{"id":88807,"date":"2014-04-18T22:55:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-19T03:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=88807"},"modified":"2014-04-18T22:55:51","modified_gmt":"2014-04-19T03:55:51","slug":"clock-is-ticking-on-the-start-of-hobbitcon-2-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/04\/18\/88807-clock-is-ticking-on-the-start-of-hobbitcon-2-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Clock is ticking on the start of HobbitCon 2 in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"hobbitconlogo\"<\/a>BONN \u2014 HobbitCon 2, in Bonn, Germany is just hours away from starting with a hotel packed full of special guests, lecturers, and fans from around the world.<\/p>\n

The Maritim Hotel in Bonn hosts the entire event, which takes over the whole property for the weekend. A full slate of lectures and presentations are scheduled starting just a few hours from now. All of the 13 dwarves from The Hobbit movies are present save Richard Armitage, who is at WonderCon, James Nesbitt who was scheduled but had to cancel and Aiden Turner. That means Adam Brown, Jed Brophy, John Callen, Ken Stott, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, Dean O’Gorman, Graham McTavish and William Kircher are all involved. (That means three trolls are here as well!) The gentlemen were present and were rumored to have been observed hanging around the hotel last night talking together and to each other. Reportedly, 26 countries are represented at the event.<\/p>\n

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The first HobbitCon<\/figcaption><\/figure>Richard Taylor and Royd Tolkien were also in the house as was Mark Atkin \u2014 Thorin Oakenshiled in scale size. TheOneRing.net has three panels scheduled for the weekend, including one tomorrow evening, speculating on the third film in Peter Jackson’s adaptation. With the entire event scheduled in one place, it gives the whole affair a remarkable, intimate feeling that is a little challenging to explain. Its one of those things where you have to be there.<\/p>\n

In fact, European fans can still make that happen, buying tickets by walking up to the hotel. Details can be found RIGHT HERE<\/a>. TORn would love to see you in person around the hotel and at the first panel at 5 p.m.!<\/p>\n

Expect updates all weekend long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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