{"id":103945,"date":"2017-09-02T09:51:03","date_gmt":"2017-09-02T14:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=103945"},"modified":"2017-09-06T10:09:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-06T15:09:40","slug":"in-remembrance-of-j-r-r-tolkien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2017\/09\/02\/103945-in-remembrance-of-j-r-r-tolkien\/","title":{"rendered":"In Remembrance of J.R.R. Tolkien"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\">It was 44 years ago on September 2, 1973 when we heard the sad news that J.R.R. Tolkien passed away.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Through the years, TORn has shared many wonderful<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Professor-J.R.R.-Tolkien.jpg\" class=\"no-lazyload\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103948 alignright no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Professor-J.R.R.-Tolkien.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Professor-J.R.R.-Tolkien.jpg 188w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Professor-J.R.R.-Tolkien-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Professor-J.R.R.-Tolkien-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/a> tributes.\u00a0 To say Professor Tolkien has touched our lives and inspired artwork, writing, costuming, online communities, gaming, and so much more is an understatement; but it&#8217;s how much his work still lifts our imagination and hearts that will endear him to us forever.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few of our members&#8217; tributes in honour J.R.R. Tolkien:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2008\/09\/02\/29656-35-years-ago-today-a-light-went-out-in-arda\/\">&#8230;A light went out in Arda<\/a>&#8221; by diedye in 2008<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2013\/06\/25\/74427-the-house-that-bilbo-built\/\">The House That Bilbo Built: Tolkien&#8217;s Literary Legacy<\/a>&#8221; by Quickbeam in 2008<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/09\/02\/61438-a-small-trubute-to-j-r-r-tolkien-on-sunday-morning\/\">Small tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien on &#8220;Sunday Morning<\/a>&#8221; by Altaira in 2012<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_threaded;post=727881;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;\">How did I never notice this before? 1973<\/a>&#8221; by Aunt Dora Baggins in 2014<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=933029;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_expanded;\">TIME &#8211; September 2, 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was 44 years ago on September 2, 1973 when we heard the sad news that J.R.R. 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