Hello again everyone!! Gamgee returning from a long spell in the garden, so to say. The Tolkien fun section should now go back to a daily basis, unless I manage to stump you for more than a day…(wink wink). Our last winner was Shayne Parkinson! Great job Shayne!!!!
The answers were:
1) Tar-Ciryatan
2) Isengard
3) Smaug
Here are the questions for today:
1) “What was the name used in Bree for the 11th month of the year?”
2) “gignrnhuhaba” (scrambled Tolkien person, place or thing)
3) “Haven’t you any lock-ups below?” (Who said this?)
As usual Mail me with your answers, the 1st person to mail me all 3 correct answers in one mailing, will be posted here tomorrow….Good Luck! ……Gamgee

Time for another Hall of Fire topic! This topic’s had a good work out since the New Line release, but we have yet to gather in the Hall and work it through. Come on down and bring your opinions for a fun chat this Saturday, April 29, at 5:30 EST [-5 hours GMT].

The Lord of the Rings Internet Preview

Simply put, whatdya think?? Were you happy with what you saw in the preview trailer? Do you have a favorite scene, or one that really hurt? Are you happy or disappointed by anything in particular? Based on the preview and what you know about the films so far, what do you think of the job Peter Jackson is doing?

Your moderators Gandalf, Nazfyratu, and Tookish will have the doors open and the fire stoked. We look forward to seeing you there! As always, please send along your emails with comments, feedback, and future chat topics to us here.

You can catch Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) in ‘Pushing Tin’ on TMN.

You can aslo see a double-take of Christopher Lee (Saruman) in ‘The Creeping Flesh’ and ‘Scream and Scream Again’ on TMN.

Eonline just updated their LOTR section. Among the many update is a brief description of what Sauron looked like in the Second Age. They describe what he is wearing into battle and stuff. The behind-the-scene section is updated. This section looks at a battle scene between Gondor and the Orcs. [More]

Thanks to Sith Sunstorm for the tip!