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Royal UK Premiere for The Hobbit

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is to get a Royal UK premiere in London on 12th December. The film has been chosen for this year’s 65th Royal Film Performance reports BBC News. The Royal Film Performance raises […]

Feast Week, Day 3: The Feast of Gildor

Today, we continue Tolkien Feast Week with Day 3: The Feast of Gildor. At this point on the road to Bree, the hobbits have had their first scare with a black rider and get the […]

James Nesbitt on The Hobbit

James Nesbitt has been talking about what it was like to be a part of The Hobbit . In an interview with The Telegraph James says he was asked to read for the part of Bofur, one […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

Origami artist Joseph Wu created this astoundingly beautiful and detailed origami Smaug the Golden. (Evie Bowman) Hobbit director Peter Jackson told the Waikato Times that he would be thrilled to shoot an episode of Doctor Who […]

Feast Week, Day 2: Sleeping Outdoors

Today is Day 2 of Tolkien Feast Week. By now, the hobbits Frodo, Sam, and Pippin have begun their journey, though none of them yet realizes the danger ahead, nor what a long journey they […]

The Fellowship Walk: A Child’s Play Event

A Casual Stroll to Mordor (CSTM), a fansite and podcast about The Lord of the Rings Online, is hosting their third annual charity drive for Child’s Play Charity, an organization providing toys and games to sick children in hospitals.

Feast Week, Day 1: Bilbo and Frodo’s Birthday

Happy Hobbit Day! Otherwise known as September 22, it’s a grand day and holds a lot of meaning for Tolkien fans around the world as both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins share their birthday today. Is […]

New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Merchandise from Weta

Weta Workshop has announced and even sold select merchandise for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but most fans will have to wait until October for their Hobbit online store to be stocked. In the meantime, […]

Our Top 7 Lord of the Rings Memes

This week, we at Middle-earth news have given you the reflective. We’ve shown you the enthralling. We’ve even served you the delicious. Now, allow us to bring you the hilarious with our Top Seven Lord […]

The Changing Face of Middle-earth

Authored by “Got News Precious” contributor Martin Burrows. Modern computer technology has already contributed so much to Middle-earth – you only have to look at the new Hobbit trailer to see how much of Middle-earth is made […]