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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…
Bring home The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and take part in an Adventure
April 8, 2014 at 10:53 pm -THE HOBBIT: THE DESOLATION OF SMAUG is released THIS WEEK on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download! In line with it’s worldwide release you can join the company at Facebook.com/TheHobbitUK and @HobbitMoviesUK, and take part in the Treasure Hunt at: http://tinyurl.com/treasurehuntDOS Synopsis “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug” continues the adventure of the title character Bilbo…
‘Lake-town – Entering the World of Men’ Featurette
April 8, 2014 at 7:53 pm -Warner Brothers UK has posted a short new featurette on YouTube showcasing Laketown and Bard. Curiously, while the video appears to be meant as an advertisement for the new Blu-ray/DVD release of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the video itself is not present in any of the bonus features on the set. The same…
Happy Hobbit: Mathom Keeper – Episode 38
April 8, 2014 at 1:42 pm -Happy Hobbit has reached the milestone of over 5k YouTube subscribers and nearly one million total video views. To celebrate, we’re going to…. clean?! Hopefully not, but if you need some direction in your spring cleaning, then perhaps you need to build a mathom keeper! Are you getting tired of your mathoms being all a…
Today in Middle-earth, April 8
April 8, 2014 at 1:00 am -The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on April 8th: The Ring-bearers are honoured on the Field of Cormallen (3019) The Ring-bearers revisit fair Ithilien (3019) 1. The Ring-bearers are honoured on the Field of Cormallen. (from the appendices) “When Sam awoke, he found that he was lying on some soft bed… …All the air was…