{"id":105131,"date":"2025-06-22T06:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=105131"},"modified":"2025-06-22T09:43:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T14:43:28","slug":"today-in-middle-earth-june-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2025\/06\/22\/105131-today-in-middle-earth-june-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Today in Middle-earth, June 22"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" class=\"intro\"><a id=\"set-post-thumbnail\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Set featured image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-admin\/media-upload.php?post_id=32747&amp;type=image&amp;TB_iframe=1\"><\/a><a id=\"set-post-thumbnail\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Set featured image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/wp-admin\/media-upload.php?post_id=32747&amp;type=image&amp;TB_iframe=1\"> <\/a><strong>The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on\u00a0June 22nd:<a 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