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.
On May 13, Hobbit toy makers The Bridge Direct started releasing clues about this year’s San Diego Comic-Con exclusive figure. Three clues were released last week, encouraging fans to email their answers for a chance to win the limited […]
This amazing stained glass featuring a map of Middle-earth was created by Gerard Baines as his exam piece retraining in stain glass art. What do you think? Does he pass? (Lily Milos via Joe Gilronan) TomTom, the […]
Imagine being able to read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in a hobbit house! For the kids at Nansloe Academy in Helston, not only is this dream a reality, but their school’s library has been shortlisted for a […]
Nathan Shields uses his unique talent of pancake portraiture to raise money for his children’s college funds. His amazing Hobbit pancakes look too good to eat! Except the Great Goblin. I can think of other reasons not to […]
These fantastic photos by Stan Buštor were taken at last year’s “The Battle of Middle-earth” LARP event in the Czech Republic. 2013 marks the 22nd year of the event, to be held June 21-23, 2013 in […]
I think all hobbits would agree that a Sunday roast is one of the best things about Sundays! Metro have compiled the votes from reviewers on Yelp to create their Top Ten list of the […]
As construction finished on the new library that looks over Centenary Square in Birmingham, England, the final addition was the 400,000 books that will have to be on the shelves for the September 3 grand opening. It […]
This Hobbit audition tape was leaked to TeamCoco.com (you can follow them on Twitter @TeamCoco). Before the leak, there were only rumors that Peter Jackson had considered country music legend Willie Nelson for the role […]
LEGO has just revealed another covetable set based on The Lord of the Rings trilogy! The massive Tower of Orthanc model will be available for sale directly through LEGO beginning July 2013. In this video, the […]
This gorgeous hobbit hole cake was made by the Pink Cake Box bakery in Denville, New Jersey for a very lucky 5 year-old’s Hobbit-themed birthday party. It almost looks too good to eat! (Evie Bowman) […]
