Tolkien News

Sir Peter Jackson, John Howe, & Alan Lee send video greeting to Return of the Ring

This just in from Tolkien Gateway twitter and the Tolkien Society at Return of the Ring 2012: Tolkien Gateway ‏@TolkienGateway Peter Jackson, John Howe, and Alan Lee have sent their greetings and well wishes to @ReturnoftheRing! Stay […]

Sir Peter Jackson Supports Tolkien Society Event

The Tolkien Society is delighted to announce that Sir Peter Jackson has donated two items to The Return of the Ring‘s auction. The auction will raise money for The Tolkien Society’s project “Tolkien to the […]

Weta Releases Affordable One Ring

Weta Workshop has released a new piece in their ever-expanding Lord of the Rings Collection. Their Gold Plated Tungsten Carbide replica of The One Ring was created and designed by Jens Hansen, a New Zealand […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle Earth

This fun, fact-filled book provides humans with incredible insights into the inner workings of Hobbit society. It is claimed to have been written by elders of The Shire itself, this text is used by Hobbits […]

Tolkien Art Exhibition at The Return of the Ring

The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that the full-line of artists at The Return of the Ring’s art exhibition will include Ted Nasmith, Cor Blok, Anke Eissmann, Jay Johnstone, Jenny Dolfen, Ruth Lacon, Tor […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

These limited edition 3D glasses for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be available in select cinemas this December. They appear to be forged by dwarves; the only problem is that dwarves are not exactly known […]

Only Two More Months to Book Your Seat on our NZ Tour

  August is here and that means several things for those interested in our ‘Long Expected Journey’ Tour to New Zealand. All tour deposits and full payments must be sent in by October 9, 2012. […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

You can show your Lord of the Rings pride and your love of the Olympics with this great new t-shirt on Redbubble. (Arwen Kester) BBC Radio 4 will be broadcasting Tolkien in Love, the story […]

Christopher Tolkien Interviewed by Le Monde

It’s no secret that Christopher Tolkien has made every effort to stay away from the spotlight generated by his father’s works. For years, the octogenarian has been quietly laboring as the head of the Tolkien […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Daniel Z “DNL” built this model of Helm’s Deep from The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers as a promotional display for a store in Oslo. (Rifflo) Wellington jeweler Steph Lusted described her time […]