The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming 
Lily’s first experience with Tolkien was when the eccentric Mrs. H performed all of the characters from The Hobbit in her seventh grade class. In high school, she felt obliged to decline a second date with a boy who said he had no interest in reading The Lord of the Rings. In college, she unwisely decided to reread her beloved copy of The Hobbit during finals week, with only semi-disastrous results. When not writing for Middle-earth News, Lily tries not to unnerve her coworkers and family with her extreme geekery, but somehow, Star Wars, Star Trek, Sherlock, Merlin, Doctor Who, The Princess Bride, Back to the Future, superheroes, Disney movies, and of course, Tolkien, seem to have relevance in EVERY conversation.
It’s not exactly a secret that J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is short on female characters. While the recent Peter Jackson films may have created new characters as well as expanding on the roles of women […]
An exciting new Kickstarter campaign has just launched to fund the creation of a documentary about J.R.R. Tolkien’s legacy titled Tolkien Talks! The documentary will tell the story of how Professor Tolkien has lived on […]
Our friends at the French news site J’aime Pas l’Actu have a special treat to share! They landed a rare interview with John Howe, renowned artist and conceptual designer. You’ll know doubt know him from […]
Available now from Oloris Publishing, Peter Kenny’s book of Middle-earth inspired poetry, Dreams of Another Land, explores the history and happenings of a faraway land that still feels very familiar to us. Small folk, dragons, […]
Be one of the first to own this limited edition sculpture from Weta Workshop! Oin has now officially been added to Weta Workshop’s The Hobbit line of 1/6 scale sculptures. This new sculpture features Oin […]
When a cappella singer Peter Hollens first teased his newest Lord of the Rings single, I was so excited that he was still finding songs from the films to cover. After all, when he released […]
Sean Bean turns 56 today! Sean is well-known to fans of fantasy, most notably for his role as Boromir in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and recently as Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones. […]
Last year, our friends at the French news site J’aime Pas l’Actu shared their exclusive videos and photos from HobbitCon with us here at Middle-earth News, and we’re teaming up with them again! HobbitCon3 took […]
Politics in Tolkien: What We Can Learn From Hobbits Distinguished Guest Lecture Featuring Tom Shippey April 15, 2015, 6:30 – 8:00 PM Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona Old Main Carson Ballroom Cost: Free and open […]
The dates for Tolkien Moot 2015 have been updated! Dates July 17, 18, and 19, 2015 Venue 1432 W. Lawrence Dr., Spokane, Washington 2015 Theme Giants What Is Tolkien Moot? Tolkien Moot is an annually […]
