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Lord of the Rings Online coming to China later in the year
Original at Massively
• Mon, Jun 29
By Shawn Schuster Lord of the Rings Online is coming to China later in the year, thanks to CDC Games and their partnership with Turbine. CDC Games is one of the largest online gaming distributors in China, and is said to be a pioneer in the 'free-to-play, pay for merchandise' business model in that country.
One Shots: A ways from Weathertop
Original at Massively
• Sat, Jun 27
By Krystalle Voecks While it is true that Lord of the Rings Online doesn't look quite as lush in DX9, it's still a good-looking game. More importantly, making the graphics more accessible means that more people get to experience the beauty of The Lord of the Rings Online; Middle-earth in MMO format! Today's On...
LotRO Book 8 launches today in the US; Thursday 25th slated as tentative European release
Original at Massively
• Tue, Jun 23
By William Dobson The time has finally come for players of the US/Oceanic version of Lord of the Rings Online to experience Volume 2 Book 8: Scourge of Khazad-Dûm, as the large patch makes it to the live servers today. The information-packed official update notes are long and dense; here is a small sample of t...
Review: 'Inkheart' on DVD
Original at ComicMix
• Mon, Jun 22
By Robert Greenberger New Line grabbed the rights and shot the film in fairly quick order but the hoped for December 2007 release got delayed and then the Writers’ Strike forced them to juggle their schedule and then Warner Bros. gobbled up New Line and before you knew it, Inkheart was quietly released in January....
Reminder: Meet GDT at the WETA Cave this week!
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Sun, Jun 14
New Zealand Guillermo is currently in New Zealand to direct The Hobbit , the prequel to The Lord of the Rings trilogy. He is one of the hottest directors in Hollywood, after directing an array of visionary movies such as The Devil's Backbone, the Oscar winning ...
The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest Preview (WII)
Original at Game Daily
• Thu, Jun 11
• 5 related articles
CA Aragorn's Quest takes place after JRR Tolkien's epic War of the Ring, where a small band of heroes destroyed the Dark Lord Sauron. In it, the peaceful hobbits prepare a celebration to mark the arrival or Aragorn, King of Gondor. ...
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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
Lord of The Rings Comes To Wii, With Dashes Of Mario, Link [Impressions]
Original at Kotaku
• Fri, May 29
By Stephen Totilo The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest covers the events of the series' three main books, breaking them into missions that exist as a story being re-told by an older Samwise Gamge. The game's hub is the Shire of just after Tolkien's saga. Samwise is major. Aragorn, elsewhere, is king. The playe...
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
Review: “The Hunt for Gollum”
Original at brucebyfield (WordPress)
• Sat, May 23
By Bruce Byfield The movie is a prequel to the trilogy in which Aragorn hunts down Gollum and captures him for questioning. These events are mentioned in The Fellowship of the Ring as having happened recently, but are not shown directly (the better, no doubt to keep Aragorn off stage until he makes his myste...
Early Christian fiction
Original at Examiner.com
• Fri, May 22
The fascinating thing about this book is that it has never been out of print. Other scholars claim they can see the same allegorical resemblance inn Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. I don't know about that. I've never read Tolkien. ...
LOTR Score to Perform in Rome
Original at TheOneRing.net
• Sun, May 10
New Zealand Giulio writes: Howard Shore will be in Rome on June 25th & 26th for The Lord of the Rings Symphony concert. I am a big fan The Lord of the rings books, movies and music too and I have already bought tickets for the concert. ...
The Return of the King
Original at National Review Online Blogs
• Fri, May 8
NY By Emily Karrs Upon the release of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, many critics noticed that it seemed to borrow from Wagner's Ring operas: Both stories traced a ring with the power to control the world as it passed through the hands of ...
Patch: Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria now out
Original at qj/mmo (Feedburner)
• Tue, Mar 31
By Isaac C. Turbine has released the latest update to Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria. The expansion is now on Book 7: Leaves of Lorien, which adds new features and gameplay enhancements. Here are the details from the press release: Book 7 delivers the next installment to the epic story of LOTRO...
