Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past week. If you’ve fallen behind on what’s happening on the Message Boards, here’s a great way to catch the highlights. Or if you’re new to TORn and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions. Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn’s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join in the fun!

The debate is still hot as dragon fire about who could be the perfect Voice of Smaug! Join in The Hobbit Discussion Board and let us know which actor you think would be the best voice

There’s a fascinating discussion of whether or not J.R.R. Tolkien has created A mythology for England. Posters look at Tolkien’s thoughts as well as just what defines mythology. Come join the in depth considerations

Some of them we love and some of them we hate, but this week we’re asking what scene was your favourite in the trilogy at your first viewing? Many of our members were stumped at just picking one! How about you?

We were all affected by the tragedy of the earthquakes in Christchurch and Japan.  And here on TORn, we collectively held our breaths after the Christchurch quake as we waited to hear from our friends there. One of our dearest forum members has been keeping us up to date on how things are going with her letters from ChristchurchRead the latest here.

We’ll share more topics next week and hope you can join in on the conversation! Don’t forget, TheOneRing.net’s message boards have over  6000 registered Tolkien fans, just like yourself! Let your voice be heard