This Week in Middle-earth
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings March 3 Théoden retreats to Helm’s Deep Battle of the Horn-burg begins Ents complete the destruction of Isengard March 4 Théoden and Gandalf set out from Helm’s […]
The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming 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.
Jackson’s Chapel Is Now Refurbished
Our Lady Star of the Sea Chapel, a former Catholic chapel built in 1924 in Seatoun, New Zealand, was closed in 2002 due to earthquake concerns and it was removed from the list of heritage buildings so […]
The City of Minas Tirith Built With 420,000 Matchsticks
I’m always fascinated by the amount of Tolkien-inspired fan art I find on the internet, but I had never seen an entire city built completely out of matchsticks, let alone thousands of matchsticks! The Iowa […]
This Week in Middle-earth
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings February 25 The Company pass the Argonath and camp at Parth Galen First Battle of the Fords of Isen; Theodred son of Theoden slain February 26 Breaking […]
This Week in Middle-earth
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings February 17 Gwaihir bears Gandalf to Lorien February 23 The boats are attacked at night near Sarn Gebir At that moment there was a twang of bowstrings: […]
Matt Aitken on Visual Effects of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Matt Aitken, the Hobbit’s Visual Effects Supervisor, talks about the realization of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in a recent interview with Flickering Myth. Aitken was supported by the Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Joe […]
This Week in Middle-earth
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings February 14 The Mirror of Galadriel Gandalf returns to life, and lies in a trance No trees grew there, and it lay open to the sky. The […]
This Week in Middle-earth
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings February 3-9 The Fellowship dwells in Lothlorien They remained some days in Lothlorien, so far as they could tell or remember. […] They had not seen the […]
Gollum Wins the Annie Award!
After more than a decade from his first appearance on the big screen, Gollum never ceases to please the public, along with his “Slinker” counterpart, Smeagol. The most famous CGI character of Weta Digital has […]
This Week in Middle-earth
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings January 27- February 2 The Fellowship reaches Caras Galadhon, Lothlorien ‘Sit now beside my chair, Frodo of the Shire!’ said Celeborn. ‘When all have come we will […]
