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Lord of the Rings Symphony
On 21st May the Colorado Symphony Orchestra will perform Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Symphony at Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO. On 24th and 25th June 2006 the symphony will be performed by the Royal National Scottish Orchestra at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland.
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Happy birthday Sean Bean
Today, the 17th of April, is Sean Bean’s birthday. Sean was born in Sheffield, England in 1959 and is 47 today.You can view some pictures of Sean here, of Sean in the role of Boromir here and you can read his CoE cast bio here. A very happy birthday to you Sean.
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Rings failure fear
In this short article at IOL Ian McKellen reveals how he feared that the Lord of the Rings movies would fail as he “thought it was perhaps the most expensive home movie ever made”.
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One Morning Long Ago
One Morning Long Ago, a Middle-earth and Tolkien inspired exhibition, will take place on 20th-23rd May at Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, UK. The exhibition features the works of Ted Nasmith and guest artist Ruth Lacon. There will also be a programme of events including music, readings and guided tours to local Tolkien related sites. There’s…
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The return of the exhibition
From 14th April to 20th August 2006 The Lord of the Rings exhibition returns to Te Papa Wellington, New Zealand with a number of new exhibits including exclusive new interviews with Peter Jackson the cast and crew. For further details you can visit the museum’s LotR exhibition sitehere.
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Treebeard on the move
BBC News report that the site for a proposed statue of Treebeard, to be created by by Tim Tolkien, great-nephew of JRR Tolkien, is to be changed so as not to distract drivers.
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Happy Birthday Hugo Weaving
Today, the 4th of April, is Hugo Weaving’s birthday. Hugo was born in Nigeria in 1960, and is 46 today. You can view pictures of Hugo here and pictures of Hugo in the role of Elrond here. Happy birthday Hugo!
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The Battle for Middle-earth II
Patch 1.02 for The Battle for Middle-earth II is now available at EA.com. Patch 1.03 will be released in the near future.
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Tolkien Society seminar
The theme for this year’s Tolkien Society seminar is “Politics and Middle-earth”. The seminar will take place on Saturday 22nd July at The Assembly House, Norwich, England. There are further details at the Tolkien Society’s website here.
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Beowulf and Grendel
The film Beowulf and Grendel will be released in Canada on March 10th. Based on the Old English epic poem the film chronicles the exploits of Beowulf, a Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the indomitable monster Grendel. J.R.R. Tolkien was the author of “Beowulf: The Monster and The Critics” and some say it…
