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Aragorn + Arwen make “the list”
In honor of Valentine’s day, Entertainment Weekly has compiled a list of Pop Culture’s Best Couples: 26 True (Fictional) Lovers. Among those listed were our very own Aragorn and Arwen, number twelve on the list (which is reported to be in no special order).
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1968 Interview with Tolkien
Remnants of the past seemed to have been dug up. On Tolkien Library.com, you can now view Youtube videos of Professor Tolkien being interviewed about his books and the different races in them. The website offers it as a text article or as video with various clips from the movies.
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Happy birthday Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA, on 28th January 1981 and celebrates his 27th 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!
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The History of the Hobbit
In this radio interview at National Review Online, John D. Rateliff, author of The History of the Hobbit, talks to John J. Miller about the book.
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Preschool owner learns hard lesson on ‘hobbit’.
A preschool owner in Beaufort, South Carolina has learned the hard way that any use of the word ‘hobbit’ is a no-no. You can read more here.
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Candy Minas Tirith
Do you know what happens when you combine Tolkien fans, tons of candy and seven days of free time? The answer is obvious of course, a scaled Minas Tirith model made of 100% sugar. Sounds sweet, doesn’t it? Here’s the link to the project page where you’ll find pictures and a nice panoramic view of…
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Happy birthday Orlando Bloom
Today, 13th January, is Orlando Bloom’s birthday. Orlando was born in Canterbury, England, on the 13th of January, 1977 and is 31 today. You can read Orlando’s cast biography here. There are pictures of Orlando here and pictures of Orlando in the role of Legolas here. Happy Birthday Orlando!
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Silver Leaves – call for submissions
The White Tree Fund is now calling for submissions to its second issue of Silver Leaves. The theme for this issue is The Inklings and all academic, journalistic, reflective, creative and artistic pieces relative to the collective group known as the Inklings or any of its individual members are welcome. The deadline for all submissions…
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50 greatest British writers since 1945
JRR Tolkien has been named by UK newspaper, The Times, as the 6th greatest postwar British writer. You can see the full list here.
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Will The Hobbit movies be any good?
Eric Snider at film.com speculates as to whether the forthcoming Hobbit movies will be any good.
