Post Tagged with: "The Shire"

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“I have, I suppose, constructed an imaginary time, but kept my feet on my own mother-earth for place.” Tolkien, The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien: 211 To Rhona Beare Tolkien once mentioned in one of his […]

Gollum would suffer from vitamin D deficiency says study

Now, with the Yuletide season approaching, even the most stressful schedule is about to resolve. If you’re not sure what to do with your time, or you just want to give yourself a little treat, […]

Exclusive Interview with Sculpture Artist Colin Patten

Ever wanted to own your own piece of Middle-earth? Well, artist, Colin Patten, has got you covered. His company, History Maker Ltd. consists of himself, his wife and five daughters and they are licensed to […]

The Tolkien Inspired Art of Joe Gilronan – A Hobbit Day Giveaway!

Have you ever wished you could jump into a painting and join its inhabitants in their idyllic lives? For me, that feeling is never stronger than when I look at a painting of The Shire […]

“My Own Shire” Photo Contest

Get in touch with  your inner hobbit by taking part in the Middle-earth News My Own Shire photo contest in honor of Hobbit Day and Tolkien Week! Starting today, September 16, 2013 and running until September 29, 2013 submit your […]

This Week in Middle-earth – Special Edition

Welcome to a special edition of This Week in Middle-earth! With Tolkien Week, Hobbit Day, and Feast Week right around the corner, the list of happenings within Middle-earth grows by leaps and bounds. While a […]

This Week in Middle-earth

28 August, 3019 [The Lord of the Rings] The travellers overtake Saruman Saruman turns towards the Shire As they came out again into the open country at sundown they overtook an old man leaning on […]

Frodo Won’t Appear in The Hobbit Sequels

We were lucky enough to see Elijah Wood in the opening sequence of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. We saw a still-carefree young Frodo living with his beloved Bilbo, who went, book in a hand, […]

Trinkets with Love by Mathoms and Things

You may know our amazing reporter Rachel from her piece “Concerning Pipe Weed: Simply tobacco, or something more?” that offered an in-depth look at an important aspect of hobbit life. Now, she has launched a Tolkien-inspired […]

This Week in Middle-earth

25th April, 2941 Gandalf first sees Bilbo Baggins after years of absence from the Shire and approaches him about going on an adventure All that the unsuspecting Bilbo saw that morning was an old man […]