The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming Starting in 1978, fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and his writings have celebrated his literary brilliance with a week of festivities. Tolkien Week is observed as the calendar week containing September 22, which is always observed […]
In case you haven’t figured it out yet, we’re pretty big Tolkien fans. So, you can imagine how much excitement and planning has gone into this year’s Tolkien Week, Hobbit Day, and Feast Week. The 2 […]
I visited Oxford earlier this summer to look at some of the places that were special to Tolkien, so am rather delighted to see they figure in the 15 Places Tolkien Fans Should Visit Before […]
As any good Middle-earthling knows, The Lord of the Rings was primarily a linguistic playground for Tolkien, whose created languages captured the imaginations of readers and movie-goers. For those who’d like a deeper look into […]
We noticed that there are some Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR -related stories that seem to fall by the wayside every week. We hate that we don’t have time to cover everything, so we are instating a regular segment […]
OFFICIAL TOLKIEN SOCIETY PRESS RELEASE: The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that this year’s Oxonmoot will take place on 21st-23rd September at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. This year will be The Tolkien Society’s 38th […]
How much walking does it take to ‘simply walk into Mordor?’ Is it the action of setting your feet down there, or crossing the border on foot, or is it absolutely essential to hike from […]
Bluewater Productions have released their biographical comic book, Orbit #8: JRR Tolkien: The True Lord of the Rings, based on author J.R.R. Tolkien in e-reader form, and today it becomes available in print! This was the […]
Tune into Middle-earth Network Radio for tonight’s LIVE broadcast of Warriors of the Westfold, Friday at 9 PM EST, only on Middle-earth Network Radio! Join hosts Arwen Kester, Oloriel Rudmin, and Lily Milos as they bring you up to date on this week’s top […]
A Russian reworking of The Lord of the Rings – a sort of alternate history story told from the perspective of Mordor – has been translated into English and made available as a free download, […]
