Unseen photographs and paintings of JRR Tolkien, the author of The Lord of the Rings fantasy books, have been released by the writer’s estate, along with draft manuscripts and letters.
Its Web site has been relaunched with new material, including sections on Tolkien’s calligraphy and a timeline of his life.
Audio recordings and video clips featuring Tolkien, who died in 1973, and his son Christopher Tolkien, who died in 2020, are among the new material.
The relaunch date of Feb. 26 is significant in Tolkien lore, because Feb. 26, 3019, was the date in the Third Age when the Fellowship of the Ring