TheOneRing.net, with major sponsor The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, will arrive in Salt Lake City Utah tonight (8/30/11) for a quick stop at the Bay Leaf Cafe and a visit to Badali Jewelry to witness the forging of a Gold The One Ring replica! Join us at the Bay Leaf Cafe (159 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111) at 11:30pm and hang out with Cliff, Justin, Grimlock and Larry! If you have not been following the news, we are on a multi-day road trip to DragonCon and, for the first time ever, broadcasting the entire trip 24/7 LIVE via Stickam.com. You can interact with the travelers in our Barliman’s chat, as well through twitter and Facebook. And of course, you can email them at roadtrip@theonering.net. We have a special sub site set up to follow their progress – just follow the link. [LIVE] And don’t’ forget to support our sponsors: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Badali Jewelry and Anglotopia! [Roadtrip to DragonCon Sub Site] [Support the Trip – T-Shirts]
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TheOneRing.net, with major sponsor The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, is leaving on the first ever live-streamed road trip across America tonight! Starting at approximately 10pm PT, our Fellowship of four will leave Los Angeles for the cozy comforts of DragonCon in Atlanta, GA. The 24/7 live video stream is provided by Stickam through a combination of LiveU mobile technologies, FMLE, Camtwist, along with Stickam iPhone and iPad apps. To follow their progress, we’ve set up a special sub site that allows you to communicate with the team in the truck, as well as track their progress live via GPS! If you want to say ‘Hi!’ just look for the Shadowfax Dodge with the TORn logo on the back! [Looks like this] If that wasn’t exciting enough for you, joining them on this journey will be the Gandalf statue from the Gandalf World Tour (both US and Int’l Versions) – so expect to see Gandalf photos from some significant landmarks along the way. We also have a brand new T-Shirt premiering at DragonCon we think you will absolutely LOVE. Check out our T-Shirt offer and a unique opportunity to support our trip here. Our trip is corporately sponsored by The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, releasing November 1st in North America. Other sponsor’s include everybody’s favorite LOTR jeweler Badali Jewelry and “The Website for People Who Love Britain,” Anglotopia. We hope you’ll follow along as we trek across the country! [Roadtrip to DragonCon Sub Site] [Support the Trip – T-Shirts]
Eowyn Rohan writes: Greetings all Middle-earth friends! Time is rapidly running out for you to register for the A Long-Expected Party 2, taking place from September 28th to October 2nd, 2011 in beautiful Shaker Village, Kentucky. There are a few open spots left, so if you have considered going but have delayed your decision, now is the time! If you are curious about our little get-together, check out the website,www.alep2.us, and listen to the interview with the organizers and musical Celtfather Marc Gunn on Middle-earth Network’s Bird and Baby Blog. Keep checking back for an additional interview, which will be conducted in this coming week! We also have a schedule of events posted here. Come one, come all, and tell your friends not to miss this unique event!
Tolkien fans are a creative bunch, to say the least, and Benjamin Harff is a testament to that.
An art student from Germany, Benjamin was introduced to Middle-earth back in 1991 when he was but 11 years old. Out camping with friends in the woods, he recalls sharing readings from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by the fireside, an experience that would leave a strong impression on him even into adulthood.
For his final examination in Illustration and Graphic Design in 2009, he spent a year and a half creating a handmade version of The Silmarillion. The result was an exquisite sub-creation of one of Tolkien’s greatest posthumously-published works replete with calligraphic text, illustrations, and illuminations, all meticulously hand-bound in goat leather.
On the right can be seen the illumination of the opening page of the book, a page that Benjamin says took more than 70 hours to create. The Tolkien Library, a fansite dedicated to the works of Tolkien, has an in-depth interview with Benjamin concerning his work, where more pictures of the book can be found.
Our friend Jason Fisher (better known here at TORN as message board member Visualweasel) has published his first book, Tolkien and the Study of His Sources: Critical Essays. Source criticism — the analysis of a writer’s source material — has long been one of the most popular approaches in exploring the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, but there has never been a comprehensive book on the subject until now. Since Tolkien drew from many disparate sources, an understanding of these sources, as well as how and why he incorporated them, can enhance readers’ appreciation of his work. This collection of new essays by leading Tolkien scholars — including Tom Shippey, John Rateliff, Diana Pavlac Glyer, Jason Fisher, and others — describes the theory and methodology for proper source criticism and provides practical demonstrations of the approach. A must have for serious fans! Here’s what the Tolkien community is saying:
“The most exhaustive examination yet published of demonstrable, probable, and conjectural sources for Tolkien’s legendarium ransacks myth, history, astronomy, literature and popular culture for clues to Tolkien’s raw material. This collection will stimulate readers and scholars alike.”
—Verlyn Flieger, author of Splintered Light: Logos and Language in Tolkien’s World
“This critical collection provides a solid defense of the sometimes-maligned literary discipline of ‘source-hunting’ along with outstanding examples of the value of this approach in understanding the depths of Tolkien’s literary creation.”
—Douglas A. Anderson, author of The Annotated Hobbit
“A valuable book for anyone serious about Tolkien. It not only adds new, confirming material to what is known about Tolkien’s sources but covers areas of influence previously denied or underplayed.”
—Marjorie J. Burns, author of Perilous Realms: Celtic and Norse in Tolkien’s Middle-earth
Follow this link to learn more on Amazon, and good luck with the book, Jason!
TORn’s good friend The Tolkien Shop in Holland is supporting us at DragonCon again this year – be sure to stop by our table for a free pen! The Tolkien Shop reaches a remarkable milestone this year – 25 years in the business! That’s pretty impressive – and they’re celebrating! If you’re in the area in October, stop by and celebrate with them. More details after the break. Continue reading “Silver jubilee for Tolkien Shop”