Can you fully appreciate the movies if you haven’t read the books?
Some say yes, others a resounding, “NO!” Millions of non-Tolkien readers will dive head first into Middle-earth soon… but can they fully appreciate the experience without reading the books? A must chat for both the die hards and the uninitiated or future Tolkien fans.
Place: #thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman’s and then type /join #thehalloffire .
Saturday Chat: 7:00 pm ET (19:00) [also 12:00 am Sunday (0:00) GMT and 9:00 am Sunday (09:00) AET]
Sunday Chat: 8:00 pm (20:00) AET [also 11:00 am (11:00) GMT and 6:00 am (06:00) ET]
Sunday Chat: 6:00 pm (18:00) GMT [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 3:00 am (03:00) Monday morning AET]
ET = Eastern Time, USA’s East Coast
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, Western Europe
AET = Australian Eastern Time, Australia’s East Coast
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WOW!! I received several Tolkien related memories from Tolkienites all over the globe! I am going to select one each week, in no particular order, and post them here! Here is installment #1!
When I was 5 and my brother was 7 my dad read The Hobbit to us. We liked it so much that he started reading The Lord of the Rings to us for a little bit every night. My dad loved the book and he would do different voices for all the characters. My brother and I looked forward to it every night even though we didn’t quite understand everything that was going on. We would sit there curled up next to dad on the couch in our pajamas as he read to us from the Big Red book that a friend from college had given him as a wedding present. We got all the way to the part where Frodo took Gollum prisoner, then we made him stop because it was getting too scary. Now as a sophomore in College I have read The Lord of the Rings 3 times and The Silmarillion once. I have hazy memories of black riders and beautiful elves from that first time but I was able to experience it on my own later when I could fully understand Tolkein’s writing. However, I will never forget dad’s gollum voice or the quality time he spent with us sharing a book that meant, and still means, so much to him.
Thanks Lindsay for the great Tolkien memory!!
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Fellowship of the Ring Chapter Seven: In the House of Tom Bombadil
We continue our Hall of Fire sessions about The Fellowship of the Ring on the weekend of May 12 & 13 with one of Tolkien’s most enigmatic characters as the central feature of the chapter. In the House of Tom Bombadil the hobbits find respite and learning, as well as a true friend. Come share this chapter with us at any one – or all! – of our three sessions.
Place: #thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman’s and then type /join #thehalloffire .
Saturday Chat: 7:00 pm ET (19:00) [also 12:00 am Sunday (0:00) GMT and 9:00 am Sunday (09:00) AET]
Sunday Chat: 8:00 pm (20:00) AET [also 11:00 am (11:00) GMT and 6:00 am (06:00) ET]
Sunday Chat: 6:00 pm (18:00) GMT [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 3:00 am (03:00) Monday morning AET]
ET = Eastern Time, USA’s East Coast
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, Western Europe
AET = Australian Eastern Time, Australia’s East Coast
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Do you have a special Tolkien memory to share? How about the first time you discovered Middle Earth? Maybe a special friend or relative introduced you to Tolkien? If you have a special Tolkien story to share, Mail it to me, and I will choose 1 or 2 I feel are the best, and post them here!!
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Long time Barlimanite and TORN staffer Nazfyratu paid an overdue visit to the pub tonight with some amazing news. HE GOT MARRIED!!! You’ll have to wait ’till later this month to get the details, unless you want to buy me some 1420’s….
On behalf of TheOneRing.net, many congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Nazfyratu!
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Merry’s story featuring the denizens of Barliman’s has been updated and chapter 10 is out. See if Merry is still alive, how Elf’s fellowship meets the wolves and how Luthien hears the dark past of the desert…[more]
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