The plan is to edit three mediocre films into one hopefully excellent film. Tolkiens story, motivating someone to create a purist edit. I have taken kerrs edits, and folded back into them bits and pieces of the films, mostly from the extended editions. Translation of the runes on the lord of the rings title. In the hobbit, tolkien writes of the protagonist and title character bilbo baggins composing his memoirs. I can completely understand the idea of a fan editing something so it appeals. Guys, i really wanted to share this fan made edit of lord of the rings and the hobbit that i found on youtube made by yawwnpanda with you all. When the dwarves leave rivendell, there is a nice transition, but no explanation for. Shocking mistakes you missed in lord of the rings screenrant. If you come across a file that no longer works please report it. The lord of the rings is an epic highfantasy novel written by english author and scholar j. Bound and rebound in red leather, in the bodleian library, oxford, the manuscript was well known to tolkien. Agreed, if legolas gets 4 arrows hes going to kill 4 people. As tolkien fans know, the red book of westmarch is the hobbits name for bilbos book about his and frodos adventures.
Tolkien s the hobbit is officially listed on the internet fan edit database. The tolkien edit peter jacksons hobbit trilogy recut. Nov 30, 2019 in the first edition of the fellowship of the ring, tolkiens foreword claimed he had translated the red book from the original westron into english, and it therefore must be supposed that copies of the book survived throughout several ages. Ive spent many weeks carefully recrafting the work into what im calling there and back again. Bilbo and frodo baggins diary, it is known as the red book of westmarch, is preserved. May 25, 2019 the appendices of the lord of the rings comprises six parts. I was a fan of the book as a child, and it was my first introduction to the amazing world of fantasy stories, but i swore id never step foot in a.
The first hobbit trilogy fan edit is here, with a long list. Hobbit tolkien edit fan trilogy re edit theonering. This keeps this fan edit distinct from others in a way that i think is respectful to tolkien s own intentions. Aragas is a diarchy which is ruled over by the elvish and mannish heads of state. Tolkiens the hobbit by dustin lee, and, judging by the fact that some of your qualifiers are most professional and most enjoyable, i think that you may agree with me. Just in case a fourhour version of an eighthour trilogy was still too long for you, professional video editor david killstein has now gone and made an even more drastic cut of peter jacksons. A hobbits cut after the title of bilbo baggins own autobiographical book within the story. The adventures of tom bombadil and other verses from the red.
Tolkien s lore, the entire tale of the hobbit and the lord of the rings was translated from a collection of journals entitled the red book of westmarch. Before the company credits and film title which has been changed to j. Tolkien book going only by thetolkieneditor shaved down. The tolkien edit posted by jason kottke jan 22, 2015 someone called tolkieneditor has cut the three peter jackson the hobbit movies down into a single 4hour film and put the result up on bittorrent. In the appendices, sam gives his daughter elanor the red book of westmarch, which contains the story of bilbos.
Before we can go on, we need to pause and understand how tengwar works. Ive been curious about them, but they are older and hard to find. Does anyone know where to get a copy of kerrs fanedit, the red book of westmarch. A fan edited the hobbit down to just the dol guldur scenes and no.
They were also purist editions, which cut a lot to match the books. Of the two, id like to look at kerrs red book edition first. Tolkien, this covers the last half of the fellowship of the ring. That means the got archers are dead, including atleast 1 of the fighters. A onevolume collectors edition boxed and bound in handsome red leatherette with gold, green, and blue foil stamping, twocolor text setting, and large format foldout maps containing the complete texts of the fellowship of the ring, the two towers, and the return of the king, and six appendices. In fact the tolkien society fan club first started in america, some five years before the uk version. Youll probably need to create an account first however. I completed and published my first cut back in june of 2015 when the only competitors were the tolkien edit and the there and back again. Those two edits probably do the best at capturing the books spirit.
The book was written by several authors, chiefly by bilbo baggins and his nephew frodo baggins. This is the main database collection for fan edits online. The lord of the rings 50th anniversary edition book by j r r tolkien hardcover. Jan 29, 2015 the tolkien edit takes the hobbit film trilogy from warner brothers on an unexpected journey. Tolkiens the hobbit is officially listed on the internet fan edit database. Originally written by bilbo baggins and expanded by his nephew frodo, the red book then passed into the hands of samwise gamgee who finally entrusted it to his eldest daughter eleanor. To use, put it in your hotbar and rightclick with the book. Tolkiens the hobbit a fan edit by dustin lee on vimeo. For all things tolkien, lord of the rings, and the hobbit. The investigation of dol guldor, the tauriellegolaskili love triangle and the pale orc.
Tolkien took issue with this and quickly notified his fans of this objection. But a quick peek at the site reveals there are a lot more. Look, ive read the hobbit and lotr over a dozen times. Personally, despite being a fan of the books, i am not in the purist camp. This is my reproduction of the red book of westmarch, as seen in the lord of the rings. Tolkien s the hobbit by dustin lee, and, judging by the fact that some of your qualifiers are most professional and most enjoyable, i think that you may agree with me. Martin, this is a really good book series and i have to say its not quite like lord of the rings but it is written perfectly and keeps the reader captivated the whole time knowing anything can happen.
