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• Today in Middle-earth, January 15
  January 15th, 6:00am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by grammaboodawg

• Rodelephant
  January 7th, 6:10am UTC at Portfolio

• The Inklings, Tolkien, Lewis: Collectively providing scaffolds of support
  January 5th, 10:05am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by MrCere

• Happy Birthday, J.R.R. Tolkien!
  January 3rd, 4:56am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by Altaira

• 2018.12 - PAINT THE WIND: Wind in the Leaves of Latantha
  December 31st, 7:03am UTC at Portfolio

• 2018.12 - PAINT THE WIND: Hræsvelgr
  December 30th, 7:49pm UTC at Portfolio

• 2018.12 - PAINT THE WIND: Blowing in the wind
  December 30th, 11:31am UTC at Portfolio

• 2018.12 - PAINT THE WIND: Hold the wind
  December 28th, 11:25am UTC at Portfolio

• The big debate over the filming of the Amazon LOTR series in New Zealand
  December 26th, 2:59pm UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by Garfeimao

• Today in Middle-earth, December 25
  December 25th, 6:53am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by grammaboodawg

• Happy Hobbit: Handmade Gifts (Christmas Special 2018)
  December 21st, 11:42pm UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by Kili

• Lootcrate extends special gift offer with Lord of the Rings crates!
  December 21st, 6:52pm UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by greendragon

• 2018.12 - PAINT THE WIND: Bunny
  December 19th, 8:47pm UTC at Portfolio

• The Return of the King 15th Anniversary Redux — TORn’s RotK Geeky Observations List
  December 19th, 2:48pm UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by grammaboodawg

• The Great Hall of Poets
  December 16th, 10:55am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by Kelvarhin

• Fabulous new Middle-earth clothing
  December 10th, 5:29pm UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by greendragon

• Collecting The Precious – Iron Studios The Lord of the Rings Announcement
  December 5th, 8:00pm UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by elessar

• Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop Tauriel Pre-Order, Mini Epic Witch-king, New Ringwraith,and 12 Days
  December 5th, 6:04pm UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by elessar

• What Is the Earliest Date Hobbits Could Have Settled in the Vales of Anduin?
  November 29th, 1:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• 2018.11 - WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE: Hunt through the storm
  November 28th, 10:36pm UTC at Portfolio

• 2018.11 - WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE: Sea Monsters
  November 27th, 7:19am UTC at Portfolio

• 2018.11 - WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE: From ice
  November 22nd, 6:40am UTC at Portfolio

• 2018.11 - WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE: The Argonath
  November 8th, 6:04pm UTC at Portfolio

• How Would the Seven Rings Have Affected Mortals?
  November 5th, 1:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• Were There Still Any Dragons in Middle-earth by the Time of the War of the Ring?
  October 11th, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• From Where Did Thorin Travel When He First Met Gandalf?
  October 8th, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• Who Lived In Tharbad?
  October 4th, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• Could Scatha Have Captured One of the 7 Dwarven Rings?
  September 27th, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• What Kinds of Questions Does Michael Martinez Answer?
  September 24th, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• Answers for Short Questions from Tolkien Fans
  September 17th, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• How Did the Rohirrim Hunt the Woses for Sport?
  September 13th, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• Why Did Isildur Cut the Ring from Sauron’s Body?
  September 10th, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• Does J.R.R. Tolkien Describe Fencing Methods for Middle-earth?
  September 6th, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• Could an Orc Wield a Great Ring of Power?
  September 3rd, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• Pre-Order a Book of Poems by Dr. Jane Chance
  August 30th, 1:25pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• Why Would Amlaith Divide Arnor with His Brothers?
  August 23rd, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• Who Were the Elven-wise Living in Rivendell?
  August 20th, 12:30pm UTC at Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog by Michael Martinez

