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5 The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún by J.R.R. Tolkien

may    Posted by: Amroth   in Works of J.R.R. Tolkien
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Today the latest book by J.R.R. Tolkien, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrún,
became available for purchase. The book is a retelling of the Völsunga
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saga, featuring the great hero Sigurd, slayer of the dragon Fáfnir. On the
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«Many years ago, J.R.R. Tolkien composed his own version, now published Marketplace
for the first time, of the great legend of Northern antiquity, in two closely
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related poems to which he gave the titles The New Lay of the Völsungs
and The New Lay of Gudrún. Marketplace (EU)

In the Lay of the Völsungs is told the ancestry of the great hero Sigurd,
the slayer of Fáfnir most celebrated of dragons, whose treasure he took for
his own; of his awakening of the Valkyrie Brynhild who slept surrounded by Links
a wall of fire, and of their betrothal; and of his coming to the court of the great princes who
were named the Niflungs (or Nibelungs), with whom he entered into blood-brotherhood. In
that court there sprang great love but also great hate, brought about by the power of the Annals of Arda
enchantress, mother of the Niflungs, skilled in the arts of magic, of shape-changing and TaleWorlds
potions of forgetfulness.
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In scenes of dramatic intensity, of confusion of identity, thwarted passion, jealousy and bitter The Rhovanion
strife, the tragedy of Sigurd and Brynhild, of Gunnar the Niflung and Gudrún his sister, Alliance
mounts to its end in the murder of Sigurd at the hands of his blood-brothers, the suicide of The Thain’s Book
Brynhild, and the despair of Gudrún. In the Lay of Gudrún her fate after the death of Sigurd is
told, her marriage against her will to the mighty Atli, ruler of the Huns (the Attila of history), Total War Center
his murder of her brothers the Niflung lords, and her hideous revenge. Traction Wars

Deriving his version primarily from his close study of the ancient poetry of Norway and Iceland
known as the Poetic Edda (and where no old poetry exists, from the later prose work the
Völsunga Saga), J.R.R. Tolkien employed a verse-form of short stanzas whose lines embody in Partner Sites
English the exacting alliterative rhythms and the concentrated energy of the poems of the
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 English the exacting alliterative rhythms and the concentrated energy of the poems of the
Edda.»
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You can buy the hardcover, special edition or audio book in our Marketplace: click here for US The Fourth Age:
and here for UK/EU (these stores are in association with Amazon.com & Amazon.co.uk. Total War
Disclaimer here). The publishers have also released two videos. The first is a book trailer and
the second an information video, where we’ll also hear Brian Cox reading for the audio book:

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3 The Hunt For Gollum

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 «The Hunt For Gollum is an unofficial not for profit short film by a group of enthusiast
filmmakers. As a Lord of the Rings Fan Film, we are not affiliated with the Tolkien Estate or
New Line Cinema and are producing this project as an entirely non commercial film. As with
other fan films we are making this purely for the enjoyment of the material and the
experience of making a high quality low budget film.»

The Hunt For Gollum is an independent The Lord of the Rings adaptation which will be available

for live streaming today, Sunday May 3rd, at 16:00 GMT. The film is set between the events of
The Hobbit and LotR, and follows Aragorn who has been sent on a quest by Gandalf to find and
capture Gollum.

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 The film will be streamed live at thehuntforgollum.com and DailyMotion. High definition and
subtitles in over seven languages (French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, and more) will
be available.

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28 The Last Days Preview: Concept Art

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 The guys from ‘The Last Days’ are treating us to another look at what’s been going on behind
the scenes. This time Merlkir is revealing some of the concept art that he has made for Dale and
the Men of Rhûn (also known as the Easterlings). He has also promised that he will post an
additional two or three new pictures every day until he runs out, so you may want to visit the
preview thread often!

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 You can play the old version of ‘The Last Days’ right now if you download ‘Mount & Blade’
v0.808 and TLD v2.4. Find out more about the mod at their forum.

Men of Dale

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 26 The Third Age: Total War v1.0
apr    Posted by: Amroth   in Medieval II: Total War, Modifications, Total C onversions

«Play on an extensive historically accurate map of Middle-earth as it was in the Third Age,
including 114 settlements taken straight from Middle-earth lore and completed with several
fictional locations. Visit the wonders of Middle-earth, like the Three Towers, the Argonath or
Durin’s tower and see all the unique locations of Middle-earth like Minas Tirith, the Black Gate
or Isengard. See the hills of Rohan, the huge forest of the Mirkwood and the dark ash of
Mordor.»

