper and a book this evening. This chapter referencing Tolkien‘s writing about the sea is incredibly interesting. I‘m especially intrigued by the specific details of his time, like seeing Venus in the night sky over the Cornish coast and hearing about the polar explorations of Shackleton and others, that may have made their way into his writing.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #JRRTolkien #ReadAndEat

JazzFeathers I loved this chapter too. I have an ever stronger impression that Tolkien was interested by so many (unexpected) things. We often think to him as the expert of medieval history and literature, but he seem to have had so many other interests. 3y
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Daisey
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Just time for a couple pages tonight . . .
I‘m so enjoying the combination of text, photographs, and illustrations in this book.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #JRRTolkien

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Daisey
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There‘s a little bit about our next official group read, The Story of Kullervo, in the chapter I‘m currently reading. I am fascinated by the discussion of all the possible influences and inspirations on Tolkien‘s work.

#FellowshipOfTolkien #JRRTolkien

JazzFeathers I hadn't realised that Kullervo may be considered Tolkien's first story. 4y
Daisey @JazzFeathers Yes, one of those little details I remember from when I read Kullervo the first time. It was interesting to see it discussed here again. 4y
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JazzFeathers
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Let's read some more 😊

Riveted_Reader_Melissa There is always more Tolkien to read! 4y
Daisey Always more!! 📚 4y
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Daisey
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I had lunch outside and started this beautiful book! The first chapter discusses areas of England, especially from Tolkien‘s childhood, and some other places that possibly provided inspiration for aspects of the Shire in his writing. Some connections are based on Tolkien‘s own words and places of residence while others are somewhat more hypothetical (and stated as such).

#FellowshipOfTolkien #JRRTolkien #nonfiction

Texreader Love this post! Good book, good food 4y
JazzFeathers 😍 4y
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The #FellowshipOfTolkien will resume reading together on our fourth annyversary, 18 July, with The Story of Kullervo.

In the meanwhile, some of us thought to read the waiting away with Garth's The World of JRR Tolkien, and a veeeeeery easy schedule. Just to keep the flow, you know.
If anyone wants to join, here's the schedule 😊

Daisey Looks great! So looking forward to this! 4y
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Daisey
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Our next planned #FellowshipOfTolkien read is going to be The Story of Kullervo this summer, but in the meantime @JazzFeathers and I are planning to read this beautiful book by John Garth. We‘re considering a few pages a day through May and June. If anyone else is interested in joining, let us know.

#JRRTolkien

JazzFeathers I can't wait 😊 4y
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