From: ellafunnt
I live in vancouver, b.c. and in this saturday’s edition of the vancouver sun (in the ‘mix’ section) there was an entire page devoted to lord of the rings, titled “The Language of the Elves.” it goes on to talk about tolkien, scholars who study elvish, and a history of the book’s conception. i thought it was very fascinating because until now i haven’t seen many articles discussing the linguistics of lord of the rings, and that’s probably the most important thing!
It also discusses the role of linguists in hollywood and how quenya differs from so many made up hollywood languages out there. and here’s a nicely put take on the whole ‘geek’ factor:
“And you would keep in mind that the humans who study Elvish do no resemble those you might expect to speak Klingon. They will not wear prosthetic foreheads and salute William Shatner. They are more likely to know Native American words for orange juice and read Beowulf in the original Old English. They are, like the professor who started it all, serious people.”
There is also a fairly large picture of elijah wood and sean astin in character at the top third of the page, and on the bottom there is a brief glossary of quenya words–variations on the words ‘air,’ ‘dragon,’ ‘drink,’ and ‘sea’ for example. there’s also a link from where this sample was taken from (www.dragondesign.com/TheLair/elf.html).
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Ringer Spy Erin sends in word that ‘The Boston Herald’ has an article about LOTR. Thanks to KC for shooting us the link: [More].
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From: milaya
There was an article in the papers (The New Paper)today that mentions a bit about Cannes, Liv Tyler and LoTR, and I thought maybe you might be interested. The writer of the article has attended Cannes. [More]
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From JG of The Tolkien Society: “… I wanted to let you know that we will be at the San Diego Comic Con every day handing out flyers and limited edition buttons. We will also have drawings for SIGNED Ted Nasmith books and calendars. We will be sharing a booth with Sideshow Toys (booth #429); we’ll be using their booth as our ‘home base’…”
This is getting better and better!
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This upcoming weekend, July 19-22, the San Diego Convention Center plays host to Comic-Con, and Lord of the Rings fans will be pleased! A presentation from New Line, a presentation from us, and a literature panel will be offered. Also, the Tolkien Society will be sharing a booth with Sideshow Toys, and who knows what else?! I hope to see you there!! [More]
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The BarliBash folks have some shirts you might want to have a look at! Custom artwork, by our very own Matt Grossman (Stormcrow), graces the back of these shirts. Whether or not you are attending BarliBash, you can wear the shirt to show off your Tolkien geekiness… umm, I mean your undying affection for all things Tolkien… ummmm, I mean… oh let’s face it and show the world… you’re a hobbithead!!! More
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