Cliff Foster, Congratulations!!! You were the only person to send me a correct answer to yesterday’s question, I…
Continue ReadingCliff Foster, Congratulations!!! You were the only person to send me a correct answer to yesterday’s question, I bow to you. The correct answer was “Elostirion”. Now for the question of the day:
“In the Hobbit, what was the name of the chief of the ravens?”
Email yours truly with your answers, the first correct person will be posted here tomorrow. Have fun!!!!
I am back!!! ISP troubles have made me miss a day, but ever faithful Gamgee is on the job! Our last winner was again Anne Fruguglietti, the correct answer was “Balin”
Now for today’s thought provoking mind bender:
“What was the name of the tallest and westernmost of the White Towers, where the palantir was kept?”
E-mail me with your answers, and the 1st correct Tolkienite will have his/her name posted here tomorrow!
Tony the Cat checks in with his news and views from Wellington, including the Mirror of Galadriel, partying with Eowyn, Wormtongue, and Bilbo and the Lorien set! [More]
Super Ringer Spy Tony the Cat sends in the latest from ‘Wellywood’
When I arrived in Wellington, one of my sources gave me some interesting info about those New Line vp’s that arrived the other day. I got my hands on their schedule.
It seems that they made a visit to the Helms Deep set Thursday night. The next day I saw them arrive at the Camperdown studios (WETA), and if I’m not mistaken they had a little party with Barrie Osborne. It seems that a lot of actors were also present like Brad Dourif (Grima), Ian Holm (Bilbo) and Miranda Otto (Eowyn).
On a more iteresting note, when I was around the studios friday I saw some glimpses of a set. My guess is it was Lorien-set, because I saw them moving in some setprops, one of wich looked (in my opinion) very much like the mirror of Galadriel.
Also there was some activity with fake-trees.
Thanks Tony! That was Grrrreeat! (Sorry, I had to)
We received some correspondence from Friends of the Earth people who have long hoped that recognition of the unique, ‘magical’ qualities of the the forests around the Oparara valley might deter logging interests.(See http://www.nfa.org.nz/ for more on that.
As Tehanu’s ‘Search for Middle-earth’ showed, there is a Galadriel Ck. and Moria Gate on the official maps, but Friends of the Earth wanted to take it further. They contacted PJ and suggested that he consider the Oparara Valley as a film location, and word is that children in nearby Westport are preparing to be filmed in some scenes there in May.
The Elijah Wood (Frodo) film ‘Chain of Fools’ is out in the US.
