At the end of The Fellowshp of the Ring, the Fellowship are broken up into two perilous quests; the Three Hunters attempt to rescue Merry and Pippin from their captors, and Frodo and Sam on their original mission to journey into Mordor to destroy the One Ring. This weekend, the Hall of Fire crew invite you to discuss the opening chapter in the latter half of The Two Towers, as we join Frodo and Sam on the road to Mordor in The Taming of Sméagol. [More]
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An announcement for the people who use the Council of Elrond messageboards at Imladris:
“As you are no doubt aware the site has been down for some time now, at this moment it is not clear when or if the site will be up and running again. That being the case the powers that be have created a new Council of Elrond that can be found here” — Mormegil
A play and a picnic that might interest Ringers in those areas. [More] We should remind you that our Line Party Page can also help you to gather LOTR fans in your area for picnics and so on.
News for Calgary Ringers from Galadriel: “I just thought I’d let you know that a group of Calgary Ringers are putting together a potluck picnic for the Baggins’ Birthday on Sunday, Sept. 22nd at Edworthy Park. Tentative events include Tolkien/fantasy-themed improv games, Middle-earth trivia contests, and a demonstration by a local medieval recreation group. All Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Humans, Wizards (and even Orcs) are invited. The details are available here”
For Northern Californian Ringers, there’s the Chico Cabaret’s production of The Hobbit. [More]
Its been a pretty big day at Sideshow/Weta Collectibles! Not only did we see the release of the Orthanc environment (and all its secrets), we now have the release of the Series 1 Collectible Busts from The Two Towers! Among the first series of busts are The Lady Galadriel, Saruman the White, Grima Wormtongue and, last but not least, Legolas! If you are looking to start early on your Two Towers collectibles, here is your chance. [More]
I was just on Entertainment Weekly’s website and “The Two Towers” is their #1 Must See Fall Movie! [More] Thanks to Krystal for the heads up!