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Benedict Cumberbatch Is Sauron ~ Trending Now!

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Unfinished Tales By J.R.R. Tolkien

Posted in Books, Middle-earth, Reviews, tagged Art, Arts, books, Christopher Tolkien, Fiction, Gandalf, Istari, J. R. R. Tolkien, Middle-earth, Review, Reviews, The Battle of The Five Armies, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Unfinished Tales, Wizards on November 28, 2012| 15 Comments »

The diligent Christopher Reuel Tolkien seems every bit as inspired by and devoted to Middle-earth as his much celebrated father.

The Unfinished Tales: Of Númenor and Middle-earth is the first compilation of findings and fragments edited by Christopher for publication after J.R.R. Tolkien’s death.

Be warned adventurer! The more you delve into Middle-earth the further you will want to go!

The revelations concerning major characters from The Lord Of The Rings, which bridge The Hobbit to its epic sequel, will make readers’ believe they have stumbled on their very own treasure horde.

Considered editing makes it possible to simply enjoy the tales or refer quickly to the copious notes for a more enlightened, academic experience.

It is an ideal read for anyone keen for some Hobbit homework.

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Benedict Cumberbatch Is Sauron

Posted in Middle-earth, Movies, tagged 2014, Annatar, Arts, Benedict Cumberbatch, books, Entertainment, Fiction, film, J. R. R. Tolkien, Middle-earth, Movies, Sauron, The Battle of The Five Armies, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Necromancer, Top Stories, video, Videos, Watch & Listen on November 21, 2012| 22 Comments »

Updated 04/12/2014

Peter Jackson has a penchant for British thespians and BBC drama serials so signing top toff totty Benedict Cumberbatch to provide voice and motion for The Hobbit’s dragon Smaug was hardly a surprise.

More intriguing is Cumberbatch confessing to his role as “The Necromancer”, who – as Rings fans know – is non-other than Big Bad Sauron himself.

Jackson originally intended to reveal Sauron’s face – as Annatar, his Elvish-guise – during a dual with Aragorn towards the end of The Return Of The King. The footage was considered too confusing and distracting and only made it as far as the DVD extras (you can watch it below).

Now, with a distinctly Elvish-looking actor properly cast and the last film in The Hobbit trilogy leading Gandalf towards a confrontation with The Necromancer in Dol Guldur, Tolkien fans had better prepare themselves to stare Middle-earth’s ultimate evil in the eye.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=32799

Annatar ~ The Many Faces Of Sauron (lilywight.com)

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Is It Time For A Silmarillion Movie?

Posted in Books, Middle-earth, Reviews, tagged Art, Arts, books, Fiction, J. R. R. Tolkien, Movies, Review, Reviews, The Battle of The Five Armies, The Hobbit, The Silmarillion, Writing on November 7, 2012| 11 Comments »

Updated 30/09/2014

The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies arrives in UK cinemas on December 12th! If you can’t wait that long Lily Wight ~ The Arcade of Arts & Arcana can satisfy your Middle-earth cravings with a variety of Tolkien related posts (just click the category in the sidebar).

Let’s get started with a flash review of a book that definitely deserves a trilogy of movies… are you listening Peter Jackson!

The Silmarillion

Genius is not a term to be attributed lightly but if any author deserves such an accolade it is John Ronald Reuel Tolkien.

Traditional Mythologies contain a vast body of evolving materials collected over time by countless storytellers and authors. So, for one man to invent arguably the finest and most emotive original Myth-Cycle – to the Western European heart and mind at least – is nothing short of miraculous.

The Silmarillion is beautifully paced, by turns both magnificently grand and then intimately moving. It is perhaps even more satisfying than the mighty Rings itself.