There are lots of magical and fantastical scenes in Peter Jackson’s film adaptations of The Hobbit, from the Giant Eagles carrying the company through a beautifully dusky sky, to watching the 13 ...

Of the many wonders in Middle-Earth, few are more imposing and mysterious than the great forest of Mirkwood. Fans of Tolkien's work will undoubtedly remember the Company of Thorin's perilous journey ...

J.R.R. Tolkien was not only interested in using his experiences as a WW1 soldier to explore the disturbing aspects of war and its machinations, but also wanted to share his beliefs as a deep lover of ...

Movies Orlando Bloom Recalls What It Was Like Being On Set With ‘Legends’ While Filming His First Lord Of The Rings Movie, And It’s Hard To Believe He Was Only 20 At The Time Streaming News After ...

In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit, Bilbo and Thorin's Company of Dwarves traveled through Mirkwood to the Lonely Mountain. Mirkwood was home to the Woodland Realm, the kingdom of Legolas from The Lord ...

If "the long dark of Moria" was all about the black depths, and "the Golden Wood" of Lothlórien was a vibrant blaze, then Mirkwood plunges you back into the gloom. Main colour in the palette: brown.

Over the next few weeks before the release of Battle for Middle-earth II, we'll be bringing several enlightening pieces of information about the various races in the game, including three large ...

If you've been faithfully following along with the Lord of the Rings Online: Siege of Mirkwood beta, you may be excited by what you've heard -- or even seen yourself -- so far. The new expansion, ...

Welcome to Know Your LotRO Lore, a new weekly column here at Massively showcasing the lore of J.R.R. Tolkien's world as it intersects with Turbine's Lord of the Rings Online. Yet Gimli is a much ...

It’s a bad time be stuck on the Lonely Mountain, as we discover in this clip from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, exclusively on Yahoo Movies. Aside from dealing with Smaug, the goblins, ...