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An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 28, 2014

If you’ve been wondering where our daily “An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” posts have been for the last few days, I have to admit, I’ve been slacking. Instead of staying on the pulse of the […]

Happy Birthday to Christopher Lee!

Happy Birthday to English actor Christopher Lee, who turns 92 today! Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee was born on May 27, 1922 in Belgravia, London, England. To say that Christopher’s resume is impressive would be a […]

Singapore’s Upcoming Screening of The Two Towers with Live Soundtrack

The Metropolitan Festival Orchestra announces that, next June, it will be a continuation of the journey that started last year with the screening of The Fellowship of the Ring accompanied by a live soundtrack at the […]

Happy Birthday to Sir Ian McKellen!

Ian Murray McKellen was born on May 25, 1939, in Burnley, Lancashire, England. That makes Sir Ian 75 years old today! The actor is perhaps best known for bringing Tolkien’s wizard Gandalf to life in […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 2941 – The Hobbit May (uncertain dates) The company encounters the trolls “Bilbo Baggins, a bur – a hobbit,” said poor Bilbo, shaking all over, and wondering how to make owl-noises before they throttled […]

Congrats to our Beowulf Winner!

We had so many great entries for our Beowulf Giveaway Competition, and it was difficult for us to choose the winner! Congratulations to Alexandra Hoffman who will be receiving a free copy of the recently released […]

Manu Bennett Still Filming ‘The Hobbit’

  Manu Bennett, who plays the orc Azog in The Hobbit, says he has not completed filming The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies yet. In an interview with Kluv at Dallas Comic Con, Manu […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 21, 2014

Join the fun this weekend: Middle-Earth Launch Party = music, dancing & cake! @TolkienSociety http://t.co/IVXkictGFN pic.twitter.com/JQgPIUi0Gq — RHS Garden Rosemoor (@RHS_Rosemoor) May 21, 2014 The Royal Horticulture Society is hosting A Middle-earth Launch Party this […]

Warriors of the Westfold: Dwarves

Recently, the Warriors of the Westfold have been focusing on creating and playing some Dwarven characters. This week, we’d like to show them off and talk about the race in general! ALICE I had always […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 20, 2014

Rabbit-Seeker on DeviantArt made this watercolor of a cozy hobbit house for her mother. It looks like the perfect place to stop in for a second breakfast or a spot of afternoon tea! (spotted by […]