This Week in Middle-earth
Year 2941 – The Hobbit December Gandalf and Bilbo spend the Yuletide season with Beorn Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings December 25 The Ring Goes South At the Ford of Bruinen they […]
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Middle-earth News Toasts J.R.R. Tolkien – To The Professor!
On January 3, 1892, the John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa, to Arthur and Mabel Tolkien. Known to fans the world over for his novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, J.R.R. Tolkien created the […]
This Week in Middle-earth
Year 2941 – The Hobbit December Gandalf and Bilbo spend the Yuletide season with Beorn Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings December 25 The Company of the Ring leaves Rivendell at dusk Good… […]
Women and Chauvinism in Middle-earth: Arwen
Last time, I compared Galadriel and Shelob as opposite ends of the representations of female power. In my article series “Women and Chauvinism in Middle-earth”, I try to examine the interplay and representation of gender […]
Six Degrees of Sauron–Kevin Bacon not Included
We’ve been fans of the LOTR Project for a while (some of us even have his Periodic Table of Middle-earth hanging on our walls). The latest project to come from our favorite Tolkien-research-inducing website is […]
This Week in Middle-earth
Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings December 18 (approximately) While the newborn Fellowship of the Ring prepares for departure, Narsil is reforged and named Aduril The Sword of Elendil was forged anew by […]
Gollum would suffer from vitamin D deficiency says study
Now, with the Yuletide season approaching, even the most stressful schedule is about to resolve. If you’re not sure what to do with your time, or you just want to give yourself a little treat, […]
New Wasp Species Given Hobbit Names
Scientists at Landcare Research in Auckland, New Zealand, have given some newly discovered species of wasps, the names of hobbits from Tolkien’s books. Dr Darren Ward and his colleagues have named the wasps S. bilboi, S. […]
This Week in Middle-earth
Year 2941 – The Hobbit December 9-17 Gandalf, Beorn and Bilbo keep their journey around Mirkwood from the Lonely Mountain He [Bilbo] had many hardships and adventures before he got back. The Wild was still the […]
Christopher Lee’s 2013 Christmas Message
In 2011, Christopher Lee posted a Christmas video message on his Youtube channel, again in 2012, and today he released this year’s video. In it, he talks about The Wicker Man, The Hobbit trilogy and his new single, […]
