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Middle-earth Network Launches LOTRO Players

Middle-earth Network Press Release: Middle-earth Network is proud to announce a new fan made community site for Lord of the Rings Online.  LOTRO Players is a team of LOTRO content creators including members from LOTRO […]

Singapore is Ready for The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring concert in Singapore is almost here! The organizers from the Metropolitan Festival Orchestra (MFO) have announced that the technical setup for the “Event of the Year” […]

The Hobbit Cast Q and A at Armageddon

The Hobbit Cast Q and A at Armageddon

Armageddon Expo was in Wellington yesterday and thirteen members of The Hobbit cast were at the panel session to answer fan’s questions. Jed Brophy (Nori), Adam Brown (Ori), Mark Hadlow (Dori), Dean O’Gorman (Fili), Aidan […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Meet Pickles! Not only does she live at the Hobbiton Movie Set, but she was present during the filming of The Hobbit last year. Time to re-watch the Shire scenes to see if she shows […]

The Hobbit Panel at Armageddon Expo

The 2nd June was The Hobbit day at Armageddon Expo in Wellington, New Zealand. Eleven of the dwarves, Radagast and Bard the Bowman were there for autographs, photographs and The Hobbit panel, much to the delight […]

This Week in Middle-earth

29th/30th May, 2941 [The Hobbit] Gandalf keeps the trolls arguing until dawn It was just then that Gandalf came back. But no one saw him. The trolls had just decided to roast the dwarves now […]

New ‘Hobbit’ Trading Cards from Cryptozoic!

Cryptozoic Entertainment™, in partnership with Warner Bros. Consumer Products, announced today an all-new trading card collection based on the The Hobbit trilogy. The Hobbit-inspired Trading Cards will let fans collect their favorite moments from the three films. “The […]

Flash Mob Produces Pic of Peter Jackson

A flash mob of a hundred people have produced images of Peter Jackson and  TVNZ Seven Sharp presenter Alison Mau at the Te Papa Museum in Wellington, New Zealand. The images were in the style […]

Hadlow Heads Up Isaac Theatre Royal Campaign

Back in 2011, just after the filming for The Hobbit had begun, New Zealand was hit by a huge earthquake. Christchurch was particularly badly affected, with many people killed and buildings destroyed. One of the buildings […]

Keeping Track of the Bagginses – A New Art Print From Weta

Middle-earth genealogists–come hither! Today, Weta Workshop released a new art print, Baggins of Hobbiton. Baggins, Tooks, Boffins, Bolgers, Grubbs, Chubbs, Hornblowers, and Proudfoots (Proudfeet!). They’re all here! The colorful bunch from which Bilbo Baggins traces his […]