These days when you arrive in Wellington, New Zealand's Airport, you're immediately greeted by the sign "Welcome to Middle Earth." Fans of the works of J.R Tolkien know Middle Earth as a land ...

The sweeping landscapes of New Zealand are, for many “Lord of the Rings” fans, inextricably linked to the fictional land of Middle‑earth. And while the home of the Hobbits was the product of author ...

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit were incredible fantasies that became some of the most outstanding books in literary history. Their big-screen adaptations were just as impressive ...

If you’ve ever dreamed of stepping into the lush landscape of Hobbiton from The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings franchises, you’re in for an experience of a lifetime. For the first time ever, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hobbit Hole residence in New Zealand The Hobbiton Movie Set Tours, a must-see for fans of “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — For more than a decade, passengers at New Zealand’s Wellington Airport have boarded flights below the figures of two giant, hovering eagles from the “Hobbit” films, one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the sculptures hangs over the food court area in Wellington Airport, New Zealand. - Charlotte Graham-McLay/AP Two giant ...

Soaring snow-capped mountains, lush valleys and vast lakes: we totally fell in love with New Zealand's landscape (and, weirdly, Orlando Bloom as an elf) watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy and now ...

Peter Jackson's two-part adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit has today started production in New Zealand. The prequels will be filmed back-to-back at Wellington's Stone Street Studios and on ...