What is the anatomy of Smaug?
Ringer ArchedCory, who writes for our friends at Heirs of Durin, has put together this excellent article dissecting…
Continue reading
John D. Rateliff reviews The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
John D. Rateliff is one of the foremost experts on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. He is, of course,…
Continue reading
Vote for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug in IGN’s...
What was your “best of” for 2013? Well, IGN is conducting a poll on a few different categories…
Continue reading
Silvan and Sindarin elves: Legolas, Tauriel, Thranduil… and Oropher
Xenite.org founder and Tolkien scholar Michael Martinez discusses the history and inter-relationships of the Silvan elves of Mirkwood…
Continue reading
From The Hobbit to An Unexpected Journey: A look at...
It’s safe to say that following the release of any film adaptation, conversation naturally veers to discussing divergences…
Continue reading
LOTRProject’s Emil Johansson: it is no longer Tolkien’s Middle-earth
You’ve almost certainly visited Emil Johannson’s LOTRProject website at some point or another, whether to pore over his…
Continue reading