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	<description>Aiya! Periannath.com is a weblog for the genuine Tolkien aficionado.  There are no 13-year-old Orlando Bloom fans here. Get news and features about the writings, the legendarium, the languages, collectibles and games, and yes, the movies.</description>
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		<title>Glow-in-the-Dark Hobbits &amp; Homophobic Frodos: Rankin Bass&#8217; 1980 &#8220;The Return of the King&#8221; Reviewed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 04:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here, my fellow Tolkien fans, is my review of The Return of the King. Produced by Rankin Bass and Studio Ghibli predecessor Topcraft, this television special aired May 11, 1980 as a very unofficial sequel to Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings, which only covered Fellowship and most of Two Towers...]]></description>
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		<title>Ten reasons why Gandalf is the greatest wizard EVAR</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 05:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FARK.com directed me to a post entitled “10 Reasons why Gandalf is a terrible wizard." The reason I decided to write a point-by-point response isn't because I felt the need to rush to Gandalf's defense, but because I don't think the post is very well thought-out. If you're going to go after Mithrandir, at least put some real effort into it.]]></description>
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		<title>Tolkien 101: Tom Bombadil</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 02:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who the hell is Tom Bombadil?

If your familiarity with Tolkien’s Legendarium comes entirely from the movies, your mystification is easily explained – he wasn’t in the films. But if you have read The Lord of the Rings, you are no doubt still asking the question...]]></description>
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		<title>Making ‘The Hobbit’: Some suggestions for Sir Peter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you’re finally adapting The Hobbit. I know you already have your script approved and your storyboards laid down, but if it isn’t too late, may I humbly make a few suggestions, from one fan to another?]]></description>
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		<title>The Hobbit Report: Blanchett on board</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aussie actress Cate Blanchett will reprise her role as Galadriel in the upcoming two-part film adaptation of The Hobbit, the prequel to The Lord of the Rings.]]></description>
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		<title>Of Course Hobbits Have to be White</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 01:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was advised by several friends not to write this post, which tells you something about the state of racial discourse in America today. But here we go…

Of course Hobbits have to be white!]]></description>
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		<title>The Hobbit Report: Greenlight Details &amp; Rumors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 23:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 'Tubes are jammed this week with contrary facts and rumors about the now-greenlit two-part adaptation of The Hobbit. Here is a quick summary of what we know and what we think we know...]]></description>
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		<title>The Hobbit Report Returns: &#8216;Hobbit&#8217; Greenlit, Jackson to Direct in 3D</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After months of baseless speculation in both the fan and professional media, an official announcement from New Line Cinema confirms that Sir Peter Jackson will direct a two-part film adaptation of The Hobbit, to begin principal photography this February.]]></description>
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		<title>Tolkien 101: The Shire</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two locations that appear in both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings that play central roles in both stories, and that can themselves be described fairly as “characters.” One of them is Rivendell, the sanctuary and fortress of Elrond Halfelven.

The other is the Shire, the homeland of that prosperous and agrarian race, the Hobbits...]]></description>
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		<title>Tolkien 101: Samwise Gamgee</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 23:42:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kunochan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think it strange to devote an entire article to someone as small and insignificant in the Legendarium as Samwise Gamgee, then you have bought into Sam’s own view of himself, as nothing but a simple gardener from The Shire.

But many have suggested that Sam, rather than Aragorn or Frodo, is the main hero of The Lord of the Rings; and this view was promulgated by no less an authority than JRR Tolkien himself...]]></description>
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