The Hobbit Bag End Door Originally, Peter Jackson intended his adaptation of The Hobbit to be a two-film effort — a duology.

We’ll never know for certain how it would have turned out, but in this feature TORn writer Captain Salt brings together the known facts to give us some idea of just how it might have shaped up.

Continue reading “How would have Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit looked as a duology?”

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Time is running out to submit your entry for this months Rewrite Tolkien contest (The Hobbit’ in the style of Douglas Adams)!  The contest deadline is 12:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Wednesday, March 26th 2014.  

Our judges will read through all of your submissions, and choose the best of the bunch.  The Grand Prize Winner will get their entry read live on TheOneRing.net’s newest show, TORn Book Club as well as having it published here on TheOneRing.net.  The runner-up will have their story published on TheOneRing.net.

Good luck!

middleearthmarchmadness14-verticalThe second round of the 2014 edition of Middle-earth March Madness mostly saw sweeping victories for those who moved through into the third round — except in one extremely close-fought vote.

Voting for Round Three is now open below. Here are the match-ups!

Continue reading “Vote now in Round Three of Middle-earth March Madness 2014 edition!”

Lee_PaceToday is Lee Pace’s birthday! Lee Grinner Pace was born on March 25, 1979 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. That makes him 35 years old today! Happy Birthday Lee from everyone here at TheOneRing.net, we hope you get all your wishes this year!

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Hobbit iTunes 3The Blu-ray and DVD editions of The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug won’t be released for another two weeks – but for those of you who just can’t wait any longer, the film is now available on iTunes.

Along with the film, you’ll also gain access to the bonus features “Peter Jackson Invites You to the Set” (In the Company of The Hobbit & All in a Day’s Work) and “New Zealand: Home of Middle-earth: Part 2”. Continue reading “‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’ now available on iTunes!”