Resources pertaining to Tolkien's 1911 trip to Switzerland, so that I don't keep all these tabs open at all times. If I don't end up doing it, I hope this helps the expansion of J.R.R. Tolkien#Youth or perhaps the creation of an article just for the trip.
Mentions by Tolkien
- Tolkien in Oxford (BBC, 1968): A Reconstruction in Tolkien Studies 15, p. 141
- The Nature of Middle-earth, p. 192 (probably what Humphrey Carpenter based his claim of Tolkien buying the Berggeist postcard during the 1911 trip on. 2025 Update: Douglas Anderson believes this as well, see his recent article on the JoTR here)
Online Resources
- Tims Tolkien Tempel, a german Tolkien collector who has documented his own travels through Switzerland
- Tolkien's signature at the Berghotel Obersteinberg (5 August 1911)
- Tolkien in Switzerland, a blog post by "Ali on Switzerland", a self-proclaimed "Switzerland-nerd"
- A new idea about Madlener, blog entry by John D. Rateliff, with a comment by David Bratman
- Tolkien: The True Story of the Rings, contains a segment where Martin S. Monsch travels to locations Tolkien visited and shows Tolkien's signature in guest books.
- A picture of the group at the Tolkien Estate website
- Rivendel in Switzerland by Aaron Fuegi
- Lauterbrunnental BE, an episode of SRF bi de Lüt – Wunderland about the Lauterbrunnen valley (German)
Bibliography
- The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: Chronology, entry "August - early September 1911" and the accompanying note
- Suiza en la obra de Tolkien, an essay by Fernando Frías Sánchez, winner of the 2009 essay prize of the Sociedad Tolkien Española
- Tolkien's Switzerland: A Biography of One Special Summer
- Die Schweiz in Tolkiens Mittelerde