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Elrond Half-elven — Master of Rivendell, bearer of Vilya, herald of Gil-galad — was born in the First Age and dwelt in Middle-earth for over six tho..

This Day in Middle-earth April 28, TA 2941 Bilbo Baggins Leaves Bag End On April 28 in the year 2941 of the Third Age, a hobbit named Bilbo Baggin..

Tom Bombadil — called Iarwain Ben-adar by the Elves, Forn by the Dwarves, and Orald by Men, all meaning the same thing: Eldest, Oldest and Fatherles..

Thorin II Oakenshield was the King of Durin's Folk, leader of the Company of Dwarves, and rightful heir to the Lonely Mountain. Son of Thráin II and..

Gollum — born Sméagol, of the Stoor hobbit-kin — possessed the One Ring for 478 years. He found it at the bottom of the Gladden Fields in TA 2463, m..

New Movie — December 17, 2027 The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum is the first new live-action Lord of the Rings film since 2014. Directed by ..

Breaking — Tolkien Reading Day, 25 March 2026 Peter Jackson and Stephen Colbert announced today that the next Lord of the Rings film after The Hunt f..

Sauron — born Mairon, the Admirable — was not created evil. He was a Maia: a divine spirit of the same order as Gandalf, made before the world began..

Gandalf — known to the Elves as Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgrim — was not a human wizard who had learned magic. He was Olórin, a Maia: an angelic spiri..

Aragorn II Elessar — known as Strider in Bree, Thorongil in Gondor, and Estel in Rivendell — was the heir of Isildur and the rightful King of Gondor..

The One Ring — also called the Ruling Ring, the Master Ring, and Isildur's Bane — was forged by the Dark Lord Sauron in the fires of Mount Doom in t..

Middle-earth is not a backdrop. It is a character — ancient, layered, and as carefully constructed as any person in the story. J.R.R. Tolkien spent ..