A Russian reworking of The Lord of the Rings – a sort of alternate history story told from the perspective of Mordor – has been translated into English and made available as a free download, […]
by Arwen × on May 5, 2012 at 8:31 am ×
OFFICIAL TOLKIEN SOCIETY PRESS RELEASE: The Tolkien Society is pleased to confirm that Michael Tolkien, grandson of J.R.R. Tolkien, will be attending its summer event The Return of the Ring as a special guest. Michael […]
by Arwen × on May 4, 2012 at 2:24 pm ×
Tune into Middle-earth Network Radio for tonight’s LIVE broadcast of Warriors of the Westfold, Friday at 9 PM EST, only on Middle-earth Network Radio! Join hosts Arwen Kester, Oloriel Rudmin, and Lily Milos as they weigh in on The Hobbit’s 48 frames controversy! They’ll also be […]
Though 2012 is the year of the dragon, it has been confirmed that we will not get a glimpse of The Hobbit’s own dragon, Smaug, until 2013. However, in one of Peter Jackson’s production diaries, […]
Tolkien Seminar 2012 This weekend (April 27-29), the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena will be hosting the 9th Seminar of the Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft (DTG), with this year’s topic being Tolkien’s Influence on Fantasy. Started in 2004, the […]
by Oloriel × on April 24, 2012 at 2:10 pm ×
With the premiere of The Hobbit fast approaching, areas with connections to Tolkien are eager to bring in some tourism business by highlighting their connections to the professor. Such is the case in Birmingham, where […]
by Arwen × on April 24, 2012 at 1:07 pm ×
This Tuesday on The Founder’s Inklings, Live on Middle-earth Network Radio at 10pm EST, join Mark Ostley, John Di Bartolo, Arwen “The Hammer” Kester, Tyler Michael Jonsson and Michael Kaiser as they bring you some upcoming […]
by Oloriel × on April 16, 2012 at 11:43 am ×
Via our friend Josh comes this exciting tidbit of news: Michael Tolkien, grandson of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien, has signed up to publish two books through Thames River Press. Entitled “Wish” and “Rainbow”. Thames River Press […]
by Oloriel × on April 14, 2012 at 11:30 pm ×
We’ve received another exciting press release from The Tolkien Society! For those planning to attend Return of the Ring, a 4-day event celebrating all things Tolkien, it seems you now have even more geeky fun to […]
by Arwen × on April 11, 2012 at 3:00 pm ×
Fantasy Flight Games has announced today they will be releasing an expansion pack to their popular The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game. The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill card game, which will be released this autumn, offers […]