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Parmastahir · 04-12-2009, 08:06 PM

After talking about it for the longest time (almost a year and a half), I pushed my son to help me create my new website:

www.tolkiencalendars.com

He designed it when he was in college (fall of 2007.) I had registered the domain name before then. I found someone to host for it me, and got my son to map it to that server. He set up some templates, and I have been spending most of my free time over the last month transferring all of the content from the Angelfire site. I think it is now all there . . . and I have added some content. I am now creating pages with the monthly illustrations. I am using the photos that I shot for the many Calendar of the Month features. I have programmed four so far:

1969 Ken Rudolph

1986 Hobbit Presse

2002 Pocket

2003 Ronnie Sellers (postcard)

I have 23 more that I will create soon. You can access the monthly illustrations by clicking on the year/publisher (which is a green, underlined link for those entries.) Once I get all of those programmed, I will start creating new Calendar of the Month features. Those now appear on the homepage of the website. In this manner, I will someday get most (if not all) of the calendar illustrations documented.

The only thing I need him to add is a visit counter. Then I’ll abandon the Angelfire site. Actually, I think I’ll program a simple link that will take visitors to the new site.

Comments welcome!

Away from The Green Hill Country,

Parmastahir

Parmastahir · 04-19-2009, 10:07 AM

I posted a new CotM on:

www.tolkiencalendars.com

It is an interesting calendar in that it is not supposed to exist!

Away from The Green Hill Country,

Parmastahir

Estelyn Telcontar · 04-19-2009, 12:04 PM

How interesting, Parmastahir! That is certainly unique as Middle-earth movie calendars go. The new site looks good, by the way...

Parmastahir · 04-19-2009, 04:05 PM

Hello Estelyn -

Thanks for your comments. I am really happy with the new site (and need to abandon the old one.) It has so much space that I can now add the monthly illustrations. I know of a few sites (such as Rolozo Tolkien's) that have such pages. I have been using all of my spare time to create such pages.

I first learned of the 79 Hobbit calendar many years ago. It was included in a list of calendars compiled by Nancy Martsch et al (Beyond Bree.) A fellow collector sent me photos of magazine advertisements for it. The earlier ad announced its expected publication; the latter showed it would not be issued. I had removed an entry for it from my website based upon the latter . . . and the fact that it had not ever appeared anywhere. Then two years ago, a copy of it appeared on eBay. Two others have materialized since then.

I hope you continue to enjoy the new site.

Away from The Green Hill Country,

Parmastahir

Parmastahir · 05-01-2009, 04:48 PM

Hello to all -

It has been a while (OK, a long while.) But I have reinstituted the Calendar of the Month feature on my new website:

www.tolkiencalendars.com

The CotM for May is the 2009 Middle-earth New Zealand calendar. My intent is to post these for a month, then create a permanent page upon which to display them. The monthly illustrations from almost all of the previous CotM features can now be found throughout the many entries. Hope you enjoy this one.

Away from The Green Hill Country,

Parmastahir

Parmastahir · 05-31-2009, 07:38 PM

Created a new Calendar of the Month for June on the homepage of:

www.tolkiencalendars.com

It is probably appropriate given all of the talk about The Hobbit movie. Hope you enjoy it.

Away from The Green Hill Country,

Parmastahir

Parmastahir · 07-03-2009, 04:26 AM

Created a new Calendar of the Month for July on the homepage of:

www.tolkiencalendars.com

It is a VERY rare calendar, and one this unique in my collection because of the format. Hope you enjoy it and comments welcome!

