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> <channel><title>Hobbit Movie News and Rumors &#124; TheOneRing.net™ &#187; Return of the King</title> <atom:link href="http://www.theonering.net/torwp/category/lotr/lotr-books/rotk-book/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp</link> <description>Forged by and for fans of J.R.R. Tolkien</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:52:59 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Wired: &#8220;Why the Hobbit Trailer Creeps Me Out&#8221;</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/13/52656-wired-why-the-hobbit-trailer-creeps-me-out/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/13/52656-wired-why-the-hobbit-trailer-creeps-me-out/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:49:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Demosthenes</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Cate Blanchett]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Characters]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fran Walsh]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hobbit Book]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hobbit Movie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ian McKellen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Philippa Boyens]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Production]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sean Astin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Hobbit]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.theonering.net/torwp/?p=52656</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wired&#8217;s Erik Wecks makes a compelling case for Tolkien fans to not get too excited about the Hobbit.
What&#8217;s he on about? Well, he noticed something in the teaser (one that many other people did as well), but he&#8217;s gone a step further and drawn some interesting parallels to one of the most controversial and bizarre [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/13/52656-wired-why-the-hobbit-trailer-creeps-me-out/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>22</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Nobel Prize for Tolkien dashed by &#8216;poor prose&#8217;</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/05/52454-nobel-prize-for-tolkien-dashed-by-poor-prose/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/05/52454-nobel-prize-for-tolkien-dashed-by-poor-prose/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 18:21:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>maegwen</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.R.R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tolkien]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.theonering.net/torwp/?p=52454</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Guardian writes that recently released documents reveal in 1961 Tolkien&#8217;s &#8220;Lord of the Rings&#8221; &#8212; nominated by friend and fellow fantasy writer CS Lewis &#8212; was rejected by the Nobel Prize jury &#8220;on the grounds of his second-rate prose.&#8221; The news organization reports that though LOTR was &#8220;crowned the UK&#8217;s best-loved book and sold [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/05/52454-nobel-prize-for-tolkien-dashed-by-poor-prose/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>FOTR 10th Anniversary Exclusive: An interview with Plan 9</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/12/19/51418-fotr-10th-anniversary-exclusive-an-interview-with-plan-9/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/12/19/51418-fotr-10th-anniversary-exclusive-an-interview-with-plan-9/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:00:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Earl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Crew News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hobbit Movie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Production]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Other production]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peter Jackson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Production]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Hobbit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Two Towers]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.theonering.net/torwp/?p=51418</guid> <description><![CDATA[10 years have passed since the release of the first of the films in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and fans will surely recall Frodo&#8217;s &#8220;chicken dance&#8221; at Bilbo&#8217;s Birthday party, Merry and Pippin singing in the Green Dragon Inn, Frodo and Sam watching the Wood-elves leaving Middle-earth, and Éowyn singing a dirge at [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/12/19/51418-fotr-10th-anniversary-exclusive-an-interview-with-plan-9/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Collecting The Precious &#8211; Sideshow Collectibles Legolas Statue Review</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/11/14/50200-collecting-the-precious-sideshow-collectibles-legolas-statue-review/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/11/14/50200-collecting-the-precious-sideshow-collectibles-legolas-statue-review/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:28:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>elessar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Collectibles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Merchandise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Orlando Bloom]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sideshow Collectibles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Two Towers]]></category> <guid
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As we start to close down 2011, Ringers get another new item to add to their shelves. The Legolas Greenleaf statue is shipping right now from Sideshow Collectibles. Legolas is the third statue to ship from the growing line of collectibles representing Sir Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Lord of the Rings.
