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Thorkild Hansen, son to Jens, and brother to Halfdan, is featured in New Zealand's North and South magazine.  Facing his own mortality has taught N...

Here's a great article about Thorkild just published in our local newspaper here in Nelson. Thorkild Hansen was born in Nelson in 1969 into the artistic environment of his father Jens Hansen, a renowned silversmith most famous as the man who forged "The One Ring" for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movie trilogy.

Mr Hansen said he was commissioned to make the trophy by the joint South African, New Zealand and Australian rugby board last November. About 200 hours of hammering, cutting, soldering and polishing later, the 49cm, 2.5kg trophy was last week sent to rugby headquarters in Wellington.

Nelson's celebrated jeweller and silversmith, Jens Hansen Contemporary Gold & Silversmith, has proudly designed and handcrafted the new Rebel Sport Super 14 Trophy, unveiled in Wellington this week.

Although many of you will know him as our chief jewellery designer, Thorkild Hansen is also a passionate silversmith and creator of larger format works such as this hand-raised copper vessel. Thorkild and a select group of regional artists have been chosen to represent the arts of Nelson at a special exhibition in Wellington the capital of New Zealand.