Volume 102 / Issue 2
Volume 102/Issue 2
- Circulation: One thousand, one hundred and thirty-five. Welcome all!
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- • From TORn:
Make your own ‘Hobbit’ Blu-ray box cover for prizes! - A fan’s version of The Hobbit’s Blu-ray cover.[/caption]A fan’s version of The Hobbit’s Blu-ray cover.[/caption]With Blu-ray / DVD box art floating around the internets of “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” we suggested it would be fun if fans (and there are a lot of artistic and talented ones out there) made their own covers. A…
Middle-earth theme park a definite possibility - Our sister site tolkienbrasil.com has posted and sent word of some very interesting verification that there is at least a possibility of a J.R.R. Tolkien inspired Middle-earth theme park. In records obtained by the website from the U.S. Patent office, the Saul Zaents Company, has registered in a goods and services document, several uses for…
TORN Message Boards Weekly Roundup - February 3, 2013 - Welcome to our collection of TORn’s hottest topics for the past week. If you’ve fallen behind on what’s happening on the Message Boards, here’s a great way to catch the highlights. Or if you’re new to TORN and want to enjoy some great conversations, just follow the links to some of our most popular discussions….
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• tolkien_weekly (drabbles) updates:
-- A Pipeful to a Beggar (Grima, Saruman, Rating: G) by huinare
• hobbitfilmfic:
-- The Brittle Blade (Thorin, Bilbo, Kili, Rating: G, If there is one thing Thorin knows, it is how to judge a warrior's mettle, the temper of his steel) by caras_galadhon
-- Drums in the Deep (Ori, Rating: G, After their escape from Goblintown, Ori tries to write about it in his journal) by mithen
-- Practice Makes Perfect (hints of Bilbo Baggins/Thorin Oakenshield, Rating: PG-13, Bilbo didn't argue when Fíli and Kíli pointed out that he didn't know how to properly use his sword. He could use all the help he could get) by settiai
• heirs_of_durin:
-- Of feasts and private celebrations (Fíli/Kíli , Rating: PG-13, Kíli actually liked feasts. Feasts with lots of good food and drinks and songs and everyone having fun in the way dwarves liked to have fun. However, what he didn’t like were the kind of feasts where there were also elves and men and it was more about political reasons than anything else) by lilja_junee and vollmondnacht
-- Sick and Tired (Richard Armitage/Aidan Turner/Dean O'Gorman, Rating: PG) by brodeurbunny30
-- Forty-One Days (2/11) (Bilbo/Bofur, Bifur,Bombur, Rating: R, so far, Written for the hobbit_kink meme prompt: Just saw The Hobbit AGAIN and I can assure you - Bofur and Bilbo are totally a thing. Bofur is in lo) by _beetle_
• oeam:
Archive Updates for the Week of February 1: OEAM News
• lotr-fiction:
Feanor and Fingolfin (art, no rating) by mangacrack
• lotricons:
-- 26x icons - the hobbit & the mortal instruments (…) by emmyxogast
-- The hobbit icons by alfiri
• silwritersguild:
February 2013 Newsletter Posted!
• bagginshield: New Community
Never Been So Wrong: A Bagginshield Slash Community. Created to share the love for Thorin/Bilbo or Richard/Martin lovers alike. Anything goes here as long as it pertains to Thorin/Bilbo or Richard/Martin. Members can upload artwork (banners, drawing, icons), fan video, and of course fan fiction, yes we need and love fiction.
-- Hopeless Wanderer (video, Thorin/Bilbo, Rating: PG(ish), Through their circumstances Bilbo and Thorin get to know each other and learn to love the other) and Multiple Fics (Thorin/Bilbo, Rating: T) by deathtrapdaisy
• From AO3 - Archive of Our Own:
-- TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works
-- Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
-- The Hobbit - All Media Types
-- Lord of the Rings RPF
-- The Hobbit (2012) RPF
- • scifibigbang:
Sign ups are open! The rules and the details are here.
• shire-icontest: challenge reminder
Challenge Eleven: Frodo. Deadline: Saturday, February 9, 2013 at at 11pm [Pacific]
- • rakshi A few Sam icons
• rubyelf You Give Love A Bad Name (Billy/Dom, RATING: R, Billy is informed that Dominic is in trouble yet again. Then again, things aren't always what they seem.)
• iavalir Among Bedsheets and Splinters (3/3) (Bofur/Kíli, Rating: Explicit, A heroic deed by Bofur is finally rewarded many years later, much to Bofur and Kíli’s surprise)
• lindahoyland Wars and Rumours of Wars (Aragorn, no rating)
• Links from mews1945:
-- shirebound Bilbo and Elrond have time for a conversation. Movie verse from The Hobbit. The Lord of the Valley.
-- not_alone More of her wonderful chronicle of Elijah's experiences while filming the Trilogy. A Journey With Frodo, Chapter 53: Elijah Wins A Bet.
Thanks, Mews!
- • Via TORn Forums: Movie Discussion - The Hobbit
Questions about your viewing experiences - Most of us have now seen AUJ a few times, maybe more...and probably you've had some varying experiences for each viewing. Here's a couple of questions for you:
1. Would you rather see it in a fairly packed theater, or with just a few people in there with you, or would you like the theater all to yourself? Why?
2. What's the funniest thing you've overheard other viewers say (I usually hear these things as we're all piling out together afterwards)?
3. Has anything Unexpected happened during any of your viewings?
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- Today's BOOK question contributed by elanorgardner: What is the last line of the rhyme: "for into darkness fell his star..."?
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