Legolas is the son [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/11/14/50200-collecting-the-precious-sideshow-collectibles-legolas-statue-review/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Collecting The Precious &#8211; Sideshow Collectibles Ringwraith Maquette</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/11/09/49544-collecting-the-precious-sideshow-collectibles-ringwraith-maquette/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/11/09/49544-collecting-the-precious-sideshow-collectibles-ringwraith-maquette/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:31:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>elessar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Collectibles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sideshow Collectibles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Two Towers]]></category> <guid
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Sideshow Collectibles Spooktacular event brought us the next maquette in The Lord of the Rings maquette line. The next character joining your collection from Middle-Earth is the Ringwraith! This amazing collectible captures the Ringwraith perfectly and will become the first bad guy in this growing collection of awesome characters from The Lord of the Rings. The Ringwraith will [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/11/09/49544-collecting-the-precious-sideshow-collectibles-ringwraith-maquette/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Collecting The Precious &#8211; Weta Flight to the Ford Print</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/11/09/49928-collecting-the-precious-weta-flight-to-the-ford-print/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/11/09/49928-collecting-the-precious-weta-flight-to-the-ford-print/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:55:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>elessar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Artwork]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Collectibles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Merchandise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Posters Prints]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Shop]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WETA Cave]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weta Collectibles]]></category> <guid
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Our friends at Weta have released the the second print in their The Lord of the Rings art print line with the subject matter capturing Arwen&#8217;s attempt to get Frodo to Rivendell after being stuck by the Witch King on Weathertop. This amazing print beautifully captures a secene during this chase where you can see [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/11/09/49928-collecting-the-precious-weta-flight-to-the-ford-print/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Stephen Fry And Peter Jackson Sit Down In Bag End To Discuss Tolkien</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/25/49389-stephen-fry-and-peter-jackson-sit-down-in-bag-end-to-discuss-tolkien/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/25/49389-stephen-fry-and-peter-jackson-sit-down-in-bag-end-to-discuss-tolkien/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:53:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Earl</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Director news]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hobbit Book]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.R.R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Languages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Peter Jackson]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stephen Fry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Hobbit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tolkien]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.theonering.net/torwp/?p=49389</guid> <description><![CDATA[The latest episode of the BBC2&#8242;s &#8220;Planet Word&#8221; has Stephen Fry, cast in the role of the Master of Laketown, speaking with Peter Jackson about Tolkien&#8217;s use of languages in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Roads go ever, ever on, under cloud and under star,
Yet feet that wandering have gone, return at last to home [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/25/49389-stephen-fry-and-peter-jackson-sit-down-in-bag-end-to-discuss-tolkien/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>15</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Collecting The Precious &#8211; Ringwraith on Steed Statue Preview</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/19/49173-collecting-the-precious-ringwraith-on-steed-statue-preview/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/19/49173-collecting-the-precious-ringwraith-on-steed-statue-preview/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:30:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>elessar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Collectibles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sideshow Collectibles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Two Towers]]></category> <guid
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Today, via their Facebook page Sideshow Collectibles has released a video of an upcoming Ringwraith Statue. In the video, we get a glimpse of the steed portion of the statue in production, and not much else. If this is a mounted piece, it will be a welcome return to the very popular Sideshow/Weta mounted statues [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/19/49173-collecting-the-precious-ringwraith-on-steed-statue-preview/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Collecting The Precious &#8211; Sideshow Collectibles Ringwraith Maquette Announcement</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/03/48607-collecting-the-precious-sideshow-collectibles-ringwraith-maquette-announcement/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/03/48607-collecting-the-precious-sideshow-collectibles-ringwraith-maquette-announcement/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 19:10:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>elessar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Collectibles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Merchandise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sideshow Collectibles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Two Towers]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.theonering.net/torwp/?p=48607</guid> <description><![CDATA[During the month of October Sideshow Collectibles holds its awesome Spooktacular Event. Now, while this would tend to make folks think Halloween, Vampires, Zombies, and not something from Middle-earth. However, the next character to get the maquette treatment in the The Lord of the Rings maquette line does, I would say, meet the requirements to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/10/03/48607-collecting-the-precious-sideshow-collectibles-ringwraith-maquette-announcement/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How a soldier found Tolkien to help heal his war wounds</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/09/13/48079-how-a-soldier-found-tolkien-to-help-heal-his-war-wounds/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/09/13/48079-how-a-soldier-found-tolkien-to-help-heal-his-war-wounds/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 07:24:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>MrCere</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Conventions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DragonCon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Headlines]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hobbit Book]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.R.R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Hobbit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jim Beverly]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Time Magazine]]></category> <guid
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Enraged, his knee and hands wrecked by shrapnel from the grenade that infamously disintegrated the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/09/13/48079-how-a-soldier-found-tolkien-to-help-heal-his-war-wounds/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup &#8211; September 11 2011</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/09/11/48014-torn-message-boards-weekly-roundup-september-11-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/09/11/48014-torn-message-boards-weekly-roundup-september-11-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:15:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>grammaboodawg</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hobbit Movie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Hobbit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TheOneRing.net Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TORn Discussion Board Weekly Roundup]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.theonering.net/torwp/?p=48014</guid> <description><![CDATA[[ September 11, 2011; ] 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. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/09/11/48014-torn-message-boards-weekly-roundup-september-11-2011/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Collecting The Precious &#8211; Weta Orthanc Pre-Ruin Naming Contest Winner Announced</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/09/09/47953-collecting-the-precious-weta-orthanc-pre-ruin-naming-contest-winner-announced/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/09/09/47953-collecting-the-precious-weta-orthanc-pre-ruin-naming-contest-winner-announced/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:50:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>elessar</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Collectibles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[ComicCon]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Merchandise]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Fellowship of the Ring]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Movie The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Return of the King]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Two Towers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WETA Cave]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Weta Collectibles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WETA Digital]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WETA Workshop]]></category> <guid
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When Weta announced the Orthanc Pre-Ruin environment during Comic-Con 2011 they together with TORn it had a very special contest attached tothis announcement. Weta would be allowing the fans to submit suggestions with one of them becoming the official name to this truly amazing environment. Well, after many submissions Weta and TORn are pleased to [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/09/09/47953-collecting-the-precious-weta-orthanc-pre-ruin-naming-contest-winner-announced/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
