The purist edit is a fan edit of the movie the lord of the rings. While the hobbit gained enough popularity to prompt the publishing of lord. 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. See more ideas about the hobbit, lord of the rings and middle earth. On 21 september, 1937, one of the most celebrated and collectible books in. Red book of westmarch the one wiki to rule them all fandom. The hobbit the red book of westmarch fanmade handmade a6.
Upon receiving the package with the book you feel as if the postmaster of the shire just send you the red book of westmarch right from undertowers. The 6part book cut fan edit can be free to go hog wild. Although the red book of westmarch is now in the public domain, id. Everything from the handmade leather binding to the aged paper and of course the authentic handwritings of bilbo, frodo and sam just feel as if crafted in middleearth. Last game of the strangers, the scary as hell edition. The red book of westmarch screencap from the lord of the rings.
Official website for the lord of the rings online with game information, developers diaries, frequently asked questions and message boards. I cant tell you how awesome this edit is and how it all flows together and. Bilbo and frodo baggins diary, it is known as the red book of westmarch. The hobbit, the red book of westmarch fanmade handmade a6 dimension. Veg tanned cow hide dyed and distressed, embossed and bound to book. The book was left in the possession of sam gamgees eldest daughter, elanor fairbairn, and her descendants the fairbairns of the towers or warden of westmarch.
Red book of westmarch leatherbound collectors edition book etsy. This made a lovely little gift for a middleearth fan. The hobbit book, the red book of westmarch, handmade diary, notebook lord. New hd version in the works sharkeys lord of the rings purist. Red book of westmarch leatherbound collectors edition book replica inspired by lord of the rings. Of course, i also knew publishing my own version of the lord of the. In fact the tolkien society fan club first started in america, some five years before. It preserves a collection of welsh prose and poetry, notably the tales of the mabinogion and gogynfeirdd. Does anyone know where to get a copy of kerrs fanedit. The original book was formed from bilbos private diary and attached to it, in a single red case, were three large volumes bound in red leather. Llyfr coch hergest, bodleian libraries, oxford, ms 111 is a large vellum manuscript written shortly after 82, which ranks as one of the most important medieval manuscripts written in the welsh language. The first red book was written as a diary by the hobbit bilbo baggins and recounted his quest for erebor, which he called there.
Fortunately, christopher decided to edit these works into a form suitable for. Welcome to the red book of westmarch please dont forget to vote for this site at this site is best viewed at high resoltions dont like the adds. Jul 31, 2014 you can buy the red book of westmarch the diarymanuscript that the hobbit and lotr was supposedly adapted from its like 500 dollars but. Fanmade hobbit bilbos book inspired personalized hardcover journal notebook. 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. Bilbo baggins started the book recounting his quest to erebor, which he entitled there and back. Sketchbook with cover representing the red book where bilbo baggins. This page has been moved, the new location is red book of westmarch 2r1. Anyway i have recently watched and loved kerrs red book of westmarch edit. Much of it is based on daniel reeves prop made for the film, but expanded with the help of fellow fans. But what would happen if someone else tried to do their own. Tolkiens 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.
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