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A peek into The Two Towers
One of The Fellowship of the Rings’ chief architects is Richard Taylor of WETA, the Australian company responsible for bringing the world of Middle-earth from rich text to vibrant life. Taylor received three of FOTR’s 13 Oscar nominations and won for Best Makeup and Best Visual Effects. He is now working at Sideshow Toy, creating…
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Christmas in May
Sideshow WETA Collectibles has more fun stuff to be had. Lord of the Rings figures and a Last Alliance medallion! Have fun!
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Fans of Aragorn, rejoice!
You already know that Viggo Mortensen is beautiful…and People Magazine agrees with you.
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A shortcut to Bag End
Stuff has a great article about tourism in New Zealand, where people go not only for the clean air and spectacular scenery, but also to see various locations where The Lord of the Rings was filmed. A book is due out this Christmas about these locations, so if you can’t go to them, you can…
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Nenya is online, waiting for you…
…just go to The Noble Collection to purchase Galadriel’s Ring, also known as the Ring of Water. There you will also find Aragorn’s Ring, the Ring of the Witch King, Gimil’s Axe, Arwen Evenstar’s Pendant, Frodo’s Sword Sting, and the Elven Leaf Brooch worn by the members of the Fellowship.
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Eomer out to sea?
Dark Horizons has a report about the set of Ghost Ship, that has Karl Urban (Eomer) on its ship’s manifest.
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You have some strength in you, my dear hobbit!
Nearly 1000 Lord of the Rings fans from around the world have sent Jeffery Hawkes, a hobbit extra in The Fellowship of the Ring, get-well messages since his car was hit by a train three weeks ago. Read about his wonderful, almost Tookish attitude, at Stuff. If you click here you can read his get…
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Many lands and kingdoms
At The Age you can read about David Wenham’s (Faramir in The Two Towers and Return of the King) career, including his latest play, True West.
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Wizard-spotting in Canada?
The wizards behind the scenes of The Fellowship of the Ring will be in Banff, Alberta, Canada on June 11 at the Banff International Television Festival. Go to Canada.com Network to read more.
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We all like it
Tolkien fans debate Peter Jackson’s Fellowship of the Ring. Consensus: It is a spoof; Mr. Jackson not guilty of desecration of Tolkien’s work. This is a thought provoking article, read all about it at: Ave Maria College News
