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.

An Interactive Chart of the Storylines in The Hobbit

Natalia Bilenko, Ph.D student in Jack Gallant’s lab at the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at University of California, Berkeley, and Asako Miyakawa realized a dynamic graph of character relationships for three very different books, including […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings January 23 Gandalf pursues the Balrog to the peak of Zirak-zigil From the lowest dungeon to the highest peak it climbed, ascending in unbroken spiral in many […]

Exclusive Interview With Tolkien Textile Artisan Liz Heffner

Tolkien’s world has inspired a great number of artists and artisans over the years and the Middle-earth News Team is always pleased to be able to talk with these talented people. Recently, I had the […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2942 – The Hobbit January 18 Bilbo, Gandalf and Beorn finally arrive at Beorn’s house Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings January 13 Attack by Wolves in the early hours The Company […]

Happy Birthday to Orlando Bloom!

Happy Birthday to Orlando Bloom, who is 37 today! Orlando Bloom was born in Canterbury, Kent, England in 1977. He has an older sister named Samantha, and his father, Harry Bloom, was a legendary political […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings January 8 The company reaches Hollin January 11, 12 Snow on Caradhras ‘Caradhras was called the Cruel, and had an ill name, said Gimli, ‘long years ago, […]

New Hobbit Movie Figures Collection

ComiXology shares a new collection of figures inspired by The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The figures are in 1:25 scale “with incredible attention to detail from the patterns in the cloth to the runes […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit December Gandalf and Bilbo spend the Yuletide season with Beorn Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings December 25 The Ring Goes South At the Ford of Bruinen they […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit December Gandalf and Bilbo spend the Yuletide season with Beorn Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings December 25 The Company of the Ring leaves Rivendell at dusk Good… […]

Peter Hollens’ Performance of ‘I See Fire’

Vocal artist Peter Hollens has released a new cover for The Hobbit soundtrack. After the acappella version of Misty Mountains last year, Hollens performed a special remake of I See Fire, Ed Sheeran’s song that […]