Sala Baker
Sala Baker
Ed sends this in: I hadn’t seen anything posted on TORN about this, but Tuesday’s episode of “Deadliest Warrior” on Spike TV featured Sala Baker in the Shaolin Monk vs Maori Warrior battle. The show has experts for each side demonstrate the killing power of a set of weapons associated with them and the results are inputted into a computer where a program runs 1000 battle simulations to decide the overall outcome of the fight. Sala provided the demonstration of Maori weapons as well as some good background info about the Maori in battle. The full episode can be viewed on Spike TV’s website.

Reclaiming the Blade
Reclaiming the Blade
“Star Wars” and “The Lord of the Rings” are two of the most widely appealing film series in history. While they share many common elements, there is little argument that knights and swords sit at the core of each. The Jedi masters and their sabers – the weapon passed from father to son – share many common elements with Aragorn and his ancestral heirloom weapon in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

The sword, in whatever form, remains an important feature in cultures around the globe. It remains a symbol of the warrior in an age when many of us never need to fight anybody. Daniel McNicoll has directed a documentary, “Reclaiming The Blade,” that explores the sword and its standing in contemporary society and uses many examples from popular culture to do it. Continue reading “Exclusive with ‘Reclaiming The Blade’ director”

boromir-lsbAs part of the month-long Fantacular celebration, Sideshow Collectibles has posted a interactive showcase of their entire The Lord of the Rings Legendary Scale Bust Collection. Hidden next to Aragorn is an item we have not seen before – and well, the Horn of Gondor sorta gives it away! We’ll probably see a preview for this piece in the next Sideshow newsletter. Follow the link to see the full Legendary Scale Bust collection and the new tease of Boromir. If you want to start your collection, the Aragorn and Legolas pieces are currently available as instock. [LOTR Collection]

Reclaiming the Blade
Reclaiming the Blade
“Star Wars” and “The Lord of the Rings” are two of the most widely appealing film series in history. While they share many common elements, there is little argument that knights and swords sit at the core of each. The Jedi masters and their sabers – the weapon passed from father to son – share many common elements with Aragorn and his ancestral heirloom weapon in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth.

The sword, in whatever form, remains an important feature in cultures around the globe. It remains a symbol of the warrior in an age when many of us never need to fight anybody. Daniel McNicoll has directed a documentary, “Reclaiming The Blade,” that explores the sword and its standing in contemporary society and uses many examples from popular culture to do it. Continue reading “TORn exclusive with ‘Reclaiming The Blade,’ director”

Lith writes: The NCFellowship is very proud to announce a LOTR Trilogy Showing to benefit North Carolina Children’s Hospital. The showing will take place on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the unique venue of the Raleighwood Cinema Grill in Raleigh, North Carolina. Tickets for the event are on sale now here. We hope that all Ringers in the region will join us for a return to Middle-earth and in support of a great cause!