The Matamata Chronicle got a tour of Hobbiton; the report on Stuff.co.nz has details of the new construction, saying it will look exactly as it did in “The Lord of the Rings.” The bridge and mill are being rebuilt! Take the last line, which talks about shooting dates and 3D, with a grain of salt: It sounds like a wrap-up of previous reports, not all confirmed, rather than fresh news. Read More
Month: April 2010
Dedicated Maddie Chambers has completed her own tribute to J.R.R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings trilogy by creating a miniature model of hobbit Frodo Baggins home. Maddie, 30, spent a year building her intricate model by hand, making everything from the portraits on the walls to the household furniture and vegetable patch in the garden.
The hobbits Bag End cottage is where the trilogy – one of the most popular books ever published – begins and ends and is home to pint-sized hero Frodo, played in Peter Jacksons record-breaking films by Elijah Wood. More..
Join the discussion board regulars as they consider the latest Middle-earth Conspiracy Theory:
What was Saruman’s real reason for wanting to get his hands on the One Ring?
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Linuxelf sends along another batch of LOTR archive clips: Weta Digital on CGI Animation, Weta Team On Oscar Wins and future projects & Peter Jackson talks about FOTR Premier. Enjoy!
Weta Digital on CGI Animation
Frederik writes: Hi, I’m a danish fan of the rings and I’m writing to inform you that the cast of the rings has gotten another knight today. In the event of Queen Margrethe II’s 70 years birthday, a good deal of people were knighted and Viggo Mortensen (being half Danish after all) was one of the lucky ones. The title given to Viggo is “Ridder af Dannebrog” which translates into “Knight of the Danish banner”.
Kate from HarperCollins writes: I wanted to get in touch with you about www.tolkien.co.uk as it has undergone a recent transformation, with a new look and new products available which I thought would be of interest to TheOneRing’s community.
Relaunching this week, the book store from Tolkien’s official publisher HarperCollins features 14 new products which are exclusive to the site. One of which is a limited edition print (100 only) of the poem ‘Oliphaunt’ from The Lord of the Rings and has been produced using tradition letterpressing techniques. Continue reading “HarperCollins’ tolkien.co.uk Relaunches”