[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (03/01/02)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

!!!!!NEW CONTEST: SEE BELOW!!!!!

TORN #110

Friday January 4th, 2002

Here it is, the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)

LOTR Box Office: Weekend 2
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring earned an estimated $37.35
million in its second weekend, down a reasonable 21% from its $47.21 million
opening frame. The 12-day total stands at $154.52 million to rank #10 for
the year so far.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1009743883]

6700+ Ringer Reviews and counting...
Ringer Reviews has grown to over 6700!!! That is right, 6700 of your closest
Tolkien fans have reviewed Fellowship of the Ring. What is even MORE
impressive is that 92% of those fans give the film a positive review!!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1009343049]

Message At End Of FOTR Credits For New Zealanders
Wondering what the heck that message is that is at the end of the Fellowship
of the Ring? Well Ataahua wrote in to reveal that it's not an elvish or
sindarin tongue, but in fact a real language: Maori.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1009139749]

Sindarin Quotes Translated!
Word from Sweden on the untranslated lines from Gandalf and Elrond in FOTR.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1009101035]

Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)

COMING SOON:

-Saturday, January 5th: The AFI Awards, with LOTR:FOTR nominated in 6
categories. Catch it at 8pm on CBS

-Monday, January 7th: Ian McKellen (Gandalf) will be on 'Live with Regis &
Kelly'. Check your local listings

-Tuesday, January 8th: Cate Blanchett (Galadriel) will be on 'The Late Show
with David Letterman'. 11:35pm on CBS

-Tuesday, January 8th: Calisuri's Birthday (calisuri@theonering.net) send
him an ecard! [http://fan.theonering.net/card.html]

-Thursday, January 10th: Orlando Bloom (Legolas) will be on 'Live with Regis
& Kelly'. Check your local listings

TheOneRing.net Brings You 'Ringer Reviews'

TheOneRing.net is proud to bring you the forum for which fans can voice
their opinions and views on the Fellowship of the Ring: Ringer Reviews. A
database of reviews from Tolkien fans all over the world, whether you loved,
liked or hated the film this is where you can express your feelings in words
and celebrate with your fellow fans the release of the first installment in
the Lord of the Rings Trilogy.
[http://www.theonering.net/movie/reviews/]

TheOneRing.net Mystery Contest!

TheOneRing.net is proud to announce a brand new contest! The Mystery Contest
2001! What is it? Well, basically...do nothing and win prizes. Fantasy
Pewter has kindly donated a $700 Lord of the Rings Chess Set as first prize!
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1008961866]

Premieres/Line Parties Pics & Reports

The following is a list of fan line party pics and reports from around the
world, enjoy!

Mesa, Arizona: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009084868
St. Charles: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009086872
Missoula, MT: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009168782
Karlstad, Sweden: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009169244
Irvine, California: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009298120
Yakima: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009298372
Sydney, Australia: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009401454
Boston, MA: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009403478
Montreal, Canada: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009403968
Madison, Wisconsin: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009511740
Seattle, WA: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009758624
Tulsa, OK: http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/7/1009929681

The Hall Of Fire Chatroom

BarliBash 2002 is Coming Soon!

Greetings, Ringers! After some classes and a bit of a vacation from planning
for me, it's time to get the ball rolling for Barliman's Bash 2002. As you
might have noticed if you were around last August, we had a fantastic time
in Chicago, and can't wait for a repeat performance.
[http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/5/1009772459]

Do YOU Have Any Cool Contest Ideas?

We're always looking for interesting contests to have fun with all the LOTR
goodies we get everyday. Do you want to submit your ideas and see them come
to life?! Send along any ideas to gamgee@theonering.net and who knows! You
may just win a prize from a contest you invented!

Let's Make Crowe Eat Crow!

A new contest will be announced later today where you can win a copy of LOTR
and an 'X-Men' DVD, what do you have to do? Go see LOTR:FOTR this weekend,
scan in your ticket stub, and we can all keep LOTR at number 1 this weekend!

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!
GOTO: http://theonering.net/barlimans/index.html

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.
GOTO: http://haven.theonering.net/index.shtml

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!
GOTO: http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml

Green Books closes the cover on 2001 with a special edition: a complete set
of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring movie reviews. And
finally two new Special Guests bring us splendid insights: Kevin Black’s
"Spiritual Lessons in LOTR" and Jody Bower’s "Archetypal Hero’s Journey."
January will have new Q & A and a huge update to the fan fiction of Moon
Letters! On behalf of all our hard-working Staff I say thank you all for
your good faith and readership. We will continue to explore the WORDS and
WORLDS of J.R.R. Tolkien if you but grace us with your mouse. May the New
Year find you content, well-fed, and safe.
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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!
GOTO: http://fan.theonering.net/sites/index.html

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!
GOTO: http://fan.theonering.net/index.shtml

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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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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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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