Articles written by: Britta Siemen

Britta first read The Hobbit when she was ten years old and has since devoted the majority of her time to studying and writing about Tolkien's legendarium. When not immersed in maps and books, she can be found battling the agents of Sauron in The Lord of the Rings Online.

Facsimile First Edition of ‘The Hobbit’ to be Released This Year

A special edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is coming soon! Though it won’t be released until September 11, 2014, you can pre-order this special release of The Hobbit now through Amazon. According to the […]

Presentation on “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Uses of Fantasy” This Tuesday

This Tuesday at 7 p.m., the Wilton Public & Greg Free Library in Wilton, NH will be offering a presentation on Tolkien, titled “J.R.R. Tolkien and the Uses of Fantasy.” The program is free and […]

Take the Hobbits to Isengard!

Yesterday, Community Manager Sapience announced on the LOTRO forums an upcoming in-game event where each server will be challenged with helping his low-level hobbits make it to Isengard without being defeated. Players are encouraged to […]

Warriors of the Westfold: Our Introductions to LOTRO

Several of us here at the Middle-earth News are huge fans of The Lord of the Rings Online, the popular MMO from Turbine. Some of us have been playing for years, while others have only […]

Mythcon 45: Call for Papers

What is fantasy? Fantasy and its place in our culture is the topic at this year’s Mythcon, an annual Tolkien and Inklings-based conference put together by the Mythopoeic Society. This year’s Mythcon will take place […]

Call for Papers: Bombadil and Other Middle-Earth Mysteries

This April 11-13, the University of Vermont will hold its 11th annual Tolkien in Vermont conference and is currently seeking papers twenty minutes in length on any topic relevant to Tolkien’s legendarium. Priority consideration, however, […]

Kabam Releases Two New ‘Smaug’ Titles, One Expansion

Popular mobile game maker Kabam has released two new web games, as well as a new expansion pack, based on the upcoming Hobbit film, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug […]

‘Desolation of Smaug’ Board Game Coming Soon from Cryptozoic

Warner Bros. Consumer Products and Cryptozoic Entertainment™ announced yesterday that a new board game, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, will be released on December 20th and retail at $40. The second film in Peter […]

SuperMegaFest Announces Its Biggest Event Yet

Just when it seemed as though the New England conventions had died down for the season, my father found out about another local event from some coworkers: SuperMegaFest, a convention chock full of famous guests, […]

New Tolkien Game, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Announced

Several months ago, gamers began noticing that Warner Bros. had registered a new domain, Shadow of Mordor; many members of the gaming community began to speculate on the nature of this new game. Game Informer […]