J.R.R. Tolkien

Another poster for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been released. Thranduil, the Elven King, poster banner was released by the official Hobbit Facebook page over the weekend. What do you think of the new poster banner? “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield ...

Another poster for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been released. Today’s release if the graceful, Tauriel, played by Evangeline Lilly! How will the “love triangle” play out in the final installment of the final Hobbit movie between Tauriel, Legolas and Kili? What do you think of the new poster banner? “The Hobbit: The Battle of the ...

Another poster for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been released. Today’s release if the “King” himself, Thorin Oakenshield as played by Richard Armitage. What do you think of the new poster banner? “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” brings to an epic conclusion the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield and the Company of ...

Another poster for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been released. The VOTE was between Bard and Bilbo. With the voting of the fans and the “campaign” from Bard’s alter-ego Luke Evans,and with steady aim…BARD “slayed” the competition to WIN! What do you think of the new poster banner? “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” ...

Harper Collins has now released the American version of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil Pocket edition! Complete with original illustrations from Pauline Barnes,the nifty little version also includes notes from Tolkien scholars Christina Skull and Wayne G. Hammond. From Amazon: “This revised and expanded edition of Tolkien’s own Hobbit-inspired poetry includes previously unpublished poems and notes, and is beautifully illustrated ...

Another poster for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been released. The official Hobbit Facebook page ran another vote on what poster was to be released and the results were close! In the end, Legolas won over Thranduil! Check out the latest poster for the upcoming film featuring Orlando Bloom‘s Legolas. What do you think of the ...

Bibliophiles everywhere know exactly what Old Book smell is. They also know what new book smell is. They know the particular aroma of the disorganized stacks of a small book shop, the promise in the scent of a huge chain bookstore, buried beneath the coffee of the inevitable cafe. Can scent out the stall full of antique volumes at the ...

Another poster for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies has been released. The official Hobbit Twitter account asked for your vote, and #Galadriel WON! Here we see the ever beautiful, Cate Blanchett as the immortal Elf. What do you think of the new poster?     “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” brings to an epic ...

A new poster for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies was just released via The Hobbit Twitter account.   Here we see an amazing shot of Sir Ian McKellen as Gandalf! The look of concern on his face makes us wonder… What do you think of the new poster?Who do you want to win next – #Tauriel or ...

I enjoy reading scholarly works on my favorite author. There is quite a bit of excellent Tolkien scholarship out there examining everything from his mythology, the roots of his ideas, what his seminal works ultimately mean. There are works on his knowledge of philology and the medieval and ancient folklore works of long ago and the authors that came before ...