• Why I Wrote "Blue Moon of Cthulhu"
  March 20th, 8:43am UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Why I Wrote "Parables Before Jesus"
  January 26th, 9:12am UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Why I Wrote "Stand At The Crossroads"
  January 19th, 8:32am UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Lectures on Tolkien and Rowling
  December 18th, 4:16am UTC at Tolkien Studies Blog by Michael Martinez

• Why I Wrote "A Song Of The One"
  June 14th, 7:55am UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Why I Wrote "The Last Days Of The Kingdom Of Judah"
  June 6th, 7:05am UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Why I Wrote "Between Two Fires"
  May 31st, 1:14pm UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Little-known Lewis letters
  May 28th, 1:21pm UTC at Lingwë - Musings of a Fish by Jason Fisher

• Why I Wrote "The Drowning Land: An Atlantean Alphabet"
  May 10th, 8:01am UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Why I Wrote "Mars Hill: Paul V. The Philosophers"
  April 10th, 8:30am UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Why I Wrote "Hopewell Dreamquest"
  March 30th, 8:26am UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Why I Wrote "Assassin Of Acheron And Other Stories"
  March 9th, 7:10am UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Why I Wrote "Madness Of The Glyphs"
  March 2nd, 7:58am UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Why I Wrote "Happiness In The Psalms"
  January 20th, 10:02am UTC at Alfred D. Byrd's Blog by Alfred D. Byrd

• Watch Middle-earth Talk Episode 52 from Tolkien Moot XII
  July 28th, 5:03am UTC at Tolkien Studies Blog by Michael Martinez

• Decennial conference
  March 24th, 12:37pm UTC at Lingwë - Musings of a Fish by Jason Fisher

• Tolkien Studies Volume 12
  December 29th, 11:55am UTC at Lingwë - Musings of a Fish by Jason Fisher

• A new review of my book — from a surprising reviewer!
  November 4th, 7:16pm UTC at Lingwë - Musings of a Fish by Jason Fisher

• Scattered leaves
  October 21st, 4:53pm UTC at Lingwë - Musings of a Fish by Jason Fisher

• Art: Celegorm & Huan
  October 1st, 7:44am UTC at The Silmarillion by Alassë

• Art: Nienna & Irmo
  September 9th, 3:56am UTC at The Silmarillion by Alassë

• A standalone edition of The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun — in Serbian!
  August 31st, 6:49pm UTC at Lingwë - Musings of a Fish by Jason Fisher

• Art: Morwen & Túrin
  August 31st, 1:37am UTC at The Silmarillion by Alassë

• Horcruxes: analogues and sources
  August 20th, 12:15pm UTC at Lingwë - Musings of a Fish by Jason Fisher

• Tolkien Calendar 2016: Illustrated by Tove Jansson
  July 28th, 12:00am UTC at Tolkien Library News

• The Amateur Lord of the Rings
  July 27th, 12:00am UTC at Tolkien Library News

• Watch Middle-earth Talk Episode 51 from Tolkien Moot XI
  July 22nd, 6:15am UTC at Tolkien Studies Blog by Michael Martinez

• J.R.R. Tolkien a writer of note
  July 17th, 12:00am UTC at Tolkien Library News

• Why Tolkien's books are so popular Among the Students
  July 17th, 12:00am UTC at Tolkien Library News

• The world first publication of a previously unknown work by J.R.R. Tolkien,The Story of Kullervo
  July 16th, 12:00am UTC at Tolkien Library News

• The Hobbit in tengwar!
  June 25th, 9:42pm UTC at The Silmarillion by Sirielle Ontalómë

• Rare The History of Middle Earth, all 3 Limited Deluxe Editions in Publishers Slipcase
  June 11th, 12:00am UTC at Tolkien Library News

• Tolkien and L.W. Forster
  June 10th, 6:29pm UTC at Lingwë - Musings of a Fish by Jason Fisher

• News and updates
  June 9th, 3:12pm UTC at Lingwë - Musings of a Fish by Jason Fisher

• Signed copy of the Hobbit sells for record at auction
  June 6th, 12:00am UTC at Tolkien Library News

