WIRED.com: J.R.R. Tolkien 1916J.R.R. Tolkien was a leading scholar of the English language’s Anglo-Saxon roots, and he invented entire languages for his legendary Middle Earth narratives. According to a new restricted exhibit at Britain’s intelligence-agency Government Communications Headquarters, the acclaimed author and philologist also trained to crack a few languages at the top-secret Government Code and Cypher School before World War II. More..
Month: September 2009
The Lord of the Rings Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore had no trouble conjuring up music for great halls, evil times, or any of the scenes depicted in Peter Jackson’s epic adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s three novels about the great war for the “one ring to rule them all.” More..
It goes without saying, there are MANY types of LOTR Fans out there. Some show their enthusiasm through fan art, others through fan fiction. Then there are those that show it through hardcore gansta rap! First off, if you are offended by significantly offensive language, or spoofing of LOTR, this video is NOT for you. For the rest of you – enjoy! [Watch] (WARNING!!! Not suitable for younger audiences) Thank to Bino for the link.
Matt Blessing from Marquette University gives us the heads up: An online registration form has been prepared for public tours of manuscript exhibit, “The Beginnings of a Masterpiece: Original Manuscripts from The Fellowship of the Ring.” Continue reading “Advanced Registration for Tours of Tolkien Manuscripts”
For the record, Viggo Mortensen is not quitting acting. In Toronto yesterday promoting his latest film, The Road, Mortensen was ticked at a Men’s Journal quote several months ago that he has “no plans” to do another movie. “I guess I should have been a bullsh–ter, like a lot of actors are. When they say, ‘Have you got anything lined up?’ ‘Oh, I’ve got 20 (projects) I’m not at liberty to discuss,’ ” Mortensen said. “I was just honest with someone a little while back who asked, ‘Have you got a movie lined up?’ and I said, ‘No.’ It’s oh, he’s quitting. I never said that.” More..
JRR Tolkien was secretly trained as a Government spy during the Second World War…
“Tolkien, one of his generation’s most respected linguists, was ”earmarked” to crack Nazi codes in the event that Germany declared war. Intelligence chiefs singled him and a ‘cadre’ of other intellectuals to work at Bletchley Park, the codebreaking centre in Buckinghamshire. Its staff – which included Alan Turing, the gay codebreaker – would later decipher the ‘impenetrable’ Enigma machines. This saved Britain from German conquest by allowing the Navy to intercept and destroy Hitler’s U-Boats.”
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