If you are a fan of Lord of the Rings collectibles and fine art, you’ll want to jump over to SideshowCollectibles.com tonight. With the launch of their latest newsletter they have added Funko’s LOTR plush dolls, including Legolas, Gandalf, Frodo and a Moria Orc. Besides being insanely cute, they are also very affordable at only $9.99 a piece. Sideshow has also begun a relationship with renown LOTR artist Ted Nasmith to offer some of his masterpieces. The first two offerings are custom framed versions of ‘The Wrath of the Ents‘ and ‘Eowyn and the Nazgul.’ And if that wasn’t enough LOTR to whet your collecting whistle, they’ve also added the Hobbit themed Taverncraft ‘Smaug the Magnificent‘ mugs which we posted about earlier this week. Oh yea, they’ve also teased a new line of LOTR statues, starting out with everyone’s favorite Ranger!
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From ADC Publications: Renowned Tolkien Artist, Ted Nasmith, has just sent us three new images ready for our August 2010 Exhibition and we can now unveil these latest Original artwork’s and make them available to the public prior to our FREE ENTRY “Edge of the Wild” Middle-earth Art Exhibition in August. ( 13-16 Aug at The Redesdale Hall, Moreton-in-Marsh, Glos, UK) Continue reading “Ted Nasmith Art for Sale at ‘Edge of the Wild’”
Last month, TheOneRing.net and Warner Brothers teamed up to celebrate the release of The Lord Of The Rings Motion Picture Trilogy on Blu Ray with a special giveaway. We’ve finally gotten around to announcing the winners (yay!):
Congratulations to message board member jmmorehouse who wins the Grand Prize of a Lord of the Rings Middle-earth Treasure Chest Jewelry Box.
Second place goes to message board member Aranel. Aranel wins a Sterling Silver Arwen Evenstar Pendant!
The Sterling Silver Elven Leaf Brooch for the Third place prize goes to message board member vata33.
Other winners of smaller prizes will be contacted via the message boards. We’d like to thank all those who participate and apologize in our delay of posting the winners!
To see the original contest post, Click here
While it isn’t exactly “news” it will be of a lot of interest to those who haven’t seen the 2011 version of the annual Tolkien calendar that Cor Blok is next year’s artist.
Blok is the only Tolkien artist living who met J.R.R. Tolkien in person and the English professor bought two paintings from the Dutch professor (history of art) and was given a third as a gift. Blok’s work, produced 50 years ago, is a definite departure from the more familiar works many fans are used to. He reportedly produced over 100 illustrations. You can pre-order it here and you can read a recent interview with Blok here. It is scheduled to be available in July.
Taverncraft Introduces Two Versions of the Smaug™ the Magnificent Stein
SAN DIEGO, CA (May 20, 2010) – Taverncraft, a subsidiary of 3 Point Entertainment LLC, today announced that they have begun accepting pre-orders for the first stein in their ongoing collectible drinkware series based on the literary masterpieces The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Smaug the Magnificent, illustrated by premier fantasy artist Matthew Stawicki, is presently available in both Epic and Legendary editions, both with special pre-order pricing. Additional details are available at www.hobbitsteins.com.
“As lifelong J.R.R. Tolkien fans, everyone at Taverncraft worked hard to ensure the stein truly honored the characters,” said 3 Point Entertainment President Jerry Bennington. “The artwork on Smaug the Magnificent, which shows the dragon Smaug in his lair with Bilbo, beautifully captures both the danger and excitement of the scene. It’s a great stein to kick off the line-up, and one we’re sure fans of Middle-earth will be incredibly excited to add to their collections.” Continue reading “Smaug Themed Stein Now Available!”
Linuxelf returns with yet more goodies from the LOTR vault. Check out these clips from the ROTK Premiere in New Zealand.
NZ Return of The King Premiere Clips