6.3 magnitude earthquake hits lower North Island, New Zealand
Monday afternoon New Zealand time, a severe earthquake hit the North Island of New Zealand, with its center...
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Smaug comes to life in the pages of a book
We all know, of course, that Tolkien’s characters and locations spring vividly to life in the imagination, whenever...
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More filming pickups for May this year?
Although officially all shooting for Peter Jackson’s Hobbit movies wrapped at the end of pickups last year, the...
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Blogger Michael Martinez wonders just how much padding there is...
The latest writing from TORn’s friend and regular Tolkien blogger Michael Martinez’s considers the content of Peter Jackson’s...
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Graham McTavish talks exclusively to TheOneRing.net
Today (January 4th) is actor Graham McTavish’s birthday – Happy Birthday to him from everyone here at TORn! ...
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Knitted Hobbit characters from the UK
We know that Tolkien fans are a creative bunch – we’ve seen fan made paintings, drawings, sculptures, even cakes! ...
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