[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (20/09/01)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

PLEASE READ OUR SPECIAL MESSAGE DEDICATED TO THE HEROS AND VICTIMS OF THE
AMERICAN TERRORIST ATTACKS BELOW.

TORN #97

Thursday September 20, 2001

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)

Wanna See Gandalf the White at Helms Deep?
Ringer Spy Dakwest from lordoftherings.nl sends along this AMAZING pic (it's
a pic of a pic, hence the glare) of Gandalf the White in Helms Deep! Check
this out! !Spoilers!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1000816243]

New Legolas Pics
Ringer Spy Sharon sends along 2 new pics of her love interest, Orlando Bloom
(Legolas)...if I had a dollar for every email asking me to get contact info
on Orlando..you don't know how lucky you are my man...
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1000782838]

Great New Images and Art!
Take a look at these great new images from Simon and Patrice, for the first
time you can see Smeagol and Deagol on the boat together! Very cool! And
some posters (I have yet to see these anywhere), great pic of Christopher
Lee in his Saruman pose, very cool! !Spoilers!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1000746591]

Just WHO on Earth is Sala Baker?
Here is a first Exclusive pic of Sala Baker! THE actor who is playing Lurtz
and heavy among heavies...the Dark Lord Sauron..
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1000517428]

Want to see an Elf's 'Game Face'?
Ringer Spy Tunnelly sends along these amazing images of Mark Ferguson
(Gil-Galad) and some great Elf pics. Take a look at these! !Spoilers!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1000418668]

Mortensen and Bean Interview!
Calisuri is finally unpacking all his goodies from France, here is an
amazing interview with the mysterious Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn) and my
personal favorite Sean Bean (Boromir). Check it out for some GREAT insights
on both men, and characters.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1000350770]

LOTR Preview on WB Before ANGEL!!
Monday 9/24 on the Warner Brothers Network, during the season premiere of
Angel, there will be a LOTR preview.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1000172149]

More Story Confirmations!
Morgoth1970 sends along the AMAZING story facts from the LOTR
Calander...check out some of these facts and quotes we now KNOW will be in
the movie!! !MAJOR SPOILERS!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/999973224]

Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)

Barlimans is more than a place to get your mead! There is the Fun Section,
Regulars Map and Photo Gallery, and of course the gateway to our ever famous
MIRC Chatroom!
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Gaming Havens is keeping all you gamers up to date on the latest
RPG/Fantasy/Sci-Fi games out there. Check it out daily for gaming news.
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The Official Peter Jackson Fanclub (TBHL) The Lord of the Rings Director's
very own fanclub! Stop on by to learn more about the man, the myth, the
bastard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'The Bastards Have Landed' is
the place for you!
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You know the old adage: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait. Check out the
huge August additions to Green Books: Turgon's Bookshelf has a great guide
to "Tolkien Publications Roundup-Fall 2001 and Beyond."  Anwyn's
Counterpoint blows the heralding trumpet, "Tolkien Geeks, Unite!"  Our
Special Guest takes on the ever-burning issue, "Every Time a Bell Rings a
Balrog Gets Its Wings?" I go Out on a Limb to assess the damage of the
recent "San Diego Comic-Con Wrap & Review." More Tributes from the fantastic
Terry Pratchett and Douglas A. Anderson from Meditations on Middle-earth.
Tookish's Ticklers keeps rolling with comics, jokes, and parodies. Yowza! A
rich bounty of 23 new Q&A,  Great Fan Fiction in Moon Letters Green Books
continues to be the most diverse and dynamic online Tolkien magazine on the
web. Come explore the WORDS and WORLDS of Tolkien!
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The Tolkien community never looked so good! Come and check out our listing
of 11 subsites hosted by TheOneRing.net! We've got everything from Rolozo
Tolkien, with almost EVERY Middle-earth image ever created, to our FX
section, devoted to the magic of motion picture special effects. As well as
a host of foreign language sites!
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Our Tolkien Fan section is just for you! From the site design to all the
stories and text is designed by you the fans of Tolkien and TheOneRing.net!
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Shop.theonering.net is THE place to find all your Tolkien items available
online! From Tolkien cards to weekly ebay items, you should keep clicking on
over to our shop section for all your Tolkien needs!
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Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)

Hall of Fire Chats for September 22th and 23rd

Unable to defeat the harsh and violent conditions of Caradhras, the
Fellowship are forced to take another path which leads into a once proud
place now consumed by evil. An eventful part of the movies, an important
twist in the faith of the Fellowship and an incredible adventure, this
weekend the Hall of Fire staff invite you to join us as we discuss the
chapter that leads up to arguably the most important chapter in Book Two of
Fellowship of the Ring:
Book II, Chapter IV: A Journey In The Dark
[GOTO: http://www.theonering.net/barlimans/index.html]

TORN DIGITAL IS HERE!

THEONERING.NET® IN CONJUNCTION WITH ORPHMEDIA® PRESENT 'TORN DIGITAL'
(Middle-earth, August 27, 2001) TheOneRing.net®, the premiere Lord of the
rings website, adds another dimension to providing news and information from
the land of Middle-earth and beyond with TORN Digital, an internet/video
show produced by Orphmedia®, a company on the cutting edge of internet media
and broadcasting.

[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/998916216]

We Like to Party!!!

Talking of premieres and celebrations, TORN would like to see Tolkien
fanshave their own 'Fellowship' bash on the 19th, right here in New Zealand.
It should be a big glamour event, given that we've got a chance to have the
first public screenings in the world (it's the dateline thing acting in our
favour!) Ideas, suggestions, and expressions of interest to
tehanu@theonering.net. We need to get an idea of numbers. Meanwhile, watch
this space.

That's all for now, keep clicking, have fun and keep sending in those
letters! We love to hear from you!

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