Tolkien Reading Day Mar 25, 2022

Tolkien Reading Day

For Tolkien Reading Day, we"re visiting the Lauterbrunnen Valley in the Swiss Alps, which is believed to have inspired the Elven sanctuary of Rivendell in J.R.R. Tolkien"s novels "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit." Like Tolkien"s mythical Elf settlement, Lauterbrunnen Valley has a bit of storybook appeal, with an unusually narrow valley floor hemmed in by steep Alpine cliffs and dotted with numerous waterfalls. Lauterbrunnen became popular among mountain climbers and hikers beginning in the late 19th century, and Tolkien hiked through the valley in 1911. The valley remains a popular tourist destination.

© Leonid Andronov/Getty Images

palette

Today in History

Mar 25, 2018Jan van Eyckplein in Bruges, Belgium
Mar 25, 2019Greece celebrates its independence
Mar 25, 2020It s Tolkien Reading Day
Mar 25, 2021There was gold in them there hills…
Mar 25, 2023Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
Mar 25, 2024Happy Holi!
Mar 25, 2025Tolkien Reading Day
Mar 25, 2026Juvenile manatees in a freshwater spring, Crystal River, Florida

More Desktop Wallpapers:

May 4, 2026Star Wars Day
Mar 29, 2023Manatee Appreciation Day
Dec 10, 2024Lands End, Cornwall, England
Mar 16, 2026National Panda Day
Apr 26, 2021Cheese! We ll go somewhere where there s cheese!
May 21, 2023Pont dArcole over the Seine river, Paris, France
Dec 31, 2022New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
Jul 24, 2020Trunks stick together
Dec 14, 2023Christmas Bird Count
May 21, 2025International Tea Day
May 3, 2020World Laughter Day—it s a hoot
Mar 2, 2026Harbor and longtail boats at Ko Samui, Thailand
Dec 26, 2022Boxing Day in East Yorkshire, England
Jul 29, 2022International Tiger Day
Jun 29, 2021An island hopper s paradise
Dec 1, 2018A treaty for science
Jan 26, 2024Northern hawk-owl
Dec 31, 2020Goodbye, 2020!
Jul 30, 2018Children at play for International Day of Friendship
Mar 9, 2022Flower of Life symbol drawn in snow
May 6, 2018A wetland in Västmanland, Sweden
Jun 23, 2019Adorable activism
Oct 14, 2025Village of Oia in Santorini, Greece
Jan 14, 2021Summer huts in winter
Aug 21, 2018Ingenuity in action on the Santa Monica Pier
Sep 5, 2020Beaver achievers
Dec 5, 2022Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
Jan 5, 2020Digging the birds
Aug 31, 2022Blue linckia sea stars in Papua New Guinea
Oct 14, 2022Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain