Tolkien News

Russian ‘Rings’ Reworking Popular Among Fans, But Infringes on Copyrights

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, […]

The Tolkien Society Confirms Michael Tolkien Will Attend The Return of the Ring

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 […]

Tonight on Warriors of the Westfold: The Warriors Weigh in on ‘The Hobbit’s’ 48 Frames Controversy

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 […]

Smaug The Golden, Smaug The Mighty, Smaug The … Mysterious

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

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 […]

Hall Green to Boast New Tolkien Gallery at Sarehole Mill

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 […]

Tonight on ‘The Founders’ Inklings’: We Celebrate LOTRO’s 5 Year Anniversary

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 […]

Michael Tolkien Signs Two-book Contract with Thames River Press

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 […]

Charlie Ross’ ‘One Man Lord of the Rings’ coming to Return of the Ring

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 […]

Fantasy Flight Games Announces ‘The Hobbit: Over Hill and Under Hill’ Card Game

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 […]