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In case you couldn’t tell, the staff here at Middle-earth News are a bit passionate about Tolkien. Alright, we’re downright crazed fans! Either way, we are very excited about this year’s Hobbit Day and Tolkien Week, […]
The year of 1976 in England forever marked the history with some very impressive athletic achievements–football fans had a good time, and the Brits were a grand success at the Olympics. British and Icelandic ships […]
Doll Divine (who also have a Hobbit Scene Maker) recently added a Dwarf Scene Maker, a dress-up game that invites you to to create your own Dwarf character. The possibilities are practically endless, and it has […]
Peter Jackson has just released a new production diary of The Hobbit on his Facebook page! The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug stars Martin Freeman (Bilbo), Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Richard Armitage (Thorin), Orlando Bloom (Legolas), Lee […]
Magical Books – From the Middle Ages to Middle-earth is the rather wonderful title of the latest exhibition at the Bodleian Library in Oxford. The exhibition is of the texts and drawings that the Bodleian holds […]
UPDATE: The first trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be released Tuesday, June 11! We’ve been anxiously anticipating a trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug every since…well, let’s face it. We’ve been […]
Meet Pickles! Not only does she live at the Hobbiton Movie Set, but she was present during the filming of The Hobbit last year. Time to re-watch the Shire scenes to see if she shows […]
I’m very happy to say that I had the chance to ask Kiwi actor and director Jed Brophy some questions about his role in The Hobbit trilogy. Jed, who plays Nori the dwarf, is no stranger to […]
Benedict Cumberbatch says working with Peter Jackson was “amazing”. In an interview with Hollywood Outbreak the British star, who plays the dragon Smaug in the upcoming movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, says it was […]
This amazing stained glass featuring a map of Middle-earth was created by Gerard Baines as his exam piece retraining in stain glass art. What do you think? Does he pass? (Lily Milos via Joe Gilronan) TomTom, the […]
