Tolkien News

Swiss Spa Town Overtaken by Tolkien Fans

The residents of Leukerbad, Switzerland, are knee-deep in Middle-earth festival attendees today. This weekend marks the sixth Middle-earth Festival since 2001, an event that was brought back due to popular demand after its last occurrence in 2005. […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

We noticed that there are some Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR -related stories that seem to fall by the wayside every week. We hate that we don’t have time to cover everything, so we are instating a regular segment […]

A Little ‘Hobbit’ With A Very Big Picture

We tweeted earlier this week about Entertainment Weekly’s “Scroll” From The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and we can’t stop talking about it! Of course, almost all of us have created new wallpapers for our devices […]

The Tolkien Society Announces 2012 Oxonmoot Dates

OFFICIAL TOLKIEN SOCIETY PRESS RELEASE: The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that this year’s Oxonmoot will take place on 21st-23rd September at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. This year will be The Tolkien Society’s 38th […]

Tonight on Warriors of the Westfold: ComicCon, Hobbit Cast News, and Middle-earth Inspired Wardrobes

Tune into Middle-earth Network Radio at 9 PM EST for tonight’s LIVE broadcast of Warriors of the Westfold! Join hosts Arwen Kester, Oloriel Rudmin, and Lily Milos as they talk ComicCon and Hobbit Cast News! They’ll also be geeking out over a very important […]

Tonight on TFI: Special Guests Dave Stephens and Ian Brodie

Tonight on ‘The Founders’ Inklings‘: Dave Stevens and the Arctic Fire crew join us to talk about world famous bladesmiths and discuss the details about their blade giveaway contest, an exclusive for My Middle-earth members. Also […]

A Very Gondorian Wedding

While searching through the archives, a Middle-earth News intern stumbled across some very interesting video footage of coverage of Arwen and Aragorn’s wedding. Our own Gwanod of Dol Amroth reported live from Minas Tirith with […]

New Zealand Tour Updates: Pre and Post Tour Options, Airfare, and ‘The Hobbit’ Premiere!

The countdown to Middle-earth Network’s ‘Long Expected Journey’ tour to New Zealand is getting close and that means space on our tour is going fast. Will we be attending ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey’ Premiere in […]

Peter Gilliver to Attend ‘The Return of the Ring’

OFFICIAL TOLKIEN SOCIETY PRESS RELEASE: The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that Peter Gilliver will be coming to The Return of the Ring to do an exclusive talk. Peter, who is Associate Editor of […]

The Mad Dwarf Closes His Forge!

Bladesmith David DelaGardelle announced via the Mad Dwarf Workshop Facebook page today: “After 9 years, blood sweat and tears, 2 films, and countless blessings, the Mad Dwarf Workshop is officially coming to an end… However, […]