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EXCLUSIVE – Richard Armitage chats with TheOneRing.net
April 14, 2014 at 11:40 am -With the Home Video release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (which becomes available this week in Australia, Brazil and parts of Europe), Richard Armitage has been busy giving interviews, as we’ve been posting over the past week or so. He found time to sit down again with staffer greendragon, and they chatted about…
HobbitCon, Wonder Con start furious convention season for TORn, Hobbit & LOTR guests
April 14, 2014 at 6:43 am -The convention season is about to start in a big way with TheOneRing.net appearing at shows across the U.S. and even at a special event in Europe. HobbitCon in Bonn, Germany, is packed full of Hobbit and Tolkien guests, including our own MrCere (Larry D. Curtis) who will present several panels about, as you might…
Warner Brothers clarifies ‘Desolation of Smaug’ Bonus Feature confusion
April 13, 2014 at 7:19 pm -With the release this past Tuesday of the Blu-ray and DVD Editions of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, there was a bit of confusion concerning several video advertisements and the bonus material on the discs. The videos embedded below – “Beorn the Shapeshifter” and “Laketown – Entering the World of Men”, as well as…
Pre-Order EXCLUSIVE Wondercon Day 3: TORN Book Club Shirt!
April 13, 2014 at 2:11 pm -Fans have been asking and we can finally announce the availability of the TORN Book Club shirt, designed by Eeva Nikunen Pre-order the brand new, custom designed t-shirt from TheOneRing.net and avoid the lines! This shirt was created specifically for our TORn Bookclub live show, hosted by Sarumann. This whimsical design incorporates all the best things about…
Armitage talks Hobbit, the Battle of the Five Armies, Into The Storm, Schwarzenegger and more
April 12, 2014 at 8:37 am -Richard Armitage is really doing the rounds pressing the flesh lately and chatting with journos. Here’s another interview, this time with Joe.ie. A couple of interesting quotes: If you look at the detail on the Lake-town set (in The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug) some of the glasses have specific carvings into the glass and…
Today in Middle-earth, April 12
April 12, 2014 at 1:00 am -The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on April 12th: Gandalf reaches Hobbiton (3018) April 12, 3018 (S.R. 1418) The Great Years 1. Gandalf reaches Hobbiton. (from the appendices) “…after a late breakfast, the wizard was sitting with Frodo by the open window of the study. A bright fire was on the hearth, but…
Collecting The Precious – Asmus Toys Nazgul and Steed Figures
April 12, 2014 at 12:44 am -Asmus Toys has been churning out lots of figures in their 1:6th action figure line for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. We’re pleased to share the next awesome figure that you can find for pre-order right now from various retailers. The latest figure – or I should say figures - Middle-earth fans can add to their collection is…
Congratulations to our 2014 Middle-earth March Madness champion: Thranduil!
April 12, 2014 at 12:32 am -The results are in! After three weeks of intense competition we can finally crown a winner! In the end, Thranduil — the Sindarin king of the Woodland Realm — has taken the crown in our 2014 Middle-earth March Madness contest! We received more than 20,000 votes in the final, and Thranduil (Thrandy to his nearest…
Hall of Fire chat this Saturday: The Pyre of Denethor
April 11, 2014 at 10:32 pm -This Saturday at 6pm ET, Hall of Fire will be looking at moral dilemnas as we examine our next chapter of The Return of the King — the Pyre of Denethor. ‘…I am frightened. Something terrible may happen up there. The Lord is out of his mind, I think. I am afraid he will kill…
Richard Armitage chats with the German Tolkien Society
April 11, 2014 at 6:44 pm -Chairman Tobias M. Eckrich of the German Tolkien Society (Deutsche Tolkien Gesellschaft) recently chatted with Richard Armitage about his time on the Hobbit set. What he says about the Erebor interior scenes in the confrontation with Smaug being shot inside nothing but a great green box is interesting — one wonders whether a theatre background…
Follow Mashable’s Hobbit scavenger hunt
April 11, 2014 at 5:29 pm -Follow Mashable today on Snapchat for an epic themed Hobbit adventure through New York City to coincide with the release of the DVD and Blu-ray for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Keep an eye out for TORn staffer ImladrisRose who may make a surprise appearance during the hunt. You should be able to follow…
Pre-Order EXCLUSIVE Day 2: Free Bard!
