Roheryn writes: There was an unlooked-for Tolkien reference in the October, 2005 issue of ‘Sky’ Magazine. The article was a regular food feature called “Pie in the Sky” which always starts with a “delicious quote.” This month’s was by none other than J.R.R. Tolkien, with one of my favorite lines from “The Hobbit” — “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” Words to live by! (I think I’ll have a pint!) [More]
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Roheryn writes: This little profile of actor Sean Bean appeared in the October issue of “Sky,” Delta’s in-flight magazine. For a brief article, they cover a lot of interesting ground! [More]
Roheryn writes: For a decidedly offbeat article about Dom Monaghan, check out this revealing encounter between Dom and Animal Planet’s “Snakemaster” that appears in this week’s TV Guide! [More]
Meghan, Online Community Manager for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: This week, we’ve posted a team letter introducing one of the most-anticipated information releases yet: Playable classes. We’ve finally posted the list of classes on our site and brief descriptions of each. We’ll be rolling out more information on each class over the coming weeks, so stay tuned! [More]
Alan Lee will be one of the guests at this weekend’s ‘ArmadaCon’ in Plymouth, UK. Follow this link for more info! [More]
Composer Howard Shore was influenced by ancient mythology when writing the film score to “The Lord of the Rings,” Peter Jackson’s film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s trilogy — just as Richard Wagner was when he wrote his “Ring” Cycle 150 years ago. This weekend the Collegiate Chorale performs excerpts from Wagner’s “Ring” and Shore’s “Lord of the Rings Symphony,” a six-movement work created from the movie scores. [More]