Archive for January 12th, 2003

The Hobbit appears in Luxembourgish!

Sunday, January 12th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Green Book writer Turgon writes: Translator Henry Wickens has informed me that his translation of The Hobbit into Luxembourgish ("Lëtzebuergesch"--the language used in Luxembourg), "Den Hobbit," was launched on 13 ... Read more..

American Fork, Utah Does LOTR Music

Sunday, January 12th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Christi writes: We will be playing "Symphonic Suite from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" at our concert in American Fork, Utah, on Feb. 24. [More] Read more..

ROTK Posters By March?

Sunday, January 12th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

File this one away in the hopefull-rumor department; Jen writes: Yesterday an exec at AMC theaters said that the posters for The Return of the King would be arriving in ... Read more..

Tolkien, Academia And Tenure

Sunday, January 12th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Jatamansi discovered this brief, but interesting editorial about the political reasons Tolkien might not survive as an academic at today's universities. It also briefly mentions the influence his writings have ... Read more..

Empire Online Poll

Sunday, January 12th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

Roll out the pollsters. "2003 is finally upon us, so which of this year's titles is the one that gives you reason to live?" Scroll to the bottom to find ... Read more..

The Two Towers As A Cultural Renaissance

Sunday, January 12th, 2003 Posted in Old Main News

The Two Towers should be viewed not as a separate movie or typical sequel but as the "To be continued" of a single cultural event whose opening salvo was The ... Read more..