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Story moments in new Siege of Mirkwood screens
Original at Massively
• Thu, Nov 19
By Kyle Horner Lord of the Rings Online is well known for its story, which it has Tolkien's works to thank for -- although Turbine does a great job of making it all come alive. These new Siege of Mirkwood screens depict a few of the new epic story moments players can expect come December 1st when the expansion...
‘Born of Hope’ Online Release: December 1st
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Tue, Nov 17
By xoanon Press Release: For fans of Tolkien this Christmas is going to be special. For the first time in six years you can enjoy a seriously professional Lord of the Rings inspired feature film – and not only that, you can watch it for free! Born of Hope is a genuine attempt to tell a new [...]
Lord of the Rings Online to make drastic combat changes with Siege of Mirkwood
Original at Massively
• Tue, Nov 17
By Seraphina Brennan In the latest developer diary, it's been revealed that weapon speeds will now be standardized by weapon level and type, making sure that all one-hand maces of the same level swing at the same speed. This is key, as previously players were taking slower weapons to maximize their damage, eve...
McKellen & Spacey honoured
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Mon, Nov 16
By xoanon Sir Ian Mckellen and Kevin Spacey have been honoured for their contribution to the arts at a glitzy ceremony in London. The Lord of the Rings star walked away with a trophy for his hard work in showbusiness at the annual Variety Club Awards on Sunday. Spacey, who serves as artistic director fo...
Middle earth again ... The Hobbit
Original at kiwitravelwriter (WordPress)
• Thu, Nov 12
By kiwitravelwriter McKellen said that the role of Gandalf changed his life forever. “I can’t believe it’s 10 years for me,” said the actor, who first played the wizard in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – film one in the trilogy that began principal photography in New Zealand in 1999.
John Rhys-Davies won’t play Gimli again
Original at Film Gecko
• Sun, Nov 1
By Jane Boursaw Fans of “Lord of the Rings” have been speculating on who would be back for the two-film “Hobbit” prequel, scheduled to hit theaters Dec. 2011 and Dec. 2012. Will Ian McKellen be back as Gandalf? And what about the creature Gollum? Will the pivotal role once again be played by Andy Serkis?
One Man Lord of The Rings Preview Show in Oz
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Sun, Nov 1
• 10 related articles
By xoanon Mel writes: We have just had confirmation that there will be a special debut performance of One Man Lord of the Rings on Thursday 12th November while Charlie Ross is in Sydney for the final performance of One Man Star Wars. ONE NIGHT ONLY – One Man Lord of the Rings See Charles Ross perform a [...]
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Review: Lord of the Rings Online (Lotro)
Original at thegamespit (WordPress)
• Sat, Oct 31
By mrmcblonde All in all it was good to start with but I got bored with it. The graphics are good but in my opinion not really very “Lord of the ringsy”. Having read the first book and been read all three as a child plus the hobbit I felt it didn’t have the right “feel” to it. I know this might not be a glowing revie...
Happy (Late) Birthday Howard Shore!
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Mon, Oct 19
By xoanon Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer, orchestrator, conductor and music producer. He was the first band leader on Saturday Night Live. He composed the scores for The Lord of the Rings film trilogy and the scores to most of David Cronenberg’s films. He is also a pr...
Review: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Original at filmologic (WordPress)
• Mon, Oct 12
By filmologic Director: Peter Jackson Writers: J.R.R Tolkien( Novel );Fran Walsh( Screenplay ) Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy Release Date: 19 December 2001 Lord of the Rings Director: Peter Jackson Writers: J.R.R Tolkien( Novel );Fran Walsh( Screenplay ) Genre: Action/Adven
New content for LotRO confirmed: Volume III and Riders of Rohan are on the way [Updated]
Original at Massively
• Fri, Oct 9
By Rubi Bayer Lord of the Rings Online fans excited about Siege of Mirkwood have even more to anticipate: in an interview with Gamerzines this morning, Turbine's PR Manager Adam Mersky confirmed the launch of Volume III in early 2010. Siege of Mirkwood will conclude Volume II: Mines of Moria, leaving t...
Viggo Mortensen A Bit Behind The Times On Plans For ‘The Hobbit’
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Thu, Sep 24
By xoanon For the record, there’s nothing wrong with “The Road” star Viggo Mortensen not knowing much about the plans that Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro have in place for their two-part big screen telling of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Hobbit.” Aragorn, his “Lord of the Rings” character, doesn’t act...
Fanfiction: Boy Next Door [OneShot]
Original at LiveJournal posts
• Fri, Sep 18
in his face. “I have the whole collection of Harry Potter,” he ran his long fingers over them as though he were Gollum with the ring in Lord of the Rings. Really, honestly, did he have to do that? Why did his mind have to make that connection? Max put a hand on Kibum’s arm and Kibum jerked ...
