KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Ancient Lore Village at Boyd Hollow is an event center that describes itself as specializing "in lavish experiences for cultivated travelers, business events and meetings, weddings, ...

Tales of the Shire is finally here, and as a long-time JRR Tolkien fan, I've wasted no time in diving into my cozy Hobbit life. From the get-go, I was after the complete lore-based Middle-earth ...

Ever since reading The Hobbit at 10 years old, I’ve been able to see the appeal of Tolkien’s halflings’ lifestyle—which Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of The Rings Game aims to adapt into a cozy life ...

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. In order to learn about ...

How to celebrate Hobbit Day? Well, presents, for starters. Hobbits love presents. "They were hospitable and delighted in parties, and in presents, which they gave away freely and eagerly accepted," ...

Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey depicted the fateful meeting between Bilbo Baggins and Gollum. It was one of the Hobbit trilogy's most faithful scenes, playing out nearly identically ...

Oh my gosh, it's finally happening. After years of social media posts pining for a Lord of the Rings game where you can just be a cozy hobbit, it looks like someone's finally making it. That someone ...

Sméagol's name has some interesting origins. In Tolkien's invented language Westron, his name is Trahald, which literally means "burrowing". His name is also related to the great dragon Smaug, where ...

Despite having a blink and you'll miss it part in The Hobbit book - they amount to around three sentences - the Stone Giants play a signficant part in a sequence of The Hobbit movie. When the party ...

Towards the end of this year, we'll get the final chapter in Peter Jackson's trilogy adaptation of of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic book with The Hobbit: There and Back Again. But some might remember that ...

Peter Jackson's hotly-anticipated movie The Hobbit is not out until 2012 - but that doesn't mean fans have to wait for a taste. For a Montana man has created a 1,000sq-ft Hobbit-themed guest house for ...