… Every year on March 25th, Tolkien fans around the world celebrate Tolkien Reading Day — chosen by the Tolkien Society to celebrate the day that the One Ring was destroyed. This year the theme for Tolkien Reading Day is “Love and Friendship”. Here at TolkienGuide we will be gathering for a few hours of fun discussion of our favorite stories and passages, some giveaways, and maybe even a few visits from some special guests! The rights holders have kindly requested that we not livestream any copyrighted materials this time, so there will not be any Tolkien readings during our event, but it will still be a lot of fun. As like the prior two events, the live streaming event will primarily take place on Discord. If you just want to listen, the live stream will be available on YouTube and will stay up for later listening as well.…
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Suddenly Faramir stirred, and he opened his eyes, and he looked on Aragorn who bent over him; and a light of knowledge and love was kindled in his eyes, and he spoke softly. ‘My lord, you called me, I come. What does the king command?’
Every year on March 25th, Tolkien fans around the world celebrate Tolkien Reading Day — chosen by the Tolkien Society to celebrate the day that the One Ring was destroyed. This year the theme for Tolkien Reading Day is “Love and Friendship”. Here at TolkienGuide we will be gathering for a few hours of fun discussion of our favorite stories and passages, some giveaways, and maybe even a few visits from some special guests! The rights holders have kindly requested that we not livestream any copyrighted materials this time, so there will not be any Tolkien readings during our event, but it will still be a lot of fun. As like the prior two events, the live streaming event will primarily take place on Discord. If you just want to listen, the live stream will be available on YouTube and will stay up for later listening as well.
Previous guests have included notable scholars, media personalities and a plethora of fans. You can see full details of those events here: Tolkien Reading Day 2020 and Tolkien Reading Day 2021. Who might you want to have a chat with this year?
This event is currently scheduled to start at 11:00 AM PDT (6:00 PM GMT) and run for approximately three hours. Stay tuned for any updates as we solidify our plans.
