Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Thranduil on Elk Review
July 17, 2018 at 6:43 am -Easily one of the show stealing pieces last year at SDCC, Thranduil on Elk just drew you in when you visited the Weta Workshop booth. This had fans online chattering at just how amazing it looked through the pictures posted by TORn and other collectors at SDCC. Needless to say, all of us were looking forward…
Graham McTavish’s directorial debut to co-star Adam Brown and Dean O’Gorman
July 16, 2018 at 4:56 pm -Exciting news for dwarf lovers! Graham McTavish, better known to Hobbit fans as Dwalin, is directing his first movie. McTavish will also appear in the film, and is joined by fellow dwarf actors Adam Brown (Ori) and Dean O’Gorman (Fili). Their director is roping in a few of his Outlander co-stars too, for good measure…
Collecting The Precious – Collectors Club Winners Announced
July 16, 2018 at 8:31 am -First, we want to thank all of you who have joined TheOneRing.net Collectors Club and shared some of your very cool Middle-earth related collectibles. This has been so much fun having you all involved with Collecting The Precious. As you all are aware we ran a contest with our friends at Gemr until the end…
Hall of Fire chat tomorrow: Lothlórien
July 13, 2018 at 9:26 pm -This Saturday, Hall of Fire resumes reading through Fellowship of the Ring as Aragorn assumes command of the Company. The Ranger leads them away from the Khazad-dum toward the Elvish refuge of Lothlórien. ‘There lie the woods of Lothlórien!’ said Legolas. `That is the fairest of all the dwellings of my people. There are no…
Today in Middle-earth, Midsummer’s Day [Mid-year’s Day]
July 1, 2018 at 1:00 am -The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on Midsummer’s Day: Gandalf, the Dwarves and their Burglar leave Rivendell for the Lonely Mountain (1341) Aragorn and Arwen – A promise is born (1380) Gandalf meets Radagast the Brown (1418) The Wedding of Elessar and Arwen (1419) Frodo resigns office of mayor, and Will Whitfoot is restored…
The Great Hall of Poets
June 30, 2018 at 11:55 pm -Welcome to The Great Hall of Poets, our regular monthly feature showcasing the talent of Middle-earth fans. Each month we will feature a small selection of the poems submitted, but we hope you will read all of the poems that we have received here in our Great Hall of Poets. So come and join us by…
Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Samwise Gamgee Mini-Statue Pre-Order
June 30, 2018 at 8:00 am -One of my favorite lines from our freinds at Weta Workshop is the mini-statue line. As I’ve mentioned before, these statues are really super well done, and done at a price that allows for collectors on a budget to get some Middle-earth goodness. A statue of Samwise was long over due, as he has not…
Hall of Fire chat tomorrow: The Bridge of Khazad-dûm
June 30, 2018 at 1:15 am -Standing beside the tomb of Balin, the Fellowship read in mounting horror of the demise of the son of Fundin’s attempt to retake Moria. The final page of the record, hastily scrawled, is terrifying in its vagueness. “We cannot get out . . . drums in the deep . . . They are coming.” This…
Collecting The Precious – TORn’s Collectors Club Giveaway Ending Tomorrow
June 28, 2018 at 9:44 pm -As you will recall, late in May we announced the TORn Collectors Club, and we announced it with a contest for new and current members. We wanted to remind you, if you haven’t joined yet and you want to win a pretty cool prize, that the contest ends tomorrow at midnight PST. So do not…
Today in Middle-earth, June 22
June 22, 2018 at 1:00 am -The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on June 22nd: Bilbo returns to the Shire with the Ring (1342)
Additional details on Amazon’s Lord of the Rings TV series
June 12, 2018 at 2:02 pm -Out of the recent interview with the Head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke, more details are being reported by various outlets about the series direction, the Tolkien estate involvement and talks with Peter Jackson.
New details emerge on Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series
June 12, 2018 at 12:12 pm -The Hollywood Reporter has a new interview with the Head of Amazon Studios Jennifer Salke. Included are intriguing details about “The Lord of the Rings” series they are developing including the possible involvement of Peter Jackson and a targeted air date in 2021.
Hall of Fire chat tomorrow: A Journey in the Dark
June 9, 2018 at 3:18 am -Unable to climb through the violent billzard on Caradhras, the members of the Fellowship are forced to seek an alternative path. The can’t go over the Misty Mountains. They can’t go around. They reluctantly decide that they must go under. They must enter Moria. This weekend — Saturday June 9 — the Hall of Fire…
Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Isildur Statue Review
June 3, 2018 at 1:56 am -The second figure review of 2018 comes from The Lord of the Rings and covers one of the most important characters in Middle-earth. Our friends at Weta Workshop absolutely nailed the statue of Isildur with some of the best detailing and paint you will see. It also features the new resin technique that Weta has…
Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Gamling and Royal Guard of Rohan Pre-Order
June 3, 2018 at 1:23 am -A couple of surprise announcements came our way this week from our friends at Weta Workshop. If, like me, you’re a fan of the Rohirrim culture then this announcement is going to be something to make you smile. Fans can now add a statue of Gamling who during The Lord of the Rings: The Two…
The Great Hall of Poets
June 1, 2018 at 10:37 am -Welcome to The Great Hall of Poets, our regular monthly feature showcasing the talent of Middle-earth fans. Each month we will feature a small selection of the poems submitted, but we hope you will read all of the poems that we have received here in our Great Hall of Poets. So come and join us by…
Today in Middle-earth, May 30
May 30, 2018 at 1:00 am -The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on May 30th: Gandalf keeps the trolls arguing until dawn (1341)
Collecting The Precious – TheOneRing.net’s Collectors Club Giveaway
May 29, 2018 at 8:05 pm -As you all might be aware we’ve teamed up with our friends at Gemr to create a Collectors Club specifically for fans of Middle-earth. Things are going great, and so many of you are posting your items and collections. In celebration of how things are going, and to help get the word out even more,…
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Complete Recordings is available for pre-order
May 24, 2018 at 3:50 pm -Following the success of the Fellowship of the Rings complete recordings – on Blu-Ray, CD and vinyl, pre-orders are open for The Two Towers. The limited edition vinyl comes in blue (FOTR was red) and is sure to be a sell-out. According to the Amazon page, the price for the Fellowship vinyl has already doubled…
Read 15 Nazgûl facts
May 18, 2018 at 7:54 pm -Last weekend, Hall of Fire hosted a chat about the Ringwraiths — Sauron’s most-trusted, and most-feared servants. Doing some reading beforehand, I stumbled upon this excellent little summary of the Nazgûl over on Screerant. It did seem a bit odd in my head to refer to them as “ghosts” (see fact 15), but I guess…