Scott Chitwood is perhaps unfair to Lucas by comparing FOTR to ‘The Phantom Menace’ rather than Lucas’ ground-breaking ‘Star Wars,’ and he concludes that FOTR is a movie that SW fans will love. [More]

Corelina sends word that the German station HR3 is auctioning off the prototype for all rings that were used in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, crafted by Oliver Nöll, a German Goldsmith. [More]

Filip writes: Just wanted to tell you that Aftonbladet (a Swedish newspaper) reviewed FOTR yesterday. They gave it 4 out of 5, and wrote that it was a “magnificent adventure”.

And the Daily Mail’s Christopher Tookey warned: “Critics who gave five-star ratings to Chris Columbus’s competent but uninspired Harry Potter movie are going to have to find ten if they are to do justice to The Fellowship of the Ring. [More]

Ringer Spy Eledhwen sends us these 10 great snaps of the LOTR stars attending the LOTR:FOTR premiere in London yesterday! [More]

Our new found friends at TolkienOnline have posted their first review of the film. Ted gives it a 9 out of 10. If you know Ted, that is good news for Tolkien fans worldwide! [More]