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  Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Hobbit,’ Composed Entirely of Screencaps from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ [Part 3 of 3]

  01.30.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Periannath.com presents Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming two part film masterpiece The Hobbit — comprised entirely of screencaps from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy! Part 3 of 3.

• Features, Humor

  Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Hobbit,’ Composed Entirely of Screencaps from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ [Part 2 of 3]

  01.30.10 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Periannath.com presents Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming two part film masterpiece The Hobbit — comprised entirely of screencaps from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy! Part 2 of 3.

• Features, Humor

  Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Hobbit,’ Composed Entirely of Screencaps from ‘The Lord of the Rings’ [Part 1 of 3]

  01.29.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Periannath.com presents Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming two part film masterpiece The Hobbit — comprised entirely of screencaps from Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy! Part 1 of 3.

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  The List of Tolkien Lists

  01.24.10 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  A list of lists of names and facts from the Legendarium of JRR Tolkien.

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  Ten new year’s resolutions for fans of ‘The Lord of the Rings’

  12.31.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  Whether you were introduced to Tolkien by Orlando Bloom’s shield-surfing antics, or if you have read The Lord of the Rings every summer since the 3rd grade (guilty), there is always more you can do to become the Tolkien superfan you have always aspired to be.

  Here are ten suggestions…

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  Today in Middle-Earth history: September 29th

  09.30.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  In 3021, Bilbo and Frodo, joined by Gandalf, Galadriel and Círdan, leave Middle-earth, sailing west presumably to Tol Eressëa, off the shores of the Undying Lands.

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  Today in Middle-Earth history: September 22nd (Happy Birthday Bilbo & Frodo!)

  09.22.09 | Permalink | Comment?

  On September 22nd, 2890 TA, Bilbo Baggins was born to Bungo Baggins and Belladonna Baggins (née Took), probably at Bag End.

  Precisely 78 years later, on September 22nd, 2968 TA, Frodo Baggins was born to Drogo Baggins and Primula Baggins (née Brandybuck), probably at Brandy Hall in Buckland.

• Features, Language

  Tolkien word of the day: ‘dwarves’

  09.02.09 | Permalink | 2 Comments

  Tolkien did not invent the word dwarf, but he did invent the plural form dwarves. Some sources give examples of the use of dwarves as far back as 1818, but these uses are mistakes. Tolkien was well aware that the traditional modern plural form of dwarf is dwarfs, but decided to use dwarves anyway.

• Features, Hobbit Report

  The Hobbit Report: August, 2009

  08.26.09 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  Director Guillermo del Toro has confirmed, in an interview with BBC Radio 5, that Sir Ian McKellen will reprise the role of Gandalf in the upcoming two-part film version of The Hobbit. Del Toro also revealed that Hugo Weaving will return as Elrond Half-elven, and Andy Serkis will once again provide the voice and movements for the computer-generated character Gollum.

• Features, Humor

  If LOTR Had Been Written By a Game Developer

  08.11.09 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  “Frodo!” Gandalf cried, as the old man rose up suddenly proud and strong like an elf king of old. “The armies of Mordor stand at the gates of Minas Tirith! Rohan has fallen, and Erebor is is besieged! The hour is late, and the Ring must be destr—is that really a Silmaril?”

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