Category: General News

RingCon, a LotR convention, will be held at the Doubletree Hotel in Seattle on 29th-31st October. Events include the Fangorn Forest Fantasy Masquerade Ball, an art show and guest appearances including Bruce Hopkins (Gamlin from the LotR movies). There’s further information at the RingCon website here.

Brian Sibley has updated his official website with an article entitled ‘The Ring Goes Ever On’ in which he talks about the 1981 radio dramatisation of LotR starring Ian Holm as Bilbo.

Have you ever wondered when your favorite star from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EST.

The University of Birmingham are running a guided tour of the places in and around Birmingham, UK, that had a special meaning for JRR Tolkien. The tour runs from Friday 16th July to Sunday 18th July. There’s further information at ic Birmingham.co.uk.

At computing.co.uk you can download a new 3D Return of the King screensaver. Configuration options include a clock and music.

Sean Astin will be a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres show on Friday July 9th and according to the show’s website he will be talking about Return of the King. There’s further information, including what time the show airs in your region, at ellen.warnerbros.com.

Ian McKellen’s official website has recently updated with a new E-Post, in which Sir Ian responds to questions about Gandalf and his experience in filming LotR.

Have you ever wondered when your favorite star from Lord of the Rings will be on TV? Now you can know! The CoE TV Guide will list almost all of the shows featuring actors and actresses from Lord of the Rings, and what channel their show will be on (US only). All times EST.

Liv Tyler talks about how for over two years the LotR trilogy dominated her life, the friendships forged during the making of the movies, how Viggo is still a “total mystery” to her and more in this article at Mirror.co.uk.

IC Birmingham report that Perrott’s Folly, which is said to have been the inspiration for one of Tolkien’s Two Towers, is listed on the recently published 2004 Register of Buildings at Risk. You can see a picture of Perrott’s Folly at 24 hour museum.