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…
Hall of Fire chat tomorrow: The Ring Goes South
May 18, 2018 at 7:06 pm -This weekend, we’re resuming our Fellowship of the Ring read-through in Hall of Fire as the Fellowship sets out from Rivendell on the long journey to Mordor. “Now the tale of Nine is filled. In seven days the company must depart.” Book Two, Chapter Three: The Ring Goes South
Hoot twice like a barn-owl…
May 13, 2018 at 6:10 am -You may recall that, in The Hobbit, Thorin issues a very specific set of instructions as he despatches Bilbo to investigate the camp of the three trolls. “You must go on and find out all about that light, and what it is for, and if all is perfectly safe and canny,” said Thorin to the…
Hall of Fire chat tomorrow. Nazgul: masters or slaves?
May 11, 2018 at 10:53 pm -Middle-earth abounds in characters both creepy and gruesome; Gollum, Shelob, trolls and orcs. Arguably, none inspire the shivers quite like a Nazgûl. Nine Rings he gave to Mortal Men, proud and great, and so ensnared them. Long ago they fell under the dominion of the One, and they became Ringwraiths, shadows under his great Shadow,…
Collecting The Precious – TheOneRing.net’s Collectors Community
May 6, 2018 at 12:08 am -We’ve teamed up with our friends at Gemr to create a collectors community for fans of Middle-earth. TheOneRing.net’s collectors community takes Collecting The Precious to another level, allowing fans to come together and chat about their collections, show their collections, and be a part of Collecting The Precious. We’re super excited to put this out…
Hall of Fire chats FOTR this weekend: the Council of Elrond
May 4, 2018 at 9:15 pm -This Saturday at 6pm ET, we continue our Fellowship of the Ring read-through in Hall of Fire with the second half of the Council of Elrond chapter. At last with an effort he spoke, and wondered to hear his own words, as if some other will was using his small voice. “I will take the…
The woods burst to life with tasty butterburs
May 4, 2018 at 8:22 pm -Until I read this article the other week over on The Mainichi I never realised that butterburs — as in Barliman Butterbur — were a type of flower. Specifically, it’s the name for some members of the Petasites genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.
Walk into Mordor: ideal premise for a heist movie
May 4, 2018 at 7:54 pm -“One does not simply walk into Mordor.” This is great. Writer-comedian Stephan Krosecz (who I’ve been a fan of since his very amusing Abridgement ofthe first season of the Attack on Titan anime) observed that Boromir’s walk into Mordor monologue from Peter Jackson’s Fellowship of the Ring could make a great premise for a heist…
Today in Middle-earth, May 1
May 1, 2018 at 12:15 am -The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on May 1st: Gandalf and Bilbo reach Rivendell (1342) Sarn Ford where Gandalf and Aragorn met (1418) Crowning of King Elessar (1419) Elrond and Arwen set out from Rivendell (1419) Samwise marries Rose (1420)
The Great Hall of Poets
April 30, 2018 at 7:19 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…