An announcement for the people who use the Council of Elrond messageboards at Imladris:
“As you are no doubt aware the site has been down for some time now, at this moment it is not clear when or if the site will be up and running again. That being the case the powers that be have created a new Council of Elrond that can be found here” — Mormegil
Month: September 2002
A play and a picnic that might interest Ringers in those areas. [More] We should remind you that our Line Party Page can also help you to gather LOTR fans in your area for picnics and so on.
News for Calgary Ringers from Galadriel: “I just thought I’d let you know that a group of Calgary Ringers are putting together a potluck picnic for the Baggins’ Birthday on Sunday, Sept. 22nd at Edworthy Park. Tentative events include Tolkien/fantasy-themed improv games, Middle-earth trivia contests, and a demonstration by a local medieval recreation group. All Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Humans, Wizards (and even Orcs) are invited. The details are available here”
For Northern Californian Ringers, there’s the Chico Cabaret’s production of The Hobbit. [More]
At the end of The Fellowshp of the Ring, the Fellowship are broken up into two perilous quests; the Three Hunters attempt to rescue Merry and Pippin from their captors, and Frodo and Sam on their original mission to journey into Mordor to destroy the One Ring. This weekend, the Hall of Fire crew invite you to discuss the opening chapter in the latter half of The Two Towers, as we join Frodo and Sam on the road to Mordor in:
Book IV, Chapter I – The Taming of Sméagol
For the most part throughout their journey, Frodo and Sam have found themselves being pursued by the creature nicknamed Gollum, the bearer of the One Ring before Bilbo happened upon it on an adventure of his own. However, the two hobbits never had the opportunity to speak to Gollum himself, always the stalker, slinking behind them and guided by his desire to onc eagain regain his precious. All that changed once Gollum fell into the trap laid for him, and was forced to assume the role of guide through the devastated lands around Mordor.
The Taming of Smeagol is a fascinating chapter, principally because it gives us a greater insight into the namesake of the chapter and the two conflicting guises that battle out in his tortured mind: Sméagol the slinker and Gollum the stinker. We also see a touchingly humane side to Frodo, who despite Sam’s advice treats Sméagol with civility rather than cruelty, remembering the conversation with Gandalf in the Mines of Moria over pity and justice. This is one of the more character-driven chapters in The Two Towers, and should be a great basis for discussion this weekend!
Place:
Sep 14 & 15 – TTT Book 4, Chap 2 – The Passage of the Marshes
Sep 21 & 22 – Hero & the Heroic in LoTR
Sep 28 & 29 – TTT Book 4, Chap 3 – The Black Gate is closed
Place:
#thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman’s and then type /join #thehalloffire .
Saturday Chat: 5:30 pm ET (17:30) [also 11:30 pm (23:30) CET and 7:30 am Sunday (07:30) AET]
Sunday Chat: 7:00 pm (19:00) CET [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 4:00 am (04:00) Monday morning AET]
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CET = Central European Time, Central Europe
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Its been a pretty big day at Sideshow/Weta Collectibles! Not only did we see the release of the Orthanc environment (and all its secrets), we now have the release of the Series 1 Collectible Busts from The Two Towers! Among the first series of busts are The Lady Galadriel, Saruman the White, Grima Wormtongue and, last but not least, Legolas! If you are looking to start early on your Two Towers collectibles, here is your chance. [More]
I was just on Entertainment Weekly’s website and “The Two Towers” is their #1 Must See Fall Movie! [More] Thanks to Krystal for the heads up!