Actors From The Lord of the Rings are Trying to Save Tolkien's House
The actors and filmmakers responsible for the movie adaptations of Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have joined forces to buy J.R.R. Tolkien's house, which has been put up for sale. And they are doing so with a truly ambitious goal.
- Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, John Rhys-Davies and other actors known from The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit jointly advertise Project Northmoor;
- The initiative is to raise money to buy the house of the late J.R.R. Tolkien in order to turn the into place a dedicated literary center.
The cast of The Lord of the Rings is famous for the fact that despite the passage of many years since the premiere of the trilogy, it still manages to surprise us with its joint actions. This May, the actors met on a video conference to recall the old times, and now they are organizing a very interesting project called Northmoor. It is directly related to J.R.R. Tolkien, the creator of Middle-earth, and specifically his old residence in Oxford, where he lived in the 1930s and 1940s. The writer's residence has been officially put up for sale and it is here that the LOTR crew entered the fray.
Stars such as Ian McKellen (Gandalf), Martin Freeman (Bilbo Baggins from the Hobbit trilogy) and John Rhys-Davies (Gimli), as well as a few other artists working with Peter Jackson on the set of the movies, encourage the public to support a special fundraiser aimed at buying the house of the late author (the target amount is $6 million). Even a promotional video was made in connection with the action.
You are also probably wondering why we should contribute to such a collection - after all, we won't be living all together in the residence. However, the initiative is a bit more ambitious, because after collecting the required amount of money, it will be used to renovate the building and turn it into a literary center dedicated to J.R.R. Tolkien, a true cultural center for artists and enthusiasts alike.
The money is being collected since yesterday, and everyone can contribute through this website (until 15 March 2021). We encourage you to throw in a penny or two.