April 11, 2014 at 3:09 am -Our last images of Middle-earth showed a very angry Smaug winging his way towards Lake-town with the intent of leveling it to ashes, and of Bard imprisoned, helplessly knowing what is coming. We at TheOneRing.net think it is high time that the Master of Lake-town and the local constabulary #FreeBard.Pre-order this brand new t-shirt from…
The Hobbit LEGO video game release, reviews and a few cheat codes for some extra fun
April 11, 2014 at 1:45 am -Those who have been waiting for LEGO The Hobbit, rejoice. It’s out (except on the Wii U — those folks will apparently have to wait until April 22). The games allows players to adventure within key locations from the (first two) of Peter Jackson’s Hobbit films, including Lake-town, Dale, Erebor, Bag End, Goblin-town, Mirkwood, Rivendell…
Check out this very cool poster about The Arkenstone!
April 10, 2014 at 7:56 pm -You might recall last year that Warner Bros published a series of posters to coincide with the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey on DVD and Blu-ray. Here’s a new one with some neat movie-canon factoids about The Arkenstone for the release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug.
Why Tolkien’s Beowulf translation is one of the best things to happen to literature
April 10, 2014 at 6:20 pm -There’s a lot of excitement floating round academic communities for J.R.R. Tolkien’s forthcoming Beowulf translation (which you can pre-order here) where the prevailing buzz seems to be “best thing since slices bread”. Here, writer Mabel Slattery outlines why. EDIT: There is an error of fact within the article. Michael Drout did not actually re-discover Tolkien’s…
Pre-Order EXCLUSIVE Day 1: Ever WONDER How To CON a Dragon?
April 10, 2014 at 3:56 pm -Pre-order the brand new EXCLUSIVE t-shirt from TheOneRing.net and avoid the lines! This shirt will only be sold for Wondercon and will not be made available after the convention. We sold out most conventions last year and wanted to give everyone the opportunity to get a Con shirt, so pre-order yours now and it will…
Who was the most talkative in The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug? The answer may just surprise you…
April 10, 2014 at 8:34 am -Our friends at The Hobbit Movies and LOTRProject have run the numbers on the dialogue from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. It only requires a quick glance for some interesting trends to emerge. Script length The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has only 68.2% as much dialogue as An Unexpected Journey, despite being being…
Monaghan rumoured for Star Wars Ep 7 cameo?
April 10, 2014 at 6:12 am -A rumour is currently circulating that The Lord of the Rings and Lost star Dominic Monaghan may be in line for a cameo role in J.J. Abrams’ Star Wars sequels. The story, which seems to have begun on Star Wars news-site YodasNews is that the 37-year-old will have a cameo as a Jedi — possibly…
Oakentoon #49 – It Runs in the Family, Oakentoon #50 – The Desolation of Smaug, Oakentoon #51 – 60 Years Earlier
April 9, 2014 at 10:51 pm -Welcome to this weeks episodes of the Oakentoons Don’t forget to check out the Oakenstills and Oakencrossovers while you’re there and to say hi to Peckish Owl. As always, just click the images to go to Peckish Owls site to see the full size images (you’ll also need to click on the longer ones once…
Richard Armitage talks about the upcoming EE and There And Back Again
April 8, 2014 at 11:31 pm -DigitalSpy have posted this video of their Twitter Q&A with Richard Armitage. In it they ask him about what we can expect to see in the Extended Edition of Desolation of Smaug and what he’s most looking forward to seeing in There And Back Again. One little critique from me is the second question, where…