Articles written by: Arwen

The Founder of Middle-earth News. Back in January 2011, Arwen began the site as a small blog that turned into the well-known and beloved community it is today. While she no longer plays an active role running the website, Arwen is always around to engage with fellow Tolkien fans and argue about Balrog wings.

Get your Bear on, LOTRO fans: New Class Revealed!

Our waiting and anticipation for Lord of the Rings Online’s (LOTRO) new class announcement has finally come to an end. Minutes ago, LOTRO Executive Producer, Aaron Cambell, revealed the new class in a letter to […]

Shadowfax, the Lord of all Horses, Passes into the West

It is with sad hearts that we report the passing of Blanco, better known to The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy fans as “the lord of all horses,” Shadowfax. The news comes from […]

Devilish Dental Care Taking Dive!

It’s no secret that villains have long suffered under deplorable health conditions. However, with the recent passing of the late Lord Sauron, it seems his former followers are facing a new field of fighting. Baddies […]

The Lord of the Thrones: Middle-earth Houses in Westeros

Obviously, the team at Middle-earth News is full of Tolkien fans. But, we’ve got to be honest. About half of our team of reporters are enthusiastic viewers of the television series Game of Thrones. Season 4 […]

Get Talking Tolkien on our New Google+ Community Page!

Today is Tolkien Reading Day! The One Ring has been destroyed, Sauron is vanquished, and the Gondorian New Year is here! To celebrate, we’re launching our very own Google+ Community Page. What we at Middle-earth […]

Tolkien-themed Cruise Answers the Question, “What’s Next For Hobbit And Lord Of The Rings Fans?”

Official Press Release: Wildly impatient for the release of Peter Jackson’s third installment of The Hobbit trilogy, There and Back Again, the global community of Tolkienites and Ringers are also getting ready to mourn the loss of […]

Kickstarter Campaign Launched to Fund Fantasy Film, ‘The Rangers’

Not only is Ron Newcomb a good friend of ours, he also happens to be the Director and Producer of Rise of the Fellowship (ROTF), a film about a group of gaming nerds who together, […]

Celebrate Tolkien Reading Day: Giveaways, Contests, and Prizes!

It’s officially March, which means Tolkien Reading Day (TRD) is not far away. For those of you unfamiliar with TRD, it is celebrated every March 25, the day Sauron was defeated and The One Ring destroyed,  ushering […]

Exclusive Interview: Aidan Turner and Dean O’Gorman Talk Kili and Fili

In this exclusive interview, Aidan Turner and Dean O’Gorman talk with Middle-earth News about their roles as Kili and Fili in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and how physically challenging some of the scenes […]

Press Release: Tolkien Fans Invade the High Seas

Tolkien Fans Invade the High Seas     Hollywood, CA, February 6, 2014- Trilo3y Voyages will host what is being billed as the largest global gathering of Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and J.R.R. Tolkien […]