World News – AU – The Lord of the Rings actors support campaign to buy JRR Tolkien’s house

The place a writer wants to write in becomes more important and becomes part of their fandom over time. For example, Cafe JK Rowling wrote her bestselling Harry Potter books and has become an icon. Similarly, author JRR Tolkien had his famous books « Lord of the Rings » and « The Hobbit » written in his home, and efforts are now being made to turn them into a museum, according to a report in The Guardian. This includes actors such as Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman, who examined the roles of Gandalf and Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson’s adaptations of Tolkien’s books.

The location in question is 20 Northmoor Road in Oxford, where the author and his family stayed for 17 years. The same report shows that writer Julia Golding started a charity called Project Northmoor. This has initiated a crowdfunding campaign to raise £ 4. 5 million. USD to buy the house and then convert it into a literary center. “Incredibly, given its importance, there is no center in the world dedicated to Tolkien. The vision is to turn Tolkien’s house into a literary center that will inspire generations of writers, artists and filmmakers for many years to come, ”actor John Rhys-Davies was quoted as saying.

« Raising $ 6 million in three months is a huge challenge. However, we just have to look at Frodo and Sam’s journey from Rivendell to Mount Doom, which took just as long – and we are thrilled that we can do that too, ”Golding was quoted as saying. « Our vision is not to turn Tolkien’s house into a dry museum, but rather a cozy house of constant creativity, » the project organizer was quoted as saying.

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