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Happy anniversary CoE
Today, Tuesday 6th March 2007, is CoE’s fifth anniversary. Happy anniversary CoE!
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Treebeard in Birmingham
icBirmingham report that plans for a 20ft statue of Treebeard at Moseley village green are set to get the go ahead. Tim Tolkien, great-nephew of JRR Tolkien, has designed the stainless steel statue.
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Happy Birthday Sean Astin
Today, February 25th, is Sean Astin’s birthday. He was born in 1971 in Santa Monica, California, and is 36 today. You can read his cast biography here. You can also see some pictures of Sean here and pictures of Sean in the role of Sam here. Happy Birthday Sean!
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New Sideshow range of collectibles
Sideshow has announced that the first piece in their new range of Lord of the Rings diorama collectibles is, ” Frodo and Gollum – The Crack of Doom Diorama”. You can see a video preview here.
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Happy birthday Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, on 28th January 1981 and celebrates his 26th birthday today. You can see pictures of Elijah here, pictures of him in the role of Frodo here and read his cast bio here. Happy birthday Elijah!
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Happy birthday Orlando Bloom
Today, 13th January, is Orlando Bloom’s birthday. Orlando was born in Canterbury, England, on the 13th of January, 1977 and is 30 today. You can read Orlando’s cast biography here. There are pictures of Orlando here and pictures of Orlando in the role of Legolas here. Happy Birthday Orlando!
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Lord of the maps
Manchester artist and calligrapher Stephen Raw updated the maps of Middle-earth originally drawn by Christopher Tolkien and since 1993 copies of the Lord of the Rings have featured his work. You can read more about Stephen’s work at South Manchester Reporter.
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A Middle-earth journal
Durham University doctoral student Danielle Smith is undertaking a project into the experiences of tourists to mythical and fantastic locations, through two case studies- the landscapes of New Zealand/ Middle-earth, and Arthurian sites in the South West of Britain. As part of her PhD fieldwork she spent 6 months touring the North and South Islands…
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Online Tolkien course
Dr Dimitra Fimi’s course, “Exploring Tolkien: There and Back Again” is taught exclusively online and is open to students and adult learners all over the world. The course is run over 10 weekly units and starts on 12th February 2007 with a further course starting on 23rd April 2007. There are further details here.
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A toast to The Professor
Tomorrow, 3rd January, is the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien. He was born 115 years ago on 3rd January 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa. The Tolkien Society suggest that at 9pm in your local time you raise a glass and celebrate his life and work with a toast to “The Professor”.
