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You Need to Watch Peter Jackson's Most Ambitious Epic on HBO Max ASAP

Everyone knows that Bilbo Baggins slept during a huge battle. But in 2014, what Peter Jackson presupposed is... maybe he didn’t?

Inverse

Right-Wing Rings of Power

Lord of the Rings fans from Trump-supporting libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni find archconservative lessons in Middle-earth. Why?

Capital & Main

Review: Even in Tolkien's Middle Earth, You Can't Escape Immigration Restrictions

Elves need not apply.

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J.R.R. Tolkien to be featured on a new coin by the Royal Mint

Born in South Africa on January 3, 1892, author John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's 'The Hobbit' was published in 1937 followed by the first 'The Lord of the Rings' book in 1954. And the rest as they say is history. Now, over 50 years after his death, JRR Tolkien's works are…

The Times of India

New coins with portrait of King Charles III unveiled by Royal Mint in commemorative collection

The Windrush generation, the NHS, the Flying Scotsman and JRR Tolkien will also be celebrated in the new commemorative coins for 2023

Chronicle Live

The first commemorative coins bearing the face of King Charles III are unveiled by the Royal Mint

The move is one of the biggest changes to UK coins since decimalisation

Wales Online

Lord of the Rings fans can stay in ‘Hobbiton’ for just £5: Here’s how

The owner is offering guests two-night accommodation at the famous film set

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Lord of the Rings fans can now book stays in Hobbiton via Airbnb for £5.20 a night

Fans of Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit can stay in a hobbit hole as imagined by J.R.R. Tolkien and realised by Sir Peter Jackson, courtesy of Russell Alexander, general manager of Hobbiton Movie Set Tours in New Zealand

Daily Mirror

The best 3D art: outstanding examples for inspiration

Visit another dimension with some of the best 3D art around.

Creative Bloq

New businesses announced for new Notts trade park that's going from 'strength to strength'

The £30 million development is located off the Colwick Loop Road. The business park is already home to a branch of Birds Bakery.

Nottingham Post

Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power recasts Adar actor Joseph Mawle for season 2

New episodes will look a bit different when they arrive

The Independent UK

Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill says ‘money-making’ Rings of Power is ‘not the real thing’

Actor said Peter Jackson’s trilogy should have ‘completely’ put an end to future Tolkien adaptations

The Independent UK

A "Willow" quest that includes everyone

Although the Disney+ show takes time to hit its stride, it offers a refreshing take on the usual fantasy narrative

Salon

Lord of the Rings star slams Amazon's Rings of Power prequel as ‘money-making venture’

Lord of the Rings star Bernard Hill, who starred as King Théoden in the original trilogy, has distanced himself from the Amazon spin-off series The Rings of Power

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Andor disrupts the Star Wars fairy tale

In a TV landscape flooded with adaptations of famous intellectual property, the man with no history rules them all

The Guardian - UK

The Fall of Númenor by JRR Tolkien review – masterful world-building from the father of fantasy

Following Amazon’s Rings of Power series, this beautiful compendium of Tolkien’s Second Age of Middle-earth stories offers the ideal palate cleanser

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh bar inspired by Lord of the Rings earns rave reviews online

The Cocktail Geeks have previously created pop-up bars inspired by everything from Game of Thrones and Harry Potter to the Walking Dead and Stranger Things.

Daily Record

The 'amazing' Scottish cocktail bar inspired by Lord of the Rings

An Edinburgh cocktail bar inspired by the works of J. R. R. Tolkien is serving up drinks based on The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, and has earned rave reviews from Middle-earth fans

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‘Storytelling has become the art of world building’: Avatar and the rise of the paracosm

James Cameron’s sequel to his 2009 fantasy epic continues cinema’s love of imaginary worlds formed in childhood that have produced some of film’s most bankable blockbusters

Total Film

The Lord of the Rings timeline: A chronological trip through Middle-earth

A look at the Lord of the Rings timeline, according to the books

Salon

Fiona Apple, "Rings" warrior woman

The "Tidal" musician, tired of being marketed as a waif, sang in the series’ finale for a reason

Inverse

Rings of Power Season 2 is set for a huge battle over Isildur’s Bane

'Rings of Power' has carefully crafted Isildur's character as one of a tragic hero who, despite his best efforts, can't let go of his dreams.

Los Angeles Times

Mary McNamara: Why are TV's two big fantasy shows so epically humorless?

By definition, all fantasy epics involve a quest. Season 1 of "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," which ended last week, revolves around Galadriel's search for Sauron and, in the finale, sends the Stranger and Nori off on their own adventure. In "House of the Dragon," which ends…

Salon

Everyone loves a villain, but should we?

Prime Video's "Lord of the Rings" prequel let us fall for someone monstrous, a disturbing trend in media

Inverse

Istar: Why Lord of the Rings' 'Rings of Power' Season 2 may feature a second wizard

The Stranger might not be the only wizard in Middle-earth. Here's why 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Season 2 may add another Istar to the show's already sprawling ensemble cast.

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