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“Books are sufficient to themselves. They ask for nothing and they are silently patient, but they are always there for you”.’ Karl Largerfeld

The Witch-king of Angmar The Witch-king of Angmar riding with his black horse to Isengard. From The Lord of the Rings #lotr #fantasy #art #illustration #horse #nazgul

Today is the one year anniversary of home.digitaltolkien.com and the 43rd anniversary of the publication of the first volume of the History of Middle-earth.

NEWS! Reform promises to rescue Britain by taking money from people who can’t work and giving tax breaks to people who don’t need to newsthump.com/2026/10/26/r...

Thank you all for the contributions to #TolkienTrewsday #TolkienTuesday this week, your support and love for #Tolkien is much appreciated! Coming next Tuesday…

Grateful for this moments ago.

Britain cannot have a serious debate about immigration while its politicians are using the issue rather than addressing it | Grengy Hassan

Let’s Talk about the Colchester Museums and the Essex Witch Trials with Ben Paites @colmuseums.bsky.social aboutwitchhunts.com/episode/lets...

Coupled with the descriptive elements provided by The Nature of Middle-earth, I hope, in some adaptation, we see a book-accurate version of Gollum! Slimy, yes, and pale-skinned but almost entirely *clothed* and only perceived as dark and often hard to see for just that reason. And with pockets!

Isn't this how Battlestar Galactica began?

Last chance to pre-order our Verlyn Flieger documentary! The Stories That Come to Us offers a warm, at-home conversation with one of Tolkien studies’ great scholars, reflecting on her life, work, and the stories that have shaped them. Watch the 20 minute preview here: www.youtube.com/watc...

Trump admits that he told the DOJ to sue Alaska over the election

An English Bluebell a day until I run out of photos #129

Just got back from watching WILDWOOD with the family. An absolute treat! Dark, epic in scale, and beautifully filmed, it has strong Lord Of the Rings vibes running through it, and fans of my books will find plenty in here to connect with too. HIGHLY recommended!

As it's still the weekend, best have Langdale's finest recreational stile.

Ukraine losing access to Starshield raises serious concerns for our national security—like who controls critical capabilities the U.S. government has spent billions to procure & how decisions to restrict them are made. I'm demanding answers from the Department of Defense & SpaceX

I see everybody’s getting excited about Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’ again; if anyone’s interested in the real history behind it, it’s all discussed in my ‘History of Exorcism in Catholic Christianity’: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Feeling a bit rough this morning after being up all night comforting Richard Tice, who was crying hysterically.

Rest in Peace, horror maestro #VincentPrice who passed away on this day in 1993. Here he's in his final role as "The Inventor" from #TimBurton 1990 masterpiece, #EdwardScissorhands with #JohnnyDepp and #WinonaRyder. It was the first film I saw as a child with Price and I thought he was superb.

A Windy Day in Perthshire. 9°C and blowing a hoolie !

Brad Dourif #BradDourif Voice of: Chucky Movie: Child's Play Year: 1988 Bio: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Do... IMDb: www.imdb.com/name/nm00003... Note: Along with voicing Chucky over the years, Dourif is also known for playing Wormtongue in the Lord of the Rings movies. #ChildsPlay #Chucky

Nigel Farage’s attack on the RNLI and co is a new low even for this bottom-feeder. He wants to prosecute anyone who saves lives of people that he doesn't like. Desperate Farage diverts attention from investigations by pledging laws that can't work. archive.ph/5UYnG/

Beware of finance industry lobbying. It hired PwC (the firm that delivers dud audits) to produce a report, claiming that UK banks face highest rates of tax. The report included taxes not borne by banks. Omitted countries that levy higher rates of taxes. Integrity never gets in the way of profits.

Reform UK's Suella Braverman claims massive taxpayer-funded water bill at home equal to 18 baths a day Claim to have used 1,504 litres of water daily at her £1.2million four-bedroom pad in a five-month period. Reform have promised benefit cuts for the disabled, old, sick, poor, unfortunate.

UK energy bills could rise even more. Regulator is considering a Market Stabilization Charge to guarantee corporate profits. This would force energy companies to compensate consumers’ old suppliers for lost profits when people switch away. What would the govt do? Watch the Minister's reply.

Scams to look out for, news, and some expert tips on outsmarting the scammers | Peter Sagar

Paid a return visit to Odda's Chapel in Deerhurst (Glos) today to take another look at the marks on the inserted chimney lintel. There are many deliberate burn marks and a fine daisy-wheel, which I'm informed are present in the adjacent houses too. www.apotropaios.co.uk

"The Prime Minister is right to ask for an honest debate, and honesty starts with the numbers. Brexit didn't end migration, it swapped a fluid two-way exchange for a one-way visa ratchet leading to more permanent settling" | North East Bylines

I’ve never worked Elm with a chisel or gouge before. I remember seeing the trees stood dead when I was a child struck with Dutch elm disease. So it’s a very pleasing and grounding experience to be involved with this piece and seeing where we go. It works beautifully. #photography #woodworking #wood

I was trying to remember what VOIP stands for and came up with ‘Voice Over Internet Phenomena’; I think Halloween is getting to me

Sign this Authors Guild petition against the Australian government allowing AI to legally scrape books — any books, your books, even if they’re not Australian authorsguild.org/news/austral...

Auschwitz II-Birkenau. Wooden barracks for prisoners in the BIIa sector, which served as a men's quarantine camp. Photo: https://www.instagram.com/woria.sadr/ See a short video about the sector: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrmhQTZePtg

For the Americans the war is just an element of a grift; they are, sadly, not negotiators in any sense, just men seeking to make more money from the bloodshed their actions enable.

@clarelmoore.bsky.social and I did a thing with our friends! And then talked about it on a podcast with more of our friends 😁 Seriously I am so proud of this special issue and it's an absolute delight to talk about it whenever we're given the chance 💜

"Oh how the wind howls....it is howling with wolf voices" - every sound in my brain can eventually be connected to the BBC dramatisation of Lord of the Rings. It's my aural proustian source.

I don’t think anything sums up how cancerous our media is quite like Janet Murray and the Daily Mail - not being content enough with having harassed Beth Upton out of the country - now harassing her in her new place of residence. They will genuinely not be happy until she’s dead.

If you happen to find yourself in London over the next few days, you can spy some of the critters from the Discworld Bestiary in the window of Waterstones Piccadilly 🦀🦋

The Treasury of British Comics Annual 2027 is out this November - featuring Black Beth, by: 📝 Script: @agentofweird.bsky.social ✏️ Art: @alyfell.bsky.social 🗨️ Letters: Richard Pearce Pre-order today! https://bit.ly/4dJqbXk

Thank you everyone for the shares and support. 'Candelstone: A Faery Tale' is now 5 days into its 28 day campaign. www.kickstarter.com/projects/aly...

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/this... Looks very interesting.

You were moved to do this by pride and by hate. Is it any wonder the result was ruin?

Two major internet outages in a week. Banks, courts and websites knocked offline. And a newly discovered vulnerability serious enough for governments to take their own sites down. How much of modern life rests on technology more fragile than we realise? @eastangliabylines.co.uk