Alert TORNado Michelle may have found the ultimate Elbereth, Queen of the Stars Barbie. We’re still on the lookout for the Melkor Ken and the GI Boromir….
Month: November 2000
For all you Ringers that can get to London, there’s an exhibition there at the Chalk Farm Gallery showing Ted Nasmith’s work, including the originals for his recent ‘Silmarillion.’ For everyone else, you can have a look on the website and even do a bit of virtual shopping there. (more)
Last week the Messageboarders came up with a thread that made me spit my breakfast out my nose. This is NOT for the fainthearted, I tell you.
Goldberry, Aragorn, Arwen or another possibility for Arwen and last, but FAR from least, Galadriel
Oh, and how could I forget….Luthien!
When it comes to medieval arms and armour, few people know as much as Joe Piela of the Lonely Mountain Forge. A longtime Tolkien fan, he agreed to look at all the images we had of arms and armour in the film production. The result is this great article! (more)
Yesterday we reported the sad news of Rayner Unwin’s death. A correspondent wrote in with a few lines which summed up the importance Rayner had to Tolkien and his fans – who would never have existed without Rayner’s intervention.
“Rayner Unwin was the person who first reviewed The Hobbit (when aged 10), and on his advice his father Sir Stanley published it. He was paid one shilling for the review.
Rayner Unwin was also the person responsible for getting the Lord of the Rings published. The necessary permission from his father came in a cable:
IF YOU [Rayner] THINK IT [LotR] A WORK OF GENIUS THEN YOU MAY LOSE £1000.
And the rest is history”
The latest set at Mt. Vic is certainly accessible. That makes a change! The reports have been coming in (more)