Those of you who know the Finnish writer and artist Tove Janssen’s wonderful ‘Moominland’ books will want to see this page, with its collection of her illustrations for the Swedish translation of The Hobbit. [More] Thanks to Trufflehunter for the link!
Month: April 2003
TORn Staffer Anwyn writes: Did you think we were never coming back? Fear not! In addition to the craziness of Two Towers, One Party, the Green Books staffers have also been dealing with issues regarding our book, The People’s Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien, edited by Tehanu and written by Tehanu, Anwyn, Quickbeam, Turgon, and Ostadan. That being said, we currently have a few new March/April tidbits up in the Q&A section, including:
- Is analyzing LotR too much a bad thing?
- Could Elrond and the others defeat Sauron even if he gets the Ring back?
- Can Elves return to Middle-earth from Valinor?
Also check out the new Moon Letters! Our columnists will return in the coming weeks to bring you fresh perspectives, analyses, book reviews, and guest articles. Until then – keep warm!
Craig-parker.net has translated an interview with Craig Parker from Germany’s RingCon.[More] Thanks to Vil for the link.
I have no idea where Duke university is but if you live near it I suppose you’ll know. They’re offering a course called “Tolkien, History, Ethics War.” It looks fantastic. [More]
“Don’t Come Crying to Me When You Need Someone who Speaks Elvish” it starts…[More] Thanks to Trey for the link
Viggo Mortensen in Iceland, courtesy of the paper Morgen-something. [My keyboad doesn’t have the right letters.] Thanks to Kristinn for the link. [More] Update: Now we have a translation, thanks to Kiddi. [More]