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==Books==
==Books==
*[[1965]]: ''[[The Book of Kyng Arthur|The Book of Kyng Arthur: The Unity of Malory's Morte Darthur]]''
*[[1965]]: ''[[The Book of Kyng Arthur|The Book of Kyng Arthur: The Unity of Malory's Morte Darthur]]''
*[[1976]]: ''[[Literary Swordsmen and Sorcerers]]
*[[1982]]: ''[[Brothers and Friends|Brothers and Friends: The Diaries of Major Warren Hamilton Lewis]]''
*[[1982]]: ''[[Brothers and Friends|Brothers and Friends: The Diaries of Major Warren Hamilton Lewis]]''
*[[1985]]: ''[[A Path from Rome|A Path from Rome: An Autobiography]]'' by [[Anthony Kenny]]
*[[1985]]: ''[[A Path from Rome|A Path from Rome: An Autobiography]]'' by [[Anthony Kenny]]
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*[[1973]]: ''The Tablet'', 15 September
*[[1973]]: ''The Tablet'', 15 September
**"[[A Tribute to Tolkien]]" ([[Robert Murray]])
**"[[A Tribute to Tolkien]]" ([[Robert Murray]])
*[[1977]]: [[British Book News (June 1977)|''British Book News'' (June 1977)]]
**"Remembering Tolkien and Lewis" (Anthony Curtis)
*[[1979]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Scholar and Storyteller]]''
*[[1979]]: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien: Scholar and Storyteller]]''
**"The Man and the Scholar - A reminiscence" ([[S.T.R.O. d'Ardenne]])
**"The Man and the Scholar - A reminiscence" ([[S.T.R.O. d'Ardenne]])
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*[[1980]]: ''Minas Tirith Evening-Star'' 9, no. 2 (January 1980), pp. 16-17
*[[1980]]: ''Minas Tirith Evening-Star'' 9, no. 2 (January 1980), pp. 16-17
** "[[A Dialogue: Discussion by Humphrey Carpenter, Professor George Sayer and Dr. Clyde S. Kilby|A Dialogue: Discussion by Humphrey Carpenter, Professor George Sayer and Dr. Clyde S. Kilby; recorded Sept. 29, 1979, Wheaton, Illinois]]"
** "[[A Dialogue: Discussion by Humphrey Carpenter, Professor George Sayer and Dr. Clyde S. Kilby|A Dialogue: Discussion by Humphrey Carpenter, Professor George Sayer and Dr. Clyde S. Kilby; recorded Sept. 29, 1979, Wheaton, Illinois]]"
*[[1983]]: **"[http://www.tolkienlibrary.com/press/806-The-Inkling-Archives.php The Inklings Archives 2: Facets of Tolkien]
*[[1983]]: ''New York Times'' (September 4)
**"[http://www.nytimes.com/books/01/02/11/specials/tolkien-revisited.html Middle Earth Revisited]" [Includes reminiscence by Mr. Ballantine]
*[[1987]]: Foreword (by [[Christopher Tolkien]]) to [[The Hobbit (50th Anniversary edition)|''The Hobbit'' 50th Anniversary edition)]]
*[[1987]]: Foreword (by [[Christopher Tolkien]]) to [[The Hobbit (50th Anniversary edition)|''The Hobbit'' 50th Anniversary edition)]]
*[[1989]]: ''BBC Radio 4'', 20 January, Program "To Keep the Memory Green" Humphrey Carpenter looks at the [[Tolkien Society]]
*[[1990]]: ''Mythlore'' 64
*[[1990]]: ''Mythlore'' 64
**"Professor J.R.R. Tolkien: A Personal Memoir", by [[Robert Havard]]
**"Professor J.R.R. Tolkien: A Personal Memoir", by [[Robert Havard]]
*[[1992]]: ''The Brown Book'' (December)
*[[1992]]: ''The Brown Book'' (December)
**"Memories of J.R.R. Tolkien in His Centenary Year" (pp. 12-14; [[Priscilla Tolkien]])
**"Memories of J.R.R. Tolkien in His Centenary Year" (pp. 12-14; [[Priscilla Tolkien]])
*[[1993]]: ''Angerthas'' 34 (July)
**"J.R.R. Tolkien and Edith Tolkien's Stay in Staffordshire 1916, 1917 and 1918" (pp. 4-5) ([[Priscilla Tolkien]])
*[[1994]]: ''Tygodnik Powszechny'', nr 14  
*[[1994]]: ''Tygodnik Powszechny'', nr 14  
**"Oksfordzcy mistrzowie wyobraźni" ["Oxfordian Masters of Imagination"; interview with Przemyslaw Mroczkowski conducted by Tomasz Fiałkowskim] (for more info on the contents of the interview, see [[Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]])
**"Oksfordzcy mistrzowie wyobraźni" ["Oxfordian Masters of Imagination"; interview with Przemyslaw Mroczkowski conducted by Tomasz Fiałkowskim] (for more info on the contents of the interview, see [[Przemyslaw Mroczkowski]])
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***"Recollections of J.R.R. Tolkien" ([[George Sayer]])
