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April 15, 2001 - May 09, 2001

Wednesday, May 09, 2001
Barlimans News

Hall of Fire for May 12 & 13
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Tookish @ 22:43 PST

Fellowship of the Ring Chapter Seven: In the House of Tom Bombadil

We continue our Hall of Fire sessions about The Fellowship of the Ring on the weekend of May 12 & 13 with one of Tolkien’s most enigmatic characters as the central feature of the chapter. In the House of Tom Bombadil the hobbits find respite and learning, as well as a true friend. Come share this chapter with us at any one – or all! – of our three sessions.

Place: #thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman's and then type /join #thehalloffire .

Saturday Chat: 7:00 pm ET (19:00) [also 12:00 am Sunday (0:00) GMT and 9:00 am Sunday (09:00) AET]

Sunday Chat: 8:00 pm (20:00) AET [also 11:00 am (11:00) GMT and 6:00 am (06:00) ET]

Sunday Chat: 6:00 pm (18:00) GMT [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 3:00 am (03:00) Monday morning AET]

ET = Eastern Time, USA’s East Coast
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, Western Europe
AET = Australian Eastern Time, Australia’s East Coast

Questions? Topics? Send ‘em here.

Monday, May 07, 2001
Barlimans News

A walk down memory lane with J.R.R. Tolkien.
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Gamgee @ 14:49 PST

Do you have a special Tolkien memory to share? How about the first time you discovered Middle Earth? Maybe a special friend or relative introduced you to Tolkien? If you have a special Tolkien story to share, Mail it to me, and I will choose 1 or 2 I feel are the best, and post them here!!

Saturday, May 05, 2001
Barlimans News

Nazfyratu Checks in From the Homeland... with NEWS!!
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Tookish @ 04:30 PST

Long time Barlimanite and TORN staffer Nazfyratu paid an overdue visit to the pub tonight with some amazing news. HE GOT MARRIED!!! You'll have to wait 'till later this month to get the details, unless you want to buy me some 1420's....

On behalf of TheOneRing.net, many congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Nazfyratu!

Monday, April 30, 2001
Barlimans News

The Story Session Goes On!
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Jincey @ 20:05 PST

Merry's story featuring the denizens of Barliman's has been updated and chapter 10 is out. See if Merry is still alive, how Elf's fellowship meets the wolves and how Luthien hears the dark past of the desert...[more]



Saturday, April 28, 2001
Barlimans News

Hall of Fire Topic for May 5 & 6
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Tookish @ 17:28 PST

Arwen Evenstar

We’ve been hearing a lot about Liv Tyler in the news lately, so we thought we’d talk about her character Arwen for our next Hall of Fire chat. Clearly an essential, albeit behind-the-scenes character, Lady Undomiel is peerless in her time on Middle-earth. She makes one of the greatest sacrifices an Elf can give, yet we read more of her in the Appendixes of Return of the King then throughout the trilogy. Early LotR movie rumors and gossip often turned to Arwen’s character in the films as Tolkien purists recoiled at the thought of expanding her roll in the plot and perhaps taking creative license with her personality. Now we can actually hear her speak Elvish!

We offer three sessions for our discussions. First-timers are always welcome!

Place: #thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman's and then type /join #thehalloffire .

Saturday Chat: 7:00 pm ET (19:00) [also 12:00 am Sunday (0:00) GMT and 9:00 am Sunday (09:00) AET]

Sunday Chat: 8:00 pm (20:00) AET [also 11:00 am (11:00) GMT and 6:00 am (06:00) ET]

Sunday Chat: 6:00 pm (18:00) GMT [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 3:00 am (03:00) Monday morning AET]

ET = Eastern Time, USA’s East Coast
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, Western Europe
AET = Australian Eastern Time, Australia’s East Coast

You can be a Hall of Fire Moderator!
That’s right folks, you can run a Hall of Fire! How you ask???

Send us your topics! If we pick your idea for discussion, you will be our guest co-moderator for that weekend. You can help us run the chat in your time zone, or all three! Of course, you will not be required to work the chat; this is our way of honoring those of you who take the time to put a topic together.

Questions? Topics? Send ‘em here.

Sunday, April 22, 2001
Barlimans News

The Hall of Fire continues discussing Tolkien’s Fellowship of the Ring on April 28 & 29
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Tookish @ 15:42 PST


Chapter VI: The Old Forest

Whether you’re a first time Lord of the Rings reader or you’ve read it a dozen times, there’s nothing like discussing the actual book chapter by chapter. That’s what we’re doing in The Hall of Fire, and you are invited to join us for our next installment on April 28 & 29.

The Old Forest is a particularly good chapter. Frodo, Sam, Pippin and Merry leave Crickhollow and head into one part of what is left of Middle-earth's ancient forest. Inhabited by the likes of soured Old Man Willow and unflappable Tom Bombadil, the Old Forest stands out as the hobbit's first face to face encounter with death. Tolkien’s creative mind gets cooking in chapter six to be sure!

Check out this chat in a time zone near you:

Place: #thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman's and then type /join #thehalloffire .

Saturday Chat: 7:00 pm ET (19:00) [also 12:00 am Sunday (0:00) GMT and 9:00 am Sunday (09:00) AET]

Sunday Chat: 8:00 pm (20:00) AET [also 11:00 am (11:00) GMT and 6:00 am (06:00) ET]

Sunday Chat: 6:00 pm (18:00) GMT [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 3:00 am (03:00) Monday morning AET]

ET = Eastern Time, the time on the USA’s east coast
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, the time in Western Europe
AET = Australian Eastern Time, the time on Australia’s east coast

Questions? Topics? Send ‘em here.

Sunday, April 15, 2001
Barlimans News

Hall of Fire Debates for April 21 & 22
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Tookish @ 14:12 PST

Mark your calendars folks, this looks like a good one. From the mind of our own moderator Melian the Maia comes our next topic:

Female Characters and Tolkien’s Middle-earth

We will explore how Tolkien portrayed women/female characters in his world. There aren't many, as compared to men. Some are incredibly strong, powerful and/or brave... Melian, Luthien, and Yavanna for example... but some, like Finduillas and Rian, are ineffectual. There are the rather stereotyped hobbit ladies we encounter, the stiff and ornery Lobelia and the yearning Rosie Cotton. And in another realm we have Arwen and Dis, characters who must have had great importance in every day life but of whom we read little.

How did Tolkien perceive his female characters? Did the times during which he wrote influence his portrayals, if at all? Might the role of women be greater if the works of Middle-earth were published today? Come on down to The Hall of Fire and share your thoughts, feelings, and insights with us. First timers always welcome!

Place: #thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to theonering.net’s chat room Barliman's and then type /join #thehalloffire .

Saturday Chat: 7:00 pm ET (19:00) [also 12:00 am Sunday (0:00) GMT and 9:00 am Sunday (09:00) AET]

Sunday Chat: 8:00 pm (20:00) AET [also 11:00 am (11:00) GMT and 6:00 am (06:00) ET]

Sunday Chat: 6:00 pm (18:00) GMT [also 1:00 pm (13:00) ET and 3:00 am (03:00) Monday morning AET]

ET = Eastern Time, the time on the USA’s east coast
GMT = Greenwich Mean Time, the time in Western Europe
AET = Australian Eastern Time, the time on Australia’s east coast

Questions? Topics? Send ‘em here.


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