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Happy birthday to the incomparable and magical Cate Blanchett! The multi-award-winning Australian actress turns 46 today. Cate was born in 1969 in Melbourne, Australia, the middle of three children of June and Robert DeWitt Blanchett. […]
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings March 23 The Host passes out of Ithilien Aragorn dismisses the faint-hearted Frodo and Samwise cast away their arms and gear March 24 Frodo and Samwise make […]
Earlier today MTV revealed pictures and information on The Hobbit‘s newest Funko Pop! figures for The Battle of the Five Armies. The figures include Tauriel, Smaug and as a nice surprise, Sauron! Who would have thought that […]
Year 2042 – The Hobbit June 22 Bilbo arrives at Bag End and finds the auction underway ‘Bless me! What’s going on?’ he cried. There was a great commotion, and people of all sorts, respectable […]
Not long after I joined Instagram, I stumbled upon a very talented cosplayer, Roger Perzan (aka @theegreypilgrim). Perhaps you’ve encountered him before – he’s become very well-known for his incredible Witch-king outfits, both of which […]
History’s ‛Rings of Power’ Twenty Rings of Power – but only one held dominance over the rest. Residing at the heart of The Lord of the Rings, the One Ring is one of the most […]
Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings March 24 Frodo and Samwise make their last journey to the feet of Mount Doom The Host camps in the Desolation of the Morannon March 25 The […]
This awesome Beorn costume isn’t the only thing cosplayer Hizsi has done. Check out her Tumblr page for pics of her Thorin cosplay and characters from other fandoms! (Myla Malinalda) Blanco, the horse who played […]
Our weekly column “An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth” has been going strong for over a year now! Here’s how it works: Every week, our Middle-earth News reporters seek out Tolkien/Hobbit/LOTR goodness and tag their finds […]
1st August, 2941 Saruman agrees to an attack on Dol Guldur In the late summer of that same year Gandalf had at last prevailed upon Saruman and the White Council to attack Dol Guldur. [The […]
