[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (6/11/2005)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

Get your 'TORN' shirts right here!
http://shop.theonering.net/shirts/index.html

Pre-Order Ringers: Lord of the Fans!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1126912901

TORN #291

November 6th, 2005

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

---------------------------------------------------
Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
---------------------------------------------------

2005 TORN ORC Awards!
It's time to open the nominations for the One Ring Awards, to be held at The
One Ring Celebration in Pasadena, CA on January 21, 2006. Like last year,
most of the Awards will be voted on by you, the best LOTR fans on the net.
Please send all nomination submissions to: OneRingAwards at theonering.net
using the format asked for, thank you. Entries will be accepted until the
end of November 2005.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1131293964

RINGERS L.A. Premiere Event - Save the Date!
Mark your calendars for Wed., November 16! Sony is giving Tolkien fans a
very special, final chance to see the award-winning RINGERS: LORD OF THE
FANS in full glory on the silver screen, a spectacular premiere, before it
is released worldwide on DVD. Calling all Ringers -- on Nov. 16th at 8:00PM
we hope to see you at the gorgeous Vista Theatre in L.A. for a full-on
premiere screening event (and even better, drinks and partying afterward
with the filmmakers and guests!). Many pleasant surprises are in
store...just you wait! Stay tuned right here to TheOneRing.net for full
details to be announced in a few days and ticket information (which will be
sold through TORn exclusively).

CONTEST: Sideshow/Weta Orc Giveaway
TheOneRing.net, in partnership with Sideshow Weta Collectibles is giving
away three Orc-related Lord of the Rings prizes. The deadline is this
Friday! Don't delay, enter today!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1130900171

3 Weeks Until 'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' on DVD!
We're counting down the days until 'Ringers: Lord of the Fans' is out on DVD
in North America. Now we're the only place in the world where you can see
the trailer online in Quicktime!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1130873284

Want To Visit WETA Workshops in New Zealand?
The awesome folks at Ubisoft are about to launch a contest to get your knees
shaking, your heart a-pumping and your mouth drooling! Pick up 'Peter
Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie' and you could win an
all expense paid trip to Wellington to visit WETA WORKSHOP!! That's right!
You heard it here first folks! Swing on over to kingkonggame.com for full
contest rules and details.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1130802790

Miranda Otto Joins us at ORC II!!!!
TheOneRing.net and Creation Entertainment are proud to bring you, for the
first time on a convention stage, Miranda Otto. She will be appearing at The
One Ring Celebration (ORC) in Pasadena the weekend of January 20-22, 2006.
You will be the first to be able to ask her about her fight training, or
those beautiful dresses, or learning to fight on horseback, or what it was
like to bring one of the first really strong female heroes to life. Her
autograph will be part of the Wizard Circle package, so go check out the
convention page now to see what else that includes. And believe it or not,
we are no where near done announcing guests. Not all will be the big news
this is, but I'm sure you all will enjoy the show we are putting together
for you.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1130788295

Alan Lee Book Tour: Corte Madera, CA Report
Celebriel writes: About 75 SF Bay Area Ringers were on hand to greet Alan
Lee in Marin County Saturday evening, on his return to the San Francisco
area to promote “The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook.” Many arrived as much as
two hours early to reserve seats and have dinner in the bookstore’s café.
They were treated to his wonderful presentation of sketches, photographs,
and montages, as well as nearly two hours of stories from his six-year
involvement in The Lord of the Rings.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1130724179


---------------------------------------------------------
Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)
---------------------------------------------------------

Coming Soon

November 8th: Lord of the Rings: Tactics for PSP Out
November 9th: 'Lost' (ABC)
November 11th - 13th: Alan Lee at ArmadaCon
November 12th: Craig Parker's Birthday
November 12th: LOTR Concert - Spokane, Washington

Join us at the 'Hall of Fire'

Times:
Saturday Chat:
5:30pm ET (17:30)
[also 11:30pm (23:30) CET and 9:30am Sunday (09:30) AET]

