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Éomer was the son of Eomund and Théodwyn, the sister of Théoden. His parents died when he was still young, and he and his sister Éowyn were sent to live in Edoras with Théoden. When he was 26, he was made Third Marshal of the Mark, in charge of the cavalry of the Eastfold. Soon…

Contributed by: LadyCeleborn In the world of diehard Tolkinites, the mere mention of Trilogy Tuesday invokes feelings of great anticipation and hand wringing glee. In what is sure to become part of Tolkien fandom history, New Line will present the extended editions of the Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers on the eve…

Contributed by: LadyRanger On November 18th, millions of Lord of the Rings fans ran to their local store (or waited by the mailbox) for the Extended Edition of Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. For some, the original three hours of Hobbits, Orcs, Ents and Men is long enough, but others never seem to…

Interview with Paul Gregory for the Council of Elrond 1.Which is your favourite of Tolkien’s books or your favourite scenes and why? Of his books I’ve read, “The Hobbit”, “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Silmarillion”, I found them all visually stimulating. But I think it has to be “The Hobbit”, as this book…

Contributed by: k Ted Nasmith is one of the better-known Tolkien artists; his works are among my favourites. His landscapes and sceneries capture the essence of Middle Earth perfectly and the artwork used in the illustrated Silmarillion is absolutely amazing. Nasmith has been illustrating scenes from the Lord of the Rings and other Tolkien works…

Contributed by: Furry-footed_Nerf_Herder Suildad. I’m Furry-footed_Nerf_Herder and I’m the Movies Administrator here at the Council of Elrond. Recently, I have been working hard on the scripts for the first two movie installments of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy – The Fellowship of the Rings and The Two Towers – as well as writing up…

The Elvish Name Database Contributed by: Tanlaithwen For those of you unfamiliar with the recently added “Elvish Name Database” here at CoE, here’s a few little details to get you started… What is it? The Elvish Name Database is a collection of names – sorted in alphabetical order – accurately translated into Sindarin. Why has…

The Books Forum Contributed by: PotBellyHairyFoot The Books forum is a knowledge-based forum for the discussion of the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien (and his son Christopher) concerning Middle-Earth. The very knowledgeable Hathaldir has been this forum’s moderator from the beginning and when the membership started climbing, with the release of TTT, I was added to…

CoE has been busy as usual lately. The site recently hit 10,000 members, and we’re still adding dozens of new people every day. The welcoming crew has been working hard to keep up with their duties by saying hello to every new person who signs up. In other news, the server drive started off great,…

Contributed by Hathaldir With nearly 400 entries, the Encyclopedia here at CoE is growing at a good rate. Since its opening in September 2002, CoE members have been a wonderful help in making this resource bigger and better. The newest volume we have added is the ‘Events’ volume – for battles, councils, dates and other…