A Birthday Toast to Professor Tolkien
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. During his lifetime he became a master storyteller, completing many novels such as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The […]
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Oxfordshire Library Celebrates Return of Lost Tolkien Letters
Two of Tolkien’s letters, addressed to the Deddington Library in Oxfordshire, have been returned to the library after being missing for over ten years. The letters, dated 1956, had been on loan to the Oxfordshire […]
New Tolkien Museum to Open in Switzerland 2013
Indeed the rumors are true! Located within Switzerland’s Jenins village, a new museum will be dedicated to J. R. R. Tolkien and is slated to open it’s doors in 2013. The report came from the Italian […]
BREAKING: Production Video #5: On location with ‘THE HOBBIT’
It is definitely a Merry Christmas, thanks to Peter Jackson. Just this week he released the first Hobbit Trailer, which received rave reviews, and now, just moments ago he posted the fifth Hobbit production video! […]
See the First Trailer for the Hobbit!
Get up from planking, stop looking at pictures of cats, and wait to forward that rickrolling email. Set down everything you are doing and put your life on hold because the first trailer for “The […]
Tolkien-Inspired Gift Ideas
Christmas is just six days away, but if you still have some shopping to do, fear not! We’ve compiled a list of Tolkien-inspired gift ideas which can still be purchased and shipped in time for […]
Tolkien Trivia Testing Time
Try saying that title 10 times in a row! Not easy is it? Neither is this week’s “Riddles in the Dark” trivia: From Amon Sul he tread with a point of snow above his head. […]
Test Your Tolkien Trivia with “Riddles in the Dark”
Get ready to test your Tolkien trivia! Each week on The Founders’ Inklings, Network Founder John Di Bartolo will be testing listeners on their Tolkien trivia by asking tricksy “Riddles in the Dark”. The first […]
Announcing “Tolkien Tuesdays”!
A little over 8 months since launching Middle-earth Network Radio we’re ramping up for the new year. Starting tomorrow, Tuesday December 6th we’ll be making every Tuesday ‘Tolkien Tuesday’! What this means is that every […]
Nasmith, Kirk, and Murray on this week’s TFI!
You won’t want to miss this The Founders’ Inklings! Join us tomorrow (December 6) at 10 PM EST, as the Middle-earth Network Founders’ discuss Tolkien-inspired art with three renowned artists: Ted Nasmith, Tim Kirk, and […]
