Billy Boyd has been signed on to appear at The One Ring Celebration! The One Ring Celebration (or ORC for short) will take place in Pasadena, CA in January 2005. Billy joins Brad Dourif, Bruce Hopkins, John Rhys-Davies, Charles Ross, Emerald Rose, and World Without Sundays. More announcements to come soon, so keep checking this website and the ORC website for details! [One Ring Celebration]
Month: October 2004
Pervy Hobbit Fancier writes: Just thought I’d let you know that Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey will be speaking at the University of Missouri-Columbia on Wednesday, November 3 at 7:30PM in Jesse Auditorium. The title of his lecture will be “The Way Things Turn Out: J.R.R. Tolkien and Peter Jackson” followed by a showing of The Fellowship of the Ring. [More]
For the past few days, Sideshow Collectibles have been running a Halloween special called the ‘Spooktacular.’ The reason we mention it is because some fans have walked away with 50-100% off of highly sought after LOTR collectibles: Grima Wormtongue Statue, Boromir Statues, etc. In some cases, second chances at long Sold Out items like Shelob. The event lasts until Sunday, so follow the link for details. [Click Here]
In celebration of the Lord of the Rings 50th anniversary, Ted Nasmith presents slides of his paintings from the new edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s prequel to the trilogy. Nasmith was commissioned for twenty-six new paintings. He will be at ‘University Bookstore’ in Seattle, WA today (Oct 28th). Follow this link to see his next stop! [More]
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TORn staffer Anwyn writes: TheOneRing.net and Cold Spring Press are pleased to announce the release of More People’s Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien. Following last year’s successful The People’s Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien, this volume continues in the best tradition of Green Books and Tehanu’s Notes to explore the words and worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien through essays, Q&A from readers, and interviews with special guests. [Available at Amazon.com]
(AP) — In a breathtaking discovery, scientists working on a remote Indonesian island say they have uncovered the bones of a human dwarf species marooned for eons while modern man rapidly colonized the rest of the planet. [More]