Our friends over El Anillo Unico have assembled this outstanding analysis of the content of The Battle of the Five Armies preview that you can find in Appendix 9 of The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition.

We’re delighted to be able to bring you a full English translation of their thoughts and speculation. Note: any mistakes or errors are mine, not theirs.

Usual warning: SPOILERS ahead. Continue reading “Analysing The Battle of The Five Armies preview in The Desolation of Smaug Extended Edition”

If you have a Tolkien/Middle-earth inspired poem you’d like to share, then send it to poetry@theonering.net. One poem per person may be submitted each month. Please make sure to proofread your work before sending it in. TheOneRing.net is not responsible for poems posting with spelling or grammatical errors.

OrchestraAmazon UK has put up some fantastic samples from the Special Edition Album of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (as well as supplied us with an updated track list).

Click on the soundtrack cover below to get your first listen to Howard Shore’s magnificent score, as well as Billy Boyd’s poignant “The Last Goodbye”. Continue reading “‘The Battle of the Five Armies’ Soundtrack Samples!”

Well, the trailer is here! And I think we can all agree that it was well worth the wait. Quickly, here are twelve moments from it that really knocked our socks off!

The usual warning for spoilers, speculation and analysis goes here.

 

 

 

Number 1. Dwalin: “Bilbo is right, you can not see what you’ve become.” Continue reading “12 definitive moments from the trailer for The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies”

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THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF FIVE ARMIES Moments ago, the final trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies went live on the internet.

Two minutes and thirty-three seconds of highly wound tension and the promise of a gripping finale, with loads and loads going on. The best line? There are a few contenders, but I just love Chris Lee saying: Continue reading “The final trailer for The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies is here!”

BilboReadingWelcome to The Great Hall of Poets, our regular monthly feature showcasing the talent of Middle-earth fans. Each month we will feature a small selection of the poems submitted, but we hope you will read all of the poems that we have received here in our Great Hall of Poets.

So come and join us by the hearth and enjoy!

If you have a Tolkien/Middle-earth inspired poem you’d like to share, then send it to poetry@theonering.net
One poem per person may be submitted each month. Please make sure to proofread your work before sending it in. TheOneRing.net is not responsible for poems posting with spelling or grammatical errors.

Continue reading “The Great Hall of Poets”