Meet Earendel: The Farthest Star Yet
Astronomers at Johns Hopkins University announced the discovery of the most distant single star ever seen. And they’ve named it Earendel.
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Tag: J.R.R. Tolkien
Priscilla Tolkien, Youngest Child of J.R.R. Tolkien, Dead at 92
Priscilla Tolkien, the youngest child and only daughter of Professor J. R. R. Tolkien and his wife Edith, has passed away at the age of 92.
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Happy 129th Birthday, J. R. R. Tolkien!
More than a great author, Tolkien is a part of the western modern mythology, like Star Wars or Harry Potter, but his work provides the foundation for both.
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Tolkien Symposium on Fantasy Literature, May 16, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 situation, this year the symposium goes virtual, and anyone can attend.
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Christopher Tolkien, Son of J.R.R. Tolkien and Lifelong Curator of Middle Earth, Has Passed
The curator and editor of the works of his father, and the original mapmaker of Middle Earth, was 95.
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