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Welcome to the Council of Elrond!

“…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.

Virus attack- all members use caution

All members beware of received e-mails from “Microsoft Security Alert” or “Microsoft Corporation Security Support”. None of the e-mails have a Microsoft return addess.
When these e-mails are opened thay appear to be official documents on Microsoft letterhead but the attachment is actually the W32.swen virus.
Be aware that Microsoft never sends alerts by e-mail.

Sean Astin, Elijah Wood and Billy Boyd on MTV’s TRL

According to AbsoluteTRL the three hobbits will be guests on MTV’s Total Request Live today at 5 p.m.(ET/PT), 4 p.m.(CT). Be sure to watch!

UK Residents – TTT EE DVD’s to be won

Empire Online is running a competition with 5 copies of The Two Towers EE DVD as prizes.

Closing date – 24th November

LotR: RotK a must see

According to MSN the final installment in the legendary series from J.R.R Tolkien is expected to be a ‘must-see’ movie. Supposedly, Peter Jackson is already hiring a strategy specialist to help him and the rest of the cast and crew to win at the Oscars. Scroll 1/3 of the way down when you get there.

New Mystery Picture

A new mystery picture has been added to the Games section; head on over and take a guess at it. Remember, the first five correct guessers receive one userpoint!

Last Week’s Pic

This Week’s Pic

Official site – latest update

The official site has two new TTT EE video clips; Arming the Uruk-Hai and Going the Distance (about the three hunters).

Contains spoilers

Listen to “Into the West” from the RotK soundtrack in full!

AOL has a “first listen” available for the song that will play during the credits of RotK! “Into the West” is sung by Annie Lennox and can be heard here.

Warning spoilers

Support your local evil Wizard!

Not happy that Saruman was cut from the theatrical version of RotK? Well, head on over to PetitionOnline, sign it–and tell your friends to do so too!

Crazy for TTT EE spoilage!

If you can bear to read one more, you will find a very enthusiastic review of this highly anticipated DVD over at Ain’t It Cool News. As always, there are spoilers to be found at this site, as well as the rather colorful, sometimes PG-13 rated language…scroll about 1/4 of the way down for the review.

How to capture a crowd

The Official Site has added another video for TTT EE. This time it talks about capturing a crowd, to use as some cool sound effects!