Post Tagged with: "Middle-earth"

Hobbit Card Tutorial: For All of Your Unexpected Party Needs

I’ve always loved working with paper, whether it was for school projects, scrapbooking, or cards for friends and family. So of course I would eventually incorporate my love for paper craft with my greatest love, The Lord of the […]

Weta’s New Postcards from Middle-earth

Whether you feel like your home is in the Shire, Rohan, Gondor, Rivendell or any other location, Middle-earth is a place where we have all dreamed about living. Through The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films, that world was […]

Beowulf: The Lost King of Rohan

An Anglo-Saxon Connection The Anglo-Saxon epic has been acknowledged many times as one of the major sources of inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The world in the poem is easily comparable to Rohan […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – July 3, 2014

For the next few weeks, Lily has entrusted the care of her Eagles to staff reporter Amanda, who promises to take excellent care of them and continue to aid them on their quest to bring you all the […]

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 […]

Tolkien Day with German Tolkien Society!

Journey to Middle-earth with the German Tolkien Society’s (Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft) Tolkien Day (Tolkien Tag) this weekend, June 14-15, 2014. As reported on the German Tolkien Society’s site and on thetolkienist.com, Tolkien Day will offer […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 7, 2014

Check out this awesome Minas Tirith cake from The Cake Geek! This wedding cake turned out to be around 180 servings (so you may need more for your average hobbit party). They have pictures on […]

June Pre-Order: The One Ring RPG (Revised Edition)

Cubicle 7 has announced that players of its popular title, The One Ring™ Roleplaying Game, will be able to pre-order the revised edition – which has been reformatted for clarity, ease of use, and reference […]

LEGO Movie Causes Controversy over ‘Middle Zealand‘ Reference

In the highly successful LEGO Movie, produced by Warner Bros., a reference to Middle-earth and New Zealand caused mixed feelings in New Zealand. In the LEGO Movie, an ordinary LEGO minifigure stumbles into an adventures to […]

Middle Earth Beer and Music Festival 2014

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” JRR Tolkien This year marks the sixth anniversary of The Middle Earth Beer & Music Festival in Lancashire, […]