Bloodlines, the latest expansion set in Decipher’s Lord of the Rings TCG, is due for release on 15th July 2005. You can read more about Bloodlines and view an exclusive version of one of the new cards, “Háma, Captain of the King’s Guard” here.
As you may or may not know, the Book Club is currently still reading and discussing ‘The Silmarillion’. We’re chewing through some bits and bones of Túrin Turambar at the moment, so it’s still not too late to join in for the last bunch of chapters!
Elf – a weekend of wonder, will take place in Orlando, FL from 26th-28th August. Confirmed guests to date include; Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd and John Noble. There are further details at Creation Entertainment.
The Gathering of the Fellowship Festival will be held in Toronto from 1st to 4th July 2006. Events include a Tolkien academic conference, a triple-feature marathon of the LotR movies and a themed banquet with live music and masquerade competition. There are further details about this event at the festival’s website here.
The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy, The Exhibition opens at the Houston Museum of Natural Science on Saturday, June 4 @ 12:01 a.m. The exhibition runs from June 4 through August 28.
For information about opening night, including costume contests, sword fighting and music, among many other things, please visit their website.
Council of Elrond members are eligible for a special discount to the Lord of the Rings exhibition. Contact Justin Ehni at 713.639.4657 or [email protected], mention this website, and automatically receive a discount on your ticket purchases!
CoE is happy to announce the creation of a new section for the site: CoE Clubs. This section of the site is for the creation of clubs for actors, singers, LotR characters, favorite activities, etc. and allows members to post images, share news and information, and find other people that are interested in the same kinds of things. Please check it out — and as it is a very new section of the site, please report any bugs or problems that you run across, either to me (Rivka) or in the Announcements forum.
We are also pleased to announce the creation of an unofficial Livejournal community for those people that miss the journals we used to have on this site, and would like to continue to be part of a CoE-related journaling community. We invite you to join the community, and enjoy journaling again!
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the complete publication of the Lord of the Rings, the Tolkien Society is holding a conference and convention from 11th to 15th August at Aston University, Birmingham, UK. You can find further details about the event at the Tolkien Society’s website here .
The finalists for the Mythopoeic Scholarship Award for Inklings Studies have been announced. The nominations include; Following Gandalf: Epic Battles and Moral Victory in The Lord of the Rings by Matthew Dickerson and Tolkien in the Land of Heroes by Anne C. Petty. There are further details at mythsoc.org. The winner will be announced at the Tolkien 2005 conference in Birmingham, UK.
The submission deadline for Lembas for the Soul is May 31st, 2005. That gives LotR fans just over one more week to send in their stories. Visit the updated website at White Tree Press for more information.