Tolkien News

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – June 3, 2014

Hand printed and handmade by Etsy shop Feerie Doll, this bag is made of waterproof, durable material, so whether you’re trudging through the woods or climbing tall peaks, your bag will be fit for travel […]

The Marion E. Wade Center, A House of Tolkien Memorabilia

Have you always wondered what it looked like at the desk where J.R.R. Tolkien wrote his stories or the wardrobe that inspired C.S. Lewis to write the first chapter of The Chronicles of Narnia? Well, […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 31, 2014

Ever since Sarah from A Dash and a Pinch started making big old fondant cakes, she had this idea in the back of her mind: She wanted to make Bag End. It was the most […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit May (uncertain dates) The company encounters the trolls “Bilbo Baggins, a bur – a hobbit,” said poor Bilbo, shaking all over, and wondering how to make owl-noises before they throttled […]

Congrats to our Beowulf Winner!

We had so many great entries for our Beowulf Giveaway Competition, and it was difficult for us to choose the winner! Congratulations to Alexandra Hoffman who will be receiving a free copy of the recently released […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 21, 2014

Join the fun this weekend: Middle-Earth Launch Party = music, dancing & cake! @TolkienSociety http://t.co/IVXkictGFN pic.twitter.com/JQgPIUi0Gq — RHS Garden Rosemoor (@RHS_Rosemoor) May 21, 2014 The Royal Horticulture Society is hosting A Middle-earth Launch Party this […]

Addison’s Walk, Oxford, in Pictures

On a beautiful May afternoon in Oxford I decided to take a stroll along Addison’s Walk in Magdalen College grounds. Addison’s Walk was a favourite of the author C.S. Lewis and Tolkien would often join […]

Mythgard Institute Presents Class on ‘The Book of Lost Tales, Part 1’

Have you ever wondered how J.R.R. Tolkien’s compelling and detailed fictional world developed? Would you like to study how stories and mythologies grow? Are you interested to read Tolkien’s early works published in The History of […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 19, 2014

The gang’s all here! This adorable piece by DeviantArtist navy-lock features the nine members of the fellowship from The Lord of the Rings and the fourteen members of the company of adventurers from The Hobbit. […]

Win a Copy of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Beowulf’!

Ever since it was announced, fans of J.R.R. Tolkien have been buzzing about the upcoming publication of Tolkien’s translation of the epic poem Beowulf. It didn’t take long for the not-yet-released Beowulf: A Translation and […]