Posted in Art, tagged Art, Arts, Bilbo Baggins, books, Entertainment, film, Galleries, J. R. R. Tolkien, Movies, The Desolation Of Smaug, The Hobbit on November 30, 2012| 10 Comments »
Updated 15/11/2013
There’s a brand new Hobbit movie on the way so here’s a chance to check out some alternative Bilbo “Bagginses”, including one that looks more than a little like Mr. Tolkien himself.
You will find lots more images in the Middle-earth album, just click the pics to explore…
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Benedict Cumberbatch Is Sauron
Posted in Writing, tagged Arts, Blog award, Blog Award Rules, People, Sunshine Award, Sunshine Blog Award, Sunshine Blogger Award, WordPress, Writing on November 29, 2012| 6 Comments »
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Posted in Books, Middle-earth, Reviews, tagged Art, Arts, books, Christopher Tolkien, Fiction, Gandalf, Istari, J. R. R. Tolkien, Middle-earth, Review, Reviews, The Battle of The Five Armies, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Unfinished Tales, Wizards on November 28, 2012| 15 Comments »
The diligent Christopher Reuel Tolkien seems every bit as inspired by and devoted to Middle-earth as his much celebrated father.
The Unfinished Tales: Of Númenor and Middle-earth is the first compilation of findings and fragments edited by Christopher for publication after J.R.R. Tolkien’s death.
Be warned adventurer! The more you delve into Middle-earth the further you will want to go!
The revelations concerning major characters from The Lord Of The Rings, which bridge The Hobbit to its epic sequel, will make readers’ believe they have stumbled on their very own treasure horde.
Considered editing makes it possible to simply enjoy the tales or refer quickly to the copious notes for a more enlightened, academic experience.
It is an ideal read for anyone keen for some Hobbit homework.
Posted in Middle-earth, Movies, tagged 2014, Annatar, Arts, Benedict Cumberbatch, books, Entertainment, Fiction, film, J. R. R. Tolkien, Middle-earth, Movies, Sauron, The Battle of The Five Armies, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Necromancer, Top Stories, video, Videos, Watch & Listen on November 21, 2012| 22 Comments »
Updated 04/12/2014
Peter Jackson has a penchant for British thespians and BBC drama serials so signing top toff totty Benedict Cumberbatch to provide voice and motion for The Hobbit’s dragon Smaug was hardly a surprise.
More intriguing is Cumberbatch confessing to his role as “The Necromancer”, who – as Rings fans know – is non-other than Big Bad Sauron himself.
Jackson originally intended to reveal Sauron’s face – as Annatar, his Elvish-guise – during a dual with Aragorn towards the end of The Return Of The King. The footage was considered too confusing and distracting and only made it as far as the DVD extras (you can watch it below).
Now, with a distinctly Elvish-looking actor properly cast and the last film in The Hobbit trilogy leading Gandalf towards a confrontation with The Necromancer in Dol Guldur, Tolkien fans had better prepare themselves to stare Middle-earth’s ultimate evil in the eye.
http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=32799
Posted in Art, tagged Art, Bard, books, Galleries, Kili, Legolas, Middle-earth, Movies, The Desolation Of Smaug, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Thranduil on November 18, 2012| 3 Comments »
Updated 12/11/2013
For more remarkable Tolkien-themed art select the Gallery tab on the homepage.
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Posted in Art, tagged Bag End, books, Dragon, Dwarf, Dwarves, Esgaroth, Fantasy, Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth, Movies, Mythology, Peter Jackson, Smaug, The Hobbit, Tolkien on November 16, 2012| 7 Comments »
So, you want some amazing new images for Tolkien Month at Lily Wight ~ The Arcade Of Arts & Arcana?
Oh… go on then 😉
Just click the pics as usual for links to the Gallery and albums.
Posted in Books, Middle-earth, Reviews, tagged Art, Arts, books, Children Of Húrin, Fiction, J. R. R. Tolkien, Middle-earth, Review, Reviews, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, Writers, Writing on November 9, 2012| 9 Comments »
Updated 09/10/2014
Another full-length prose novel from (the admittedly deceased) J.R.R. Tolkien is too good to be true and infinitely more satisfying than all those collected fragments with endless footnotes.
It’s business as usual with The Children Of Húrin as ancient oral-storytelling traditions pervade Tolkien’s reliably rich and evocative prose.
Húrin has much in common with Norse dragon slayer Myths and is almost unbearably tragic. It’s a great place to start with pre-Hobbit and Lord Of The Rings’ history and the maps and glossaries are essential – although why Tolkien is the only author who can get away with such things remains a mystery.
It is a book to make you homesick for Middle-earth all over again.
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