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• 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

• 2018 Holiday Gift Guide – Plus an Exclusive Offer from Loot Crate
  December 3rd, 11:00am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by deej

• The Great Hall of Poets
  December 1st, 9:30am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by Kelvarhin

• 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

• LOTR co-investor Samuel Hadida dies at 64
  November 28th, 1:11am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by Garfeimao

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

• Today in Middle-earth, November 23
  November 23rd, 6:00am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by grammaboodawg

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

• Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Grishnakh Statue Pre-Order
  November 13th, 6:45am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by elessar

• Ralph Bakshi looks back at “The Lord of the Rings” for its 40th Anniversary
  November 10th, 7:14pm UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by Aragorn the Elfstone

• Thomas Newman to compose score for J.R.R. Tolkien biopic
  November 9th, 12:18am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by Aragorn the Elfstone

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

• 2018.11 - WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE: Water
  November 7th, 8:06am 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

• The Great Hall of Poets
  November 4th, 6:31am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by Kelvarhin

• Today in Middle-earth, November 3
  November 3rd, 6:00am UTC at TheOneRing.Net News by grammaboodawg

• 2018.10 - CTHULHU CALLING: The Whisperer in the Dark
  November 1st, 3:32pm UTC at Portfolio

• 2018.10 - CTHULHU CALLING: l'appel de Cthulhu
  October 28th, 5:53pm UTC at Portfolio

• 2018.10 - CTHULHU CALLING: Cthulhu
  October 27th, 9:56pm UTC at Portfolio

• 2018.10 - CTHULHU CALLING: The call
  October 22nd, 11:40am UTC at Portfolio

• 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

• 2018.10 - CTHULHU CALLING: Autumn
  October 10th, 2:16pm UTC at Portfolio

• 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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• The myths that sustained the work of Tolkien and Lewis
  Posted at Catholic Herald Online

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

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

• Lord Of The Rings: 20 Strangest Things About Gollum's Anatomy
  Posted at Screen Rant

• Maps: If National Parks Were Middle Earth
  Posted at Backpacker

• 13 Things You Never Knew About 'Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'
  Posted at Moviefone

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

• Peter Jackson interview: 'Harvey Weinstein was a real bully – it was mafia thuggery'
  Posted at The Independent

• BBC's Tolkien In Love Now Available For Free, Worldwide
  Posted at Bleeding Cool News

• Map puts Middle Earth in its rightful place
  Posted at Newshub

• Peter Jackson Possibly Involved With 'The Lord of the Rings' TV Series After All
  Posted at Comicbook.com

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

• ‘Lord of the Rings’ actor Andy Serkis brings back Gollum to mock Theresa May over Brexit
  Posted at Fox News

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

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

• When Tolkien depicted orcs in ‘Lord of the Rings’, was he being racist rather than imaginative?
  Posted at Scroll.in

• Fabulous new Middle-earth clothing | Hobbit Movie News and Rumors
  Posted at TheOneRing.net

• Tolkien, Lewis, and the Lessons of World War I
  Posted at The Weekly Standard

• This is what excites Peter Jackson most about Amazon's Lord of the Rings series
  Posted at SYFY WIRE

• Latest Lord of the Rings Online Patch Brings New Holiday Instances & Beorning Changes
  Posted at MMORPG.com

• Peter Jackson awarded Blue Peter gold badge for being an 'inspiration'
  Posted at Irish Examiner

• How 'Mowgli' Borrows Too Much From 'Lord of the Rings'
  Posted at Hollywood Reporter

• Why 'The Lord of the Rings' matters | Columns
  Posted at Idaho State Journal

• The Lord Of The Rings Quiz: How Well Do You Remember Fellowship Of The Ring?
  Posted at WhatCulture

• Lord Of The Rings: Why Peter Jackson couldn’t enjoy watching fantasy trilogy
  Posted at NEWS.com.au

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

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

• Oakland A’s ballpark design draws comparisons to the Shire from Lord Of The Rings
  Posted at Athletics Nation

• J.R.R. Tolkien biopic will focus on his life as a young man
  Posted at Metro US

• Peter Jackson Is Up For Helping With The 'Lord of the Rings' TV Show
  Posted at LADbible

• Peter Jackson Seems to Be Considering Being Involved with Amazon's LORD OF THE RINGS Series
  Posted at GeekTyrant

• Peter Jackson Is Now Involved in Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Series (Sort Of)
  Posted at Observer

• Star Wars gibbon and Lord of the Rings toad among 157 new species discovered
  Posted at Mirror Online

• Andy Serkis' Theresa May Gollum spoof: Watch Lord of the Rings actor troll PM and Brexit deal in sketch
  Posted at Evening Standard

• Peter Jackson May Be Involved With The Lord Of The Rings TV Show
  Posted at We Got This Covered

• Mortal Engines is like Star Wars on Middle-earth but lacks memorable characters
  Posted at Noted

• Vanessa Hudgens Adorably Begs Elijah Wood to Come to Her 'Monumentous' 'Lord of the Rings' Birthday Party
  Posted at TooFab

• Amazon’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ series may be getting secret help from Peter Jackson
  Posted at BGR

• Tolkien and 'The Lord of the Rings' Accused of Promoting Racism Due to Orc Discrimination
  Posted at Bounding Into Comics

• 'Lord of the Rings' Slammed for Perpetuating Racism through Depiction of Orcs
  Posted at National Review

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

• Beloved Tolkien story 'The Hobbit' debuts at Globe Theatre
  Posted at News Talk 980 CJME

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

• Rathskellar's 'LOTR' Performance Toes the Line
  Posted at The Emory Wheel

• Geoff Murphy Dies: Kiwi Filmmaker Who Worked On ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Trilogy Was 80
  Posted at Deadline

