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Are the studios trying to kill Blu-Ray?
September 6, 2013 at 7:20 pm -As the release of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey in Extended Edition format approaches, Empire Magazine examines whether studios are giving the format their full support. Perhaps what’s on offer in the AUJ EE works as a counter-example against Empire’s critique? Tell us your thoughts! Thanks to Ringer Rud the Spud for the link. The…
Jens Hansen, Maker of The One Ring™, supports TheOneRing.net’s Pledge Drive!
September 6, 2013 at 9:16 am -Jens Hansen, the Makers of the World’s Most Famous Ring – The One Ring™ for The Lord of The Rings™ and The Hobbit™ trilogies – have come on board to support TheOneRing.net in our 2013 Pledge Drive! And that is not all! You can enter for a chance to win your own gold-plated The One…
Why are these Lake-town folk in ruined Dale?
September 6, 2013 at 8:35 am -After copious amounts of viewing of the latest Vlog (see the embedded video at the bottom), I’m just wondering what are the two individuals (clearly citizens) from Lake-town, doing in the “desolate” Dale? What could possibly occur that drives both men and women to the destroyed city? Surely it isn’t a flashback as the snow…
TheOneRing.net at DragonCon – a report!
September 6, 2013 at 8:15 am -A week to the day since the fun and games kicked off in Atlanta, we’ve all returned to our homes – even the Road to DragonCon guys have made it back! So we thought we’d share with you a few highlights of our weekend at the convention. TheOneRing.net is always delighted to be out and…
What Smaug might look like – a concept
September 5, 2013 at 11:25 pm -Continuing the speculation of what Smaug will look like in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, 13 year old Ringer Manuel sent us his vision of what Smaug will be, based on the glimpses we’ve had so far. What Smaug might look like: A concept By: Manuel Ferreira I wanted to make an animation starring…
Kumbuya Supports TheOneRing.net’s Pledge Drive
September 5, 2013 at 7:19 am -TheOneRing.net would like to thank yet another supporter of our 2013 Pledge Drive: Kumbuya! Kumbuya connects like-minded individuals through common interests. Join communities to share content and buy and sell products. On Kumbuya, users join and create themed communities. Within each community, members connect over the things they love by posting topic-related media, comments, and user-generated…
Your last chance to support the TORn 2013 Pledge Drive!
September 4, 2013 at 8:01 pm -Our 2013 Pledge Drive wraps up in just a few hours. If you’ve been considering making a pledge to help your Tolkien community keep growing, NOW is your last chance to make a commitment! We’d also love to extend our enormous gratitude and thanks to EVERYONE who has contributed so far — your support means…
Calling All Writers! Submissions For Our Rewrite Tolkien Contest Are Now Open!
September 4, 2013 at 3:35 pm -Are you a Tolkien fan? Do you fancy yourself a writer? Do you sometimes imagine what The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit may have been like in the hands of another author? Well now is your chance to make that fantasy a reality! We here at TORn are pleased to announce our new monthly contest,…
Vanderstelt Studio show their support for TheOneRing.net!
September 4, 2013 at 2:41 pm -TheOneRing.net’s 2013 Pledge Drive – Light the Beacons is drawing to a close – but there’s still time to support us, and we want to let you know about another generous corporate supporter. Vanderstelt Studio, home of the amazing artist Jerry Vanderstelt, have generously added their own pledge to TORn’s fundraising efforts. Jerry Vanderstelt is…
Wellington Town Hall “off-limits” as NZSO records for The Hobbit
September 4, 2013 at 4:05 am -Thanks to Ringer Roheryn on the TORn messageboards for spotting this little news story about recording for the Desolation of Smaug soundtrack! The New Zealand public has essentially lost access to Wellington’s Town Hall while the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra records the score for the second Hobbit movie. The orchestra last month cancelled its Heights…
TORn Light the Beacons auction: Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun Tolkien signed by Dwalin & Bifur, Autographed Official DragonCon Contest 1 Cert by Bifur, Dwalin, Radagast
September 3, 2013 at 4:00 pm -As you know, we’re currently conducting our pledge drive to raise funds and keep our servers running. We also have some very exciting auctions going on over at Ebay. There are some fabulous, exclusive pieces up for grabs – including some things which, usually, money can’t buy! Time is running out on some of our…
TORn Light the Beacons auction: Dwalin Artwork by Jerry VanderStelt, ‘The Nazgul’ Medallion, Autographed Official DragonCon Contest 2 Cert. by Bifur, Dwalin, Radagast
September 3, 2013 at 1:00 pm -As you know, we’re currently conducting our pledge drive to raise funds and keep our servers running. We also have some very exciting auctions going on over at Ebay. There are some fabulous, exclusive pieces up for grabs – including some things which, usually, money can’t buy! Time is running out on some of our…
The wondrous world of The Hobbit from The Desolation of Smaug Annual!
