September 2007

The Hobbit Is 70 Today

Published on: 21st September, 2007

 
It is 70 years today since The Hobbit first went to print. Assuming the book made it into the shops by the next day we might have a reason for the importance of 22 September for Tolkien. It would be a big coincidence that Bilbo and Frodo both had their birthday on the 22nd September [...]

Galadriel In Support Of Jackson

Published on: 20th September, 2007

Cate Blanchett is the latest LOTR star to come out in support of Peter Jackson. Cate is quoted as telling MTV she would love to return to her role as Galadriel for The Hobbit movie but thinks it wouldn’t ‘be right’ without Jackson in charge.
The fact that Galadriel doesn’t exactly appear in The Hobbit either [...]

The Tolkien coastal home to be demolished

Published on: 10th September, 2007

The bungalow Tolkien and his wife retired to in Poole, Dorset, England is to knocked down to make way for a new development.
Tolkien sold the seaview home for £23 000 to a Mr. Frankel and moved to Oxford after his wife Edith died in 1972. Mr Frankel just sold the home to a property developer [...]