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TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – May 27, 2013

TORn banner circles before and afterWelcome 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 the fun!

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Posted in Conventions, Fans, Hobbit Movie, Lectures & Education, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community, Tolkien

TORN Message Boards Weekly Roundup – May 12, 2013

Hobbit Banner Bilbo

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!
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Posted in Christopher Tolkien, Fellowship of the Ring, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Other Tolkien books, Return of the King, Silmarillion, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Two Towers, TheOneRing.net Community, Tolkien

Today in Middle-earth, May 1

The Crowning of Elessar

The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on May 1st:

  • Gandalf and Bilbo reach Rivendell (1342)
  • Sarn Ford where Gandalf and Aragorn met (1418)
  • Crowning of King Elessar (1419)
  • Elrond and Arwen set out from Rivendell (1419)
  • Samwise marries Rose (1420)

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Posted in Calendar, Hobbit Book, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, The Hobbit, Today in Middle-earth

TORN Message Boards Weekly Roundup – April 29, 2013

DragonCon moot 9-1-07

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Posted in Events, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, Other Events, Other Tolkien books, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Hobbit: There and Back Again, TheOneRing.net Community, Tolkien

Today in Middle-earth, April 26

The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on April 26th:

  • The unexpected party (1341)
  • TheOneRing.net is officially registered (1999)
  • TheOneRing.net celebrates its 10-year Anniversary.
  • TheOneRing.net members unveil the TORn Mathom-house (2010) 

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Posted in Calendar, Hobbit Book, The Hobbit, Today in Middle-earth

A [Middle-] Earth Day Tribute

Tolkien sitting under his favourite tree Pinus nigra

In celebration of Earth Day, here is a collection of Middle-earth moments in a special BS (Book Spoiler) post in the Main Discussion Board… for a moment of Tolkien-zen.

 

[TIME and BS entries are maintained and updated by fans of The Lord of the Rings, and are in no way affiliated with <a href="http://www.tolkien-ent.com/">Tolkien Enterprises</a> or the Tolkien Estate. Copyrights and trademarks for the books from which dates and short quotes are taken are held by their respective owners and their use is allowed under the <a href="http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html">fair use</a> clause of the <a href="http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/">Copyright Law.</a>]

Posted in Earth Day, Fellowship of the Ring, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, Return of the King, The Two Towers, TheOneRing.net Community, Today in Middle-earth

TORN Message Boards Weekly Roundup – April 14, 2013

The Silmarillion and the birth of Middle-earthWelcome 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!

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Posted in Other Tolkien books, Silmarillion, TheOneRing.net Community

Today in Middle-earth, April 12

Frodo Gandalf and the RingThe following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on April 12th:

  •  Gandalf reaches Hobbiton (3018) (more…)
Posted in Calendar, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, Today in Middle-earth

Today in Middle-earth, April 8

Field of Cormallen by Tolman Cotton

The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on April 8th:

  • The Ring-bearers are honoured on the Field of Cormallen (3019)
  • The Ring-bearers revisit fair Ithilien (3019)

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Posted in Calendar, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, Today in Middle-earth

TORN Message Boards Weekly Roundup – April 2, 2013

Balrog wings or not 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!

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Posted in Fans, Hobbit Movie, Lord of the Rings, LotR Movies, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community

Today in Middle-earth, March 25

map Battle of Morannon and Mt Doom March 25

The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on March 25th:

  • Thorin and Gandalf’s chance meeting at the Prancing Pony (2941)
  • The Host is surrounded on the Slag-hills (3019)
  • Downfall of Barad-dûr and the passing of Sauron (3019)
  • Frodo and Samwise reach the Sammath Naur (3019)
  • Gollum seizes the Ring and falls in the Cracks of Doom (3019)
  • Minas Tirith (3019)
  • Frodo comes home  (3020)
  • Birth of Elanor the Fair, daughter of Samwise (3021) 

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Posted in Calendar, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, Today in Middle-earth

TORN Message Boards Weekly Roundup – March 17, 2013

Thorin 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!

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Posted in Fans, Hobbit Movie, The Hobbit, TheOneRing.net Community