Reclaiming the BladeTheOneRing.net is teaming up with Galatia Films to celebrate the DVD release of ‘Reclaiming the Blade’ by giving away the ‘Late 15th Century Bastard Sword’ from Albion Swords! A prize worth nearly $500! Entering the contest is super easy – you don’t even need to answer any questions! ‘Reclaiming the Blade’ is narrated by John Rhys-Davies and features appearances by many LOTR veterans: Viggo Mortensen, Karl Urban, Bob Anderson, John Howe and Richard Taylor of WETA Workshop. The DVD will be released on March 30th, but you can place your pre-order today at the Galatia Films website. So after you enter the contest, secure your copy of the DVD today! [Contest Page] [Pre-Order the DVD]

Legolas Premium Format Figure

Tomorrow at 10am PT, Sideshow Collectibles.com will launch their latest Lord of the Rings Premium Format Figure – Legolas Greenleaf. According to their website, the piece is based on Legolas as he appears in the Mines of Moria, with the exclusive edition featuring an orc skull. With a pretty striking sculpt of Orlando Bloom as Legolas, and a limited edition of 500 pieces, they expect the exclusive to sell out very quickly. For more information, check out SideshowCollectibles.com! [Learn More] [Full Gallery and Description]

Doug Adams had asked Fran Walsh to write a short foreword for his new book, “The Music of the LOTR Films”.

Anything that she thought was appropriate: musings on Tolkien and music, memories of working with Howard on the films… anything, really. I trusted her implicitly.

This morning, that foreword arrived with this message,

Hi Doug, Pete and I think your book reads really well and found it to be completely engaging! Congratulations!

A book release party is scheduled in conjunction with the October Radio City Music Hall, FOTR Live concert.

Fellow geek Darby Conley once again mentions LOTR in the March 19th edition of ‘Get Fuzzy’. Click on the above link to read.