Away from The Green Hill Country,

Parmastahir

04-12-2009, 08:06 PM	#1
Parmastahir Wight Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Green Hill Country Posts: 196	New Tolkien Calendar Website!! After talking about it for the longest time (almost a year and a half), I pushed my son to help me create my new website: www.tolkiencalendars.com He designed it when he was in college (fall of 2007.) I had registered the domain name before then. I found someone to host for it me, and got my son to map it to that server. He set up some templates, and I have been spending most of my free time over the last month transferring all of the content from the Angelfire site. I think it is now all there . . . and I have added some content. I am now creating pages with the monthly illustrations. I am using the photos that I shot for the many Calendar of the Month features. I have programmed four so far: 1969 Ken Rudolph 1986 Hobbit Presse 2002 Pocket 2003 Ronnie Sellers (postcard) I have 23 more that I will create soon. You can access the monthly illustrations by clicking on the year/publisher (which is a green, underlined link for those entries.) Once I get all of those programmed, I will start creating new Calendar of the Month features. Those now appear on the homepage of the website. In this manner, I will someday get most (if not all) of the calendar illustrations documented. The only thing I need him to add is a visit counter. Then I’ll abandon the Angelfire site. Actually, I think I’ll program a simple link that will take visitors to the new site. Comments welcome! Away from The Green Hill Country, Parmastahir __________________ Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise can not see all ends.

04-19-2009, 10:07 AM	#2
Parmastahir Wight Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Green Hill Country Posts: 196	New Calendar of the Month I posted a new CotM on: www.tolkiencalendars.com It is an interesting calendar in that it is not supposed to exist! Away from The Green Hill Country, Parmastahir __________________ Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise can not see all ends.

04-19-2009, 12:04 PM	#3
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,500	How interesting, Parmastahir! That is certainly unique as Middle-earth movie calendars go. The new site looks good, by the way... __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'

04-19-2009, 04:05 PM	#4
Parmastahir Wight Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Green Hill Country Posts: 196	CotM Hello Estelyn - Thanks for your comments. I am really happy with the new site (and need to abandon the old one.) It has so much space that I can now add the monthly illustrations. I know of a few sites (such as Rolozo Tolkien's) that have such pages. I have been using all of my spare time to create such pages. I first learned of the 79 Hobbit calendar many years ago. It was included in a list of calendars compiled by Nancy Martsch et al (Beyond Bree.) A fellow collector sent me photos of magazine advertisements for it. The earlier ad announced its expected publication; the latter showed it would not be issued. I had removed an entry for it from my website based upon the latter . . . and the fact that it had not ever appeared anywhere. Then two years ago, a copy of it appeared on eBay. Two others have materialized since then. I hope you continue to enjoy the new site. Away from The Green Hill Country, Parmastahir __________________ Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise can not see all ends.

05-01-2009, 04:48 PM	#5
Parmastahir Wight Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Green Hill Country Posts: 196	New Calendar of the Month Hello to all - It has been a while (OK, a long while.) But I have reinstituted the Calendar of the Month feature on my new website: www.tolkiencalendars.com The CotM for May is the 2009 Middle-earth New Zealand calendar. My intent is to post these for a month, then create a permanent page upon which to display them. The monthly illustrations from almost all of the previous CotM features can now be found throughout the many entries. Hope you enjoy this one. Away from The Green Hill Country, Parmastahir __________________ Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise can not see all ends.

05-31-2009, 07:38 PM	#6
Parmastahir Wight Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Green Hill Country Posts: 196	June CotM Created a new Calendar of the Month for June on the homepage of: www.tolkiencalendars.com It is probably appropriate given all of the talk about The Hobbit movie. Hope you enjoy it. Away from The Green Hill Country, Parmastahir __________________ Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise can not see all ends. Last edited by Parmastahir; 05-31-2009 at 07:43 PM.

07-03-2009, 04:26 AM	#7
Parmastahir Wight Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Green Hill Country Posts: 196	July CotM Created a new Calendar of the Month for July on the homepage of: www.tolkiencalendars.com It is a VERY rare calendar, and one this unique in my collection because of the format. Hope you enjoy it and comments welcome! Away from The Green Hill Country, Parmastahir __________________ Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise can not see all ends.