The J.R.R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature @TolkienLecture
Annual lecture on fantasy literature in honour of J.R.R. Tolkien | Pembroke College, Oxford | Est. 2013 | For more info, visit our website 🧙♂️🧝♀️✨ tolkienlecture.org Oxford, England Joined January 2018-
Tweets221
-
Followers980
-
Following22
-
Likes93
Audio recordings from the Tolkien Lecture archive are now available on Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/3RA1OGfF3…. Whether rediscovering an old favourite lecture or listening for the first time, we hope you enjoy hearing our speakers’ fantastic insights via a new medium! #tolkienlecture
0
3
3
172
1
Download Image
The full recording of the 2025 Tolkien Lecture, 'The Uses of Fantasy' by @zenaldehyde, is now available on the Tolkien Lecture YouTube channel! youtu.be/_ZhcGNoD5xA
Snapshots from the 2025 Tolkien Lecture! It was a pleasure to welcome @zenaldehyde as our speaker—we hope everyone who joined us enjoyed a fantastic evening ✨ #tolkienlecture #zencho
Just one week until acclaimed fantasy author @zenaldehyde delivers this year’s Tolkien Lecture! For those unable to attend in person, the lecture will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel. We can’t wait to see you all there! #tolkienlecture #zencho @PembrokeOxford
Prof Dimitra Fimi @Dr_Dimitra_Fimi
10K Followers 2K Following #Tolkien expert, Professor of #Fantasy + Children’s Literature @UofGlasgow. Co-Director: Centre for Fantasy + the Fantastic @UofGFantasy. https://t.co/VHPBRSSfav
Rebecca F. Kuang @kuangrf
87K Followers 438 Following PhD @Yale/Marshall Scholar/sinophone + asian american lit/The Poppy War trilogy/BABEL: AN ARCANE HISTORY/YELLOWFACE out now
Tolkien Society @TolkienSociety
112K Followers 627 Following International fan club and educational charity promoting the life and works of J.R.R. #Tolkien, including #Hobbit and #LOTR. CEO: @ShaunGunner
Digital Tolkien Proje... @DigitalTolkien
9K Followers 864 Following A scholarly project focused on Tolkien from a corpus linguistic and digital humanities perspective. Tweets by James Tauber (@jtauber)
Marcel R. Bülles �... @The_Tolkienist
6K Followers 2K Following Indie #Tolkien scholar | Founder @GermanTolkSoc, member @AustrianTolkSoc #TolkienFolk | Travelling Tolkienist | Join me in my Steady adventure 🧙♂️🧝✨ he/him
Luke Shelton PhD @LukeBShelton
4K Followers 215 Following Tolkien scholar. Creator/Co-host of @TolkienExp. Editor of Mallorn: The Journal of the @TolkienSociety. He/Him
Luna Press Publishing... @LunaPressGlobal
4K Followers 1K Following Award Winning Small Press. SFF in Fiction and Academia. Est. 2015. Member of Publishing Scotland.
Putri Prihatini @BlogTolkien
4K Followers 1K Following Author of Blog Tolkien Indonesia. Tolkien, folklore, books, movies. East Javanese. She/her. Header by Oniria, gifted by @TJQChristian.
Clifford Broadway @Quickbeam2000
5K Followers 5K Following Writer. Voiceover. Producer. #Ringers documentary. Livestream Host #TORnTuesdays 5PM @TheOneRingnet Wedding Officiant @GreatOfficiants #IWillMarryYou
Chaucer Doth Tweet @LeVostreGC
85K Followers 21K Following Geoffrey Chaucer (Le Vostre GC): Servaunt of the Kynge. Blogger. Wryter of verse. Wearer of litel woolen hatte. Deputy Forestere of North Petherton. He/hym/hys.
