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Press Release: Tolkien Fans Invade the High Seas

Tolkien Fans Invade the High Seas     Hollywood, CA, February 6, 2014- Trilo3y Voyages will host what is being billed as the largest global gathering of Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, and J.R.R. Tolkien […]

The Road Darkens: An Upcoming Saga Expansion from Fantasy Flight Games

Fantasy Flight Games, the makers of The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, have announced an upcoming expansion. The Road Darkens introduces three new scenarios which allow players to recreate key moments from the […]

Orlando LOTRO Meet and Greet April 5

LOTRO Community Manager Sapience has offered to do another meet and greet with LOTRO players during an upcoming visit to Orlando, FL. He’ll be at the Winghouse on Saturday, April 5 offering some goodies, including […]

First Behind the Scenes Look at Smaug

Thanks to fxguide, we now have our first glimpse into the creation of Smaug! You can find their exclusive behind the scenes footage right here. We will gain much more insight into Smaug’s creation on April […]

Hot Air Balloons Over Hobbiton

As if the Hobbiton Movie Set wasn’t magical enough already, on Saturday, March 22, an exclusive event promises a night filled with great food and entertainment that will finish off with hot air balloons lighting […]

BAFTA NY ‘In Conversation’ with Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict Cumberbatch will be the first guest on a new series of  “In Conversation” interviews from British Academy of Film and Television Arts New York in partnership with The Standard. Benedict who provides the motion […]

Warriors of the Westfold: Our Kinhouse

After three agonising months of waiting, the Warriors of the Westfold finally got their kinhouse. Having been a member of several other kins in the past, this was not my first kinhouse; I already knew […]

Lonely Planet’s advice for a perfect day in Middle-earth

Last week, Middle-earth News gave some recommendations for how to spend your time in New Zealand, now the guidebook publisher Lonely Planet created an interactive map helping you to create the perfect day in Middle-earth. […]

Literary Theme for Sandworld in 2014

Opened in 2011 by local artists Mark Anderson and David Hicks, the tourist attraction in Weymouth  held an annual themed sand show. In the past, themes such as Science Fiction or the Olympics attracted visitors […]

Could the Arkenstone Be One of the Silmarils?

Tolkien spent a great amount of time delving into the history of every person, place, and object in his legendarium, working and reworking his ideas so that nearly everything in Middle-earth was linked. Some changes […]