News for Jan. 08, 2003

Tolkien Mania Hits South African Birthplace

1/08/03, 2:31 pm EST - Xoanon

The South African birthplace of Lord Of The Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien is to be turned into a site of pilgrimage for fans. Hot on the heels of the blockbusting success of the second Rings movie, The Two Towers, the town of Bloemfontein looks set to become a Tolkein tourist trap, despite the writer and academic having left for Britain when still a young boy. [More]