Add to ORKGThis article presents previously undiscussed material, in the form of citation slips, relating to Tolkien’s work on the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The separation of these slips from the OED archives means that they have been almost entirely overlooked, and their relevance to Tolkien studies has not been recognised. Nevertheless, they have the potential to be a valuable resource, especially for understanding the specialist skills Tolkien brought to the dictionary as a scholar of Old English. One item is of particular biographical interest, as it suggests that Tolkien was carrying out work for the OED earlier than previously believed
In the course of his life Tolkien explored his thoughts and feelings on the role of language-inventi...
Book review, by Andrew Higgins, of Parma Eldalamberon XXII (2015), by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Chri...
In this article, I look at Tolkien's translation efforts on the book of Jonah, commissioned by the e...
This article presents previously undiscussed material, in the form of citation slips, relating to To...
A description of J.R.R. Tolkien’s time working on the Oxford English Dictionary together with a deta...
This paper examines the connections between Tolkien’s writing of fiction and his work as a lexicogra...
Considers how important word choice was to Tolkien in his fiction, no doubt a result of his philolog...
Some scholars argue that Tolkien did not fulfil some of his responsibilities during his thirty- four...
This article outlines briefly the methodology of studying Tolkien’s sources and then attempts to mov...
A brief commentary prepared by Miriamne Ara Krummel, PhD, Associate Professor, English, on the follo...
The publication of drafts of The Lord of the Rings allows scholars to assess Tolkien as a reviser. A...
Study of languages, names, and dialects may have been the greatest motivating factor in Tolkien\u27s...
The Tolkien Estate Limited has given permission for the quotations from J R R Tolkien’s published wo...
After his St Andrews lecture on ‘Fairy Stories’ Tolkien projected his theory of sub-creation into hi...
Notes that although Tolkien believed at first that he had invented the word “hobbit,” he became conc...
In the course of his life Tolkien explored his thoughts and feelings on the role of language-inventi...
Book review, by Andrew Higgins, of Parma Eldalamberon XXII (2015), by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Chri...
In this article, I look at Tolkien's translation efforts on the book of Jonah, commissioned by the e...
This article presents previously undiscussed material, in the form of citation slips, relating to To...
A description of J.R.R. Tolkien’s time working on the Oxford English Dictionary together with a deta...
This paper examines the connections between Tolkien’s writing of fiction and his work as a lexicogra...
Considers how important word choice was to Tolkien in his fiction, no doubt a result of his philolog...
Some scholars argue that Tolkien did not fulfil some of his responsibilities during his thirty- four...
This article outlines briefly the methodology of studying Tolkien’s sources and then attempts to mov...
A brief commentary prepared by Miriamne Ara Krummel, PhD, Associate Professor, English, on the follo...
The publication of drafts of The Lord of the Rings allows scholars to assess Tolkien as a reviser. A...
Study of languages, names, and dialects may have been the greatest motivating factor in Tolkien\u27s...
The Tolkien Estate Limited has given permission for the quotations from J R R Tolkien’s published wo...
After his St Andrews lecture on ‘Fairy Stories’ Tolkien projected his theory of sub-creation into hi...
Notes that although Tolkien believed at first that he had invented the word “hobbit,” he became conc...
In the course of his life Tolkien explored his thoughts and feelings on the role of language-inventi...
Book review, by Andrew Higgins, of Parma Eldalamberon XXII (2015), by J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Chri...
In this article, I look at Tolkien's translation efforts on the book of Jonah, commissioned by the e...