The hobbit fan edit takes you on an unextended journey. The purist edit is a fan edit of the movie the lord of the rings. The lord of the rings is an epic highfantasy novel written by english author and scholar. The lord of the rings, and this is supposed to be the sequel to the hobbit from what i have gathered. The first is the hobbit then the next three books is actually considered only one book. Red book the lord of the rings minecraft mod wiki fandom. Here you can find download links for the digital copy of the fan edit, dvdbluray iso files, along with custom disc and box art. Because tolkiens estate didnt let anyone else so much as peek at the red book, his the lord of the rings remained the only available. The best books to read for fans of lord of the rings show list info lord of the rings is hard to equal in scope, influence, and the longevity of its popularity, but we tried our best to gather a variety of different books and series to read if you are a fan of lotr and want something else similar to read.
Desserts served with your main course, adigitalman. The tolkien edit aims to return the story back to what was laid out in the original book. In the first edition of the fellowship of the ring, tolkien s foreword claimed he had translated the red book from the original westron into english, and it therefore must be supposed that copies of the book survived throughout several. Aug 14, 2016 many of you probably saw or heard of the tolkien edit when it was released in early 2015. Hopefully a version the diehard tolkien purists can find easier to stomach, by removing as many offending bits as possible. The lord of the rings trilogy deserves to be watched in its entirety. Bilbo baggins started the book recounting his quest to erebor, which he entitled there and back.
But beyond the hobbit, there is only one book related to the lord of the rings lotr besides the lotr itself, a book of. Serversever on the lord of the rings minecraft mod wiki. The red book of westmarch or the red book of the periannath was a third age tome in which the histories and legends of middleearth were recorded. The red book of westmarch is an item featured in the hobbit and the lord of the rings. When it seems like all hope is lost for the warriors of rohan, we see that gandalf has arrived with the rohirrim, and is ready to turn the tide of this battle. Return of the king as the best of the oscars best picture winners. The ever on server is a survival server encouraging adventure and roleplay, admins construct cities and fortresses from the lord of the rings, the hobbit, and other of tolkien works, structures include rivendell, hobbiton, carn dum, erabor, and the underwater ruins of gondolin, among many others. Remember, this fanedit will not be totally finished until the extended. The adventures of tom bombadil and other verses from the red book book. I also dont like that they made him so coldhearted in the film, as compared to the book. Hopefully a version the diehard tolkien purists can find easier to stomach, by removing as. The battle for helms deep is likely the greatest actionoriented achievement in any of the lord of the rings films, and it hinges on a fairly pivotal moment. The best books to read for fans of lord of the rings. This channel is dedicated to my ongoing fanedit project for the hobbit trilogy, titled j.
This is the final version of the fanedit, and is 6gb. Amazon has announced a mammoth limited collectors edition containing all the lord of the rings and hobbit movies, plus a heap of extras. Collection of hobbit trilogy fanedits and adaptations. Tolkien from someone who is new to this series this is the complete book set. Too much content that tied this film in the lord of the rings trilogy was crammed in, and the fan edits. Im cirrus, yes as in the kind of cloud, so if youve read and liked any of my stories, feel free to check out my others because i basically only write stories about middle earth jan 20, 2015 i admit it, i havent seen the hobbit trilogy. Oct 02, 2014 fan edits and projects for other properties. My wife couldnt find it, so instead she got me an edition where each book and appendix was split up into its own little hard bound volume. This is a modified version of kerrs fan edits of the lord of the rings film trilogy, somewhat analogous to the extended editions of the original films. Modeled after the purist edition of ttt that has floated around for the past few years, this fan edit sets out to bring the jackson films more in line with tolkiens original novel. His creative excursions started with the invention of imaginary languages. The red book of westmarch was a redleather bound book written by the hobbit bilbo baggins and his householdheir frodo baggins, with supplemental information later added by samwise gamgee which chronicled both their adventures, as well as background information which the bagginses had collected.
Much of it is based on daniel reeves prop made for the film, but expanded with the help of fellow fans. Modeled after the purist edition of ttt that has floated around for the past few years, this fan edit sets out to bring the jackson films more in line with tolkien s original novel. It was hastily assembled and had very poor audiovisual quality, especially since the editor used a pirated dvd screener copy of battle of five armies as his source. The spirit of this fan edit is to be more in line with the tolkien book, which is to say that all the scenes in the film follow the book as close as i possibly could, with little to no. There is one book for each letter in tolkiens name so they put each letter in his name on the spine of each book. Around 1914 while still a student of philology at oxford, tolkien began exploring an imaginative dominion he named faerie. Some tolkien fans would argue that he is eru, the creator of all life within.
There and back again a hobbits cut the hobbit in 3. Jan 20, 2015 the first hobbit trilogy fan edit is here, with a long list of huge improvements. It is overly long, contains lots of material not in the original book. Want to watch the hobbit trilogy but think peter jacksons fanfic is way too long. Look, ive never been a hardcore fan of lotr or the hobbit, but i really do love the material. Fan edits discussion book i the return of the shadow.
