Post Tagged with: "Fantasy"

EXCLUSIVE: Middle-earth News Goes Behind the Scenes on ‘The Rangers’ Film Set

EXCLUSIVE: Middle-earth News Goes Behind the Scenes on ‘The Rangers’ Film Set

Ever since watching the The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition, I’ve had a love affair with the process of filming, especially with what happens behind the scenes.  It’s where […]

Houses That Are Straight Out of Middle-earth

Every Tolkien fan has desired, at least once in his life, to live in Middle-earth. Well, now it’s possible! Business Insider has selected 12 houses that could be straight out of The Lord of the […]

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, […]

The Riddles of the Hobbit: An Enchanting Exploration

The Riddles of the Hobbit, by Adam Roberts, Professor of Nineteenth-century Literature at Royal Holloway, University of London, and author of more than a dozen science fiction novels, is a critical examination of the notion […]

Presentation on “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Uses of Fantasy” This Tuesday

This Tuesday at 7 p.m., the Wilton Public & Greg Free Library in Wilton, NH will be offering a presentation on Tolkien, titled “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Uses of Fantasy.” The program is free and […]

Mythcon 45: Call for Papers

What is fantasy? Fantasy and its place in our culture is the topic at this year’s Mythcon, an annual Tolkien and Inklings-based conference put together by the Mythopoeic Society. This year’s Mythcon will take place […]

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Baby Smaug Found in Indonesia

Is it possible that dragons are not only creatures of myth and fantasy, but are living amongst us today? Local scientists in Indonesia are asking themselves that very question! Meet Agni, the most recent addition […]

The Mythgard Academy – An IndieGoGo Campaign

The Mythgard Institute was founded in 2011 as a new online academic center dedicated to promoting the study of imaginative literature and making academic resources more available to fantasy and science fiction fans around the […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – Kickstarters!

You’ve heard of Kickstarter, right? People who need funding for a creative project can showcase their idea on Kickstarter and attempt to secure backers with offers of rewards. Common rewards are items like a special […]

Call for Papers: Mythgard Institute’s “Mythmoot II”

“Mythmoot” is an annual celebration and conference of the Mythgard Institute and Signum University. The first Mythmoot, “A Long-Anticipated Journey,” was held on December 15-16, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland. Participants enjoyed a private viewing of […]