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The Two Towers Extended Edition: A Review
Contributed by: LadyRanger On November 18th, millions of Lord of the Rings fans ran to their local store (or waited by the mailbox) for the Extended Edition of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. For some, the original three hours of Hobbits, Orcs, Ents and Men is long enough, but others never seem to…
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Now accepting…
The Multimedia section of CoE is now accepting wallpapers featuring the cast of LOTR, not specifically related to the films. The previous rule stated that wallpapers which had nothing to do with the films wouldn’t be accepted, but that has now changed. However, wallpapers cannot be for other films or characters, such as Pirates of…
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Humor Updates!
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Trouble with E-Cards
It appears that we are having some trouble with sending out Ecards ever since the server move last month. Most people are not receiving cards that are sent out. When this issue is resolved, we will let you all know.
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Biography of Ted Nasmith
Contributed by: k Ted Nasmith is one of the better-known Tolkien artists; his works are among my favourites. His landscapes and sceneries capture the essence of Middle Earth perfectly and the artwork used in the illustrated Silmarillion is absolutely amazing. Nasmith has been illustrating scenes from the Lord of the Rings and other Tolkien works…
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Film Fun & Facts
Contributed by: Furry-footed_Nerf_Herder Suildad. I’m Furry-footed_Nerf_Herder and I’m the Movies Administrator here at the Council of Elrond. Recently, I have been working hard on the scripts for the first two movie installments of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy – The Fellowship of the Rings and The Two Towers – as well as writing up…
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A word on the Elvish Name Database
The Elvish Name Database Contributed by: Tanlaithwen For those of you unfamiliar with the recently added “Elvish Name Database” here at CoE, here’s a few little details to get you started… What is it? The Elvish Name Database is a collection of names – sorted in alphabetical order – accurately translated into Sindarin. Why has…
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The Books Forum
The Books Forum Contributed by: PotBellyHairyFoot The Books forum is a knowledge-based forum for the discussion of the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien (and his son Christopher) concerning Middle-Earth. The very knowledgeable Hathaldir has been this forum’s moderator from the beginning and when the membership started climbing, with the release of TTT, I was added to…
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Encyclopedia Excitements
Contributed by Hathaldir With nearly 400 entries, the Encyclopedia here at CoE is growing at a good rate. Since its opening in September 2002, CoE members have been a wonderful help in making this resource bigger and better. The newest volume we have added is the ‘Events’ volume – for battles, councils, dates and other…
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CoE reaches the 10,000 member mark…
Congratulations to CoE! Today, the site has reached the amazing goal of having 10,000 registered members! Having only been open for a little more than a year, this is a huge accomplishment, and wouldn’t have been possible without all of our members. A special thanks to everyone, and to Rivka especially, for making CoE such…
