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An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 18, 2014

DeviantArist HorheSoloma created this stunning recreation of the Sword of Ecthelion using 3dMax2011. Though Tolkien did not describe any inscription on the sword, the artist has added these inscriptions on the blade: “Shine the Light! […]

Tolkien Calendar 2015 Features Artwork from Artist Mary Fairburn

Every year, the official Tolkien calendar features the breath taking artwork by Tolkien inspired artists. In 2014, newcomer Jemima Catlin had the honour. For 2015, the artwork of Mary Fairburn, whose art was admired by […]

Walking the Literary Landscape Review

You can tell straight away that the writers of Walking the Literary Landscape are themselves hikers from the way the book fits easily into the pocket of a kagool. Authors Ian Hamilton and Diane Roberts’ pocket […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 13, 2014

In case you missed yesterday’s inaugural daily post, we’ve decided to turn “An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” from a weekly post to a daily post! We noticed that there were so many Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR -related stories making headlines that it only seemed […]

Harper Collins Presents ‘The Lord of the Rings’ 60th Anniversary Edition

In March 2014, Harper Collins announced that a new edition of The Lord of the Rings was to be released in June 2014 to mark the 60th anniversary of the book’s publication. Now, Harper Collins […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 12, 2014

“An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” started out as a weekly post here on Middle-earth News because we noticed that there were some Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR -related stories that may otherwise have been overlooked in our news coverage. Happily, we […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2942 – The Hobbit May 7 Bilbo and Gandalf leave Rivendell Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings May 8 Eomer and Eowyn depart for Rohan with the sons of Elrond And Eowyn […]

Viking Exhibition at the British Museum

  While I was visiting the Viking Exhibition at the British Museum recently, I thought I would look for exhibits that were, for me, particularly evocative of things in Tolkien’s books. Tolkien was the Rawlinson and […]

The Bearer and the Ring: The Concept of Invisibility

History’s ‛Rings of Power’ Twenty Rings of Power – but only one held dominance over the rest. Residing at the heart of The Lord of the Rings, the One Ring is one of the most […]

Call for Papers: Worlds Made of Heroes

The Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto organizes a Tolkien’s Conference in Portugal under the title of Worlds made of Heroes, and invites submissions of 20-minute papers in English (preferably) or Portuguese. The event […]