Archive for May, 2016

London MCM Comic Con

  Aidan Turner and John Noble were guests at MCM Comic Con at the weekend so Middle-earth News went along to check it out.  Aidan, of course, played Kili in The Hobbit and John was Denethor […]

The Film Music of Howard Shore

Howard Shore’s score from The Lord of the Rings has been heard in concerts for multiple years and next month, fans will have the chance to hear music from The Hobbit. This will be the first time the Hobbit […]

EXCLUSIVE Interview: The Dwarrow Scholar

Fans of Tolkien’s Dwarves may have already discovered the impressive work of The Dwarrow Scholar. You may remember that The Dwarrow Scholar served as one of our honored judges in our first Tolkien Language Haiku […]

Weta Workshop Introduces 1:30 Scale Collectibles

Exciting news for all the Hobbit (and Lord of the Rings) fans! Weta Workshop has recently announced their new line of collectibles that will be in a 1:30 scale range. “We’ve been making collectible statues […]

Exclusive Offer for Oloris Art Books

Our friends over at Oloris Publishing are offering you, our readers, a 10% discount with the code MENEWSFRIEND on any of their art books until May 30! For those of you who may be unfamiliar […]

Released Today: Middle-earth Landscapes

Ian Brodie’s latest book, Middle-earth Landscapes: Locations in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit Film Trilogies, comes out today in the U.S. and Canada! Like the title suggests, this book is all about the […]

‘The Hobbit’ Actors at BAFTA TV Awards

Martin Freeman, James Nesbitt and Aidan Turner are all attending the House of Fraser British Academy Television Awards on Sunday. The BAFTA TV Awards celebrate the best in British television in the preceding year. Aidan’s drama […]

Exclusive Cover Reveal: Tolkien Calendar 2017

The official Tolkien Calendar for 2017 is available for pre-order and will feature J.R.R. Tolkien’s artwork and letters. Those of you that aer part of the mailing list of the official Tolkien Store, you’ve probably […]