The Red Book of Westmarch (Archives)

Legendarium, News
This month in Middle-earth history: January 2011
01.05.11 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

This month in Middle-earth and Tolkien history: The Fellowship enters Moria and Gandalf gets killed (temporarily); JRR Tolkien and Elijah Wood are born…
Features, Hobbit Report, News
The Hobbit Report: Blanchett on board
12.13.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

Aussie actress Cate Blanchett will reprise her role as Galadriel in the upcoming two-part film adaptation of The Hobbit, the prequel to The Lord of the Rings.
Features, Legendarium, Tolkien 101
Tolkien 101: Samwise Gamgee
08.27.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 5 Comments

If you think it strange to devote an entire article to someone as small and insignificant in the Legendarium as Samwise Gamgee, then you have bought into Sam’s own view of himself, as nothing but a simple gardener from The Shire.

But many have suggested that Sam, rather than Aragorn or Frodo, is the main hero of The Lord of the Rings; and this view was promulgated by no less an authority than JRR Tolkien himself…
Features, Legendarium, Tolkien 101
Tolkien 101: Fëanor
07.14.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

Fëanor is one of the greatest characters of The Silmarillion; although Beren Erchamion, Lúthien Tinúviel and Túrin Turambar are more traditional heroes, it’s Fëanor’s choices for both good and evil that create the conflicts that drive the bulk of the story.

The story of Fëanor (told here as briefly as possible) begins as the story of the earliest Elves…
Legendarium
This week in Middle-earth history: March 27th – April 3rd
03.29.10 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

This week in Middle-earth history: Gollum arrives in the Woodland Realm; Dol Guldur is razed; the mallorn at Bag End flowers.
Hobbit Report, News
The Hobbit Report: December 9, 2009
12.11.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

The production situation for Guillermo del Toro’s two-part The Hobbit adaptation has become clearer in the last week, as it appears that various media and online reports relied too much on casual comments made over the last year by del Toro and executive producer Peter Jackson, rather than official announcements by New Line Cinema.
Features
Today in Middle-Earth history: September 29th
09.30.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

In 3021, Bilbo and Frodo, joined by Gandalf, Galadriel and Círdan, leave Middle-earth, sailing west presumably to Tol Eressëa, off the shores of the Undying Lands.
Humor, News
Lady Galadriel Wounded in Theater Mishap
09.02.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | Speak, friend and comment!

Galadriel Alatáriel, The Lady of the Galadhrim, suffered a head wound yesterday evening when she was struck by a prop during a theatrical performance in Caras Galadhon.
Features, Opinion
Which Characters from the Lord of the Rings Movies Will Appear in The Hobbit?
06.22.09 | Kunochan | Permalink | 1 Comment

What characters from the Lord of the Rings film trilogy could or should appear in the The Hobbit? Let’s run down the list…