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..
Carlene writes: Wired.com is having a vote on which book “everyone” should be reading at the same time to form “one big international book club.” My suggestion was “The Hobbit.”. According to the article ,”the aim with One Book, One Twitter is — like the one city, one book program which inspired it — is to get a zillion people all reading and talking about a single book.” Let’s try to get more folks to vote for “The Hobbit!” Wired.com Article and voting here!
Linuxelf continues to load up the YouTube library of yesteryear. Heading up today’s entries is fun New Zealand television coverage from our own “Return of the One Party”. They (channel 3) call it the “Three Ring Party” and later refer to it as New Line’s party, never quite catching on that it was a fan organized gathering. But they did talk to site friend and expert costumer Judy (look for the beard) and reported from our stage while Emerald Rose is playing.
After the video below are links to fun interviews with the likes of Peter Jackson, Orlando Bloom & Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen, Billy Boyd, Elijah Wood and John Rhys-Davies as well as footage of fans touring Edoras.
WhiteLadyEowyn writes: My dear Baggins and Boffins, ladies and gentlemen all: The organizers of A Long-Expected Party, held at Shaker Village, Kentucky in 2008, have heard your calls! They are proud to present ALEP2: There and Back Again, taking place from Wednesday, September 28th to Sunday, October 2, 2011. The setting will once again be the beautiful Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, located in central Kentucky. You can check out the website and make your reservations here: www.alep2.us. Remember, space is very limited on the number of attendees, so don’t hesitate to register!
TheOneRing.net and Warner Brothers are teaming up to celebrate the release of The Lord Of The Rings Motion Picture Trilogy on Blu Ray, April 6th 2010!
From now until April 13th 2010, we will be giving you the opportunity to win some amazing prizes, including the grand prize of a Lord of the Rings Middle-earth Treasure Chest Jewelry Box, worth nearly $200!
How to Enter: This giveaway will be hosted on the Official TheOneRing.net Forums! All you have to do to enter is reply to this giveaway thread with your favorite scene in The Lord of the Rings and give us a small explanation of why that is your favorite scene. All winners will be randomly chosen from all replies to the thread.
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.
Carlene writes: Wired.com is having a vote on which book “everyone” should be reading at the same time to form “one big international book club.” My suggestion was “The Hobbit.”. According to the article ,”the aim with One Book, One Twitter is — like the one city, one book program which inspired it — is to get a zillion people all reading and talking about a single book.” Let’s try to get more folks to vote for “The Hobbit!” 