This Week in Middle-earth
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings January 23 Gandalf pursues the Balrog to the peak of Zirak-zigil From the lowest dungeon to the highest peak it climbed, ascending in unbroken spiral in many […]
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Ravi Narayan, The Other Man Behind Kili
Middle-earth News was fortunate enough to be granted an exclusive interview with one of The Hobbit’s scale-doubles, Ravi Narayan. Ravi was the scale double for Kili (Aidan Turner) as well as a stunt Goblin, a […]
Middle-earth Weekend is Saved!
As we reported earlier this week, Middle-earth Weekend at Sarehole Mill was in danger after the chairman and vice chairman of the event stepped down. Locals and past attendees were disappointed, and it looked as […]
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth Helps Kabam Double Its Revenue in 2013
The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth seemed to be the mobile game to play in 2013! Developed and released by Kabam, this game has seen nothing but wild success since its debut in 2012. In fact, […]
One of New Zealand’s Most Popular Bars: The Green Dragon
According to Stuff.co.nz, the Green Dragon Inn in Matamata has become one of New Zealand’s busiest bars. Since the closest I’ve ever been to the Green Dragon is through the films, I can only imagine […]
David Day’s ‘The Hobbit Companion’
Published in 1997, The Hobbit Companion by David Day with illustrations by Lidia Postma is a book all about the meanings behind the words Tolkien created. With sections about hobbit history, Frodo Baggins, Bag End and […]
Spend Burns Night with Sylvester McCoy
The 25 January is Burns Night in the UK and there will be many a Burns Supper held to celebrate the birth of Scotsman Robert Burns, his life and his poetry. Sylvester McCoy, who plays […]
The Challenges of Visual Effects for The Desolation of Smaug
Last week, the Academy Award nominations have been revealed with three nominations for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in the categories Visual Effects, Sound Mixing, and Sound Editing. With the ever increasing technological advances, […]
The Fellowship of the Ring Trailer Revisited
USA Today recently put together a list of the greatest movie trailers of all time which included The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Hurrah! Wyzow then took the list and looked at […]
Exclusive Interview With Tolkien Textile Artisan Liz Heffner
Tolkien’s world has inspired a great number of artists and artisans over the years and the Middle-earth News Team is always pleased to be able to talk with these talented people. Recently, I had the […]
