This Week in Middle-earth
Year 2941 – The Hobbit Late August The company is first captured by spiders and later by the Wood-elves Year 3019 – The Lord of the Rings August 28 The travellers overtake Saruman Saruman […]
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A New Smaug the Dragon Large Scale Poseable Action Figure
The official store of Warner Bros. Studios is producing this incredible limited edition of Smaug the dragon large scale action figure! It claims a wing span of 22 inches, ten points of articulation and it […]
The Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship Unites for Children’s Literacy
The Brisbane Tolkien Fellowship are a group of passionate fans who work to share their love of all things Tolkien with the community, while raising funds for children’s literacy charity The Pyjama Foundation. The Fellowship are bonded by […]
Middle-earth News is going to Dragon Con!
Dragon Con 2014 is almost upon us! Middle-earth News is excited to announce that we will be taking part for the first time this year. The incredible organizers, directors, and other con gods/goddesses have provided […]
Happy Birthday, Alan Lee!
Alan Lee celebrates his 67th birthday today. Born in 1947, Lee can look back at a successful career as one of the most known illustrator to visualize Tolkien’s works. After growing up with a passion […]
New Update Released for ‘The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth’
Kabam has released a new update for their popular mobile game The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth. While this update is considerably smaller than the past few, it does promise two new concepts. Introducing Legendary Heroes! Gandalf, […]
New ‘The Battle of the Five Armies’ Book Covers Released
Earlier this day, several new book covers for The Battle of the Five Armies, the last instalment of The Hobbit trilogy, have been revealed. Fans can expect, including but not limited to, signed limited edition […]
The Shire’s Military Structure?
They are (or were) a little people, about half our height […] have long clever brown fingers, good-natured faces, and laugh deep fruity laughs The Hobbit, ‘An Unexpected Party’, Chapter I Ranks of skilled archers […]
‘The Hobbit’ Beer Coming Soon
A new series of beer inspired by The Hobbit is to be released within the coming weeks courtesy of Fish Brewing, Ocean Brands, LLC, and BevLink, LLC, BeerPulse reports. There will be three different flavors to choose from: Gollum […]
Empire Visits the Weta Digital Team
Empire magazine has recently visited the hi-tech workshop of Weta Digital, sharing a whole feature of The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies. Empire talked with the special effects supervisor, Chris White, concerning his […]