***"Recollections of J.R.R. Tolkien" ([[George Sayer]])
***"Publishing Tolkien" ([[Rayner Unwin]])
***"Publishing Tolkien" ([[Rayner Unwin]])
*[[1996]]: ''Independent'', 4 December
**"[http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/john-walsh-meets-sister-wendy-beckett-1338165.html  John Walsh meets Sister Wendy Beckett]"
*[[1999]]: ''TheOnering.net'', December 17,
**"[http://www.theonering.net/torwp/1999/12/17/21613-chance-meeting/ Chance Meeting…]"
*[[1999]]: ''Morgunblaðið'', February 28 (Icelandic newspaper)  
*[[1999]]: ''Morgunblaðið'', February 28 (Icelandic newspaper)  
**[In an article, Linda Ásdísardóttir [http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=131485&pageId=1928715&lang=is&q=Tolkien interviews] 89-year-old Arndís Þorbjarnardóttir who had been an au-pair in the Tolkien household while J.R.R. Tolkien was writing ''[[The Hobbit]]''.]<ref>{{webcite|author=Nancy Marie Brown|articleurl=http://nancymariebrown.blogspot.se/2012/08/tolkiens-icelandic-trolls.html|articlename=Tolkien's Icelandic Trolls|dated=1 August 2012|website=[http://nancymariebrown.blogspot.com/ God of Wednesday (blog)]|accessed=2 August 2012}}</ref>
**[In an article, Linda Ásdísardóttir [http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=131485&pageId=1928715&lang=is&q=Tolkien interviews] 89-year-old Arndís Þorbjarnardóttir who had been an au-pair in the Tolkien household while J.R.R. Tolkien was writing ''[[The Hobbit]]''.]<ref>{{webcite|author=Nancy Marie Brown|articleurl=http://nancymariebrown.blogspot.se/2012/08/tolkiens-icelandic-trolls.html|articlename=Tolkien's Icelandic Trolls|dated=1 August 2012|website=[http://nancymariebrown.blogspot.com/ God of Wednesday (blog)]|accessed=2 August 2012}}</ref>
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**"Recollections of J.R.R. Tolkien" ([[George Sayer]])
**"Recollections of J.R.R. Tolkien" ([[George Sayer]])
**"Tolkien and С. S. Lewis: An Interview with Walter Hooper"
**"Tolkien and С. S. Lewis: An Interview with Walter Hooper"
*[[2000]]: ''Theonering.net'', 18 August,
**"[http://archives.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/966250080 Radio New Zealand interviewed Humphrey Carpenter]
*[[2001]]: ''Telegraph'', 4 December
*[[2001]]: ''Telegraph'', 4 December
**"[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4726863/We-talked-of-love-death-and-fairy-tales.html  We talked of love, death and fairy tales]" ([[William Cater|Bill Cater]])
**"[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4726863/We-talked-of-love-death-and-fairy-tales.html  We talked of love, death and fairy tales]" ([[William Cater|Bill Cater]])
*[[2001]]: ''Christopherleeweb''
**"[http://christopherleeweb.com/forums/front-page-news/interview-christopher-lee-ian-mckellen-and-john-rhys-0 Interview with Christopher Lee]" ([[Christopher Lee]])
*[[2001]]: ''Watford Observer'', 14 December
*[[2001]]: ''Watford Observer'', 14 December
**"[http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/307760.related_to_tolkien/ Related to Tolkien]" (Sandra Carter; interview with [[Julian Tolkien]])
**"[http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/307760.related_to_tolkien/ Related to Tolkien]" (Sandra Carter; interview with [[Julian Tolkien]])
*[[2001]]: ''The Guardian'', 14 December
**"[http://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/dec/14/lordoftherings.jrrtolkien/ So, would Tolkien have liked the film?]"
*[[2002]]: ''Bilbo's Farewell Song'', 26 August
**"[http://archives.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1030403585 Pauline Baynes]"
*[[2003]]: ''The Mail'',23 Febuary
**"[http://www.simontolkien.com/mygrandfather.html My first recollection of My Grandfather]" by [[Simon Tolkien]]
*[[2003]]: ''BBC.co.uk", 27 March
**"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/goingout/2003/03/05/books.shtml Wrestling with an angel]"
*[[2004]]: Moorcock's Miscellany (website), 19 May
**"[http://www.multiverse.org/fora/showthread.php?p=9879#post9879 Meeting Tolkien]"
*[[2006]]:  Andwerve, 08 January
