Claire writes: H Samuel is the UK’s largest chain of high street jewellers, with around 330 shops on the mainland. It has in its range of wedding rings a One Ring, complete with lettering. You can see it here on the right hand side of the second row down. This isn’t a plug for the shops, just a comment on how mainstream all things LOTR have become.
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Annette writes: I noticed that at the Unique Sheep website that they will be hosting a Lord Of The Rings Knitting Sock Club in 2009. The patterns will be based or inspired by the books. I just thought there might be other enthusiasts of both LOTR and knitting that might want to know.
TheOneRing.net and the folks from Houghton Mifflin are sponsoring a live chat with illustrator Alan Lee at 12:00 noon Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Satuday, November 15. Alan will be discussing the recent releases of the paperback edition of ‘The Children of Hurin’ as well as the reprinted edition of ‘Tales from a Perilous Realm’, both of which feature artwork by Alan.
The chat will be held in our own Barliman’s Chatroom (link also in the menu on the left of the Home Page). More information will follow with detailed instructions on how to participate. In the mean time, if you would like to submit questions for Alan please email them to livechat@theonering.net. Read on for a synopsis of these remarkable new Tolkien-related publications provided by Houghton Mifflin. Continue reading “Live Chat with Alan Lee!”
A recent article in the Sydney Morning Herald discusses how the love of J.R.R. Tolkien’s works has spawned generations of fans who are now avid collectors of all things Tolkien. The continuing fascination has only increased after Peter Jackson’s release of “Lord Of The Rings” in 2001 and the intense interest in Guillermo Del Toro’s upcoming take on “The Hobbit”. Fans have been clamoring for other printed books, maps, manuscripts and photographs related to the author and his works.
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Stephen writes: The Tolkien treasures discovered in Poole, Dorset England go on Display on the 15th November at Hazael Design, unit 12 Mill Lane Wimborne. The Lord Mayor to open the launch at 11am. See the postcard written to J R R Tolkien discovered laying behind a fireplace for 40 years. Also the fireplace, Griffin, cast fairy, cast candlesticks, stone face man, stone WOODRIDINGS sign and ornate wardrobe doors. Competion to win a mirror made from the wood reclaimed from “WOODRIDINGS” J R R Tolkiens former home.
Ostadan writes: This is from Peter Beagle’s newsletter, TORN people might want to know: Peter S. Beagle wrote the screenplay for the 1978 animated version of THE LORD OF THE RINGS, but for various reasons we’ve never offered the DVD for sale. That seemed kind of silly, so a few weeks ago we decided to order some…and discovered that Warner Brothers Home Video has discontinued the title. Our distributor told us that WB wasn’t sure how many were still in the warehouse. We told them we’d take everything they had. They shipped us 99 copies. Continue reading “Peter S. Beagle 1978 LOTR DVD Sell Off”