• post
  June 4th, 8:05pm UTC at The Silmarillion by Sirielle Ontalómë

• On the shores of the shoreless sea
  May 3rd, 12:00am UTC at Tolkien Library News

• Art: Vána
  April 28th, 3:18am UTC at The Silmarillion by Alassë

Tolkien Blogs

The following blogs are aggregated into the recent posts on this site:

• Musings and Considerations

• Speculative Faith

• storago.com

• Scriptorius Rex

• Portfolio

• Weekly Silmarillion Excerpts

• Lingwë - Musings of a Fish

• Michael Martinez

• Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog

• Aiya Iluvatar

• The Silmarillion

• www.theonering.com

• Ted Nasmith

• lordofthekingdom.com

• Diary of a Tolkien Fiend

• the-hobbit-movie.com

• Kanteker's Craft

• Tolkien Geek

• tolkiendil.openstyles.net

• Tolkien Library News

• MiddleEarthBlog

• TheOneRing.Net News

• Tolkien Studies Blog

• Alfred D. Byrd's Blog

• Lord of the Rings and Narnia

• The Stars of Elbereth

• LOTR Librarian

• Lord Fingolfin's Silmarillion

• morgoth

• Tolkien Corner

• The Hobbit

• The Hobbit Blog

• www.thehobbitblog.com

• Jacob Oliver Levine

• Zebby Feeds

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Tolkien in the News

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• Huge J.R.R. Tolkien collection going on display in the United States
  Posted at Winter is Coming

• The Hobbit author JRR Tolkien perfectly clapped back against Nazis who asked if he's Jewish
  Posted at indy100

• Lord Of The Rings: 20 Things Wrong With Legolas We All Choose To Ignore
  Posted at Screen Rant

• Massive J.R.R. Tolkien Collection to Be Displayed in the U.S.
  Posted at Comicbook.com

• The 8 Best Gifts for ‘Lord of the Rings’ Fans
  Posted at Variety

• Fantasy Flight Games Announces THE LORD OF THE RINGS: JOURNEYS IN MIDDLE-EARTH Board Game
  Posted at GeekTyrant

• In 1938, Nazis Demanded To Know If ‘The Hobbit’ Author Was Jewish. He Responded With A High-class Burn.
  Posted at Someecards News

• A Huge Lord Of The Rings Exhibit Opens This Month In NYC
  Posted at GameSpot

• Why Amazon’s giant Tolkien project should focus on the First Age of Middle-earth
  Posted at SYFY WIRE

• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor hitting Xbox Game Pass
  Posted at Videogamer.com

• Tolkien Comes Alive in New Exhibit at the Morgan Library
  Posted at My Modern Met

• See J.R.R. Tolkien's drawings, manuscripts at The Morgan
  Posted at amNewYork

• Yes, Lego Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are no longer for sale online
  Posted at Polygon

• Original Drawings by J.R.R. Tolkien Are Coming to New York's Morgan Library
  Posted at Mental Floss

• Tolkien and Dickens' grandsons join forces on audiobook
  Posted at The Bookseller

• Tolkien Exhibit at the Morgan
  Posted at Locus Online

• Lord of the Rings TV series might not film in NZ - report
  Posted at Newshub

• The Catholic Genius of JRR Tolkien
  Posted at National Catholic Register

• Atomos resolves patent dispute with Lord of the Rings camera-maker, Red
  Posted at Stockhead

• THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'The Hobbit'
  Posted at INSIDER

• Amazing fairytale forest looks like scene from Lord of the Rings but it’s real and in the UK
  Posted at The Sun

• ‘Lord of the Rings’ Screenwriter Reflects on Éowyn’s Iconic ‘I Am No Man’ Line, 15 Years Later
  Posted at IndieWire

• New 'Lord of the Rings' Co-Op Board Game Announced
  Posted at Comicbook.com

• 25 Weird Things Cut From The Lord Of The Rings Movies (That Were In The Books)
  Posted at TheGamer

