08 June 2015 • 1:01pm Hundreds of reenactment enthusiasts dressed as characters such as elves, dwarves, goblins and orcs from J.R.R. Tolkien's book The Hobbit re-enact the Battle of the Five Armies ...

I usually stress the importance of not straying from the source material but when director Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings") decided to add a new character, Tauriel (played by Evangeline Lily), ...

New York — Illustrations, maps and other items related to the books “The Hobbit,” “The Silmarillion” and “The Lord of the Rings” will be on display here until mid-May, part of an event billed as the ...

The Hobbit: Part One: Part Three. It’s a thing. And it’s the best thing of the series, though that’s like saying the best part of being a hostage is when they send the pizza or donuts in for your ...

SPOILER ALERT. In the movie The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug, Legolas fights some orcs. Yes, Legolas isn't supposed to be in this movie, but he is. At one point, Legolas takes a breather from fighting ...

So, did J.R.R. Tolkien invent the Orc as we know it today? Well, yes and no. Although the word "orc" is actually derived from the Old English "orcneas" as it first appeared in Beowulf, Tolkien only ...

Kabam has launched a new free-to-play browser tie-in, called The Hobbit: Armies of the Third Age, in which players build strongholds and wage war. Three factions – Orcs, Elves and Dwarves – are in the ...

Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins in "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies." Mark Pokorny © 2014 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures ...

Never mind the dwarves and elves and wizards — maybe even the hobbit. The star of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is the dragon. This movie feels very much like the middle of three parts. After a ...