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'The Lord of the Rings' cast is crowdfunding to buy J.R.R. Tolkien's home and turn it

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    'The Lord of the Rings' cast is crowdfunding to buy J.R.R. Tolkien's home and turn it

    'The Lord of the Rings' cast is crowdfunding to buy J.R.R. Tolkien's home and turn it into a literary center

    " (CNN)J.R.R. Tolkien's home in Oxford, England, is where Middle Earth was made. Where Bilbo Baggins first met Gandalf, and orcs and elves and hobbits sparred while one ring threatened to rule them all.
    The house on Northmoor Road, where Tolkien penned "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, will soon hit the market. To preserve it for fans and writers, the actors who brought Tolkien's worlds to film are crowdfunding to buy it.

    Actors including Gandalf himself, Ian McKellen, and Martin Freeman, who played Bilbo in "The Hobbit" films, have launched the "Project Northmoor" crowdfunding campaign to purchase Tolkien's home and transform it into a literary center in his honor.

    If the campaign succeeds,the home where Tolkien lived from 1930 to 1947 will be the first center dedicated to the fantasy author anywhere in the world, said John Rhys-Davies, who played beloved dwarf Gimli in "The Lord of the Rings" series. "

    Source: 'The Lord of the Rings' cast is crowdfunding to buy J.R.R. Tolkien's home and turn it into a literary center - CNN

    Direct link to "Project Northmoor" - Project Northmoor - Save Tolkien's Home

    Gave 100 quid, plus GiftAid - and bought UHD versions of Hobbit and LOTR!

    #2
    Why is it on CNN.com homepage but not BBC.co.UK?

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      #3
      Originally posted by AtW View Post
      Why is it on CNN.com homepage but not BBC.co.UK?
      Tolkien was white and not LGBT?
      Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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        #4
        Pebbledash... for that reason I'm out

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          #5
          Originally posted by vetran View Post
          Tolkien was white and not LGBT?
          Oh yeah. Sure.

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            #6
            Originally posted by AtW View Post
            Why is it on CNN.com homepage but not BBC.co.UK?
            Because it is not news worthy. Some bloke bought a house for 1 million and now that celebrities are queuing up to crowdfund its purchase, he has jacked its price up to 5 million. Why should BBC cover this idiotic story?
            Vote Corbyn ! Save this country !

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              #7
              Crowdfunding AKA not putting their own money into it. It's pocket change for any one of them so this is just publicity for the project.
              Originally posted by MaryPoppins
              I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
              Originally posted by vetran
              Urine is quite nourishing

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                #8


                What's with the attitude to national British treasure?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by AtW View Post


                  What's with the attitude to national British treasure?
                  They're not lebensborn.
                  Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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                    #10
                    What do the conglomerate, sorry family, that control the Tolkien brand have to say about this? If it was so important to their precious heritage, why didn't they secure the house from all the royalties they demand for use of his works?

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