Fandom, which has generally has a job role open for data people, analysed billions of its own data points over 40 million pages of content to uncover some geeky facts.
Visualising the biggest on-screen fantasy battle of all time (so far)
I’ve been in paintball battles, and it gets pretty intense with just a few people. So when I got an email inviting me to guess what the biggest on-screen battle of all time was, I was curious.
The Road goes ever on and on: Lord of the Rings cartography shoes
Why publish a Collection page with just one item? I suggest that Zavvi have more Lord of the Rings goodies to reveal in 2022.
Geek bookends: Art put to practical use
Bookends are art with a practical value and immediate use.
Unofficial Lord of the Rings marathon Minecraft charity stream will feature some movie cast
To support the charity No Kid Hungry, prolific YouTube Minecraft host ImpulseSV will stream for 24 hours and recreate parts of the Lord of the Rings movies on the server.
Geeky pop-up Christmas holiday cards
A company called Lovepop isn’t as dodgy as it sounds. It sells pop-up cards.
Tolkien keycaps: Transform your keyboard into a relic from Middle-earth
Instantly recognizable from writings on legendary items such as the One Ring, the script of Tengwar was created by the ancient Elf Fëanor and eventually replaced the runelike Cirth to become the text of choice for Elvish languages such as Sindarin: the language featured on this set.
Lord of the Rings ugly Christmas sweaters
Who’s Lord of the Rings sweater are you calling ugly?
Routinely Itemised: RPGs #125
Fortunately, there’s been plenty of RPG news to keep brains distracted here in the North from the unrelenting encroachment of winter of darkness.
An expert touch: A review of The One Ring RPG 2nd edition
Bringing The One Ring to life and making it feel like adventures in Middle-earth also needs an expert touch. The Loremaster, the game’s version of GM, needs to be good.
