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Do you wish for a greater understanding of Tolkien's place in literature, his sources, his motivations, his beliefs; those who inspired him and those he inspired, the languages and the world he created and the reactions he provoked?

The Walking Tree Publishers collect and publish essays, papers and monographs from a broad range of different authors covering an equally diverse palette of topics, ranging from linguistics to theology.

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20th August 2026: Environmentalism in Tolkien's Middle-earth published

Environmentalism in Tolkien's Middle-earth brings together ten essays exploring Tolkien as a proto-environmentalist and deep ecologist before the term existed. From the tree-herding Ents of Fangorn to the maternal nature goddesses of The Silmarillion, from the ethical mining of Erebor to the corrupted wasteland of Mordor, the contributors reveal how Tolkien's legendarium presents a morally charged vision of humanity's relationship with the natural world. Drawing on ecocriticism, Jungian psychology, postcolonial theory, and deep ecology, the volume traces an evolution in Tolkien's ecological imagination across his entire body of work.

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(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/news_archive.php?item=266 )

19th August 2026: Tolkien Conference Switzerland 2027

The Third Tolkien Conference Switzerland, organized by the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, University of Lausanne, and Friedrich Schiller University Jena, will take place on Saturday, March 13, 2027, at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts in beautiful Lucerne, Switzerland.

The topic is Maps and Landscapes in Tolkien's Middle-earth. The conference is supported by Walking Tree Publishers.

More information on tolkien-tagung.ch

(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/conference/27_lucerne.php )

19th August 2026: Tolkien Seminar 2026

The 2026 Tolkien Seminar, organised by DTG and with the support of Walking Tree Publishers, will be held in Augsburg from 16th to 18th October 2026. The topic is Environment, Ecosphere, Community: Tolkien and Enworldment.

More information on page of DTG

(to link to this announcement: http://www.walking-tree.org/conference/26_augsburg.php )

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