This Week in Middle-earth
Year 3018 – The Lord of the Rings April 12 Gandalf reaches Hobbiton It was over nine years since Frodo had seen or heard of him [Gandalf], and he had begun to think that the […]
The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Movies, Art, Literature, Gaming Post Tagged with: "The Hobbit"
Benedict Cumberbatch Sculpture – in Chocolate
A life-size sculpture of Benedict Cumberbatch has been made – out of chocolate! Benedict, who plays Smaug in The Hobbit movies, was chosen from a survey for uktvplay as the tastiest man in TV drama. […]
Happy Birthday to Our Own Britta Siemen!
Happy birthday to one of Middle-earth News’ finest! Our own Britta Siemen celebrates her 25th birthday today! Around these parts, we call her “Tolkien Britta” and she’s known for her gaming articles as well as […]
Happy Birthday, Lee Pace!
March 25 is a very important date to fans of Middle-earth: the anniversary of the destruction of the One Ring, the downfall of Sauron and Barad-dûr, Tolkien Reading Day… and the birthday of Lee Pace, […]
Celebrating Friendship for Tolkien Reading Day
Today is Tolkien Reading Day! The Tolkien Society started the tradition of Tolkien Reading Day in 2003, encouraging fans to celebrate Tolkien’s life and work by reading their favorite passages from Tolkien’s books. The date […]
Roads Go Ever On: Middle-earth News in the Next Age
A full season has already passed – winter or summer, depending on your hemisphere of residence – since The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies opened for most of the world. In that time, […]
NEW Bofur Barrel Rider Statue from Weta
Weta Workshop has just released a new statue for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Bofur the Dwarf Barrel Rider sculpted by Gary Hunt. For someone being hunted down by a group of orcs, he […]
A Tolkien Reading Day Nail Art Tutorial
This is the second nail art tutorial post by a special Middle-earth News guest contributor, @FleurDeGaite. Her first tutorial provided a step-by-step process of applying a Hobbit-themed design based on one of the gorgeous covers […]
‘The Hobbit’ Trilogy French Exclusive
To those of you who live in France, you can now pre-order this special The Hobbit trilogy DVD deal on Amazon. Not only does it come with a Blu-ray 3D boxed set for all three films, it also […]
A Pint at The Prancing Pony: An Interview with Dallas Barnett
If you’ve seen The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, you might remember some nefarious characters who were ready to jump Thorin Oakenshield before he was joined by Gandalf at The Prancing Pony. If you’ve watched […]
