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TORn Exclusive: Save $50 on One Man Lord of the Rings in NYC!

Attention New York, and surrounding area, Ringers! The very impressive and wildly popular ‘One Man Lord of the Rings’ show is coming to the Midtown Theater in New York City, and we’ve got an exclusive discount available to TheOneRing.net visitors. Regular tickets sell for $79, but we are excited to offer you a chance to pick up tickets for only $30! ‘One Man Lord of the Rings,’ performed by Charlie Ross, will be at the Midtown Theater February 17 (7pm), 18(2pm, 8pm) and 19th (2pm, 8pm). We suggest you place your order asap, as all shows are expected to be very popular. Use coupon code 1RNG at checkout to secure your discount. [Order Tickets] (Want to know more about the show, check out the official website.


TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – February 5, 2012

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!



I have a Nibling infestation!

TORn has discovered a Tolkien-inspired children’s picture book called Nimpentoad by Henry Herz and his young sons Josh and Harrison.   Five years ago, Henry began drafting a story which he shared with his sons, and they would give their dad ideas on how to improve it.  The boys began creating and naming the characters, including the main creature and title’s namesake… Nimpentoad.   Being avid fans of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films and J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, their imagination was fueled by those works as their fantasy world took shape.  Working together, they created a mysterious forest called Grunwald filled with mean Goblins, hungry Neebels, thundering Rhinotaurs, huge Orcs, a frustrated Giant, and the smallest of the inhabitants… Niblings.   The most resourceful and brave of the Niblings is Nimpentoad.



TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – January 29, 2012

January 29, 2012
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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!



TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – January 23, 2012

January 24, 2012

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!  MINOR SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN’T READ THE HOBBIT



TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – January 15, 2012

January 15, 2012

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!



“The Hobbit” 2012 Desktop Calendars

Hobbit Calendar 2012: BilboSo, how is 2012 treating you so far?  We’re just a few days into the year, but I bet more than a few of you are realizing while it may be ‘Hobbit year,’ we’re still a loooooooonnng way off from December. Sob.

Well, to help you mark the time between now and then, we asked TORn staffer magpie to design some desktop calendars for the TORn community. She rose to the challenge and created two wallpapers — one Bilbo, one Thorin — which we hope you all will love as much as we do.  Please click through and choose the image best sized for your monitor. And enjoy!



TORn TUESDAYS *Live* at 5pm PST Celebrates JRRT Birthday & More!

Join us today for another fun broadcast of TORn TUESDAYS Live with Quickbeam!  In the exciting New Year our guest commentator Eowymilia (the Swedish Girl with the Horse Tattoo) is on the air with host Clifford Broadway on this very special edition of our streaming video show — we toast to the 120th birthday of J.R.R. Tolkien and discuss the amazing reveals from The Hobbit preview trailer that has caused waves of fan reaction across the Web!  You can also join the show via our BARLIMAN’S CHAT built right into our Live Event Area — showtime today at 5:00pm Pacific Standard Time!
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TheOneRing.net: A Look Back at 2011

What a great year! And things are about to get even more exciting! As we begin 2012 with anticipation that will continue to grow and grow, TORn staffer Justin takes us on a tour of all the events and activities TORn fans participated in during 2011. Read on!

 



TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – Special New Years Edition!!

January 1, 2012

Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past YEAR.  We’ve collected some of 2011′s most popular posts on 10 of our Discussion Boards.  You’ll be surprised at what captured the attention and imagination of our posters.  Come have a look back at what has kept us busy as we patiently [?] wait for news of the filming of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. We actually did manage to talk about many fascinating things.  Just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions for 2011. 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!



TheOneRing.net Top 20 Stories of 2011

It is time to say goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012 – a year in which we will not only see the first installment of The Hobbit, but also a year of some huge announcements from us here at TheOneRing.net!  Below you will find links to the top 20 TheOneRing.net stories of 2011 based on popularity, visits and shares. We can’t say we are surprised to find that nearly all of the stories relate directly to Peter Jackson’s upcoming ‘The Hobbit‘ films, but a few LOTR specific stories manage to sneak in. Our resolution to you this year: Provide unique, relevant and exciting content inspired by the words and world of JRR Tolkien. Wishing you and years a very Happy New Year! Reminisce and enjoy!

  1. TheOneRing.net Exclusive: Behold! Thorin Oakenshield and Orcrist!
  2. First Hobbit trailer: TORn’s frame-by-frame analysis
  3. Dwarf Composite from Peter Jackson!
  4. Analysis: TheOneRing.net Staff Talk Dwarves
  5. Frame by Frame: Production Video Number 2
  6. Balin and Dwalin
  7. The Return Of The Rings: LOTR’s Extended Editions Coming To The Big Screen
  8. Just who is Tauriel? Let the Speculation Begin!
  9. More Hobbiton Set Photos
  10. Dori, Nori, and Ori
  11. Beorn? Radagast? Super set pics from South Island!
  12. Lord of the Rings Extended Editon Blu-ray review
  13. Elijah Wood will be in ‘The Hobbit’ (and we know how!)
  14. Thorin and Company – Full Body Rendering
  15. Empire Magazine’s Massive LOTR Issue
  16. Bombur, Bifur and Bofur
  17. Official Film Titles Announced – March 2nd Titles Confirmed
  18. Photo Analysis: Bilbo, Dwarves and Bag End
  19. First close-up of Beorn’s Hall?
  20. Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit

Unreported acts of kindness from New Zealand

Sunset near Twizel, New Zealand on the day of our story.

TWIZEL, NEW ZEALAND — Not every conversation I had in New Zealand is fair game for publication at TheOneRing.net. If they all were, people would have spoken with me a lot less and a lot less openly or maybe just have not spoken with me at all.

During one such private meeting, a shared photo led to a side conversation that led to a revelation about an act of kindness that hit me, and still hits me, in my core. Somebody I knew, not in New Zealand, had heroically withstood some of life’s trials and others, in New Zealand, had selflessly performed a service for them. I can’t relate the story here because it was unmistakably not an interview situation and even the people on the receiving end of the generosity have kept it to themselves.

I was amazed by the revelation at the time and I was on the road much of the next 24 hours, meaning I was alone with my thoughts; Despite having a lot to ponder, this bit of unselfishness stayed with me for the entire drive when I wasn’t distracted by things like getting lost or finding a place to stay.




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