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The Lord of the Rings the Two Towers is to be released on the 26th of August. Visit the official site for details.

Note: This is the theatrical release, not the extended DVD.

The music from the Lord of the Rings films was voted ninth in the most popular piece of all time in radio station Classic FM’s Hall of Fame.

Comingsoon.net says we may not be seeing a trailer for the Return of the King anytime soon.

HollywoodJesus.com is currently hosting an article on Haldir and the Elves at Helm’s Deep. Of course, the brief discussion concerning whether or not the Elves arrived from Rivendell or Lothlorien is purely speculation (we’ll have to wait until the extended DVD is released for definite answers), but the rest of the article is quite interesting.

FilmForce has interviewed Billy Boyd about his childhood, the school system and even had a few tidbits about The Lord of the Rings (found on page three of this massive five page interview).

Like fan fic? Write fan fic? Read about the mithril awards, which are awarded for “excellence in fiction, poetry and critical essays relating to The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and other works by JRR Tolkien.” The requirements are that your story or stories must be “freely available on the web in English”, but cannot be “actor fic/RPS”.

Check out the newest area of CoE: The Artists of Middle-Earth. It contains biographical information, interviews, and more about the most famous artists who have created their own visions of Middle-Earth.

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is nominated for a Hugo Award, specifically, Best Dramatic Presentation. To read the entire list of nominations (TTT is towards the top of the second page), go to the ConJose official site.

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