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To celebrate the conclusion of 2013 Middle-earth’s Year of the Dragon, here are the thirteen most viewed posts...

While this probably isn’t a distinction that anybody involved with the film would be particularly happy about, The...

Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past year.  We’ve collected some of 2013’s most...

The Independent Critic has positively reviewed The Rise of the Fellowship, the ‘buddy-comedy written in honor of online...

In this piece, Matt Lebovic of The Times of Israel explores the eternally fascinating question of the parallels...

He’s the biggest star of the movie so there was a lot that went into creating Smaug, the...

Forum member Dwalin has returned again this year to give us a thorough review of the second wave...

Polish classical and film music composer Wojciech Kilar has died aged 81 after a long illness. Kilar became...

Lauren Davis from SF webzine io9 explores why, “in a media landscape overstuffed with dragons, do we still...

Ringer ArchedCory, who writes for our friends at Heirs of Durin, has put together this excellent article dissecting...

John D. Rateliff is one of the foremost experts on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit. He is, of course,...

This is a very cool, very interesting Middle-earth history lesson wrapped into a list of its seven greatest...

What was your “best of” for 2013? Well, IGN is conducting a poll on a few different categories...

Xenite.org founder and Tolkien scholar Michael Martinez discusses the history and inter-relationships of the Silvan elves of Mirkwood...

It’s safe to say that following the release of any film adaptation, conversation naturally veers to discussing divergences...