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Exploring Tolkien: There and Back Again
An on-line course, hosted by the Centre for Lifelong Learning at Cardiff University, taught in 10 weekly units, starts on 1st October. The course tutor is Dr. Dimitra Fimi. Explore Tolkien’s Middle-earth from your home, in your own time. Find out about the vast mythology behind The Lord of the Rings, gain a thorough knowledge…
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Tolkien lectures in Toronto
The White Tree Fund is hosting two great Tolkien lectures in Toronto on September 27th and October 25th. Both will be held at Hart House, University of Toronto. On September 27, Dr. John Browne is speaking on “Tolkien as Wordsmith: One Reader’s Journey Through the Lord of the Rings.” On October 5th, there will be…
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Happy birthday David Wenham
Today, September 21st, is David Wenham’s birthday. He was born in Australia in 1965 and is 42 years old today. You can read his cast bio here. In the CoE gallery there are pictures of David here and of David in the role of Faramir here. Happy birthday David!
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Happy birthday Ian Holm
Ian Holm was born in Goodmayes, UK on 12th September 1931 and is 76 years old today. You can read his cast bio here. In the CoE gallery you can view pictures of Ian here and pictures of Ian in the role of Bilbo here. Happy birthday Ian.
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Hapy birthday Billy Boyd
Billy Boyd was born in Glasgow, Scotland on 28 August 1968 and is 39 years old today. You can read his cast bio here. In the CoE gallery you can view pictures of Billy here and Billy in the role of Pippin here. Many happy returns Billy.
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Happy birthday Alan Lee
Today, August 20th is Alan Lee’s birthday. He was born in England in 1947, and will be 60 today. You can read his cast bio here. You can view a gallery of his art work here and his sketches here. Many happy returns Alan.
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Happy birthday John Noble
Today, August 20th is John Noble’s birthday. He was born in 1948 in Port Pirie, Australia, and he will be 59 today. You can read his cast bio here and there are pictures of John in the role of Denethor here. Many happy returns John.
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Happy anniversary to the CoE Realms
Today, 10th August marks the 4th anniversary of the CoE Realms. There are fourteen different Realms which are named after the Valar of Ilúvatar. You can find out more about the Realms here.
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Tolkien letter for sale
A letter written by Tolkien to Elise Honeybourne is up for auction at rrauction.com. In the letter, written in 1967, Tolkien indicates that he wrote the Lord of the Rings because he wished ‘to try my hand at a really long story that would hold the attention of readers, amuse them, delight them, and at…
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Lord of the Rings Symphony
On 28th and 29th September the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will perform. Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Symphony. The performance features the May Festival Chorus, Cincinnati Children’s Choir and will be conducted by Markus Huber. There are further details about this event here.
