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  I Am 54 And I Think I'm A Hobbit
  Do you suffer from a split personality and is one of them a hobbit? You aren't alone.
  by fotodigital / on Oct 29, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “tolkien”

• FangorN - Mysterious Land (2009)

  
  lucid media — Authority: 127
  Terrific Ensiferum-worship which sounds 10x better than the new Ensiferum. dl
  14 hours ago

• Yesterdays tweets for todays fishwrap:

  
  Much Tumbling About Of Brains — Authority: 137
  18:05 @xenijardin maybe its accurate, but i dont like the sneering, exasperated tone of the piece. # 19:48 getting ready to watch the last installment of The Prisoner. Hopes not high, but I soldier on. # 19:59 @bre just finished Anathem a couple of days ago. love love loved it. want it to be a Potter-esque pop ...
  19 hours ago

• Born of Hope: another Lord of the Rings fan film

  
  The Cimmerian — Authority: 137
  Earlier this year, Leo Grin reported on the debut of The Hunt for Gollum , a fan film chronicling Aragorn’s search for the fallen hobbit during the Watchful Peace prior to the outbreak of war. It was well-received, and is probably one of the finer examples of fan cinema in terms of technical achievement. ...
  2 days ago

• The script for the first Hobbit film now complete

  
  FantasyBookReview.co.uk blog — Authority: 132
  Producer Peter Jackson has announced that the script for the first Hobbit film is now complete. “The Hobbit will be two movies and we’ve written the first script and delivered it to the studio that seems to be happy with it. We’re now halfway through the second script and Philippa, Fran, Guillermo and myself are ...
  2 days ago

• Fantasy Friday – What Constitutes “Derivative”? Part 1

  
  A Christian Worldview of Fiction — Authority: 123
  Before I begin, just a reminder: you have until November 30 to vote in the Clive Staples Award – Readers Choice for the best Christian speculative novel published in 2008 by a royalty paying publisher. Also, you have until December 2 to vote for the November CSFF Top Tour Blogger . Lots of really, really good ...
  2 days ago

• First Hobbit Script Now Complete!

  
  Screenhead — Authority: 563
  Okay…so it took something like the back end of forever for us to finally even get through the numerous court battles over this one, but cheer up, Tolkienites–because the first script for The Hobbit has apparently been settled and is put to bed.And what will further make you happy, the studios are apparently raving ...
  2 days ago

• Katie on the Hobbit…

  
  The Happy Wonderer — Authority: 498
  The Hobbit brings me back A little girl, tucked into bed, Daddy reading confidently from a book with a soft green cover, always knowing what all the words meant and how to say them and how to shift his tone as he read for the dwarves, that mysterious wizard, and poor poor Mr. Baggins who was so imposed upon when ...
  2 days ago

• More Cimmerian Goodness

  
  GROGNARDIA — Authority: 503
  Over at The Cimmerian, Brian Murphy posts a nice takedown of Michael Moorcocks "Epic Pooh," perhaps Moorcocks most famous windmill tilting expedition against the work and legacy of J.R.R. Tolkien. The funny thing is that I rather enjoy Moorcocks literary creations -- Im busily re-reading some of his later Elric ...
  2 days ago

• Middle-earth Weekend and Staffordshire Hoard

  
  Hobbit Movie News and Rumors | TheOneRing.net — Authority: 605
  A note from Vivienne Wilkes, one of the many organizers of the Middle-earth Weekend, with details of next year’s event. This will be held as usual at:Sarehole Mill in Birmingham, Englandand will be open from 11.00am until 5.00pm onSaturday and Sunday15th and 16th May 2010.Vivienne is not taking an active role in ...
  3 days ago

• Knocking some stuffing out of Moorcock’s “Epic Pooh”

  
  The Cimmerian — Authority: 137
  According to Michael Moorcock, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings has endured solely because it’s comfort food. So proclaimeth the author of the Elric stories in his seminal essay “Epic Pooh.” Well, I’m here to knock a little stuffing out of his puffed-up essay. “Epic Pooh” criticizes The ...
  3 days ago

