From the folks at inretrospectpodcast.com: Strider continues his epic journey through the varying layers of Tolkien’s Middle-Earth, examining…
Continue ReadingFrom the folks at inretrospectpodcast.com: Strider continues his epic journey through the varying layers of Tolkien’s Middle-Earth, examining the journey from book to game, this time focusing on The Two Towers. What connects a certain Scottish play to Fangorn Forest?
In part two Strider’s journey takes him from Fangorn Forest to the plains of Rohan and beyondexploring how the books, films, games and real life locations portray this expansive environment.
Watch Part 1 here.
Ian McKellen blogs that Martin Freeman, who stars as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit, has gone on hiatus in order to fulfill his previous commitment to shoot three more Sherlock telefilms. (Freeman, in case you didn’t know, plays Dr. Watson in the show.) He’ll return to the Hobbit production upon completion of Sherlock.
“The rest of the cast remains on duty for another few weeks, working on hobbit-less sections of the film. These involve dwarves of course but also elves, with Hugo Weaving back for a stretch as Lord Elrond,” wrote McKellen. More..
Peeder Jigson gives us a tour of Mirkwood, he gets lost within the studio set…has a panic attack…then sets fire to it accidentally. All in a days work for Mr. Jigson! Take a look at the mockumentary on Funny or Die. STRONG LANGUAGE AND CONTENT WARNING
Literature Wales’ 2011 Literary Tourism Programme continues with a walk exploring the influence of Wales’ landscape, language and culture on J.R.R. Tolkien’s work
Following a successful three years of bus tours to places such as Llangarron, Abergavenny, Cwmaman and Talgarreg, Literature Wales (formerly Academi) continues its 2011 Literary Tourism Programme with a walking tour within the stunning Black Mountains.
Tolkien’s Wales in the Black Mountains will take place on Thursday 30 June 2011. The tour will be led by Dimitra Fimi, a Lecturer in English at UWIC and a specialist in the uses of folklore and mythology in fantasy literature. Her monograph Tolkien, Race and Cultural History: From Fairies to Hobbits (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008) explores the evolution of J.R.R. Tolkien’s (1892-1973) mythology by examining how it changed as a result of Tolkien’s life story and contemporary cultural and intellectual history. Continue reading “Tolkien’s Wales in the Black Mountains”
It’s been more than a month since Sir Ian McKellen posted an entry on his blog “Notes From Imladris” dedicated to his adventures filming The Hobbit. But the wait seems to have been worth it.
His latest blog entry “THE HOBBIT, 2 Elves, and another Wizard” is replete with a picture of Hugo Weaving, who’ll be returning as Lord Elrond, a screencap from ROTK of Bret McKenzie as the Elf Lindir, and a picture of Sylvester McCoy who’s been cast in the role of Radagast the Brown.
Threads of interest follow:
The blog post makes for an amazing read, so be sure to click that link above and read the Grey Wizard’s notes in his own hand.
This weekend TORn’s Hall of Fire returns to the Hobbit to examine “Riddles in the Dark”.
Bilbo wakes up lost and afraid. Crawling along in the dark, not knowing where he’s going, one of his hands makes contact with a small, cold, metal ring. Little does he realise how putting it in his pocket will change the fate of middle-earth. Continue reading “Hall of Fire this weekend — Riddles in the Dark!”
