Mar 31, 2016

This week’s video highlight takes us back to the excitement around the announcement of the first Hobbit film.  “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – Announcement Trailer” was released in 2011 on Warner Bros. Pictures’ YouTube channel. Do you know of a good Middle-earth themed video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an...

Mar 24, 2016

This week’s video highlight says goodbye to The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings film trilogies.  “The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies – Billy Boyd: The Last Goodbye – Official Music Video” was released in 2014 on WaterTower Music’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good Middle-earth themed video and want it to be...

Mar 10, 2016

This week’s video highlight shows that the Silmarillion might actually work as a film (series).  Even if the film was not great, the trailers would be awesome!   “The Silmarillion Trailer (Fan Made)” was released in 2010 on TubeMastah’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good Middle-earth themed video and want it to be featured in this...

Mar 3, 2016

This week’s video highlight is an awesome version of Gollum’s song.  “Lord of the Rings – Gollum’s Song” was released in 2014 on Peter Hollen’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good Middle-earth themed video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to the video...

Feb 25, 2016

This week’s video highlight tells the origin story of Aragorn, son of Arathorn in a fantastic fan film.  “Born of Hope” was released in 2009 on LOTR Prequels’ YouTube channel. Kate Madison, the creator of Born of Hope, will be releasing a new fantasy series starting on March 1st.  You can learn more about the new series here. Do you know...

Feb 18, 2016

This week’s video highlight is a great version of the song “In Dreams.”  “Lord of the Rings – In Dreams – Peter Hollens” was released in 2015 on Peter Hollens’ YouTube channel. Do you know of a good Middle-earth themed video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with...

Feb 16, 2016

Have you felt it in the water?  Smelled it in the air?  A new online fantasy series is coming! Ren: The Girl with the Mark will begin on March 1st and it will be completely free to watch! “Ren is an original fantasy series about a young woman who, after a strange encounter in the woods, is marked by an ancient spirit. Cast out from her small village, she...

Feb 11, 2016

This week’s video highlight is a great parody of ‘Let It Go’ from Gollum’s point of view.  “Let It Go – Gollum Cover – Frozen” was released in 2014 on Ask Gollum’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good Middle-earth themed video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email...

Feb 4, 2016

This week’s video highlight suggests what an episode of CSI would be like in Middle-earth.  “Hobbits Bust Outlaws in CSI: EP 203: Tvoovies” was released in 2014 on Union Pool’s YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/eZYbf73s6yM Do you know of a good Middle-earth themed video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email...

Today Peter Jackson posted a video that suggests he might be directing an episode of Doctor Who. While it is not confirmed Jackson will be directing an episode of Doctor Who, it would be surprising if they went to all this trouble for nothing. As a side note, you may not have noticed but there is a copy of The Silmarillion with several sticky notes in it.  It...

Hello Friends! Welcome to the long awaited 16th edition of LOTRO Poems! Woohoo! Exams and work kept me from doing justice to Tolkien inspired poetry so I waited till I could do it justice before publishing more. Also I am involved in writing this amazing new video lore series , so check it out if you haven’t done so already, Middle-earth Lore chapter 1:...

The Rangers, a special force of elite warriors who operate on the fringe of the kingdom of Olaran, are the first line of defense and bring justice to the Borderlands using their training and wilderness skills. This elite caste was founded many years ago by King Alirion, who saw the need to have a force of warriors loyal to the crown, outside of the highly...

Earlier this week I got together with fellow Tolkien fans to discuss how we are each adapting Tolkien in very different...

How It Should Have Ended recently teamed up with Brotherhood Workshop to make another great parody...

Peter Hollens has recorded another great Tolkien song.  This time he sings the Song of...

Our thoughts go out to the family of Sir Christopher Lee.  A spokesman for the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea said Lee passed away on Sunday at the age of 93. Sir Christopher Lee is best known for his roles as Saruman, Dracula and Count Dooku. There have been many Tweets honoring Sir Christopher Lee: An extraordinary man and life lead, Sir Christopher...

The YouTube show Man at Arms: Reforged remakes iconic film weapons every other week.  This episode they decided to remake Aragorn’s Sword and it is just as epic as it...

Today Brotherhood Workshop released a video parody about one of the most famous Middle-earth...

Hello Friends! Welcome to the 15th edition of LOTRO Poems! Woohoo! These last few weeks have been awesome..If you guys didn’t know already, I was guest on LOTRO Players News #92. It was an awesome experience and the first one of its kind for me. Casual Raiders had some amazing weeks as well. We as a kin were able to finish Ost Dunhoth Tier 2 as well as...

Today, April 1st, the How It Should Have Ended YouTube channel posted a video suggesting what would happen if Batman and Galadriel were to...