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The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II
IGN has tested the beta of EA’s forthcoming game, The Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II. They conclude, “Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II is looking like a lot of fun at this point. It’s definitely looking to be a much better game for veterans of the genre.” You can view…
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The Lord of the Rings – stage version
In this interview at EW.com Matthew Warchus, director of the stage version of The Lord of the Rings, talks about the forthcoming production and how the books have been adapted for the stage.
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Tolkien and tourism
On Monday 16th January, the BBC TV West Midlands programme Inside Out will examine the subject of Tolkien tourism in the Birmingham area.There’s further information at BBC Inside Out.
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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 29 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 Rings Exhibition
At Indystar.com teenager Ben Gurin talks about his experiences of working as a volunteer at the Lord of the Rings Exhibition in Indiana. The exhibit, which closed last week, attracted many thousands of visitors and there was even a marriage proposal in the room displaying The One Ring.
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Music of the Rings
In this article at The Globe and Mail, Christopher Nightingale, musical supervisor and arranger for the LotR stage show, talks about how he became involved in the production and his search for, “earthy and ethnic world music that might fit the evolving theatrical vision”.
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Calling all tourists to Middle-earth
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. Through working with tourists at these sites, she hopes to illuminate how locations from fiction or…
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Win a King of the Dead statue
For a chance to win a King of the Dead polystone statue enter the contest at Sideshow. The closing date for the contest is Friday 6th January at noon (PST).
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Sideshow’s new LotR range
Sideshow has announced that the first figure in their new 12 inch collectible range will be of Aragorn. You can see a preview of the figure here.
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A toast to The Professor
Tomorrow, 3rd January, is the birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien. He was born 114 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”.