Sunday Chat:
7:00 pm (19:00) CET
[also 2:00pm (14:00) ET and 5:00am (05:00) Monday morning AET]

ET = Eastern Time, USA's East Coast
CET = Central European Time, Central Europe
AET = Australian East Coast

Do you have a possible topic for Hall of Fire? Drop us a line at
halloffire at theonering.net

TORN's Own Books:

The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien

The People's Guide is written by five contributing writers of
TheOneRing.net -- the leading fan website devoted to Tolkien, his books, his
lore, the New Line Cinema movies, and the fan community that centers on
Middle-earth. TheOneRing.net has always been distinguished by the quality of
the original articles appearing on its Green Books and Tehanu's Notes pages.
This book adapts some of the most popular articles on the TheOneRing.net as
well as offering readers completely new articles that are not available
online.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/6/1046309473


More People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien

Following last year's successful The People's Guide to J.R.R. Tolkien, this
volume continues in the best tradition of Green Books and Tehanu's Notes to
explore the words and worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien through essays, Q&A from
readers, and interviews with special guests.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1098932815


The Tolkien Fan's Medieval Reader, edited by Turgon

Over the years Tolkien's fondness for and indebtedness to medieval
literature has often been mentioned. His special devotion to older Germanic
literature, including Beowulf and the Eddas, has long been known, for as a
professor he taught these works in addition to teaching the languages in
which they were written. This anthology has been compiled in the hope of
sharing the pleasures of these -- and other -- classics of medieval
literature that were part of Tolkien's professional life and inspirations to
him in his creative work.
http://greenbooks.theonering.net/turgon/files/032504.html

Ongoing EXCLUSIVES from “Ringers: Lord of the Fans”

Get breaking news on TORn! As the “Ringers” team completes work on this
exciting project, you can follow post-production and get EXCLUSIVE
announcements of who is starring in the film! Ringers: Lord of the Fans is a
feature-length documentary that reveals the ongoing cultural phenomenon
created by The Lord of the Rings. Very funny and often moving, Ringers shows
the hidden power behind Tolkien’s books -- and how after 50 years a single
literary work continues to spark the minds and hearts of millions.
http://www.lordofthefans.net

ADVERTISE ON THEONERING.NET

TheOneRing.net is happy to announce we are finally 'selling' our own ad
space on all pages of TheOneRing.net. If you are interested in reaching the
largest audience of Tolkien fans online, visit our advertising page. No
campaign is too short and no business is too small to advertise.
http://www.theonering.net/theonering/ads.html

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 at theonering.net and who knows! You
may just win a prize from a contest you invented!

--------------------------------------------------------
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
beard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'TBHL' is the place for you!
GOTO: http://tbhl.theonering.net/index.shtml

-Green Books- Not to be confused with the Red Book of Westmarch, we are just
pilgrims on the Tolkien trail, exploring the history, people, and events of
all the ages of Middle-earth, the Blessed Realm, and the lands that lie
beneath the wave. Whether you need to know more about the Elvish languages,
find out what new editions of old favorites are coming to market, read
in-depth commentary on Tolkien's thematic elements, or peruse fan-submitted
original works or humor, Ostadan, Turgon, Quickbeam, Anwyn, and Tookish have
a little something for everyone. In addition, Green Books is home to the
overwhelmingly popular Questions & Answers. If you have a Tolkien question,
conundrum, wonderment, or puzzler, the Green Books staff will rise to your
challenge.
GOTO: http://greenbooks.theonering.net/index.shtml

-The Tolkien community- never looked so good! Come and check out our listing
of over 20 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!
GOTO: http://shop.theonering.net/index.shtml

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

See anything you want to add to the site? Have any suggestions as to chat
guests, content items, or just want to say hi? Drop us a line at
theonering at theonering.net, do you want to speak with a specific person? just
type in their handle (i.e. Jincey = jincey at theonering.net).

----------------------------------------------------------
Michael Regina
Editor in Chief/Segment Producer
PH: 514.947.5221
http://www.TheOneRing.net
http://www.KongisKing.net
http://www.TheOneLion.net
----------------------------------------------------------