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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 [...]

Bridge Direct Announces ‘Hobbit’ Comic-Con Exclusive

Bridge Direct Announces ‘Hobbit’ Comic-Con Exclusive

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

Peter Jackson Announces Hobbit Filming Has Begun

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 [...]

Benedict Cumberbatch: Working With Peter Jackson Was Amazing

Benedict Cumberbatch: Working With Peter Jackson Was Amazing

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

An Eagle’s View of Middle-earth

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

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 [...]

Martin Freeman’s New Film Gets NZ Premiere

Martin Freeman’s New Film Gets NZ Premiere

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 [...]

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 [...]

Filming On The Hobbit Has Resumed

Filming On The Hobbit Has Resumed

News is coming in that the additional filming for The Hobbit has begun. The French site Tolkiendrim says an insider told them that filming would start in Stone Street Studios on 15 May and continue until late [...]

School’s Hobbit Library Up For Award

School’s Hobbit Library Up For Award

Imagine being able to read J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit in a hobbit house! For the kids at Nansloe Academy in Helston, not only is this dream a reality, but their school’s library has been shortlisted for a [...]