Greetings!
Most of the information on this site pertains to The Hobbit, both movie and book, with a particular focus on Thorin Oakenshield and his close kin. It is a source of fan-fiction, art, and discussion of Tolkien’s dwarven characters, as well as news of Peter Jackson’s upcoming Hobbit trilogy. Anyone is welcome to add their views in the comments, or send their creative works to me for sharing on the site.
As always, I am at your service,
D.J.
Thorin bestows gifts upon Bilbo, by Alan Lee
You have really been busy this past month or so. I just happened upon your blog here. I believe I had heard of your Live Journal site and had visited there before.
This site seems more user friendly somehow.
Anyway, everything looks fabulous here so I will keep returning to see what you are up to!
Thanks for stopping by. Navigation is easier on this site, so it is better for posting collections of stuff with some chance of people finding what they are looking for.
Great illustration by Alan Lee, he did amazing work in The Children of Húrin as well. Though Thorin doesn’t appear as stout as he might in the film, the descriptions of both the dwarves and their language (Khuzdul) are always brief, and open to interpretation so this is as good as any.
I am new here…I just finished “In Defense of..” ,and I thought it was very well done…and agree that the actor, Mr. Armitage, is just so-o-o-o spot-on with his portrayal of Thorin…so much “said” with..his face,alone..! Thanks for all your hard work!..Sincerely, Humm H……PS…my 2nd son is named…D.J.
I thank you for reading and glad you stopped by to say hi!
This is an amazing site. I had stumbled upon it the day after seeing the film! In all honesty it was from lookig up the lyrics to Neil Finn’s ‘Song of the Lonely Mountain’ that I made it here.
This is as I stated above a great site. Unlike many I’ve seen it’s eas to navigate and the inforation clearly stated and easy to follow.
I tip my hat to you D.J.
Other than how nice this site is, it’s nice to see so much on the movie that isn’t focused on how slow it was in pickup compaired to the book. As well as going into depth on the characters, and their designs ect…
I have a feeling I’ll be comming here for info on the second and third movie in The Hobbit.
And personally I can’t wait until then.
Regards
~White
You and several thousand others have come here for the lyrics, and I don’t blame you. I’m glad it seems easy to navigate. Sometimes I wonder about that, so good to know it is working out.
I didn’t think the film was slow at all. Too fast if anything.
Yes I will probably be as obsessed over gathering spoilers for the next two films, so check back. And thanks!
Yeah, I came here for the song itself, it sounds awesome on the movie. I thought the movie did swell in telling the story, though its been a while since I last read the book. Can’t wait till the following movies come out. As everyone has already told you, this is an epic website and I shall be a loyal visitor. Thanks, Zedd.
Thank you Zedd, much appreciated!
Hello D.J.,
I just want to thank you, for the great job, you do with this website. It´s clearly structured and your articles are very well readable. Well, sometimes I must use the translator program because english isn´t my mother tongue. But this doesn´t concerns to you, it´s just a little problem of mine. Another reason to correct my english knowledge.
The only thing, I always think when I read your articles or watch some videos about “The Hobbit” is, that there´s a big hitch at the whole Hobbit story. That a man/dwarf like Thorin Oakenshield doesn´t exist in reality. Such a shame. It would be awesome if someone like him really exist.
trust me, they do, but they’re hard to find and probably more occupied with some heroic deed than building relationships – like Thorin.
very good website
I have been coming back to this site for a couple of days now and realized I’m starting to love it, even if it is a bit awkward to navigate, I sometimes spend several minutes scrolling up and down and looking for something I KNOW is somewhere – but where. I specially love the design. All that black and white snd bright pictures in contrast, it’s very dwarvish.
I do the same thing. Site fail. I should probably make the search feature more prominent. That usually works for me.
This looks awesome! I stumbled upon it looking for the lyrics to the Lonely Mountain Song (now stuck permanently in my head). I was born the year LOTR was, and have been a fan since I read it in 1978. I always identified with the Elves (talking to trees, nature spirits, all that) but was mind-blown when I saw the character designs for the Dwarves of The Hobbit. Beyond awesome. Very nice to see a site delving Dwarvishly deeper into the characters and their history, as well as the amazing efforts the film crew and actors put forth to bring this classic bit of literature to life. I perpetrate some art and writing, and am a huge fan of Alan Lee, nice to his work here. I shall return to party with the Dwarves.
Elves have had their time in the spotlight. We must honor the dwarves before their age is over.
I am in love with your blog. Not a day goes by w/o me visiting it (several times a day). I love that you love Tolkien. I am from Pakistan, and not a lot of people here have read the books (even though they have watched the movies several times). I guess people just don’t read as much any more.
Anyway, I just dropped by to tell you how much it means to me that you take the time to post updates for us and give as much info as you can. It really means A LOT to me. So thank you thank you thank you!! ^_^ My favourite are the v-logs, screencaps, the essay “In Defense of Thorin Oakenshield” (very well written, and I agree with you completely!) and the fan arts (some people are just so immensely gifted).
