{"id":93083,"date":"2014-10-12T20:30:58","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T01:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=93083"},"modified":"2014-10-12T20:30:58","modified_gmt":"2014-10-13T01:30:58","slug":"torn-message-boards-weekly-roundup-october-12-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2014\/10\/12\/93083-torn-message-boards-weekly-roundup-october-12-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"TORn Message Boards Weekly Roundup &#8211; October 12, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-266x266 alignright no-lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www-images.theonering.org\/torwp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Tolkiens-Train.jpg\" alt=\"Tolkiens Train\" width=\"172\" height=\"238\" \/>Welcome to our collection of TORn&#8217;s hottest topics for the past week.\u00a0 If you&#8217;ve fallen behind on what&#8217;s happening on the Message Boards, here&#8217;s a great way to catch the highlights.\u00a0 Or if you&#8217;re new to TORn and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most active discussions.\u00a0 Watch this space as every weekend we will spotlight the most popular buzz on TORn&#8217;s Message Boards.\u00a0 Everyone is welcome, so come on in and join the fun!<\/p>\n<p class=\"hide-if-no-js\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"hide-if-no-js\">We had a lot of posts that pondered Tolkien&#8217;s writing and his characters.\u00a0 Starting on the Main Discussion Board, elf wannabee wondered if Professor Tolkien wrote about the science of Middle-earth?\u00a0 The discussion grew into some fascinating observations right <a title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=779011;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_expanded;http:\/\/\"><em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hide-if-no-js\">In the Reading Room, poster Mikah asked questions about Sauron and Finrod.\u00a0 That spark ignited some great insights <a title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=779719;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_expanded;http:\/\/\"><em>here<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0 Then Morgothic wondered what the Rings of Power do?\u00a0 Join in that discussion <a title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=778426;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_expanded;http:\/\/\"><em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hide-if-no-js\">Then we had some fun on the Pollantir when Cirashala asked who has the best hair in Middle-earth?\u00a0 Check out the very stylish opinions <a title=\"here\" href=\"http:\/\/newboards.theonering.net\/forum\/gforum\/perl\/gforum.cgi?post=779468;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_expanded;http:\/\/\"><em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hide-if-no-js\"><em>Want Hobbit Movie News<\/em>?\u00a0 TORn poster DanielLB bravely ventures into the very rich and fast-moving Hobbit Discussion Board to 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