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The official Lord of the Rings jewellery at elvenjewellery.com is made in New Zealand by the New Line Productions licence holders. I have been selli..

The Green Dragon Inn stands at the edge of the mill pond in Bywater, where the road from Hobbiton meets the road to the East Farthing, and in Tolkie..

Samwise Gamgee, born TA 2980 in Hobbiton, the Shire, is by any honest accounting the hero of The Lord of the Rings. Not the Ring-bearer: that is Fro..

Breaking News — Cannes 2026 Peter Jackson has confirmed that he and Warner Bros. are in active negotiations with the Tolkien Estate to license the ri..

Three Rings were made by Celebrimbor in Eregion at the end of the Second Age — without Sauron's direct hand — for the preservation and protection of..

On May 13, 2026, Peter Jackson received an Honorary Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, presented to him by Elijah Wood. The following morning, ..

The Kawarau River in the Queenstown region of New Zealand's South Island served as the Anduin River in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the ..

Bilbo Baggins — born September 22, TA 2890, Bag End, Hobbiton, the Shire — was the hobbit who found the One Ring. Son of Bungo Baggins and Belladonn..

Returning Cast Series — Kate Winslet Kate Winslet is confirmed as Marigol in The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, releasing December 17, 2027...

May 5, 2024 — May 5, 2026 Remembering Bernard Hill King Théoden of Rohan — 1944 to 2024 Two years ago today, Bernard Hill died at the age of 79. H..

This Day in Middle-earth May 1, TA 3019 The Crowning of King Elessar On May 1 in the year 3019 of the Third Age, Aragorn II, son of Arathorn, heir..

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..