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> <channel><title>Hobbit Movie News and Rumors &#124; TheOneRing.net™ &#187; Tolkien</title> <atom:link href="http://www.theonering.net/torwp/category/tolkien/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>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:50:53 +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>TORn Exclusive: Save $50 on One Man Lord of the Rings in NYC!</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/02/10/53502-torn-exclusive-save-50-on-one-man-lord-of-the-rings-in-nyc/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/02/10/53502-torn-exclusive-save-50-on-one-man-lord-of-the-rings-in-nyc/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:04:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>newsfrombree</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Movies]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Other Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Stage Productions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TheOneRing.net Announcements]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TheOneRing.net Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tolkien]]></category> <guid
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From NewsToday: A “MYSTERIOUS” letter written by JRR Tolkien has sold at auction for over £1,500 – after dropping out of a book. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/31/53304-mystery-surrounds-tolkein-letter/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Supreme Court Rules For Copyright On Old Foreign Titles</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/21/52882-supreme-court-rules-for-copyright-on-old-foreign-titles/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/21/52882-supreme-court-rules-for-copyright-on-old-foreign-titles/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 02:17:35 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>xoanon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[J.R.R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tolkien]]></category> <guid
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On Wednesday, The Supreme Court upheld a 1994 law which gives copyright protection to body of foreign works that had previously been available for free in the public domain.
Google [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/21/52882-supreme-court-rules-for-copyright-on-old-foreign-titles/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Today in Middle-earth, January 15</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/15/30974-today-in-middle-earth-january-15-2/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/15/30974-today-in-middle-earth-january-15-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:00:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>grammaboodawg</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Today in Middle-earth]]></category> <guid
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The Bridge of Khazad-dûm, and the fall of Gandalf (1419)
The Company reaches Nimrodel late at night (1419)January 15, 3019 (S.R. 1419) 
1. The Bridge of Khazad-dûm, and the fall of Gandalf.
(from the appendices)
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, S.A., on January 3, 1892.  He would eventually move to England, become an accomplished linguist and scholar, an Oxford professor and a beloved husband and father. While in his twenties, he began developing a series of stories [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/03/52414-happy-birthday-j-r-r-tolkien-3/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tolkien Fans Unite in Wellington</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/03/52387-tolkien-fans-unite-in-wellington/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/03/52387-tolkien-fans-unite-in-wellington/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:24:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Tehanu</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.R.R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Meet Ups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tolkien]]></category> <guid
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Wellington is set to get a permanent organized Tolkien fan group thanks to Jack of the Noldor Blog.
He’s organized six “Wellymoots&#8221; over the past year, and the most recent one set plans in place to form a Wellington chapter of the Tolkien Society. It’s been long overdue. I’m late with this news, but thought it [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/03/52387-tolkien-fans-unite-in-wellington/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>In the LA area? Join local fans in toasting Tolkien</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/02/52327-in-the-la-area-join-local-fans-in-toasting-tolkien/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/01/02/52327-in-the-la-area-join-local-fans-in-toasting-tolkien/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:46:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Garfeimao</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fans]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.R.R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Meet Ups]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Other Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tolkien]]></category> <guid
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