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The Lord of the Rings Gift Guide: Jewellery Edition

The Lord of the Rings Gift Guide: Jewellery Edition

It's no surprise that a series called The Lord of the Rings has an emphasis on jewellery, from the malevolent power of the One Ring itself to the L...

The Lord of the Rings Gift Guide: The Die-hard Fan Edition

One of the wonderful things about the rich tapestry of Tolkien's legendarium is just how deep the well goes, and the fact that you can delve as dee...

The Lord of the Rings Gift Guide: For Kids... Big and Small

When Sir Stanley Unwin was considering publishing The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, he asked his ten-year-old son Raynor to review the book for him. Hi...

The Lord of the Rings Gift Guide: Stocking Filler Edition

We've all been there. Christmas is close and one kid's stocking is bigger than the other. It's your friend's birthday and you can't think of what t...

The Lord of the Rings Gift Guide: Homewares and Office Edition

What Lord of the Rings fan doesn't secretly wish to own Frodo's sword, or Gandalf's staff? There's no greater way to bring a small slice of Middle-...

The Lord of the Rings Gift Guide: The Bookshelf

Peter Jackson's film trilogy brought the world of Middle-earth to life in epic fashion, filling theatres worldwide and matching the record for Osca...

The Lord of the Rings Gift Guide: Top Presents for the Tolkien Obsessed

Not sure what to buy your Tolkien-loving friend for their birthday, or that one family member who repeatedly binges the films for Christmas? We’ve ...

Hole In My Pocket x Royal Armouries

Exploring Creativity and History: An Interview with Hole in My Pocket We’re excited to share news of our new creative collaboration with Hole in M...

Royal Armouries X Windlass Swords

History brought to life Royal Armouries together with Windlass Steelcrafts have created an exciting new range of historically accurate replica swor...

Introducing the I.33 Sword

To celebrate the release of the I.33 sword, Stuart Ivinson, Librarian at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, explores the history of the treasured...

Japanese Warriors

We hold a wonderfully rich collection of Japanese warrior objects, and many of these are on show in the Oriental Gallery in the Royal Armouries Mus...

Chinese arms and armour

To celebrate the coming Chinese New Year, this month we take a look at the number of remarkable objects from our collection that demonstrate the fa...

An ode to the horse: horses in warfare

Horses have been used in warfare since ancient times up until the present day. They were used in many roles, from combat mounts to pack animals, an...