LOTR Artist and friend of TORN, Alan Lee, writes: Slightly off-topic, but April 1 is the US release…
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LOTR Artist and friend of TORN, Alan Lee, writes: Slightly off-topic, but April 1 is the US release date of SHAPESHIFTERS – tales from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, retold by Adrian Mitchell and illustrated by Tolkien artist Alan Lee. You could do worse – while waiting for the Hobbit movies – than spending time revisiting some of these beautiful and magical stories.
Order SHAPESHIFTERS – tales from Ovid’s Metamorphoses on Amazon.com Today!
Named one of the best films in the last 25 years by USA Today, The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy is coming to Blu-ray™ for the first time ever. Join WB Insider Rewards for a chance to win the Blu-ray edition of the trilogy, a Sony Playstation®3 with built in Blu-ray player and highly prized collectibles. The Grand Prize includes a chess set by The Noble Collection with an ancient map of Middle-earth mounted beneath the playing surface and a base with actual images of the memorable characters and scenes from the thrilling motion picture trilogy. Join for a chance to win!
A well-loved Birmingham nature reserve acknowledged by JR Tolkien as the inspiration behind the mystical Old Forest in his world famous novels The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, has won a £376,500 grant* from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The project, which will be undertaken by The Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country, hopes to both restore Moseley Bog and Joy’s Wood Local Nature Reserve as a green space of exceptional heritage significance, improving access for people of all abilities to experience and enjoy. Many years of underinvestment – the site was destined for a fate as a landfill site – will be reversed with a comprehensive conservation management plan of its key heritage features and biodiversity. The site was renamed in 2000 after urban conservation campaigner Joy Fifer worked tirelessly in the 1980’s on the ‘Save Our Bog’ campaign to save the site from development and is now a Local Nature Reserve and Site of Importance for Nature Conservation. It is home to a rich diversity of habitats, including the bog itself, various dry woodlands and a high number of species including birds, invertebrates and small mammals. In addition, the site also has important cultural and archaeological significance including two Bronze Age burnt mounds with Scheduled Ancient Monument status, and a former mill pool dam, a pond and a former water mill. Continue reading “Moseley Bog celebrates Heritage Lottery Fund win for ‘Tolkien’s playground’ Nature Reserve!”
Our pal Carlene Cordova writes: According to George R.R. Martin’s “Not a Blog” the latest Calendar of paintings of locations from his “Song of Ice and Fire” fantasy series will be illustrated by none other than LOTR illustrator Ted Nasmith. According to Martin’s website, the calendar will be debuting from publisher Bantam Spectra at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con in July.
For fans of Westros and other “Ice and Fire” environs, this series is currently in production with HBO starring Sean Bean. (But you already knew that…) I’m sure that Ted Nasmith isn’t the last LOTR alum to hop onboard this blockbuster fantasy series! Here’s the link with pictures. More..
TheOneRing.net Radio Show had Ted Nasmith as a guest on the show, take a listen to the show here!
Andy Serkis has been describing life as Gollum and praising the talents of friend and Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson. The British actor is reprising his most famous role in the film adaption of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit, due to be released in 2011. Serkis thinks the magic of the character comes, partly from the motion capture techniques used to make the film. “The really key moment really was Peter’s understanding that drama is what happens between two beings,” the 45-year-old said. More..
A Dutch Lord of the Rings enthusiast and her two Kiwi mates didn’t stick to the script and had to be rescued off the slopes of Mount Doom after setting out ill equipped and too late in the day. Six search and rescue teams were sent up Mt Ngauruhoe after the alarm was raised at a cost of $10,000. Ryan Hattle, Sam MacDonald and Violet Onderwater met on couchsurfing.com, a website where people offer up their couches to travellers for free. On Saturday the team set off on their quest. More..
