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Forum: The Books 05-08-2009, 08:13 PM |
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In reference to the whole water/death thing that...
In reference to the whole water/death thing that has been brought up, I would like to note that water is the barrier between Middle Earth and the Undying Lands. Sailing over the ocean as a metaphor... |
Forum: Quotable Quotes 04-08-2004, 12:09 AM |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes 04-07-2004, 08:27 PM |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 04-05-2004, 12:05 AM |
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Actually, Professor Tolkien's specific intent was...
Actually, Professor Tolkien's specific intent was to create a mythology. He even consistently referred to it as such. (Read the Letters regarding it.) |
Forum: Quotable Quotes 04-04-2004, 11:49 PM |
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Max Müller referring to The Frog-King in On...
Max Müller referring to The Frog-King in On Fairy-Stories |
Forum: Quiz Room 04-04-2004, 11:40 PM |
Replies: 35
Views: 9,651
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Close enough - although technically arrows are...
Close enough - although technically arrows are ammunition , not weapons . Your go. |
Forum: Quiz Room 04-04-2004, 11:06 PM |
Replies: 35
Views: 9,651
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Sorry I took so long in asking the next question...
Sorry I took so long in asking the next question - I had some "things" come up. Anyway - here goes: What Numenorean weapons are reported as being "most greatly feared"? |
Forum: Quiz Room 03-11-2004, 12:20 PM |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-05-2004, 11:12 AM |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-04-2004, 12:12 PM |
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Indeed it might be Farmer Giles, but it isn't. ;)...
Indeed it might be Farmer Giles, but it isn't. ;) As to my scarceness of late, chalk it up to that affliction called life. |
Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-04-2004, 04:21 AM |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-02-2004, 02:06 PM |
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Forum: The Books 06-16-2003, 12:25 PM |
Replies: 15
Views: 7,056
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Bruce MacCulloch
If you were to use the search...
If you were to use the search (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=search&search_forum=1) function, you would see this thread repeated over and over ... and over. There is a... |
Forum: The Books 06-15-2003, 08:18 PM |
Replies: 21
Views: 6,277
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Bruce MacCulloch
Actually, it doesn't say that Morgoth created...
Actually, it doesn't say that Morgoth created said spiders. Read it again. |
Forum: Quotable Quotes 06-14-2003, 12:02 AM |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes 06-11-2003, 08:30 PM |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes 06-11-2003, 09:00 AM |
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That was quite a tricky one, Esty! You had me...
That was quite a tricky one, Esty! You had me rummaging to find it for quite a while. smilies/wink.gif It was a little man, whose name he had forgotten that the Professor wrote of in "A secret... |
Forum: The Books 06-11-2003, 08:49 AM |
Replies: 12
Views: 5,875
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Bruce MacCulloch
I found the passage you were referring to: I...
I found the passage you were referring to: I hadn't recalled that particular bit, and your thoughts on the subject help to throw some light on part of Sauron's reasoning behind his posing as Annatar. |
Forum: The Books 06-11-2003, 08:27 AM |
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Forum: The Books 05-25-2003, 09:33 PM |
Replies: 45
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Bruce MacCulloch
Yes, mind your P's and Q's.
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Yes, mind your P's and Q's. smilies/wink.gif Sorry, old Celtologist joke there. smilies/tongue.gif |
Forum: The Books 05-08-2003, 01:29 PM |
Replies: 53
Views: 14,368
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You do realize, of course, that posts like that...
You do realize, of course, that posts like that are entirely uncalled for. |
Forum: The Books 04-30-2003, 03:52 PM |
Replies: 27
Views: 7,810
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Wherever did you get this idea? There is a large...
Wherever did you get this idea? There is a large body of documentation regarding the slavery practiced by the ancient Egyptians. Indeed, one of the great Biblical myths (Moses) revolves directly... |
Forum: The Books 04-30-2003, 03:43 PM |
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Bruce MacCulloch
Actually, to be more precise, the field of study...
Actually, to be more precise, the field of study here is onomastics, the the science or study of the origin and forms of proper names of persons or places. smilies/wink.gif |
Forum: The Books 04-13-2003, 10:42 PM |
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Views: 7,810
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Forum: The Books 04-10-2003, 02:57 PM |
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Views: 6,573
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I've already read HoM-E straight through at least...
I've already read HoM-E straight through at least once (Aiwendil is a very wise man), but I'm more than willing to give it another go. As to the poem mentioned above, other than in The Book of... |
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