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'''Ring*Con''' is an annual [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] convention held in Germany. | '''Ring*Con''' is an annual [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] convention held in Germany. | ||
After the box-office success of ''[[Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', [[Marcel Bülles]] and Stefan Servos, webmaster of [http://www.herr-der-ringe-film.de/v2/de/news/news-index.php Herr-der-Ringe-film.de], decided to organize a convention to bring together fans of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. The first Ring*con, of 2002, had 1,500 guests. | |||
Convention guests are actors from [[Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings|Peter Jackson's movies]] and experts on the field of Tolkien studies. [[Mark Ferguson]] is the only actor to appear on all 6 conventions so far. He will also appear in this year's convention. | |||
==Conventions== | ==Conventions== | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 18 June 2008
Ring*Con is an annual J.R.R. Tolkien convention held in Germany.
After the box-office success of Peter Jackson's The Fellowship of the Ring, Marcel Bülles and Stefan Servos, webmaster of Herr-der-Ringe-film.de, decided to organize a convention to bring together fans of The Lord of the Rings. The first Ring*con, of 2002, had 1,500 guests.
Convention guests are actors from Peter Jackson's movies and experts on the field of Tolkien studies. Mark Ferguson is the only actor to appear on all 6 conventions so far. He will also appear in this year's convention.