A Lord of the Rings Gangsta Rap
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Thu, Sep 17
By Calisuri It goes without saying, there are MANY types of LOTR Fans out there. Some show their enthusiasm through fan art, others through fan fiction. Then there are those that show it through hardcore gansta rap! First off, if you are offended by significantly offensive language, or spoofing of LOT...
Fanfiction: July 16th Recs
Original at LiveJournal posts
• Thu, Jul 16
Rating: PG maybe Summary: The Dark Lord has fallen, but an even more terrible force... over the Ministry of Magic – the Pink Lord. Ruling with an abundance of ruffles and ... evil she could be as the Pink Lord. The resistance is great: snarky, sexy, ... that would have changed everything. Fandom: Lo...
Fanfiction: The Doppelgangers
Original at LiveJournal posts
• Fri, Jul 3
Bored Moldyfart (AKA Rom Piddle) Alias : Lord Voldemort (AKA Tom Riddle) M.O....they come up to the Dark Lord shaking in their shoes, mumble their...Vincent Crabbe/Hanson Grabbe. The Lord of the Rings Unlike with the previous...on beating people up. Boomer prefers rings and little men, while Daddy g...
Fanfiction: [the once and future king] trailerOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Jun 7
By rss@youtube.com (MagicCrafter) Author: MagicCrafter Keywords: Aragorn Strider Viggo Mortensen Fanfiction Lord of the Rings Miranda Otto Added: June 7, 2009
How To: Lord of the Rings - Hobbit Inspired Makeup by AbiOriginal at YouTube
• Fri, May 29
By rss@youtube.com (mentosfairy) Author: mentosfairy Keywords: abi hartje lord of the rings tutorial makeup beloit wisconsin seattle washington spokane cosmetics rant hobbit Added: May 29, 2009
Patch: LOTR Online Updates
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Fri, Mar 6
New Zealand The preliminary patch notes for The Lord of the Rings Online: Volume II: Book 7: Leaves of Lórien are live in the lorebook! Please note these are intended to accompany the release of Book 7 on Bullroarer, our public test server and are subject to ...
How To: Lord of the Rings Conquest Tutorial Part 2 (Archer ) High QualityOriginal at YouTube
• Thu, Mar 5
By rss@youtube.com (GameGuideUnderground) High Quality Video, Lord of the Rings Conquest Gameplay Tutorial... Author: GameGuideUnderground Keywords: Lord of the Rings LOTR Conquest Gameplay Tutorial High Quality Video Archer Archery Elf Elven Added: March 5, 2009
How To: The battle guide for Lord of the Rings:Battle for Middle Earth 2Original at YouTube
• Sat, Feb 28
By rss@youtube.com (how2men) The how2men giving you some info on the battels in LOTR:BFME 2 in a real game battle that dosent look lyk we will win!!! Author: how2men Keywords: how to play lord of the rings Added: February 28, 2009
Opinion: Lord of the Rings Conquest - Xbox 360
Original at geeksyndicate (WordPress)
• Wed, Feb 11
By wedgedoc Star Wars Battlefront 2 in Middle Earth with more Hack n Slash. The game sees the player battle through various set-pieces from the world of Peter Jackson’s vision of Lord of the Rings, fighting for either the cause of good or evil. Review it: Game Engine Gameplay
Trophy Guide - The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
Original at playstationlifestyle.net
• Fri, Feb 6
By Adam Wolfe The Mines of Moria (Bronze): Complete the Mines of Moria level in the single player “War of the Ring” Campaign. Complete the Mines of Moria level on any difficulty setting. The Way of Pain (Bronze): Defeat Aragorn as Saruman in Weathertop (”Rise of Sauron” Campaign).
How To: Lord of the Rings: Conquest - Killing SauronOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Feb 1
By rss@youtube.com (ReconRaptor) Killing Sauron in the tutorial. Author: ReconRaptor Keywords: lotr lord of the rings conquest ea pandemic nazgul frodo pc gandolf hobbit orc boromir gimli legolas ghoul xbox360 ps3 playstation three Added: February 1, 2009
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review: Not So Much [Review]
Original at Kotaku
• Mon, Jan 19
By Brian Crecente Lord of the Rings: Conquest was developed by Pandemic Studios and published by Electronic Arts, released on January 13 for DS, PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Retails for $59.99 USD. Played through The War of the Ring campaign alone and The Rise of Sauron campaign in split screen on Xbox 360. Te...
