Ostadan writes: One of J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal works, the Qenyaqetsa, or Qenya Lexicon, is being reprinted. This is the first documented version of the language that eventually became Quenya, and dates from around 1917, and although it is expensive, I consider it indispensible for those interested in tracing the development of Tolkien’s languages. Be warned, though, if you think you can ‘learn Elvish’ from it — it is *not* a “Quenya Dictionary”; the language changed considerably by the time Lord of the Rings saw print. [More] [Shop]

TheOneRing.net is proud to be an active participant in the 2nd annual Lord of the Rings Pavilion at Comic Con 2003, taking place July 17th-20th at the San Diego Convention Center. We’ll be hosting a live webcam, live chats and a whole lot more to help all Ringers get their Tolkien fix! Follow the link for details. [More]

Media Watch: Face UK Magazine Talks Bloom

No, we haven’t become the Offical Swooning Orlando site of the moment, but the sexiest tomboy beanpole on the planet Orlando Bloom (Legolas) has certainly gotten a ton of press lately. Here are some scans from ‘The Face’ magazine thanks to Trueogre. [More]

A while back we reported that Italy would be getting ROTK in December 2003 (See Italy Gets ROTK in December -Xo). Well now it seems that the date has been pushed back to January 23rd, 2004. Sorry folks.

Paul writes: The review went up tonight for the battering ram. You also may have missed the rohan warriors and siege ballista sets. Next up is the ringwraiths 3 pack. Also of interest, I think adrian scored some ROTK toy images. [More] [Shop]

Kris writes: Just to let you know that there will be a drive-in showing of the Two Towers in Mechelen’s Utopolis (near CineCity) on Saturday, 19 July. [More]