The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming 
Walking Tree Publishers has sent out a call for papers relating to humour in and around the works of JRR Tolkien for an upcoming collection of essays set to be published in 2015. The editors […]
Seeing The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and having a hobbit house in his garden are two of the dreams on the wish list of seriously ill schoolboy, Reece Puddington. 11 year old Reece was diagnosed with […]
If the way to your prospective Valentine’s heart lies straight through Middle-earth, we’d like to offer a few suggestions to help you show your devotion. Whether your Valentine is lad or lass, elf, dwarf, hobbit, […]
After more than a decade from his first appearance on the big screen, Gollum never ceases to please the public, along with his “Slinker” counterpart, Smeagol. The most famous CGI character of Weta Digital has […]
Cate Blanchett, who plays Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies says Peter Jackson has, ‘… a refined sense of ugly. He’s so feral and childlike as a filmmaker and up on […]
Happy Birthday to Kiwi actor and stunt performer Shane Rangi, who turns 45 today! Shane worked as a stunt performer on all three Lord of The Rings films as well as playing the Witch-king of […]
Just a few week’s ago, the Middle-earth News team was determined to discover the translation of Kili’s runestone from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. And once we discovered it, it wasn’t long before fans […]
Peter Hollens is well-known on YouTube for his a cappella performances of our favorite songs. He has entertained us with music from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies before with Pippin’s Song, Misty […]
The legendary Arthur Rankin Jr, the man behind some of the most cherished animated films of all time, passed away January 30, 2014 at age 89. Rankin is one half of the famous Rankin/Bass production […]
When Kili the dwarf falls for Tauriel the elf in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, he knows things will not be easy. As Aidan Turner, the actor who plays Kili joked, ‘I guess he […]
