Volume 193/Issue 1
Volume 193/Issue 1
Circulation: One thousand one hundred and eighty-eight. Welcome all!
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MEDIA NEWS:
From TORn: 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]
Middle-earth design contest with Oscha Slings: WINNER
Big thanks to everyone who entered the contest run by our good friends at Oscha Slings, to come up with a new Middle-earth design! We hear there were many lovely entries, and it was very hard to make a choice; but we can now announce the winner. [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.
* tolkien_weekly (drabbles) updates:
Weathering it Together (Luthien, Beren; rated PG) by hhimring
The Dead that Lived (Luthien; rated PG) by hhimring
CHALLENGES/WORKSHOPS/AWARDS: The current challenge at tolkien_weekly is Sea Places: Shoreline
The current challenge at tolkien100 is Death Wish.
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:
Why do people skip the songs?
I've noticed a lot of people mention that they dislike the songs and poems included in LotR. I can sort of understand the dislike of them, they're a very unique device and I can see why they wouldn't be to everyone's taste, even though I love them. But why do people skip them? They aren't more difficult to read than the rest of the text. They're always relevant to what's happening in the story at the time, unlike some other fantasy books. They also generally provide interesting/useful information (except for Tom Bombadil I guess). Why don't people just read through them even if they don't like them?
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 is the Hobbitish Language?
Technically, Hobbitish is a dialect of the Westron language, which was a descendant of the Adûnaic language spoken by the Marachians (the Third House of the Edain).
TRIVIA: Friday's BOOK question: Who said to Saruman: "[W]ere you ten times as wise you would have no right to rule me"?
Answer: Gandalf.
noadvertising answered correctly.
Today's MOVIE question contributed by elycia: Which actor complained of this movie-acquired ailment: Severe puncture wound to sole of foot?
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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COMICS: (Link contributions are welcome)
From LotR Memes:
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: 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]
Middle-earth design contest with Oscha Slings: WINNER
Big thanks to everyone who entered the contest run by our good friends at Oscha Slings, to come up with a new Middle-earth design! We hear there were many lovely entries, and it was very hard to make a choice; but we can now announce the winner. [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.
* tolkien_weekly (drabbles) updates:
Weathering it Together (Luthien, Beren; rated PG) by hhimring
The Dead that Lived (Luthien; rated PG) by hhimring
CHALLENGES/WORKSHOPS/AWARDS: The current challenge at tolkien_weekly is Sea Places: Shoreline
The current challenge at tolkien100 is Death Wish.
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:
Why do people skip the songs?
I've noticed a lot of people mention that they dislike the songs and poems included in LotR. I can sort of understand the dislike of them, they're a very unique device and I can see why they wouldn't be to everyone's taste, even though I love them. But why do people skip them? They aren't more difficult to read than the rest of the text. They're always relevant to what's happening in the story at the time, unlike some other fantasy books. They also generally provide interesting/useful information (except for Tom Bombadil I guess). Why don't people just read through them even if they don't like them?
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 is the Hobbitish Language?
Technically, Hobbitish is a dialect of the Westron language, which was a descendant of the Adûnaic language spoken by the Marachians (the Third House of the Edain).
TRIVIA: Friday's BOOK question: Who said to Saruman: "[W]ere you ten times as wise you would have no right to rule me"?
Answer: Gandalf.
noadvertising answered correctly.
Today's MOVIE question contributed by elycia: Which actor complained of this movie-acquired ailment: Severe puncture wound to sole of foot?
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: 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 LotR Memes:
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!