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Lord of the Rings location scout Dave Comer dies

The 58-year-old, who helped redefine New Zealand as Middle-earth, passed away on Christmas Day after suffering a rare form of cancer. With his love for photography and the Fiordland, he was instrumental in selecting some of the […]

The 12 Days of Ori – Day 4

In yesterday’s post, Hobbit actor Adam Brown gave us some insight into his training at “Dwarf boot camp.” In today’s The 12 Days of Ori post, we’ll learn about the more artistic side of boot […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit December Gandalf and Bilbo spend the Yuletide season with Beorn   Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings December 25 The Company of the Ring leaves Rivendell at dusk […]

The 12 Days of Ori – Day 3

Yesterday, Hobbit actor Adam Brown discussed the inspirations for the character of Ori. If you missed it, check out Day 2 of The 12 Days of Ori here! Today is Day 3, and we’re talking […]

The 12 Days of Ori – Day 2

Today is Day 2 of The 12 Days of Ori! Yesterday, Adam Brown shared what it is like being part of the Tolkien community. Click here for Day 1. Middle-earth News: How much of Ori’s […]

The 12 Days of Ori – Day 1

For the past two years, we’ve had the pleasure of interviewing some of our favorite dwarves with our “12 Days of Christmas” posts. We started with Stephen Hunter, who played Bombur in The Hobbit, and […]

LOTRO Version of The Hobbit: AUJ Trailer

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is now on the big screen and most of the fans are already nostalgic remembering the first trailer of the trilogy. Instead being sad because the last […]

An Exclusive Interview with Doug Adams pt. 2

For the second part of the interview, Doug Adams talks about he and Howard Shore’s first New York Comic Con and The Lord of the Rings live concerts including the ones at Lincoln Center next Spring.  The first part […]

An Exclusive Interview with Doug Adams pt. 1

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Doug Adams, author of The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films, and in this first part of the interview we talk about his experiences working on the The […]

Join TheOneRing.net for a Party of Special Magnificence!

Middle-earth News is thrilled to bring our readers news concerning a party of special magnificence! Our good friends over at TheOneRing.net are planning a spectacular event to honour the end of our cinematic Middle-earth journey. […]