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A Casual Stroll to Mordor Partners with Middle-earth Network

Middle-earth Network is so excited about a new collaboration with Merric and Goldenstar of “A Casual Stroll to Mordor.” You may already be familiar with them from their podcast that airs on Middle-earth Network Radio. […]

Official Press Release from The Tolkien Society

There are only a few days left in The Return of the Ring’s competition to give any member of the public a chance to win a copy of The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Extended Edition on Blu-ray. […]

The Return of the King with the Grand Rapids Symphony

The people of Grand Rapids are in for a treat when the third film in  The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Return of the King, is shown accompanied by the live music of the Grand Rapids […]

Welly-moot Now Officially Affiliated with the Tolkien Society

Welly-moot is a group of Tolkien fans who meet in Wellington, New Zealand to discuss their love of his work. The group was started in 2011 by Middle-earth Network’s own Jack Machiela, but as of […]

Billy Connolly Will Play Dain Ironfoot in “The Hobbit”

Peter Jackson has just announced that Scottish actor and comedian Billy Connolly has joined the cast of “The Hobbit” to play Dain Ironfoot. Jackson said, “We could not think of a more fitting actor to […]

Gollum in Live-Action Set

Andy Serkis says filming Gollum in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has been a “fantastic” experience. Serkis was talking at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2012, where he received a Virtuosos Award  for The Rise of […]

Precious Gifts for Your Valentine! Day 3: A Little Bit of Everything

For the final installment of Precious Gifts for Your Valentine, Britta and I are going to change things up a little. We knew there had to be something beyond the usual Valentine’s Day gifts that […]

Tonight’s TFI Talks Ground-breaking Changes to My Middle-earth Social Network

The Founders’ Inklings is back and better than ever! If you’ve been following Middle-earth News, then you’ll know Middle-earth Network recently moved to our very own server, and our web designers took advantage of that […]

Special Live Chat with Sean Astin

You will no doubt know him from his role as Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” Trilogy. Sean Astin will be a special guest on TheOneRing.Net’s “TORn Tuesday,” which begins at 5:00 […]

Nicolas Cage Could Have Been in “The Lord of the Rings”

While doing press for his upcoming sequel to “Ghost Rider,” Nicolas Cage participated in a webchat with Empire Magazine readers. Normally, this is not the sort of thing that would stir the Tolkien community or […]