J. R. R. Tolkien
English writer and philologist
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| 2024 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Chinese (Traditional) translation of The Lord of the Rings published by Shuangxi Publishing
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| 2024 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Mongolian translation of The Fellowship of the Ring published by Monsudar
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| 2024 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Multiple Chinese (Simplified) translations of The Lord of the Rings published by different publishers
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| 2024 |
J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography
Planned publication of 'The Fëanorian Alphabet, Part 2' and 'Eldarin Pronouns' in Parma Eldalamberon 23.
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| 2024 |
J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography
Planned publication of The Collected Poems of J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond.
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| June 14 2024 | The film was released in the United Kingdom. |
| January 19 2024 | Film expanded to a wide release across the United States, accompanied by mixed critical reviews. |
| 2023 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Slovenian translation of The Lord of the Rings published by Mladinska knjiga
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| 2023 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Belarusian translation of The Lord of the Rings published by Andrei Yanushkevich Publishing
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| 2023 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Sinhala translation of The Two Towers published by Muses Books
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| 2023 |
J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography
Posthumous publication of The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth.
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| December 22 2023 | Sony Pictures Classics released the film in a limited release in the United States. |
| October 2023 | Sony Pictures Classics acquired distribution rights for the film in multiple regions, including North America, the Middle East, India, Eastern Europe (excluding Russia), Turkey, and worldwide airlines. |
| October 27 2023 | Film 'Freud's Last Session' premiered at the AFI Fest, marking its first public screening. |
| May 2023 | A selection of film props, including the replica psychoanalyst couch and garden tent chair, were housed at the Freud Museum London. |
| April 2023 | An image from the film's principal photography was released, signaling the project was entering its final stages of filming in Ireland. |
| March 2023 | Spoke at a conference of the International Movement of Russophiles in Moscow during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| January 2023 | Production of the film began in the United Kingdom, with filming locations primarily set up at Ardmore Studios in Dublin, where Freud's Hampstead house and psychoanalyst couch were recreated. |
| 2022 |
J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography
Posthumous publication of The Fall of Númenor, edited by Brian Sibley.
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| May 2022 | WestEnd Films and CAA Media Finance took the film project for sales to the Cannes Film Festival, with Anthony Hopkins cast and Matthew Brown attached as director. |
| 2021 |
Leaf by Niggle
The story was republished in Tales from the Perilous Realm collection.
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| 2021 |
J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography
Posthumous publication of The Nature of Middle-earth, edited by Carl F. Hostetter.
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| 2021 |
Smith of Wootton Major
Republished as part of Tales from the Perilous Realm collection, alongside Farmer Giles of Ham, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, and 'Leaf by Niggle'.
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| 2020 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Bengali translation of The Fellowship of the Ring by Moheul Islam Mithu published by Aishwarya Prakash
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| 2020 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Azerbaijani translation of The Lord of the Rings published by Qanun Nəşriyyatı
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| 2020 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Asturian translation of The Lord of the Rings by Nicolás Bardio published by Ediciones Trabe
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| 2020 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Portuguese translation of The Lord of the Rings published by Planeta
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| January 16 2020 | Christopher Tolkien, the sole literary executor of the Tolkien Estate, passed away, marking the end of an era of direct family management of J.R.R. Tolkien's literary works. |
| 2019 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Uzbek translation of The Fellowship of the Ring published by Ilm-ziyo-zakovat
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| 2019 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Elrond's Library last updated its translation database, listing 87 translations in 57 languages.
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| 2019 |
Translating The Lord of the Rings
Ottavio Fatica published a new Italian translation of The Lord of the Rings, which was completed in 2020. This translation sparked a significant literary debate in Italy about translation approaches and Tolkien's writing style.
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| 2019 | The Times reported her involvement in a controversy over a new Tolkien translation into Italian, describing her original translation as 'beloved of the far right'. |
| 2018 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Sinhala translation of The Fellowship of the Ring published in two parts by Muses Books
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| 2018 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
First Afrikaans translation of The Lord of the Rings published by Protea Boekhuis
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| 2018 |
Translations of The Lord of the Rings
Croatian translation of The Lord of the Rings published by Lumen
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| 2018 |
J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography
Posthumous publication of The Fall of Gondolin, edited by Christopher Tolkien.
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| 2018 |
Wolvercote Cemetery
Sir Roger Bannister, the middle-distance runner famous for running the first sub-4-minute mile and a neurologist, was buried in Wolvercote Cemetery.
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| 2017 |
J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography
Posthumous publication of Beren and Lúthien, edited by Christopher Tolkien.
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| August 2017 | Christopher Tolkien stepped down as a director of The Tolkien Company after decades of managing his father's literary legacy. |
| 2016 |
J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography
Posthumous publication of two works: A Secret Vice and The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun (originally published in Welsh Review in 1945).
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| 2015 |
J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography
Posthumous publication of The Story of Kullervo, edited by Verlyn Flieger.
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| 2014 |
J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography
Posthumous publication of Beowulf: A Translation and Commentary, edited by Christopher Tolkien.
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| 2013 |
J. R. R. Tolkien bibliography
Posthumous publication of The Fall of Arthur, a narrative poem about King Arthur.
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