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.

Luke Evans Talks Bard the Bowman and the Set of Laketown

The love triangle among Legolas Greenleaf, Tauriel the Elf, and Kili the Dwarf, seen in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, has upset many fans, because the story takes a completely different path from the […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings April 12 Gandalf reaches Hobbiton It was over nine years since Frodo had seen or heard of him [Gandalf], and he had begun to think that the […]

Prince William and Kate Middleton Meet Peter Jackson

“Their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will be attending a number of functions during their time in New Zealand.” According to the official itinerary, Prince William and Kate Middleton have met Lord […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2942 – The Hobbit March 31 – April 6 Bilbo and Gandalf take their leave at last of Beorn It was spring, and fair one with mild weathers and a bright sun, before Bilbo […]

Tolkien-inspired Street Names in Australia

Due to the success of Peter Jackson’s trilogies set in Tolkien’s world, Middle-earth, New Zealand is now a required visit for Tolkien fans all around the world. But be careful, because it seems that Australia […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings March 24 Frodo and Samwise make their last journey to the feet of Mount Doom The Host camps in the Desolation of the Morannon March 25 The […]

Orlando Bloom To Receive a Star On Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

As we previously announced last June, British actor Orlando Bloom will unveil his own star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame next April 2. And it will take place a few days before The […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings March 17 Battle of Dale King Brand and King Dáin Ironfoot fall Many Dwarves and Men take refuge in Erebor and are besieged Shagrat brings Frodo’s cloak, […]

What Is It to Hear the Author Speak?

In a recent article from The Artifice, H.M. Bradford addresses the questions of artistic responsibility and authorial identity–two concepts that are surprisingly recent–which have developed mostly in the past few hundred years. For millennia, when […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit March 15 Gandalf meets Thorin and talks with him at the Prancing Pony in Bree   Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings March 10 The Dawnless Day The […]