[Lotr_announce] TheOneRing.net Newsletter (04/15/2007)

Sun Apr 15 12:46:21 EDT 2007

TORN #345

April 15th, 2007

Here is the weekly newsletter! Enjoy!

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Rings Roundup (Top headlines of major interest)
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Children of Hurin: Signed, sealed and waiting for you!
It will be an important and historical day in Tolkien history when the new
book, "The Children of Hurin" goes on sale. It will be even more significant
for a few hundred people who manage to snag a copy signed by Christopher
Tolkien and illustrator Alan Lee! At the Manhattan's Barnes & Noble (555
Fifth Ave., between 45th & 46th streets) fans will start lining up at 8 a.m.
to get one of the rarest of rare, highly coveted copies. TheOneRing.net will
be on hand to distribute edible breakfast stuff to keep fans alive until the
book goes on sale at noon. Better yet, the first 500 fans in line will get a
great (and we mean great) prize from Sideshow Collectibles!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/8/1176473959

Has it Been That Long?!
TORN Staffer Altaira writes: I thought you all might want to reminisce a
little. One of the message board members pointed out that it was eight years
ago today that TORn posted it's first news stories on the Home page. She
also included a few of those first stories, and a pic of the original staff
(see how young you all look? ;-P). If you haven't signed up for the boards
yet, what are you waiting for? Click on the "Sign me up!" link in the lower
left.
http://newboards.theonering.net/

SHOP: Faramir Packaging and new Gandalf Premium Format!
Sideshow Collectibles revealed their product packaging for the Faramir, Son
of Denethor 12-inch Figure in their production blog. Check it out! And if
you aren't part of the Sideshow Collectibles newsletter - you should be!
They announced the next premium format figure will be Gandalf the White!
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1175956109

LOTR Musical Site Updates
Chaotica writes: The official site for the LOTR Musical in London has been
updated with a bunch of character portraits, quite beautiful.
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1175902703

Contests: Lord of the Rings Online - Shadows of Angmar KEY Giveaway!
EASY WIN Giveaway! Visitors to TheOneRing.net will have a chance to
participate in the "World Tour of Middle-earth" event in the "Lord of the
Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar," the anticipated massively mutiplayer
online game. Turbine, Inc. and Midway Games want to give the core Tolkien
internet community a chance to try the game as part of the over one million
person invited event that starts April 6th and lasts until the game's
official launch on April 24th. TheOneRing.net has been given 250 "keys" to
pass on to fans who want to try the game for free! Based on J.R.R. Tolkien's
mythical Middle-earth, the game allows players to explore and fight the
forces of darkness in the time of "The Fellowship of the Ring". Players from
TheOneRing.net are urged to seek out fellow TORn players by playing on the
"Meneldor" server - although winners are free to play however they choose.
We hope to see you in Middle-earth!
http://www.theonering.net/giveaway/lotro_giveaway.php

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

April 17th: Sean Bean's Birthday
April 18th: Alan Lee at 'Forbidden Planet' in London
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/1/1173307909
April 20th: Andy Serkis' Birthday

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]

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