http://blogs.salon.com/0002506/ Being a daily calendar counting down to the release of the film The Return of the King in December 2003. Including, Monday through Thursday, quotes from the text of Return of the King by JRR Tolkien, and, on Fridays, facts regarding characters and events mentioned in The Lord of the Rings, drawn primarily from the other writings of JRR Tolkien, including the appendices, the Silmarillion, and the Unfinished Tales. en-us Copyright 2003 ETC Wed, 17 Dec 2003 13:15:35 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Radio UserLand v8.0.8 etc@knittingislife.com etc@knittingislife.com rssUpdates 1 2 15 16 17 18 13 14 60 <h1 style="color: maroon">Return of the King<br /> Official Release Date!</h1> <p style="color: maroon; font-weight: bold"><big><q>The realm of Sauron has ended! The Ring-bearer has fulfilled his quest.</q></big> <br />--Gandalf <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <small>The Countdown Calendar is dedicated to Gildor, Farmer Cotton, Fatty Bolger, Tom Bombadil, Goldberry Riverdaughter, Barliman Butterbur, Glorfindel, Erkenbrand, Halbarad, and all the others who didn't make it into the movies (I am not counting Farmer Cotton and Butterbur's brief cameo roles). Best to all!</small> </p> http://blogs.salon.com/0002506/2003/12/17.html#a190 Wed, 17 Dec 2003 13:15:35 GMT http://rcs.salon.com/rcsComments/comments?u=2506&amp;p=190&amp;link=http%3A%2F%2Fblogs.salon.com%2F0002506%2F2003%2F12%2F17.html%23a190