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LotR musical halted in London
Performances of the Lord of the Rings stage version have been suspended after a cast member’s leg was caught in part of the moving stage. You can read the full story at bbc.co.uk.
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Ian McKellen adds his thoughts on The Hobbit film
In his e-journal, Ian McKellen adds his thoughts about the issues surrounding The Hobbit film, saying that he finds it hard to imagine that any other director could match Peter Jackson’s Tolkien-esque achievements, and that he hopes New Line, MGM and Wingnut can resolve their differences, and sooner rather than later. He also said that…
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Hobbits come to London
The musical version of “The Lord Of The Rings” is set to open at London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 2007. The £25m adaptation of “The Lord of the Rings” will be shown for the first time in London on 19th June 2007 after its initial run in Canada.
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New addition to Elrond’s Library
Elrond’s Library now has a section of the different calendars created by Tolkien – from that of the Shire to those of Númenor. They can be found here, in the Calendars section of Middle-earth.
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Karen Wynn Fonstad dies at 59
Author and map-maker Karen Wynn Fonstad died on the 11th March 2005. While best known to us as the author and map-maker for “The Atlas of Middle-earth”, Karen was also a freelance map-maker and a part-time lecturer at the University of Wisconsin. You can see many of her maps in our Gallery’s Map section.
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Today in Middle-earth
Today in Middle-earth is now also available in Elrond’s Library as a series of monthly calendars. So if you can’t wait for the days to pass by to find out what happened in Middle-earth on a particular day, or in a particular month, check out our new section now!
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Faramir throughout Tolkien Art
Perhaps Faramir is best recognized as the character portrayed by David Wenham in Peter Jackson’s rendition of “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Yet just as there are other shades to Faramir’s personality, there are also many different images and representations of this man of Gondor. In this article, you will catch a glimpse of…
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The Ineluctable Wave
‘What’s in a name ?’ It is a well known fact that Tolkien had a lifetime passion for creating stories or even entire mythologies starting from words or expressions with obscure etymologies. Therefore when trying to ‘explain’ the history and meanings of the word Atalantë (‘Downfallen’ in Quenya), he drew upon the rich Greek literary…
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Member of the Month: an interview with Rosearialelven
How did you find CoE? December 18 2003, browsing for LotR sites. First time I saw the CoE, I thought it was well organised and interested. First thing I ever joined on the internet, being new to computers for personal use. Do you have any official duties here at CoE? Official Welcome Wagoneer and Leader…
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Admin of the Month: an interview with Veaglarwen
How did you find CoE? Wow that was so long ago…let me recall. Ah yes, those were the days that I was completely obsessed with Elvish. I would search online to find anything I could about the language. At some point, I found CoE and fell in love with the Elvish 101 courses. I stayed…