Aragas is a country far to the southeast of mordor in khand, where men and forgotten elves live together in union. Tolkien to explain the source of his fantasy writings. The hobbit fanedit takes you on an unextended journey. Paperback published in 2005, kindle edition published in 2012, kindle edition published in 2009, paperback pub. Bilbo, frodo, and sam recorded their adventures in it. The first hobbit trilogy fan edit is here, with a long list of huge improvements. The lord of the rings is a film series of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by peter. He leaves sam the red book of westmarch, which details their adventures.
Collection of hobbit trilogy fan edits and adaptations since there are a growing number of fan edits out there and it can be a little overwhelming which one to view, or even how to locate some of the older ones, i thought itd be wise to get them all under one page and add new ones accordingly. It is a way for you to record and track your progress in quests. Click the title of the chapter for an indepth analysis of the booktofilm translation. How many lord of the rings related books were written by.
The red book is crafted by putting a regular book, red dye, and a gold nugget together on a vanilla crafting table. That didnt stop peter jackson from turning the single book into three long films that included plenty of extras. The hobbit tolkien fan gives trilogy a muchneeded edit. From the beginning, i had wanted to make two sets of lotr fan edits. The reason for the fan edit of the hobbit is to skip around the unnecessary, non book related filler that took up massive chunks of the movies. Jul 10, 2015 11 things lord of the rings fans know are true, because of course tom bombadil should have been in the fellowship of the ring. Some fans of the book who disagreed with such changes have released fan edits of. And as i mentioned before gimli who is arguably the best.
This fan edit cuts it down to a much more manageable. New hd version in the works sharkeys lord of the rings purist. Dec, 2002 a few xmass ago, i asked for the red leather edition of the lotr. Does anyone have kerrs red book of westmarch lotr fanedits. The battle of dol guldur full fanedit from david killstein on vimeo. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. It is also implied that merry and pippin provided their adventures in another book, called the thains book, another edition of the stories. Annals of the kings and rulers i the numenorean kings i numenor ii the realms in exile iii eriador, arnor, and the heirs of isildur iv gondor and the heirs of anarion v here follows a part of the tale of aragorn and arwen ii the house of eorl. The return of the shadow title added over frodo reading in the forest. I was a fan of the book as a child, and it was my first introduction to the amazing world of fantasy stories, but i swore id never step foot in a cinema to watch a jackson telling of a tolkien.
Hello, i am posting to ask if anyone has links to kerrs red book of westmarch lord of the rings fanedits from 2009. When the original film was released in cinemas in 2002, a number of strong fans of the lord of the rings novel disliked, to varying degrees, the changes made to j. Red book of westmarch the one wiki to rule them all fandom. In most editions of the lord of the rings, this line of runes at the top of the page is followed by two more lines in tengwar at the bottom of the page. Its really touching and it literally brought tears to my eyes. Completing the circle, this second fan edit, by david killstein, features only the scenes. The lord of the rings by tolkien, first edition abebooks. You must own an officially released copy of a film to legally watch a fanedit. The second of a sixpart edit made to bring peter jacksons adaptations of the lord of the rings as close as possible to the original book by j. This was an issue in the book as well, but here is is more prevalent. The story began as a sequel to tolkiens 1937 fantasy novel the hobbit, but eventually developed into a much larger work.
Jan 20, 2015 the voynich code the worlds most mysterious manuscript the secrets of nature duration. R tolkien s the lord of the rings, christopher lee recites the ring verse. I really wanted to share this fan made edit of lord of the rings and the hobbit that i. Direct download links available for the main fan edit and durins folk. Support studios, filmmakers, and by purchasing movies from. The lord of the rings 50th anniversary edition book by j. Thus, i consider this an extended version of his edit. The red book of westmarch sometimes red book of the periannath, and the downfall of the lord of the rings, also known as the thains book after its principal version is a fictional manuscript written by hobbits, a conceit of author j. The hobbit fanedit takes you on an unextended journey cnet. The first hobbit trilogy fan edit is here, with a long.
Are these updated versions of kerrs 6part edit of lord of the rings. There are two main efforts, namely sharkeys purist edition and kerrs red book edition. Consequently lotr first editions have steadily climbed in value, and the proofs, being so rare, are one of the. There are many books that have been edited since tolkien s death, derived from the vast amount of manuscripts he left behind. Bilbo baggins frodo baggins sam gamgee pippin took implied. The red book of westmarch was a red leather bound book written by the hobbit bilbo baggins and his householdheir frodo baggins, with supplemental information later added by samwise gamgee which chronicled both their adventures, as well as background information which the bagginses had collected. Book the lord of the rings minecraft mod wiki fandom. R tolkiens the lord of the rings, christopher lee recites the ring verse. The fanedit is not exactly a new thing in filmculture, but with the rise of the internet, the digital revolution, and the distribution and democratization of powerful editing tools like final cut 7 and adobe premiere pro, fan remixes and alterations of mainstream movies have become as prolific as george lucas ridiculed star wars 1977. This channel is dedicated to my ongoing fanedit project for the hobbit.
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