Ringer fan JL found something sweet in his National Geographic December 2000 issue featuring a photographic essay of New Zealand’s Fiordland area:

“… Trails lush with ferns and mosses evoke author J.R.R. Tolkien’s mythical forests, where ‘shadows lay by night and day, and dark things silent crept beneath.’ “


If I wasn’t elbow deep into my computer today, I’d have posted this earlier, but our favorite Titanic ship captain Bernard Hill (Theoden) is celebrating a birthday today.

Hill was born on December 17th, 1944 in Manchester, England. That makes him 56 today. Have a good one Bernard!!

Another great chance to see your favorite LOTR stars on the small screen. [More]

Sunday, December 17

Monday, December 18

Liv Tyler (Arwen) Armageddon Sky Premier UK
Viggo Mortensenhttp://theonering.net/movie/cast/mortensen.html (Aragorn) Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Bravo UK

Tuesday, December 19

Ian Holm (Biblo) Naked Lunch Sky Cinema UK & eXistenZ FilmFour UK

Wednesday, December 20

Viggo Mortensenhttp://theonering.net/movie/cast/mortensen.html (Aragorn) The Thin Red Line HBOPL & American Yakuza SHOWX & Texas Chainsaw Massacre III Bravo UK
Sean Bean (Boromir) Stormy Monday K13VC
Miranda Otto (Eowyn) The Thin Red Line HBOPL
Ian McKellen (Gandalf) Gods and Monsters SHOWDT & Rasputin HBOPL & Windmills of the Gods IFRC1
Andy Serkis (Gollum) Topsy-Turvy MOMAXP
Sean Astin (Sam) Dish Dogs WTCN
Brad Dourif (Wormtongue) Amos & Andrew SHOW
Christopher Lee (Saruman) Gremlins 2: The New Batch Sky MovieMax UK

Thursday, December 21

Viggo Mortensenhttp://theonering.net/movie/cast/mortensen.html (Aragorn) 28 Days JDVC1 & The Passion of Darkly Noon HBOPL & Boiling Point BETM
Sean Bean (Boromir) Airborne ACMAX & Jacob TNTI
Hugo Weaving (Elrond) The Matrix MOMAX
Elijah Wood (Frodo) Paradise KNSO & Avalon STARZ5
Andy Serkis (Gollum) Among Giants HBOSIG
Sean Astin (Sam) Encino Man WFFT & Toy Soldiers BETM
Christopher Lee (Saruman) Return From Witch Mountain STARZ4
Ian McKellen (Gandalf) Amy Foster Sky Premier UK

Friday, December 22

Karl Urbanhttp://theonering.net/movie/cast/urban.html (Eomer) Heaven STARZ5
Elijah Wood (Frodo) The Good Son FX
Paul Sutera (Lotho) The Brady Bunch Movie HBOF
Christopher Lee (Saruman) The Land of Faraway SCIFI & Safari 3000 FLIX & Horror Express WSPYLP
Bernard Hill (Theoden) True Crime MAXS
Brad Dourif (Wormtongue) Death Machine KTXA Color of Night MOMAX

Saturday, December 23

Viggo Mortensenhttp://theonering.net/movie/cast/mortensen.html (Aragorn) Young Guns II KTVF
Liv Tyler (Arwen) Stealing Beauty RCN
Ian Holm (Bilbo) Hamlet WJWB & Dance With a Stranger SUNDAE & Mary, Queen of Scots RCN
Elijah Wood (Frodo) The Faculty SHOW3
John Rhys-Davies (Gimli) Body Armor FX & Cyborg Cop WWHO & King Solomon’s Mines WMAZ & King Solomon’s Mines Sky MovieMax UK & Britannic ITV UK & King Solomon’s Mines MovieMax UK
Bruce Spense (Mouth of Sauron) Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome KAKW
Sean Astin (Sam) Rudy TNT & Staying Together SHOW3
Christopher Lee (Saruman) The Mummy AMC & Scott of the Antarctic A&E
Bernard Hill (Theoden) William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream MOMAX & Gandhi KIXE
Brad Dourif (Wormtongue) Urban Legend SHOWX & Child’s Play 2 WNJU 47 & Nightwatch Sky MovieMax UK
Hugo Weaving (Elrond) The Matrix Sky Premier UK

We received word from the folks over at Fantasy Pewter regarding the launch of their phenomenal business. If you’re a Tolkien or fantasy collector, these chess sets, intricately detailed goblets, dragon statues and other amazing offerings will have your eyes popping! Check it out here.