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The Shire’s Military Structure?

They are (or were) a little people, about half our height […] have long clever brown fingers, good-natured faces, and laugh deep fruity laughs  The Hobbit, ‘An Unexpected Party’, Chapter I Ranks of skilled archers […]

Jef Murray’s Fantastical Beasts & Beings: A Wizard’s Calendar

If you love fantasy and epic artwork (we know you do!), check out Jef Murray’s Fantastical Beasts & Beings: A Wizard’s Calendar 2015. In it you’ll find full color images surrounding the worlds of Middle-earth, Narnia […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – August 14, 2014

  This beautful illustration of Tauriel and Legolas was created by artist Ramida-r. Make sure to check out the rest of her DeviantArt for more great Hobbit art! (spotted by Middle-earth News reporter Valdis) The list for New York Comic Con’s Artist […]

‘The Hobbit’ Beer Coming Soon

A new series of beer inspired by The Hobbit is to be released within the coming weeks courtesy of Fish Brewing, Ocean Brands, LLC, and BevLink, LLC, BeerPulse reports. There will be three different flavors to choose from: Gollum […]

Empire Visits the Weta Digital Team

Empire magazine has recently visited the hi-tech workshop of Weta Digital, sharing a whole feature of The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies. Empire talked with the special effects supervisor, Chris White, concerning his […]

Cozy Up with these Tolkien Themed Pillows

When I first stumbled across RbitencourtUSA‘s shop, I immediately searched to see if they had anything The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit related. I was not disappointed! RbitencourtUSA consists of a team of seven hardworking and […]

LEGO – Simply Flying into Mordor

“Why couldn’t they just fly the Eagles to Mordor?” It’s a question that has been asked many times in many different ways and BrotherhoodWorkshop created a video to show their own take on the matter. BrotherhoodWorkshop makes brilliant stop-motion videos […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings August All trace of Gollum is lost. It is thought that at about this time, being hunted both by the Elves and Sauron’s servants, he took refuge […]

New ‘Hobbit’ Safety Video to Debut in October

Many of you will remember Air New Zealand’s first Hobbit themed safety video, “An Unexpected Briefing,” but if you need to refresh your memory you can watch it here. Air New Zealand has given fans a […]

Sean Bean Calls Boromir’s Death His Favorite

In a recent interview with HuffPost Live, Sean Bean sat down to discuss his career filled with onscreen deaths. Sean Bean revealed that his favourite death scene was those of Boromir in The Lord of […]