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Happy Birthday to James Nesbitt!

Happy Birthday to Irish actor James Nesbitt, who turns 50 today! James, or Jimmy, Nesbitt was born on January 15, 1965 in the town of Ballymena. Growing up with his three older sisters in the […]

Weta Workshop’s Latest ‘The Hobbit’ Merchandise

Without a doubt, Weta Workshop creates some of the most beautiful prop replicas and movie merchandise in the world! And now we Tolkien fans have even more products to tempt our wallets. Which is your favorite? To see […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings January 8 The company reaches Hollin Away in the south Frodo could see the dim shapes of lofty mountains that seemed now to stand across the path […]

‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’ Received a BAFTA Nomination

After receiving a nomination for the Costume Design Guild in the category ‘Excellence in Fantasy Film’ last January 7, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies received another nomination, this time for the British […]

LOTRO: 2015 Producer’s Letter

The year 2014 was an exciting one for The Lord of the Rings Online fans. The story was expanded into Gondor, epic battles were improved and, what many anticipated the most, a new class of […]

Billy Boyd’s ‘The Last Goodbye’ Makes Spotify’s Top 10

Spotify released a list of the “most viral tracks” for last week, and we were happy to see Billy Boyd’s “The Last Goodbye” on the UK list! We always knew the Brits had good taste, […]

Famous Tolkien Fans and Enthusiasts

Tolkien fans and enthusiasts are everywhere. I don’t know what about you, but whenever I stumble upon fellow Tolkien fans, I get excited and want to befriend them. Thanks to the internet, I can! Some […]

The Battle of the Five Armies Received a Costume Design Guild Nomination

Yesterday, Wednesday 7th January, the nominations for the 17th Costume Designers Guild Awards has been announced. This is an annual reward that honors costume design excellence in film, television and commercials. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five […]

LOTRO: The Vales of Anduin

Last November LOTRO (The Lord of the Rings Online) launched the Update 15 introducing the new Beorning class. As previously mentioned, the new starter zone is the Vales of Anduin where the players can admire […]

The 12 Days of Ori – Day 12

Today is the final day of our 12 Days or Ori posts. We hope you have enjoyed learning more about Adam Brown and his character of Ori in The Hobbit films! If you’ve been keeping […]