Post Tagged with: "The Lord of the Rings"

Tonight on Warriors of the Westfold: Tolkien Translations

Tune into Middle-earth Network Radio for tonight’s LIVE broadcast of Warriors of the Westfold, Friday at 9 PM EST, only on Middle-earth Network Radio! Join hosts Arwen Kester, Oloriel Rudmin, and Lily Milos as they bring you up to date on this week’s top […]

Russian ‘Rings’ Reworking Popular Among Fans, But Infringes on Copyrights

A Russian reworking of The Lord of the Rings – a sort of alternate history story told from the perspective of Mordor – has been translated into English and made available as a free download, […]

They Stole The Precious! New Zealand Ne’er-Do-Wells

Dallas Poll was a jeweler who worked as a prop maker on The Lord of the Rings trilogy, King Kong, The Chronicles of Narnia films, and Avatar. On May 4, his home in Paraparaumu was raided twice by thieves who took the […]

‘Hobbit’ Expected to Heighten New Zealand Tourism

Tourism New Zealand told reporters at the Trenz conference in Queenstown that they are very close to signing a deal with Hobbit filmmaking entities Warner Brothers and Wingnut Films. Chief executive Kevin Bowler said, “We are […]

Hobbit Filming to Wrap in June

Hobbit unit publicist Ceris Price has announced that filming for The Hobbit’s second unit should be completed “on schedule” by the end of May reports the Dominion Post. “This is approximately four weeks prior to […]

Happy Birthday, John Rhys-Davies!

John Rhys-Davies is 68 today! Rhys-Davies is known to LOTR fans as Gimli the dwarf, a member of the Fellowship of   the Ring. Rhys-Davies grew up in Ammanford in Wales and in East Africa and in […]

Tonight on Warriors of the Westfold: The Warriors Weigh in on ‘The Hobbit’s’ 48 Frames Controversy

Tune into Middle-earth Network Radio for tonight’s LIVE broadcast of Warriors of the Westfold, Friday at 9 PM EST, only on Middle-earth Network Radio! Join hosts Arwen Kester, Oloriel Rudmin, and Lily Milos as they weigh in on The Hobbit’s 48 frames controversy! They’ll also be […]

Long-Expected Locations: Matamata & The Shire

Our first day on-location will take us to one of the most well-known of all peaceful lands: Sûza! …Never heard of it? Sûza is the untranslated name of the Hobbits’ domain in their own tongue: […]

Sting Now Available from Weta!

After The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring hit cinemas in 2001, I think we all wanted a sword from the movie. My heart’s desire was Bilbo’s (and subsequently, Frodo’s) sword, Sting. […]

Wood to Perform at Whiskey and Music Festival

Elijah Wood is to perform a DJ set at the Bushmills Live whiskey and music festival at the Old Bushmills Distillery in Northern Ireland this June.   It will be the first time Wood and Zach […]