• Nerdles.com Fan-Movie Of The Day – The Lord Of The Rings – The Hunt For Gollum

  
  Nerdles — Authority: 151
  Every day here on Nerdles.com we are going to showcase the best fan-made movies on the net.Today we kick off with The Hunt For Gollum.Here’s the blurb…A new 39 minute Lord of the Rings episode telling of Aragorn’s hunt for Gollum before The Fellowship of the Ring. This high concept short film is brought to [...]
  4 days ago

• A Good Way to Spend Forty Thousand Pounds

  
  Sacnoth's Scriptorium — Authority: 122
  So, thanks to Mike Foster (thanks Mike), I learned today that an original Tolkien drawing, of his Aunt Janes farm where he wrote the first poem in his legendarium (about Earendil, in 1914), is currently being auctioned off by Sothebys on behalf of his brother Hilarys heirs. Heres the link: ...
  4 days ago

• Where the Mountains Talk to You

  
  Travel Tips — Authority: 136
  In the classic fantasy series The Lord of the Rings, the author J.R.R. Tolkien gives us many enduring and imaginative images. One phrase that stands out in a passage concerning a dangerous passageway is, the runes were carved into the…
  4 days ago

• that 70s book

  
  in all honesty — Authority: 420
  I was chatting with my 20-something nephew a couple of weeks ago about books we liked. Inevitably, The Lord of the Rings came up. "Oh, yes," he said, "I tried to read that three times, but I didnt get very far. I reckon the only reason people ever read that book is that there was nothing else to do in the 70s." ...
  4 days ago

• California, Alice, and Bond… James Bond

  
  Cheshire Cat Photo Blog (... said the Cat: 'we're all mad here....') — Authority: 130
  Not to mention E.B White , J.R.R. Tolkien , Richard Adams , L. Frank Baum , C.S. Lewis , A.A. Milne , J.K. Rowling , and H.G. Wells …. The Southern California auctioneer, Profiles in History , will be auctioning a valuable collection of children’s literature, as well as some collectibles for adults, on ...
  5 days ago

• Dragon Age: Origins Review (PC)

  
  Aeropause Games — Authority: 483
  Dragon Age: Origins is probably one of the hardest games I have played in some time, killing me repeatedly.  I have found myself pausing the game every five seconds in battle, pouring over all the options that I could use to combat the enemy.  Also, I have reloaded whole sections of gameplay, due to decisions taking ...
  5 days ago

• A Nod from the Cimmerian

  
  GROGNARDIA — Authority: 503
  Deuce Richardson, over at one of my favorite blogs, The Cimmerian , has done me an honor by devoting an entire post to my recent column at The Escapist . In his post, Mr Richardson takes issue with my assertion that the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien were not a primary influence on Dungeons & Dragons . This is a ...
  6 days ago

• The Holy Grail of True Knighthood

  
  Mary Victrix — Authority: 458
  True knighthood is the Holy Grail of manhood, a revelation attainable only by the pure.  The proud are ever barred from taking a draught from it. Our very captivation with the Holy Grail consists in the fact that it has not been found and only few have even seen it.  And, of course, the reason that the mysterious ...
  1 week ago

• The Long View: Good Frodo and Evil Gollum

  
  Manuel L. Quezon III: The Daily Dose — Authority: 481
  The Long View Good Frodo and Evil Gollum By Manuel L. Quezon III Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 23:28:00 11/22/2009 IN book two of “The Fellowship of the Ring,” Celeborn, elven co-ruler of Lothlórien, speaks directly to the readers as much as to the Fellowship when he counsels, “Do not ...
  1 week ago

• Maliszewski and “The Books That Founded D&D”

  
  The Cimmerian — Authority: 137
    James Maliszewski, the proprietor of Grognardia and a Friend of The Cimmerian , has posted an article on The Escapist website. It is called “The Books That Founded D&D” and I found it quite interesting. I thought it worth some commentary. Mr. Maliszewski starts his essay noting the various ...
  1 week ago

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