Will Sherwood @MrWillSherwood
1K Followers 808 Following Tolkien & Romanticism PhD @UofGlasgow | @TolkienSociety Education Sec | Social Media at @UofGFantasy | BSKY: willsherwood
Tim Bolton 🐿 | �... @timboltonuk
2K Followers 925 Following 📆 Home of #TolkienTrewsday & @ShinboneDialog 🧙♂️ Graduate in Art History, Tolkien fan, Marvel comics, explorer of new places and gamer. I am not a cat! 🐈
Kat Sas @Katherine_Sas
800 Followers 2K Following “Coming out of me living is always thinking, thinking changing and changing living” - Auden 📚 🐈⬛ ✍️ 🎥
Ellen Kushner @ellenk... @EllenKushner
11K Followers 2K Following Author Swordspoint etc. Audiobook narrator for Neil Gaiman Presents. Ex-radio star. Loves a good crowd. Not related to rich people. https://t.co/oFP8SxczVX
Ian 'wunt be druv' Co... @Gondtengwen
675 Followers 369 Following Very definitely not a fan of uninventive billionaires who lie about what they've done & are overly keen on far-right politics #Elonia @gondtengwen.bsky.social
Prof Rob Maslen @DrMaslen
2K Followers 3K Following Fantasy, Early Modern Literature, Anime, Life. Blog: The City of Lost Books, https://t.co/uK5vcuVWX5. He, him
Nick (he/him) @NJSPolk
890 Followers 996 Following Husband | Educator | Production Editor for Mallorn @TolkienSociety | Creator of Tolkien Pop! | Coffee Addict | Wannabe Punk Theologian
Dr. Anna Smol @AnnaMSmol
758 Followers 439 Following Professor Emerita at Mount Saint Vincent U. with interests in Tolkien, medieval lit, medievalism, and fandom.Posts now on BSky: https://t.co/0j6Auh9juE
Dr Anna Milon 🦌 @hexnhart
847 Followers 594 Following Horned God thesis: ecology, fantasy, LARP, heritage &paganism at @UniofExeter, Teaching: ASE Bath, Postdoc RF @ntuhum @LincsFolk
Laura Michel @Aisling_
8K Followers 5K Following Tolkienista, traductora, fan de la historia, maestra, gamer, crazy cat lady. Alguna vez espero vivir de lo que escribo. Los domingos hay #Tweetmarillion .
TinaWalter @yd3uXcxIbaQ9P
1 Followers 92 Following
Middle Earth Wanderer @Istar25033019
5 Followers 219 Following An avid Tolkien fan for 24 years. Hoping to engage with other fans to discuss the legendarium that we all love so well. Elen síla lúmenn' omentielvo
Ness Brown @nessthenovelist
375 Followers 232 Following ☆ Astrophysicist by night, author by day. THE SCOURGE BETWEEN STARS out now from @TorNightfire. They/them. Rep'd by @ChelseaBigBang. ☆
History and Foreign A... @RichardLan24
733 Followers 5K Following Interested in various historical periods. Have an MA in International Policy and Diplomacy.
MikkoInc @mikkoinc1
117 Followers 4K Following
Social Democracy Now @SocDemNow
2K Followers 6K Following Connecting with like minded individuals, who believe that Social Democracy is the best way forward to combat Conservative driven stagnation and decrepetitude.
Aron Sterk @EnPassantEncore
30 Followers 304 Following
Evran Balci @evranbalci
25 Followers 491 Following
Odiearpieb @Odiearpieb339
2 Followers 87 Following
Lorecast Vault @LorecastVault
9 Followers 272 Following Unlocking the hidden lore of fantasy worlds. 🎙️ Explainers | ⚔️ Deep Dives | ✨ Shorts #LordOfTheRings #Witcher #GOT #FourthWing 🎥 YouTube: Lorecast Vault
OldToby_Corner ( Laur... @KochBaggins
8 Followers 156 Following 🫖 Fellow T.C.B.S 🫖 / 📚 True « Oxfordphile » 📚/ 📕 Member @TolkienSociety📕 Quand tu traverses un desert, avance…
Greta Shields @GretaS3073
4 Followers 107 Following
Sshatawr @Sshatawrt8L
44 Followers 1K Following
Restharet @Restharete0GK
35 Followers 1K Following
Ffear @FfearUgqu0BL
24 Followers 682 Following
belle 🫀 @hauntedpoet_
79 Followers 247 Following i’m mostly on tumblr but i come on here sometimes for the nerds and the fandom friends
Dfesnur @DfesnurRrBV
55 Followers 2K Following
Wizard and Scroll Guy @EGungst
59 Followers 368 Following Just following some questionable charactes as they traverse the chaotic land of Moop. Follow our youtube here: https://t.co/59QYP86aFs
Stephen Davis @raven_scout
83 Followers 815 Following It's hard to dance with the devil on your back, so shake him off!
Laurian Combet @LaurianCombet
13 Followers 219 Following Auteur passionné de science-fiction, j’explore des mondes inaccessibles à travers des récits courts et immersifs, alliant imagination, rigueur et réflexion.
