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V1 #61=20

Thursday October 12, 2000=20

Here it is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy..=20

Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)=20

Wingate set gets bigger every time: Madame Butterfly=20
sent us this story: Greetings friends it is I the beautiful=20
and regal spy, Madame Butterfly.[More]

Xtem talks the 'Exploited' issue: Super Ringer Spy Xtem=20
sends in the original report from some extras down in=20
New Zealand who didn't exactly like their 15 minutes of=20
fame. [More]

Exciting LOTR DVD News!! It seems we won't have to=20
wait until all three films are out of theatres to watch them=20
on DVD!! [More]

First Anniversary! The Report: On this day one year ago,=20
principal photography began in Wellington for the Lord of the=20
Rings trilogy after months of mysterious preparation both=20
visible and invisible. [More]

Wingate set update: Robbit the Hobbit sent in the latest from=20
Wingate [More]

Exclusive first look at a Rohan Shield!!!: From Our Super=20
Ringer Spy Glaurung comes our very first look at some armor!!=20
It's a Rohan Warrior Shield!! (Spoilers) [More]

Minas Tirith Set Pics!!: Ringer Spy Silmarien snaps some great=20
pics of Minas Tirith! (Spoilers) [More]

Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)=20

Barlimans is more than a place to get your mead! There=20
is the Fun Section, Regulars Map and Photo Gallery, and=20
of course the gateway to our ever famous MIRC Chatroom!=20

Gaming Havens is keeping all you gamers up to date on=20
the latest RPG/Fantasy/Sci-Fi games out there. Check it=20
out daily for gaming news.=20

Green Books asks you to ponder this: "Who would you vote=20
for President-- Gandalf or Saruman?"  Go 'Out on a Limb' with=20
Quickbeam for a twisted Tolkien satire of American politics!=20
Fantasy legend Terry Pratchett pays a reverent Tribute to LOTR. =20
Check out the delicious new 'Questions & Answers' and eat up=20
tons of 'Moon Letters'.  JRRT never tasted so good.=20

The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub (TBHL) The Lord of the Rings=20
Director's very own fanclub! Stop on by to learn more about the man,=20
the myth, the bastard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'The=20
Bastards Have Landed' is the place for you!

Palantir Premonitions (What's to come)

Hall of Fire Debates for October 14 & 15

Hullo Hall of Fire fans, it's time to update you on some changes=20
with The Hall of Fire. Thanks to your great suggestions we've put=20
our thinking caps on and have come up with a few new things,=20
including a new time for our Saturday chat. But first. our next topic!=20

Fate vs Free Will in Middle-earth=20

In the work of JRR Tolkien, one can argue that fate plays a part=20
in everything and is the driving force behind the history of=20
Middle-earth. One can cite examples throughout The Silmarillion,=20
The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings: Turin's doom, the=20
prophecies of Mandos; the finding of the Ring by Bilbo; the=20
forsight of Elrond and Gandalf that beings weaker than=20
themselves would end up dealing with the One Ring; Malbeth=20
the Seer's little ditty that predicted Aragorn would walk the=20
Paths of the Dead.=20

On the other hand you could argue that it is free will which=20
dominates the history of Middle-earth. Again, from the=20
Silmarillion to the Return of the King, one can site examples=20
where free will plays a decisive roll: the actions of Feanor=20
in not healing the Two Trees and compelling his sons and=20
followers to desert Aman; Bilbo's resolve to enter Smaug's=20
lair and discover his weak spot; Frodo volunteering=20
(volunteering!) to take the Ring, and Sam's groundshaking=20
determination.=20

So what do you think? Is it Free Will or Fate which drives=20
the history of Middle-earth? Come over to The Hall of Fire=20
this weekend for the great debate, and argue your case or=20
decide for yourself. Please feel free to bring references,=20
and arm yourself with quotes!=20

Our talk will be at 7:00 EST, a new time. Please note this=20
change so you don't miss our talk. A special thanks to=20
Melian for the topic suggestion.=20

Saturday Chat: 7:00 EDT [12:00 GMT] +++NOTE THIS IS A NEW TIME+++
Sunday Chat: 6:00 GMT [1:00 EDT]

Place: #thehalloffire on theonering.net server; come to our=20
chatroom Barliman's and then type /join #thehalloffire. If you=20
are unable to reach our chats, or have topic suggestions or=20
feedback, please email us here

See anything you want to add to the site? Have any=20
suggestions as to chat guests, content items, or just want to=20
say hi? Drop us a line at theonering@theonering.net, do you=20
want to speak with a specific person? just type in their handle=20
(i.e. Jincey =3D jincey@theonering.net).=20
That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in=20
those letters! I love to hear from you!=20

