Post Tagged with: "J. R. R. Tolkien"

Tolkien Seminar 2012

Tolkien Seminar 2012 This weekend (April 27-29), the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena will be hosting the 9th Seminar of the Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft (DTG), with this year’s topic being Tolkien’s Influence on Fantasy. Started in 2004, the […]

Texas A&M-Commerce Presents LEOCON 2012

Texas A&M-Commerce presents LEOCON—their first annual sci-fi, fantasy, anime/manga, and gaming convention! LEOCON is the first science fiction and fantasy con at A&M-Commerce, organized by Sigma Phi Phi (Syphers). Our organization aims to cover all […]

Exclusive Interview with Artist Jon Hodgson

Written by My Middle-earth Member Bandoras. Jon Hodgson, Art Director at Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd, has contributed to over 200 gaming products, from role-playing games to card games. He’s contributed to several companies including Wizards of […]

A Tolkien Reading Day Celebration

Since I don’t live in New Zealand, England, or even on either coast of the US, there haven’t been a large number of Tolkien-related events for me to attend. Therefore, it was my great pleasure […]

Statement By The Founders

Save the Shire! “I would draw some of the great tales in fullness, and leave many only placed in the scheme, and sketched. The cycles should be linked to a majestic whole, and yet leave scope for […]

Colin Havard: An Inklings Son Remembers JRR Tolkien & CS Lewis

Written by My Middle-earth member Ian. Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 7pm CST (-6 GMT), at St. Louis Community College, St. Louis, MO Mark Colin Havard is the son of Dr. Robert Humphrey Havard of Oxford.  Dr. […]

“This Year’s Tolkien Reading Day Theme: 75 Years of ‘The Hobbit'”, says The Tolkien Society

Official Tolkien Society Press Release: The Tolkien Society is pleased to announce that, in celebration of this momentous year, the theme for this year’s Tolkien Reading Day on 25th March will be “75 years of The Hobbit“.Founded […]

‘A Long Expected Journey to New Zealand’ Tour- Claim Your Seat Now!

Come join Middle-earth Network as we take ‘A Long Expected Journey to New Zealand’! Arranged by author and photographer, Ian Brodie, our 14 day tour explores ‘The Lord of the Rings’, ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected […]

Sir Ian Helps Homelessness Charity

Crisis, the UK charity that supports single homeless people, has enlisted the help of Sir Ian McKellen for its latest fundraising idea Crisis Mission: A Journey to the Midlands (and back again).  Crisis Mission involves teams […]

Warriors of the Westfold Premieres This Friday on MEnet Radio!

A new radio show is about to take over Middle-earth Network Radio. Warriors of the Westfold will premiere this Friday, February 10 at 9 PM EST, with your hosts Arwen Kester (News Director), Lily Milos (News […]