The citizens of Astoria, Oregon, known as “The Goondocks,” are on their way out. A wealthy and ruthless…
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The citizens of Astoria, Oregon, known as “The Goondocks,” are on their way out. A wealthy and ruthless businessman is near-completion on his bid to take over the land and create a haven of snobbery for the well-to-do. Seemingly hardest hit are some of the neighborhood’s children, who band together as “The Goonies.” [More]
Xoanon here: Gooooooonies!!! Awww yeah! I’m so getting my DVD fixed and getting this golden oldie!
Dressing the Orcs in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings was the project of a lifetime, says costume maker Matt Appleton. As the Orc Army art director, his work was a journey into dreams, fantasies and illusions, with just a few sketches drawn at the outset on what each Orc might look like. [More]
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J.K. Rowling and J.R.R. Tolkien are the best-selling authors most likely to be copied by internet pirates, according to a survey warning of the rapid spread of file-swapping from the music industry to book publishing. [More]
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Ringers living near the Pennsylvania Convention Center might want to check it out next Friday, as there is a good possibility that Lord of the Rings will feature in the “Wall-to-wall trailers, teasers, clips and featurettes from upcoming science fiction, fantasy, horror, animated and other genre releases under one roof in one room at one time” hosted by Jeff Walker at 5 pm. [More]
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For a lot of people, the Silmarillion is the next logical step for people who begin to appreciate Tolkien literature. Just as The Hobbit is more akin to a children’s storybook tale, The Silmarillion is considered to be one of the more thought-provoking and enriched pieces of J.R.R’s work. But no-one would say that the book is easy-reading: spanning thousands of years, thousands of people and thousands of places, the Silmarillion is often too much to take in for one reading.
A Guide To Reading The Silmarillion
First there was Ilúvatar, The One. Then there were the Ainur, some of which became the Valar: Manwe, Melkor, Ulmo, Aule, Orome, Mandos, Lórien, Tulkas, Varda, Yavanna, Niennas, Este, Vaire, Vana and Nessa. Their servants were the Maiar, Ilmare, Eonwe, Osse, Uinen, Melian and Olórin to name but a few.
Quite a lot of names for just three eight pages isn’t it?
Reading the Silmarillion for the first time, people always comment on the volume of information hitting you in the space of a couple of chapters. Though the Silmarillion is by no means a lengthy book, the content itself can become almost off-putting at times. It gets to the stage that after completing the book, you find yourself getting mixed up between Beren and Turin only weeks after.
And that is where this week’s Hall of Fire comes in. This week we’re going to discuss, debate and swap tips on the process of reading the Silmarillion. Whether you’re having problems remembering the seven sons of Feanor (there was a guy with a M in his name there….somewhere…) to knowing your Minas Arnor from your Minas Tirith, you should pay a visit to us this weekend on one of our three different chat sessions! From wisened veterans who knows every name from the book backwards to those just discovering Tolkien, everyone is welcome!
Place: #thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman’s and then type /join #thehalloffire .
Saturday Chat: 7:00 pm ET (19:00) [also 12:00 am Sunday (0:00) BST and 9:00 am Sunday (09:00) AET]
Sunday Chat: 8:00 pm (20:00) AET [also 11:00 am (11:00) BST and 6:00 am (06:00) ET]
Sunday Chat: 6:00 pm (18:00) BST [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 3:00 am (03:00) Monday morning AET]
ET = Eastern Time, USA’s East Coast
BST = British Summer Time, GMT +1 hour
AET = Australian Eastern Time, Australia’s East Coast
Questions? Topics? Send ‘em here.
An undisclosed Ringer Spy sent along these really COOL pics of some Witchking armor (Armour for some) and one of the RINGS! One of the nine rings for mortal men doomed to die….how coooooooool!!! Unfortunately these pics are small, but you still get to see some amazing detail!!
The first are a pair of gauntlets used by the dark riders…some very cool stuff, we’ve seen these in the trailers before. The second is a metal gorget, a gorget is a device that helps protect the throat, larynx, and back of the neck. And of course, two shots of the same ring…all very cool stuff!
