News Archive
Tom Bombadil – Master and Mystery
August 7, 2013 at 12:47 am -Continuing a series of articles from our international fan-base, contributor and TORn TUESDAY friend Tedoras brings us a thorough look at the most bemusing/amusing character in all of Tolkiens’ legendarium: the master of the Old Forest himself, Tom Bombadil. Tom Bombadil – Master and Mystery By Tedoras Mention the name of Tom Bombadil…
Collecting The Precious – United Cutlery Orcrist Contest Winner
August 6, 2013 at 9:23 pm -During the month of July we teamed up with our friends at United Cutlery and BudK to give away one replica of Orcrist, as designed for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. After weeks of entries we’re pleased to announce the winner who will be adding this amazing item to their collection. The winner is Clara G….
TWO YEAR Anniversary of Our Live Webcast TORn Tuesday!
August 6, 2013 at 6:53 pm -It is hard to believe, but the little live webcast that could, TORnTUESDAY, has reached a new milestone! Two years non-stop, ongoing live coverage of major fan events such as Comic-Con and Dragon*Con — as well as bringing you a bevy of stars such as Sean Astin, Dominic Monaghan, Billy Boyd and his band Beecake,…
And the Winner of the Dark Rider of Mordor Statue from Sideshow Collectibles is…
August 5, 2013 at 1:16 pm -During Comic-Con 2013, Sideshow Collectibles was kind enough to give us a Dark Rider of Mordor Premium Format Figure as a giveaway. We are now happy to announce the winner: Richard E. Jr. Richard, you will be contacted shortly via email! If you didn’t win, consider owning this impressive piece. The Dark Rider of Mordor Premium…
The literary legacy that members of the Tolkien Estate want to protect
August 4, 2013 at 11:19 pm -TORn friend, Brian Tither, who has studied Old and Middle English and Old Icelandic at Victoria University NZ, has sent this response to our post on Making Sense of the latest Tolkien Lawsuit. The literary legacy that members of the Tolkien Estate want to protect By: Brian Tither Introduction I think that the reason why some…
TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – August 4, 2013
August 4, 2013 at 11:06 pm -Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the week ending August 4, 2013. If you’ve fallen behind on what’s happening on the Message Boards, here’s a great way to catch up on the highlights. Or if you’re new to TORn and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the link to some…
An in-depth first look at the AUJ EE contents
August 4, 2013 at 7:00 pm -Ringer Alan lets us know that MovieStop, a movie store in Atlanta, Georgia, has this fantastic in-depth look at what we fans can expect from the Extended Editions of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Let’s dive right in and look at the goodies that are going to be on the discs. The Filmmakers’ Commentary. Director/writer/producer…
Check out this amazing Argonath diorama
August 4, 2013 at 8:21 am -Ringer Giurunian writes to tell us of this amazing diorama of the Argonath created by Russian sculptor Alexander Krasnov last year. Krasnov calls the work “The Guardians” and created it from completely scratch using little more than plastics, foam sponge, PVA glue, gypsum, cardboard and a dremel. Oh, and some paint! The scale is, apparently,…
Pre-order The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition Gift Set and More!
August 3, 2013 at 3:09 pm -Late last night Amazon.com added a price and the option to pre-order the The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Gift Set. This gift set comes with The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in 3D Blu-Ray, 2D, appendicies disc, and like The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Gift Sets, a special statue. This statue captures ‘The Riddles in…
Tolkien scholar, TORn friend Anne C. Petty passes away
August 2, 2013 at 4:50 am -Anne C. Petty, a notable J.R.R. Tolkien scholar, writer, editor, publisher and friend died from cancer on July 21. Petty lived in Florida and is survived by her daughter. She is perhaps best known for her book “One Ring to Bind Them: Tolkien’s Mythology,” but those who knew her will remember her best for her…
Hall of Fire this weekend: The Palantìr
August 2, 2013 at 4:43 am -This weekend in the Hall of Fire, we’ll be chatting about the final chapter of Book III of The Two Towers. ‘Go to sleep!’ said Merry. ‘You’ll get information enough, sooner or later. My dear Pippin, no Took ever beat a Brandybuck for inquisitiveness; but is this the time, I ask you?’ ‘All right! What’s…
Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop’s Kili the Dwarf Statue Review
August 2, 2013 at 1:40 am -After Bombur fans were left in limbo as to who would be the next Dwarven statue released by Weta Workshop. Just before Comic-Con 2013 we got the answer to this question. One half of Thorin’s Company version of Happy Hobbit has gone up for order and reached our shelves. The member of the company who…
An epic new fantasy series by Born of Hope director Kate Madison
August 2, 2013 at 1:12 am -When Kate Madison’s fan prequel to the Lord of the Rings, Born of Hope, was released in December 2009 it instantly raised the bar for fan film productions and was hailed as an accomplished and in every respect a worthy addition to Peter Jackson’s trilogy. Three years and 23 million online views later Kate has…
Collecting The Precious – Weta Workshop Announces First Statue in The Lord of the Rings 1:6th Line
August 2, 2013 at 12:35 am -During Comic-Con this year you heard me mention a couple of times that Weta Workshop would be coming back to do 1:6th statues for The Lord of the Rings. Tim Launder General Manager of Weta Limited last night via The Shadow and Flame Forum announced who had been selected as the first character in the…
Classic FM’s Movie Music Chart Survey 2013
August 1, 2013 at 9:27 pm -Classic FM’s Movie Music Chart is the world’s largest survey of film music tastes. Every year they ask people to vote for their favourite film scores – and Howard Shore’s The Lord Of The Rings score was at the top in 2012 . They are asking all LOTR/Hobbit fans if we would like to get…
Official ‘Hobbit’ Extended Edition packaging images
August 1, 2013 at 2:11 pm -With all the product images of the “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition,” hitting the interwebs, we checked in with Warner Bros. to see what was official. We were told there are currently three official images for the three official editions. One each for the 3D Blu-ray set, the Blu-ray version and the DVD…
Q&A – Birthday Calculation, Legolas’s Fate, Gondolin’s Secrecy, Dwarven Rings, Ungoliant’s Origin and more!
August 1, 2013 at 8:42 am -During the first month of this century, Tolkien fans were asking the following questions to our Green Books staff at TheOneRing.net… Q: Dear Everybody, I was just curious as to when it is Frodo’s and Bilbo’s birthday according to our calendar? I really enjoy your site, keep up the great work. – Dan A: Frodo and Bilbo…
‘Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition’ release dates, content, pricing announced
July 31, 2013 at 2:01 am -Fans anxious for word on the “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition,” can officially check off calendar dates, Warner Bros. has released the Kracken — or at least the dates when it will release what is expected to be a monster on home video. In the U.S. Tuesday, Nov., 5 is the street date…
Live Webcast TORn TUESDAY With End Of Filming News & More
July 30, 2013 at 6:58 pm -Everyone gather round for our weekly live webcast TORnTUESDAY! We have some great footage from our livestream at San Diego Comic-Con and above all we have coverage of the final days of shooting THE HOBBIT films down in New Zealand. They just completed all their photography a couple of days ago. We will have lots…
Collecting The Precious – The Noble Collection The One Ring Sterling Edition Contest
July 30, 2013 at 5:41 pm -Our friends at The Noble Collection have created a Facebook Page to allow fans to stay in better touch with all the latest product updates. In celebration of this we’ve teamed up with The Noble Collection to give away FIVE of their The One Ring Sterling Silver Edition. This awesome collectible retails for $129 and…