TheOneRing.net and Warner Brothers are teaming up to celebrate the release of The Lord Of The Rings Motion Picture Trilogy on Blu Ray, April 6th 2010!
From now until April 13th 2010, we will be giving you the opportunity to win some amazing prizes, including the grand prize of a Lord of the Rings Middle-earth Treasure Chest Jewelry Box, worth nearly $200!
You will be also be competing for a Sterling Silver Arwen Evenstar Pendant, Sterling Silver Elven Leaf Brooch, and over thirty other great LOTR themed prizes!
How to Enter: This giveaway will be hosted on the Official TheOneRing.net Forums! All you have to do to enter is reply to this giveaway thread with your favorite scene in The Lord of the Rings and give us a small explanation of why that is your favorite scene. All winners will be randomly chosen from all replies to the thread.
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On the eastern flank of Epping Forest, a short walk in from the town of Debden, there is a huge tree, lying on its side, upended by a storm. It was in this clearing that independent film-maker Kate Madison, along with dozens of game volunteers, filmed Born of Hope, a homemade prequel to Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy that has caused a great stir since its release in December. A production pulled together over four years with a budget of a mere £25,000 – about a tenth of one per cent of the cost of Jackson’s epic – it has impressed critics and recorded close to a million views on video streaming sites. The upended tree seems a fitting place for it all to have begun. More..
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I normally do not post online petition links, but this one seems fairly straightforward, Jonathan sent this along: I saw that you had a story about the LOTR Conquest server shutdown (See ‘EA To Drop Online Support for LOTR:Conquest’ from Feb 17th). I play that game nonstop, we have spoken to EA and they said if we get 1000 signatures on a petition we could save the game. I was wondering if you could post another story with a link so true LOTR fans could help us out? Here’s the link. We have a semi big community if you want to check it out www.lotrconquest.proboards.com. The shutdown date is March 16th.
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Our 10th episode of TheOneRing.net Radio Show is set for this weekend! Log on to BlogTalkRadio.com to listen this Sunday afternoon at 2pm Eastern. Guests include Louis Hemsey, author of ‘The Legend of Justice and Diamonds’ (www.louhemsey.com).
We will also be discussing the passing of Pierre Vinet, call in with your stories about Pierre.
We will be taking call-in questions, latest news from TheOneRing.net and beyond.
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Garfeimao writes: Here ye, here ye, Tolkien Reading Day is quickly approaching and Tolkien Forever, the official Los Angeles area smial of the Tolkien Society, is hosting a Reading Day event. Because March 25 falls on a Thursday, we’ve decided to move it to Saturday, March 27 so that more people may attend. Both adults and children of all ages are welcome for this event where reading is the order of the day. Continue reading “Tolkien Reading Day in LA”
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Elicia Basoli from Turbine writes: Turbine has just launched the latest social feature for The Lord of the Rings Online™ (LOTRO) players, the Player Feed.
The Player Feed application allows players to share their in-game status and achievements with their online friends via Facebook, extending the social experience for active LOTRO players. This new application is powered by the my.lotro.com social network and allows players to easily share their adventures with friends worldwide.
Players can visit www.lotro.com for more information, or install the app directly here: http://bit.ly/dypl74! A screenshot is also posted below, for your use.
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