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The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age
The next up-and-coming game for LotR fans is “The Lord of the Rings, The Third Age”. It is due for release soon, and is compatible with PS2. The storyline: The game is set in the third age of Middle Earth, and spans the action of all three LotR films. However, the characters are new; a…
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Let the Hobbit Happen
A link you may have missed while checking CoE is the “Let the Hobbit Happen” site. This site was set up by a now large group of loyal fans of LotR who want to see a live-action make of “The Hobbit” come out. Thus, the site is a “call to arms (or pens)” for others…
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Lord of the Rings Poster Reviews
With Lord of the Rings posters everywhere you look, you often wonder which one to buy? Well that is why I have decided to write this article. I have searched through many posters and have found four that I find the most enjoyable. These posters are the covers of the three movies, and the new…
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JRR Tolkien: The Man Behind Middle-Earth
When people think of Tolkien, they think of The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit. They don’t think of a lover, linguist, professor, father, or soldier, but he was just as much those as a writer. When Tolkien was a boy he loved languages. He had a running knowledge or spoke over 20 languages,…
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An Interview with atalante_star
-Name? Becky -Favourite character in LOTR? Théoden (or Fëanor if we include the Silmarillion) -Do you have any hobbies? Drawing, reading, writing, RP, walking my dog, photography -How old are you? 29 -When did you first join COE? About 2 years ago -Why did you join? Initially I think it was because it was a…
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The Realm of Manwë
When I first joined this realm, I admit that I was a bit scared. I was surrounded by all of these new people that were a really close group, and I had no clue on how to fit in. Immediately though we began to bond, not just on the things we have in common, but…
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Manwë
Manwë: The Chief of the Valar, Lord of the West called also Súlimo, the Elder King, Ruler of Arda Manwë, brethren of Melkor in the thought of Ilúvatar, was the dearest of all the Ainur that came to the lands of Arda to Eru. His power is second only to that of Melkor or Morgoth…
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Admin of the Month
-an interview with Aowyn How did you find CoE? I was doing a search for FoTR pictures and ran across CoE’s gallery. The site looked more relaxed than a lot of LoTR fan sites I had visited, so I signed up. What are your duties here at CoE? Adding pictures to and generally caring for…
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Mod of the Month
-an interview with Keterai How did you find CoE? Well, I had been looking for another place to “hang out” online for a while. So I started putting things from Lord of the Rings into google (oddly enough: “Council of Elrond” wasn’t one of them). I think at the time I was on an Elvish…
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Member of the Month
-an interview with BingoTook How did you find CoE? I joined Council of Elrond on October 12, 2003, after the incessant badgerings of fellow Tolkien-philes michey04 and InweSilimaure that I do so. What are your favourite areas of the site? I’ve been seen around the RPG forums adding comic relief, and on the book discussion…