Volume 190/Issue 1
Volume 190/Issue 1
Circulation: One thousand one hundred and eighty-eight. Welcome all!
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MEDIA NEWS:
From TORn: Today in Middle-earth, May 30
The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on May 30th: [Read more]
The Great Hall of Poets
Welcome to The Great Hall of Poets, our regular monthly feature showcasing the talent of Middle-earth fans. Each month we will feature a small selection of the poems submitted, but we hope you will read all of the poems that we have received here in our Great Hall of Poets. [Read more]
Happy Hobbit: Cat House - Episode 92
Join Kili and Conrad as she races an oncoming storm to build an outdoor, weather-proof kitty shelter! Stay up to date by subscribing to Happy Hobbit on YouTube and by following them on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok! [Read more]
Collecting The Precious - Weta Workshop’s No. 1 Auctions Week 4
The final week of number 1 auctions from of our friends at Weta Workshop’s has started. This week fans can add the number one piece in the edition of the following statues: Orthanc - Black Tower of Isengard, Eomer on Firefoot, King Thorin on Throne, King Thranduil, and the Masters Collection Gollum. [Read more]
COMMUNITY NEWS: Note from the Mods: We would like to invite the moderators of other fandom communities to become 'reporters' or 'scouts' for middleearthnews. All we ask is that you send us formatted updates on your own communities for posting here.
* tolkien100 updates:
Watch Every Shadow (Frodo, Aragorn; rated 12) by fredbassett
CHALLENGES/WORKSHOPS/AWARDS: The current challenge at tolkien_weekly is Bathing: Soft Soap
The current challenge at tolkien100 is Halls of Stone.
From hobbit_kink:
RPF prompt post #3
Prompt post #19
FIC/ART NEWS: From AO3 - Archive of Our Own:
-- TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works
-- Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
-- Lord of the Rings RPF -- The Hobbit - All Media Types
-- The Hobbit - Jackson movies
-- The Hobbit (2012) RPF
-- The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
DISCUSSIONS OF INTEREST: * Via /r/Tolkienfans:
Was the ring actually conscious?
I know the ring is said to have a mind of its own and that it reacts independently to its surroundings, but was it actually aware of its existence?
CLASSIFIED: Your friendly middleearthnews mods are constantly on the lookout for all things LotR-related, from fics to fandom events, comics to current news. Make them happy by emailing them at middle_earth_news@yahoo.com.
RESEARCH AIDS:. From Middle-earth and J.R.R. Tolkien Blog:
What Were the Wainriders Like?
J.R.R. Tolkien provides very little information about the Wainriders, who began attacking Gondor in the 1800s of the Third Age. They and their successors, the Balchoth (balc + hoth), were Gondor’s greatest foes for about 700 years.
TRIVIA: Friday's BOOK question: The Mayor of Michel Delving, the only real official of the Shire, was elected every _______ years at the Free Fair.
Answer: Seven.
addie71 answered correctly.
Today's MOVIE question contributed by elycia: Which actor complained of this movie-acquired ailment: Flu so severe all the lines from a pivotal scene had to be redone in ADR?
All comments are screened so that only the mods can see the answers. Comments will be unscreened when the next edition is posted. Any comments on a different subject will be unscreened ASAP.
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From Memebase:
That's it for this edition. Please send your formatted post for Friday's edition by 8:00 a.m. (Eastern time) to middle_earth_news@yahoo.com. Thanks for joining us and tell your friends!
Circulation: One thousand one hundred and eighty-eight. Welcome all!
Note from the Mods: Please encourage friends on your friends list to join and send their news. If you have an announcement you would like to make, a fic you'd like to promote, a question you'd like to ask, we invite you to simply format it according to the rules on the info page and email it to middle_earth_news@yahoo.com. You do not have to be a member to post but we are an open community and encourage everyone to join now. Only the mods may initiate new posts but comments are encouraged.
MEDIA NEWS:
From TORn: Today in Middle-earth, May 30
The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on May 30th: [Read more]
The Great Hall of Poets
Welcome to The Great Hall of Poets, our regular monthly feature showcasing the talent of Middle-earth fans. Each month we will feature a small selection of the poems submitted, but we hope you will read all of the poems that we have received here in our Great Hall of Poets. [Read more]
Happy Hobbit: Cat House - Episode 92
Join Kili and Conrad as she races an oncoming storm to build an outdoor, weather-proof kitty shelter! Stay up to date by subscribing to Happy Hobbit on YouTube and by following them on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok! [Read more]
Collecting The Precious - Weta Workshop’s No. 1 Auctions Week 4
The final week of number 1 auctions from of our friends at Weta Workshop’s has started. This week fans can add the number one piece in the edition of the following statues: Orthanc - Black Tower of Isengard, Eomer on Firefoot, King Thorin on Throne, King Thranduil, and the Masters Collection Gollum. [Read more]
COMMUNITY NEWS: Note from the Mods: We would like to invite the moderators of other fandom communities to become 'reporters' or 'scouts' for middleearthnews. All we ask is that you send us formatted updates on your own communities for posting here.
* tolkien100 updates:
Watch Every Shadow (Frodo, Aragorn; rated 12) by fredbassett
CHALLENGES/WORKSHOPS/AWARDS: The current challenge at tolkien_weekly is Bathing: Soft Soap
The current challenge at tolkien100 is Halls of Stone.
From hobbit_kink:
RPF prompt post #3
Prompt post #19
FIC/ART NEWS: From AO3 - Archive of Our Own:
-- TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works
-- Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
-- Lord of the Rings RPF -- The Hobbit - All Media Types
-- The Hobbit - Jackson movies
-- The Hobbit (2012) RPF
-- The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
DISCUSSIONS OF INTEREST: * Via /r/Tolkienfans:
Was the ring actually conscious?
I know the ring is said to have a mind of its own and that it reacts independently to its surroundings, but was it actually aware of its existence?
CLASSIFIED: Your friendly middleearthnews mods are constantly on the lookout for all things LotR-related, from fics to fandom events, comics to current news. Make them happy by emailing them at middle_earth_news@yahoo.com.
RESEARCH AIDS:. From Middle-earth and J.R.R. Tolkien Blog:
What Were the Wainriders Like?
J.R.R. Tolkien provides very little information about the Wainriders, who began attacking Gondor in the 1800s of the Third Age. They and their successors, the Balchoth (balc + hoth), were Gondor’s greatest foes for about 700 years.
TRIVIA: Friday's BOOK question: The Mayor of Michel Delving, the only real official of the Shire, was elected every _______ years at the Free Fair.
Answer: Seven.
addie71 answered correctly.
Today's MOVIE question contributed by elycia: Which actor complained of this movie-acquired ailment: Flu so severe all the lines from a pivotal scene had to be redone in ADR?
All comments are screened so that only the mods can see the answers. Comments will be unscreened when the next edition is posted. Any comments on a different subject will be unscreened ASAP.
SEND MATHOMS: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, etharei, AND HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY, girlofring!
The mods would like to wish anyone having a special day the very best. Please send your special wishes to middle_earth_news@yahoo.com.
COMICS: (Link contributions are welcome)
From Memebase:
That's it for this edition. Please send your formatted post for Friday's edition by 8:00 a.m. (Eastern time) to middle_earth_news@yahoo.com. Thanks for joining us and tell your friends!