There's nothing "mid" about these Middle-earth scenes.

There were several instances, since the casting of Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, that hinted ...

Named after a goblin prince from J.R.R. Tolkien’s "The Hobbit," Bolg amondol was identified from tiny pieces of skull, limbs, girdles, vertebrae and bony armor called osteoderms.

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1. Action a-go-go. Dragons, trolls, danger, a child-sized sword call "Sting" -- The Hobbit is stuffed with precisely the kind of literary red meat that turns kids into book carnivores.

In 1937, English author J.R.R. Tolkien penned a children’s book called “The Hobbit,” or “There and Back Again,” which ignited what would become one of the most popular franchises of all ...

In 1937, English author J.R.R. Tolkien penned a children’s book called “The Hobbit,” or “There and Back Again,” which ignited what would become one of the most popular franchises of all ...

National Hobbit Day, celebrated on September 22nd, marks the birthdays of two beloved characters from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings universe, Bilbo and Frodo Baggins. Fans of Tolkien’s works ...

While not being mentioned in the original book, Frodo (Elijah Wood), Saruman (Sir Christopher Lee), Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and several others have cameo appearances in the film.

As The Hobbit films continue to age, the deviations that Jackson made from the story continue to show their age as well. Some change is inevitable when adapting a book.