My CheatCC Review: LOTR Online: Mines of Moria
Original at alextaldren (WordPress)
• Mon, Jan 12
By Alex Taldren Anyway, if you’ve already invested a lot of time into the original Lord of the Rings Online, get Mines of Moria. If you did invest time, but stopped playing because of a lack of end-game content, get Mines of Moria. If you’ve never played LOTRO don’t bother. After some difficulty, I’v...
Lord of the Ring: Conquest Multiplayer ReviewOriginal at YouTube
• Sat, Jan 10
By rss@youtube.com (boneheadthesuperhero) Game: Lord of the Ring: Conquest Reporter: bonehead Gameplay by: GameTrailers Suscribe! *IGNORE THESE TAGS*(Just Trying This Out) Call of Duty 5 - World at War Demo BETA Online Gameplay Call of Duty 5: World at War Exclusive Gameplay Trailer CoD5 Call of Duty 4 3 2 1 cod3 cod2 cod h2 h3 halo 3...
Fanfiction: The Hobbit Trailer..Original at YouTube
• Fri, Jan 9
By rss@youtube.com (MadcrowProductions) THIS IS A FANMADE TEASER TRAILER.. PLEASE READ!!** A trailer for " The Hobbit " film, which is a prequel to Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Trilogy.. Enjoy, and be sure to leave some comments and to give it a rating!! ;-) Thanx! ╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══...
Opinion: Battle for the Ring - Video Quest #4 submission (script in Description)Original at YouTube
• Fri, Jan 2
By rss@youtube.com (Zedar0) My review for the Battle for the Ring contest at http://www.battleforthering.com/challenges/ My voice is a bit quiet, so adjust your volume if you have to. All the logos seen in the footage and at the end belong to their respective owners. Game/trailer footage taken from IGN and Gamespot. Scr...
Fanfiction: It's an Odd Coincidence --TrailerOriginal at YouTube
• Mon, Dec 29
By rss@youtube.com (TelcontarRulz) Logan 'Wolverine' Howlett finds himself in a completely different world after an encounter with Magneto. How will he cope? A LotR/X-Men crossover fanfic by Telcontar Rulz. Clips from The X-Men trilogy The Lord of the Rings trilogy Music: Dark Empire Remix by X-Ray Dog
Fanfiction: The Mermaid and the FairyOriginal at YouTube
• Sun, Dec 14
By rss@youtube.com (jadedfantasy) Trailer for the LOTR fanfiction The Mermaid and the Fairy Author: jadedfantasy Keywords: Mermaid Fairy "Lord of the Rings" Fanfiction Legolas Frodo Added: December 14, 2008
Patch: Mines of Moria Updater Available - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at Ten Ton Hammer Headlines
• Mon, Nov 10
By Morvelaira In an effort to make the launch of their first expansion, Mines of Moria, go as smoothly as possible Lord of the Rings Online developer Turbine Entertainment has released an updater on their website. This is the normally dreaded expansion patch that everyone has to download the day of laun...
Live Chat with Alan Lee!
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Mon, Nov 10
By Altaira The Children of Húrin from Amazon: The first complete book by J.R.R. Tolkien in three decades–since the publication of The Silmarillion in 1977–The Children of Húrin reunites fans of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings with Elves and Men, dragons and Dwarves, Eagles and Orcs. Presented for t...
Podcast: Mostly Trivial 145 Movie Roles: Denied [trivia]
Original at Mostly Trivial with your host Johnee Bee
• Mon, Oct 27
What do you know, Joe? Lord of the Rings Gandalf was played by Sir Ian McKellen Who turned down this role? â
Review: Re-Release of the BBC The Lord of the Rings
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Tue, Oct 7
By greendragon The Lord of the Rings - BBC As the world of Tolkien fandom eagerly prepares for the coming of The Hobbit movie(s), the BBC is helping us to fill in our time by re-releasing its fabulous radio dramatization of The Lord of the Rings. Now on Sale - The Lord of the Rings, The Complete Trilogy. 12CDs,...
Opinion: Books That Last – The Lord of the Rings Model
Original at rebeccaluellamiller (WordPress)
• Sat, Sep 20
By Rebecca LuElla Miller So on to The Lord of the Rings. What made those books so successful? Here are some lines from reviews posted at Barnes and Noble: Boston Herald A masterful story — an epic in its own way — with elements of high adventure, suspense, mystery, poetry and fantasy..
Lord of the Rings Online new player guide wrapup
Original at Massively
• Tue, Jul 22
By Shawn Schuster Filed under: At a glance, Fantasy, Lord of the Rings OnlineWe've created a nice range of guides for Lord of the Rings Online so far, from the very basics to some rather intermediate. While these guides will continue to get more advanced, we wanted to take this opportunity to catch readers up...