• Lord of the Rings Is the Perfect Theme for Your 30th Birthday Party
  Posted at The Cut

• 30 Weird Things About Hobbit Anatomy In Lord Of The Rings
  Posted at TheGamer

• The big debate over the filming of the Amazon LOTR series in New Zealand
  Posted at TheOneRing.net

• J.R.R. Tolkien's 1938 Response To Nazis Demanding To Know If He Was Jewish Is A History Lesson In Sick Burns
  Posted at Comic Sands

• Masterworks Chorale announces auditions for Symphony no. 5: Return to Middle Earth
  Posted at Martinsburg Journal

• Scot's Hobbit home causes stir with Lord of the Rings fans
  Posted at Daily Record

• Mortal Engines & Hobbit Made The Same Mistakes - Why Only One Bombed
  Posted at Screen Rant

• Happy Birthday, JRR Tolkien! | Hobbit Movie News and Rumors
  Posted at TheOneRing.net

• The 'Lord of the Rings' director has colorized and restored World War I footage. His documentary will play for one day in Utah.
  Posted at Salt Lake Tribune

• Magical 'Hobbit House' hits market in Wisconsin
  Posted at WTMJ-TV

• Myers-Briggs® Personality Types Of Lord Of The Rings Characters
  Posted at Screen Rant

• Not Your Average Hobbit Hole
  Posted at Roanoker

• Lego: Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are no longer on Steam (updated)
  Posted at PC Gamer

• Why The Hobbit Trilogy Failed
  Posted at Kotaku Australia

• Get Lego Lord of the Rings free
  Posted at CNET

• 'Game of Thrones'-inspired tour sends you on a museum quest
  Posted at amNewYork

• Energy flows in 'hobbit home' hewn from nature
  Posted at Otago Daily Times

• New Year's Eve parties, an epic 'Lord of the Rings' screening: A-List 12.26
  Posted at City Pages

• (Update) LEGO Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit have been delisted from digital stores
  Posted at Destructoid

• 'Hobbit House' now up for sale in Wisconsin [PHOTOS]
  Posted at WTMJ-TV

• 'Eagles' land at Hobbit House at Gwynedd Mercy University
  Posted at The Reporter

• Andy Serkis' Theresa May Gollum spoof is BACK with new Bohemian Rhapsody parody
  Posted at Evening Standard

• 'LOTR' director Peter Jackson's WWI doc 'They Shall Not Grow Old' returns for 1 day
  Posted at The News Journal

• 'Filthy' dog's amazing transformation after being rescued from 'hellish' conditions in Hampshire
  Posted at The News

• Watch: Andy Serkis’ Theresa May Gollum sings Brexit Bohemian Rhapsody
  Posted at Independent.ie

• New WWI documentary returns to theaters Monday
  Posted at The Bakersfield Californian

• The Big Bang Theory's final season casts Lord of the Rings actor
  Posted at DigitalSpy.com

• Did Vanessa Hudgens Just Have a 'Lord of the Rings'-Themed Birthday Party?
  Posted at STYLECASTER

• Peter Jackson's WWI documentary will rival LoTR in effects
  Posted at EsquireMe

• Link Tank: 20 Facts About Lord of the Rings
  Posted at Den of Geek US

• Livingston Parish calendar for Jan. 17-24, 2019 | Livingston/Tangipahoa
  Posted at The Advocate

• 'Ancient Lore': I read Tom Boyd’s folklore-inspired fantasy ebook so you don’t have to
  Posted at Knoxville News Sentinel

• Bad Taste and Braindead: Peter Jackson revisits gory past for next project
  Posted at New Zealand Herald

• News in pictures: Thursday January 17, 2019 | News
  Posted at The Times

• When 'Aquaman' Tops $1 Billion Today, James Wan Will Make Box Office History
  Posted at Forbes

• Box Office: 'Aquaman' Swims Past 'Man Of Steel' As It Nears $300 Million
  Posted at Forbes

