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Turbine’s license to develop mmorpg (massively multiplayer online roleplaying games) based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s works has been extended to 2014. You can read further details at turbine.com.

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This week, the CoE Book Club moves on, in our discussion of The Children of Hurin, to Chapter XVI, The Coming of Glaurung.

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).

Book 12: ‘The Ashen Wastes’, latest game update is now live. As of 14th of February players may enjoy a whole new list of added features to improve their characters and quests. Further details are contained in a developer’s interview at mmorpg.com and new screenshots at lotro-europe.com.

An article on the Wall Street Journal’s website speculates if New Line is really “hung out to dry”, and looks at its previous success with movies such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The Tolkien Estate has sued New Line Cinema for its share of the profits from the nearly $6 billion that the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy has grossed worldwide. You can read the full article here .

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.

In an interview with IF Magazine.com, Howard Shore was asked if he was interested in doing more music specifically for the upcoming Hobbit movies. He says, “Yes, of course. The book is wonderful and I’ve dreamed of writing music for it.”

J.R.R. Tolkien and Fantasy Inspired Art Exhibition named “Castles in the Mist” will be held in Moreton-In-Marsh, England from the 5th of April until the 7th of April. The exhibition will feature the works of Ruth Lacon and Ted Nasmith as well as lots of other Middle-Earth goodies. More information is available here.