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.

‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ TV Spot #7

Here’s the latest TV spot for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug with some scenes we’ve never seen before. TV Spot #7 I’m not sure Bilbo’s flattery is doing anything to mollify Smaug! What do you […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

The Hobbit Pen and Lenticular Bookmark Sets offered by ThinkGeek feature one prop replica pen and one bookmark. The pens are super detailed and the bookmarks are lenticular, meaning they’ll jump out in 3D at you. Choose […]

EXCLUSIVE Excerpt From ‘The Riddles of The Hobbit’

If you’ve ever read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit or if you’ve seen any of the film adaptations, I’m sure you can recall the famous “Riddles in the Dark” scene. In it, Bilbo and Gollum engage […]

The Hobbit: Adventures in Cosplay

“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view–” “Sir?” “–until you climb into his skin and walk around in it.” To Kill a Mockingbird Cosplayers enjoy the unique […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Ever see those photos floating around on the web of an origami Nazgul? Jason Ku, the original creator of the 7.3 origami Nazgul model, as changed up his method a bit and has now released […]

Tolkien Fans Race for Charity with the LOTR Virtual Villains Challenge

Want to get fit, raise money for charity, and defeat Middle-earth villains? Then join our news team as we muster for the LOTR Virtual Villains Challenge! The LOTR (Loving Otherworldly Themed Races) Virtual Villains Challenge is a […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Our weekly column “An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” has been going strong for over a year now! Here’s how it works: Every week, our Middle-earth News reporters seek out Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR goodness and tag their finds […]

The Tolkien Inspired Art of Joe Gilronan – A Hobbit Day Giveaway!

Have you ever wished you could jump into a painting and join its inhabitants in their idyllic lives? For me, that feeling is never stronger than when I look at a painting of The Shire […]

The Mythgard Academy – An IndieGoGo Campaign

The Mythgard Institute was founded in 2011 as a new online academic center dedicated to promoting the study of imaginative literature and making academic resources more available to fantasy and science fiction fans around the […]

New From Weta and Stansborough – The Hats of Gandalf and Bofur

These wonderful prop replicas of the hats of Gandalf the Grey, worn by actor Ian McKellen, and of Bofur the Dwarf, worn by James Nesbitt in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey have been crafted by Stansborough to […]