Lord of the Rings

Hello there, this is our site based around Lord of the Rings. We are creating this site for those who enjoy the Lord of the Rings books, movies and battle strategy game. We will also put on an extensive range of pictures as well as painting guides and helpful tips on painting the miniatures range. We might also put on a few links here and there. We will be updating the site every week or two and try to make this site into a great resource for all.

We hope this site will benefit you greatly.

Hang in there!

Born of hope is a L.O.T.R fan film which seems to be shaping up nicely so far. It's main characters are Arathorn (Aragorns father), Aragorn as a two year old baby and the dunedain people. It raises aspects of survival for the Dunedain race, Arathorn dealing with the slaying of his father by hill trolls and the growing threat of orc invasions.

I have had a look at the website my self and it looks like this could be a great movie, I have added a link at the bottom of this news item so you can have a look and decide for your self!

http://www.bornofhope.com

Posted by Jair 9/6/07

Readers review:

G'day guys, I have almost finished Children of Hurin and suggest it to all who want a good read especially Tolkien fans. The story is based around Hurins son Turin and his adventures in to the wilderness of Middle earth and all the encounters of the peoples of Middle Earth.

9/6/07

"The book was scheduled for publication on 17 April 2007, by HarperCollins in the United Kingdom and by Houghton Mifflin in the United States. Alan Lee, illustrator of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings has created the jacket and the book will include color paintings by him as well."

here is the blurb:

Painstakingly restored from Tolkien's manuscripts and presented for the first time as a fully continuous and standalone story, the epic tale of The Children of Hurin will reunite fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, eagles and Orcs, and the rich landscape and characters unique to Tolkien. Turin is born into a Middle-earth crushed by the recent victory of the Dark Lord, Morgoth, and his monstrous army. The greatest warriors among Elves and Men have perished and Turin's father, Hurin, has been captured. For his defiance, Hurin's entire family is cursed by Morgoth to be brought down into darkness and despair. But, like his father, Turin refuses to be cowed by Morgoth and as he grows so does the legend of the deadly hero. In a land overrun with marauding Orcs, Turin gathers to him a band of outlaws and gradually they begin to turn the tide in the war for supremacy of Middle-earth. Then Morgoth unleashes his greatest weapon: Glaurung, Mightiest of Dragons, and he proves an unstoppable foe.As the Dragon carves a fiery swathe through Middle-earth there remains only one man who can slay him, but to do that he will first have to confront his destiny. 'Children of Hurin' is a tragic tale of adventure, heroism, suffering and forbidden love.

http://thelastalliance.com - this is a purely L.O.T.R wargaming site (and in my opinion the best L.O.T.R wargaming site there is.

http://lordoftherings.net - great L.O.T.R official movie site

http://nevrast.net - general L.O.T.R site

http://terrascenic-australia.ghgrafix.co.uk - great site with terreain available (pre moulded and moulds to make your own)

http://bornofhope.com - official website for the fan film in progress