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My Salgant isn't alone anymore
For a long while I owned an orginal Tolkien elf exclusively, artwise at least: Salgant, Lord of the Harp, an elf from Gondolin ( Read more... ) -
Happy Birthday Lenine!
I hope you have a wonderful day today! :-)
All the best to you! -
Aunt 2007 - the License to Spoil
Since Oct.23, I'm officially aunt. My brother and his dear lady have a little baby son. Needless to say, there is great exitement and joy in my whole family right now ( Read more... ) -
Is everything okay with Claudio?
... aka Elvses aka A.Noldo? He used to post quite often, but I've heard nothing from him for a long while now. Did he move his blog from Livejournal to another site maybe? -
To the Sea, to the Sea!
... the white gulls are crying...
I'm going off for vacation for the next twelve days. Internet access will be limited to a short visit the the local library everty now and then.
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Shelob the Silent Movie Star!
(this entry is dedicated to Maggie Honeybite, for obvious reasons ( Read more... ) -
What Tolkien really thought about Fanfiction
I got myself a copy of Tolkien's 'Letters' at the Tolkien Thing. A fascinating read that gives a lot of background. Just this moment I stumbled over this one. Here's to you, fanficcers!
(The letter is from 12/12/1966 to publisher Allen & Unwin, about a proposed sequel to LotR, written by a fan.)
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Ted Nasmith at Tolkien Thing
It's Tolkien Thing time again! Next weekend, the German branch of the Tolkien Society will meet in Diez in a castle - nowadays it's run as a youth hostel. After Alan Lee last year, this year's special guest is Ted Nasmith.
(Edit: Sorry I didn't cut this post! Didn't mean to clog your f-list.)
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Happy Birthday Tehta!
This comes as a surprise, but I hope you had a wonderful day!
Here is a link that was brought to my attention recently, with some Tolkien illustrations. The last pic is a slightly Greek looking Glorfindel that you might like.
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Hobbits - miniature and otherwise
My Visit to the LotR movies exhibition in Berlin has encouraged me to finally pick up the idea again to make some LotR miniature dolls. Or rather, the merchandising booth at the entrance did it, which sold, among other things, a wide range of figurines which I mostly found easy to resist buying.
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