Tolkien News

‘The Riddles of The Hobbit’ Available for Pre-Order

Have you ever labored over Bilbo and Gollum’s riddles, refusing to read ahead until you had an answer? If so, you were enjoying the unique combination of J.R.R. Tolkien’s imagination and the traditions of the past, […]

Women and Chauvinism in Middle-Earth: Shelob

During my research for the previous article about Galadriel, I came across Anne C. Petty’s book One Ring to Bind Them All: Tolkien’s Mythology. There she states that Galadriel and Shelob are “both manifestations of the […]

Middle-earth News has Moved to a New Server

Middle-earth News is now running on a new server and is no longer associated with Middle-earth Network. This transition opens lots of doors for our site and for all those who read and follow us. […]

This Week in Middle-earth

22 August, 3019 [The Lord of the Rings] The travellers come to Isengard; they take leave of the King of the West at sunset   22 August, 2941 [The Hobbit] The company is first captured […]

Spend an Evening in Middle-earth with the Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship

Peter Kenny (aka Fortinbras Proudfoot) and the Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship welcome you to join them for an Evening in Middle-earth – the first event of its kind in Brisbane (and perhaps even in all of […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Dís is the mother of Fili and Kili, sister to Thorin, daughter of Thráin II, and granddaughter to Thror. In other words, she’s kind of a big deal and must have been one formidable lady. Though we […]

Middle-earth Day at the Higgins Armory Museum

The Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, MA will be celebrating Middle-earth Day one last time before its doors close for good on December 31st. This year’s Middle-earth Day will be held on Saturday, September 28th […]

This Week in Middle-earth

14th  August, 3019 [The Lord of the Rings] The guests take leave of King Éomer   18th  August, 3019 [The Lord of the Rings] The guests come to Helm’s Deep

Study “The Hobbit: J.R.R. Tolkien’s Mythic Sources” at Newberry Library This Fall

Dr. Karl E. H. Seigfried of The Norse Mythology Blog will be teaching two upcoming courses focusing on Norse culture and mythology, both of which are open to the public and require no previous study. […]

Bilbo Boards The Story Train

Bilbo Baggins will be riding on the North Yorkshire Railway this summer, as part of the railway’s Story Train programme and he will not be travelling alone.  Gandalf the Grey, beautiful elf princess Arwen and a […]