{"id":56409,"date":"2012-05-25T22:13:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-26T03:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=56409"},"modified":"2012-05-25T22:13:28","modified_gmt":"2012-05-26T03:13:28","slug":"hall-of-fire-chapter-chat-the-old-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/05\/25\/56409-hall-of-fire-chapter-chat-the-old-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Fire chapter chat: The Old Forest!"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Saturday, Hall of Fire<\/a> returns to the Fellowship of The Ring as the hobbits abandon the false safety of The Shire and plunge into The Old Forest.<\/p>\n

“There,” said Merry. “You have left the Shire and are now outside, on the edge of the Old Forest.”<\/p>\n

FoTR Book 1, Chapter 6: The Old Forest<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Hobbits venture deeper into the forest, but it fights there progress at every turn with an almost-sentient wilfulness and disdain for living, moving creatures. Unwillingly, they are turned toward the strangest part of the Old Forest — the Withywindle.<\/p>\n

There, among lilies and willows, the trees of the Old Forest entrap the Hobbits. The quest stands on the edge of foundering until a strange man in yellow boots and a battered old hat rescues the four halflings.<\/p>\n

What exactly is this force animating the Forest? Is it evil, malevolent or just motivated to protect itself because of a long and fraught relationship with the Hobbits of Buckland? And what does it say that Tom Bombadil can control it?<\/p>\n

Also, what of our four heroes? Were they prepared enough? And what does it mean that, Of them all, it’s Sam who shows the most resilience and inventiveness in a tough situation…<\/p>\n

Whether you’re a first-time reader of Tolkien, a first-time chatter who’s never visited TORn’s chatrooms, or an experienced hand who was with us when we began our first read-through back in 2001, we’d love you to join us. (Be prepared for a few spoilers along the way, though!)<\/p>\n

So join us this Saturday, May 26 at 6.00pm EDT (New York time), when we’ll discuss all this and much more as we continue our Fellowship of the Ring read-through!<\/p>\n

Time zone conversions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not sure what time the chat will be where you are? Check this little conversion table out for some help.<\/p>\n

America:
\n6.00pm EDT (New York)
\n5.00pm CDT (Chicago)
\n4.00pm MDT (Denver)
\n3.00pm PDT (Los Angeles)<\/p>\n

Europe:
\n10.00pm GMT (London)
\n11.00pm CET (Paris)
\nMidnight EET (Helsinki)<\/p>\n

Asia-Pacific
\n8.00am AEST (Sunday) Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
\n11.00am NZDT (Sunday) Wellington<\/p>\n

How long do your topic chats go for?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Our chats usually last around an hour, and are very newbie friendly. Simply drop in and join the conversation! However, our main room, #theonering.net is open 24 hours a day. We don’t always talk Tolkien there, but if you have a burning question, you’ll usually find one or two of “the regulars” up for a chat!<\/p>\n

Where \u2014 connection details<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chat happens on #thehalloffire on irc.theonering.net \u2014 the TORn IRC server. You can connect instantly via our embedded Mibbit client<\/a> that works inside your web browser.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, you can install a dedicated chat program such as mIRC<\/a> on your computer and just plug in the following connection details.<\/p>\n

Server: irc.theonering.net
\nPort: 6667
\nChannel: #thehalloffire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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