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Dear Galadriel

Dear Readers, This column is featured in the Realm of Vairë’s Newspaper called “The Tapestry”. You, the reader, will have to guess who is writing the letter to Lady Galadriel’s Column. These characters may be from the LotR books, or movies. Please PM Maire with your answers and she will in turn send you the […]

Newbie Perspective

Hello All, I am Maire one of the newbie Weavers in the Realm of Vairë. I have been a member for a little over a month and I have seen this Realm stick with and by each other through thick and thin. I really didn’t have any expectations when coming into this realm. Except for […]

British Academy Children’s Film and Television Awards

Nominations for the 2004 British Academy Children’s Film and Television Awards were announced today and Return of the King has been nominated in the best feature film category. You can see a full list of all the nominations here. The winners will be announced on 28th November.

Tolkien’s earnings

In this year’s list of the top ten deceased celebrity earners at Forbes.com, Elvis is still king at number 1 with Charles Schulz (Peanuts) at number 2. J R R Tolkien is number 3 on the list with earnings of $23 million. There are further details on the story at Scotsman.com.

Shadows – LotR Trading Card Game

The latest articles about Shadows, the expansion set in the “War of the Ring” block, are entitled, Uruk-hai and Low and Whutaa! Ninja Sméagol?. You can view previews of some of the new cards here.

Tolkien conference

This weekend nearly 300 people attended a conference on Tolkien at Marquette University. You can read Mike Moore’s review of the event at journaltimes.com.

CoE TV Guide October 24th-31st

Have you ever wondered when your favorite star 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.

The Lord of the Rings : The Battle for Middle-earth

The latest article at IGN.com discusses the heroes of the fellowship. There are also two new videos entitled The Fellowship and Tour of Middle-earth which you can view here.

Some Middle-earth facts and figures

Fifty years ago, on 21st October 1954, The Fellowship of the Ring was first published in the USA. This article at BostonHerald.com presents some interesting facts and figures about the books and movies.

The Lord of the Rings : The Third Age

The latest article at xbox.ign.com discusses the “baddies” that will feature in The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age, these include Trolls and Boss Creatures. There are also some new screenshots of the game here and some new videos here.