Art and Literature News

Plan Ahead With These Tolkien-inspired Calendars!

It’s that time of year again! That time when it’s almost…not this year (again)! We’ve been keeping our eyes peeled for cool Tolkien and Middle-earth themed calendars, and these are our top picks! And I […]

Medium Rare and Back Again: A Tolkien Cookbook

Authored by Middle-earth News Contributor Britta. If you’ve ever wondered how to make some of the dishes in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, then here’s your chance to find out! Massachusetts-based chef […]

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While these socks may not impart all of the robustness of the halfling feet on which they are based, they will certainly keep your feet warm as you trek through the corridors of your cozy […]

EXCLUSIVE Bonus Chapter from ‘Wisdom of the Shire’ – Part 1

This is the opening to the EXCLUSIVE Bonus Chapter: The Children of the Shire from The Wisdom of the Shire. Frodo Baggins was twelve years old when his parents met their untimely death, which just happens to […]

Olsen and Beagle and Tolkien, Oh My!

This just in from Trish Lambert! Olsen and Beagle and Tolkien, Oh My! Mythgard Institute’s First Annual Mythmoot will be all Hobbit, all the time… It was a real problem. After listening to The Tolkien […]

Announcing an EXCLUSIVE Bonus Chapter from ‘The Wisdom of the Shire’

The Wisdom of the Shire: A Short Guide to a Long and Happy Life by Noble Smith was officially released in the US and UK last month. If you long for the simple and well-fed life of a […]

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HobbitShop.com is having a Grand Opening Sale! In addition to Hobbit T-shirts, bookmarks, and action figures, serious fans can get one of these two panoramic posters (the character poster goes up to over 12 feet!) (Lily […]

Benedict Cumberbatch and Stephen Fry Read From Moby Dick

Hobbit actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Stephen Fry are two of the celebrities who are taking part in The Moby Dick Big Read, a project to help promote reading and Herman Melville’s classic novel to a […]

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If you’re looking to broadcast your excitement about the fast-approaching release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, you have plenty of Facebook banners to choose from. (Evie Bowman) New Zealand courted Warner Bros. for the production of […]

There’s an Adventure on the Cards

Authored by “Got News Precious” contributor Martin Burrows. Sophisticated Games, along with their US partners Fantasy Flight Games, have recently released The Hobbit Card Game. We got hold of a copy to try out and see if it […]