If you're a fan, like I am, of the awesome figures our friends at Diamond Select Toys are doing, and you're going to be at Comic-Con this year, you'll want to make sure you get this. This year their exclusive collectible representing The Lord of the Rings, is a fantastic looking deluxe version figurine of Gimli. From the images we have been provided, a number of hands, weapons, and two head sculpts are included with the figurine. Con attendees will be able to grab this for $40 at the show, and, if any are left, you can get them on Diamond Select the Monday after the Con ..read more

We're delighted to reveal a special collaboration we've worked on with our friends at Oscha: TheOneRing.net 25th Anniversary mug! Now available for pre-order. This beautiful mug has on one side Oscha's own 'Doors of Durin' design, and on the other, TORn's special 25th Anniversary logo: The mugs are only available as a limited edition. You can pre-order online direct from Oscha; and we'll also have a limited quantity of mugs available for purchase in person at DragonCon this year. (Sorry, we won't have the mugs at SDCC this week; but we will have pre-order information!) Please note, this pre ..read more

TORn is excited to announce that Jerry Vanderstelt has once again created the must have of San Diego Comic-Con Exclusive collectibles. Last year, lucky Con attendees were able to purchase one of Jerry's amazing The Lord of the Rings Trilogy print set collectibles. This year he's back with a beautiful trio of prints, as a set for Comic-Con 2024. The three prints consist of Aragorn, Arwen, and the beautiful symbol of Gondor. These 12x16 prints are limited to 300 pieces, and will come signed, as well as numbered. They're a steal as well for only $40. You'll need to get in early as these will not ..read more

Tolkien fandom will be prominent at San Diego Comic-Con this year, with exclusives from Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, and the fan community here at TheOneRing.net. Get ready for a week of reveals from Middle-earth! Panels Three amazing panels happening this year for all The Lord of the Rings related adaptations! Hall H, Friday 11am - The Rings of Power comes to the biggest pop culture stage with a preview for Season 2 of the biggest show in TV history. Most of the cast and showrunners are expected, a ..read more

The following event(s) took place in Middle-earth on July 19th: Bilbo's lost in the caves (1341) Riddles in the dark (1341) Bilbo finds the dwarves and the wizard (1341) The Company is trapped in the trees (1341) The funeral escort of King Théoden sets out (1419) [Join us on the Discussion Boards here] July 19, 2941 (S.R. 1341) 1. Bilbo's lost in the caves. (from Karen Wynn Fonstad, The Atlas of Middle-earth) "Suddenly without any warning he trotted splash into the water...." (Tolkien, 1965 Ballantine, p. 78  Hobbit) 2. Riddles in the dark. (determined from text) "Deep down here b ..read more

The greatest gathering of fans happens next week! That's right San Diego Comic-Con 2024 is coming up, so once again it's time for MadEyeGamgee and myself to speculate on the Middle-earth collectibles we might see. Our special guest is Tyler McClim who helps hosts The Lord of the Collections podcast on YouTube. Over our 90 minute conversation we chat about what we want to see not only at SDCC, but also in the time after Comic-Con. We hope you enjoy this episode and we look forward to reviewing what we saw post SDCC. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdJG3jCb58g?si=CMjbyjxZFmrxGQbg&w ..read more

Once again our friend Eirik Bull shares with us their exclusive interview, this time Eirik sat down to chat with Sir Richard Taylor of Weta Workshop. We think you will enjoy the journey they take, as they cover the early years of Weta, the making of the The Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Gollum, and much much more. How does one create a world? Do you start from scratch and proceed meticulously, one step at a time? Or does it usually come as a burst of inspiration, where everything happens all at once? Where does this creativity come from? Is it innate, or can it be learned? Can anyone do it, or i ..read more

The new episode of Happy Hobbit takes a break from baking to explore fermenting food. While all hobbits love growing things, those with a vegetable patch are faced with an age-old conundrum: how to store what can't be eaten before it rots? That question may sound irrelevant to Shire-folk who are renowned for their ability to put away food, but even old Lalia Took, otherwise known as Lalia the Great because of her enormous size, can't eat several pounds of cabbage in one sitting (and we pity her already oft suffering relations if she were to do so)! When a midwinter heatwave forces Kili to con ..read more

Floodgates of new information, set visits, character reveals, and new details from The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2, while The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim gets official art books. For easy reading, here are links to all the new set visit articles released this week, and the primary new details each one offers. Check out the first batch of articles from Monday's posts earlier this week - and if you want to potentially get spoiled, learn about the most recent Spy Report leaks for S2 here and here and here. Cirdan the Shipwright in The Rings of Power, played by B ..read more

Breaking News: The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale, which is about to have its US opening of Paul Hart's staging (at Chicago Shakespeare Theater's The Yard), is going to be heading to New Zealand later this year. (STRIDER/ARAGORN (Aaron Sidwell); Photography Pamela Raith) Here's what the press release tells us: THE LORD OF THE RINGS - A MUSICAL TALE COMES HOME TO MIDDLE-EARTH THIS NOVEMBER - IN A 5 WEEK BLOCKBUSTER SEASON AT THE CIVIC, AUCKLAND WAITLIST FOR TICKETS NOW OPEN! “THE GREATEST SHOW ON MIDDLE EARTH’ - THE GUARDIAN “AN EXTRAORDINARY RETELLING” - WHATS ON STAGE The Lord of the Rin ..read more