Sad news this morning as TORN learns that Peter Woodthorpe, who brough Gollum’s voice to life in the BBC radio presentation and animated version of The Lord of the Rings, has died. According to monkeyheaven.com Woodthorpe had not been too well for a while. He was 72.
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Thanks to Cedric, who contacted us about a local craftsman making LOTR-style pipes in his area of Lincoln, NE. They’re featured on E-bay here. “They are styled after the Macqueen pipes, though they are longer in the stem by a few inches.”
TechTV is presenting the ‘GPhoria Awards’ tonight. This Oscars-for-video-games event has the ROTK game by EA nominated in a few categories. They are; Achievement in voice acting by a male performer (Both Sean Astin & Elijah Wood are nominated), Best Sound Design, Best Cinematic & Best Adaptation. [More] [Gaming Havens]
LadyGreenleaf writes: I watched a bit of the Antiques Roadshow UK just right now because there was nothing else to watch, and also because I love British accents and I wanted to listen to the people talk. I don’t usually watch the show, so I didn’t know exactly how it worked, but I have heard of it, and I knew enough to know what was going on. There was a man, who was the ‘expert’, and a lady, who was the guest, with a bunch of papers and a book.
The papers turned out to be letters from C.S. Lewis, that had apparantely been written to a family member of hers. There was a five-page handwritten one, and another one that was three pages long, but I didn’t see if it was handwritten or just typed. It was not shown exactly who they were addressed to, but both were ended with very kind, appreciative comments, which I didn’t understand clearly, followed by ‘Yours, CS Lewis’.
But that’s not the best part! They mentioned The Inklings, and the ‘Eagle and Child’, or ‘Bird and Baby’, so I knew that it must have something to do with Tolkien. And, of course, it did. The book turned out to be a copy of The Hobbit, and I just did a bit of research and although I couldn’t find the exact book, I did find a picture of the design that was on the cover (it’s the attachment), and I can tell you that it was hardcover, and a pale, sort of olive green colour, so maybe you know which one of the many it is. The man from the roadshow said that it didn’t have a dust jacket so it was quite dirty and the book itself didn’t excite him too much.
But what did excite him was a very good reason to get excited about! Inside the front cover was a postcard written by the author of the book himself!!! They even compared the script writing on the card to the one on the maps in the book, and you could clearly see that it was almost the exact same, the one on the maps a bit neater. The postcard was signed simply ‘JRRT’, and the man complimented the script, es pecially the ‘T’. After this, he said that the postcard from Tolkien was ‘very rare’, and that the letters from Lewis were ‘extremely rare’, and also that the postcard (or maybe the book and the postcard both, I’m not sure) would sell for 500 pounds. I live in Canada and have no idea how much that turns out to be in Canadian dollars, but the woman who owned the items looked quite surprised, and quite happy also, so my guess is it’s a lot.
All I know is that many people would be willing to pay many thousands of dollars to own something handwritten by JRR Tolkien. I was still in shock trying to figure out how that woman was able to get her hands on something so…. ‘precious’, to hear how much the letters by Lewis would sell for, but she was quite surprised by that too, so I’m guessing some other large amount of money. I tried to go on the Antiques Roadshow UK website when the show was over, to see if I could get all the details for you, but unfortunately there were none. I also do not know if this is a recent show, or if it is just a rerun shown in Canada. It was surprising nonetheless.
The Lord of the Rings – Event Exclusive Merchandise
Cards Inc. are please to announce that we will be attending The Fellowship Festival in celebration of The Lord of the Rings on the 28th – 30th of August at Alexanda Palace in London. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase products exclusively designed for the event. These products will only be available to purchase at The Fellowship Festival so book your tickets today to ensure that you don’t miss out.
Two exclusive edition collector plates will be available at the event ‘Gandalf the Grey’ and ‘Smeagol’. Both plates form part of the character plate series and are a must for those fans who wish to complete their collection.
