Post Tagged with: "LOTR"

Middle-earth Dance Party Playlist

Break out Gandalf’s fireworks and ale, it’s time for a Middle-earth dance party! Do you ever want to gather up all of your fellow Tolkien fans and have a party? Imagine it, enough food to […]

Celebrate Tolkien Reading Day: Giveaways, Contests, and Prizes!

It’s officially March, which means Tolkien Reading Day (TRD) is not far away. For those of you unfamiliar with TRD, it is celebrated every March 25, the day Sauron was defeated and The One Ring destroyed,  ushering […]

Book Recommendations: For Those Interested in Artwork

In my last article of book recommendations I focused on hobbits. This time around I decided to look at books all about the art of Middle-earth. There are many talented artists who have brought this mythical world […]

The J.R.R. Tolkien Manuscripts: Public Showings in 2014

It’s a small wonder we consider film as the form of art that speaks the clearest to our minds. And there’s also nothing new in when we say that the mind is a queer thing […]

Middle-earth Envisioned: A Fan Necessity

Believe me when I tell you that Middle-earth Envisioned: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings: On Screen, On Stage, and Beyond by Paul Simpson and New York Times bestselling author, Brian J. Robb is a must […]

Anti Smaug Double Crossbow Ballista Created By Joerg Sprave

Longbows, crossbows, swords, and arrows–Middle Earth has got them all, but not even the fabled Grond with words of evil engraved on its body has got the power to slay the Dragon. The master of […]

The Tolkien Inspired Art of Tomás Hijo

When I first saw Tomás Hijo’s Tolkien artwork, I immediately wanted to zoom in to see everything. The first piece I saw was his poster of The Battle of Five Armies, it’s a total of 40 […]

Producer Saul Zaentz dies at 92

On Friday, the producer Saul Zaentz, best known for One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest or The English Patient, died at 92. Among the Tolkien community, he is known for acquiring the rights to The […]

No LOTR on 2013 National Film Registry

In September, Middle-earth News launched its “Register the Ring” campaign with #RegisterFOTR. Tolkien fans turned out on Twitter, Facebook, and blogs to promote the cause to add The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the […]

“Show Us Your LOTRO Contest”: Win A Trip to Warner Bros Studios

Attention all Lord of the Rings Online fans! Do you have a passion for Tolkien? Do you spend your time fighting your way across Middle-earth? Do you like taking photos? How about this: would you […]