Sara writes: The new Decipher expansion set, Realms of The Elf-Lords is out today. All the Figwit fans…
Continue ReadingSara writes: The new Decipher expansion set, Realms of The Elf-Lords is out today. All the Figwit fans had high hopes for this-we were all hoping he will have his own card and his true name will be revealed! Well, Decipher posted this article about the council of Elrond. [More]
The people at figwitlives.net already responded to the shocking news 😉 Of all the elves in the council they leave HIM nameless? Is all hope lost?!
Mirkwood Maiden from our TORN messageboards has been hard at work getting the TORN Family Album site open, take a look at the amazing comunity they’ve created! [More]
And of course, be sure to check out our Barliman’s photo gallery! [More]
News from R2 Project regarding the latest Bernard Hill (Theoden) film ‘Scorpion King’: Although not 100% confirmed we understand that “The Scorpion King” from Universal will get a rental release on the 7th of October. We understand that the title will have a 4 week retail window meaning that it will be available to buy on or around the 4th of November. I don’t believe we have a R1 release date yet.
KnightFour writes: Check out www.ancestry.com. Apparently this site, the leader in genealogy on the web, appreciates LOTR! LOTR fans can go to the home page and type “Bilbo Baggins” in the main search and see two pedigrees, one of which iincludes a complete and accurate representation of the Hobbit genealogy. Other LOTR families are also represented in their Ancestry Word Tree and can be found be searching on specific names. [More]
The San Francisco Chronicle did an article on studies being done to figure out why people cry in the presence of beautiful things like art or music. As a follow-up to that, they asked readers to write in and tell them what things made them cry in that way. There were dozens of replies. Along with Mahler, Strauss and Schubert, Rodin and Shakespeare, the Fellowship of the Ring got two mentions. In both cases the writers said they cried not because of sadness but because of the touching nature of the friendship and loyalty the Fellowship showed. For one writer it’s the moment when Frodo reaches down to pull the drowning Sam out of the river that brings on the tears – as many of us can attest!
In Australia, Land Rover is having a promotion from August 6: If you purchase a Land Rover with a an inbuilt DVD player, you get a bonus Lord of the Rings DVD. Land Rover are also the official car sponsors of the Lord of the Rings movies. This follows on the heels of the partnership announced between Kia and New Line to promote the Kia Sorrento SUV [See here]. Thanks to FrodoFan1.
Given Tolkien’s hatred of cars and what they do to the environment, it’s a mercy he didn’t live to see his work used to promote these. Yrch!
