Sometimes it seems the sight — or even the mere mention — of the One Ring drives wizards, elves, dwarves, and especially men to the point of obsession.
Boromir, Isildur, Galadriel all feel its lure. Elrond and Gandalf fear its temptation. Saruman succumbs, even without seeing it. It haunts them all, preying on their weakness and ambition.
Yet two small Hobbits show an incredible resilience — carrying the Ring all the way to the heart of Mordor. In fact, Sam gives up the Ring without hardly a second thought. And Bilbo safeguards the ring for decades without turning power-mad.
So this weekend in the Hall of Fire chat we’re asking the question: are Hobbits really more resistant to the One Ring? Continue reading “Hall of Fire chat tomorrow — Hobbit resistance to the Ring”
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Join in the fun with TORn Tuesday! LIVE at 5pm Quickbeam will be updating us on the latest projects from Orlando Bloom, Elijah Wood and Dominic Monaghan as well as look into the mystery of the missing scripts from author George R.R. Martin. And as always talk with folks in Barliman’s chat room LIVE. Check out the broadcast in our LIVE event section tonight at 5pm PST! [LIVE Event Area] (See All Times)
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We’re just about to start our live discussion of chapter 10 of the Hobbit — A Warm Welcome — in our Hall of Fire chat room. If you’d like to join us, grab your copy of the Hobbit and just click the link below!
We’re done! Thanks to everyone who came along!
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Tomorrow in Hall of Fire we’ll return to our chapter-by-chapter discussion of the Hobbit with Chapter 10 — A Warm welcome.
Thanks to Bilbo, Thorin and company have escaped from the dungeons of the Elf-king of Mirkwood. But to what end? Do the dwarves finally consider Bilbo a worthy member of their company?
The journey down the river is an unpleasant one for the dwarves, but the end makes up for it — or does it? Are the men of Lake-Town as friendly and accommodating as they seem, or do they have a more sinister purpose? Continue reading “Hall of Fire tomorrow — The Hobbit Chapter 10!”
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Unique of the peoples of Middle-earth, Dwarves are stone-hard and stubborn. As fast in friendship as they are in enmity, they suffer toil and hanger and hurt of body more hardily than all other speaking peoples.
This weekend (at the special time of 6.30pm EDT) Hall of Fire examines the question of whether dwarves are the most underrated and overlooked of the speaking peoples of Middle-earth.
It’s a question that takes on more importance as the production of the Hobbit gathers speed — a production that features not just one, but 13 dwarves in key roles. Continue reading “Hall of Fire tomorrow: Dwarves. Overlooked and under-rated?”
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Update: You missed it! But don’t worry – tune in next Tuesday at 6-7pm PT!
Join in the fun with TORn Tuesday! This LIVE event will be hosted by long-time staffer Clifford Broadway, aka Quickbeam, and will feature non-stop discussion about the words and works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Cliff will be interacting live with our Barliman’s chatroom and will, of course, discuss the latest happening related to Peter Jackson’s Hobbit films. Check out the broadcast in our LIVE event section now! [LIVE Event Area] (TORn Tuesday will take place from approx 6-7pm PT – See All Times)
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