There are also two lithographic artprints entitled ‘The Shire’ and ‘The Grey Havens’ available to buy, both of which have been produced in a limited edition of only 250 of each. Printed on high quality art paper, each print comes complete with a certificate of authenticity.
Fans will also have the opportunity to purchase exclusive merchandise featuring The Fellowship Festival including a baseball cap, T-shirt and mug. A full colour show brochure will also be available.
Look for more information about The Fellowship Festival or to purchase tickets on www.aaaevents.co.uk!
Mind you, TheOneRing.net will be giving away a pair of Silver Day Passes for the event (valued at £150 each) this friday, so stay tuned!
Morgoth1970 sends along the AMAZING story facts from the LOTR Calander…check out some of these facts and quotes we now KNOW will be in the movie!!
…The Ring yearns, above all else, to return to the hand of its Master: they are one, the Ring and the Dark Lord. Frodo, he must never find it! – Gandalf
You cannot offer me this Ring…through me it would wield a power too great and terrible to imagine. Do not tempt me, Frodo. – Gandalf
My dear Frodo, Hobbits really are amazing creatures. You can learn all there is to know about their ways in a month, and yet, after a hundred years, they can still surprise you in a pinch. – Gandalf
*The Green Dragon Inn is mentioned or shown in the film.
Always remember this, Frodo: The Ring is trying to get back to its Master…it wants to be found. – Gandalf
If I take one more step, it’ll be the farthest from Home I’ve ever been. – Sam
It’s dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. …You step onto the Road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there is no knowing where you might be swept off to. – Bilbo
Gilthoniel! O Elbereth!
Clear are thy eyes and bright thy breath!
Snow-white! Snow white! We sing to thee
In a far land beyond the Sea. – (Song of the Wood Elves)
Tell me, Gandalf the Grey, you – to whom so many look for guidance…how is it you can be so blind? – Saruman
The world is changed, Gandalf. A new Age is at hand…the Age of Men, which we must rule. – Saruman
Are we not the Istari? Within this frail human form does not the spirit of a Maiar live? – Saruman
I gave you the chance of aiding me willingly, but you have elected the way of pain. – Saruman, to Gandalf
*The Uruk-hai start life as maggots!!!
He’s one of them Rangers, dangerous folk they are. Wandering the wilds. What his right name is I’ve never heard: but he’s known round here as Strider. – Barliman
Frodo’s my second cousin once-removed on his mother’s side and my third cousin twice-removed on his father’s side, if you follow me. – Pippin Took
You’re drawing far too much attention to yourself…Mr. Underhill. – Strider
*Gandalf speaks to a moth while imprisoned in Orthanc, which ultimately leads to his escape.
*Gil-galad, Elendil, and Isildur are all mentioned (or shown). Elrond is mentioned (or shown) as Gil-galad’s herald.
*The hills of Emyn Beriad are mentioned as the place where Gil-galad built the White Tower for Elendil.
*By the time Sam leaves with Frodo, he is already in love with Rosie Cotton.
*Merry & Pippin steal vegetables from Farmer Maggot.
*The Grey Havens are mentioned as the place the elves go when they leave Middle Earth.
***The Elven name for the Grey Havens is Valinor!!!!!!!!!
*Saruman created the Uruk Hai.
*The Uruk Hai are all marked by the White Hand of Saruman.
Let him go or I’ll have you, Longshanks! – Sam
*Gandalf is carried from Orthanc by a great eagle.
You have a stout heart, little hobbit, but your courage alone will not save you. – Strider
They were Kings…great Kings of Men. Sauron gave to them Nine Rings of Power and with them the promise of eternal rule…unending life. – Strider
They took the Rings without question…and one by one, regardless of their strength to good or evil…they fell. – Strider
They are the Ringwraiths, the Nazgul, the Nine Servants of Sauron. – Strider
*At the Prancing Pony, the hobbits stuff thief beds with pillows and hide in Strider’s room.
