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Invitation to LOTRO Bloggers

by John × on April 27, 2013 at 3:27 pm ×

A special word and invitation from one of the founders of Middle-earth Network: Hail friends – The page turns once again in our LOTRO journey together! Turbine recently announced that there are quite a few [...]

Download The Hobbit Now!

by John × on March 13, 2013 at 7:56 pm ×

This just in from Director Mark Ostley! “I was amazed to see a notice from Warner Brothers just an hour ago that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey was available on iTunes. I immediately jumped to [...]

Hobbit Feest 2012

by John × on February 18, 2013 at 10:38 am ×

This coverage comes in from Middle-earth News friend Becky Dillon: Hobbit Feest 2012, 17-18 November 2012, Baarlo, NL As a response to the EU Arts and Culture grant awarded to the two groups, DTG [...]

The Tolkien Professor Weighs in on Fan Reactions to Hobbit Film

by John × on December 30, 2012 at 2:51 pm ×

The Tolkien Professor Weighs in on Fan Reactions to Hobbit Film December 30, 2012 – Dover, DE. It should come as no surprise that, at least among devoted fans, the recent release of The Hobbit: [...]

Top Guild Leader Contest — A Call to Arms

by John × on December 16, 2012 at 8:37 am ×

Originally published on CasualStrollToMordor.com. “I chose to republish this here on Middle-earth News because of the wonderful example it shows of the creative community that gathers both in LOTRO and the Middle-earth Network. Both the [...]

There and back again – The England journey of the Inda-Gymnasium Tolkien group

by John × on December 3, 2012 at 11:15 pm ×

Thanks to Becky Dillon for sending this in. She writes, “DTG member, Dr Julian Eilmann, took his whole class to Oxford on a “search for Tolkien,” and the kids made a video of the event.” [...]

Olsen and Beagle and Tolkien, Oh My!

by John × on November 21, 2012 at 6:42 am ×

This just in from Trish Lambert! Olsen and Beagle and Tolkien, Oh My! Mythgard Institute’s First Annual Mythmoot will be all Hobbit, all the time… It was a real problem. After listening to The Tolkien [...]

Creator of LotrProject speaks at TEDx event

by John × on November 19, 2012 at 4:19 am ×

Emil Johansson, creator of the Tolkien website LotrProject, was invited to TEDxGöteborg to speak about how his geeky web project has changed his life. LotrProject was published in January this year and has been receiving [...]

Announcing Middle-earth Network’s Hobbit Day Reading Contest

by John × on September 19, 2012 at 9:14 am ×

Middle-earth Network is kicking off this year’s Tolkien Week with a Hobbit Day Reading Contest! Starting today (Wednesday, Sep. 19) fans from around the world can submit a personal video recording of themselves reading their favorite passage from Tolkien’s ‘The [...]

Return of the Ring 2012 in Pictures: An album by photographer Emil Johansson

by John × on August 29, 2012 at 10:05 am ×

Photo Credits: Emil Johansson There is “an odd Swede from Gothenburg doing a project of creating a complete Lord of the Rings family tree.” That amazing project can be seen here: http://lotrproject.com/ Yet, Emil Johansson is also a [...]