**"[http://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/wiwimod/index.php?page=Brem+Interview#anchor1 Connecting with History - An Interview with Barbara Remington]"
*[[2008]]: [[Amon Hen 209|''Amon Hen'' 209]]
*[[2008]]: [[Amon Hen 209|''Amon Hen'' 209]]
**"Some Family Connections with J.R.R. Tolkien" (B.S. Benedikz; pp. 11-3)
**"Some Family Connections with J.R.R. Tolkien" (B.S. Benedikz; pp. 11-3)
*[[2008]]: Thekindlings website
**"[http://www.thekindlings.com/podcasts/dick-staub-interviews-journeys/george-sayer-jack-a-life-of-cs-lewis-podcast-journeys-interview-segment-1-of-1/ Thekindlings podcast interview with George Sayer]"
*[[2008]]: thecuttingedgenews.com
**"[http://www.thecuttingedgenews.com/index.php?article=716&pageid=23&pagename=Arts What Tolkien Taught Me about the Battle of the Somme]"
*[[2009]]: ''Telegraph'', 8 May
**"[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/authorinterviews/5286395/Culture-Clinic-Sister-Wendy-Beckett.html Culture Clinic: Sister Wendy Beckett]" (interview with Sister Wendy Beckett)
*[[2010]]: ''Mallorn'' 50, "The Tolkien Society - the early days" by Charles E. Noad.
*[[2010]]: ''Huffington Post'', 26 April
*[[2010]]: ''Huffington Post'', 26 April
**"[[In My Grandfather's Footsteps]]" ([[Simon Tolkien]])
**"[[In My Grandfather's Footsteps]]" ([[Simon Tolkien]])
*[[2010]]: ''wamc.org'' 18 may,
**"[http://wamc.org/post/book-show-1139-simon-tolkien Audio Interview with Simon Tolkien]
*[[2010]]: ''[[Mythprint]]'' (June issue, Vol. 47, No. 6, #335, on pp. 3–4)
*[[2010]]: ''[[Mythprint]]'' (June issue, Vol. 47, No. 6, #335, on pp. 3–4)
**"[http://www.mythsoc.org/blog/interview-with-simon-tolkien/ Interview with Simon Tolkien]" (by [[Jason Fisher]])
**"[http://www.mythsoc.org/blog/interview-with-simon-tolkien/ Interview with Simon Tolkien]" (by [[Jason Fisher]])
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*[[2012]]: ''[[The Saga of Hrolf Kraki]]''
*[[2012]]: ''[[The Saga of Hrolf Kraki]]''
**Foreword (by [[Priscilla Tolkien]])
**Foreword (by [[Priscilla Tolkien]])
*[[2012]]: Times of Malta, 24 December 2012
**"[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20121224/local/A-quest-for-The-Hobbit.450767 A quest for The Hobbit]" (by Kristina Chetcuti).(interview with Charles Calleja)
*[[2013]]: BBC News, 21 March 2013  
*[[2013]]: BBC News, 21 March 2013  
**"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21859633 Did Gollum get his name from a cave in the Irish Burren?]" (by Nuala McCann). [Includes reminiscence attributed to Rose MacNamara].
**"[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-21859633 Did Gollum get his name from a cave in the Irish Burren?]" (by Nuala McCann). [Includes reminiscence attributed to Rose MacNamara].
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*[[2013]]: The Morrisian (blog)
*[[2013]]: The Morrisian (blog)
**"[http://themorrisian.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-morrisian-interview-series-2-john-j.html#more The Morrisian Interview Series, #2: John J. Walsdorf]" (12 April 2013)
**"[http://themorrisian.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-morrisian-interview-series-2-john-j.html#more The Morrisian Interview Series, #2: John J. Walsdorf]" (12 April 2013)
*[[2013]]: ''The Independent'',22 November
*[[2013]]: ''The Independent'', 22 November
**"[http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/cs-lewis-in-the-shadow-of-jfks-death-8955470.html  C.S.Lewis: in the shadows of JFK's death...]"
**"[http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/cs-lewis-in-the-shadow-of-jfks-death-8955470.html  C.S.Lewis: in the shadows of JFK's death...]"
*[[2014]]: ''goodreads.com''
**"[http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/5677234-under-the-shadow-of-the-ring-my-writing-beginnings Under the shadow of the Ring: my writing beginnings]" by Paula Coston
*[[2014]]: ''The Journal of Inklings Studies'', Vol. 4, No. 1
**"C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien as I knew them (Never Well)" by Eric Stanley


