Whether it is the Shire with its cosy Hobbit holes or Rohan’s vast plains, Middle-earth captures ones imagination, and suddenly, all you want to do is to go for a stroll. With its rich beauty, […]
by Lily Milos × on September 15, 2013 at 10:00 am ×
This leather hair barrette, created by Etsy shop Hobbit Leathers, is inspired by the cloak pins the Fellowship receive in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. This is an accessory any elf, hobbit, wizard, […]
Today is the day we welcome the newest member of the Tolkien book family. An illustrated edition of one of our most cherished stories, The Hobbit, has been officially released in the UK! The book features […]
Like many fans around the world, I enjoy collecting Tolkien books. So when I heard that there was going to be a brand new illustrated edition of The Hobbit, I knew I would need to get […]
by Lily Milos × on September 8, 2013 at 10:00 am ×
This would be an amazing baby shower/birth gift for LOTR-loving parents! Etsy shop owner averyrayne painstakingly burns every detail by hand and seals The One (teething) Ring with baby-safe wood sealant. This necklace will last through the […]
Sometimes, Middle-earth is closer than you think. After five years of planning, designing, and construction, the museum for one of the world’s largest Tolkien collections is celebration its opening this weekend. Situated in Switzerland, the Greisinger […]
DeviantArt user aishafee created this fantastic female Bilbo Baggins cosplay at for Castlefest 2013. It took her 2-3 months to complete (not counting the 5 months she spent look for the perfect Sting sword), and it […]
Bilbo Baggins was an adventurous hobbit. Once his journey was over, he wrote down his story in the Red Book then passed it on to Frodo so he could write down his own tales. Now […]
Have you ever labored over Bilbo and Gollum’s riddles, refusing to read ahead until you had an answer? If so, you were enjoying the unique combination of J.R.R. Tolkien’s imagination and the traditions of the past, […]
The Hobbit has been translated into many different languages, each language presenting the translators with unique challenges. Often times, jokes and proverbs can get lost in the process of translating literature simply. Consequently, every translation […]