Volume 188/Issue 1

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Volume 188/Issue 1

Circulation: One thousand, one hundred and ninety. Welcome all!

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MEDIA NEWS:

• From TheOneRing.net:

~LOTR dialect coach Andrew Jack dies from COVID-19 and Middle-earth cast reacts
As widely reported on March 31, Andrew Jack, the supervising dialect coach for The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has passed from complications related to COVID-19. Reactions across film industry and fandom were immediately filled with shock and sadness, bringing home the importance of safety during this pandemic.

Andrew Jack was one of the most respected dialect coaches in Hollywood having worked on hundreds of films & shows including Star Wars, James Bond, Marvel cinematic universe, and Batman. His crowning achievement may well be Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings in his capacity as senior supervising dialect coach, as he aligned all the various actors' speech patterns into the cohesive dialects of Middle-earth. [More]

~Middle-earth March Madness Round One -- so far...
It seems that the theme of 'Scenes from Peter Jackson's movies' is a popular one; over 4200 people have voted in Middle-earth March Madness 2020 so far! And Round One still has a day to go! Let's have a look at how things are playing out... [More]

~Middle-earth March Madness Round Two
What a contest Middle-earth March Madness 2020 is shaping up to be! Almost 5,500 people voted in Round One, and there were some very close contests. Last night, for the first time in Middle-earth March Madness history, we had a LIVE results show, and we'll be continuing that whenever we can, throughout the contest. [More]

COMMUNITY NEWS:

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• tolkien_weekly (drabbles) updates:

Luggage (Gimli; PG) by curiouswombat

Decisions (Faramir, Frodo, Sam; G) by kortirion

Toilets of Menegroth (Galadriel, Arwen; PG) by hhimring

All that is Gold... (Aragorn, Boromir, Glorfindel, Arwen; G) by kortirion

CHALLENGES/WORKSHOPS/AWARDS:

• From tolkien_weekly:

~ New Prompt
This is the final item not mentioned in canon, but surely they must have known...used...? And in such serious times as these it is beholden on the frivolous to be just that! This last unmentionable was always a great, great temptation... so I'm going for it -- the things your Great-aunt termed 'unmentionables' the prompt word is... (politely) UNDERWEAR. Kecks, breecks, small clothes, drawers or petticoats...Twist them how you will -- be dainty, or bawdy, or side-step into gambesons and quilted coifs, it only has to be clothing worn under other clothing... how far under is up to you. [ More]

FIC/ART NEWS:

• From AO3 - Archive of Our Own:

- TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works
- Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
- The Hobbit - All Media Types
- The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
- Lord of the Rings RPF
- The Hobbit (2012) RPF

DISCUSSIONS OF INTEREST:

• From TOR:

~Exploring the People of Middle-earth: Fëanor, Chief Artificer and Doomsman of the Noldor (Part 2)
This is the basic pattern that Tolkien sets up with the opposition of these two Valar: on the one hand is faithfulness, humility, obedience, and generosity; on the other, envy, hate, mockery, greed, and destruction. Because the Valar often serve as avatars of a sort...we should pay particular attention to the fact that Melkor and Aulë are both avatars for the craftsman or artist. However, as archetypes, they both represent very different kinds of artistry. [More]

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RESEARCH AIDS:

• From Ask About Middle-earth:

~The Ring of the Line of Durin
We're not even entirely sure who gave the ring to Durin III in the first place. The dwarves say that it was Celebrimbor who gave him the ring, before he was killed by Sauron. However, the elves say that it was Sauron who gave Durin III the ring. Either way, the ring stayed in the possession of the line of Durin for thousands of years afterwards. [More]

TRIVIA:

• Tuesday's MOVIE question: Which former Fellowship members briefly join the ranks of the Orcs in Mordor?

Answer: Frodo and Sam.

elwenlj and frolijahfan were absolutely correct!

• Today's BOOK question from estelanui: What was the name of the Prince of Dol Amroth who ruled Minas Tirith after the death of Denethor, while Faramir was ill?

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• HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY, four, birdcordwangler and rhyselle!

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COMICS:
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• From Infinipop Comics:


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