Robin Parmiter @robinparmiter
1K Followers 70 Following Substack: Various Inklings (ruminations on mythology, mysticism, fantasy, philosophy, alchemy, psychology, religion and art)
G. Biblionauta ✍️... @G_Biblionauta
2K Followers 838 Following Escribo para huir. Leo novela, ensayo y cómic. «El hechicero de Karzóin» (Entre Libros Editorial, 2025) «La cuna ancestral» («Guerra y Paz», Premios Rickman)
Zen Cho @zenaldehyde
9K Followers 644 Following Malaysian in UK. I write fantasy and romance. THE FRIEND ZONE EXPERIMENT out Aug 2024!
Bethany D @bdonith
1K Followers 5K Following Leading learning and knowledge management @ldc_lifear interim secretariat @iied | previously @undp @unmigration | runner & booklover
Alicia @AliciaGill26
4 Followers 43 Following
Sarah @sarah_futurism
420 Followers 340 Following i love literature, philosophy, history of science + tech | uni student
Ruth ✨💜 @ruthilisbeth
22 Followers 246 Following A rather large heart. Silly. She/her. Absented myself a bit - join me on https://t.co/IEHhDnwGA9 and https://t.co/LK2SukVJtN
Winston Smith @Freedomlives89
123 Followers 2K Following History. Politics. Books. Nerdy stuff. Frequently exasperated. Not a bot.
Treashoot @TreashootABm
24 Followers 2K Following
◜ niffin ◝ @spetatler
1 Followers 33 Following ☼ niffin | heron ✧ any / all furry | artist | author | game dev
Angel @violet_angel9
21 Followers 122 Following still a novice writer but open and determined to learn
The Shire Way @TheShireWay
178 Followers 1K Following A 100-mile walking route across Tolkien Country, imitating the journey from Hobbiton to Buckland (and back again) in The Lord of the Rings.
Úmarth @_aure_entuluva
227 Followers 590 Following Igne natura renovatur integra. #TİPeKatıl @tipgenelmerkez
Aster Norwood @StoriesbyAster
24 Followers 235 Following Writer of sci fi, fantasy, weird fiction, and folk horror. A perpetually curious person finding inspiration every day.
Dylan Durand @Dylan_Durand_
3 Followers 214 Following
Asma @AsmaAlvi15
2 Followers 101 Following
Jen_horsefriend @Jennife77779380
3 Followers 270 Following
ghackler @ghackler
127 Followers 876 Following Anglophile, bookworm, and basset hound mom. Frequent visitor to the UK. PhD in early modern English literature.
IM @IanMeason
15 Followers 315 Following
El @ellasextton
0 Followers 70 Following
Adam - 📚CR: The De... @TheLastDraleid
2K Followers 3K Following Jordan&Sanderson&Carey&Cahill. BI & Change Management. WiP✍️. Neurodiverse? So Long, and Thanks for All the 🐟
Silvia Sapora @silviasapora
406 Followers 403 Following PhD student at @UniofOxford with @FLAIR_Ox and @OxCSML @imperialcollege CompSci '15-'19
SamL @sam_ll_h
2 Followers 80 Following
Prof Dimitra Fimi @Dr_Dimitra_Fimi
10K Followers 2K Following #Tolkien expert, Professor of #Fantasy + Children’s Literature @UofGlasgow. Co-Director: Centre for Fantasy + the Fantastic @UofGFantasy. https://t.co/VHPBRSSfav
Rebecca F. Kuang @kuangrf
87K Followers 438 Following PhD @Yale/Marshall Scholar/sinophone + asian american lit/The Poppy War trilogy/BABEL: AN ARCANE HISTORY/YELLOWFACE out now
Guy Gavriel Kay @guygavrielkay
23K Followers 339 Following Canadian author. Named to Order of Canada in 2014. 15 novels in 30+ languages. ON THE DARK forthcoming, May 2025. More often on BlueSky now, same handle.
Tolkien Society @TolkienSociety
112K Followers 627 Following International fan club and educational charity promoting the life and works of J.R.R. #Tolkien, including #Hobbit and #LOTR. CEO: @ShaunGunner
Neil Gaiman @neilhimself
2.8M Followers 868 Following News about Neil Gaiman. Not posted by Neil. You can find him replying & posting in person at neil-gaiman on Tumblr, or @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com on Bluesky
University of Oxford @UniofOxford
1.0M Followers 1K Following Welcome to our official account 👋 Follow for the latest news, research and updates about life at Oxford.
