Articles by Goldberry

About Goldberry

“Goldberry Riverdaughter” has been her friends’ and families’ resident book nerd since reading the Tao of Pooh at age eight. Since then her literary exploration has lead her straight to Lord of the Rings where she’s made her home. In addition to a staff reporter for Legendarium, she also runs Hells Hobbits. She has a degree in History, as well as a new-found penchant for disassembling literary canon. She lives with her equally nerdy husband and two gigantic cats enjoying table top games & cosplay.

Sci-Fi Books

Are you ready for the Robot Uprisings?

March 8, 2014 Goldberry

What if the robots you invented thought you were a god? What if a car maliciously tried to kill you… without a driver? What if your computer had feelings and was in love with you? […]

Fantasy Movies

Billy Connolly isn't a Hobbit fan…Should we care?

March 7, 2014 Goldberry

Billy Connolly was on Conan and they talked about playing Dain in The Hobbit. And *gasp!* he’s not a Tolkien fan! We’ve had this conversation before. Of course it helps an actor understand a role […]

Fantasy Movies

The Hobbit's, Evangeline Lily, Hosts a LIVE Facebook Q&A Event

March 6, 2014 Goldberry

This afternoon on her official Facebook page Evangeline Lilly hosted a fan Q&A. The questions and comments ranged from Tolkien lore, behind the scenes queries, and folks saying hello from around the world. Lilly was a gracious […]

Fantasy Books

The Harry Potter Hogwarts Collection

February 26, 2014 Goldberry

Available now on Amazon and from other sources of Muggle entertainment, this amazing set of the entire Harry Potter world contains Blu-ray, DVD, and Ultra Violet format. The box is pretty. The movies are pretty. […]

J.R.R. Tolkien

The Hobbit…with a Twist!

February 18, 2014 Goldberry

Con season is upon us…costumers are designing, draping, piecing, dreaming, and fitting. If you’re looking for inspiration for what to wear to your favourite con this year. Or you just love beautiful dwarves, then you’ll […]

Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor

January 27, 2014 Goldberry

Shadow of Mordor is getting some feedback from the creators of Assassin’s Creed for being…um…let’s call it derivative. And yeah…I can see what they’re saying. My reaction watching the official trailer was, “I loved this […]

Doctor Who

First Official Look at 12th Doctor!

January 27, 2014 Goldberry

From the Official Doctor Who FB page! Our first look at what the 12th Doctor will be wearing. And he’s looking good! But is anyone else still sad Capaldi won’t be swearing?

General

The Legacy of Gilligan's Island.

January 17, 2014 Goldberry

CNN has a really nice article on the passing of Russell Johnson, who we all know and love as The Professor from Gilligan’s Island. Our modern nerd culture of chain watching seasons/series of a show […]

Fantasy Movies

Saul Zaentz, Producer, dies at age 92.

January 3, 2014 Goldberry

The Saul Zaentz Company is frequently in the news for their litigious protection of the rights they acquire. But without those acquisitions we would not have the film world adaptations of The Hobbit and The […]

J.R.R. Tolkien

Can Bilbo be a girl?

December 20, 2013 Goldberry

This fantastic blog post from Michelle Nijhus and her five year old insisting Bilbo Baggins is a girl on The Last Word on Nothing is making its way around the Internets. And its an intriguing […]