BooksVsMoviesOur latest Library feature is a question piece that’s been rolling around my head for the last couple of months.  As anyone who knows me well, I’m an extremely curious little cat and enjoy hearing other peoples opinions on a topic, both for and against, so with that in mind:

Book Characters versus Movie Characters

Have your perceptions of characters changed after seeing them on the big screen?

I’ve been thinking about this a lot, ever since I interviewed Peckish Owl and she replied to my question about her favourite characters in LOTR/The Hobbit with;

Continue reading “Lord of the Rings/Hobbit Book Characters vs LOTR/Hobbit Movie Characters”

Ringer Nelson's favourite Tolkien book -- a 75th anniversary limited edition copy of The Hobbit.
Ringer Nelson’s favourite Tolkien book — a 75th anniversary limited edition copy of The Hobbit.
Today is Tolkien Reading Day.

As part of our celebration, we asked Ringers to post a photo of the favourite Tolkien book that they own on our Facebook page, and the results were precious! Continue reading “Today is Tolkien Reading Day. Which Tolkien book did you pull open?”

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!”

Wall of WoodWelcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past week.  If you’ve fallen behind on what’s happening on the Message Boards, here’s a great way to catch the highlights.  Or if you’re new to TORn and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions.  Watch this space as every weekend we still spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn’s Message Boards.  Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join the fun! Continue reading “TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – March 23, 2014”

M-e EXPOMiddle-earth is coming to Canada this Spring, April 24-27, and staff from TheOneRing.net will be there to join in the fun! Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo will be taking place at the BMO Center in Calgary’s Stampede Park; you can find out full details at their website.

There are several guests from both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings movies who will be attending, and of particular interest to Middle-earth fans is a very special event which will be held on the evening of April 25th: ‘Middle-earth EXPOsed’.  From the organiser’s press release:

Continue reading “Richard Taylor, Craig Parker, Dean O’Gorman, Billy Boyd and more at Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo”