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Earlier this week, the Hobbit production crew released the first official still (if you missed it, head here) of the Silvan elf and captain of Thranduil’s guards, Tauriel. <\/p>\n Earlier this week, the Hobbit production crew released the first official still (if you missed it, head here) of the Silvan elf and captain of Thranduil’s guards, Tauriel. <\/p>\n
So, this Saturday at 6pm EDT New York time Hall of Fire<\/a> will be dedicating an entire, and probably spoiler-filled, session to exploring this new character that Jackson, Boyens and Walsh are introducing into their adaptation of The Hobbit. Warning: character and plot spoilers<\/font> follow below!<\/p>\n Tauriel, captain of Thranduil’s guards<\/b><\/p>\n Additional details have slowly emerged via interviews with Aidan Turner and Evangeline Lilly. First Turner hinted that the dwarf Kili would become enamoured<\/a> of the Woodland elf of Mirkwood. <\/p>\n Then Lilly revealed in a Total Film article<\/a> that: <\/p>\n “She’s a very, very young elf. She\u2019s only 600 years old, unlike Legolas who’s like, 1,900 years old and Thranduil who’s about 3,000 years old. She doesn’t have quite the wisdom and pose that those two boys do; she’s a little more… gritty. A little more spontaneous, passionate perhaps.<\/p>\n “To play this character I need to have a certain amount of grace. But I’m also supposed to be an absolutely ruthless, deadly killer.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Lastly, with the release of the EW still<\/a> we learned from Lilly that:<\/p>\n *<\/b> “She sort of goes against the social order of the elves a little bit.” Join us later today (Saturday June 8 at 6pm EDT (New York time)) when we’ll chat about all these teasing details and much more as we discuss the addition of Tauriel to Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Hobbit in Hall of Fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n Time zone conversions<\/b><\/p>\n Not sure what time the chat will be where you are? The conversion table below may help. Alternatively, check out our Event Announcer<\/a> on Time and Date for the right time for your area.<\/p>\n America: Europe: Asia-Pacific How long do your topic chats go for?<\/b><\/p>\n Our chats usually last an hour to an hour and 30 minutes, and are very newbie friendly. Simply drop in and join the conversation! Our main chat room, #theonering.net<\/a> 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<\/a> that works inside your web browser. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/-GHakSFwMkXU\/Ua9TaJdgRBI\/AAAAAAAAD8M\/eoMaQD95Fi4\/w483-h300-no\/FL-The-Hobbit-Desolation-of-Smaug_1224x760.jpg\")
In announcing the character in 2011, Jackson told us: “Her name means ‘daughter of Mirkwood’ and, beyond that, we must leave you guessing! (No, there is no romantic connection to Legolas.)”<\/p>\n
\n*<\/b> “She will definitely have a love story. I can’t give away too much about it. It’s not a huge focus but it is there and it is important and it does drive Tauriel and her story and her actions.”
\n*<\/b> “Tauriel’s relationship with Legolas is significant. They’ve known each other since they were children, and Legolas’ dad, Thranduil, has a soft spot for Tauriel and sees something very special in her. So if you grow up side by side, and your dad has a very special spot in his heart for this young woman who’s a fantastic warrior, I think it’s hard not to notice her. That’s probably as much as I can say.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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