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Grail Quest Books Becomes Official Publishing Arm of MEnet

Grail Quest Books Becomes Official Publishing Arm of MEnet

Middle-earth Network and Grail Quest Books have reached a partnership agreement earlier today that will bring Grail Quest Books within the growing sanctuary and community of Middle-earth Network. As a result Grail Quest Books (GQB) […]

This Week on TFI: Tim White of ALEP II

This week on The Founders’ Inklings: Join the Middle-earth Network Founders at 10 PM EST this Tuesday (November 22nd) on Middle-earth Network Radio as they interview this week’s special guest, Tim White, of “A Long […]

Legal Action Threatens The Hungry Hobbit

A cafe in Mosely, Birmingham called the Hungry Hobbit is less than 200 yards away from one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s childhood homes. The shop, lined with pictures from The Lord of the Rings, has been […]

The Invention of Middle-earth

Middle-earth was not the creation of famed author and scholar J.R. R. Tolkien. In fact the term in literature and in language long preceded it’s use by Tolkien. Tolkien himself didn’t use the term in […]

Tolkien Feast Week

With the holidays fast approaching, my mind (tell me I’m not alone in this) is often thinking of food. For a lot of holidays, the food is at the forefront, being either symbolic or traditional. […]

The Tolkien Professor’s 8th Annual LOTR Marathon Nov. 12

The Tolkien Professor’s EIGHTH annual LOTR marathon is Saturday, Nov. 12! Join The Tolkien Professor, aka Corey Olsen, on November 12 for the 8th Annual Tolkien Movie Marathon at Washington College. All Are invited!! They […]

The Art of The Hobbit

As part of the celebrations for the 75th anniversary of “The Hobbit,” a new book containing over 100 illustrations will be published this week. Many of the maps, paintings, sketches and drawings by Tolkien were […]

Harper Collins Announces ‘The Pocket Hobbit’ & More

The Hobbit films are a hot topic right now and Harper Collins has caught on early. They have just announced a 75th Anniversary Edition of The Hobbit which will be going to print later this […]

Margaret Davis & Kristoph Klover Join This Week’s Founders’ Inklings

This week on The Founders’ Inklings: Join us as we get to know Margaret Davis & Kristoph Klover, the minds behind the music of The Starlit Jewel! The Starlit Jewel is a “CD of songs […]

Enter Middle-earth Network’s Costume Contest!

You don’t have to celebrate Halloween to participate in Middle-earth Network’s Costume Contest, all you need is a love for Tolkien and his writings. Starting today, October 17, 2011 until MIDNIGHT EST on October 31, […]