Estate of Lord of the Rings author also publishes unseen draft manuscripts and letters on its website
Highlights
- Estate of JRR Tolkien, author of Lord of the Rings fantasy books, relaunched website.
- Unseen photographs and paintings of Tolkien have been released by the writer’s estate.
- It also publishes unseen draft manuscripts and letters on its website.
- Audio recordings and video clips of Tolkien and his son Christopher are among the new material.
- The website relaunch date of 26 February is significant in Tolkien lore because 26 February 3019 was the date in the Third Age when the Fellowship of the Ring was broken at Amon Hen and Frodo and Sam set out on their lonely and terrifying journey to Mordor.
- Tolkien died in 1973 and is one of the bestselling books of all time with more than 100 million copies sold.