Volume 188/Issue 3

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Volume 188/Issue 3

Circulation: One thousand, one hundred and eighty-eight. Welcome all!

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MEDIA NEWS:

• From TheOneRing.net:

~Today in Middle-earth, April 8
The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on April 8th: The Ring-bearers are honoured on the Field of Cormallen (3019); The Ring-bearers revisit fair Ithilien (3019). [More]

~Middle-earth March Madness Round Four: Elite Eight
Thanks to all the thousands of folks who voted in Round Three of Middle-earth March Madness 2020; we're now down to the Elite Eight, i.e. the Quarter Finals! [More]

~LOTR Production Team reveals secrets of Teaser Trailer
On April 7, 2020 the senior members of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings production team came together with fans to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first teaser trailer of LOTR, an online-only digital video that broke all online download records. [More]

COMMUNITY NEWS:

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CHALLENGES/WORKSHOPS/AWARDS:

• From silwritersguild:

~ Soundtrack Challenge Extension! and Another Round of Instadrabbling
This month's Soundtrack challenge was supposed to end today, but since I neglected to post most places about the pending deadline, then I'm going to extend that deadline to the 15th. Fanworks should be posted to the archive (or appropriate location for non-fic/audio works) no later than the 15th in order to receive a stamp. As always, deadlines apply only for stamps; otherwise, our challenges are good forever, and you can take as long as you'd like with your fanwork! Our Challenges page has the full guidelines and details about the Soundtrack challenge.

We will also have another round of instadrabbling on our Discord server this coming Sunday, April 12, starting at 2 PM BST. I will post an invite on the day of the event, or if you'd like to join the server now, email the mods at moderator@silmarillionwritersguild.org or send me a PM. [ More]

FIC/ART NEWS:

• From AO3 - Archive of Our Own:

- TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works
- Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
- The Hobbit - All Media Types
- The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
- Lord of the Rings RPF
- The Hobbit (2012) RPF

DISCUSSIONS OF INTEREST:

• From TOR:

~Welcome to the Silmarillion Primer: An Introduction
The Silmarillion, a text Tolkien had been working on most of his life, is a hot mess of a masterpiece. Even in its vast world-building brilliance, it is merely, as he called it, "a compilation, a compendious narrative, made long afterwards from sources of great diversity," and it's essentially Middle-earth's origin story. Fans of his legendarium owe much to Christopher Tolkien for bringing it all together, since his father did not live to see it completed himself. [More]

CLASSIFIED:

• From TheOneRing.net:

~Giveaway in collaboration with Oscha!
To help keep everyone's spirits up during these difficult days, our good friends at Scottish textile company Oscha Slings, who craft gorgeous baby slings and woven accessories, are offering a GIVEAWAY! Their amazing, exclusively licensed products feature unique designs which are inspired by Middle-earth; we've shown you their products before, both online and at conventions, but if you haven’t checked out their website yet, you have a treat in store! [More]

RESEARCH AIDS:

• From Ask About Middle-earth:

~Middle Earth's 10 Most Epic Battles
Here are the 10 most epic battles of Middle Earth's history (in my humble opinion, that is, and listed in chronological order)... [More]

TRIVIA:

• Tuesday's MOVIE question: What pastime are the men at Sam's table in the Green Dragon partaking in?

Answer: Smoking.

Sadly, no one gave it a try.

• Today's BOOK question from estelanui: How many Istari were sent to Middle-earth by the Valar to unite and counsel the free Peoples in the struggle against Sauron?

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SEND MATHOMS:

• HAPPY BIRTHDAY, xxryangitisxx and blushing_rose!

• HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY, kingdmforahorse!

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COMICS:
(Link contributions are welcome)

• From Infinipop Comics:


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