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CoE TV Guide: June 18th – 25th

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 EDT.

Death of Tim Hildebrandt

Artist Tim Hildebrandt passed away on 11th June. Together with his brother Greg, the Brothers Hildebrandt produced many illustrations of Tolkien’s works. You can view some examples of their work here and visit his memorial site here.

Can’t get a password? Maybe I can help!

Over the past few months, I, as your friendly Accounts Admin, have been noticing a large number of new registrants not receiving their passwords, and/or members seeking lost passwords and not getting them.

There are a number of possible reasons for this to be happening, please click read more to find out about more about why you might not have received your password.

CoE TV Guide: June 11th – 18th

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 EDT.

Gollum helps student gain a first class degree

As part of his degree course in model design and special effects Fergus McNulty sculpted a 3D model of Gollum. The model took him three and a half months to complete and helped him gain a first class honours degree. You can read the full story at The Belfast Telegraph and view a picture of the sculpture here.

LotR musical nominated for 15 Dora Awards

The nominations for the 2006 Dora Mavor Moore Awards have been announced and the musical version of The Lord of the Rings has received 15 nominations, surpassing all others. You can read more about the awards here.

Toronto Gathering urgently needs more attendees

The Gathering of the Fellowship in Toronto (1st-4th July) needs more support from Tolkien fans. While the organizers have heard nothing but “good “buzz” and enthusiasm from fans” registrations for the event have not sold. To date only 300 have registered and the event is in danger of not happening at all.

You can find out more about the event and register here.

Happy birthday Karl Urban

Karl Urban was born in Wellington, New Zealand on 7th June 1972 and today Karl is celebrating his 34th birthday. You can read his cast bio here. In the CoE gallery there are pictures of Karl here and of Karl in the role of Éomer here.

Happy birthday Karl.

CoE TV Guide: June 4th – 11th

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 EDT.