Tuesday, April 04, 2000

Tolkien Fun Section
- Gamgee @ 22:30 PST

Hi there friends! Gamgee here, with another rousing edition of the Tolkien fun section! Yesterday's winner was Jay MacDonald, Good Job Jay!!!
The answers were: 1) Mandos and Lorien 2) Nan Curinur 3) Theoden
Here are the questions for today:
1) "What is the Quenyan word for fire-drakes?"
2) "likohlwrcco" (scrambled Tolien person, place or thing)
3) "....If you want anything for yourself, now's the time to deal." (Who said this?)
As always email me with your answers, the 1st person to mail me with all 3 correct answers will be posted here tomorrow! Good luck!

Monday, April 03, 2000

Tolkien Fun Section
- Gamgee @ 21:26 PST

Hello Tolkienites!!! Gamgee here, with yet another edition of the Tolkien fun section! Our winner yesterday was Juho Savolainen, Way to go Juho!!!!!
The answers were: 1) Galenas 2) dwimmerlaik 3) Ghan-Buri-Ghan
Here are the questions for today:
1) "Who were the Feanturi?"
2) "rcnuunacir" (scrambled Tolkien person, place or thing)
3) "I had not heard that they spouted smoke from their mouths." (Who said this?)
As always, email me with your answers, the 1st person to send me all 3 correct answers in one mailing will be posted here tomorrow! Good luck!!!!

Exciting Hall of Fire Topic Set for Saturday, April 8, 5:30 EST
- Tookish @ 01:19 PST

Hullo!!

We've got an exciting Hall of Fire topic ready for you to sink your teeth and fingers into next weekend. Check it out:

Racism in Middle-earth

The question is simple but the issue is complex. Is racism a theme in the works of Middle-earth? Tolkien often uses language describing 'black' versus 'white', or 'dark' versus 'light'. Does this imply racism?

Furthermore, do you think this will play a factor in the films? To what extent will Peter Jackson change the story to address this issue?

Bring your quotes and opinions to the Hall of Fire on Saturday, April 8, at 5:30 EST [GMT -5 hours], for what should be a lively debate!

*Tookish bows

Sunday, April 02, 2000

Tolkien fun section
- Gamgee @ 13:30 PST

Hello again everyone! Gamgee here with yet another day's worth of Tolkien fun! Our last winner was Morden! Good Job Morden!!! I received countless "Curufin's" from people who thought I had gone off my rocker and meant Celebrimbor, instead of Celebrindor.
The last answers were: 1) Celepharn 2) Witch-King 3) Samwise.
Here are the questions for today:
1) "What was the Sindarin name of Pipeweed?"
2) "imrewikmdla" (scrambled Tolkien person, place or thing)
3) "Drive away bad air and darkness with bright iron!" (Who said this?)
Please, email me with your answers. The 1st person to mail me all 3 correct answers in one letter will be posted here tomorrow! Good Luck!

Friday, March 31, 2000

One ring to rule them all and in the darkness....Found it!
- Jincey @ 00:34 PST

When the clock struck 12:01 am ET on Thursday, March 30th, that "WHOOSH" heard around the world was the sound of everyone running out Barliman's front door in search of the One Ring. We ops sat back and waited, knowing Barli's was the place to be to hear any news about the rings. All evening Barli's had been bustling with folks coming in for answers to last minute questions. They plotted. They planned. They lined up their course of action. All were eager to be winners in TheOneRing.net's latest contest.

Sure enough, amidst comments like, "I never knew this site was so huge!" and questions like, "Could a ring be hidden on TBHL?" Calisuri popped in and told us that the Witch King's ring had been located! Soon after, Thrain's ring was also announced as being found. The tension in the room was now palpable as folks began checking in to see if anything had been found. Then Calisuri announced the One Ring had been located by one of the folks present in the room! We also learned that the finder of Thrain's ring was in Barli's as well. Congratulations were passed all 'round. By now 2 1/2 hours or more had gone by and there was still one lost ring out there - Nenya! Folks were looking high and low, deep within the 1000+ pages of TheOneRing.net. Searching... searching....

'Long about 2:30, a new guest wandered in, a bit tired and bleary-eyed. Guest quietly asked about the particulars of notifying TOR.net about finding a winning ring, as Guest had just located Nenya!

Everyone had a great time with this contest and all were very excited to hear that more contests like this are on the horizon. So keep an eye on the front page and drop into Barli's for the latest news and gossip about all things "Ring-ish!"

Thursday, March 30, 2000

Tolkien fun section
- Gamgee @ 21:20 PST

Hello again all! Gamgee here! Our big winner today is Martin Anderson! The answers were 1) Ringil 2) entdraught 3) Bilbo. Good Job Martin!!!
Today's questions are as follows:
1) "Who was the father of Celebrindor?"
2) "niihwkcgt"
3) "....but I suddenly felt afraid. I durstn't go outside this dell for any money; I felt that something was creeping up the slope."
As always e-mail me with your answers, the 1st person to send me all 3 correct answers in one letter will be posted here tomorrow! Good luck!

Wednesday, March 29, 2000

Gimme some feedback please!
- Gamgee @ 20:09 PST

Hello all, Gamgee here. I have not been receiving any answers to the trivia lately. Is it too hard? Is it not exciting enough? please email me and let me know! Thank you, Gamgee.

Tuesday, March 28, 2000

Past Two Hall of Fire Logs Posted, Cool Contest Starts Tomorrow at Midnight EST!
- Tookish @ 18:14 PST

Hullo Ringadongdillos!

Just a note to let you know that Gandalf, Calisuri and I have edited and posted the logs from our past two recent Hall of Fire chats. If you missed them, check out the action here for Legends of Middle Earth or Istari: Part One. We hope to see you this comming Saturday at 5:30 EST for Istari: Part II.

Ready, set, go!! Tomorrow night marks the start of our newest contest here at TheOneRing.net. Get your computer ready to surf and be the first to find the One Ring that Calisuri has burried in the site. If you do, a beautiful One Ring replica by Badali is yours.... other great prizes await, so happy hunting! The Regulars and I will be hanging out at Barliman's when the contest opens, and I'm looking forward to watching the frenzy from there. Come join us if you're not digging for the grand prize!

Tookish