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.
by Alice × on March 6, 2017 at 12:49 pm ×
I recently stumbled upon, via James’ blog A Tolkienist’s Perspective, a nice video about environmentalism and Middle-earth on the Our Changing Climate YouTube channel. It talks about the importance of nature, the role that plays […]
by Alice × on October 28, 2016 at 8:52 am ×
New Zealand has always been famous for its dairy industry, but the income from dairy products has fallen by 22 percent over the past two years, Statistics New Zealand says. “Dairy farmer Jessie Chan-Dorman, who […]
by Alice × on September 22, 2016 at 6:00 am ×
Happy Hobbit Day! September 22, it’s a grand day and holds a lot of meaning for Tolkien fans around the world as both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins share their birthday today. This also marks the […]
by Alice × on August 7, 2016 at 3:14 pm ×
Actress Evangeline Lilly, who played the Woodland Elf Tauriel in Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy, has recently tweeted to thank her fans for her birthday wishes. She also decided to delight us sharing some things […]
by Alice × on July 2, 2016 at 9:46 am ×
No Man’s Land is the latest novel written by Professor Tolkien’s grandson, Simon Tolkien, it has been published last June 30 by Harper Fiction, 100 years on from the eve of the battle at The Somme when […]
by Alice × on May 26, 2016 at 2:53 pm ×
Exciting news for all the Hobbit (and Lord of the Rings) fans! Weta Workshop has recently announced their new line of collectibles that will be in a 1:30 scale range. “We’ve been making collectible statues […]
by Alice × on May 9, 2015 at 6:03 am ×
After watching The Fellowship of the Ring, every Tolkien fan has been amazed by hidden doors of Moria and almost everyone would like to pass them. Well, now it’s possible, at least for this guy […]
by Alice × on April 23, 2015 at 10:13 am ×
Weta Workshop has just released a new statue for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Bolg the Orc, sculpted by Gary Hunt and Greg Tozer. The son of Azog the Defiler looks even more terrible […]
by Alice × on April 15, 2015 at 2:54 pm ×
The scale model of the House of Beorn is now available on Weta Workshop’s site! The incredibly detailed model features Beorn’s house and a small part of his garden, just like the set we can see in The Hobbit: […]
by Alice × on April 11, 2015 at 10:00 am ×
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 […]