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Beowulf: The Lost King of Rohan

An Anglo-Saxon Connection The Anglo-Saxon epic has been acknowledged many times as one of the major sources of inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The world in the poem is easily comparable to Rohan […]

Book Review – ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Chronicles: Cloaks and Daggers’

My most vivid memory of the experience I had watching Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring for the first time was thinking, with each new set, each new location, […]

Elijah Wood’s Kick Off Party At Fantasy Con

Elijah Wood, alongside his actor career, grew up a passion for Djing during the last few years. Elijah attended the Kick Off Party at Fantasy Con in Salt Lake City last July 2, serving as […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit July 1 Elrond examines Gandalf and Thorin’s swords and reads the moon-letters Elrond knew all about runes of every kind. That day he looked at the swords they had brought […]

Martin Freeman: ‘It’s like Shakespeare invented Gollum’

Martin Freeman’s screen credits show a lot of variety — The Office, The Hobbit films, Sherlock, and Fargo, to name a few. But this summer marks the actor’s first professional foray into Shakespeare. Freeman is […]

BREAKING: Peter Jackson Finally Posts Trailer News for Third Hobbit

We have all been wondering, “When will we get to see a trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies“? At last, Peter Jackson has taken to Facebook to answer our pleas!   […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – July 3, 2014

For the next few weeks, Lily has entrusted the care of her Eagles to staff reporter Amanda, who promises to take excellent care of them and continue to aid them on their quest to bring you all the […]

Houses That Are Straight Out of Middle-earth

Every Tolkien fan has desired, at least once in his life, to live in Middle-earth. Well, now it’s possible! Business Insider has selected 12 houses that could be straight out of The Lord of the […]

The Ultimate New Zealand Tour for Tolkien Fans

For as long as I can remember, I’ve had a fascination with New Zealand. Well, it actually started right after I had finished a grade school book report about Australia and found out 97% of […]

Richard Armitage from ‘Hobbit’ to ‘Crucible’

Richard Armitage is well known to fans of The Hobbit films as Thorin Oakenshield, leader of the exiled Dwarves of Erebor and heir to the throne of Durin. The actor is currently appearing in the […]