"The Lord of the Rings" Film TrilogyOriginal at jamesviscosi (WordPress)
• Sun, Mar 22
By jamesviscosi Fast forward five years, to a rainy winter weekend. I had been catching bits and pieces of various LotR films on cable for the last several weeks and finally decided that I had to watch the trilogy again, so I popped in Fellowship. A multi-week LotR mini-film-festival ensued, with me watch...
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review
Original at GamingExcellence
• Tue, Mar 17
Canada The players that are doing really well in the middle of the stage will get the option to control one of the “Hero” characters; these can range from Gandalf to Legolas to even the Dark Lord Sauron himself. Ride around the battlefield on horses and Wargs ...
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
The Lord of the Rings: Conquest Review
Original at playstationlifestyle.net
• Mon, Feb 16
By Adam Wolfe Lord of the Rings: Conquest places you in all the epic battles you have grown to love from the movies. From standing strong at Helm’s Deep to fighting the Balrog in the Mines of Moria. You will come a crossed and be able to play all of your favorite hero’s and villains form the movies. Now this may s...
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
Patches and Fixes: The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria EU ...
Original at Gamers Hell
• Wed, Nov 12
This is the The Lord of the Rings Online Book 14 to Mines of Moria patch (Part 1 of 2). This Mines of Moria patch is for current players with The Lord of the Rings Online Book 14 already installed. For more information or to embark on ...
Patch: Mines of Moria Updater Available - Ten Ton Hammer
Original at Ten Ton Hammer LotRO Exclusives
• 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...
The Fanlistings
Original at TheFanlistings.org Updates
• Sun, Nov 2
Lord of the Rings Series: Aragorn and Legolas Greenleaf - slash. Fanfiction: Stories MelKaine: Heart of Everything, The; Voltaire: Path to Fate; Voltaire: Stroke of Luck. Fanfiction: Websites Azkaban’s Lair (azkabanslair.slashcity.org) ...
Dark Knight Director Raps Crappy Third Films
Original at Wired News
• Tue, Oct 28
By Scott Thill That said, Nolan is just being evasive, because there are many exceptions to the rule. The third Harry Potter film, Alfonso Cuaron's masterful Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, was a creepy classic and the best of the franchise, which is still expanding. Star Wars' prequel finale R...
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: LotRO's Book 14 release date announced
Original at Massively
• Fri, Jul 18
• 13 related articles
By Shawn Schuster After several months of preparation, tons of screenshots, videos and more, Lord of the Rings Online's Book 14 has a set release date. According to the official site, the servers will be down on Tuesday, July 22nd from 6AM - 12PM Eastern time for the latest content update, Book 14: The Ring-f...
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As Hellboy 2 Arrives, Del Toro Has Hobbit HeadacheOriginal at Wired News
• Fri, Jul 11
By John Scott Lewinski Hellboy II Online Game Hints at Prize With Hellboy 2: The Golden Army now in theaters, attention will turn to how its director, Guillermo del Toro, will handle the adaptation of his next project, the Lord of the Rings prequel, The Hobbit. Now that all of the...
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 Book 14 on Test Server! at Ten Ton Hammer
Original at Ten Ton Hammer LotRO Exclusives
• Tue, Jul 1
• 8 related articles
By Morvelaira Epic Quest: The epic quest continues with world events that open up the adventure to every player across all servers! Moria Prelude Quests: Aid the Fellowship of the Ring as they prepare to leave Rivendell and make their way toward Mordor. .
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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]
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.
Fanfiction:
Original at lotr_au_fic (Livejournal)
• Sun, Nov 4
Pairings: Frodo/Sam, Gandalf/OFC, Faramir/OFC, Sauron/OFC, possibly Gimli/Legolas, possible other pairings. A/N: This is my first Lord of the Rings fanfiction. It's untitled as I have a tendency to come up with titles three or four chapters in. Cross-posted to lotr_fanfiction.
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 ...
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....