Just a reminder to any TORnadoes in Queenstown: The four main hobbits and Legolas (Orlando Bloom) will be back from holidays to take part in the festivities in Queenstown as part of the Winter Festival, so keep an eye out for them. They’ll be at the ball tonight.
The full story’s on “Stuff” here
Month: July 2000
According to Radio New Zealand, a second man is due to appear in court this morning to answer charges of stealing film footage from ‘The Lord of the Rings,’ and another man is being spoken to by police.
One of the projects I have been a long time supporter of is Distributed.net. I have contributed computer time to it for over 2 years, and until recently there was no Tolkien related team (to my knowledge). There are teams relating to almost anything else imaginable, from computer advocacy groups to small groups of friends, etc.
Two days ago, resulting from a conversation with the Webmaster of Rolozo’s Tolkien, I created Team Tolkien to fill in the Tolkien gap at Distributed.net.
More information on Team Tolkien is available on the team page I created.
5 months (who said 4?…not I) to go until the Lord of the Rings trailer in movie theatres across North America!
Attached to the Cuban Missile Drama ’13 Days’, the Lord of the Rings trailer, or more likely, teaser, will have fanboys melting in their popcorn buckets.
See you in line…
There’s no really new news here, but Jason did get a rare opportunity for an overview of much that has happened when he saw five volumes of photos from the LOTR set. There’s a rumour that Liv’s role is cut down; other sources we’ve heard suggest that though more of Arwen’s scenes are done by Liv’s body double, her part in the story’s not necessarily smaller. You can read Jason’s view here, scroll down to the green type and call in the SpellCheckers. (Spellcheckers? Is that the Magic Police? Have I been reading too much Harry Potter?)
Greetings – Quickbeam here.
What can I say… these Green Books are hot! Stop in and peruse our many new articles and updates for July:
- What does the creator of Harry Potter have to say about The Hobbit? Read the new Tribute by J.K. Rowling.
- Anyone for a day-trip to Middle-earth? Quickbeam got a flood of creative responses and goes Out on a Limb with the Top 10 entries. Pack your bags and come along as we "Return to the Furthest Reaches."
- Would you believe that Snergs actually inspired Tolkien as he wrote the earliest drafts of The Hobbit?? Turgon has a new copy of The Marvellous Land of Snergs over on his Bookshelf. Questions & Answers has revealing new articles covering these subjects and more:
- Who was the true leader of The White Council?
- Is religion a strong theme in LOTR?
- Why did Legolas fear no spirits?
- Why doesn’t the sword Andúril glow?
- What does Evenstar mean?
- Did Dwarves exist before Men?
All these and more can be found here.
- Over in Moon Letters wordsmith Lilian C. has crafted a remarkable story that is a hybrid of Tolkien and (gasp) Jane Austen! You gotta read this, folks. Also find many great new limericks and poetry.
- Look for new updates in red to previous Q&A articles.
- Can’t find it?? Just use the SEARCH feature.
Tolkien lovers, historians, and even major media outlets keep coming to Green Books… Join the fun as we explore the WORDS and WORLD of Tolkien.
Much too hasty,
Quickbeam