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thursday October 12, 2000 </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Here it is the weekly newsletter! =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><B><U>Rings Roundup</U></B> (Top =
headlines of=20
major interest) </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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color=3D#003300><EM></EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT=
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
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color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT=20
face=3D"arial, helvetica" color=3D#003300><EM>Wingate set gets bigger =
every=20
time</EM><FONT color=3D#000000>: </FONT></FONT><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000>Madame Butterfly=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
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color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
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size=3D2>sent us this story: Greetings friends it is I the beautiful=20
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
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color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D2>and regal spy, Madame =
Butterfly.[</FONT><A=20
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size=3D2>More</FONT></A><FONT=20
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><EM>Xtem talks the=20
'Exploited' issue</EM>: </FONT><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000>Super =
Ringer Spy=20
Xtem </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>sends in the =
original report=20
from some extras down in =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>New Zealand =
who didn't=20
exactly like their 15 minutes of=20
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D2>fame. =
[</FONT><A=20
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size=3D2>]<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FO=
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><EM>Exciting LOTR DVD News!!</EM> </FONT><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000>It seems we won't have to=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
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size=3D2>wait until all three films are out of theatres to watch them=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D2>on DVD!! [</FONT><A=20
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
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<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><EM>First=20
Anniversary!</EM> The Report: </FONT><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#000000>On this day=20
one year ago, </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>principal =
photography began=20
in Wellington for the Lord of the =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Rings =
trilogy after months=20
of mysterious preparation both </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000><FONT =
size=3D2>visible and invisible.=20
[</FONT><A =
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/971240242"><FONT=20
size=3D2>More</FONT></A><FONT=20
size=3D2>]</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300=20
size=3D2></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><EM>Wingate set update</EM>: </FONT><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000>Robbit the Hobbit sent in the latest from=20
</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D2>Wingate [</FONT><A><FONT =
size=3D2>More</FONT></A><FONT=20
size=3D2>]</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#003300=20
size=3D2></FONT></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300><EM>Exclusive first=20
look at a Rohan Shield!!!:</EM> </FONT><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#000000>From Our=20
Super </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Ringer Spy =
Glaurung comes=20
our very first look at some armor!! </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D2>It's a =
Rohan Warrior=20
Shield!!&nbsp;(Spoilers) [</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/970879429"><FONT=20
size=3D2>More</FONT></A><FONT =
size=3D2>]</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#003300=20
size=3D2></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT =
size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#003300><EM>Minas Tirith Set Pics!!:</EM> </FONT><FONT =
face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000>Ringer Spy Silmarien snaps some great =
</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#003300><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D2>pics of Minas Tirith!&nbsp;(Spoilers) =
[</FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/2/970842962"><FONT=20
size=3D2>More</FONT></A><FONT size=3D2>]</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D2><STRONG><U></U></STRONG></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><STRONG><U>Scouring of the =
Site</U></STRONG>=20
(Breakdown of our various sections) </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://www.theonering.net/barlimans/index.html"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Barlimans</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> is more than a =
place to get=20
your mead! There <BR>is the Fun Section, Regulars Map and Photo Gallery, =
and=20
<BR>of course the gateway to our ever famous MIRC Chatroom! =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://haven.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Gaming Havens</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> is keeping =
all you=20
gamers up to date on <BR>the latest RPG/Fantasy/Sci-Fi games out there. =
Check it=20
<BR>out daily for gaming news. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://greenbooks.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>Green Books</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> asks you to =
ponder this:=20
"Who would you vote </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial>for </FONT><FONT =
face=3DArial>President--=20
Gandalf or Saruman?"&nbsp; Go 'Out on a Limb' with </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Quickbeam for a twisted Tolkien satire =
of American=20
politics! <BR>Fantasy legend Terry Pratchett pays a reverent Tribute to=20
LOTR.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Check out the delicious new 'Questions =
&amp;=20
Answers' and eat up </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>tons of 'Moon Letters'.&nbsp; JRRT =
never tasted so=20
good. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A href=3D"http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml"><FONT =
face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub</FONT></A><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>=20
(TBHL)&nbsp;The Lord of the Rings </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Director's very own fanclub! Stop on by =
to learn=20
more about the man, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>the myth, the bastard. If you are a =
Peter Jackson=20
fan, then 'The </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bastards Have Landed' is the place for=20
you!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
size=3D2><STRONG><U></U></STRONG></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D2><STRONG><U>Palantir =
Premonitions</U></STRONG>=20
(What's to come)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><A name=3D971243630><FONT size=3D2><FONT face=3Darial =
color=3D#af000>Hall of Fire=20
Debates for October 14 &amp; 15</FONT><BR></FONT></A><FONT face=3Darial=20
color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D2></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Hullo Hall of Fire =
fans, it&#8217;s time to=20
update you on some changes </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>with The Hall of Fire. =
Thanks to your=20
great suggestions we&#8217;ve put </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000 size=3D2>our thinking caps on =
and have come up=20
with a few new things, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3Darial color=3D#000000><FONT size=3D2>including a new =
time for our=20
Saturday chat. But first&#8230; our next topic! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><B><FONT size=3D2></FONT></B>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2><B>Fate vs Free Will in Middle-earth</B> =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>In the work of JRR Tolkien, one can argue that fate =
plays a=20
part </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>in everything and is the driving force behind the =
history of=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Middle-earth. One can cite examples throughout The=20
Silmarillion, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings: Turin's doom, =
the=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>prophecies of Mandos; the finding of the Ring by =
Bilbo; the=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>forsight of Elrond and Gandalf that beings weaker =
than=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>themselves would end up dealing with the One Ring; =
Malbeth=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>the Seer's little ditty that predicted Aragorn would =
walk the=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Paths of the Dead. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>On the other hand you could argue that it is free =
will which=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>dominates the history of Middle-earth. Again, from =
the=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>Silmarillion to the Return of the King, one can site =
examples=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>where free will plays a decisive roll: the actions =
of Feanor=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>in not healing the Two Trees and compelling his sons =
and=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>followers to desert Aman; Bilbo&#8217;s resolve to =
enter Smaug&#8217;s=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2>lair and discover his weak spot; Frodo volunteering=20
</FONT></DIV>
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