Ringer Elentariel sends along this report (complete with pictures!) from RingCon 2007: I just returned from another wonderful…
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Ringer Elentariel sends along this report (complete with pictures!) from RingCon 2007:
I just returned from another wonderful trip to Germany, where I had a chance to attend RingCon 2007. Among thousands of LOTR fans in incredible costumes, there were numerous LOTR stars, and tons of entertainment. Continue reading “RingCon 2007 Report”
Author Dirk Vander Ploeg has recently published ‘Quest for Middle-earth,’ a non-fiction look at earth before the time of Man, before the time of the flood, approximately 4000 BCE. The book ponders the question that Middle-earth may have really existed. Learn more about the book at Dirk’s website. [Click Here]
Ringer Elentariel sends us this report from RingCon 2007:
I just returned from RingCon 2007 in Fulda, Germany where I found out about this incredible new british made LOTR fan film, which is still in the works. It tells the story of Aragon’s parents and his childhood, which might be worth checking out. The website contains several trailers and info about the film.
Check out the official website BornofHope.com and their impressive trailer on YouTube. [BornofHope.com] [Trailer]
If we’ve never sent you to Obelia Medusa’s LiveJournal to view the miniature Bag End, we should have! Ms. Obelia has recreated Bag End in teeny weeny doll house scale, and it is quite simply astonishing. There are two posts in her Journal related to this project, one a photo tour and the other a detailed back-story on its creation. As we mentioned, we may have reported this in the past, as the Journal entry is from 2005, but Ringer UncleAndy recently reminded us of this masterpiece, and we thought we’d share! [Photo Tour] [The Making of…]
WASHINGTON – Scientists, wringing their hands over the identity of the famed “hobbit” fossil, have found a new clue in the wrist. Since the discovery of the bones in Indonesia in 2003, researchers have wrangled over whether the find was an ancient human ancestor or simply a modern human suffering from a genetic disorder. Now, a study of the bones in the creature’s left wrist lends weight to the human ancestor theory, according to a report in Friday’s issue of the journal Science.
Ford of Rivendell writes: I heard that Robert Jordan; author, veteran, historian, and family man, passed away on Sunday, and wanted to let you folks know, as TORn has reported news about him and his stories as many Tolkien readers travel to Jordan’s books and worlds as well. Here are a couple links to AP articles where I first found it.
Author Robert Jordan Dies James O. Rigney Jr., Who Wrote as Robert Jordan, Dies at 58 Discuss
