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Study Claims that Middle-earth May have a Higher Oxygen Content than Earth

In a recent study, Richard Walker and Alice Cooper-Dunn from The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science at the University of Leicester tried to examine the factors for the almost inhuman endurance the men of Rohan and […]

Aidan Turner Update

Aidan Turner’s been very busy since filming on The Hobbit wrapped so, if you’re missing seeing him on your screens, here’s where you can catch him next. Aidan is the star of new drama Poldark which is about […]

Happy Birthday to our own Oloriel Berry!

Our very own Oloriel Berry is celebrating a birthday today! Oloriel is our News Editor and Middle-earth News would not be the same without her. We love her wit, her kindness and her ability to make us laugh so effortlessly. […]

Happy Birthday to Our Own Myla Malinalda!

Our very own Myla Malinalda is celebrating a birthday today! Myla is an indispensable part of the Middle-earth News team. She writes many news stories, covers special events such as New York Comic Con and […]

Limited Edition Oin Available from Weta Workshop

Be one of the first to own this limited edition sculpture from Weta Workshop! Oin has now officially been added to Weta Workshop’s The Hobbit line of 1/6 scale sculptures. This new sculpture features Oin […]

Cinematographer Andrew Lesnie Dies at 59

Oscar-winning cinematographer Andrew Lesnie has reportedly passed away on Monday, April 27th 2015. A spokesman from the Australian Cinematographers Society said “We have been advised of the sudden death of Andrew” but that his family […]

Peter Hollens Hits High Notes with LOTR’s ‘In Dreams’

When a cappella singer Peter Hollens first teased his newest Lord of the Rings single, I was so excited that he was still finding songs from the films to cover. After all, when he released […]

Limited Edition Bolg Statue Available from Weta Workshop

Weta Workshop has just released a new statue for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Bolg the Orc, sculpted by Gary Hunt and Greg Tozer. The son of Azog the Defiler looks even more terrible […]

Weta Workshop’s Final Hobbit Chronicles Book Available for Pre-Order

The final volume in Weta’s Hobbit Chronicles book series will be released later this year in November and it is titled The Art of War. Like the other five books in the series, The Art of War, written by Daniel […]

Happy Birthday to Sean Bean!

Sean Bean turns 56 today! Sean is well-known to fans of fantasy, most notably for his role as Boromir in The Lord of the Rings trilogy and recently as Eddard Stark in Game of Thrones. […]