Archive for September, 2009

Tolkien’s Spy Past Inspires Hunt For Hobbit, Rings Spooks

Saturday, September 19th, 2009 Posted in J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien

WIRED.com: J.R.R. Tolkien 1916J.R.R. Tolkien was a leading scholar of the English language’s Anglo-Saxon roots, and he invented entire languages for his legendary Middle Earth narratives. According to a new ... Read more..

Lord of The Rings at The Paley Center

Saturday, September 19th, 2009 Posted in Events, Fellowship of the Ring, LotR Books, Return of the King, The Two Towers

The Lord of the Rings Academy Award-winning composer Howard Shore had no trouble conjuring up music for great halls, evil times, or any of the scenes depicted in Peter Jackson’s ... Read more..

A Lord of the Rings Gangsta Rap

Thursday, September 17th, 2009 Posted in Fans, Lord of the Rings, Miscellaneous, The Hobbit

It goes without saying, there are MANY types of LOTR Fans out there. Some show their enthusiasm through fan art, others through fan fiction. Then there are those that show ... Read more..

Advanced Registration for Tours of Tolkien Manuscripts

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 Posted in Events, Exhibits, J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien

Matt Blessing from Marquette University gives us the heads up: An online registration form has been prepared for public tours of manuscript exhibit, “The Beginnings of a Masterpiece: Original Manuscripts ... Read more..

Viggo Mortensen clears the air

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 Posted in Viggo Mortensen

For the record, Viggo Mortensen is not quitting acting. In Toronto yesterday promoting his latest film, The Road, Mortensen was ticked at a Men's Journal quote several months ago that ... Read more..

JRR Tolkien trained as British spy

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 Posted in J.R.R. Tolkien, Tolkien, Tolkien Family

JRR Tolkien was secretly trained as a Government spy during the Second World War... "Tolkien, one of his generation's most respected linguists, was ''earmarked'' to crack Nazi codes in the event ... Read more..

Voice of Gollum Finalists!

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 Posted in ComicCon, Contests, Conventions, Events, Headlines, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Announcements, TheOneRing.net Community, WETA Workshop

Trying to make Comic-Con a bit more Tolkien-centric, and to have a little extra fun and the world's biggest celebration of pop-culture, we (TheOneRing.net) brought in the crowds at Comic ... Read more..

Red Carpet Tours visits Hobbiton in August

Monday, September 14th, 2009 Posted in Hobbit Movie, Locations Sets, Locations Sets, New Zealand, Rumors Spy News, Tours

It's great news that New Line and the Tolkien Estate have settled their lawsuit, but looking at the amount of work going on at the Hobbiton set in the past ... Read more..

The Hobbit Play: Back Again

Friday, September 11th, 2009 Posted in Events, Stage Productions, The Hobbit

Claire writes in: In February 2010 The Hobbit stage play is coming to the New Theatre in Cardiff, U.K., for the first time since 2003.  It runs from Tuesday, 9th ... Read more..

Perian vs. the Pirate – Another Poll to Swamp

Friday, September 11th, 2009 Posted in Elijah Wood, Lord of the Rings, LotR Cast News, LotR Movies

Jan alerted us to an ongoing poll at film.com: The Best Male Performance of the '00s. It's down to the 'Elite 8,' two of whom are non other than Elijah ... Read more..

For Guillermo, D = DISNEY!

Friday, September 11th, 2009 Posted in Guillermo Del Toro

Disney Teams Up With Acclaimed Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro to Create Animated Features With Chills and Thrills Under the New Label 'Disney Double Dare You' ANAHEIM, Calif., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ... Read more..

ALEP 2: There and Back Again – September 2011, Shaker Village Kentucky

Friday, September 11th, 2009 Posted in Events, Fans, Meet Ups, Other Events

Message board member, WhiteLadyEowyn sent us this announcement: Greetings Hobbits and other friends! Did you attend A Long-expected Party last September in Kentucky? Do you wish you had? Do you ... Read more..