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This Week in Middle-earth

This Week in Middle-earth

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

New Arthurian Epic By Tolkien Released This Thursday

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 [...]

This Week in Middle-earth

This Week in Middle-earth

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 [...]

Coming Fall 2013: Chrome Takes You on an Interactive Journey Through Middle-earth

Coming Fall 2013: Chrome Takes You on an Interactive Journey Through Middle-earth

According to TheHobbit.com, Chrome will be releasing an interactive guide to Middle-earth come this fall. The closest I’ve come to seeing anything like it would be on Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO), and I must say they did (and [...]

This Week in Middle-earth

This Week in Middle-earth

8th May, 3019 Eomer and Eowyn depart for Rohan with the sons of Elrond And last of all Aragorn greeted Eomer of Rohan, and they embraced [...]. And Eomer answered: “[...] But now I must [...]

J. R. R. Tolkien’s ‘The Fall of Arthur’ in Stores May 23

J. R. R. Tolkien’s ‘The Fall of Arthur’ in Stores May 23

Get ready to lighten your wallets, Tolkien fans! The Fall of Arthur is now available for pre-order on Amazon and will hit bookstores this May 23! J. R. R. Tolkien’s narrative poem, surrounding one of England’s greatest legends, is [...]

This Week in Middle-earth

This Week in Middle-earth

1st May, 2942 [The Hobbit] Gandalf and Bilbo return to Rivendell at the end of Bilbo’s unexpected adventure It was on May the First that the two came back at last to the brink of [...]

Own A Copy Of ‘Tree And Leaf’ That Was A Gift From Tolkien

Own A Copy Of ‘Tree And Leaf’ That Was A Gift From Tolkien

A facsimile signed copy of the first run, of the first print, of the first edition of  Tree and Leaf  by JRR Tolkien is to be auctioned for charity at the Burren Tolkien Society Festival. [...]

CONFIRMED: ‘The Quest’ is casting, and it’s all for fantasy fans!

CONFIRMED: ‘The Quest’ is casting, and it’s all for fantasy fans!

Calling all fantasy fans in the U.S.! There’s a new show coming out and it’s looking for people just like you. “Do you believe there is a hero inside of you just ready to come out? Have [...]

This Week in Middle-earth

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 [...]