The hobbit is a modern human affected by iodine deficiency in the womb, say Australian researchers, inflaming debate once again about the origins of the creature. Dr Peter Obendorf of RMIT University ...

Time to meet Thorin Oakensheild's cousins. MSN has premiered the latest dwarf first look reveal for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit, this time introducing us to youngsters Fili (Dean O'Gorman) and Kili ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Let's be honest for a moment. As great as Bilbo Baggins may be, the real stars of The Hobbit are the 13 dwarves that help Bilbo on his journey through ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Freeman, James Nesbitt, Richard Armitage and Aidan Turner reveal what went down at dwarf boot camp while filming 'The ...

In TT Games' Lego adaptation of Peter Jackson's Tolkien films, there's an unspoken rule: dwarves gotta stick together. Like the films and books, Lego The Hobbit sees Bilbo Baggins joining a band of ...

Is that Oin or Gloin? Or is it Nori, Dori or Ori? Or Dwalin? Just something a little fun for The Hobbit release weekend. This comical "cheat sheet" for Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected ...

Sometimes all you want is a nice relaxing night at home in the Shire. But sometimes 13 uninvited dwarves and a giant wizard show up and take over your dining room. And while that might not make for a ...

When the primary cast for The Hobbit was announced last week, like a lot of people I was confused and befuddled. Many of the actors hired to play the film’s most pivotal roles were relative unknowns ...

There are many complications that come with adapting J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit for the big screen, and the group of dwarves at the center of the story. For those uninitiated, the novel follows Bilbo ...

<br>Thorin Oakenshield—technically Thorin II*—is the one dwarf you won’t forget. He’s the leader of the company that disrupts Bilbo’s pastoral idyll in the Shire en route to reclaiming his people’s ...