Patch: New Lord of the Rings Online: Book 14 Shots
Original at yougamers
• Thu, Jul 17
• 18 related articles
Finally tonight, Turbine has sent over six new screenshots from their upcoming Lord of the Rings Online content patch Book 14: The Ring-forges of Eregion. These new screenies show off the improved Minstrel animations and the ...
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Massively Speaking Podcast Episode 12
Original at Massively
• Fri, Jul 4
By Michael Zenke Filed under: World of Warcraft, Podcasts, Lord of the Rings Online, Culture, Star Wars Galaxies, Massively SpeakingMassively Speaking Episode 12 runs down news and features from Massively.com for the week of June 25th - July 1st. This week Colin Brennan and Adrian Bott up the respectabi...
Patch: LOTRO Server Downtime Thursday - Book 13 Incoming! [Lord of the ...
Original at Allakhazam.com News (full)
• Wed, Apr 23
Lord of the Rings Online is bringing down their servers tomorrow, Thursday the 24th of April to patch Book 13! The LOTRO Game Servers will be brought down on Thursday, April 24 from 6:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) for an update to ...
How To: Free Lord of the Rings amigurumi patterns
Original at ITLnet
• Thu, Apr 17
By blogger@itlnet.net (ITLnet Blog) DIY Life -- Free instructions for how to make the Fellowship of the Ring in crocheted dolls. [Link]
Patch: Lord of The Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar: Lord of the Rings Online Expansion Announced
Original at curse.com
• Fri, Mar 14
By Kody (Kody) It's been nearly a year since the release of Lord of the Rings Online, and in that time the team at Turbine has made incredible strides improving the game, adding new features, and fixing issues discovered by players. Book 12 is the latest update, but the previous patch -- Book 11 -- introduc...
Lord of The Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar: Patch Notes Feb 19
Original at curse.com
• Tue, Feb 19
By Zyuu (Zyuu) They published a tiny patch for Lord of the Rings Online today. It only corrects a few bugs. Graphics/Animation/FX Elf and Human females no longer have wandering eyes when AFK. Items (General) The value of the Bree-horse and Bree-pony has been fixed. They will now be sold for a few copper…
Fanfiction: Lord of the Rings: Perhaps the Greater
Original at infatuated_ink (Livejournal)
• Mon, Jan 28
Fandom: The Lord of the Rings Characters/Pairings: Merry/Pippin Genre: Hurt/Comfort Word Count: 1827 Author’s Note: This was my contribution to a wonderful community called [info] lotr_sesa. I wrote this story as a secret santa present ...
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Watch Movie Online
Original at Watch Videos Online
• Fri, Jan 25
By Dev Hudson The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) Watch the Full Movie Online. Plot Outline: While Frodo & Sam continue to approach Mount Doom to destroy the One Ring, unaware of the path Gollum is leading them, the former Fellowship ...
Fanfic update.
Original at lotr_au_fic (Livejournal)
• Thu, Nov 15
Title: A Dawn Of Many Colors Fandom: Lord of the Rings/Tolkienverse Author: pink_siamese Rating: PG thus far, R and NC-17 in future chapters. Pairings: Frodo/Sam, Faramir/OFC, Gandalf/OFC, Sauron/OFC, other possible pairings. Warnings: This is an AU.
Patch: Lord of the Rings Online Updated
Original at DigitalBattle
• Sat, Oct 20
By Rajiv Ashrafi A content update has gone live for The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar. Dubbed Book 11: Defenders of Eriador, this expansion sees the addition of over 100 new quests, a new 12-player raid, two new areas in Middle-earth and ...
Opinion: EQ2 vs. LotRO
Original at Tobold's MMORPG
• Mon, Aug 13
By Tobold@GMail.com Lord of the Rings Online is the more accessible game of the two. I would also say it has the prettier graphics, but beauty being in the eye of the beholder I'm sure of getting some comments disagreeing with that statement. LotRO's ultimate strength is it's Tolkien license. LotRO does an excell...
Musical adaptation of Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" gets mixed reviews in London
Original at Asbury Park Press
• Wed, Jun 20
The Lord of the Rings," the most expensive production in West End history, opened to a standing ovation from its audience, and mixed reviews from the critics, with some praising it as brilliant and a wonder, and others calling it "a thumping great flop" and corny. The stage adaptation of J.R....
The Lord of the Rings, The Battle for Middle-earth II, The Rise of the Witch-King v2.01 Patch
Original at GameSpot
• Wed, Apr 25
This patch includes a number of bug fixes and game tweaks and balances.