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Saturday, 7 January 2023

Shire Post: Rana's 2023 Tolkien Highlights - January edition

This infographic hopefully provides an idea of known upcoming events along with book / game / merchandise releases for 2023. It’s a selection (highlights) so it is not exhaustive and limited by page space.


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Associated links for Rana’s 2023 Highlights (January edition)

Tuesday 3 January 2023
J.R.R. Tolkien’s birthday – the Tolkien Society “Tolkien Toast”
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolkien-birthday-toast-2023/

Tuesday 3 January 2023
The Royal Mint’s Tolkien commemorative £2 coin
https://www.royalmint.com/annual-sets/2023/celebrating-the-life-and-work-of-jrr-tolkien/

25 March 2023
Tolkien Reading Day
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/tolkien-reading-day-2023/

30 March 2023
“The Battle of Maldon: together with The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth”
J.R.R. Tolkien (Edited by Peter Grybauskas)
https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/the-battle-of-maldon-together-with-the-homecoming-of-beorhtnoth-j-r-r-tolkien

20 April 2023
The Lord of the Rings Online 16th anniversary
https://www.lotro.com/

Sunday 2 July 2023
Tolkien Society Seminar 2023: “The Mighty and Frail Númenor”
Hybrid Event (In-person and online) – Leeds, UK
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/seminar-2023/

Monday 3 July - Thursday 6 July 2023
International Medieval Congress
Hybrid Event (In-person and online) - Leeds, UK
https://www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/
https://fantasy.glasgow.ac.uk/index.php/2022/07/22/cfp-tolkien-sessions-at-imc-leeds-2023/ (Tolkien sessions)

5-6 August 2023
Mythopoeic Society Online Summer Seminar 2023: Fantasy Goes to Hell: Depictions of Hell in Modern Fantasy Texts
Online Event (Zoom and Discord)
https://mythsoc.org/oms/oms-2023.htm

31 August – 3 September 2023
Oxonmoot 2023 (50th anniversary)
Hybrid Event (In-person and online) – Oxford, UK
https://www.tolkiensociety.org/events/oxonmoot-2023/

Tuesday 21 November
Christopher Tolkien’s Birthday

No release date

Magic the Gathering: The Lord of the Rings Tales of Middle-earth
Wizards of the Coast
https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/lord-rings-tales-middle-earthtm-format-legality-2021-08-24

The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
Daedalic Entertainment
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1265780/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Gollum/

War of the Ring card game
Ares Games
https://www.aresgames.eu/31467

Further expected releases for 2023-2024

Note: There will be focused upcoming events, books and games blogs in the coming weeks/month.

Below are some further expected releases:

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