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June 11, 2013

Eight new high-resolution stills from the new Hobbit trailer

Coinciding with the release of the teaser for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Warner Bros. has...
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June 11, 2013

TORn staff react to Desolation of Smaug trailer

The Desolation of Smaug trailer is here. And if you haven’t caught it already, head here...
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June 9, 2013

No Wellington premiere for Desolation of Smaug

Hot on the heels of the poster release and trailer news, we’ve received word via Stuff.co.nz...
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May 28, 2013

Beyond the “Edge of the Wild” – Where Is It Exactly?

In his third article for our worldwide community, Tedoras, long-time audience participant on our...
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May 22, 2013

Tolkien’s ‘The Fall of Arthur’ comes out tomorrow, May 23rd

  As we all know, J R R Tolkien was, from an early age, fascinated by myth and heroic legend,...
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May 9, 2013

Could this be Smaug?!? – Updated

Update 1: According to some sources, this is a sculptural representation of the Dragon from...
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May 7, 2013

TORn TUESDAY Live Webcast ‘Dwarf History’ Part 2: Fili and Kili

Greetings all! Last week we began the first of a series of webcasts profiling each dwarven member...
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May 5, 2013

What’s in a Name: Translating Proper Nouns in THE HOBBIT

In his first of many articles for our worldwide community, Tedoras, long-time audience participant...
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April 23, 2013

TORn TUESDAY Live Webcast Discusses New Geek Reality Shows!

What’s with all these new Reality Shows based on geeks, geekdom, and the passion of uber-geek...
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April 16, 2013

Celebrate #VOTEBILBO On TORn TUESDAY 5pm Today!

Welcome Ringers to the latest installment of our LIVE show TORn TUESDAY, with host Clifford...
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April 16, 2013

When Fandom Comes Together: How #VoteBilbo Rallied The Ringers

There once was a little hashtag looking for a cause. Over the past eleven days,  #VoteBilbo...
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April 16, 2013

When Fandom Comes Together: How #VoteBilbo Rallied The Ringers

There once was a little hashtag looking for a cause. Over the past eleven days,  #VoteBilbo...
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April 9, 2013

Sorry No TORn TUESDAY Webcast Today, But You Can Still #VoteBilbo!

With sincere apologies to our local and international online audience: there will not be a TORn...
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April 9, 2013

Help Bilbo win the MTV Movie Award for Best Hero of 2012: #votebilbo

Our TORn community all know he’s the bravest little hobbit of them all, but the world needs...
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April 9, 2013

And the 2013 Middle-earth March Madness Champion is…

Louisville may have won the NCAA men’s college basketball tournament last night, but the only...
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April 2, 2013

Surprising News & Guest *Live* On TORn TUESDAY 5pm Today!

Welcome Ringer to the most innovative and fun live webcast this side of the River Bruinen! Our live...
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March 31, 2013

Our Special Desolation of Smaug Panel TODAY at WonderCon in Anaheim!

HAPPY EASTER and welcome to WonderCon! Join us today as we bring amazing Hobbity goodness to all...
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March 26, 2013

Exciting *Live* Analysis of the DoS Preview on TORn TUESDAY Webcast!

On today’s very exciting *live* webcast TORn TUESDAY at 5:00pm PDT — all Ringer fandom...
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March 26, 2013

Middle-earth March Madness 2013 – Round 3 – Vote Now!

The Round of 32 is over and we have the Sweet Sixteen line-up for Middle-earth March Madness 2013!...
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March 22, 2013

Middle-earth March Madness 2013 – Round 2 – Vote Now!

Middle-earth March Madness moves to the round of 32 with a bit of controversy and surprise....
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March 21, 2013

Round 1 Results – Middle-earth March Madness 2013!

Round 1 of Middle-earth March Madness lived up to the hype as some match-ups came down to a flurry...
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March 20, 2013

Round 1 Story-lines….Middle-earth March Madness 2013

As you know by now, we’ve just started our 2013 edition of Middle-earth March Madness. With a...
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March 19, 2013

Join Our Live Webcast TORn TUESDAY Exploring the DVD/Blu-ray HOBBIT: AUJ!

Welcome friends to our innovative streaming video webcast TORn TUESDAY, starting in about an hour...
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March 19, 2013

James Nesbitt talks to TheOneRing.net

We’re not wishing to rub salt in the wounds of those who are not yet able to get their...
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March 19, 2013

Middle-earth March Madness 2013 – Round 1 – Voting Begins!

Middle-earth Madness officially starts today! We’ve split our field of 64 characters and...
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March 19, 2013

Martin Freeman chats with TheOneRing.net

The wait is over and the day has finally arrived as the official release of The Hobbit: An...
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