The long-awaited The Lord of the Rings modification for ‘Medieval II: Total War – Kingdoms’, called

‘The Third Age: Total War’, has just been released. Play as one of twelve factions – including
Gondor, Rohan, Isengard & Mordor – on a map of Middle-earth:

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 Map of Middle-earth

Go here to find the download links and more information on the mod and the release!

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 Faction Icons

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26 Middle‐earth Role Playing: The Dead Marshes & Barad‐dûr

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 The Dead Marshes

`Middle-earth Role Playing´ is a total Conversion for `The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion´ based on

J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. With a completed heightmap work is progressing well for
the team, with modellers creating assets and landscape artists bringing the world to life. This
latest media update brings us various high resolution pictures revealing just some of the
beautiful and detailed work accomplished so far.

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 Barad-dûr

You can download the older version 0.2.2 from the `MERP´ website here. Or view the rest of
the media update on the Bethesda forum thread here.

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Tags: Barad-dûr, Bethesda, Dead Marshes, Fantasy, MERP, Middle-earth Role Playing, Oblivion,
Preview, TESIV, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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20 The Lord of the Rings: War in the West Forum Game

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«All those who ever wished to ride with the dour-handed Rangers of the North or to wear the
high crown of the Sea-Kings of old; all those who ever dreamed of taking part in the Counsels
of Elrond Half-Elven or to visit the enchanted realm of Queen Galadriel; all those who ever
coveted the treasures of Khazad-Dum, of Moria, in the days of its glory; all those who ever
wanted to command the fearsome power of the Mumakil or to hoist the black sails of the
Corsairs of Umbar; even all those who ever yearned to spread fear in the hearts of men like
only a Nazgûl can, or to loot and murder with a horde of blood-thirsty Orcs.»

The guys over at ForumGaming.com are starting up a new game called ‘The Lord of the Rings:

War in the West’, and they are looking for people interested in playing. Read more about the
concept in this thread, and find out if this is something for you!

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 Tags: Forum Game, ForumGaming, The Lord of the Rings: War in the West

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19 The Last Days Gallery

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A new gallery has been set up, this time featuring screenshots from ‘The Last Days’, a The Lord

of the Rings modification for ‘Mount & Blade’. You can check out all the images here. For more
information about the mod proceed to their forum.

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 Variags of Khand

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13 The Last Days Preview: Osgiliath

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 A new preview showcasing the ruins of Osgiliath has just been posted by Llew2 from the ‘The
Last Days’ team. This means, of course, that we’ll be able to headshot some Orcs (or Men if
you’re more into the evil side of things) surrounded by the beautiful, if ruinous, environments of
the Citadel of the Stars in the next instalment of TLD. Here be screenshots!

The shadowed ruins of Osgiliath

The latest version of ‘The Last Days’ is for the old ‘Mount & Blade’ v0.808. Find out more about

the mod on their forum.

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 Osgiliath was once the capital of Gondor

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8 The Third Age: Total War – The Easterlings of Rhûn

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 The Dragons Skin Regiments

«The Easterlings have been under the influence of Sauron, and before him Morgoth, it would
seem from the very beginning. However it is their more recent dealings with Sauron that
concerns us most. Before Sauron had established himself in Mirkwood he sought security in
Rhûn. He used this time in the east to build the loyalty of the Easterlings. Around 1050 of the
Third Age Sauron rebuild Dol Goldur in Mirkwood; however he maintained his ties with the
Easterlings. He constantly sent emissaries to the men of the East to ensure they kept up
their raids. These emissaries would eventually help establish the tribe known in the west as
“The Wainriders” as the pre-eminent tribe in Rhûn. They were eventually able to establish a
loose confederation under the leadership of the Wainrider Warlords. It was these warlords
who attacked the west in 1851 of the Third Age by assaulting the lands south of Mirkwood. A
constant state of war existed between the Wainriders and the West as an Alliance with Khand
and Harad was formed. However with their defeat at the hands of Gondor in 1944 of the Third
Age the Wainrider influence in the east disappeared. The tribes were fragmented once again
and the alliances with Khand and Harad fell apart.»

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 Easterlings vs. Knights of Dol Amroth

The Easterlings of Rhûn are the latest faction to be previewed by the ‘The Third Age: Total War’

team, and, in addition to much information about their take on the faction, we get an absolutely
massive amount of screenshots to gawk at. Make your way over to the faction preview thread
to join in on the gawking!

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 Easterlings vs. Gondor

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Age: Total War

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7 Hoggy Concept Art Gallery

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 Swan-knight of Dol Amroth

Hoggy made some great concept art for the ‘Middle-earth: Total War’ mod for ‘Medieval: Total

War’, and that art is now collected in a gallery which you can find here.

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Tags: Art, Concept Art, Hoggy, Medieval: Total War, METW, Middle-earth: Total War, MTW,
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