Our weekly column “An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” has been going strong for over a year now! Here’s how it works: Every week, our Middle-earth News reporters seek out Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR goodness and tag their finds […]
by Alice × on September 16, 2013 at 10:00 am ×
Welcome to a special edition of This Week in Middle-earth! With Tolkien Week, Hobbit Day, and Feast Week right around the corner, the list of happenings within Middle-earth grows by leaps and bounds. While a […]
Dís is the mother of Fili and Kili, sister to Thorin, daughter of Thráin II, and granddaughter to Thror. In other words, she’s kind of a big deal and must have been one formidable lady. Though we […]
Dying to meet some dwarves? Ready to meet Radagast? Check out our list of Cons and see who is appearing where this August: DragonCon, 30th August to 2nd September 2013, Atlanta Graham McTavish (Dwalin), William […]
Billy Boyd, who played Pippin in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is to join The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Road Show in Scotland. Billy will be The Voice of the Book in the performances […]
I hope you all can forgive me for missing last week’s “An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” post. Last Saturday was Reclaiming the Blade Day, a day fully devoted to the art and love of the […]
Recently I had the privilege of speaking with Drew Casson, the director of a new Tolkien fan film entitled The Tales of Fili and Kili. The film follows the adventures of Thorin Oakenshield’s nephews Fili […]
Filming for The Hobbit finally wraps this week and, feeling a bit nostalgic, I’ve been looking back at some of the non-Hobbit premieres, shows and charity events the cast attended/took part in, during their time in New […]
Tumblr artist gataro has created rubber stamps of Bilbo and the thirteen (make that fourteen…there’s a little Gimli!) dwarves from The Hobbit. You can see all of the stamps on Tumblr, and some are even […]
The best part about being involved in a huge community of fans such as the Tolkien community is seeing the different talents and skills that various members possess. These particular folks use their unique perspectives […]