At Indystar.com teenager Ben Gurin talks about his experiences of working as a volunteer at the Lord of the Rings Exhibition in Indiana. The exhibit, which closed last week, attracted many thousands of visitors and there was even a marriage proposal in the room displaying The One Ring.
In this article at The Globe and Mail, Christopher Nightingale, musical supervisor and arranger for the LotR stage show, talks about how he became involved in the production and his search for, “earthy and ethnic world music that might fit the evolving theatrical vision”.
On February 19th The Golden State Theatre, Monterey, CA, will be showing the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the movies will run back-to-back without interruption. There’s further information at the Golden State’s website.
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.
Durham University doctoral student Danielle Smith is undertaking a project into the experiences of tourists to mythical and fantastic locations, through two case studies- the landscapes of New Zealand/ Middle-earth, and Arthurian sites in the South West of Britain.
Through working with tourists at these sites, she hopes to illuminate how locations from fiction or legend are important to us, and the ways in which we experience these landscapes. What does it feel like to ‘re-live the magic’ of your favourite scenes, or to ‘walk in the footsteps’ of mythical heroes? You can find further information about the project at her research website.
10. Bunny Generators. Ever wondered of weird and crazy Varda bunnies? Well, they are all present here to accompany you while in the thread. This is one aspect of our craziness. Can you imagine? Having those bunnies around is fun to talk about. Actually, the bunnies are made by our voluminous minds, and we care […]
Reality has been abducted by our passion for stargazing. Here we stand to represent our Vardian blood and to promise patriotism. Our elements are never locked in a bottle of cyanide, but our daydreaming is proliferating. It is for us to speak of our passions, that we are upholding the civil rights of stargazing, the […]
Elbereth. Elentári. Gilthoniel. Tintallë. Lady of the Stars. Varda. With so many names, one must think that this lady was important, lofty, even exalted. Thinking that would be correct – but perhaps you don’t realize how correct. Varda is many things. She is the most beautiful of the Valier. Shining with the very light of […]
10. Dead Marshes. Peace means quiet, right? So how peaceful is it to be at the Dead Marshes, no hubbubs or anything. Don’t follow the lights or you will become one of the corpses, with a lot of shouting and crying for help from the lost people. 9. The Mines of Moria. Getting attacked by […]
Two elf-women in Tolkien’s works gave up their immortality for love to a mortal man: Lúthien Tinúviel and Arwen Undómiel. They were related – Arwen was Lúthien’s great-great-granddaughter – and were said to have looked alike. The loyalty of both to their beloved was outstanding, and the marriage of both ultimately served a higher purpose. […]