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Tolkien exhibition

An exhibition celebrating Tolkien’s boyhood in Birmingham opened today, 18th July, at the Birmingham Central Library, UK. You can read more about the exhibition and Tolkien’s links with the city in this article at icBirmingham.

The exhibition is open until 2nd September.

Happy birthday Sarah McLeod

Sarah McLeod (Rosie Cotton in FotR and RotK) was born in Putaruru, New Zealand on 18th July 1971 and is 34 today. You can view images of Rosie in our gallery here and an image of Sarah herself here.

Happy birthday Sarah!

Inter-Realm Parody Contest Results

The decision is in, and the winning entries of the Inter-Realm Parody Contest can be seen here.

Congratulations to Celedë_Anthaas, Fealome, and ~figwit~ for the winning places!

Chemistry and the Lord of the Rings movies

Chemist Norman Gates, made blood, lava and many prosthetic ears, noses and feet for the LotR movies. In this article at Stuff he discusses his work and he states that, “Without the latest advances in chemistry, the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy would never have been so realistic”.

CoE TV Guide: July 17th – 24th

Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars 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.

Council Courier – July edition out now

The July edition of the Council Courier is out now, featuring various realms of CoE. If you did not receive your copy via e-mail you can read the newsletter here. Don’t forget to check out the new riddle posted in the Riddles in the Dark section!

Amazon Hall of Fame – top DVDs

As part of their 10th anniversary celebrations Amazon.com has compiled a list of their top 25 best-selling DVDs. The LotR DVDs head the list at numbers 1, 2 and 3. You can see the full list here.

In a live webcast on 16th July at 5pm PST Amazon will be showing never seen before behind-the-scenes footage from the LotR DVDs. There are further details about this here.

Architecture in Middle-earth

Minas Tirith “For partly in the primeval shaping of the hill, partly by the mighty craft and labour of old, there stood up from the rear of the wide court behind the Gate of the towering bastion of stone, its edge sharp as a ship-keel facing east.” (“Minas Tirith”, Book V, The Return of the […]

San Francisco Trilogy for Cure Autism Now

Do you miss seeing the LotR films on the big screen? If so, you can attend a screening of the trilogy at San Francisco’s Trilogy Thursday, on August 18 2005 at the Presidio Theater, to benefit the charity Cure Autism Now. The event features all three films, plus raffles, door prizes, and a costume contest. Details and online ticket-ordering can be found at SFTrilogy.org.

CoE TV Guide: July 10th – 17th

Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars 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.