  Archive for August, 2000This Day in History: FotR Published in 1954? NOPE!Saturday, August 26th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News Barliman's chatroom regular Ugluk found this in his mail today:On this day in 1954 the first book of J.R.R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings was published. Nobody much noticed. Source: ... Read more..Hall of Fire Chats August 26 & 27Saturday, August 26th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News This weekend we've selected a topic on the academic side of things: Middle-earth and Human History: Comparisons and ContrastsWe offer two times for these Tolkien discussions, one on Saturday at ... Read more..Hobbit Musical AuditionsFriday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News Thanks to Gamgee for finding this item of interest!Interested in auditioning for a musical rendition of "The Hobbit"? If you live in the Saratoga, California area, click here for more ... Read more..A little Viggo news and signs of life on the Hutt RiverFriday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News The Wellington reporter sends us some news of Viggo Mortensen in the Dominion; and notices some new filming activity. (more) Read more..Viggo news and signs of life on the Hutt River.Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Spy Reports The Wellington reporter wrote in to say that the Dominion newspaper had a snippet on Viggo Mortensen. Apparently during a fight scene he accidentally hit a starlet and 'sent her ... Read more..Tolkien Fun SectionFriday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Barliman News Hiya Everyone, Gamgee reporting in for entertainment duties! Our last winner was Opus! Good job my friend! The answers were:1) Bullroarer Took2) Arkenstone3) Sam GamgeeHere are the questions for today:1) ... Read more..CGI stuff from WETA at a seminar in Auckland.Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News A correspondent was lucky enough to catch a glimpse of some WETA coolness at this SGI seminar. And then they bothered handing out mousepads and mints and pens, as if ... Read more..CGI stuff from WETA at a seminar in Auckland.Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Spy Reports This arrived to the in-tray of one of our correspondents (via the Herald's reporter Russell Brown, at a guess):"SGI to open training suite with Rings preview.$100,000 central Auckland suite marks ... Read more..The Wingate set has turned into…… a swamp.Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News We've got updates on the Wingate set over in Spy Reports. Looks like they're using bluescreen technology at Wingate to film the Dead Marshes. They filmed a bit around ... Read more..The Wingate set has changed again….Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Spy Reports "Hi Tehanu, a report on the Wingate set from The Watcher in the Water.The Wingate set has been converted into a swamp, yessss it hass. There iss a great black ... Read more..The Evening Post is selling a ‘Lord of the Rings’ poster.Friday, August 25th, 2000 Posted in Old Main News The Wellington Reporter-hobbit sent us a grainy scan from Wellington of a huge item in tonight's Evening Post. Apparently the paper is planning to compile some of the stunning images ... Read more..Hall of Fire Topic for August 26&27Thursday, August 24th, 2000 Posted in Barliman News Hullo All!The next Hall of Fire topic for discussion is up. Check it out and head on over this weekend!Middle-earth and Human History: Comparisons and ContrastsBeing the epic work of ... Read more..This site is maintained and updated by fans of The Lord of the Rings, and is in no way affiliated with Tolkien Enterprises or the Tolkien Estate. We in no way claim the artwork displayed to be our own. Copyrights and trademarks for the books, films, articles, and other promotional materials are held by their respective owners and their use is allowed under the fair use clause of the Copyright Law. Design and original photography however are copyright © 1999-2011 TheOneRing.net. Binary hosting provided by Nexcess.net.
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