Merry: How do we know Strider’s a friend of Gandalf’s
Frodo: I think a servant of the Enemy would look fairer but feel fouler…we must trust him.
To Rivendell, Master Gamgee – to the house of Elrond. – Strider
*Aragorn’s song is about Luthien and Beren.
The Ring…The Ring…The Ring… – The Ringwraiths
This is beyond my skill to heal. He needs Elvish medicine…we’ve got to get him to Rivendell. – Strider
*Strider uses Kingsfoil when Frodo is stabbed on Weathertop.
There is only one Lord of the Ring – only One who can bend it to his will. – Gandalf
*Athelas is also referred to as the “proper” name of Kingsfoil.
Give up the Halfling, She-Elf! – Witch King of the Nazgul
***Arwen’s horse is named Asfaloth.
Frodo, lasto beth nin, tolo dan na ngalad. (Translation: Frodo, hear my voice, come back to the light.) – Elrond
His strength returns…but the wound will never fully heal. – Elrond
Elrond: To what Frodo will come in the end, I cannot tell.
Gandalf: Not to evil, I think. He may become like a glass filled with a clear light…for eyes to see that can.
Time wearies all of us – even those who do not measure it. – Elrond
This is no mere Ranger. He is Aragorn, son of Arathorn…and you owe him your allegiance. – Legolas
Did I know the Ring would be found? No…it is what I feared. – Elrond
The Ring was made in the fires of Mount Doom…only there can it be unmade. It must be taken deep into Mordor, and cast back into the fiery chasm from whence it came. – Elrond
You do not just walk into Mordor…It is a folly. – Boromir
Let folly be our cloak, a veil before the eyes of the Enemy…He will not think that, having the Ring, we may seek to destroy it. – Gandalf
*Gandalf upsets Elrond at the Council by reading the inscription on the Ring in the Black Tongue.
I will take it…I will take the Ring to Mordor…though I do not know the way. – Frodo
***Gimli attempts to destroy the Ring with his axe at the Council.
So it often is with the deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must – Gandalf
I will help you bear this burden, Frodo Baggins, as long as it is yours to bear. – Gandalf
If by my life or death, I can protect you, I will – you have my sword. – Aragorn (I wonder if this was supposed to be “my word”?
You carry the fate of all of us, little one… – Boromir
*Sauron mixes his own blood with molten gold to create the One Ring.
Nine companions to match the Nine Ringwraits…So be it. You shall be the “Fellowship of the Ring”! – Elrond
The light of the Evenstar does not wax and wane…it is constant, even in the greatest darkness. – Arwen
I am Isildur’s heir, not Isildur himself; my fate is my own. – Aragorn
***The shattered pieces of Narsil rest in Rivendell in the hands of a statue.
The skill of the Elves can reforge the sword of Elendil – but only you can wield it. – Elrond, to Aragorn
It’s a pretty thing, isn’t it? Mithril…light as a feather, and as hard as dragon scales. – Bilbo
Nai Tiruvantel ar varyuvantel I Valar tielyanna nu vilya. (Translation: May the Valar protect you on your path under the sky.) – Elrond
This is indeed the hour of the Shire-folk. – Elrond
Farewell, hold to your purpose, and may the blessing of Elves and Men and all free folk go with you. – Elrond, to the Fellowship
*Elrond possesses the Ring of Vilya.
It is not the strength of the body that matters, but the strength of the spirit. – Gandalf
*Arwen is the last-born of her people.
Whom do you serve? – Saruman, to Lurtz
Do you know how Orcs first came into being? They were once Elves. Taken by the Dark Powers in the First Age-tortured, mutilated-a ruined and terrible form of life, bred into a slave race. – Saruman
It is a strange fate that we suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing…such a little thing. – Boromir
*The Crebain of Dunland are large crows used by the spies of Saruman.
