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The Tolkien Inspired Art of Angela Rizza

There’s definitely no denying that the Tolkien community is filled with extremely talented people and I absolutely love seeing all of the artwork fans create. It’s fascinating to see how artists each have their own take […]

The Bridge Direct Tantalizes Fans with Comic-Con Exclusive Figure Clues and Giveaway

Hot off The Bridge Direct Press: In honor of The Hobbit‘s 13 dwarves, TODAY is the day that The Bridge Direct will start releasing clues about this year’s San Diego Comic-Con exclusive figure!! All clues – and […]

Richard Armitage: Five Armies “The Biggest Battle”

Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin Oakenshield in The Hobbit,  says the Battle of Five Armies in The Hobbit: There and Back Again will be ‘ …possibly …bigger than you may have seen in Lord of the Rings…’ […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Nathan Shields uses his unique talent of pancake portraiture to raise money for his children’s college funds. His amazing Hobbit pancakes look too good to eat! Except the Great Goblin. I can think of other reasons not to […]

This Week in Middle-earth

8th May, 3019 Eomer and Eowyn depart for Rohan with the sons of Elrond And last of all Aragorn greeted Eomer of Rohan, and they embraced […]. And Eomer answered: “[…] But now I must […]

J. R. R. Tolkien’s ‘The Fall of Arthur’ in Stores May 23

Get ready to lighten your wallets, Tolkien fans! The Fall of Arthur is now available for pre-order on Amazon and will hit bookstores this May 23! J. R. R. Tolkien’s narrative poem, surrounding one of England’s greatest legends, is […]

Benedict Cumberbatch on Smaug

Benedict Cumberbatch plays Smaug the dragon in the second film in The Hobbit trilogy  The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.  In an interview with Time Out, this is what he had to say about the role: “Working […]

Jed Brophy on Peter Jackson, Keepsakes and Conventions

While Jed Brophy, who plays Nori in The Hobbit, was being interviewed for his recent project The Minister of Chance, he touched on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The interview is being shown […]

Richard Armitage Is Desperate To See Smaug (vid)

Richard Armitage, who plays Thorin in The Hobbit, talks to IGN about the trilogy. Watch the interview with IGN here. He reveals that, like the fans, he is desperate to see Smaug in the coming movie […]

LOTRO’s Update 11 Launches Next Week

The next big update to Turbine’s hit MMO, The Lord of the Rings Online, is going live on Monday, May 13! Update 11, “Treachery of the White Hand,” takes players into a new region, Wildermore, […]