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This Week in Middle-earth

by Alice × on May 25, 2013 at 10:00 am ×

23rd May, 2941 [The Hobbit] The company encounters the trolls “Blimey, Bert, look what I’ve copped!” said William. “What is it?” said the others coming up. “Lumme, if I knows! What are yer?” “Bilbo Baggins, [...]

New Arthurian Epic By Tolkien Released This Thursday

by Arwen × on May 21, 2013 at 8:21 pm ×

Tolkien Society Press Release: A brand new J.R.R. Tolkien epic, The Fall of Arthur, will be released this Thursday. This never-before-seen story starts with the legendary King Arthur going to war in “Saxon lands” before returning [...]

Bridge Direct Announces ‘Hobbit’ Comic-Con Exclusive

by lilymilos × on May 21, 2013 at 6:33 am ×

On May 13, Hobbit toy makers The Bridge Direct started releasing clues about this year’s San Diego Comic-Con exclusive figure. Three clues were released last week, encouraging fans to email their answers for a chance to win the limited [...]

Peter Jackson Announces Hobbit Filming Has Begun

by eviebowman × on May 20, 2013 at 5:30 pm ×

Peter Jackson has used his Facebook page to announce that the final filming on The Hobbit has begun. He says, Back on set for our last Hobbit pick ups. Our last ever Tolkien pick ups, in [...]

Saruman the White Comes to Guardians of Middle-earth

by Britta × on May 20, 2013 at 12:16 pm ×

Guardians of Middle-earth is offering another new guardian via DLC – Saruman the White! The good-aligned Enchanter comes equipped with some handy abilities – such as Focused Magic, which stuns nearby enemies, and Burst Shield, [...]

Benedict Cumberbatch: Working With Peter Jackson Was Amazing

by eviebowman × on May 20, 2013 at 4:30 am ×

Benedict Cumberbatch says working with Peter Jackson was “amazing”. In an interview with Hollywood Outbreak the British star, who plays the dragon Smaug in the upcoming movie The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, says it was [...]

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

by lilymilos × on May 19, 2013 at 5:00 pm ×

This amazing stained glass featuring a map of Middle-earth was created by Gerard Baines as his exam piece retraining in stain glass art. What do you think? Does he pass? (Lily Milos via Joe Gilronan) TomTom, the [...]

This Week in Middle-earth

by Alice × on May 18, 2013 at 10:00 am ×

This is a very unlucky week, because there are no events on certain days, so we can only suppose or summarize what happened to our heroes. May 2941 [The Hobbit] We know that Thorin and [...]

Review: The Tolkien Years of the Brothers Hildebrandt by Greg Hildebrandt Jr.

by Maria × on May 16, 2013 at 12:52 pm ×

A few years ago, I stumbled upon the book The Tolkien Years of the Brothers Hildebrandt by Greg Hildebrandt Jr. in my local comic book store. It was hidden in a box full of remnants; [...]

Martin Freeman’s New Film Gets NZ Premiere

by eviebowman × on May 16, 2013 at 4:30 am ×

Martin Freeman’s film The World’s End is to get a premiere in New Zealand. Martin (who plays Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit trilogy) stars alongside Simon Pegg (Star Trek) and Nick Frost in this new film. The Dominion [...]