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Happy birthday John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies celebrates his 64th 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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Happy birthday Andy Serkis
Andy Serkis celebrates his 44th birthday today. 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 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 49 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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Climbing one of the Two Towers
Perrott’s Folly in Edgbaston, UK, is said to have been Tolkien’s inspiration for one of the Two Towers. Now open to the public you can take a trip up the tower. Reporter Graham Young relates his experiences of climbing the tower in this article at birminghammail.net
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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 48 today. You can view pictures of Hugo here and pictures of Hugo in the role of Elrond here.
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The 8th Cross Realm Poetry Contest
After a short break we are back with the 8th Poetry Contest in the General Realms Discussion. This round the theme is the Valar. Go here to find out more, and see how you can submit your poem.
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The Friends List of the Ring
Ready to laugh it up? Check out Yahoo!.com’s featured video, The Friends List of the Ring and get a “behind the scenes” look at how Frodo and Gandalf chatted via web messenger before and after the quest.
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LotR movies still draw visitors to New Zealand
Anne Buchmann has made a study of film tourism in New Zealand and her research shows that it’s a thriving industry. 30,000 visitors a year go to see the hobbit village and a number report being “touched” when visiting sites such as Edoras. You can read the full article at stuff.co.nz
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Happy anniversary CoE
Today, Thursday 6th March 2008, is CoE’s sixth anniversary. Happy anniversary CoE!
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Happy birthday Sean Astin
Today, February 25th, is Sean Astin’s birthday. He was born in 1971 in Santa Monica, California, and is 37 today. You can read his cast biography here. You can also see some pictures of Sean here and pictures of Sean in the role of Sam here. Happy Birthday Sean!
