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Ringers: Lord of the Fans on DVD

The movie feature made by fans for the fans of LotR entitled, ‘Ringers: Lord of the Fans’ will be released on DVD on November 22, 2005 in a special edition. It can be ordered now at Amazon, and Moviesonline.ca also has more information.

Council Courier – October edition out now

The October edition of the Council Courier is out now, and the featured realm is none other than the Realm of Nienna. If you did not receive your copy via e-mail you can read the newsletter here. Don’t forget to check out the new riddle posted in the Riddles in the Dark section!

Arwen: Book Profile

Arwen is a mystical beautiful elf maiden who makes a short appearance in the beginning of the book, who you almost forget during the book and who in the end appears again when she comes and weds the King. But that’s not all there is to Arwen. Arwen half-elven is the daughter of Elrond and […]

CoE TV Guide: October 2nd – 9th

Have you ever wondered when your favorite stars 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 Hobbit in Irish

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit now has an Irish-language version to be published in this near end of 2005. The book was translated by Nicholas Williams who has previously translated a number of books into Irish. Go to Slovobooks.com for more information.

Dutch lecture about J.R.R. Tolkien

On Wednesday October 19th René van Rossenberg, Holland’s leading Tolkien expert, will give a lecture about J.R.R. Tolkien called ‘Magic in Middle-Earth – the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien’
It deals with subjects as: who was Tolkien, who inspired him and why did he write his books?

The lecture is held in the Central Library in Leiden at 8pm, and the entrance fee is €4.

Online LOTR Course

First there were online LOTR courses for colleges, and now there is a free course at Suite University: this course will help you gain a better understanding of the movies, where to find Middle-earth in the real world, and more!

Book recommendation

Each month, the featured realm recommends a book that reminded them in some way of Tolkien’s works. This month, ErynLasgalen26 from the Realm of Nienna would like to recommend the following book: Title: What Do You Say To A Naked Elf? Author: Cheryl Sterling Summary: Apart from being a TV-and-movie junkie and a saleswoman extraordinaire […]

The Final Journey

The Final Journey As I walk the road with my friend Sam, I try to remember who I am. A weight I feel around my neck, It pulls me down, I feel a wreck. I can’t go on, my will is weak, I look at Sam and try to speak. His strength will last until […]