HarperCollinsUK @HarperCollinsUK
135K Followers 5K Following Official HarperCollins UK account. Publishing the finest authors around the world since 1817. Sign up to our free newsletter.
Zen Cho @zenaldehyde
9K Followers 644 Following Malaysian in UK. I write fantasy and romance. THE FRIEND ZONE EXPERIMENT out Aug 2024!
Maria Dahvana Headley @MARIADAHVANA
15K Followers 2K Following NYT-bestselling prose priestess. Monsters, myths, mouth. BEOWULF! THE MERE WIFE! https://t.co/gSIHVXtEHa Bluesky: @mariadahvana.bsky.social
Bodleian Libraries @bodleianlibs
106K Followers 1K Following Amazing collections and breath-taking libraries. Facilitating research at the University of Oxford. Visit | Read | Explore
OxfordFantasy @OxFantasyLit
291 Followers 35 Following Oxford University Fantasy Literature Cluster.
Threshold Fantasy Con... @ThresholdFanta1
290 Followers 745 Following 'Threshold, Boundary, and Crossover in Fantasy' Conference, The University of York, 12-13 March 2020 #FantasyThreshold2020 @HRCYork @Cmods1
Tolkien @TolkienMovie
9K Followers 29 Following @NicholasHoult and @LilyCollins star in #TolkienMovie - Available now on Digital, Blu-ray & DVD. https://t.co/YJotrJqQVa
Uncanny Magazine @UncannyMagazine
28K Followers 862 Following Science Fiction & Fantasy Magazine Edited by Michael Damian Thomas. 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025 Hugo & 2024 Locus Award Winner.
Adam Roberts @arrroberts
10K Followers 2K Following The glib replies, the same defeats. Writer. Head of English, RHUL. Also: FRSL. Writerly stuff repped by: @thekiagency
Lev Grossman @leverus
28K Followers 988 Following #1 NYT bestselling writer of The Bright Sword, the Magicians trilogy, the Silver Arrow books etc. THIS IS FREE TRADER BEOWULF, CALLING ANYONE ...
Marlon James @MarlonJames5
18K Followers 85 Following
Taruithorn @taruithorn
174 Followers 53 Following Taruithorn is University of Oxford's Tolkien Society. We host engaging events to celebrate the Professor's legacy and connection to the University.
Pembroke JCR Access @PembrokeAccess
148 Followers 268 Following Student-run twitter answering all your questions about university, and here to give you a taste of life at Pembroke College! #ApplyingToOxford
Pembroke College MCR @PembrokeMCR
209 Followers 132 Following The Pembroke College Middle Common Room is the graduate student community within @PembrokeOxford at the @UniofOxford
Victoria/V.E. Schwab @veschwab
132K Followers 451 Following #1 International bestselling author of more than 20 books. This account is managed by my team. Find me on Instagram at @veschwab.
Pembroke College @PembrokeOxford
8K Followers 894 Following Find us on @bluesky - https://t.co/I39dhO8PHi Welcome to the official account for Pembroke College, Oxford.Trends for United States
118 B posts
55,1 B posts
44,6 B posts
23,9 B posts
14,5 B posts
23 B posts
31,2 B posts
2.677 posts
2.497 posts
124 B posts
9.872 posts
6.766 posts
2.122 posts
17,1 B posts
1.008 posts
32 B posts
4.736 posts
2.747 posts
3.417 posts
You might like
The Shire-Reckoning
@ShireReckoning
22K Followers
John Garth
@JohnGarthWriter
5K Followers
Tolkien Society
@TolkienSociety
112K Followers
British Fantasy Socie...
@BritFantasySoc
10K Followers
MJ's Tolkien Collecti...
@tolkienbookcase
746 Followers
S.Tolkien Española
@SocTolkien
30K Followers
The Lord of the Rings
@tolkienarchives
42K Followers
Claire North - Announ...
@ClaireNorth42
5K Followers
The Prancing Pony Pod...
@prancingponypod
9K Followers
Michael Drout
@MikeDrout
1K Followers
The Nerd of the Rings
@nerdoftherings1
51K Followers
Tolkien Proverbs
@TolkienProverbs
44K Followers
Marcel R. Bülles �...
@The_Tolkienist
6K Followers
Christopher Gilson
@cgilson75
154 Followers