Losto Caradhras, sedho, hodo, nuitho i ruith! (Translation: Sleep Caradhras, be still, lie still, hold your wrath!) – Gandalf
Moria – Khazad-dum! Greatest of the Dwarf Halls – what I would not give to look on its treasures! – Gimli
*Gandalf is sent to Middle Earth by the Valar.
One must tread the path that need chooses. – Gandalf
Dwarf doors are invisible when closed. Their own masters cannot find them if their secret is forgotten. – Gandalf
Pedo mellon a minno…Speak, friend, and enter. – Gandalf
Now you will see, Master Elf, one of the marvels of the Northern World… – Gimli
This is not a mine…it’s a tomb. – Boromir
*The Fellowship is attacked by tentacles from the pool before they enter the gates of Mordor.
Now we have but one choice…we must face the long dark of Moria. Be on your guard…there are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world. – Gandalf
*The Orcs of Moria have a Cave Troll under their influence.
The wealth of Moria was not in gold or jewels, but Mithril. – Gandalf
I wish the Ring had never come to me…I wish none of this had happened. – Frodo
Fool of a Took! Throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity! – Gandalf
Let them come! There is one dwarf in Moria who still draws breath! – Gimli
I think you’ll find there’s more to this Hobbit than meets the eye. – Gandalf
You cannot pass! I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass! The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udun. Go back to the shadow! You shall not pass! – Gandalf
*Evidently, it is revealed that Gandalf, Saruman, and Sauron are all Maiar spirits.
The Grey Wizard is dead. His rag-tag Fellowship is leaderless. There is none left to defend it. – Saruman
Orcs have dared enter Lothlorien; they will not leave it alive! – Haldir
You carry a heavy burden, Frodo – don’t carry the weight of the world as well. – Boromir
Caras Galadhon…The heart of Elvendom on earth; realm of the Lord Celeborn and of Galadriel, Lady of Light. – Haldir
Your coming is to us as the footsteps of Doom. – Galadriel
The quest stands upon the edge of a knife. Stray but a little and it will fail, to the ruin of all…Yet hope remains while the Company is true. – Galadriel
*Elven cloaks, Elven bows, silver belts with small daggers, Elven rope, and the Phial of Galadriel are given to the Fellowship upon their parting.
What you will see I cannot tell, for the mirror shows many things – things that were, things that are, and some things that have not yet come to pass. – Galadriel
*Elven cloaks have the power to shield their wearers from unfriendly eyes.
In place of the Dark Lord, you would have a Queen, not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the Dawn!
Treacherous as the Sea! Stronger than the foundations of the earth…All shall love me and despair! – Galadriel
I pass the test. I will diminish and go into the West and remain Galadriel. – Galadriel
You are a Ringbearer, Frodo…to bear a Ring of Power is to be alone. – Galadriel
Even the smallest person can change the course of the future. – Galadriel
Galadriel: And what gift would a Dwarf ask of the Elves?
Gimli: Nothing, but to look upon the Lady of the Galadhrim one last time, for she is more fair than all the jewels beneath the earth.
*Gimli is given a lock of hair by Galadriel.
For you, I have prepared this…the light of Earendil, our most beloved Star. – Galadriel, to Frodo
May it be a light for your in dark places, when all other lights go out. – Galadriel
I have taken my worst wound in this parting, having looked my last upon that which is fairest. – Gimli
You are quick enough to trust the Elves. Have you so little faith in your own people? Yes, there is weakness – there is frailty – but there is courage also, and honor to be found in Men. – Boromir
Amon Hen – the Hill of Sight. They say that all that moves for hundreds of miles around is revealed to one who sits upon the Seeing Seat. Such was the power of the ancients. – Aragorn
A shadow and a threat has been growing in my mind. Something draws near, I can feel it. – Legolas
I know what I must do – but I am afraid to do it. – Frodo
I do not know what strength is in my blood, but I swear to you – I will not let the White City fall, nor our people fail. – Aragorn