Post Tagged with: "Middle-earth"

Pottery from Middle-earth: Interview with Sean Robinson of Functional Mud

Here at Middle-earth News we love to meet artisans around the world that share in our love of Tolkien. Not only is it great to have someone to “geek out” with,  but knowing a craftsperson […]

The Tolkien Inspired Art of Norloth

I always love finding great Tolkien-inspired art, and one of the best things about seeking it out is discovering such varied artwork, sometimes even from the same artist! Once upon a time, I found the artist […]

New Tolkien Book: ‘The Hobbit in Tolkien’s Mythology: Essays on Revisions and Influences’

It all started back at the 2013 “Celebrating The Hobbit” conference at Valparaiso University. This conference marked the 75th anniversary of the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit as well as the release of Peter Jackson’s first Hobbit movie, The […]

Hobbit Fan Contest Winners Announced

The official Hobbit Facebook page just posted the first wave of winners in The Hobbit Fan Fellowship Contest. The rest of the winners will be added through the end of this month, so the list […]

New book showcases the magnificence of ‘Middle-earth’ New Zealand

Ever since The Lord of the Rings first appeared on the big screen, many of us wanted to travel to New Zealand and visit movie locations. A few years ago, this dream became reality for […]

Middle-earth Turns 100!

  Tolkien Week has wonderful special events to celebrate, such as the anniversary of the publication of The Hobbit and Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday. Tolkien Week 2014 adds another very special anniversary to observe: the centenary […]

‘Tolkien at Exeter College’ Published

Exeter College of Oxford University has published a new booklet about the life of J. R. R. Tolkien as an undergraduate student in the college. John Garth, author of Tolkien and the Great War, wrote […]

The Future of Middle-earth

When the events of The Lord of the Rings begin to take place, Middle-earth is identified to be a dying world “for lack of reproduction” (Drout 26). The time of Elves and Ents comes to […]

Architectures of Middle-earth – The King’s Hall of Minas Tirith

If an artist named Marta seems suspiciously familiar, it may be because she was the runner-up in our Tolkien Book Cover Redesign contest from Tolkien Reading Day! Given her artistic talent, it should come as […]

ThriveWire’s Story of David Salo: Tolkien Translator

Writer Lacy Cooke at ThriveWire is sharing a bit of background on David Salo, a noted Tolkien translator most often remembered for his work on Peter Jackson’s movies, in a two-part article entitled Translating Tolkien: How […]