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.

This Week in Middle-earth

(Uncertain dates) May, 2941 [The Hobbit] The company encounters the trolls “Blimey, Bert, look what I’ve copped!” said William. “What is it?” said the others coming up. “Lumme, if I knows! What are yer?” “Bilbo Baggins, […]

This Week in Middle-earth

This is a very unlucky week, because there are no events on certain days, so we can only suppose or summarize what happened to our heroes. May 2941 [The Hobbit] We know that Thorin and […]

This Week in Middle-earth

8th May, 3019 Eomer and Eowyn depart for Rohan with the sons of Elrond And last of all Aragorn greeted Eomer of Rohan, and they embraced […]. And Eomer answered: “[…] But now I must […]

This Week in Middle-earth

1st May, 2942 [The Hobbit] Gandalf and Bilbo return to Rivendell at the end of Bilbo’s unexpected adventure It was on May the First that the two came back at last to the brink of […]

This Week in Middle-earth

25th April, 2941 Gandalf first sees Bilbo Baggins after years of absence from the Shire and approaches him about going on an adventure All that the unsuspecting Bilbo saw that morning was an old man […]