The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming 
Situated in the heart of the North Island the diverse Hamilton & Waikato region encompasses New Zealand’s fourth largest city, the country’s longest river, Hobbiton Movie Set, and the world famous Waitomo Caves with its […]
The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit come third and fourth, respectively, in a list of Facebook users favourite books. Researchers Lada Adamic and Pinkesh Patel analysed the data from a meme that has circulated on […]
Dean O’Gorman (Fili) and Stephen Hunter (Bombur) have been busy attending Oz Comic Con in Sydney and Brisbane recently. Yesterday they took over Oz Comic Con’s official twitter account to answer some fan questions and the […]
Sir Peter Jackson has posted a new video on his Facebook page about The Hobbit Fan Fellowship Contest! In the video, the director talks with fans about what makes an “ultimate Hobbit” fan: “It can […]
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 […]
The Shire seems like one of the most peaceful places to grow up in with the green green grass, the cozy homes, and the serene atmosphere. I mean, what’s not to love?! With the help of a […]
Happy birthday to one of Middle-earth News’ finest! Our own Maria Messer celebrates her 28th birthday today! Maria can seemingly do it all–she writes scholarly articles, knows her fair share of New Zealand history, plays […]
When pupils at schools in the UK get to see a new anti-bullying film in November they may think the star of the film looks familiar and they’d be right! For it is none other […]
Actors from The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are donating items to the Anno’s Africa Charity Auction to help raise funds for art education projects for children in slums and AIDS orphans in Nairobi. […]
The Oz Comic Con is going to be awesome! At least according to Stephen Hunter, who made this funny video trying to engage also Dean O’Gorman. The event will take place next September 6-7 in Brisbane […]
