And even death for an elf isn't a true death. They live in the Halls of Mandos for a time and then take on a new body. That's why second marriages are pretty much non-existent and children are somewhat rare; the species cannot ever die out so there's no pressing need to pop out children as frequently as possible the way humans had to.
Posted : June 25, 2012 11:37 pm
Saw a trailer for The Hobbit in front of Brave today. Wonderful to see it on the big screen! The song gave me goosebumps. 
But all night, Aslan and the Moon gazed upon each other with joyful and unblinking eyes.
Posted : June 28, 2012 2:57 pm
For those who haven't seen this yet, there are 10 new pictures from The Hobbit that can be found here...*spoiler alert for at least one photo*
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,2048313 ... l#21179581
And TORn's arcticle on EW's magazine cover...
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/07 ... obbit-set/
Posted : July 2, 2012 1:17 pm
You beat me to it, FK. 
Is Elrond holding what I think he's holding?
I love that last one of Bilbo. He looks like he's ready to set out on a Tookish adventure.
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Posted : July 2, 2012 1:52 pm
I LOVE ALL the new photos! And Gollum looks so amazing again!!!!
Its so nice to see him again!!! 
Another photo from the magazine!
Dwalin and Balin!!!!!!
Bigger version:
http://img837.imageshack.us/img837/7983 ... oewipa.jpg
I LOVE Graham McTavish, he plays one of my favorite characters in Uncharted 3, and plays an awesome bad guy in Uncharted 2!!!! He does an Awesome Russian Accent!
Graham McTavish was actally in the middle of Mo-Capping in Uncharted 3 when we was given the role of Dwalin. His character in the game was originally going to be in the whole game, but since he got the role of Dwalin, they had to shorten his characters part in the story (bummer to because I Loved him in the game!)
A scene in the game was written in where his character gets a broken leg and has to back out of the adventure. 
I find it hilarious because every character he plays in bald!
Graham McTavish
Zoran Lazarevic - Uncharted 2
Charlie Cutter - Uncharted 3
EDIT: It's a wrap!
Link:
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/07 ... ts-a-wrap/
The Value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity. C.S. Lewis
Posted : July 4, 2012 10:31 am
EDIT: It's a wrap!
Link:
http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/07 ... ts-a-wrap/
Hallelujah! Now...when do we see the next trailer? Comic-Con anybody? I'm anxious to see Smaug. 
Anybody see this yet? I thought it was pretty funny, the Hobbit cast were guest stars in a music video. Song's pretty good too. 
"...when my heart is overwhwlemed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I."
-Pslam 61:2
Posted : July 7, 2012 9:43 am
Hallelujah! Now...when do we see the next trailer? Comic-Con anybody? I'm anxious to see Smaug.
I want to see Smaug too! But I don't think we will see him at all until next year. 
But here is a new Comic-Con poster to tide us over!
The Value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity. C.S. Lewis
Posted : July 7, 2012 9:49 am
Oooh, I missed that filming had wrapped. Very cool. Way to go Hobbit actors and everyone involved up to this point!!
I did see the Comic-Con poster this morning and was kind of 'meh' about it. Gandalf's arm almost looks detached from his body. 
And the photoshopped colors were a little weird to me sooo... definitely preferred the teaser poster, but hey, it's news.
@AslansChild, I'm with you, I'm dying for the official trailer. I was hoping it'd be out with the summer blockbusters but nothing so far. Maybe Comic-Con? Maybe The Dark Knight Rises? I guess we'll see.
Posted : July 7, 2012 10:15 am
Look what I got in my email!!!!
I can't wait to see what else WETA will be coming out with!
My wallet is killing me!
Price: $250
Available at Comic-con for pre-order, the rest will be kept at the WETA Cave.
The Value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity. C.S. Lewis
Posted : July 7, 2012 2:44 pm
But I don't think we will see him at all until next year.
Drat it. 
I was wondering what he was going to look like. It seems a shame that PJ has to stretch out one book into two films. With the FOTR, at least it was three books, three films. But I guess we'll get to see more this way. 
I wasn't so crazy about the new poster. It looks really, I don't know - generic. I liked all the colors, it was very green and Hobbit-y, but it was just, blah. Plain.
To quote Quickbeam from ToRN:
Feels like a studio photograph that was photoshopped over the Shire background.*
* (Taken from) http://www.theonering.net/torwp/2012/07 ... ly-photos/
What was the teaser poster? The one with Bilbo walking out the door? Then yes, I agree, I LOVE that one way better.
Random question, but has anyone tried going into the Scrapbook on http://www.theonering.net ? I've been trying the past few days, it just says.
You don't have permission to access /scrapbook/ on this server.
?
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Wow, we've hit page 100 on the Tolkien thread! 
"...when my heart is overwhwlemed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I."
-Pslam 61:2
Posted : July 8, 2012 10:18 am
Picture!!!
*SPOILERS*
"Mission/thingy/quest"
Having never read The Hobbit, and have little next to nill idea on what it's about, this isn't really anything spoiler-ish to me. It's like:
"...when my heart is overwhwlemed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I."
-Pslam 61:2
Posted : July 9, 2012 11:30 am
Wow, wow, wow! This is like, way more spoilerful than the pics they released a few days ago.
Spoiler
I see Beorn!! In BEAR FORM!!! AHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Looks like the trolls and wargs/wolves are redesigned a bit.
And I'm pretty well convinced that the dwarves barrels will not have lids at any point in time. I'm guessing that Bilbo will roll them into the river rather than the elves tossing them in.
Looks like the trolls and wargs/wolves are redesigned a bit.
And I'm pretty well convinced that the dwarves barrels will not have lids at any point in time. I'm guessing that Bilbo will roll them into the river rather than the elves tossing them in.
Thanks for posting AslansChild!
Posted : July 9, 2012 11:39 am
Having never read The Hobbit, and have little next to nill idea on what it's about, this isn't really anything spoiler-ish to me.
You have to read the book!!!! 
Especially before you see the movie!
Part of the fun of a book adaption is seeing the story come alive in front of you!
I just saw this on TheOneRing.net! This further confirms my feelings that the first film will end at the
I LOVE IT ALL!!!! I can't wait!!!
The Value of myth is that it takes all the things you know and restores to them the rich significance which has been hidden by the veil of familiarity. C.S. Lewis
Posted : July 9, 2012 12:04 pm
Right, well, that's The Hobbit: Pt. 1 in 6000 pixels.
...
SQUEE!
Spoiler
I guess the thing that interests me most (other than wee nifty details like the burglar wanted on Bag End's door) is: is that a two-headed Warg? And will Elrond expound on the Sting's Gondolin connection? I doubt it, but it might have been nice...
We have hands that fashion and heads that know,
But our hearts we lost - how long ago! -- G. K. Chesterton
Posted : July 9, 2012 12:05 pm
I think I could spend hours looking at that collage.
Right, well, that's The Hobbit: Pt. 1 in 6000 pixels.
Ditto. Isn't it great?
Narniaweb sister to Pattertwig's Pal
Posted : July 9, 2012 12:11 pm