19 May 2013

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Jrr Tolkien

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After Harry Potter Success, We Could Soon See a Real Middle Earth

James Peckham | Posted 06.03.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Orlando, The Hobbit, Harry Potter Theme Park, Theme Parks, Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, Mount Doom, Middle Earth, UK Students, UK Universities & Education News

Following the success of The Wizarding World of Harry Potter it comes as no surprise that Warner Bros have broached the idea with the Tolkien family who own the rights to the beyond successful series of books.

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Thanks to The Hobbit, I'm Officially a Proper Geek Again

Olivia Rudgard | Posted 15.02.2013 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: Geeks, Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, Fantasy, The Hobbit Film, Hobbit Book, UK Universities & Education News

There's something about the scope of Tolkein's creation that completely captures the imagination. The allegories about the triumph of honour, courage and selflessness still ring true, when in other contemporary works they now feel flat and old-fashioned.

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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - Reviews For All Ages

David Forrest | Posted 11.02.2013 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Review, Gollum, The Hobbit, Tolkien, Ian McKellen, J.R.R. Tolkien, Bilbo Baggins, Martin Freeman, The Lord of the Rings, Andy Serkis, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Peter Jackson, UK Film, UK Entertainment News

Sixteen-year-old Middle-earth newbie Naomi Shammas and 62-year-old Tolkien fanatic David Forrest present their views on a first time viewing of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

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How To Tweet Like A Hobbit

Posted 25.12.2012 | Home

Read More: The Wisdom of the Shire, Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Twitter, Book Extract, Books, Noble Smith, Jrr Tolkien, Home News

Noble Smith is author of the forthcoming book The Wisdom of the Shire from Hodder & Stoughton, available in hardcover and ebook and translated into se...

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Unseen JRR Tolkien Book To Be Published

The Huffington Post UK | Sam Parker | Posted 09.12.2012 | Home

Read More: J.R.R. Tolkien, Chris Smith, The Hobbit, The Fall of Arthur, The Lord of the Rings, Harpercollins, Books, Jrr Tolkien, Home News

Fans of JRR Tolkien's fiction have gotten used to the idea that the only 'new work' they're going to see from him will be in the form of a Hollywood b...

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WIN: 20 Of Autumn's Best New Books, Including JK Rowling, Ian McEwan And Jamie Oliver

Posted 25.09.2012 | Home

Read More: The Hobbit, The Casual Vacancy, JK Rowling, Autumn Books, Books, Book Competition, Jrr Tolkien, Home News

Question: what do JK Rowling, Ian McEwan, Sophie Kinsella, Jamie Oliver, Anthony Horowitz and Tom Clancy have in common? Answer: they all have new ...

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WATCH: Andy Serkis Reads 'The Hobbit' As Gollum

WENN | Posted 24.09.2012 | UK Entertainment

Actor Andy Serkis thrilled Lord Of The Rings fans in London on Saturday by reading extracts of The Hobbit in character to celebrate the 75th anniversa...

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Peter Jackson Hints At Third 'Hobbit' Film

PA | Posted 16.07.2012 | UK Entertainment

Peter Jackson has fuelled rumours he will make a third Hobbit film. The director had planned to release his adaptation of JRR Tolkien's book as two...

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The Eye Of Sauron? Photos Captures Sun Looking Like Lord Of The Rings Baddie

Caters | Stephen Johns | Posted 11.09.2012 | Home

Read More: Lord of the Rings, Photography, Mike Heller, Books, Jrr Tolkien, Home News

This incredible image of the sun looks like a scene from Lord Of The Rings. The rays of light and clouds at the right height have combined to give...

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Stephen Fry Enters Fight For The Hobbit (Pub)

WENN | Posted 14.05.2012 | UK Entertainment

Read More: Lord of the Rings, UK Film, The Hobbit, UK Film Fantasy, Stephen Fry, The Hobbit Pub, Jrr Tolkien, UK Entertainment News

Actor Stephen Fry has backed a campaign to save a British pub called The Hobbit after the owners were threatened with a copyright lawsuit. Lawyers ...

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The Hobbit Pub Faces Legal Fight To Keep Its Name

Posted 13.03.2012 | UK

Read More: The Hobbit, Lawyers, UK News, Southampton, Holywood, Southampton Daily Echo, Facebook, Jrr Tolkien, The Hobbit Pub, UK News

It's an epic, blockbuster-style struggle - but this one is about a small pub versus a Hollywood lawyer. The Hobbit pub in Southampton has been thre...

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The Novels' Endings You'd Change

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Parker | Posted 21.04.2012 | Home

Read More: One Day, Irvine Welsh, David Nicholls, Trainspotting, Jrr Tolkien, Books, Lord of the Rings, Home News

Last week, we asked you which novel's ending you'd change. Your answers were a mixture of classic novels and modern fiction, but what united all re...

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King Geek? Lord Of The Rings Super Fan Traces Middle-Earth Family Tree

Posted 25.03.2012 | Home

Read More: Lord of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, Books, The LOTR Project, Emil Johannsoson, Jrr Tolkien, Home News

As geeky projects go, it would probably have made J R R Tolkien himself balk - but that hasn't stopped one blogger attempting to place every one of th...

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Revealed: Why 'The Lord Of The Rings' Was Rejected By The Nobel Prize

Posted 06.03.2012 | Home

Read More: UK Books, Literary Awards, The Lord of the Rings, Fantasy Novels, Nobel Prize for Literature, Cs Lewis, Jrr Tolkien, Home News

J. R. R. Tolkien may have won over millions of devoted fans across the globe with The Lord of the Rings, but to a small committee in Sweden known as t...

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