The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming It’s been months since we saw the first trailer for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Since then, the Hobbit film series has been turned into a trilogy, with this first film being released on December […]
In 1968, artist and art teacher Mary Fairburn created a number of sketches based on The Lord of the Rings and sent them to author J.R.R. Tolkien. The writer was famously against his series being illustrated, […]
“I’ll read the passage from the first edition which Tolkien later changed, for the chapter ‘Riddles in the Dark.’ But in this one Gollum is prepared to give up the ring, and shows Bilbo out […]
Ever since Peter Jackson announced Evangeline Lilly would be playing Tauriel, a warrior Elf in his up and coming Hobbit films, fans have wanted to know more about this new character that doesn’t exist in Tolkien’s books. Jackson has been […]
Since Saturday, September 22 is Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ Birthday, what could be a better way to celebrate than by making a cake based on Middle-earth? Last year, our own Arwen Kester created a Hobbit […]
Peter Jackson posted a video to his Facebook page today to say, “Happy Tolkien Week and Hobbit Day!” He also revealed that there will be a NEW HOBBIT TRAILER coming September 19 and that there will be special content […]
Every week, our Middle-earth News reporters seek out Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR goodness and tag their finds with their names. In honor of Tolkien Week, which starts today, we decided to dedicate this week’s “Eagle’s View” to interesting […]
Starting in 1978, fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and his writings have celebrated his literary brilliance with a week of festivities. Tolkien Week is observed as the calendar week containing September 22, which is always observed […]
In case you haven’t figured it out yet, we’re pretty big Tolkien fans. So, you can imagine how much excitement and planning has gone into this year’s Tolkien Week, Hobbit Day, and Feast Week. The 2 […]
This Hobbit Door Shirt is available today only on shirtwoot! If you want it, come and claim it! (Lily Milos) Peter Jackson was planning to build a museum to house props from The Lord of the Rings, but after […]
