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Comment by Gwaithmir on July 15, 2011 at 9:26am

In response to your query, Steph, I have the Platinum Edition of Lord of the Rings. In addition to the three hours of extra footage, there are also several hours of documentaries and outtakes made during and after filming, including commentaries by the actors and some of the production personnel. I have gone on a number of Lord of the Rings marathons, watching the entire collection over the course of a week.

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on July 15, 2011 at 8:51am

Steph, I don't own it, but I've seen it from the library. It is good. It explains a lot more for those who are unfamiliar with the story. Well worth seeing.

Comment by Steph S. on July 14, 2011 at 9:24pm

Awesome group here.  Did anyone get the Extended Cut DVD set of The Lord Of the Rings? 3 hours of extra footage.

Comment by Keith Lowell Jensen on July 14, 2011 at 2:38pm

http://www.facebook.com/keithlowelljensen#!/pages/Sauron-for-GOP-Pr...

A "Sauron for GOP" page I made on facebook. Enjoy!

Comment by Dallas the Phallus on February 5, 2011 at 7:36pm

Hobbits? What’s the uncanny coincidence regarding where the word comes from?

J.R.R. Tolkien was born on January 3, 1892. In honor of the author’s beloved “Lord of the Rings” series of books, we pay tribute to his fantastic creation, the hobbit.

Hobbits are similar to humans, but they are short and have hairy feet. Bilbo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee, and Frodo Baggins are the most-well known hobbit examples. In J.R.R. Tolkien’s fiction, they’re the peaceful folk who reside in Middle Earth.

(On a side note, if you’ve ever wanted to know what the “J.R.R.” in Tolkien’s name stands for, here’s the answer.)

As you may have guessed, hobbits are a fictional race born in Tolkien’s imagination. He even created an etymology for the word; hobbit derives from the word “Holbytla,” which means “hole-dweller” in Old English.

Tolkien invented three groups of hobbits. The Harfoots were the smallest of all the hobbits and also the first to enter Eriador, a large region of Middle Earth. The Fallohides are the least numerous of the Hobbits and tall and fair. The Stoors were the last to enter Eriador. They stand out as being the only hobbits that are willing to swim.

Now here’s the fascinating and slightly spooky detail. There are no references to hobbits before Tolkien’s publication, except for one. In 1895, the folklorist Michael Aislabie Denham published a long list of supernatural creatures. Here’s an excerpt:

“. . . nixies, Jinny-burnt-tails, dudmen, hell-hounds, dopple-gangers, boggleboes, bogies, redmen, portunes, grants, hobbits . . .”

While Tolkien was a masterful adapter of mythology and folklore, there isn’t the slightest suggestion that he was aware of this list. Synchronicity, coincidence, or serendipity?

Tolkien’s interest in language predates his career as a professional writer. After World War I, the Oxford English Dictionary was Tolkien’s first employer. His job at the dictionary involved working on the history and etymology of Germanic words that begin with “W.”

Tell us about your favorite hobbit, or a “Lord of the Rings” word you’d like us to explore, below.

Comment by Cassi on January 21, 2011 at 2:58pm

Ah, seriously? This group makes me extremely happy. <3 Lotr is quite awesome, though I've only read the first two books.

Comment by Jens Gustafsson on January 15, 2011 at 3:29am

Greetings from Sweden,

 

Wanted to say hello. I am a member of The Tolkien Society Forodrim, so you can say that I am a bit of a fan of Middle Earth. :)

http://www.forodrim.org/index_en.html

 

 

Comment by 1311 on January 10, 2011 at 1:33pm

I just wanted to let you all know (if you don't already) the following news about The Hobbit. Here is the link:

http://blastr.com/2011/01/frodo-is-coming-back-to-m.php

Enjoy!

Comment by Gwaithmir on November 21, 2010 at 7:39am

Hey, Tom! (moT)

You'd have to be an Elf or Goblin first, because that's what Orcs were, originally. Thanks for commenting and joining the group!

Comment by suzanne Buzz on July 13, 2010 at 8:29pm

I agree you don't want a good story to ever end. I still am upset that the harry potter series is over with. I haven't read the last book because I still want something to look forward too:) I love middle earth stories a lot. Tolkien was a very talented author. I enjoyed reading your post a lot.

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