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January 3, 2026

Celebrating Tolkien’s Birthday: The Medieval Scholar Who Created Middle-earth

January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973 Today marks the birthday of John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, born on January 3, 1892, in Bloemfontein, South Africa. While millions know him as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, fewer appreciate that Tolkien was first and foremost a medieval scholar—a Professor of Anglo-Saxon Continue reading

This Week in History, Topical Article

Anglo-Saxon, books, fantasy, J.R.R Tolkien, Literature, Lord of the Rings, Medieval Literature, Non Fiction, tolkien, Tolkien Birthday, writing
March 13, 2025

Rebellion by Richard Cullen

The start of an epic new historical adventure series from Richard Cullen introducing The Black Lion As war approaches, the lion will roar… 1213AD. King Richard the Lionheart is dead, and his brother, John Lackland, sits uneasily upon the throne of England. Across the sea, Prince Louis, heir to the powerful King Philip Augustus of Continue reading

Book Review

13th Century, Book Review, books, Fiction, historical-fiction, King John, reading, William Marshal