News for Jul. 01, 2005

Russian Tolkien Fans Stage Role-Playing Battles

7/01/05, 10:44 am EST - Xoanon

In the summer, woods around Moscow, as well as Moscow’s biggest parks often teem with people who look like they’ve just walked off the set of “Lord of the Rings” — swords, armor, the works. The parks and gardens — which, for those in the know, have their own names in elven tongue — serve as grounds for role-playing and acting out the scenes from Tolkien originals as well as Tolkien-based fan fiction. [More]