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Puppet Production of The Hobbit in Irvine, CA in October
Who knew felt, glue, and foam rubber could make a great Middle-earth production?
Tolkien at the Tobacconist's
The British Library's "Recording of the Week" features Tolkien in an "educational disc". Give it a listen... if you live in the UK.
Bernard Hill (Theoden) to Voice ESPN Ads
EPSN UK looks to the King of Rohan to promote the new Premier League season.
Weta Re-launches Lord of the Rings Merchandise with Mini-Shields
Weapons of war for those of us with small hands... or if you're into collecting LOTR stuff.
Peter Jackson's "Lovely Bones" Trailer Debuts
Director of The Lord of the Rings' latest film debuts online.
Tolkien Professor Publishes Next Podcast, "Rescued in the Wild, By the Wild"
Following along with "The Tolkien Professor" as he takes us through chapters 6 and 7 of The Hobbit.
Tolkien Professor Posts Latest Podcast, "On Dragons and Orcs"
Listen to the Tolkien Professor discuss Smaug's family history and the social life of Orcs.
Peter Jackson-Owned Theater May Become LOTR Cinema
"Back in 2003, Peter Jackson and Jamie Selkirk got together and bought up an old Cinema here in Wellywood called Capitol Court, which is a 1920's Art Deco building. The word around town was that it would be developed into a LOTR related cinema, possibly with a Rings museum attached to it."
Learn to Speak Elven on Your iPhone for Free
Complete with an English to Elvish search dictionary, an elven date converter, and a full language course.
Elements: Dreams of the Dead, Visions of the Living - chapter 5 By PipkinSweetgrass
The final chapter for the first place winner in the Middle Earth Fan fiction Awards for Genres: Alternate Universe: The Shire or Buckland - 2007.
Rage - Final Chapter - By Seribaba
The final installment in one of the most original series published here in the Reading Room.
Elements: Dreams of the Dead, Visions of the Living - chapter 1 - by PipkinSweetgrass
First place winner in the Middle Earth Fan fiction Awards for Genres: Alternate Universe: The Shire or Buckland - 2007.
Today is the thirty-fifth anniversary of J. R. R. Tolkien's death.
On September 2, 1973 J. R. R. Tolkien passed away at the age of 81.
Pauline Baynes, Tolkien and Lewis Illustrator, Dies at 85
Known for her pen and ink drawings in Tolkien's Farmer Giles of Ham, she also caught Lewis's eye and illustrated all 7 of The Chronicles of Narnia books.
Demolitionist plans to get rich off of Tolkien artifacts
When unscrewing the fireplace, Malton discover a postcard sent to the famous author back in 1968.
