Post Tagged with: "Tolkien"

Happy Birthday to Our Own Maria Messer!

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 […]

Karliene Reynolds records Tolkien’s “Lament for Boromir”

If I could point to one thing that really makes Tolkien’s works and the world of Middle-earth come alive for me, it would be hearing the songs and ballads from The Lord of the Rings, The […]

Architectures of Middle-earth – The King’s Hall of Minas Tirith

If an artist named Marta seems suspiciously familiar, it may be because she was the runner-up in our Tolkien Book Cover Redesign contest from Tolkien Reading Day! Given her artistic talent, it should come as […]

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 […]

ThriveWire’s Story of David Salo: Tolkien Translator

Writer Lacy Cooke at ThriveWire is sharing a bit of background on David Salo, a noted Tolkien translator most often remembered for his work on Peter Jackson’s movies, in a two-part article entitled Translating Tolkien: How […]

Call for Papers: On Fairy Stories

The German Tolkien Society (DTG) has sent out a call for papers for their upcoming Tolkien Seminar in co-operation with the Institute for British, American, and Romance Studies at the RWTH Aachen University, Germany from […]

Tolkien’s favourite tree to be cut down

Tolkien’s love for trees is no secret. Tolkien’s love for trees dates back to his childhood. Later, his love manifested itself in the creation of the Two Trees of Valinor or Ents. During his time […]

60 years since The Lord of the Rings was published

Today marks an event of special magnificence my dear Hobbits, Dwarves, Elves, and Men. Today we celebrate 60 years of The Fellowship of the Ring, the first instalment of The Lord of the Rings. Originally, […]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth – July 3, 2014

For the next few weeks, Lily has entrusted the care of her Eagles to staff reporter Amanda, who promises to take excellent care of them and continue to aid them on their quest to bring you all the […]

Houses That Are Straight Out of Middle-earth

Every Tolkien fan has desired, at least once in his life, to live in Middle-earth. Well, now it’s possible! Business Insider has selected 12 houses that could be straight out of The Lord of the […]