Join in the Tolkien Toast 2012 and come celebrate the professors birthday at our annual toast. Tuesday, Jan 3rd, 2012, 7pm, at the Cat and the Fiddle in Hollywood. 6530 West Sunset Blvd, LA, CA 90028. Valet parking is cheap ($6) and recommended. Please bring cash to pay for your dinner, it makes things so much easier when the bill come around. Costumes are not required, but Costume lite if inclined to do so. For more info, visit our Facebook site. [Learn more about Tolkien Toast 2012]
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The Tolkien Society writes: On the 3rd January 1892 JRR Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. To celebrate this event, on this day each year Tolkien fans around the world are invited to raise a glass and toast the birthday of this much loved author 21:00 (9 pm) your local time. The toast is “The Professor”.
For those unfamiliar with British toast-drinking ceremonies: To make the Birthday Toast, you stand, raise a glass of your choice of drink (not necessarily alcoholic), and say the words ‘The Professor’ before taking a sip (or swig, if that’s more appropriate for your drink). Sit and enjoy the rest of your drink.
The Tolkien Society has a webpage for the 2012 toast where fans across the globe can let other fans know where they’ll be celebrating if they’re hosting a party, or just what particular tipple they’ll be raising. Fans will be able to check the webpage and see who is celebrating where and if they wish to get in touch and join in. Or, you can add your own gathering.
What a great year! And things are about to get even more exciting! As we begin 2012 with anticipation that will continue to grow and grow, TORn staffer Justin takes us on a tour of all the events and activities TORn fans participated in during 2011. Read on!
Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past YEAR. We’ve collected some of 2011’s most popular posts on 10 of our Discussion Boards. You’ll be surprised at what captured the attention and imagination of our posters. Come have a look back at what has kept us busy as we patiently [?] wait for news of the filming of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. We actually did manage to talk about many fascinating things. Just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions for 2011. Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn’s Message Boards. Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join in the fun!
Continue reading “TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup – Special New Years Edition!!”
It is time to say goodbye to 2011 and hello to 2012 – a year in which we will not only see the first installment of The Hobbit, but also a year of some huge announcements from us here at TheOneRing.net! Below you will find links to the top 20 TheOneRing.net stories of 2011 based on popularity, visits and shares. We can’t say we are surprised to find that nearly all of the stories relate directly to Peter Jackson’s upcoming ‘The Hobbit‘ films, but a few LOTR specific stories manage to sneak in. Our resolution to you this year: Provide unique, relevant and exciting content inspired by the words and world of JRR Tolkien. Wishing you and years a very Happy New Year! Reminisce and enjoy!
- TheOneRing.net Exclusive: Behold! Thorin Oakenshield and Orcrist!
- First Hobbit trailer: TORn’s frame-by-frame analysis
- Dwarf Composite from Peter Jackson!
- Analysis: TheOneRing.net Staff Talk Dwarves
- Frame by Frame: Production Video Number 2
- Balin and Dwalin
- The Return Of The Rings: LOTR’s Extended Editions Coming To The Big Screen
- Just who is Tauriel? Let the Speculation Begin!
- More Hobbiton Set Photos
- Dori, Nori, and Ori
- Beorn? Radagast? Super set pics from South Island!
- Lord of the Rings Extended Editon Blu-ray review
- Elijah Wood will be in ‘The Hobbit’ (and we know how!)
- Thorin and Company – Full Body Rendering
- Empire Magazine’s Massive LOTR Issue
- Bombur, Bifur and Bofur
- Official Film Titles Announced – March 2nd Titles Confirmed
- Photo Analysis: Bilbo, Dwarves and Bag End
- First close-up of Beorn’s Hall?
- Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit
The Mythgard Institute will be continuing their look at the life and works of J.R.R. Tolkien – while delving into new territory – by offering the course “The Making of Myth: C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien” this spring. The 15-week course can be taken for master’s level credit or audited and will focus on examining the work of Tolkien and Lewis hand-in-hand. The class will engage in a careful comparison of Lewis’ and Tolkien’s fiction, paying close attention to those moments when they are both exploring similar ideas or undertaking comparable literary enterprises. Not only will the course look at what they shared in common, but will also examine their primary differences. Books and essays to be discussed include but are not limited to The Hobbit, The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, “Ainulindale,” The Magician’s Nephew, “Leaf by Niggle,” Till We have Faces, “The Lost Road,” The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and “Smith of Wootton Major.” [Spring 2012 Courses]