The answer is World War I. No, really. It might seem strange to bring up something that’s completely foreign to Middle-Earth when explaining why Frodo left for the Undying Lands. There’s no Somme in Arda; heck, there isn’t even a…
Old Tom Bombadil is a merry fellow;Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow. Introduced by a string of rhyming song and soon described by the quote above, you would expect Tom Bombadil to be a comic relief…
Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is the fantasy series to rule all fantasy series: everything that came after, from Harry Potter to Homestuck, has been shaped and influenced by Tolkien. Sir Terry Pratchett said it best: “J.R.R. Tolkien has…
This last consummate salute to the workmanship on the movie trilogy inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel is now well into it’s run. As anyone familiar with the initial exhibition will remember – it focused on one part of the story;…
Lord of the Rings star Viggo Mortensen received an honorary doctor of arts degree and gave the commencement speech at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York on Sunday. Speaking to the St. Lawrence graduates, Mortensen said that “activism is…
Tickets to the New England Premiere of Howard Shore’s triumphant “Lord of the Rings Symphony” featuring the Hartford Symphony Orchestra are on sale now. The exclusive Northeast performances of “The Lord of the Rings Symphony: Six Movements for Orchestra and…
Nienna Miriel, visiting her adopted country of New Zealand, has this to report about her stay in Golden Bay, on the northwest end of the south island: “I stayed at the Golden Bay Lodge, a lovely B&B; in Tukurua. Their…
He’s wee, but he’s harder than Viggo. They say the movie business is all glamour, but Billy Boyd knows better. Interviewed for today’s Sunday Herald magazine about his friend Viggo Mortensen, the Scottish actor who plays Pippin in the Lord…
Movie star Viggo Mortensen is very proud of his new tooth – because it’s a permanent reminder of his time spent making Lord of the Rings. The actor – who plays Aragorn in the blockbusting trilogy – had one of…
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King’s Oscars sweep was helped along with the green gemstone necklaces the cast members wore to the ceremony. The movie picked up all of its 11 Academy Award nominations, including Best Director for…
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