Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past week. If you’ve fallen behind on what’s happening on the Message Boards, here’s a great way to catch the highlights. Or if you’re new to TORn and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions. Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn’s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join in the fun!

This week in the Reading Room we’ve been discussing whether Sauron made an investment blunder when he invested in the Ring.  Should he (and Morgoth before him) just kept their power to themselves and not bound it so closely to just one thing?

More speculation about which characters will and won’t take part in The Hobbit films, this week we’ve been asking about Thranduil’s Queen and what part everyone thinks Benedict Cumberbatch will have.

A couple of regular features in Off Topic are “What are you reading?” and “What did you watch this weekend?” , each week it’s interesting to see just how broad a range of literary and viewing interests TORnadoes have and to add our own to the list, along with some very helpful tips on must see/read and must avoid 😉

We’ll share more topics next week and hope you can join in on the conversation! Don’t forget, TheOneRing.net’s message boards have over 6400 registered Tolkien fans, just like yourself! Let your voice be heard.