Articles written by: Lily Milos

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.

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

This awesome Beorn costume isn’t the only thing cosplayer Hizsi has done. Check out her Tumblr page for pics of her Thorin cosplay and characters from other fandoms! (Myla Malinalda) Blanco, the horse who played […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

This awesome triptych featuring Kili, Thorin, and Fili is titled “The Line of Durin” by Adriana Melo. If you are interested in a print, you can contact her through her Tumblr. (Myla Malinalda) The Zaraysky […]

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The Knitting Witch is at it again! We’ve featured her knitted Hobbit characters in a past Eagle’s View, and this time she has blown us away with her knitted version of The Hobbit’s dust jacket. […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Check out this fantastic cosplay of Ori by frauleinninja! She had been dreaming about getting winter snow pictures with her costume, saying “Outside in the snow is the perfect place for Ori to read her […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Benjamin Harff created this deluxe edition of the Silmarillion for his thesis at the Rhein-Sieg-Akademie. This beautiful work was created entirely by hand in a very short amount of time. The opening page alone took […]

What Will Shorter Trailers Mean for Third ‘Hobbit’?

The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) has released new marketing guidelines for movie theatres in the United States and Canada that will go into effect October 1, 2014. The press release calls for a maximum […]

‘The Lord of the Rings’ Makes Amazon’s Top 100

Amazon released their 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime, and we were happy to find that J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings made the list! We have the full list below. How many of these books have […]

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Tumblr user Dehtyar created this awesome representation of the events of The Hobbit in 8-bit style. Can you spot all of your favorite moments from the book? (Maria) The English edition of the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore […]

Hot Air Balloons Over Hobbiton

As if the Hobbiton Movie Set wasn’t magical enough already, on Saturday, March 22, an exclusive event promises a night filled with great food and entertainment that will finish off with hot air balloons lighting […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Just a few week’s ago, the Middle-earth News team was determined to discover the translation of Kili’s runestone from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. And once we discovered it, it wasn’t long before fans […]