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Strider
Plan 1 out of 4: Strider
£78
billed once
£78 billed once
• Support my groundbreaking research and writing on Tolkien’s life and works
• Get my news and views in your inbox
• Access my published papers as I build an online archive here
• Join the conversation in comments on my posts
• Join occasional Zoom group chats
• Get a thankyou by name in my online roll of supporters
Estel
Plan 2 out of 4: Estel
£180
billed once
£180 billed once
What Strider gets, plus:
• Tell me if you have a burning topic you’d like me to post about
• A signed and dedicated Tolkien at Exeter College
• A thankyou by name in my DPhil dissertation
Elessar
Plan 3 out of 4: Elessar
£294
billed once
£294 billed once
1 guest membership
What Strider and Estel get, plus:
• The chance to hear about some of my ongoing DPhil research
• Join special Zoom group chats or get me to answer questions from your Tolkien fan group (max 30 attendees, no more than once a year)
• An additional guest membership, free
• A thankyou by name in the book that results from my DPhil
Wingfoot
Plan 4 out of 4: Wingfoot
£420
billed once
£420 billed once
2 guest memberships
What Strider, Estel and Elessar get, plus:
• A signed and dedicated UK 1st edition Tolkien and the Great War hardback (while stocks last)
• A thankyou by name in my next book on Tolkien
• Chat with me 1-to-1 via Zoom about Tolkien, my work, or how I write and research
• Two additional guest memberships, free
Strider
Plan 1 out of 4: Strider
£78
billed once
£78 billed once
• Support my groundbreaking research and writing on Tolkien’s life and works
• Get my news and views in your inbox
• Access my published papers as I build an online archive here
• Join the conversation in comments on my posts
• Join occasional Zoom group chats
• Get a thankyou by name in my online roll of supporters
Estel
Plan 2 out of 4: Estel
£180
billed once
£180 billed once
What Strider gets, plus:
• Tell me if you have a burning topic you’d like me to post about
• A signed and dedicated Tolkien at Exeter College
• A thankyou by name in my DPhil dissertation
Elessar
Plan 3 out of 4: Elessar
£294
billed once
£294 billed once
1 guest membership
What Strider and Estel get, plus:
• The chance to hear about some of my ongoing DPhil research
• Join special Zoom group chats or get me to answer questions from your Tolkien fan group (max 30 attendees, no more than once a year)
• An additional guest membership, free
• A thankyou by name in the book that results from my DPhil
Wingfoot
Plan 4 out of 4: Wingfoot
£420
billed once
£420 billed once
2 guest memberships
What Strider, Estel and Elessar get, plus:
• A signed and dedicated UK 1st edition Tolkien and the Great War hardback (while stocks last)
• A thankyou by name in my next book on Tolkien
• Chat with me 1-to-1 via Zoom about Tolkien, my work, or how I write and research
• Two additional guest memberships, free
Strider
Plan 1 out of 4: Strider
£7
billed once
£7 billed once
• Support my groundbreaking research and writing on Tolkien’s life and works
• Get my news and views in your inbox
• Access my published papers as I build an online archive here
• Join the conversation in comments on my posts
• Join occasional Zoom group chats
• Get a thankyou by name in my online roll of supporters
Estel
Plan 2 out of 4: Estel
£16.50
billed once
£16.50 billed once
What Strider gets, plus:
• Tell me if you have a burning topic you’d like me to post about
• A signed and dedicated Tolkien at Exeter College
• A thankyou by name in my DPhil dissertation
Elessar
Plan 3 out of 4: Elessar
£27
billed once
£27 billed once
1 guest membership
What Strider and Estel get, plus:
• The chance to hear about some of my ongoing DPhil research
• Join special Zoom group chats or get me to answer questions from your Tolkien fan group (max 30 attendees, no more than once a year)
• An additional guest membership, free
• A thankyou by name in the book that results from my DPhil
Wingfoot
Plan 4 out of 4: Wingfoot
£38.50
billed once
£38.50 billed once
2 guest memberships
What Strider, Estel and Elessar get, plus:
• A signed and dedicated UK 1st edition Tolkien and the Great War hardback (while stocks last)
• A thankyou by name in my next book on Tolkien
• Chat with me 1-to-1 via Zoom about Tolkien, my work, or how I write and research
• Two additional guest memberships, free
Strider
Plan 1 out of 4: Strider
£7
billed once
£7 billed once
• Support my groundbreaking research and writing on Tolkien’s life and works
• Get my news and views in your inbox
• Access my published papers as I build an online archive here
• Join the conversation in comments on my posts
• Join occasional Zoom group chats
• Get a thankyou by name in my online roll of supporters
Estel
Plan 2 out of 4: Estel
£16.50
billed once
£16.50 billed once
What Strider gets, plus:
• Tell me if you have a burning topic you’d like me to post about
• A signed and dedicated Tolkien at Exeter College
• A thankyou by name in my DPhil dissertation
Elessar
Plan 3 out of 4: Elessar
£27
billed once
£27 billed once
1 guest membership
What Strider and Estel get, plus:
• The chance to hear about some of my ongoing DPhil research
• Join special Zoom group chats or get me to answer questions from your Tolkien fan group (max 30 attendees, no more than once a year)
• An additional guest membership, free
• A thankyou by name in the book that results from my DPhil
Wingfoot
Plan 4 out of 4: Wingfoot
£38.50
billed once
£38.50 billed once
2 guest memberships
What Strider, Estel and Elessar get, plus:
• A signed and dedicated UK 1st edition Tolkien and the Great War hardback (while stocks last)
• A thankyou by name in my next book on Tolkien
• Chat with me 1-to-1 via Zoom about Tolkien, my work, or how I write and research
• Two additional guest memberships, free
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