My Shire Houses: A Dream Come True
Gloucestershire craftsman James Ford just wants “to help people have a little bit of real magic in their own lives.” After he was hit by a drunk driver and left in a wheelchair, told he would […]
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An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
This Gandalf figure is one of several you can find at The Shire General Store shop on Etsy. 10 year-old Paul creates these handmade Lord of the Rings characters with the help of his younger […]
15 Must-See Tolkien Sights: A Start
I visited Oxford earlier this summer to look at some of the places that were special to Tolkien, so am rather delighted to see they figure in the 15 Places Tolkien Fans Should Visit Before […]
BREAKING: First Look at Lee Pace as Thranduil!
Harper Collins has just released The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Almanac 2013 (alternately called The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Annual 2013)! It is available on Amazon.co.uk for £7.99. You can also find it at the Weta Cave! […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
In a past “Eagle’s View” post, we showed you a LEGO Helm’s Deep that put the official set set to shame. This LEGO reproduction of Rivendell by Blake Baer and Jack Bittner will take your breath […]
Return of the Ring 2012 Wrap-up Interview
Hail friends! Towards the end of the Return of the Ring weekend, I thought it would be a grand idea to sit down with Tolkien Society organizer and wise counselor of the convention Shaun Gunner […]
BBC News Covers Return of the Ring in Pictures
The BBC covered the Return of the Ring Convention with a slideshow on their news site today! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19317810
Peter Jackson, Alan Lee, John Howe Greetings to the Tolkien Society from New Zealand
We are proud to announce an exclusive video released to the Middle-earth Network from the Tolkien Society Return of the Ring 2012 convention in Loughborough, England. As reported earlier, this video was graciously sent by […]
An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth
This fantastic shirt portrays the locations of The Lord of the Rings on a Tube Map resembling the London Underground and is available on Threadless.com. (I hear the Moria station is a thing to behold, […]
Return of the Ring! Live!
If you want the flavor of actually being at the Return of the Ring Conference at Loughborough University, England, our intrepid Guinness sipping Co-Founder John DiBartolo, is there and broadcasting live as time and places […]
