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Artworks honouring Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien unveiled
Two sculptures celebrating the legacy of JRR Tolkien have been unveiled in a village that helped inspire one of his hand-carved artworks in Roos, East Yorkshire, depict the author and his wife, shows Edith dancing in a wood near the village in the summer of 1917, an event that became the basis for a scene in The Silmarillion – Tolkien's history of the mythical who is best-known for writing The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, spent 18 months in the area recovering from trench fever contracted while serving during World War One. Councillor Barbara Jefferson, cabinet member for heritage and coastal at East Riding of Yorkshire Council, said: ''These artworks not only celebrate our region's unique connection to one of the world's greatest literary figures, but they also serve as a lasting tribute to the power of place in shaping imagination and storytelling. "We are proud to honour Tolkien's legacy in such a meaningful and beautiful way." The sculptures were crafted by Allen Stichler, a Lincolnshire-based artist, using oak from the Sotterley Estate, near Beccles, Suffolk. They were unveiled in the grounds of All Saints Church on was provided by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Route Yorkshire artworks form part of a Tolkien Triangle trail, which also includes the former military hospital in Hull where Tolkien was treated and the military bases along the Holderness coast where he was to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
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24-03-2025
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Tolkien Triangle in East Yorkshire will honour Hobbit author
The author who wrote the classic fantasy tales The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings is being honoured with a new sculpture Tolkien spent almost 18 years in Hull and East Yorkshire recovering from trench fever after World War landscape of the area is said to have been the influence of some of his stories, and now it is being recognised with North Lincolnshire-based artist Allen Stichler's oak Riding of Yorkshire councillor Barbara Jefferson said the sculptures, which are due to be unveiled in spring, will "celebrate a literacy legacy". "Commissioned in memory of a remarkable author whose deep ties to East Yorkshire continue to inspire, this striking sculpture embodies a unique initiative," she said.''It not only celebrates a cherished literary legacy but also positions the Holderness region on both national and international stages, promising to invigorate the local visitor economy and attract a growing number of tourists in the coming years.''The sculptures have been crafted in oak from the Sotterley Estate, near Beccles, Suffolk, and funded by East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Route Yorkshire trail, called The Tolkien Triangle, will include two new sculptures in Roos, between Hornsea and Withernsea. One of the hand-carved oak statues will be of Tolkien's wife, Edith, depicting a memory from the summer of 1917 when she danced for him in a wood near the other statue will be of Tolkien standing in the woods as a young statues come ahead of the return of television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, and a film next year, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum.
