The Hobbit’s dwarves: before make-up, and after
You’ve seen the dwarven cast members of The Hobbit without make-up. And you’ve seen them all kitted out...
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Five Hobbit films that did not get made
Fairfax entertainment reporter Giles Hardie visited the set of The Hobbit on the same two-day press junket that...
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Hall of Fire chat today: the Window on the West
This Saturday at 6pm EDT, Hall of Fire journeys to the hidden Gondorian fastness of Henneth Annûn with...
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Why did Tolkien imagine only Men killing dragons?
In this new TORn library piece, guest writer Dr Timothy Furnish explores dragons and dragon-slaying in the Tolkien-verse....
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How to braid your long hair into a Gimli beard
Marcella Clinard braided her long hair into an epic beard that any Gimli cosplayer would be proud of....
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See new, high-res artwork for The Desolation of Smaug LEGO...
Ringer Mr Spielbrick lets us know that we can now check out high-resolution artwork for the four movie...
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