Hobbits, we read in the prologue to J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Fellowship of the Ring,” the first book of his “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “love peace and quiet and good tilled earth.” This being so, the pre-holiday rush at Times Square’s Virgin Megastore surely would have seemed to them the abode of the damned. Thumping bass lines made the air shudder; tourists and locals stumbled and jostled, staring open-mouthed at flashing video monitors. A whisper, sad and graceful, called out from beneath the din. In the video department, “The Return of the King,” the final film in director Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, was drawing to an end. The dialogue was inaudible, but wisps of music folded and unfolded – themes first heard in “Fellowship,” evoking friendship and resolve, innocence lost and the longing for home. [More]
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Garfeimao writes: The One Ring Celebration Masquerade will be held on Friday night and you can now read all the rules sign up for this fun event. There will be a pre-registration opportunity, from now until Wednesday, January 18, 2006 at 6:00 PM. You can submit all pre-reg documents to OrcMasquerade@aol.com, to include the Entry Registration form, the Liability Release form and a photo of your costume. You can download them all here. (WORD DOC) [Registration] [Liability Release] [More Information]
Meghan, Online Community Manager for The Lord of the Rings Online writes: This week we’ve updated the Captain class on our Playable Classes page. This is also the first peek at a female player character avatar, something many of you (and your own communities) have been waiting for! We’ll continue to update the classes through the end of January – there’s still the Hunter, the Burglar, the Minstrel, and the Lore-master to come, so stay tuned! [More]
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Well, we woke up this Christmas morning to a HUGE announcement from Sideshow Collectibles. Sideshow has announced they are now going to be producing 12-inch figures for The Lord of the Rings. This means, for those people who didn’t have the money to collect polystone, you can now get your hands on some kick-butt figures! If you are familiar with Sideshow’s 12-inch figure line-up, then you know why we are so excited about this announcement! For complete details, follow the link – and Happy Holidays! [Click Here]