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The Lord of the Rings

Things We Saw Today

Things We Saw Today: The Happiest Battle Middle Earth Has Ever Seen

by Isabella Kapur | 5:07 pm, June 6th, 2013

Artist Scott C.‘s The Great Showdowns series makes even the most violent battles look adorable.  Check out his tumblr for more charming water color renditions of your favorite pop culture rivals, and check out his book signing at Desert Island in Brooklyn tonight!

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Gender Bendery

At Least One of the Choices in this Genderswapped LotR Recasting Will Make Your Jaw Drop

by Susana Polo | 10:18 am, May 29th, 2013

I’ll just start with the one that dropped my jaw. Like all fan recasts, there are some here that you’re probably going to disagree with (personally, I think it’s imperative to pick actresses for Faramir and Boromir that look like they could be siblings in order to recreate the uncanny family resemblance between Sean Bean and David Wenham), but we’ve put the ones that we found most interesting in a gallery.

And seriously, Katee Sackoff as Samwise the Brave? I am already crying tears.

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My Precious!

Concerning Pickles, The Cat Who Lives In New Zealand’s Hobbiton

by Jill Pantozzi | 4:35 pm, May 28th, 2013

As if you needed another reason to visit New Zealand, meet Pickles. She’s basically all Gail Simone has talked about today on Twitter. Simone is visiting Hobbiton, the Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit set tours and experience in NZ and learned an interesting story about this cat. After someone from the set saw a bag thrown from a truck, they discovered it was filled with kittens. Sadly, only one survived, but happily, she was named Pickles and lives a wonderful Hobbity life. “Once a day, Pickles goes down to the Green Dragon Inn to get delicious scraps from the kitchen. It’s the most adorable thing ever,” tweeted Simone, adding, “They are taking pictures of the cat to make a children’s book, ‘Pickles Goes to Hobbiton.’ Happiest cat ever.” One more shot of Pickles after the jump!

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eye candy

We’re Going to Need a Bigger Triangle: Minimalist Posters for Jaws, Star Wars, and More

by Susana Polo | 10:13 am, May 28th, 2013

Michal Krasnopolski decided to see how many movie posters he could recognizably design using only the lines in this template. The results are pretty impressive.

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Wait For It...

LEGO Voledemort And The Unexpected Visitor [VIDEO]

by Jill Pantozzi | 1:13 pm, May 21st, 2013

In which Voldemort goes wand shopping and gets interrupted by someone familiar.

(via Brotherhood Workshop)

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Questions! Questions That Need Answering

I Put on My Wizard Robe and Hoodie

by Susana Polo | 12:08 pm, May 8th, 2013

ThinkGeek says this wizard hoodie is all about Gandalf, with his Dwarf rune for G, Glamdring, and some crossed pipes, but I’m seeing less of a pointy hat and more of a pointy Magika hood. Ahh, well, I bet the hood is a great place to keep snacks anyway. For when you’re done with the pipes.

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There And Back Again

I Found the Horse and the Rider, and the Horn that Was Blowing: They’re in This To-Scale Lego Helms Deep

by Susana Polo | 10:17 am, May 8th, 2013

I dare not go a hunting, for fear of little men. Or at least stepping on little men. Yeeowch.

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Offered Without Comment

Über-Nerd Combines The Lord of the Rings, Doctor Who, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Into One Epic Tattoo

by Rebecca Pahle | 11:25 am, April 24th, 2013

The Redditor who got this tattoo calls the design “The Secret of the Universe.” Sounds legit. Design by Dave from Tattoos at the Red Room.

(via: Fashionably Geek)

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My Precious!

Black Milk Adds New Items To Their The Lord of the Rings Line. What Say You About Them?

by Rebecca Pahle | 3:30 pm, April 18th, 2013

Feel free to leave a comment about which one(s) you’re coveting (for me that’s the map dress/tunic top and dwarf leggings). Alternatively, we can discuss Black Milk’s pricing ($85 for leggings?!) and how their clothes are don’t come in plus sizes. Your mileage may vary. Whatever. It’s all good.

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My Precious!

If You Thought Lord of the Rings Was an Epic Journey, Wait Until You Watch This Nerdy Scavenger Hunt Proposal

by Jill Pantozzi | 5:43 pm, April 12th, 2013

This may be the sweetest, most involved geek proposal I’ve ever seen. Luke Plastow put together a Lord of the Rings themed scavenger hunt for his girlfriend on Christmas Day last year with the intent of asking her to marry him at the end. He wrote to us to say, “She is a huge Tolkein fan and it seemed right that if I was going to give her a ring it should be LOTR themed. The ring itself is Palladium, with a stone the same colour as Sauron’s eye. The setting for the stone is the same shape as Isengard. Inside the ring is an inscription in Black Speech saying ‘One ring to rule them all.’ ”

Luke, if you weren’t already taken…oh wait, you said your fiancé reads our site…best of luck in your lifelong fellowship!

(via a tip from the soon-to-be Groom)

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