Please NEVER close this blog!!! I am, officially, your fan!
Thank you much. I figure it will linger till at least the third film comes out.
This is great!
Could you tell us your opinion on Tauriel and the possible romance between her and Kili?
In general I like the idea of seeing female elf warriors. As for the relationship between Kili and Tauriel, it will depend on how they do it. One sided or even mutual admiration is fine, but I would personally rather it not have a heavy impact on the rest of the plot.
Yeah,that would fail.
Dear D.J.,
I want to say “thank you very much” for this wonderful site and all the informations that you and your friends are giving to the visitors here. I´m a big fan of the books and movies “lord of the rings” and now “the hobbit” an well, yes, Thorin is my favourite character now
It´s always very interessting for me to come by and have a look at your news here. You have won a new reader and friend far away from germany
Thanks again for your great work!
Sincerly yours
Lymaera
Thanks Lymaera! There are quite a few Europeans active on this site. Sometimes I feel like the one who’s far away.
I just discovered this amazing site and finished reading the German article on Thorin, Fili and Kili. I appreciate the author’s effort to draw our attention to signs of the bond between Thorin and his nephews and the love between the brothers. I look forward to seeing ‘An Unexpected Journey’ again after I explore this site in depth. I’m sure it will enhance my viewing! Thank you!
Thank you for visiting!
Since I am the author of that: Thank you very much for your words. It means a lot to me!
(Sorry I haven’t seen this earlier!)
Dear D.J.
I add my thanks, to all listed above, great site for all Tolkien fans with focus on dwarves. Apart from this, you and other visitors here, give me an excellent English lessons. You set the bar pretty high.
I’ll quote Lymaera – You have won a new reader and friend from far away – from Poland with love.
Thank you for saying so
Hi D.J.,
I have been researching Durin’s Day, and it is a very complicated holiday. The lunar cycles and sunset cyles are different based on where you are located on the planet. I am based in Los Angeles, and it looks like it falls this year on December 2, at 4:22 pm (new moon time) and ends on 4:44 when the sun sets. This might be a fun exercise for the fans of your site, and their Durin’s Day may be in November or even October. Perhaps we could all celebrate via a universal blog. Thanks for a great site. I really enjoy the articles!
Best,
Michelle
This is a very interesting remark. We’d have to know, if Tolkien meant the metereological or the astronomical beginning of winter, since the first is Dec 1st, the second Dec 21st. Dec 2nd then would already be winter and the last sun of autumn sometime in November.
Michelle, if you have not already, read this post by the Dwarrow Scholar http://dwarrowscholar.mymiddleearth.com/2012/10/13/happy-new-year-on-october-15th/
It probably won’t add much to what you already know, but at least you’ll see others have tried to do the same.
I am enjoying this site very much and admiring the work of the photographers. I spend hours reading the various stories and explanations.
I’m extra-busy these days, but just to see the quick-link to here on my start-page makes me feel better among all the hazzles (bebother and confustcate them)
I accidentally stumbled upon this site and I have to say…I LOVE it ! I’ve been reading the books since childhood and am very pleased with Peter Jackson’s rendition thus far. The only thing I do not like is the items aren’t available in the States. Outside of that keep up the great work here !
Hi DarkJackal,
Thank you so much for your wonderful site. It is one of my ‘most visited’ (along with the weather forecast and theonering.net).
I immediately thought of you when I saw the advertisement for this: http://www.hobbitshop.com/product/the+hobbit++an+unexpected+journey+key+to+my+heart+womens+fitted+purple+tshirt+hobtvtjs1087.do?sortby=dateCreatedDescend&from=fn
Cheers,
Bracken
LOL! I did not know they were selling those. And it’s probably true, but I’d be more likely to admit to this one:
http://www.hobbitshop.com/product/the+hobbit++an+unexpected+journey+i+like+short+guys+womens+fitted+turquoise+tshirt+hobtvtjs1085.do?green=1E6262D1-CDAF-5634-0C6F-839C3A072181
This is definitely one of my favourite places online!
I’ve just got the Hobbit Chronicles books (brown and blue). Have you noticed (it’s printed fairly small, unfortunately) the painting in the brown book that was done of Thorin working in his forge without his shirt on?!!! He has a few old scars and some geometrically-patterned tattoos. I’m just sorry they didn’t go with this in the filming… ;-D
Wonderful website you have! I enjoy reading your essays as well as the replies (some of them give me quite a chuckle!). I would LOVE to see Peter Jackson do a movie based on the book, “The Silmarillion” – which I finished reading not too long ago. It would provide great insight on the history of Middle Earth and would answer a lot of questions for LOTR and Hobbit fans (if you didn’t want to read the book). It is not as “popular” as the other books, but I think would do wonderfully at the box office. I am glad you referenced the book in your latest essay and look forward to reading more!