Tolkien Reading Event 2016: Wrap-Up

Every year on March 25, the anniversary of the Downfall of Sauron, the Tolkien Society hosts Tolkien Reading Day. This year’s theme is Life, Death, and Immortality. The primary goal is to promote the reading of the works of J.R R. Tolkien! To celebrate, Pages Unbound hosted two weeks of Tolkien-related posts.

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Thanks for reading!

Krysta and I would like to thank everyone who turned out for this year’s Tolkien Reading Event! It was a huge success, as you can see in the increase in traffic.

We’d especially like to thank our guest posters: Katie, Nevey, Sara, and Stephanie.  Thank you also to Sara and Greg for attending our Twitter chat.  Finally, we’re excited that so many people stopped by and commented during the event.

The giveaways are ending soon, so make sure you check out the schedule below if you missed those or any other posts from the event.

Post Schedule

• March 21
  • Book Review: Beowulf trans. by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Giveaway: Tolkien Book of Your Choice (INT)
• March 22
  • Tolkien Talk: Sara Letourneau
  • Giveaway: Defending Middle-Earth (US Only)
• March 23
  • Top Twenty Quotes from Tolkien (Guest Post by Arvenig)
  • Why Other High Fantasies Can’t Match the Power of The Lord of the Rings
• March 24
  • Eowyn: A Feminist Character?
  • The Hobbit Name Generator
• March 25
  • Twitter Chat at 8:00 pm EST.
  • Why Do We Fear Gollum More Than Sauron? (Guest Post by Stephanie from Chasm of Books)
  • What Title Should You Hold in Middle-Earth? (Personality Quiz)
• March 26
  • Book Review: The Fall of Arthur by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • Beyond The Lord of the Rings: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Other Works
• March 27
  • Book Review: The Literary Lives of the Inklings (Guest Post by Katie)
  • J.R.R. Tolkien and the Inklings
• March 28
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Retrospective
• March 29
  • Tolkien Talk: Seraphina from Seraphina Reads
• March 30
  • Tolkien Talk: Stephanie from Chasm of Books
  • Ten Reasons You Should Read The Silmarillion
• March 31
  • Book Review: The Story of Kullervo by J.R.R. Tolkien