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.
Hobbit fans won’t have to wait much longer before they can watch The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in their homes! The theatrical version of the film will be released in the United States as a […]
Sir Ian McKellen received an honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster today! I wonder if this has anything to do with the fact that James Nesbitt, who played Bofur alongside McKellen’s Gandalf, is the Chancellor […]
According to Deadline, as of this past weekend, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey surpassed the worldwide box office take of both The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and The Lord of […]
Beloved author J.R.R. Tolkien spent much of his life in Oxford, and it is probably one of the most popular pilgrimage sites for fans of his work. Our own reporter, Evie, visited and photographed some […]
Do you remember all of those people listed in the credits of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey? The collaborative nature of film-making is one of the best things about it; people with different skill sets coming […]
When J.R.R. Tolkien was a boy growing up in Birmingham, he would have passed the 18th century tower called Perrot’s Folly on his way to and from school. Along with other Birmingham landmarks like Sarehole […]
To really impress your geeky friends and family, try making these hobbit door cookies! SemiSweetDesigns offers a a great tutorial. They look almost too good to eat, but I think you’ll manage somehow. (Middle-earth News […]
Authored by Middle-earth Network Founder Mark Ostley. Hollywood. The name evokes images of glitz, stars, red carpets, and jaded studio executives who sit in ivory towers. Meet Mark Ordesky who turns that image upside down […]
How jealous are you of Middle-earth News reporter Evie Bowman right now? She’s on the ground at the London Premiere of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! She has been tweeting photos of the green carpet […]
Add some Tolkien to your wardrobe with this Map of Middle-earth Skirt from NerdAlertCreations on Etsy! Shop owner Rachel Bradford made the fabric herself. (Lily Milos) If only we could jump into the TARDIS and […]
