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Moon Runes in Rivendell by BohemianWeasel Year 2941 – The Hobbit July 1 Elrond examines Gandalf and Thorin’s swords and reads the moon-letters Elrond knew all about runes of every kind. That day he looked […]

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Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings June 25 King Elessar finds the sapling of the White Tree Then Aragorn turned, and there was a stony slope behind him running down from the skirts […]

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Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings June 20 Sauron attacks Osgiliath Thranduil is attacked and Gollum escapes

New Natural Build UK Hobbit House Now Open as Vacation Rental

I began following the progress of the Hobbit Hideaway’s natural build in its early stages, when I happened upon a post update detailing the construction of the roof. Made up of timber beams that circumvent […]

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Year 2941 – The Hobbit June 1-5 The company arrives in Rivendell Tired as he was, Bilbo would have liked to stay awhile. Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars, […]

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Year 2941 – The Hobbit May (uncertain dates) The company encounters the trolls “Bilbo Baggins, a bur – a hobbit,” said poor Bilbo, shaking all over, and wondering how to make owl-noises before they throttled […]

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Year 2942 – The Hobbit May 7 Bilbo and Gandalf leave Rivendell Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings May 8 Eomer and Eowyn depart for Rohan with the sons of Elrond And Eowyn […]

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Year 2942 – The Hobbit May 1 Gandalf and Bilbo return to Rivendell Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings May 1 Crowning of King Elessar Elrond and Arwen set out from Rivendell Then […]

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Year 2941 – The Hobbit April 25 Gandalf first sees Bilbo after years of absence from the Shire April 26 The Unexpected Party “Gandalf, dwarves and Mr. Baggins! We are not together in the house […]

Tolkien Estate Officially Disavows New Biopic

Above: Nicholas Hoult as J.R.R. Tolkien According to an article The Guardian released yesterday, April 23rd, a spokesperson for the Tolkien Estate announced to the news source that they “wish to make clear that they […]