Tolkien News

Tolkien-Inspired Gift Ideas

Christmas is just six days away, but if you still have some shopping to do, fear not! We’ve compiled a list of Tolkien-inspired gift ideas which can still be purchased and shipped in time for […]

Middle-earth Marathon was a Birthday Wish Come True

For her 60th birthday, a woman from Morpeth, Northumberland in the United Kingdom got her wish to race through Middle-earth. Stevie Matthews first heard of the race after competing in another marathon. “When I was […]

Test Your Tolkien Trivia with “Riddles in the Dark”

Get ready to test your Tolkien trivia! Each week on The Founders’ Inklings, Network Founder John Di Bartolo will be testing listeners on their Tolkien trivia by asking tricksy “Riddles in the Dark”. The first […]

Weta Workshop Talks Middle-earth Replicas with Middle-earth News

The wizards at Weta Workshop and Weta Digital created magic onscreen in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. To commemorate their astounding work in the films, they have created beautiful pieces of art that you […]

Wardens of Westmarch Debuts on M-e Net Radio

The Wardens of Westmarch is the official podcast of The Council of Westmarch, a Tolkien community serving the Montana, U.S. and surrounding areas. The podcast is hosted by Danbo Brandybuck; President of the Council of […]

Announcing “Tolkien Tuesdays”!

A little over 8 months since launching Middle-earth Network Radio we’re ramping up for the new year. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday December 6th we’ll be making every Tuesday ‘Tolkien Tuesday’! What this means is that every […]

A Hobbit Hole, and That Means Comfort

CNN Money recently did a story on Vince Donovan, a man who had a hobbit house built to house his vast Tolkien collection…and I’m pretty sure everyone who watches the video will want one. Donovan described […]

Couple Builds Hobbit Holes in Maine

Melissa and Rocy Pillsbury of Unity, Maine, run a business called Wooden Wonders, where they have been custom designing and building miniature Hobbit homes for the past two and a half years. When Rocy Pillsbury, […]

New Arjan Kiel Hit Single: “White Hand Christmas”

I can think of nothing better than combining my favorite holiday with my favorite fantasy world, Middle-earth. Should that ever happen it would be like….well, like a kid waking up Christmas morning and seeing all […]

This Week’s TFI: LOTR Photographer Ian Brodie!

His photographs have been printed on commemorative NZ stamps, his LOTR Guide books have won international awards and are NZ’s top selling non-fiction. Peter Jackson, himself, allowed him to photograph LOTR in the making! He […]