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Student researching connections between Tolkien and Welsh
LINKS between Middle Earth and the language and mythology of Wales are now the subject of academic study at Cardiff University. Read More
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Billy Boyd wants to help the poor break into acting
Billy Boyd, who grew up in one of Glasgow’s poorest areas, has been in talks to get more disadvantaged youth opportunities to get into acting as a profession, according to this AP article- presented in Yahoo News.
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Tolkien at the Two Towers of Academia
Eli Lehrer has an interesting editorial in Frontpage Magazine about why Tolkien may not have survived in today’s academia.
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Belmont University to offer course on Tolkien
Dr. Amy Sturgis will be offering a course entitled “J.R.R. Tolkien in History, Political Thought, and Literature.” Read about it in the Nashville City Paper.
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An amusing contest
Want to win the Balrog statue by Sideshow Toys? Sure you do! Ain’t It Cool News is hosting a very unique (to say the least) contest with the Balrog as a prize.
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New Zealand reaping the benefits of “Rings”
Tourism in New Zealand received a sizeable boost when the first film was released last year. Now, with the release of “The Two Towers,” the number of visitors can only be expected to rise further. See The Washington Times for the full article.
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Real life roleplaying
Fans of The Lord of The Rings and the new film The Two Towers will be familiar with a heroic fight at Helms Deep as men take arms against an overwhelming army of marauding Orcs. Read more.
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Happy Birthday!
For he’s a jolly good fellow! For he’s a jolly good fellow! For he’s a jolly good fellow, which nobody can deny! Today would have been J.R.R. Tolkien’s 111th birthday. A big happy birthday from The Council of Elrond to the man who created the trilogy we hold so dear to our hearts!
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Tolkien catches up with his hobbit
The “long-expected party” that JRR Tolkien imagined when he began writing Lord of The Rings more than 60 years ago will take place tomorrow, across the world. For more information on Tolkien’s 111th birthday party and the expected new book, click here.
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Win a trip to New Zealand!
New Zealand’s diverse and spectacular landscapes have captivated the world, as the film location for The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. Here is your chance to discover New Zealand, the Home of Middle-earth Earth for yourself. Enter to win two tickets from Los Angeles to Auckland, New Zealand, 7 nights accommodation and a rental…
