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Join Our Hobbit Book Club in June!

All month long in June, Middle-earth News will host a book club were we will read Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Ever wanted to discuss a scene or dialogue in The Hobbit? Something in the novel you […]

‘Middle-earth from Script to Screen’ by Daniel Falconer to be Released in November

In his upcoming book Middle-earth from Script to Screen: Building the World of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Daniel Falconer tells how Middle-earth was turned into blockbuster film franchises, The Lord of the […]

Soundtracks of Middle-earth

The MMORPG The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) is currently celebrating its 10 year anniversary! Along with other incredible in-game quests and funny events (you can read more about it here), they started also […]

Gimli the Dwarf on Uruk-hai Statue Available from Weta Workshop

Just in time for the second part of our 6 Week Movie Marathon, which involves The Lord of the Rings, Weta Workshop just released this new statue inspired by one of the scenes of the trilogy. […]

‘Lord of the Rings’ Funko Pops! to be Released in June (+ New Images)

The upcoming Lord of the Rings Funko Pop! Keychains and Pops! finally get a release date. Seven Pops and Two Keychains will be released in June 2017! Earlier this year, Middle-earth News reported how there will […]

6 Week Middle-earth Movie Marathon Continues with ‘The Lord of the Rings’

Now that we’ve seen Bilbo safely there and back again, our 6 Week Middle-earth Movie Marathon (#6wkMMM) continues with the Quest to destroy the One Ring. Here is our schedule for our weekly live tweet […]

6 Week Middle-earth Movie Marathon – Final ‘Hobbit’ Week!

The third week of our 6 Week Middle-earth Movie Marathon will take place April 08–April 14 and it’ll be dedicated to the final film in The Hobbit trilogy, The Battle of the Five Armies! We will have a live […]

Be Prepared for an Unexpected Party with ‘Cooking for Halflings and Monsters’ by Astrid Winegar

Note from Middle-earth News: As announced on Tolkien Reading Day, Oloris Publishing is giving Middle-earth News Readers a SPECIAL DISCOUNT of 20% on anything in the shop, until April 15, 2017! Enter the code FELLOWSHIP17 […]

6 Week Middle-earth Movie Marathon Continues!

We had a GREAT first weekend of our 6 Week Middle-earth Movie Marathon last week! Did you start the adventure with us? If you couldn’t join us for our live tweet sessions of The Hobbit: […]

Celebrate Tolkien Reading Day With Us! [GIVEAWAY]

Tolkien Reading Day is HERE! We’re celebrating the works of J. R. R. Tolkien today, along with Tolkien fans the world over. Since the Tolkien Society established Tolkien Reading Day in 2003, Tolkien fans everywhere join […]