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Erik David Even is a freelance writer, and has been a diehard Tolkien fan since the 3rd grade. He studied Old Norse history and literature at UCLA, and writes Sauron's Blog and Periannath.com. Contact Erik here.

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'Lord of the Rings Online' wants you back

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Turbine's The Lord of the Rings Online is having a "Welcome Back Weekend," in an attempt to lure back former players who have let their...
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The Hobbit Report: December 9, 2009

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Much of the editorial focus of JRR Tolkien Examiner is on the upcoming, two-part film version of The Hobbit, to be released at Christmas 2011 and...
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The Hobbit Report: December, 2009

Much of the editorial focus of JRR Tolkien Examiner is on the upcoming, two-part film version of The Hobbit, to be released at Christmas 2011 and...
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'Lord of the Rings' trilogy and dinner return to the Alamo Drafthouse

Once again the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas will show (nearly) the entire extended version of the Lord of the Rings film trilogy as part...
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Oxford Dictionary's 2009 Word of the Year: 'Unfriend'

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The editors of the New Oxford American Dictionary have chosen "unfriend" as its "2009 Word of the Year," beating out other...
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The Hobbit Report: November 10, 2009

Much of the editorial focus of JRR Tolkien Examiner will be on the upcoming, two-part film version of The Hobbit, to be released at Christmas 2011 and...
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Tolkien conference and fair to be held in Wales

The Festival in the Shire, a conference, exhibition and fair celebrating the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, will be held in Machynlleth, Wales on August...
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Forbes: Tolkien is 5th richest dead celebrity for 2009

Oxford philology professor and occasional fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien was the fifth highest-earning dead celebrity in 2009, two spots behind...
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Tolkien's career in espionage greatly exaggerated [UPDATE]

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In the wake of information released by a British government agency last week, news media globally have been reporting on the supposed...
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'The Hobbit' film adaptations in trouble (again) as MGM mulls bankruptcy

The Peter Jackson-produced two-part The Hobbit adaptation, scheduled to begin principal photography early next year, has dodged a lawsuit that might...
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