Category: Council Courier

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Many of the songs featured in the Lord of the Rings movies are very strongly based on parts of the books. Three examples of this can be found in the Fellowship of the Ring book alone. Merry and Pippin’s song in the Extended Edition of Fellowship of the Ring (DVD Chapter: At the Green Dragon)…

At the beginning of the scene of the Houses of Healing in the book, we have a tired and dreadfully injured Merry, injured by both the Witch-king and the sorrow for King Théoden and Lady Éowyn. Meanwhile, in the movie, we see Éomer and Pippin searching for their kinfolk. When Pippin sees the familiar cloak…

How long have you been on CoE? Faramirs_first_kiss: Since Easter ’03. Easter Sunday or Easter Monday, I believe, in between the munching of chocolate. IdhrenethMeril: A little more than two years. How did you discover CoE? Faramirs_first_kiss: I actually found it via the gallery, when I was looking for pictures from TTT. I lurked a…

Have you ever wanted to be part of something between CoE members? Have you ever wanted to have a member of LotR come visit you? Well, if the answer is yes, then this is for you! Yes, that’s right, I’m talking about Elrond’s Adventure. Right now on CoE there is an activity going on where…

If there was ever a Vala shrouded in mystery and intrigue, it would be Mandos. Set with the title, “The Ordainer” and “The Judge”, the true name of this Vala is in fact Namo, though he is most often referred to by the name of his dwelling, the Halls of Mandos in the west of…

How did you find CoE? My little niece heard me talking to a friend about the books and got interested in listening to the story. Since both the books and the films were too “adult” for her, I started working on an adapted, illustrated version so that she could learn about Tolkien, understand it and…

How did you find CoE? I was searching the net for Tolkien parodies, and I found the fanfiction section of the site. A while passed before I registered to submit my parody, and I was never really active anywhere until the Realms started up. I joined Aulë on day one and there I’ve been ever…

A missing excerpt from Boromir’s journal, perhaps? Find out what REALLY happened up on the slopes of the Misty Mountains… “Boromir, what are you doing?!”, the little hobbit screamed at me. He really does sound like a wee girl. He knows what I’m after, he just doesn’t want to give it to me. “No, Boromir!…

Proudly brought to you by Mandos’ resident fortune teller – Guru Swami Killjoy Capricorn (December 22 – January 19) You finished off last year surfing down the face of a wave of determination. A couple of months on and now you’re casually paddling through the sea of persistence. It’s bang on target for you to…