Local news channel [3News] interviews Orlando Bloom, in it he talks about his new film The Three Musketeers and returning to Wellington NZ for his role as Legolas.
Watch Full Interview [here]
Month: August 2011
Eowyn Rohan writes: Greetings all Middle-earth friends! Time is rapidly running out for you to register for the A Long-Expected Party 2, taking place from September 28th to October 2nd, 2011 in beautiful Shaker Village, Kentucky. There are a few open spots left, so if you have considered going but have delayed your decision, now is the time! If you are curious about our little get-together, check out the website,www.alep2.us, and listen to the interview with the organizers and musical Celtfather Marc Gunn on Middle-earth Network’s Bird and Baby Blog. Keep checking back for an additional interview, which will be conducted in this coming week! We also have a schedule of events posted here. Come one, come all, and tell your friends not to miss this unique event!
Tolkien fans are a creative bunch, to say the least, and Benjamin Harff is a testament to that.
An art student from Germany, Benjamin was introduced to Middle-earth back in 1991 when he was but 11 years old. Out camping with friends in the woods, he recalls sharing readings from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by the fireside, an experience that would leave a strong impression on him even into adulthood.
For his final examination in Illustration and Graphic Design in 2009, he spent a year and a half creating a handmade version of The Silmarillion. The result was an exquisite sub-creation of one of Tolkien’s greatest posthumously-published works replete with calligraphic text, illustrations, and illuminations, all meticulously hand-bound in goat leather.
On the right can be seen the illumination of the opening page of the book, a page that Benjamin says took more than 70 hours to create. The Tolkien Library, a fansite dedicated to the works of Tolkien, has an in-depth interview with Benjamin concerning his work, where more pictures of the book can be found.
Hall of Fire is about to kick off — this weekend with a discussion of chapter 11 of The Hobbit. Come join us as we join Thorin and company “On The Doorstep”!
We’re done! Thanks to everyone who joined us. Next weekend we’re having a special chat to discuss Gandalf the Grey!
Our friend Jason Fisher (better known here at TORN as message board member Visualweasel) has published his first book, Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays. Source criticism — the analysis of a writer’s source material — has long been one of the most popular approaches in exploring the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, but there has never been a comprehensive book on the subject until now. Since Tolkien drew from many disparate sources, an understanding of these sources, as well as how and why he incorporated them, can enhance readers’ appreciation of his work. This collection of new essays by leading Tolkien scholars — including Tom Shippey, John Rateliff, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Jason Fisher, and others — describes the theory and methodology for proper source criticism and provides practical demonstrations of the approach. A must have for serious fans! Here’s what the Tolkien community is saying:
“The most exhaustive examination yet published of demonstrable, probable, and conjectural sources for Tolkien’s legendarium ransacks myth, history, astronomy, literature and popular culture for clues to Tolkien’s raw material. This collection will stimulate readers and scholars alike.”
—Verlyn Flieger, author of Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien’s World
“This critical collection provides a solid defense of the sometimes-maligned literary discipline of ‘source-hunting’ along with outstanding examples of the value of this approach in understanding the depths of Tolkien’s literary creation.”
—Douglas A. Anderson, author of The Annotated Hobbit
“A valuable book for anyone serious about Tolkien. It not only adds new, confirming material to what is known about Tolkien’s sources but covers areas of influence previously denied or underplayed.”
—Marjorie J. Burns, author of Perilous Realms: Celtic and Norse in Tolkien’s Middle-earth
Follow this link to learn more on Amazon, and good luck with the book, Jason!
“They were at the end of their journey, but as far as ever, it seemed, from the end of their quest.”
Tomorrow we’ll be resuming our chapter discussion of The Hobbit in Hall of Fire, joining Thorin and Company as they finally reach their destination — the Lonely Mountain.
The journey is over, the real adventure is about to begin. But why is the party so dispirited? Where is Smaug, the terrible guardian of the treasures of Erebor? Why does Thorin begin by exploring the front gate, and what does it say about the dwarves that they start thinking of sending Bilbo in through the front entrance when the side door initially proves difficult to open? Continue reading “Hall of Fire chats the Hobbit tomorrow!”