Oakentoon #52 – His Grandfathers Bearing, Oakentoon #53 – The Desolation of Thranduil, Oakentoon #54 – More Desperate Measures
April 16, 2014 at 8:11 pm -Welcome to this weeks episodes of the Oakentoons Don’t forget to check out the Oakenstills and Oakencrossovers while you’re there and to say hi to Peckish Owl. As always, just click the images to go to Peckish Owls site to see the full size images (you’ll also need to click on the longer ones once…
Happy Hobbit: Chicks (Easter Special) – Episode 39
April 16, 2014 at 7:07 pm -When Kili is excluded from Fili’s Easter party, she visits a friend to pick up a little revenge… in the form of a chick! Join the mischief and learn the basics of how to care for baby chickens. Also, while it took us a while… we finally got our Blu-ray copy of The Hobbit: The…
EXCLUSIVE – The Hobbit: There and Back Again may become The Hobbit: Into the Fire?
April 16, 2014 at 8:53 am -A little bird came knocking today, and whispered some intriguing — and slightly baffling — news into our ears. Ringer Spy The Knocking Thrush, who is a reliable source, dropped us a line to let us know that New Line have registered a new title: The Hobbit: Into the Fire. But for what? A quick…
Wondercon starts on Friday in Anaheim
April 16, 2014 at 4:06 am -Convention season is upon us, and the first big shindig on the TheOneRing.net Calendar is Wondercon in Anaheim. Tickets are still available if you find yourself in So Cal this weekend, so head on over to the Wondercon site and register to attend. There is a full schedule of panels, screenings, an artist alley to visit,…
Just how do you make the One Ring?
April 15, 2014 at 2:44 pm -Sauron created the One Ring in secrecy, so little is known of how he created it. Gandalf was able to do research in the libraries of Gondor to determine the nature and look of the One Ring, but not much more on it’s forging. Luckily, our good friends at Badali Jewelry are much more forthcoming in how they make this very…
Show us your passion for Smaug – contest WINNERS
April 14, 2014 at 8:04 pm -Smaug the Magnificent indeed! We had some incredible entries to our ‘Show us your passion for Smaug’ contest – it was as difficult to pick winners as we expected it to be. The panel of TORn staff judges really enjoyed seeing entries from all over the world; we received art work from countries such as Serbia,…
EXCLUSIVE – Richard Armitage chats with TheOneRing.net
April 14, 2014 at 11:40 am -With the Home Video release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (which becomes available this week in Australia, Brazil and parts of Europe), Richard Armitage has been busy giving interviews, as we’ve been posting over the past week or so. He found time to sit down again with staffer greendragon, and they chatted about…
HobbitCon, Wonder Con start furious convention season for TORn, Hobbit & LOTR guests
April 14, 2014 at 6:43 am -The convention season is about to start in a big way with TheOneRing.net appearing at shows across the U.S. and even at a special event in Europe. HobbitCon in Bonn, Germany, is packed full of Hobbit and Tolkien guests, including our own MrCere (Larry D. Curtis) who will present several panels about, as you might…
Warner Brothers clarifies ‘Desolation of Smaug’ Bonus Feature confusion
April 13, 2014 at 7:19 pm -With the release this past Tuesday of the Blu-ray and DVD Editions of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, there was a bit of confusion concerning several video advertisements and the bonus material on the discs. The videos embedded below – “Beorn the Shapeshifter” and “Laketown – Entering the World of Men”, as well as…
Pre-Order EXCLUSIVE Wondercon Day 3: TORN Book Club Shirt!
April 13, 2014 at 2:11 pm -Fans have been asking and we can finally announce the availability of the TORN Book Club shirt, designed by Eeva Nikunen Pre-order the brand new, custom designed t-shirt from TheOneRing.net and avoid the lines! This shirt was created specifically for our TORn Bookclub live show, hosted by Sarumann. This whimsical design incorporates all the best things about…
Armitage talks Hobbit, the Battle of the Five Armies, Into The Storm, Schwarzenegger and more
April 12, 2014 at 8:37 am -Richard Armitage is really doing the rounds pressing the flesh lately and chatting with journos. Here’s another interview, this time with Joe.ie. A couple of interesting quotes: If you look at the detail on the Lake-town set (in The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug) some of the glasses have specific carvings into the glass and…
Today in Middle-earth, April 12
April 12, 2014 at 1:00 am -The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on April 12th: Gandalf reaches Hobbiton (3018) April 12, 3018 (S.R. 1418) The Great Years 1. Gandalf reaches Hobbiton. (from the appendices) “…after a late breakfast, the wizard was sitting with Frodo by the open window of the study. A bright fire was on the hearth, but…
Collecting The Precious – Asmus Toys Nazgul and Steed Figures
April 12, 2014 at 12:44 am -Asmus Toys has been churning out lots of figures in their 1:6th action figure line for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. We’re pleased to share the next awesome figure that you can find for pre-order right now from various retailers. The latest figure – or I should say figures - Middle-earth fans can add to their collection is…
Congratulations to our 2014 Middle-earth March Madness champion: Thranduil!
April 12, 2014 at 12:32 am -The results are in! After three weeks of intense competition we can finally crown a winner! In the end, Thranduil — the Sindarin king of the Woodland Realm — has taken the crown in our 2014 Middle-earth March Madness contest! We received more than 20,000 votes in the final, and Thranduil (Thrandy to his nearest…
Hall of Fire chat this Saturday: The Pyre of Denethor
April 11, 2014 at 10:32 pm -This Saturday at 6pm ET, Hall of Fire will be looking at moral dilemnas as we examine our next chapter of The Return of the King — the Pyre of Denethor. ‘…I am frightened. Something terrible may happen up there. The Lord is out of his mind, I think. I am afraid he will kill…
Richard Armitage chats with the German Tolkien Society
April 11, 2014 at 6:44 pm -Chairman Tobias M. Eckrich of the German Tolkien Society (Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft) recently chatted with Richard Armitage about his time on the Hobbit set. What he says about the Erebor interior scenes in the confrontation with Smaug being shot inside nothing but a great green box is interesting — one wonders whether a theatre background…
Follow Mashable’s Hobbit scavenger hunt
April 11, 2014 at 5:29 pm -Follow Mashable today on Snapchat for an epic themed Hobbit adventure through New York City to coincide with the release of the DVD and Blu-ray for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Keep an eye out for TORn staffer ImladrisRose who may make a surprise appearance during the hunt. You should be able to follow…
Pre-Order EXCLUSIVE Day 2: Free Bard!
April 11, 2014 at 3:09 am -Our last images of Middle-earth showed a very angry Smaug winging his way towards Lake-town with the intent of leveling it to ashes, and of Bard imprisoned, helplessly knowing what is coming. We at TheOneRing.net think it is high time that the Master of Lake-town and the local constabulary #FreeBard.Pre-order this brand new t-shirt from…
The Hobbit LEGO video game release, reviews and a few cheat codes for some extra fun
April 11, 2014 at 1:45 am -Those who have been waiting for LEGO The Hobbit, rejoice. It’s out (except on the Wii U — those folks will apparently have to wait until April 22). The games allows players to adventure within key locations from the (first two) of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit films, including Lake-town, Dale, Erebor, Bag End, Goblin-town, Mirkwood, Rivendell…
Check out this very cool poster about The Arkenstone!
April 10, 2014 at 7:56 pm -You might recall last year that Warner Bros published a series of posters to coincide with the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on DVD and Blu-ray. Here’s a new one with some neat movie-canon factoids about The Arkenstone for the release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.