Daniel writes: Patrick Acton, the matchstick man of Gladbrook, Iowa has finished his model of Minas Tirith! New…
Continue ReadingDaniel writes: Patrick Acton, the matchstick man of Gladbrook, Iowa has finished his model of Minas Tirith! New photos of the completed model appear on his website at matchstickmarvels.com. This is truly a labor of love. It looks beautiful. You now have a reason to take a road trip to Gladbrook to see the model in the museum dedicated to Patrick’s matchstick re-creations!
PJ writes: BBC Radio interviewed Kate Madison about her prequel “Born of Hope.” The interview is between minutes 14:00 and 18:00 here.
Lord Of The Rings prequel made by a fanatic using her £25,000 life savings scores 500,000 views on the internet. She didn’t have Peter Jackson’s £200million budget, eight years of filming time or the spectacular scenery of New Zealand to work with. But Kate Madison could match his boundless passion – and with it managed to make her own Lord Of The Rings film.
The amateur actress was so inspired by the blockbuster Rings trilogy created by Jackson she wrote, directed and produced a prequel based on material from the original JRR Tolkien books. Her hour-long movie Born Of Hope, made on a budget of just £25,000, is already a success, with more than 500,000 people viewing it for free on the internet. More..
Folks from The Puzzle Hub write: Hi there, We’ve made this up for Tolkien fans to test their knowledge with if you could post a link on your website news feed. More..
Alan Heritage, Manager for West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village, writes: I wanted to let you know about an event for fans of all ages called Ring Quest which happens at West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village in Suffolk every February. This is the ninth year that the event has run and this year it will be February 13 to 21, when many schools are on half term holiday in England. Continue reading “Ring Quest in Suffolk”
Michiel from the Dutch Tolkien community website DeHobbit.net writes: Episode five of our “L” comic is now online. The Fellowstrip is a comic series created by DeHobbit.net staffer Philippe Collin. New episodes are published every Sunday. More..