September 3, 2013 at 12:10 pm -Here are three quite interesting descriptions from The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Annual 2014 of the areas of Middle-earth that Thorin & Company will be passing through early on in The Desolation of Smaug. Not much that’s new, but it’s certainly more confirmation of divergences from Tolkien’s novel. If you’re trying to remain unaware…
Ten Hobbit-styled houses seemingly inspired by Tolkien
September 3, 2013 at 10:30 am -This one is not exactly new, but nevertheless pretty cool. Architecture mag freshome put together a short feature celebrating the design and architecture of some of the most striking architecture projects that resemble or are derived from the Hobbit holes of The shire. Check it out and enjoy! #1.Sustainable Woodland Home in West Wales Simon…
TORn Light the Beacons auction: autographed Elijah Wood 8×10 photo, ‘Road to DragonCon!’ Faux Mirkwood orc arrow, and Bilbo Baggins long-sleeve t-shirt
September 3, 2013 at 10:00 am -As you know, we’re currently conducting our pledge drive to raise funds and keep our servers running. We also have some very exciting auctions going on over at Ebay. There are some fabulous, exclusive pieces up for grabs – including some things which, usually, money can’t buy! Time is running out on some of our…
Cryptozoic’s Lost DragonCon Tales: The Tale of September 1st
September 3, 2013 at 7:16 am -Thunder in the distance, clouds on the horizon. It was shaping up to be a day spent huddling inside when the company split ways for the day, but they did not despair. Justin took the crystal slab, streaming the knowledge of Middle-Earth to those who wanted it most, while Doug and Ryan fled into the…
TORn Light the Beacons auction: Jerry Vanderstelt LOTR art, and Hobbit Magazine or paperback Hobbit signed by Dwalin and Bifur
September 3, 2013 at 6:00 am -As you know, we’re currently conducting our pledge drive to raise funds and keep our servers running. We also have some very exciting auctions going on over at Ebay. There are some fabulous, exclusive pieces up for grabs – including some things which, usually, money can’t buy! Time is running out on some of our…
David Salo on Black Speech, orc dialects and the mind of Sauron
September 3, 2013 at 2:45 am -In this piece on his blog Midgardsmal, linguist David Salo writes about how he derived various Orkish dialects used in the Lord of the Rings films from his own extrapolations of Black Speech, and about his thoughts on the approach Sauron might have taken in putting together Black Speech itself. Since I had so little…
TORn Light the Beacons auction: Tauriel poster signed by artist David Powell, Hobbit tote Bag signed by Dwalin and Bifur and Children of Hurin bookmarks signed by Dwalin
September 2, 2013 at 11:53 pm -As you know, we’re currently conducting our pledge drive to raise funds and keep our servers running. We also have some very exciting auctions going on over at Ebay. There are some fabulous, exclusive pieces up for grabs – including some things which, usually, money can’t buy! Time is running out on some of our…
TORn Light the Beacons auction: Sam and Frodo Two Towers poster, Hobbiton-across-the-Water Hobbit poster, and LOTR Pez giftset
September 2, 2013 at 9:58 pm -As you know, we’re currently conducting our pledge drive to raise funds and keep our servers running. We also have some very exciting auctions going on over at Ebay. There are some fabulous, exclusive pieces up for grabs – including some things which, usually, money can’t buy! Time is running out on some of our…
