“…You have come and are here met, in this very nick of time, by chance as it may seem. Yet it is not so. Believe rather that it is so ordered that we, who sit here, and none others, must now find counsel for the peril of the world.”
Welcome to the Council of Elrond! You have stumbled upon one of the largest resource sites on the web offering a variety of unique features based on the creative works of J.R.R. Tolkien, including The Lord of the Rings. Come on in and register, then jump in and get involved. If you are looking for tons of quality images, feel free to visit our Gallery. We also have a forum if you’re interested in serious discussion, drooling over your favorite characters, or roleplaying with other site members. Other sections of the site, such as the Languages section, Elrond’s Library, and the Encyclopedia offer opportunities to learn more about the worlds and cultures that Tolkien created. Of course, there is more on this site than we can mention here, so feel free to jump right in, and experience one of the best Tolkien sites on the net.
For a possible explanation to some critics disliking `The Hobbit` click here.
For `The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey`s earning to date click here and to see the movie regain the No.1 spot click here.
For Peter Jackson defending his filming decisions click here.
To see a hungry fan take on Denny`s entire Middle-earth Menu click here.
Tiny Hobbit Bilbo Baggins is running circles around some of the biggest names in Hollywood for a second weekend. To see how click here and to see which movie, on Christmas day, finally knocked ‘The Hobbit, An Unexpected Journey’ out of first place click here.
For another discussion of the merits of HFR filming at 48 FPS click here.
For a ‘Middle-earth’ tourist’s look at New Zealand’s South Island click here.
Ian McKellen discusses reprising Gandalf here and Andy Serkis discusses reprising Gollum here.
To see how kids react to ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected journey’ click here.
Click here to find out how much sleep Peter Jackson gets when he’s filming.
SPOILER ALERT! If you want to find out what happened to Gandalf’s back story and other information available in the ‘Return Of The King’ Apendices click here.
Click here and here for updates on the Box Office Stats for ‘The Hobbit;An Unexpected Journey’. (note that the ‘4’ in the total for ‘Rise of the Guardians’ should actaully be a ‘$’ sign)
For a list of the thirteen Dwarves ranked by ‘hotness’ click here.
For the second ‘Empire Online’ one-hour podcast click here.
For the details behind Neil Finn’s ‘Song of The Lonely Mountain’ click here.
For information about, and tickets to, ‘An Unexpected Art Show’ to be held in L.A. On Feb 22nd click here.
For a ‘Huffington Post’ article justifying, and explaining, the extra non-book scenes added to ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ click here.
For a look at a Life Sized Lego ‘Bag End’ constructed of 2 million Lego bricks click here for the article and here for the builder’s Facebook photo album.
Click here to see what the ‘Legolas’ Bow sold for at auction.
Click here for an article about the tortuous unexpected journey that finally led to the production of ‘The Hobbit’ movies.
Click here to read why Philippa Boyens won’t reread ‘The Silmarillion’.
Click here to learn about Tolkien’s work as a literature examiner.
Even with not so hot reviews, click here and here to see how the Hobbit film brokedomestic and international records for a December opening.
To read about where you can go to bid on the bow used by Orlando Bloom in the Lord of The Rings films click here
For an article about how Martin Freeman’s looks were ideal for the role of young Bilbo click here.
Sonia Copeland Bloom clears up the rumors of a possible breakup between her son and Miranda Kerr right here.
For a satellite picture of the ‘new’ Middle-earth click here.
Will Gollum be in the next two films? Click here to find out.
Click here to what Andy Serkis used as a role model for Gollum.
Click here for a Washington Post article looking at whether ‘The Hobbit. films are based on Christian principles.
Click here for an article about some highly placed fans wanting another Tolkien work brought to the big screen.
Click here for an article about the company chosen to make Officially Licensed Replicas for ‘The Hobbit’ movies.
Click here for an article about Ian Mckellen’s Wizard problems
Click here for SF Gate’s J.R.R. Tolkien quiz.
Click here for the Forbes article; ‘How Billionaire Jim Jannard Made The Film Possible’.
Click here for Peter Jackson revealing his cameo in ‘The Hobbit; an Unexpected Journey’
Click here for 20 Tolkien inspired tattoos
Click here for an article about an Oscar nomination shortlist.
Reviews of ‘The Hobbit; an Unexpected Journey’ have been mixed. We are now going to post one LAST batch of reviews and then leave that topic. A stack of reviews, positive, somewhat neutral, can be found by clicking the highlighted links below( randomly listed ).
Here’s our last list of reviews; by Forbes , The Wrap ( more of a summary of reviews), Pop Sugar (a Video Review), Houston’s Conroe News, The Voice of America, The Daily Page, and last but not least CNET (mostly a tech review).
SPOILER ALERT! On a different note; for Empire’s 30 minute spoiler podcast with Phillipa Boyens click here.
For the ‘FX Guide’ highly informative article detailing WETA’s work on ‘The Hobbit’ click here.
( thanks to Rivka for this article )
For 40 questions that test your knowledge of ‘The Hobbit’ click here.
To read about the opening weekend box-office predictions for ‘The Hobbit; An Unexpected Journey’ click here.
For some suggestions as to what other Tolkien works should be adapted to the big screen click here.
For more on Andy Serkis as Gollum click here.
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