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.

BREAKING: Peter Jackson Finally Posts Trailer News for Third Hobbit

We have all been wondering, “When will we get to see a trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies“? At last, Peter Jackson has taken to Facebook to answer our pleas!   […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 12, 2014

We love this Dernhelm/Éowyn artwork by Tumblr artist CCCrystalClear! She also made this Hobbit/Wicked crossover piece we find hilariously accurate. (spotted by Middle-earth News contributor Myla) M & M Theatrical Productions visited Pensford Primary School and delighted […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 11, 2014

This Gil-Galad Shield Pendant and Gondor Pendant are hand carved by artist Darrel Morris from water buffalo horn and include scrimshaw details (if you want to learn more about scrimshaw, click here). Both are available […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 10, 2014

DeviantArtist ChipsEss0r originally started this bit of Lord of the Rings fan art as a school project. We don’t know what grade she ended up getting for this triptych combining Gimli, Aragorn, and Legolas, but […]

Peter Hollens + Taylor Davis + Into The West = Our Kind of Math

It’s no secret that we love our music, and if it has to do with Tolkien, all the better! We like to share covers of songs from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 8, 2014

Check out this awesome Frodo cosplay by Amouranth! She has a ton of pictures from her photoshoot over on her Tumblr, and every photo is spot on! (spotted by Middle-earth News contributor Myla) This post at […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 7, 2014

Check out this awesome Minas Tirith cake from The Cake Geek! This wedding cake turned out to be around 180 servings (so you may need more for your average hobbit party). They have pictures on […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 6, 2014

The Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet Research instrument (SPHERE) was installed in Chile last month. This high-powered telescope is going to allow astronomers to see some pretty cool stuff, and among the first images was this one […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 5, 2014

Olly Wotherspoon created this Hobbit house in his family’s back garden, spending only 14 days and £4,000. He told the Daily Mail, “We live in a normal semi-detached house on a busy road. So we […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 4, 2014

Kittens dressed as Frodo and Gandalf from The Lord of the Rings. Your move, Internet. (spotted by Middle-earth News director Arwen) The Irish Examiner went in search of Ireland’s Top 100 Books, and discovered that […]