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Sir Martin Gilbert writes: J.R.R. Tolkien and the Somme were inextricably linked. I learned this forty-four years ago, shortly after I was elected to my first university appointment, at Merton College, Oxford. I was twenty-six years old. In those days there was a strict seating order at college dinners.

Sir Martin Gilbert writes: J.R.R. Tolkien and the Somme were inextricably linked. I learned this forty-four years ago, shortly after I was elected to my first university appointment, at Merton College, Oxford. I was twenty-six years old. In those days there was a strict seating order at college dinners.

Blue Boar regular Nick Milne analyzes the possibilities and potential difficulties in the upcoming film adaptation of The Hobbit.

Peter Jackson to co-write The Hobbit with Guillermo Del ToroSeeded on Thu Aug 21, 2008 4:20 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited) Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson is to collaborate with Guillermo Del Toro on the script of two films based around Tolkien's The Hobbit.entertainment, movies, films, fantasy,

In 1987, I went on a summer missions trip that required training in a Florida swamp. I brought my violin along — never left home without it — and perspired with several hundred other teenagers. Presumably to relieve the misery, the organizers gave a general invitation for musicians to play and sing during the sweltering tent meetings, so I volunteered.

Jackson and del Toro to write ‘Hobbit’ By Craig Kennedy - August 19th, 2008; 8:18 pm After a fruitless 8 month search to find a writer for the upcoming Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit and its followup, executive producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo del Toro have decided to write it themselves along with Lord of the Rings co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens.

Everything Bad is Good For You With the difficulty in modern literature finding an audience, it is no wonder that classic literature is having an even more difficult time connecting with readers.

Came across a couple of wickedly funny satires on YouTube, which both use The Lord of the Rings to skewer their targets, filmmakers Michael Moore and George Lucas respectively (and oh so effectively).

Continuing from Octopi, Phalli, Cubes of Life (I), I was arguing that tentacles are a two-way connection between us and the world around us. Which way the polarity flows, depends on exercising our own free-will.

Brian Sibley appreciates the life and work of Pauline Baynes, who died on August 1: After producing illustrations for various books of fairy tales, Pauline Baynes' career was established when, in 1949, J R R Tolkien's publishers showed the author of The Hobbit a portfolio of her artwork.