On behalf of the staff of TheOneRing.net, we’d like to wish you all peace, health and love this holiday season. You may notice that our site has ‘re-skinned’ in time for the holiday with a ‘Letters from Father Christmas’ theme – inspired by the artwork of J.R.R. Tolkien. If you weren’t aware, starting in the early 1920s Tolkien responded to his children’s letters to Father Christmas with notes and drawings. He introduced the chores of packing the many packages, the mishaps of weather and the mischief of his faithful helper, North Polar Bear, to his sons and daughter. These letters are lovely reproduced in ‘Letters from Father Christmas,’ a wonderful little book published by Houghton Mifflin. Consider picking it up sometime if you have not already! [Purchase at Amazon]
Category: Merchandise
More than any other collectible company, Sideshow Collectibles seems to really want their collectors to know everything about the pieces they release. To that end, Sideshow Collectibles has posted a ‘Backstage Pass’ video highlighting the recently revealed ‘Gandalf vs Saruman: The Treachery of Saruman‘ polystone diorama. Besides showing some more detail shots of the piece, we also learn that this particular diorama is the largest diorama Sideshow has produced. Check out the video yourself at SideshowCollectibles.com. [Gandalf vs. Saruman]
Sideshow Collectibles have announced the latest addition to their Lord of the Rings Premium Format figure line-up: Aragorn! While the piece is only being teased this week, from the looks of the sculpting, it looks to be one of the best to date. We expect this item to have an exclusive version (only available on the web) and pre-order next Thursday, Dec 27th at SideshowCollectibles.com. As always, if you would like to support TORn, please use our links to place your pre-order next week. [View the Preview] [Other LOTR Items]
Lynnette writes: Walking Tree Publishers’ new LotR-themed book, How We Became Middle-earth: A Collection of Essays on The Lord of the Rings, features 24 essays by Tolkien scholars from around the world. Edited by Adam Lam and Nataliya Oryschchuk (University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ), the book covers a wide range of topics about New Zealand’s connections with LotR.
Marilyn sends this in: After reporting my second defective copy of the Complete Return music (there is a “hole” in the Grond music in the stereo dvd that is not found in the cds or in the surround dvd track) I received this from amazon:
“I am sorry that your replacement order was also problematic for the item “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (The Complete Recordings) [Soundtrack] [Box set] [Collector’s Edition].
As it seems that the problem with this item is more widespread than we originally thought, we are unable to send another replacement. We will investigate and remedy the situation with the item; however, I cannot guarantee when the error may be fixed. Please return the item for full refund.”
Anyone else experiencing these issues? Drop us a line!
Still shopping for the LOTR fans in your life? Sideshow Collectibles continues to make it easy by posting daily discounts on select Lord of the Rings collectibles. The current posted discounts are 35% off and 20% off If you want to take advantage of those offers, don’t delay! They will be removed at 9AM PT and new discounts will be posted. Check it out for yourself! []