{"id":61205,"date":"2012-08-25T01:08:16","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T06:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=61205"},"modified":"2012-08-25T01:08:16","modified_gmt":"2012-08-25T06:08:16","slug":"hall-of-fire-this-weekend-flight-to-the-ford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2012\/08\/25\/61205-hall-of-fire-this-weekend-flight-to-the-ford\/","title":{"rendered":"Hall of Fire this weekend — Flight to the Ford"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend, we resume our Fellowship of the Ring read-through in Hall of Fire<\/a> with Frodo still struggling toward the safety of Rivendell — and still pursued by Sauron’s minions.<\/p>\n

With a great effort Frodo sat upright and brandished his sword.<\/p>\n

‘Go back!’ he cried. ‘Go back to the Land of Mordor, and follow me no more!<\/i><\/p>\n

FoTR: Book One, Chapter 12 — Flight to the Ford<\/b><\/p>\n

When Strider finds that the Black Riders have withdrawn from Weathertop he realises their aim must be to let the morgul blade turn Frodo to their will. <\/p>\n

He tells Sam the party must get to Rivendell quickly: only Elrond’s skill can fully overcome the blade’s evil enchantment. Luck is with them: Frodo proves resilient against the morgul-wound, the Last Bridge is not held against them, and they chance upon the elf-lord Glorfindel as they make for the Ford of Bruinen. <\/p>\n

Pursuit is hard on their heels though; Frodo reaches the Ford barely ahead of all nine Ringwraiths. They call for his surrender, and even as Frodo defies them with the last of his will a flood rises and carries the Riders away.<\/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<\/a> this Saturday, August 25 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<\/b><\/p>\n

Not sure what time the chat will be where you are? Check this little conversion table out for some help. Alternatively, visit our event time announcer on Time and Date<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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

Europe:
\n11.00pm GMT (London)
\nMidnight CET (Paris)
\n1.00am EET (Helsinki)<\/p>\n

Asia-Pacific
\n8.00am AEST (Sunday) Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
\n10.00am NZST (Sunday) Wellington<\/p>\n

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

Our chats usually last an hour, and are very newbie friendly. Simply drop in and join the conversation! However, our main room<\/a>, #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<\/b><\/p>\n

Chat happens on #thehalloffire on irc.theonering.net \u2014 the TORn IRC server. You can connect instantly via our embedded Mibbit client<\/b> 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

TORnIRC<\/b><\/p>\n

Old TORn chat regulars might also recall TORn IRC, a version of mIRC specially skinned for Lord of the Rings. <\/p>\n

Well, we’ve resurrected it from our long-lost Barli archives. If you’re running Windows, and want to make the leap from Mibbit to a standalone client, this is the easiest way to transition! In the instructions, scroll down to the section PC TORn IRC.<\/p>\n

[Download<\/a>] | [Instructions<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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