You can catch Andy Serkis (voice of Gollum) in ‘Among Giants’ on Cinemax. [More]
Month: July 2000
Ringer flair15 dropped us a line indicating that Amazon.com had a (very short!) backlog of orders for The Lord of the Rings. Anyone else have some interesting scoop on this? Meantime check out our site store for links to some great LotR merchandise.
Thanks flair15! 🙂
Ok well maybe not… but here it goes!
Elves, Men, Death and Tolkien
In Tolkien’s world, the contrast between the fate of Elves and the fate of Humans is dramatic. Together we will explore the differences and ponder the implications behind them. How can death be a gift given to Men by Ilúvatar? Many people in Western society would consider death to be more of a curse then a blessing, yet Tolkien repeatedly refers to death as a ‘gift’.
What is the nature of the fate of these two races? What can we learn from their differences? How do their deaths reflect their lives? These and other questions will be explored at our next Hall of Fire chat.
Date: Saturday, July 15, 2000
Time: 5:30 p.m. EST [-5 hours GMT]
Place: #thehalloffire located on theonering.net server
This topic was sent in by a Hall of Fire fan, but I have lost their nickname. Thank you for your contribution and I apologize for not being able to credit you today. Email me please!
TOPIC: What is the Nature of Magic in Middle-earth?
Throughout the history of Tolkien’s world, the use of what we call magic was a regular practice for both the side of Good as well as Evil. Spells are woven and cast, swords glow blue when enemies are close at hand, Sauron hurls fire from Orthanc, Burt the Troll’s handbag talks, rings lend their wearers special abilities and powers… From palantiri to the rods of the five wizards, what is it all about? Elves don’t prefer the word ‘magic,’ so what is it exactly?
In addition to this, we’ll share our favorite magic moments. What is yours: the mirror of Galadriel, Luthien casting her spell on Morgoth, Bilbo’s vanishing act, Gandalf encountering the winged Nazgul, or perhaps something else?
Time: Saturday, July 8, 5:30 EDT [10:30 GMT]
Place: #thehalloffire chatroom on TheOneRing.net server [More]
Two new items at the New Line store for you to get me for my Birthday! (splash of cold water), sorry about that…. [More]
Ringer Spy Andre and his better half Nicky report on the scenes that took place at Fernside Lodge. [More]