Articles written by: Alice

Alice discovered Tolkien’s world when she was 12 years old and watched The Fellowship of the Ring for the first time. It was love at first sight. When not at her desk looking for something Middle-earth related or writing, you'll probably find her reading, playing LOTRO, or journaling.

Children of the Hobbit – A Short Film Inspired by The Hobbit

Richard Bellany, an aspiring actor and pupil at R.A. Butler Academy, along with his father Paul, made a short film inspired by The Hobbit book, and entitled Children of the Hobbit. It has been filmed in a […]

Happy Birthday to Cate Blanchett!

Happy Birthday to Cate Blanchett, who is 45 today! Cate is known to Tolkien’s fans for her portrayal of Lady Galadriel in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2942 – The Hobbit May 7 Bilbo and Gandalf leave Rivendell Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings May 8 Eomer and Eowyn depart for Rohan with the sons of Elrond And Eowyn […]

Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd Reunited in New Zealand

Dominic Monaghan and Billy Boyd, best known for their portrayal of Merry and Pippin in Peter Jackson’s trilogy of The Lord of the Rings, met each other for the first time in New Zealand, during […]

Call for Papers: Worlds Made of Heroes

The Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto organizes a Tolkien’s Conference in Portugal under the title of Worlds made of Heroes, and invites submissions of 20-minute papers in English (preferably) or Portuguese. The event […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2942 – The Hobbit May 1 Gandalf and Bilbo return to Rivendell Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings May 1 Crowning of King Elessar Elrond and Arwen set out from Rivendell Then […]

Richard Armitage Talks The Battle Of The Five Armies

video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Few days ago Peter Jackson announced a new title for the third Hobbit film: The Battle Of The Five Armies. This change highlights the biggest event along Bilbo’s journey, and […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit April 25 Gandalf first sees Bilbo after years of absence from the Shire April 26 The Unexpected Party ‘”Gandalf, dwarves and Mr. Baggins! We are not together in the house […]

Weta Digital on Virtual Cinematography

Weta Digital has just released this brand new video providing new information about how virtual cinematography helped shape The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. They provided the following description to the video: On their quest […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2510 April 15 Battle of the Field of Celebrant In the year 2510 of the Third Age, the fierce Easterlings known as the Balchoth waged open war against a weakened Gondor, and had already […]