[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (22/10/2005)

[Michael Regina (Xoanon)]

LIVE CHAT WITH ALAN LEE!
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Pre-Order Ringers: Lord of the Fans!
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TORN #289

October 22nd, 2005

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Introducing Alan Lee's Travel Blog!
Alan Lee will be traveling across the United States in the next few weeks
promoting his latest book; 'The Lord of the Rings Sketchbook'. He has
decided to keep a blog of his travels exclusively with us at TheOneRing.net!
Follow this link to read his latest entry and be sure to bookmark it! Alan
will be updating as often as he can!
http://www.theonering.net/alanleeblog/wordpress/

Hall Of Fire This Weekend -- Beleriand And Its Realms
After the third great battle between the elves and Morgoth (Dagor Aglareb),
Beleriand settled into a watchful peace and the elves -- both Sindar and
Noldorin -- established the boundaries of their kingdoms. This is all
recorded in Of Beleriand and its Realms -- the 14th chapter of the
Silmarillion. We wonder, though, who is telling the tale? From what era?
Could it be a Sindar elf, a Noldor lord? Or even a hobbit, perhaps?
Descriptions of the slag and ash-heaps of Thangorodrim, for example, are
reminiscent of the fields outside Mordor's gate. With smoke constantly
issuing from its lofty peaks, Thangorodrim itself feels like a forerunner of
Mt Doom.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1129899005

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/1/1129829599

Play Kong...Win a Trip To Wellington!
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/1/1129757884

Brian Sibley’s PJ Bio Book News
Irascian writes: Brian Sibley’s web site has just been updated and reveals
the news that his biography on Peter Jackson (“Peter Jackson – A Film-Maker’
s Journey”) is going to be published by HarperCollins in April 2006.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1129595299

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Palantir Visions (Things seen from beyond the front page)
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Coming Soon

October 24th: Alan Lee Book Tour - Philadelphia, PA
October 25th: Alan Lee Book Tour - Atlanta, GA
October 25th: Monaghan on Late Late Show (Repeat)
October 26th: Alan Lee Book Tour - Austin, TX
October 26th: Lost on ABC
October 27th: Alan Lee Book Tour - Denver, CO
October 28th: Alan Lee Book Tour - Murray, UT

Join us at the 'Hall of Fire'

Hall Of Fire This Weekend -- Beleriand And Its Realms

After the third great battle between the elves and Morgoth (Dagor Aglareb),
Beleriand settled into a watchful peace and the elves -- both Sindar and
Noldorin -- established the boundaries of their kingdoms. This is all
recorded in Of Beleriand and its Realms -- the 14th chapter of the
Silmarillion.

We wonder, though, who is telling the tale? From what era? Could it be a
Sindar elf, a Noldor lord? Or even a hobbit, perhaps?

Descriptions of the slag and ash-heaps of Thangorodrim, for example, are
reminiscent of the fields outside Mordor's gate. With smoke constantly
issuing from its lofty peaks, Thangorodrim itself feels like a forerunner of
Mt Doom.

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.
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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.
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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!

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Scouring of the Site (Breakdown of our various sections)
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-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
beard. If you are a Peter Jackson fan, then 'TBHL' is the place for you!
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-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.
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-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!
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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
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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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