Swedish chemical engineering student and part-time photographer Emil Johansson is aiming to include all characters from J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional universe in a large family tree.

An interview with Jonathan Harding, production assistant and actor in Peter Jackson’s ‘The Lord of the Rings’ films and now also accountant for the ‘Hobbit’ film.

An exhibition of artwork by the Danish Queen can be seen at the Arken Museum of Modern Art in Ishøj from 28 January — 1 July 2012, including her illustrations to the Danish edition of The Lord of the Rings.

Shropshire in the North of the UK is hoping to attract Lord of the Rings and Hobbit fans — with holiday cottages in Shire-look.

On Monday, 23 January 2012 the Berlin State Library is organising an exhibition and evening event in honour of Klaus Ensikat’s 75th birthday.

This summer, Mark T. Hooker’s collection of articles on J.R.R. Tolkien’s use of the Welsh language and culture will be published in Tolkien and Welsh.

The journey of the fellowship of the Tolkien study group at Inda Grammar School in Aachen will be captured in a film by DTG member Julian Eilmann.

American illustrator and animator Gene Deitch and New York producer William L. Snyder produced the 12-minute animated film “The Hobbit” in 1966.

Each year, Swedish journalist Andreas Ekström takes a trip to the Nobel Prize archives in Stockholm, which remain closed for 50 years after the award is given. This year, he stumbled over J.R.R. Tolkien.

According to a report by the Hamburg Magazin, „Saruman“ is looking for bodyguards for his performance in Hall 2 at CCH Congress Center Hamburg on 22 January 2012 at 4 pm.