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Happy Birthday to Our Own Arwen Kester!

Happy birthday to one of Middle-earth News’ finest! Our own Arwen Kester celebrates her “coming of age” as she turns 33 years old today. As our fearless leader, she plays a vital role both behind-the-scenes […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 16, 2014

This incredible Smaug bus was used for a “Russ” (Spring break shenanigans in Norway). The original Smaug artwork was created by Jeanette Brown, and the company responsible for spray painting the bus is Asker Farvehandel. […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 15, 2014

The Hobbiton Movie set shared this picture to ramp up anticipation for their evening tours which will start in June of this year. After a tour of the hobbit village, guests will be treated to […]

Tolkien Calendar 2015 Features Artwork from Artist Mary Fairburn

Every year, the official Tolkien calendar features the breath taking artwork by Tolkien inspired artists. In 2014, newcomer Jemima Catlin had the honour. For 2015, the artwork of Mary Fairburn, whose art was admired by […]

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

We’ve decided to turn “An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” from a weekly post to a daily post! We noticed that there were so many Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR related stories making headlines that it only seemed fair to keep you up-to-date with all […]

June Pre-Order: The One Ring RPG (Revised Edition)

Cubicle 7 has announced that players of its popular title, The One Ring™ Roleplaying Game, will be able to pre-order the revised edition – which has been reformatted for clarity, ease of use, and reference […]

What is The Hobbit Quest?

When we first met Olaya and María a couple of weeks ago, they had just posted their first video about The Hobbit Quest. In an effort to make their story (and the spelling of their names) clearer, […]

Walking the Literary Landscape Review

You can tell straight away that the writers of Walking the Literary Landscape are themselves hikers from the way the book fits easily into the pocket of a kagool. Authors Ian Hamilton and Diane Roberts’ pocket […]

Happy Birthday to Cate Blanchett!

Happy Birthday to Cate Blanchett, who is 45 today! Cate is known to Tolkien’s fans for her portrayal of Lady Galadriel in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit: An Unexpected […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – May 13, 2014

In case you missed yesterday’s inaugural daily post, we’ve decided to turn “An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” from a weekly post to a daily post! We noticed that there were so many Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR -related stories making headlines that it only seemed […]