Could TheOneRing.net’s party in Los Angeles next February GET any more exciting??  First Billy Boyd and Beecake confirmed, then Emerald Rose, and now we are thrilled to announce that actor Charlie Ross – whose ‘One Man Lord of the Rings’ has been such a huge hit – will join us in Hollywood and, in a special performance, will give us a taste of just what makes his show so popular!

This is the kind of line up that Middle-earth fans dream of – and we’ll be adding more acts too, so look out for further announcements!  It will indeed be a night to remember!  February 24th 2013 is the date – tickets on sale very soon, so get ready to buy quickly before they sell out!

 

 

Barliman's Chat Later today, Hall of Fire resumes reading through Fellowship of the Ring as Aragorn assumes command of the Company.

The Ranger leads them away from the Khazad-dum toward the Elvish refuge of Lothlórien.

‘There lie the woods of Lothlórien!’ said Legolas. `That is the fairest of all the dwellings of my people. There are no trees like the trees of that land. For in the autumn their leaves fall not, but turn to gold. Not till the spring comes and the new green opens do they fall, and then the boughs are laden with yellow flowers; and the floor of the wood is golden, and golden is the roof, and its pillars are of silver, for the bark of the trees is smooth and grey.’ Fellowship of the Ring. Book II, Chapter Six: Lothlórien

FoTR Book II Chapter VI: Lothlórien

Stopping briefly to tend to Frodo’s injury, Aragorn is amazed to find Bilbo’s coat of mithril, which saved Frodo from his spear wound in Moria.

When they move on, Legolas and Aragorn are relieved to reach Lórien ahead of pursuing orcs. However, Boromir is wary: among Men, the name of the forest is surrounded by strange rumours.

The elves of Lothlórien prove equally mistrustful, especially when they discover a dwarf in the party. They guide the party into Lórien, but later demand Gimli be blindfolded. Gimli objects they seem destined come to blows until Aragorn steps in with a deft solution — all the Company shall go blindfolded.

Join us in the Hall of Fire this Saturday, November 23 at 5pm EST (New York time), as we chat about all these questions and much more as we continue our Fellowship of the Ring read-through!

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Over coming days, in this four-part series, guest writer Eric M. Van will draw together the threads of known facts, and add a dash of logic to speculate on how Peter Jackson and his crew may have imagined their version of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit. In the first part, he takes one of the most mysterious sections, how The Necromancer, Sauron, and the wizard, Radagast the Brown, will weave into Bilbo Baggins’ much-less-epic (yet no less important) adventure. Continue reading “Imagining Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: Part One”

If you have a Tolkien/Middle-earth inspired poem you’d like to share, then send it to poetry@theonering.net. One poem per person may be submitted each month. Please make sure to proofread your work before sending it in. TheOneRing.net is not responsible for poems posting with spelling or grammatical errors.

Radagast the Brown speaks with a hummingbirdIt’s finally here! Video log #9 was posted on Peter Jackson’s facebook page a few minutes ago. This one is all about bringing us behind the scenes of post production including previs, CGI, animation and soundtrack recording. Not too much new footage, but we do get some great new detail of the three trolls during the 14 minutes and 6 seconds run time. There is however, one new line that caught my ear: “Look who it is” (highlight to see potential spoiler) which seems as it could be a line from the Great Goblin (acted by Barry Humphries) to Thorin. According to PJ, the movie is scheduled to be completed two days before the premier, so all those folks taking care of post production better get back to work! YouTube Link. Facebook link.

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Canadian Ringers…enter now!! [Click here] And don’t forget (like we needed to remind you), ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‘ opens December 14th!

In a recent interview with stuff.co.nz, Sir Ian McKellen revealed that scenes including Gandalf and a young Bilbo were filmed for “The Hobbit: and Unexpected Journey.””Sir Ian says during the film’s development [he] has been forthcoming with Jackson and his co-writers Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. For one, he felt that the relationship between Gandalf and Bilbo needed a little history. He suggested a scene showing the wizard being introduced to a baby Bilbo and his mother Belladonna Took and it was shot. He’s not sure if the scene will make the final cut of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, but his suggestion was taken seriously. ”We see Gandalf observing this little boy who’s full of beans and full of adventure. And I let him play with [a] toy dragon that I’ve got.” And, when he’s thinking, ‘Who should we get? Oh, there’s that little boy.’ And he goes back to Hobbiton to meet this little boy who’s now grown up and is a real stodgy, dull, settled, unadventurous person. And he’s so disappointed. ‘What happened to you? Come on! You’ve got to go on an adventure, it’ll be good for you. Get back your childish enthusiasm!”’ Read More…