Guess what folks! I’m an Uncle! I am proud to announce that my good friend, and TORN staff member, Tookish, has just told me, that he has been handed a beautiful baby girl!!! All of us here at TheOneRing.net are very happy for the Tookish family, and we send them our warmest wishes! Welcome to Middle Earth Halle Took!
Name: Halle Took
Date of Birth: July 11th, 12:24 p.m.
Weight: 9 lbs. 14 oz. (a proper hobbit size eh?)
Length: 19 inches
Again, congratulations to Tookish and his family!!!!

Hello again Ringers! Welcome to Gamgee’s Tolkien Fun Section. Our winner this time was Bill Danchus! Good job Bill! The answers were:
1) 3 times
2) Olorin
3) Gollum
Here are the questions for today:
1) What was the answer to the fourth ridle in Gollum and Bilbo’s riddle game?
2) “gluinaotn” (Scrambled Tolkien person, place or thing)
3) “We have a very great store long prepared” (Who said this?)
As usual, Mail me with your answers, the 1st person to send all 3 correct answers in one mailing will be posted here next time! Good luck……..Gamgee

Today, July the 11th marks the 9th month in production of Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Currently the entire crew is on a six week hiatus, and most of the cast has scattered. Work will resume very shortly, but they are all on a very well deserved break at the moment!

Our good pal Paul Ens and the folks at Starwars.com are confirming rumors that our very own Christopher Lee (Saruman) will play a rogue Jedi Knight in Star Wars: Episode Two, currently working with the title ‘Star Wars: The Movie with Saruman in it’…