Today’s Sideshow Collectibles Newsletter provided a preview of the newest item to join the Premium Format line of collectibles for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Continue reading “Collecting The Precious- Sideshow Collectibles Saruman the White Premium Format Preview”
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Following on from staffer Kili’s post, here’s the official word from UK publisher Harper Collins on the upcoming release of Tolkien’s translation of Beowulf. The Harper Collins article contains comment from Tolkien’s son, Christopher, on how he has gathered, along side his father’s translation of the Old English poem, text from lectures given at Oxford by J R R Tolkien. These show his fascination for Beowulf, Grendel and, in particular, the lure and power of treasure – which of course we see reflected in The Hobbit, in Thorin’s struggles against, as Richard Armitage has called it, ‘gold lust’.
This new publication will also contain Sellic Spell, ‘a story written by Tolkien suggesting what might have been the form and style of an Old English folk-tale of Beowulf, in which there was no association with the “historical legends” of the Northern kingdoms.’ This further insight into Tolkien’s desire to create English native myth, unadulterated by Norse or Germanic legends, is an exciting prospect. Fans of Tolkien, of Anglo-Saxon, and of legendary battles, will be able to get their hands on this edition of Beowulf from 22nd May.
Read the full article from Harper Collins here, and the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (US Publisher) version here.
Our friends at United Cutlery have just released their latest prop replica from The Hobbit Trilogy.
If you saw The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and wanted to have your own set of the knives Tauriel used with deadly force against more than a couple of the Orcs, then now is the time to get your pre-order in for this beautiful replica of those deadly weapons. You can pre-order them right now for only $219 from a great retailer BUDK, with an expected release date of June this year.
It’s not very often that the statue of the year comes out so early in the year leaving all the rest to settle for the number two spot. But that is what has happened this year with the arrival last month of the Azog the Defiler on Warg by Weta Workshop. We got our first look at this beast of a statue during Comic-Con 2013. This was the jewel of the Weta booth last year with a steady stream of people drooling all over the glass at how amazing this looked..
Continue reading “Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Azog the Defiler on Warg Review”
The latest newsletter from our friends at Weta Workshop has been released, included in it is their first environment piece from The Hobbit Trilogy. This amazing piece is one I have been looking forward to arriving, it captures the stunning detail of the Front Gate of Erebor. This fantastic piece has all the little details that we saw in the front gate with those two awesome Dwarven statues. You can pre-order this piece right now for a solid price of $199 with it arriving in your collection sometime between April and May.
Also in the latest newsletter is an item I believe Ringers who like to cosplay or fans of Legolas in general will love. You can add an exact replica of the vambrace that Legolas wears during The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Each vambrace is made of high quality leather and is ready to ship shortly after ordering. One vambrace comes with a price tag of $99 and will help you put a great finishing touch onto any Middle-earth themed costume.
As we get ready for next month’s Home Video release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, you may have been thinking of preordering the Limited Edition Collector’s gift set (with the Noble Collection bookends), but wondering if you could afford it. We’re happy to tell you that our good friends at the official Hobbit shop have the Limited Edition set available for pre-order; and the great news is that it’s available at a discounted price! AND they’ve given us an exclusive coupon for TORn’s readers to use to get a further discount; so if you pre-order from the official store, at the sale price of $79.99, and enter the code Hobbit10 at check out, you get a further $10 off! And free shipping! Here’s their official blurb:
Don’t miss the Middle-earth Fan Sale happening now at HobbitShop.com and also Preorder The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Limited Edition Collector’s Gift Set (3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray + DVD + UltraViolet Combo Pack)! Enter code Hobbit10 at checkout and take $10 off $50 this week! Exclusions apply.
This coupon is only valid March 11 to 14 – so what are you waiting for? From tomorrow morning (Tues 11th), head on over to the Hobbit shop and pre-order your Collector’s gift set! (Sadly, the Collector’s Edition will ship within the US only.)
[Click here to order from The Hobbit Shop]
[UPDATE – apologies, the coupon was not working as it ought! It will be working by 3am PST on Tues 11th March. Thanks for your patience!]