If you are following along with the Westminster Dog Show, you’ll know that a Bearded Collie by the name of ‘Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins‘ has taken the first prize in the 2011 Best of Herding group. After some more research, it looks like the owners were inspired to name many of their dogs after the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Pretty neat! We can’t help but think being named ‘Baggins’ helps with the judges. The Westminster Dog Show wraps up tonight on USA Network, check your local listings. [Westminster Dog Show] [ Tolkien Raintree Mister Baggins Homepage]
Month: February 2011
The Lord of the Rings Online video contest is now open for voting! Click here to view the two entries that were selected as finalists! Watch each video, then come back here to vote! Tell your friends, family and even that cave troll down the street to vote! Voting will be open for 1 week. Continue reading “LOTRO Video Contest: Vote Now!”
An official casting call for Elves in the upcoming Hobbit films has been posted at TradeMe.co.nz.
The production is looking for tall and slender people to play Elven Horse Riders and Elven Extras. The age and height requirements according to gender have been given as follows:
- Men aged 17 – 40 with a height of 6ft (183cm) and taller.
- Women aged 17 – 40 with a height of 5ft 9 (175cm) and taller.
The venue for the casting call is the Te Whaea – National Dance and Drama Centre, 11 Hutchinson Rd, Newtown, Wellington, and it’s to take place on Saturday, 26th February 2011 from 9:30 am – 12:00 noon and from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm.
Additional details can be found from the link provided above.
If you happen to attend the casting call and have any stories to share, please feel free to write us. You can do so either by clicking the “Got news?” link at the top-right of the home page or by sending an email directly to spymaster@theonering.net.
Veteran actor Sir Christopher Lee has received a Bafta Fellowship at the academy’s film awards. The event ended with a standing ovation for the distinguished thespian, who is famous for his roles as Dracula, and in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, The Wicker Man and The Man with the Golden Gun. He accepted the Bafta Fellowship from director Tim Burton, who described the 88-year-old as an “electrifying screen presence”. More..
Linuxelf sends along these 2 clips from various NZ news programs covering The Hobbit press conference last week. Take a look! Continue reading “Hobbit Press Conference Coverage”
TheOneRing.net and Turbine Inc. want your best gameplay videos! Do you kick orc butt? Can you take out an entire goblin village single-handed? We want to see it! Simply record your best Lord of the Rings Online action and send it to us! The top selected videos will then be put online for YOU to vote on!
What do you get for your killer LOTRO skills video?
-The video with the most votes will receive 6000 Turbine points to be used in LOTRO
-Second place received 3000 Points
-Third Place 1000 points