Fan Made Silmarillion Trailer

Neat. (HT: Michael Liccione)

One Does Not Simply Trot into Maredor

For Tolkien fans and Bronies, the geekiness is strong with this fanmade video:

The Hobbit Movie Update

The poster from Comic-Con 2012 in San Diego, wish I were here

According to the Lord of the Rings fan site TheOneRing.net, Peter Jackson just finished principal photography for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which will release December 14. As you can imagine, a Tolkien geek like me is definitely excited by the news. In fact, I'm so jazzed that I feel like sharing a few Hobbit-related Youtube videos! December just can't come early enough!

First, the trailer for The Hobbit released last year (HT: Brandon)

Next, the animated version by Rankin/Bass from way back in 1977:

SDG's review

Finally, Brandon uncovered the weirdest take on The Hobbit yet, from 1966:

Slag the Dragon...that is all.