A Hobbit sized Pint
New Line’s Auction site has some great new items up for auction including a Hobbit Tankard, a Legolas Action Figure signed by Orlando Bloom and an Arwen/Asfaloth & Frodo Action figure set signed by Elijah Wood.
News Archive
It’s getting better, all the time
We learn through Hive4Media that the extended version of Fellowship of the Ring won’t have an R rating, after all…
Random Drawing Contest Winners
The CoE has chosen two random winners from our member pool who will receive a small token of our appreciation for signing up at the Council Of Elrond.
I’ve sent both winners a private message to their usernames, so please check to see if you are a winner. See the FAQ on how to check for private messages.
Thanx to all who have signed up with the Council Of Elrond and for making it one of the fastest growing Tolkien/Lord Of The Rings sites on the internet!
New Section at the Council!
We now have a new area here at the Council of Elrond, called Elrond’s Library. This section will contain informative articles written by the staff, such as M’s recent piece on LotR merchandise and a brand new article by me, giving a shot by shot synopsis of the Two Towers preview. Enjoy!
Radio Free Middle Earth
Before he was Frodo’s uncle Bilbo, Ian Holm played the voice of Frodo in the BBC Radio 4 production of Lord Of The Rings…(Read More)
Don’t Forget
This weekend Billy Boyd (Pippin) will be at Icon 21 in Stony Brook, NY (Long Island) visit his official site for up to date schedule information including Q&A and signing sessions, you can also make plans to meet up with other fans.
Viggo Mortensen will be signing copies of his photography book 4/19, from 6-8pm, at the International Center of Photography located at 1133 6th Ave. at 43rd street.
Viggo is also appearing TONIGHT at the Virgin Megastore in Union Sqaure at the corner of 14th street at 6pm.
Tell them councilofelrond.com sent you (no you won’t win anything but hey free advertising helps and we love you for it!)
Official site updated about video and DVD release
New information and pictures of the layout for the DVD are avaliable on the official LotR site. It also describes what features will be added. Only 4 months until we can have it!
You Decide
An overwhelming 115 people voted …(Read More)
Please don’t feed the Oliphaunts
This is an older story, but it is news to me, thought it might be to you, too, or maybe you just want to read it again, and see the picture of the Oliphaunt. Interested? See it here: New Zealand News
Tired of The TTT Trailer online?
Star Wars Forever is offering a slightly shorter/smaller but cleaner version.