==Recordings==
==Recordings==
*[[2012]]: ''The Hobbit, the Musical'', radio programme (London: [[BBC]], [[2012]])
*[[2012]]: ''The Hobbit, the Musical'', radio programme (London: [[BBC]], [[2012]])
**Featuring a recollection by [[Wikipedia:Paul Drayton (composer)|Paul Drayton]] of his and [[Humphrey Carpenter]]'s meeting with Tolkien in [[1967]] to get permission for [[The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)|''The Hobbit'' (1967 stage adaptation)]].
**Featuring a recollection by [[Wikipedia:Paul Drayton (composer)|Paul Drayton]] of his and [[Humphrey Carpenter]]'s meeting with Tolkien in [[1967]] to get permission for [[The Hobbit (1967 stage adaptation)|''The Hobbit'' (1967 stage adaptation)]].
*[[2012]]: ''Sister Wendy Beckett'', radio programme (London: [[BBC]], [[2012]]) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/features/desert-island-discs/castaway/e39b7f00#b01p9g3w Desert Island Disc]
*[[2013]]: ''Beyond Belief'', radio programme (London: [[BBC]], [[2013]]) [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03bqchj Robert Hardy]


==Videos==
==Videos==
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Recollections by:
Recollections by:


*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWDsXhf4kIs& Simon Haydon]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oio0_IGPjuA Joseph Power]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK8rIt0Xy7w&f Barry Houlihan]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNcsPSeerzs Rose MacNamara (1)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNcsPSeerzs Rose MacNamara (1)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFZO-qIX2_c& Rose MacNamara (2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFZO-qIX2_c& Rose MacNamara (2)]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFyf7viVcgQ Jeremy Prince]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFyf7viVcgQ Jeremy Prince]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItQ0f3QIeYk Simon Tolkien (1)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9siLtsUG5o Simon Tolkien (2)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCEqQV5eIjk Simon Tolkien (3)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXicAbdF2MU Simon Tolkien (4)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKtU6Pbp-kU Simon Tolkien (5)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fylt2lj-Jgg Simon Tolkien (6)]


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Revision as of 14:59, 11 August 2014

Reminiscences of J.R.R. Tolkien is a page on Tolkien Gateway which collects publications of people recalling their personal experiences of J.R.R. Tolkien. Apart from their literary value, reminiscences might also be useful for scholars researching the life and works of Tolkien.

Books

Articles

Recordings

Videos

Recollections by:

References

  1. John D. Rateliff, "Tolkien and the Elephant" dated 7 April 2013, Sacnoth's Scriptorium (accessed 9 April 2013)
  2. Nancy Marie Brown, "Tolkien's Icelandic Trolls" dated 1 August 2012, God of Wednesday (blog) (accessed 2 August 2012)