• Column 8
  Posted at The Sydney Morning Herald

• J.R.R. Tolkien’s latest posthumous book may actually be the last
  Posted at The Washington Post

• Christopher Tolkien and the legacy of his father JRR Tolkien: The Steward of Middle-earth
  Posted at The Weekly Standard

• 'Return of the King' Review: 2003 'Lord of the Rings' Movie
  Posted at Hollywood Reporter

• Sex Education season 2: Is Jakob Swedish? Who is Mikael Persbrandt?
  Posted at Express

• BWW Feature: 9 Shows To See In The Twin Cities Area In 2019
  Posted at Broadway World

• Amazon has selected its showrunners for its Lord of the Rings show
  Posted at The Verge

• Paramount Has Canceled 'Star Trek 4,' And Disney's 'Star Wars' Is To Blame
  Posted at Forbes

• Can Amazon Maintain the Spirit of 'The Lord of the Rings'?
  Posted at The Weekly Standard

• 5 things you didn't know about Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies
  Posted at EW.com

• JRR Tolkien's Final Posthumous Book Is Published | Smart News
  Posted at Smithsonian.com

• Was Tolkien really racist? - The Conversation
  Posted at UK

• Fed Official Compared Bond Buying to Using Sauron's One Ring
  Posted at Breitbart

• 'Rare first edition' copy of 'The Hobbit' sells for big bucks
  Posted at Fox News

• Amazon’s Proposed ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series Misses the Point of Middle-Earth
  Posted at Film School Rejects

• Let's spark some pipe weed and consider why classic rock loves Tolkien so much
  Posted at The A.V. Club

• Master of his universe: the warnings in JRR Tolkien's novels
  Posted at New Statesman

• Will Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series embrace J.R.R. Tolkien’s original vision?
  Posted at Winter is Coming

• How Tolkien created Middle-earth
  Posted at The Guardian

• Everything We Know about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series So Far :: TV :: Features :: The Lord of the Rings :: Paste
  Posted at Paste Magazine

• 10 Most Controversial Changes Made To LOTR In The Movie Adaptations
  Posted at Screen Rant

• The ‘Lord of the Rings’ extended trilogy is only $44 on Blu-ray right now
  Posted at BGR

• New J.R.R. Tolkien book may be Lord of the Rings author's last
  Posted at CNET

• How (not) to write a sequel to Lord of the Rings
  Posted at New Statesman

• “Lord of the Rings is racist about orcs” is not an important new front in the Culture War
  Posted at New Statesman

• The Kid Who Would Be King
  Posted at Catholic News Service

• The Saruman Trap
  Posted at The Atlantic

• 20 Things Wrong With Lord Of The Rings We All Choose To Ignore
  Posted at Screen Rant

• Spokane man builds Hobbit House inspired by 'Lord of the Rings'
  Posted at KREM.com

• 'Lord of the Rings'-Based Online Game in the Works
  Posted at Hollywood Reporter

• JRR Tolkien artwork on display for first time
  Posted at BBC News

• Wait, so now Peter Jackson may get involved with Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show after all?
  Posted at Winter is Coming

• The Hobbit first edition sells for £6,000 at auction
  Posted at BBC News

• Extremely devoted Lord Of The Rings fan constructs actual, geothermal hobbit hole
  Posted at The A.V. Club

• This short film that remakes the Lord of the Rings with a cast of CGI mice is very precious
  Posted at BGR

• 10 Things Super Fans Want From The Lord of the Rings TV series
  Posted at Screen Rant

• JRR Tolkien, The Fall of Gondolin review: A vast and fitting last look at Middle Earth
  Posted at The Independent

• I Tried Giving The Hobbit Trilogy a Chance, But It Just Hurts So Much
  Posted at Gizmodo

• Peter Jackson has no plans to give Lord of the Rings the Star Wars special edition treatment
  Posted at SYFY WIRE

• When 'Lord of the Rings' Almost Starred Mick Jagger
  Posted at Hollywood Reporter