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Will Poulter to Star in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings

Posted By: Jacob Deaconon: September 05, 2019In: News, TVTags: amazon, LotRNo Comments

Will Poulter has been cast in Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings. He will star as one of the leads of the show. However, the nature of the character is being kept under wraps. The news comes from Variety who learned this from their sources. The show was first learned of back in 2017, from […] Read more

Tolkien Annual Gathering Opens Reservations

Posted By: Ashley Roepelon: September 01, 2019In: Books, Coming Soon, Conventions, NewsTags: LotR, TolkienNo Comments

Oxonmoot, the annual Tolkien gathering for fans of the Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, and The Silmarillion author and professor, has opened bookings for the event this year. It will run from the 13th to the 15th of September at St. Anthony’s College, Oxford. Details of what to expect for this year have also […] Read more

Asmodee Digital Launches The Lord of the Rings Adventure Card Game

Posted By: Alessandro Mascellinoon: August 30, 2019In: Coming Soon, Gaming, News, PC, Steam, Trailers/VideosTags: LotR, TolkienNo Comments

Asmodee Digital, a game company known for its board games, has just announced The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game on Steam. The title is the first adventure card game set in the fantasy world by J.R.R. Tolkien and will see players competing against each other or the computer during solo or cooperative adventures. […] Read more

Lord of the Rings Series Announces Award-Winning Creative Team

Posted By: Ashley Roepelon: July 27, 2019In: News, TVTags: LotR, Tolkien1 Comment

Some of the production crew for the new Lord of the Rings series, which will be available on Amazon Prime, has been announced. This “Fellowship” was revealed in a Twitter video and includes Academy Award winners, someone who worked on the Peter Jackson trilogy, and big names from the likes of Game of Thrones and […] Read more

Lord of the Rings Series Gets First Cast Member

Posted By: Steve Bennetton: July 22, 2019In: News, Streaming, TVTags: LordoftheRings, LotRNo Comments

Amazon’s upcoming Lord of the Rings series was first announced in 2017 and will appear on their Prime service. Since then, we haven’t had too much information thrust upon us, besides some tidbits. Hopefully, we’ll see more in the coming months, for now, we can just keep our ears to the ground and keep checking the […] Read more

Nominations Open up For Tolkien Awards

Posted By: Ashley Roepelon: February 05, 2019In: Tags: LotR, TolkienNo Comments

Each year the Tolkien Society gives out awards for contributions to the Tolkien fandom. It honors excellence that, per its objective: . . . seek to educate the public in, and promote research into, the life and works of Professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.” Nominations have officially opened for The Tolkien Society Awards 2019. The […] Read more

Crowdfund Campaign Created to Restore Mill That Inspired Tolkien

Posted By: Ashley Roepelon: January 30, 2019In: Tags: LotR, TolkienNo Comments

Sarehole Mill was an inspiration for locations and events in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. The mill and the area around it inspired The Shire as well as Sandyman’s Old Mill. Tolkien has written in a letter: “As for knowing Sarehole Mill, it dominated my childhood. I lived in a small cottage almost […] Read more

Tolkien Exhibit Comes to New York City Museum

Posted By: Ashley Roepelon: January 25, 2019In: Tags: LotR, TolkienNo Comments

Tolkien: Maker of Middle-Earth is a new exhibit coming to The Morgan Library and Museum in New York City. The exhibit is set to run from January 25th – May 12th of 2019. The museum has stated: “The exhibition will be the most extensive public display of original Tolkien material for several generations. Drawn from […] Read more

Warner Bros. Pulls LEGO Lord of the Rings Games From Steam

Posted By: Gary Smithermanon: January 05, 2019In: Gaming, News, SteamTags: LotR, SteamNo Comments

As of writing this, Lego Lord of the Rings and Lego The Hobbit have been removed from sale on the steam store with no word or reason of why from publisher Warner Brothers. They did have this to say, “Lego The Lord of the Rings and Lego The Hobbit will no longer be available for […] Read more

Historian Working on New Tolkien Book

Posted By: Ashley Roepelon: January 05, 2019In: Tags: Books, LotRNo Comments

Tom Holland is a top historian, well known for his books Persian Fire, Rubicon, Millenium, Dynasty, and Atheistan. He’s recently tweeted a series of interesting statements hinting at a new book that is closely tied to Tolkien. I finish Lord Of The Rings. What a strange & powerful achievement it is: the foundational work of […] Read more