Hall of Fire chat tomorrow: The Ring Goes South
This weekend, we’re resuming our Fellowship of the Ring read-through in Hall of Fire as the Fellowship sets...
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Hoot twice like a barn-owl…
You may recall that, in The Hobbit, Thorin issues a very specific set of instructions as he despatches...
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Hall of Fire chat tomorrow. Nazgul: masters or slaves?
Middle-earth abounds in characters both creepy and gruesome; Gollum, Shelob, trolls and orcs. Arguably, none inspire the shivers...
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Hall of Fire chats FOTR this weekend: the Council of...
This Saturday at 6pm ET, we continue our Fellowship of the Ring read-through in Hall of Fire with...
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The woods burst to life with tasty butterburs
Until I read this article the other week over on The Mainichi I never realised that butterburs —...
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Walk into Mordor: ideal premise for a heist movie
“One does not simply walk into Mordor.” This is great. Writer-comedian Stephan Krosecz (who I’ve been a fan...
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