Hall of Fire chats FOTR this weekend: Many Meetings!
Awaking from a sickly sleep, Frodo finds finally himself in Rivendell -- a place of relative safety. Much to his delight and relief, Gandalf is there too. "What happened at the Ford?" said Frodo. "It...
View ArticleHall of Fire chats FOTR this weekend: the Council of Elrond
This Saturday at 6pm ET, we continue our Fellowship of the Ring read-through in Hall of Fire with the second half of the Council of Elrond chapter. At last with an effort he spoke, and wondered to...
View ArticleHall of Fire chat tomorrow. Nazgul: masters or slaves?
Middle-earth abounds in characters both creepy and gruesome; Gollum, Shelob, trolls and orcs. Arguably, none inspire the shivers quite like a Nazgûl. Nine Rings he gave to Mortal Men, proud and great,...
View ArticleHall of Fire chat tomorrow: The Ring Goes South
This weekend, we're resuming our Fellowship of the Ring read-through in Hall of Fire as the Fellowship sets out from Rivendell on the long journey to Mordor. "Now the tale of Nine is filled. In seven...
View ArticleHall of Fire chat tomorrow: A Journey in the Dark
Unable to climb through the violent billzard on Caradhras, the members of the Fellowship are forced to seek an alternative path. The can't go over the Misty Mountains. They can't go around. They...
View ArticleHall of Fire chat tomorrow: The Bridge of Khazad-dûm
Standing beside the tomb of Balin, the Fellowship read in mounting horror of the demise of the son of Fundin's attempt to retake Moria. The final page of the record, hastily scrawled, is terrifying in...
View ArticleHall of Fire chat tomorrow: Lothlórien
This Saturday, Hall of Fire resumes reading through Fellowship of the Ring as Aragorn assumes command of the Company. The Ranger leads them away from the Khazad-dum toward the Elvish refuge of...
View ArticleHall of Fire chat tomorrow: Farewell to Lórien
We return to our read-through of Fellowship of the Ring chapter discussions in The Hall of Fire this weekend to find the remaining members Fellowship faced with a difficult decision. "Now is the time,...
View ArticleHall of Fire chat this weekend: Entwives and the Brown Lands
This weekend, Hall of Fire turns to one of Tolkien's most enigmatic and mysterious creations -- Entwives. 'You never see any, hm, any Ents round there do you?' he asked. 'Well, not Ents, Entwives I...
View ArticleHall of Fire chat tomorrow: The Great River
This weekend in The Hall of Fire, we return to our Lord of the Rings read-through as the Fellowship take to the Anduin River. 'All together, paddle! ' shouted Boromir. 'Paddle! Or we shall be driven...
View ArticleHall of Fire chat tomorrow: The Departure of Boromir
Hall of Fire resumes chapter-by-chapter discussions of The Lord of the Rings this weekend as we launch into the first chapter of The Two Towers. 'The horn of Boromir!' he cried. 'He is in need!' He...
View Article23 Questions LOTR fans want answered for The Rings of Power
Official Amazon Prime LOTR reveals now include the recent 23 character torsos, a slick title reveal, a single frame image from episode 1 (but not even 2nd Age), a now one-year-old synopsis and a...
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