Volume 193/Issue 5
Volume 193/Issue 5
Circulation: One thousand one hundred and eighty-eight. Welcome all!
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MEDIA NEWS:
From TORn: Collecting The Precious - Weta Workshop’s Thranduil on Throne Pre-Order
We saw Thranduil on Throne during our friends at Weta Workshop’s Comic-Con at home. It’s the next superb piece in their Masters Collection series, and it goes live for pre-orders on Tuesday, September 15th. These Masters Collection pieces do not last long, and with only 400 of these being made, that streak is going to continue. [Read more]
Collecting The Precious - Star Ace Toys Defo-Real Morgul Lord and Treebeard
During Sideshow Collectibles Comic-Con at-home event, they showed us a preview of a brand new Defo-Real figure and now we’ve been surprised with another. Collectors got to see a preview of the Morgul Lord Defo-Real figure, which is limited to only 500 pieces. [Read more]
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CHALLENGES/WORKSHOPS/AWARDS: The current challenge at tolkien_weekly is Sea Places: Harbour
The current challenge at tolkien100 is Cliché Busting.
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:
The Teleri decision
First a disclaimer. This is not a post to bash the Teleri or any of their nobles. Nor it is a post to praise our mighty lord Feanor the great, Feanor the wise, Feanor the... Sorry. This is written with the firm believe thar someone will help me understand some acttions that bother me a little bit only. Let's go!
We are at Aman. Melkor (aka Morgoth) kills Finwë, steals the Silmarils, kills the Trees and runs.
Everyone is sad, but when the news from Formentos get to Feanor he assembles his people swears the Oath and goes after Morgoth.
He reaches the Teleri, allied of his people and their king personal friend of his father. Here comes the part that I don't really understand.
Why does Olwe not help the Noldo?
Yeah; it was a rushed course of action, yeah; Feanor was not the most likeable person, yeah; they were concerned about the Noldo safety.
But what did they think would happen to their kin in Beleriand?
What would happen to the Noldo who would have to build ans sail ships across and ocean with zero sailing skills? Or if they choose to cross the Helcaraxe?
To me it seems contradictory.
As always thanks for reading!
EDIT: Please I am not trying to justify Feanor like people is starting to think. I firmly believe in the points I have made and want some further explanation. Thanks!
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:
Do Hobbits Have Any Enemies?
Hobbits are not exactly a warlike people with a long history of wars and conflict but it can be shown that they have two types of enemies in Eriador.
TRIVIA: Friday's BOOK question: What did Pippin have for breakfast his first morning in Minas Tirith?
Answer: Small loaf and butter.
elwenlj answered correctly.
Today's MOVIE question contributed by special_majick: Which two races of beings does Theoden say he can't count on as his allies, unlike Aragorn?
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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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!
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MEDIA NEWS:
From TORn: Collecting The Precious - Weta Workshop’s Thranduil on Throne Pre-Order
We saw Thranduil on Throne during our friends at Weta Workshop’s Comic-Con at home. It’s the next superb piece in their Masters Collection series, and it goes live for pre-orders on Tuesday, September 15th. These Masters Collection pieces do not last long, and with only 400 of these being made, that streak is going to continue. [Read more]
Collecting The Precious - Star Ace Toys Defo-Real Morgul Lord and Treebeard
During Sideshow Collectibles Comic-Con at-home event, they showed us a preview of a brand new Defo-Real figure and now we’ve been surprised with another. Collectors got to see a preview of the Morgul Lord Defo-Real figure, which is limited to only 500 pieces. [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.
CHALLENGES/WORKSHOPS/AWARDS: The current challenge at tolkien_weekly is Sea Places: Harbour
The current challenge at tolkien100 is Cliché Busting.
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:
The Teleri decision
First a disclaimer. This is not a post to bash the Teleri or any of their nobles. Nor it is a post to praise our mighty lord Feanor the great, Feanor the wise, Feanor the... Sorry. This is written with the firm believe thar someone will help me understand some acttions that bother me a little bit only. Let's go!
We are at Aman. Melkor (aka Morgoth) kills Finwë, steals the Silmarils, kills the Trees and runs.
Everyone is sad, but when the news from Formentos get to Feanor he assembles his people swears the Oath and goes after Morgoth.
He reaches the Teleri, allied of his people and their king personal friend of his father. Here comes the part that I don't really understand.
Why does Olwe not help the Noldo?
Yeah; it was a rushed course of action, yeah; Feanor was not the most likeable person, yeah; they were concerned about the Noldo safety.
But what did they think would happen to their kin in Beleriand?
What would happen to the Noldo who would have to build ans sail ships across and ocean with zero sailing skills? Or if they choose to cross the Helcaraxe?
To me it seems contradictory.
As always thanks for reading!
EDIT: Please I am not trying to justify Feanor like people is starting to think. I firmly believe in the points I have made and want some further explanation. Thanks!
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:
Do Hobbits Have Any Enemies?
Hobbits are not exactly a warlike people with a long history of wars and conflict but it can be shown that they have two types of enemies in Eriador.
TRIVIA: Friday's BOOK question: What did Pippin have for breakfast his first morning in Minas Tirith?
Answer: Small loaf and butter.
elwenlj answered correctly.
Today's MOVIE question contributed by special_majick: Which two races of beings does Theoden say he can't count on as his allies, unlike Aragorn?
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, frodoslegacy AND mostlyvoide, AND HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY, dawn_felagund AND calmacil_20!
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!