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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>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
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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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isPermaLink="false">http://www.theonering.net/torwp/?p=52068</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Mythgard Institute will be continuing their look at the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien – while delving into new territory – by offering the course “The Making of Myth: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien” this spring.  The 15-week course can be taken for master’s level credit or audited and will focus on examining [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/12/30/52068-spring-enrollment-open-at-mythgard-institute-for-the-making-of-myth-and-taking-harry-seriously-until-january-13th/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Tolkien letters return to rightful home</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/12/27/51972-tolkien-letters-return-to-rightful-home/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/12/27/51972-tolkien-letters-return-to-rightful-home/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:40:49 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>xoanon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[J.R.R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tolkien]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.theonering.net/torwp/?p=51972</guid> <description><![CDATA[LONG-lost letters written by Lord of the Rings author JRR Tolkien have been returned to their rightful owner and will get top notch protection. Former Oxford University student and professor, Tolkien was the guest of honour at the opening of Deddington Library in December 1956. He wrote one letter accepting librarian Miss Stanley-Smith’s invitation, including [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/12/27/51972-tolkien-letters-return-to-rightful-home/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – December 11, 2011</title><link>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/12/11/51281-torn-message-boards-weekly-roundup-%e2%80%93-december-11-2011/</link> <comments>http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2011/12/11/51281-torn-message-boards-weekly-roundup-%e2%80%93-december-11-2011/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 02:41:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>grammaboodawg</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Calendar]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hobbit Book]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Hobbit Movie]]></category> <category><![CDATA[J.R.R. Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lord of the Rings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[LotR Books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Other Tolkien books]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Hobbit]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TheOneRing.net Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tolkien]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TORn Discussion Board Weekly Roundup]]></category> <guid
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