The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming Shock! Horror! To those of us who consider ourselves honorary inhabitants of Middle-earth, the Nobel committee has committed a grievous error – passing over Tolkien for the Nobel Prize . The shock isn’t in the […]
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. During his lifetime he became a master storyteller, completing many novels such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The […]
Two of Tolkien’s letters, addressed to the Deddington Library in Oxfordshire, have been returned to the library after being missing for over ten years. The letters, dated 1956, had been on loan to the Oxfordshire […]
A few weeks ago we told you about the amazing couple who builds Hobbit holes. Recently we were able to find out more about Rocy and Melissa Pillsbury, the dynamic duo behind these wonderful, comfy little […]
Indeed the rumors are true! Located within Switzerland’s Jenins village, a new museum will be dedicated to J. R. R. Tolkien and is slated to open it’s doors in 2013. The report came from the Italian […]
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Christmas is just six days away, but if you still have some shopping to do, fear not! We’ve compiled a list of Tolkien-inspired gift ideas which can still be purchased and shipped in time for […]
Try saying that title 10 times in a row! Not easy is it? Neither is this week’s “Riddles in the Dark” trivia: From Amon Sul he tread with a point of snow above his head. […]
Get ready to test your Tolkien trivia! Each week on The Founders’ Inklings, Network Founder John Di Bartolo will be testing listeners on their Tolkien trivia by asking tricksy “Riddles in the Dark”. The first […]
I have always been skeptical of music reviewers. Perhaps too many brushes with people who refer to “genre-defying, pure pop-gem-nuggets” in their write-ups? Bespectacled hipsters have a way of making me wary of what I’m […]
