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Orlando Bloom To Receive a Star On Hollywood’s Walk of Fame

As we previously announced last June, British actor Orlando Bloom will unveil his own star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame next April 2. And it will take place a few days before The […]

Paul Tobin on Concept Art, Concept Design, and Orcrist

According to Weta Workshop concept designer Paul Tobin, “Good design is in the broad strokes, great design is in the details.” In a recent article on Muddy Colors: A Fantasy Arts Collective, Tobin shared some […]

LEGO Hobbit DLC, DEMO Revealed

Three downloadable content packs for LEGO The Hobbit Video Game have been revealed on Eurobricks. “Side Quest Character Pack” The first DLC pack features four characters, including a Dwarf merchant lady, Vacation Saruman, Thranduil’s Elk, […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

This awesome Beorn costume isn’t the only thing cosplayer Hizsi has done. Check out her Tumblr page for pics of her Thorin cosplay and characters from other fandoms! (Myla Malinalda) Blanco, the horse who played […]

This Week in Middle-earth

Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings March 17 Battle of Dale King Brand and King Dáin Ironfoot fall Many Dwarves and Men take refuge in Erebor and are besieged Shagrat brings Frodo’s cloak, […]

David Wenzel, Illustrator of ‘The Hobbit’ Graphic Novel

Last year at New York Comic Con, I combed my way through all the aisles looking for anything Tolkien related. Sadly, there wasn’t much, and when I went into Artist Alley, I made sure to […]

The Tolkien Inspired Music of Rich Tuttle

A few weeks ago, musician Rich Tuttle approached us about his music inspired by The Hobbit. I made my way over to his Soundcloud straight away and saw some familiar looking song titles. In this interview, you’ll […]

Happy Birthday, Lawrence Makoare!

Today, Lawrence Makoare celebrates his birthday and Middle-earth News celebrates with him! After portraying Lurtz, the Uruk-hai killing Boromir, the Witchking, and another Orc in The Lord of the Rings, he returned to Middle-earth for […]

Three Bags For Three Dwarves

It’s Throwback Thursday, so here’s a story from Wellington in November 2012, just before The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey premiere. When Garrett Robinson was asked to deliver three Severn Lang bags to Adam Brown in […]

Warriors of the Westfold: Things We Can’t Stop Spending Money On

Sometimes you just can’t resist the temptation to purchase an exclusive treat or account upgrade from the LOTRO Store, or to spend much of your hard-earned gold and silver at the Auction House. ALICE Now […]