The people across at BitofEarth.net have been understandably quiet since Project Elanor began on April 5, but have finally declared the project complete. What’s more, they have a report up which includes a picture gallery from the day when Sean Astin helped out on the building site. [More]
Day: April 19, 2003
In for a penny, in for a pound, goes the saying. But if you want to own this extremely rare first edition copy of the Hobbit, you’ll probably need about 7,000 of them. [More]
You can check out a scan of the dust jacket – and details of when the auction takes place – here. Thanks to Ringer Spy Arwenelf for digging up the link.
Okay, we’ve known that Sierra will be turning the Hobbit into a computer game for Nintendo Gamecube, PS2 and XBox – as well as the GameBoy Advance – for a while. However, the people at actiontrip.com got a nice peek what’s planned and a quick chat with Troy Skinner, producer at Sierra Entertainment. [More]
For more information, you can also read an earlier interview that Design Lead Chuck Lupher gave to our own Gaming Havens staff just a couple of weeks ago. [More]
Early this week I posted about a career-comprehensive interview with Billy Boyd on IGN Filmforce. Only a couple of parts were up at that point. However, all five parts of this two-hour long phone interview have been transcribed and posted … and it’s well worth the read. So if you missed it, head over and take a look! [More]
This weekend, Hall of Fire focuses on one of Tolkien’s more mysterious creations – the Druedain. If you’re somewhat mystified as to who these people are, the name Ghan Buri Ghan (from Return of the King) may ring a few bells. Just what was Tolkien’s inspiration for the creation of this “unlovely” and secretive people? A forest people with no writing system and “guttural languange”, they seem uniquely placed among the Free Peoples of Middle Earth. [More]
This weekend, Hall of Fire focuses on one of Tolkien’s more mysterious creations – the Druedain. If you’re somewhat mystified as to who these people are, the name Ghan Buri Ghan (from Return of the King) may ring a few bells. Just what was Tolkien’s inspiration for the creation of this “unlovely” and secretive people? A forest people with no writing system and “guttural languange”, they seem uniquely placed among the Free Peoples of Middle Earth. [More]