Art and Literature News

Harper Collins Presents ‘The Lord of the Rings’ 60th Anniversary Edition

In March 2014, Harper Collins announced that a new edition of The Lord of the Rings was to be released in June 2014 to mark the 60th anniversary of the book’s publication. Now, Harper Collins […]

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

“An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” started out as a weekly post here on Middle-earth News because we noticed that there were some Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR -related stories that may otherwise have been overlooked in our news coverage. Happily, we […]

The Bearer and the Ring: The Concept of Invisibility

History’s ‛Rings of Power’ Twenty Rings of Power – but only one held dominance over the rest. Residing at the heart of The Lord of the Rings, the One Ring is one of the most […]

Choose Your Armor: The Finest T-shirts in Middle-earth

At Middle-earth News, we may all be Tolkien fans, but we have different ways of expressing our love of Middle-earth. Some of us like the good guys, some of us like the bad guys, and […]

Happy Birthday to Our Own Oloriel Berry!

Happy birthday to one of Middle-earth News’ finest! Our own Oloriel Berry celebrates her “coming of age” as she turns 33 years old today. She mostly works behind-the-scenes these days and plays the vital role […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Deviantartist Flocature’s (aka Catherine) newest project is this tiny Hobbit Hole under a glass globe. It is made of Super Sculpey, painted with acrylics, and attached to an adjustable ring base. Catherine promises that it will be available […]

Weta Workshop’s ‘Cloaks and Daggers’ Book Now Available for Preorder!

Weta Workshop took to their Facebook page this evening to announce they have officially begun accepting preorders for their highly anticipated book, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Chronicles – Cloaks and Daggers. This will […]

The Curious Case of Radagast the Brown

Who was Radagast the Brown? A member of the Order of wizards, Radagast was a Maia sent to Middle-earth to aid its inhabitants against the growing threat of Sauron. During the Council of Elrond in […]

Happy Birthday to Our Own Myla Malinalda!

Happy birthday to one of Middle-earth News’ finest! Our own Myla Malinalda turns 21 years old today and is considered by all to be an irreplaceable part of our team. She plays a vital role […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Well that didn’t take long! Only days after Adam Brown, who plays Ori in The Hobbit, posted this selfie of the dwarves at HobbitCon, enterprising artist Leigh created the top image with all of their […]