Tolkien News

Now Far Ahead The Road Has Gone: An Exhibition of Art Inspired by the Works of JRR Tolkien

If you will be traveling in northern England this winter, there is a Tolkien event you don’t want to miss! “Now Far Ahead The Road Has Gone: An Exhibition of Art Inspired by the Works […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings November 3 Battle of Bywater, and Passing of Saruman End of the War of the Ring At last all was over. Nearly seventy of the ruffians lay […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit October 30 Bilbo finds and opens the Secret Door Soon he saw the orange ball of the sun sinking towards the level of his eyes. He went to the opening […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit October 22 Bilbo and the Dwarves still wait at the Hidden Door Next day the dwarves all went wandering off in various directions; some were exercising the ponies down below, […]

New Tolkien Book: ‘The Hobbit in Tolkien’s Mythology: Essays on Revisions and Influences’

It all started back at the 2013 “Celebrating The Hobbit” conference at Valparaiso University. This conference marked the 75th anniversary of the publication of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit as well as the release of Peter Jackson’s first Hobbit movie, The […]

New Edition of ‘The Adventures of Tom Bombadil’

There’s a new revised and expanded edition of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil out, and in addition to Tolkien’s wonderful writing, it also comes with beautiful illustrations by Pauline Baynes. This book is a must-have […]

Buying a Home in Middle-earth?

Anglian Home’s infographic ‘The Homes of Middle-earth’ looks at the dwellings in Middle-earth through the eyes of an estate agent. Check out the properties from Hobbiton to Minas Tirith. Many thanks to @ChristophCopy for sending us this.

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit October 6 Thorin requests supplies at Lake-town   Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings October 6 The camp under Weathertop attacked at night. Frodo is wounded. October 9 […]

Congratulations to the Winner of our Feast Week Contest!

Congratulations to the winner of our Feast Week Contest! We had amazing, beautiful, and mouth-watering entries from all the contest contenders. It was very difficult deciding between these magnificent Middle-earth themed meals. Here is the […]

A Day in the Life of a Dragon Con Noob

When I arrived in Atlanta on August 28, 2014, to cover Dragon Con 2014 for Middle-earth News, I was a noob. I was not just a Dragon Con noob, I was a CON noob. Sure, […]