From: Jeremy
At ifilm.com there is an article about the official Lord of the Rings movie site. They rated it a ‘must see’ web site. [More]
Month: March 2001
PipeSmoke just drifted over in our chat room Barliman’s and told me to check out ign.com for a looksee. Lo and behold, it’s a complete chapter by chapter summary of The Fellowship of the Ring! Check it out here.
Greetings – Quickbeam here.
Green Books has a lot of new stuff for March.
- Did you think Frodo was the main character of the trilogy? WRONG! Go Out on a Limb with me as I explain “It’s All About Sam.”
- We reveal fifteen great new Questions & Answers:
- What’s the back-history of Glamdring?
- Were there vampires in Middle-earth?
- Is Legolas really a blond?
- Was the Necromancer really Sauron?
- What happened to the Nazgûl’s rings?
- Were the Falls of Rauros evil?
All these and more can be found here.
- Tookish has a boat-load of new humor in his Ticklers section. You’ll find comics, parodies, links to humor sites, funny jokes, and desperate-to-be-funny jokes!
- Our new Special Guest writes “In Arwen’s Defense.” For all you red-eyed fans who think Arwen’s role should be reduced in the films, read this!
- Look for new updates in red to previous Q & A articles.
Next month we will have plenty more with Turgon, Ostadan, and the long-delayed debut of the online novel, “Isildur.” Join us as we explore the WORDS and WORLD of Tolkien.
Much too hasty,
Yah, boo, swords and toy balrog! For those of a more peaceful disposition living round Chicago, this might be more your style. [More]
I’m jealous. Amy typed this up sent this in – thank you!
“J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1937 tale catapulted a short furry-footed homebody hobbit into a journey through the wonders and dangers of a mystical made-up land. With Tolkien’s text in mind, Bryce Bandstra, general foreman of the Chicago Park District conservatories, put pencil to paper and set out on an adventure.
Bandstra sent his fancy flying to mythical Middle-earth, piecing together plants and hardscapes for this year’s Hobbit Garden at the 2001 Chicago Flower and Garden Show. The 2,800-square-foot exhibit–a serendipitous prequel to the movie adaptation of Tolkien’s further Middle-earth novel, “The Fellowship of the Ring,” that is to be released in December–recreates homebody Baggins’ hobbit-hole and the surrounding Shire.
“Everyone knows ‘The Hobbit,'” says Bandstra. “It was an opportunity to do something entirely imaginary and to entertain more members of the family….”
A horticultural tie-in to the upcoming film, the garden is a Middle-earth illusion blending from-the-book settings with details drawn from Bandstra’s imagination and Old English garden designs.
In Bandstra’s fairy-tale countryside, there is, of course, the hobbit-hole, complete with door, chimneys and windows, nestled into a verdant hillside. A man-made stream–standing in for Tolkien’s The Water–flows past a birch grove and a meadow composed of turf grass, primrose and dame’s rocket. A winding brick path leads to the hobbit’s door and his cottage gardens, spilling over with scented geraniums, rosemary, thyme, scented viburnums, foxgloves, bleeding hearts and forget-me-nots. Quotations from “The Hobbit,” written on signs throughout the display, guide those unfamiliar with Tolkien’s story down both the literary and the garden path.”
Chicago Tribune, Sunday March 4, 2001 Section 17- Chicago Flower andGarden Show Page 13
Have we ever got the website for YOU to check out!
Fingolfin wrote to say:
“It is my pleasure to announce the opening of Middle Earth Trader, the “one-stop” site for the Tolkien Collector Enthusiast.
Middle Earth Trader is a Tolkien-related collectible directory that allows sellers to post classified ads or links to auctions within our directory while giving buyers a starting point to search for items to finish that special collection. We also give registered site sponsors a banner placement and the ability to post news articles about new collectibles as they come out.” [More]