Lord of the Rings: Fans want to rebuild Minas Tirith in the south of England – STERN

Fans of the cult trilogy “Lord of the Rings” are known for their almost fanatical devotion to the fantasy world of JRR Tolkien known: For Middle Earth – or at least a part of it – finally come true, they no project is apparently too large. So plant a group of Tolkien enthusiasts, sometimes just one of the biggest tourist attraction in the world to stomp out of the ground: We are talking of course of “Minas Tirith”, capital of the kingdom of Gondor – and probably the most impressive city in the trilogy. Cost is the fun paltry 1.85 billion British pound – so to speak given

And how to get in the 21st century so much money, when you have nothing on the high edge.? Through crowdfunding course. The group has launched a campaign on the platform Indiegogo to match the wherewithal. Thanks to the cult fan base is perhaps even a small chance that the project will become a reality. After all, have already proven just over 60,000 pounds available to the Project 1534 supporters. 47 days running the campaign yet, then the money should be available – it will probably be very scarce. But Fan Love is notoriously unpredictable.

The makers dream of a city in which you live, shop and work sometime can. The accommodation should have between two and five stars and so offer something for every budget. 1.4 billion pounds will cost alone building materials. In contrast, a plot for “only” 15 million pounds would be a real bargain. The initiators have already taken two possible locations in the south of the island in the eye. Wage costs have hit 188 million pounds to book. If the Tolkien Dreamer together to get the money to start construction in 2016 is planned. Opening would be 2023 – if all goes according to plan

But the capital of Gondor is not so simple built from the ground without the Orcs from Mount Doom noticed that and sound the charge.. In Indiegogo the dark creatures with pointy teeth and nasty faces have launched a counter-campaign. Your goal: The “destruction of Minas Tirith”

The dark forces are comparatively modest.. One million pounds are required to procure barrier, shields and swords. But until now, the army of evil can more than afford a Starbucks coffee – all three pounds have been provided by investors. But the orcs still have 60 days to reach their destination. Who has 100,000 pounds on the high edge and want the riff-raff of Gondor purely a press, can fly on his own Nazgul beast into battle. We wish both sides every success and hope that the local population should not suffer too much under the Nerd battle.