Legal Action Threatens The Hungry Hobbit
A cafe in Mosely, Birmingham called the Hungry Hobbit is less than 200 yards away from one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s childhood homes. The shop, lined with pictures from The Lord of the Rings, has been […]
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The Invention of Middle-earth
Middle-earth was not the creation of famed author and scholar J.R. R. Tolkien. In fact the term in literature and in language long preceded it’s use by Tolkien. Tolkien himself didn’t use the term in […]
Tolkien Feast Week
With the holidays fast approaching, my mind (tell me I’m not alone in this) is often thinking of food. For a lot of holidays, the food is at the forefront, being either symbolic or traditional. […]
From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages
Fun fact: I was going to write this entire post in Elvish. I kid. Or do I? Moving on. Michael Adams’s From Elvish to Klingon: Exploring Invented Languages seems to be one of those books […]
This Week on The Founders’ Inklings: Artist Jef Murray
*REVISED* Tune into The Founders’ Inklings on Middle-earth Network Radio this Tuesday, November 8, at 10 PM EST to hear our pre-recorded interview with, Jef Murray! Afterwards, we’ll be discussing some of Middle-earth Network’s up-coming […]
Microlodge Ordered to Stop Using the Word ‘Hobbit’
Microlodge has been making holiday homes – timber pods that are fully equipped with electricity and used by those who desire to camp in comfort – for three years. These rounded pods were nicknamed hobbit […]
Harper Collins Announces ‘The Pocket Hobbit’ & More
The Hobbit films are a hot topic right now and Harper Collins has caught on early. They have just announced a 75th Anniversary Edition of The Hobbit which will be going to print later this […]
Enter Middle-earth Network’s Costume Contest!
You don’t have to celebrate Halloween to participate in Middle-earth Network’s Costume Contest, all you need is a love for Tolkien and his writings. Starting today, October 17, 2011 until MIDNIGHT EST on October 31, […]
Happy Hobbit Day Middle-earthlings!
Today is a big day in the Shire, it’s both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins’ birthday! Septemeber 22 is also the day Bilbo and Thorin and Company reach Laketown in The Hobbit via floating barrels, it’s […]
Celebrate Tolkien Week with MEnet!
Celebrate the author who made Middle-earth come alive. Celebrate The Hobbit‘s 74th year of publication. Celebrate the Lonely Mountain Band’s long awaited new album, Second Breakfast. Be it literature, music, gaming, films or giveaways Middle-earth […]
