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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 Jens Hansen Gold and Silversmith workshop opened in Nelson, New Zealand in 1968. It’s owner and founder, Jens Hansen, was classically trained in gold and silversmithing in New Zealand and Denmark, but he made his […]
If you’re looking for an easy dwarf costume solution for Halloween or the midnight showing of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, ThinkGeek has you covered! (Evie Bowman) The Weather Channel has already named the storms for the […]
Warner Brothers has just released these new banners for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on their official Hobbit Twitter account (@TheHobbitMovie). Though they’re utilizing images we’ve seen before on the large scrolls, its still exciting to […]
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is to premiere to US audiences at the Ziegfield Theatre in New York on December 6, 2012. The premiere will benefit The American Film Association. Single tickets for the screening and […]
If you loved Weta Workshop’s prop replica of The Contract of Bilbo Baggins, you’ll love this exclusive look at Weta Cave’s display of the already-favored item from The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey! The bad news is […]
This precious shirt is up on the Woot Shirt derby and needs your vote to make its dream of being your Halloween costume a reality. UPDATE: This shirt is now available for purchase. (Lily Milos […]
TheHobbit.com has released a new scroll for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, this time featuring character shots of Gandalf, Bilbo, and Thorin and his company of dwarves! This new scroll gives us another good look […]
The Hobbit Trilogy Inspired Master Toy line from The Bridge Direct Journeys to Retailers Nationwide on October 1 The Bridge Direct Unveils Action Figures and Role Play Toys Inspired by The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Creating Excitement for […]
The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that the Leeds Civic Trust will be siting a blue plaque at 2 Darnley Road, West Park, Leeds. Dr Kersten Hall, graduate of St Anne’s College, Oxford and […]
Peter Jackson may have posted this handsome new Hobbit poster on Facebook without comment, but artist John Howe pondered, “Is there a special word to designate a group of dwarves? Somehow ‘troupe’ or ‘company’ seems […]
