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2 weeks ago | jrrjokien.com | JRR Jokien

There’s a scene from The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies that Peter Jackson left on the cutting room floor1 that I mulled over for weeks after I first saw it. Gandalf, Bilbo, and Bard are in a small pocket of calm in the midst of a battle. Gandalf tells Bard to send bowmen to a specific position and Bard replies that there are no more bowmen to send. The battle seems lost.

3 weeks ago | jrrjokien.com | JRR Jokien

Characters from all across Middle-earth have faced off in the first few rounds of Middle-earth March Madness. And what was once a group of 32 contestants narrowed to the Company of 16, then to the Fellowship of the 8, and most recently to the Four of Power!In the Four of Power, Éowyn took on Helm Hammerhand and Galadriel from Rings of Power went toe-to-toe with LĂșthien: who won each matchup and advances to the finals?

3 weeks ago | jrrjokien.com | JRR Jokien

Hello all,IÔÇÖll be sending the final round of Middle-earth March Madness out to you all tomorrow, but we had one matchup from the previous round thatÔÇÖs literally too close to call! So that particular matchup is going into overtime. When the original poll closed, Rings of Power Galadriel and L├║thien each received 50% of the vote.

4 weeks ago | jrrjokien.com | JRR Jokien

Characters from all across Middle-earth have faced off in the first two rounds of Middle-earth March Madness. And what was once a group of 32 contestants has narrowed to the Company of 16 and then again to the Fellowship of the 8!At long last our journey approaches its final chapter, and the first three ages of Middle-earth Madness have given way to The Four of Power. Just four characters remain.

1 month ago | jrrjokien.com | JRR Jokien

What is Tolkien Reading Day, you may ask? Well, according to the Tolkien Reading Day page on the Tolkien Society website:Tolkien Reading Day is held on the 25th of March each year. It has been organised by the Tolkien Society since 2003 to encourage fans to celebrate and promote the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien by reading favourite passages. Why March 25th? Because that is the day in Middle-earth history that the One Ring was destroyed and the Dark Lord Sauron was defeated.