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

• 15 GoT Filming Locations We Should Visit This Holiday (10 From LOTR)
  Posted at TheTravel

• Collecting The Precious – Iron Studios The Lord of the Rings Announcement
  Posted at TheOneRing.net

• Lord Of The Rings Cross-Sections!
  Posted at Kotaku

• JRR Tolkien’s orcs are no more racist than George Lucas’s Stormtroopers
  Posted at Telegraph.co.uk

• Up Next at Colorado ACTS: The Hobbit
  Posted at Arvada Press

• The Eastbury Hotel in Sherborne to build UK's first 'Hobbit House' Spa
  Posted at Bournemouth Echo

• Peter Jackson and Philippa Boyens put their 'Lord of the Rings' knowledge to the test — Know Your Role
  Posted at Mashable

• Tolkien versus the counter-culture: Jagger, McCartney, and the making of Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings
  Posted at Telegraph.co.uk

• Tolkien was ‘racist’ to orcs?! Sci-fi author echoes dank memes, totally unironically
  Posted at RT

• 20 Wild Things Legolas Did Between The Hobbit And The Lord Of The Rings
  Posted at Screen Rant

• Science Fiction writer claims the Lord Of The Rings series is 'racist'
  Posted at Daily Mail

• Writer Claims That Lord Of The Rings Discriminates Against Orcs
  Posted at LADbible

• Peter Jackson Talks Transition From ‘Hobbit’ Movies to World War I Documentary
  Posted at Variety

• Stay in a Sussex hobbit house | Travel
  Posted at The Times

• Hobbit director says Globe Theatre show can bring more magic than the movies
  Posted at Regina Leader Post

• 5 Composers Who Should Create Music for Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' Series
  Posted at FANDOM

• HellRaisers's Two Choices: Rebuilding or Slotting in Hobbit
  Posted at VPEsports

• 15 Things Aragorn Did Before Lord Of The Rings (And 5 He Did After)
  Posted at Screen Rant

• Is Lord of the Rings Prejudiced Against Orcs?
  Posted at WIRED

• JRR Tolkien's priest son a focus of UK abuse inquiry in Birmingham archdiocese
  Posted at Crux: Covering all things Catholic

• 30 Behind-The-Scenes Photos That Show The Lord Of The Rings Is Better Than The Hobbit
  Posted at TheGamer

• The Myers Briggs Personality Types Of LOTR Characters
  Posted at Screen Rant

• 'The Lord of the Rings' Star Andy Serkis Does His Perfect Gollum Impression
  Posted at Comicbook.com

• No limits: The Piano Guys talk new album, 'Lord of the Rings' and healing after tragedy
  Posted at Deseret News

• Skyrim composer Jeremy Soule wants to score Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show
  Posted at Winter is Coming

• Peanut Gallery goes on an adventure with 'The Hobbit'
  Posted at Midland Daily News

• Why are people accusing ‘Lord of the Rings’ author JRR Tolkien of being racist against orcs?
  Posted at Raw Story

• Review: From the big screen to the small stage, Globe Theatre's The Hobbit an impressive undertaking
  Posted at Regina Leader Post

• Hudson Valley Man Spends 7 Years Building Real-Life Hobbit House
  Posted at wpdh.com

• Now Lord of the Rings is Racist
  Posted at News Radio 1310 KLIX

• From Pine Cones to Hobbit Holes, Mimicking Nature Can Help Humans Adapt to Wildfires
  Posted at Scientific American

• Red Dead Redemption 2 Easter Eggs Guide: Hobbit, Jungle Book, & More
  Posted at Screen Rant

• LOTR co-investor Samuel Hadida dies at 64 | Hobbit Movie News and Rumors
  Posted at TheOneRing.net

• 'Hobbit Hole' hiker is there and back again thanks to infrared radar
  Posted at KCAW

• Hobbit book found in Oxfordshire sold for £6000 at auction
  Posted at ITV News

• Lord of the Rings fans, rejoice: You can now rent out a hobbit house
  Posted at Metro

• Peter Jackson 'looked forward to' Mortal Engines after The Hobbit
  Posted at Reuters.com

• China Box Office: 'Aquaman' Swims Past Iron Man, Spider-Man, Thor And The X-Men
  Posted at Forbes

• Lord of the Rings Online Limited Time Legacy Bundle Gives You Boatloads of Content for $199
  Posted at MMORPG.com

• Peter Jackson's Oral History of Weta Digital
  Posted at Rotten Tomatoes

• Red Dead Redemption 2 easter egg guide: UFO, Bigfoot, meteor, Hobbit house and more
  Posted at Techly

• How 'Lord of the Rings' Gave Us the Marvel Cinematic Universe
  Posted at Decider

• Miriam Lord: Varadkar’s speech was like a Hobbit’s front door – very low key
  Posted at The Irish Times

• Luck Runs Out for Mahinda Rajapakse, Sri Lanka's Lord of the Rings
  Posted at News18

• Peter Jackson shares more info on his plan to restore his "naughty" early films
  Posted at The A.V. Club

• Things to do in Milwaukee this weekend, from candlelight walks to Christmas shopping options
  Posted at Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

• ’90s shooter Blood is owned by both Warner Bros. and Atari, somehow
  Posted at Polygon

• The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies Review: Tiny Hobbit Bits
  Posted at Techaeris

• Peter Jackson honoured with 'very rare' Blue Peter gold badge
  Posted at Yahoo News UK

• Lord of the Rings meets King of Kings
  Posted at The B.C. Catholic

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

• Fan of ‘Harry Potter’? The book can now be read in Hawaiian!
  Posted at Hawaii News Now

• Here’s What’s Leaving Netflix in January
  Posted at Collider.com

• 'A dream come true': Massivit 3D goes Hollywood
  Posted at Wide Format Online