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Happy birthday John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies celebrates his 66th birthday today. John was born in Wiltshire, England, on the 5th of May, 1944. John’s cast biography can be viewed here. You can view pictures of John here and pictures of John in the role of Gimli here. Happy birthday John!
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Arise Sir Peter
Peter Jackson has officially become a knight of the realm. You can read the full story here.
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LotR fan makes a miniature replica of Bag End
Maddie Chambers is sure to impress Tolkien fans across the world after her year long project has finally been completed: a miniature Bag End model with an incredibly detailed interior. You can read the whole story here.
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Happy belated birthday Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis celebrated his 46th birthday yesterday. Andy was born on the 20th of April, 1964, in Ruslip Manor, England. You can view some pictures of Andy here and pictures of Andy as Gollum/Smeagol can be viewed here. Happy belated birthday Andy!
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Happy birthday Sean Bean
Today, April 17th, is Sean Bean’s birthday. Sean was born in Sheffield, England in 1959 and is 51 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. Happy birthday, Sean!
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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 50 today. You can view pictures of Hugo here and pictures of Hugo in the role of Elrond here.
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Happy anniversary CoE
Today, Saturday 6th March 2010, is CoE’s eighth anniversary. Happy anniversary CoE!
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Happy Birthday Sean Astin
Sean Astin was born in Santa Monica, California, USA on 25th February 1971 and celebrates his 39th birthday today. You can see pictures of Sean here, pictures of him in the role of Sam here, and read his cast bio here. Happy birthday Sean!
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Second issue of “Journal”
The second issue of “Journal”, the online magazine of Festival in the Shire, is online now and can be found here. This issue includes articles such as “‘Goblin Feet’, a poem by J.R.R. Tolkien” and interviews with John Howe and Ted Nasmith.
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Happy birthday Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, on 28th January 1981 and celebrates his 29th birthday today. You can see pictures of Elijah here, pictures of him in the role of Frodo here and read his cast bio here. Happy birthday Elijah!