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How Silicon Valley misreads The Lord of the Rings

On October 30 2025, the Department of Homeland Security in the United States posted a Tolkien meme. It pictured Merry Brandybuck – one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s four hobbit protagonists in The Lord of the Rings – speaking to another hobbit Pippin at the climax of The Two Towers, the second…

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I had elevenses with a Took, cooked my finest taters, and built my own smial, but Tales of the Shire still left me feeling flat

After a long wait, I had high hopes that Tales of the Shire would flesh out its bland demo with a more enjoyable endgame. Unfortunately, developer Wētā Workshop failed to deliver.

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Stardew Valley-infused Lord of the Rings life sim Tales of the Shire almost had its hobbits speaking Westron – but while "die-hard Tolkien fans" would've loved it, "there just wasn't enough to go on"

The language "would sound a little bit like Simlish," too

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Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game review

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You Shall Not Pass – Unless You Can Score 27/27 On This LOTR Trivia Challenge

You shall not pass, or shall you? 🧙‍♂️Welcome to Part 2 of our Lord of the Rings quiz, where the questions go beyond the basics and into the real heart of Middle-earth. You'll face 27 questions featuring elves, Lembas bread, the fires of Mount Doom & more. If you haven’t…

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It never ends: football’s equivalent of the Hobbits’ return to the Shire

In today’s Football Daily: The football cannot be stopped

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Tales of the Shire: All you need to know about the Hobbit cosy game

The game set in Bywater could be a must-have for Lord of the Rings and Stardew Valley fans

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Perthshire revel in rekindling relationship with Welsh rugby club Pontarddulais

The travelling party arrived in great numbers - more than 50 - for a friendly match last Friday

Daily Record

Locals, tourists fed up after town's only cafe closes following change from local hands

The town of Guilderton at the mouth of the Moore River welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. But the town's only cafe has closed after it changed from local hands.

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Eritrean troops seen leaving Ethiopian town of Shire

Large numbers of Eritrean troops have left the town of Shire in Ethiopia's Tigray region where they fought in support of government forces during a two-year civil war, a resident and two humanitarian workers told Reuters on Saturday.

Reuters

Perthshire captain Mat Rae highlights importance of fast start to 2023 and expects different Greenock challenge

The Eagles are determined to start the new year with a spring in their step and nudge closer to teams above

Daily Record

Eritrean soldiers pull out of major Tigray towns, eyewitnesses say

Eritrean soldiers have pulled out of the towns of Shire and Axum in northern Ethiopia's Tigray region, three eyewitnesses told Reuters.

Reuters

The remarkable story of the 'Cockle Lady of Shire' and how she's being remembered decades later

A community that refused to let her lovely memory fade

Bristol Post

Witnesses allege Eritrean abuses during Ethiopia peace talks

Witnesses in Ethiopia's embattled Tigray region tell The Associated Press that forces from neighboring Eritrea are killing some civilians and looting as they and allied Ethiopian forces head for the regional capital

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Second half performance pleases Perthshire coach Alan Clark in comeback win against Royal High

The Eagles were 19-0 down at one point in the National League 3 fixture but recovered well to take the win

Al Jazeera

Ethiopian army captures several towns in war-torn Tigray

Rebel forces concede the loss of Shire as the UN warns over air attacks’ ‘devastating impact’ on civilians.

Reuters

Tigray forces concede loss of large town to Ethiopian army

Forces from Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray conceded on Tuesday that they had lost control of the populous town of Shire to the Ethiopian military and their allies, urging Tigrayans to fight back.

Reuters

Ethiopian army captures large city from Tigray forces: sources

Ethiopian government forces and their allies on Monday captured Shire, one of the biggest cities in the northern region of Tigray, from regional forces, two diplomatic and humanitarian sources said.

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Aid worker killed in air strike in Ethiopia's Tigray region, IRC says

An aid worker was among three people killed during an air strike on the town of Shire in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, the International Rescue Committee said on Saturday.

Reason

How Faithful Is The Rings of Power to J.R.R. Tolkien's Anti-Statism?

Between the books and the new TV series, we see two different visions of freedom.

ABC News

Australia's new Fire Danger Rating System's impact on harvest bans to be tested by Esperance Shire

A major cropping region worries a new national fire danger rating system could lead to more harvest bans.

ABC News

Unauthorised road reserve clearing 'commonplace' in Esperance, documents allege

The state regulator is failing to deter farmers from planting crops on public land, documents from the Shire of Esperance claim.

Daily Record

Former Kinross-shire primary school building could come back into community use

Prior to Blairingone Primary School's closure the village had already lost its church, pub, shop and village hall

Bristol Post

Captian Jack Taylor wants Gloucestershire to put on a show as Vitality Blast campaign begins

Gloucestershire skipper Jack Taylor has discussed his hopes as the Vitality Blast gets underway

The New Daily

‘Devastated’ Morrison reveals what’s next after stunning election defeat

Former prime minister Scott Morrison has spoken out following his brutal election defeat, saying he's "going back to being a quiet Australian in the Shire".

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