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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Bill Ferny
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Um... I don't. But I'll venture my freedom to post to say this... after two years my friend still has his Games Workshop LotR toy soldiers. :D |
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
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Views: 23,184
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![]() Return of the King, Appendix A, The Stewards: I've been corrected on this, myself smilies/wink.gif. However, the fact that the uruk-hai were bred by Sauron does not negate the possibility... |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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Replies: 46
Views: 11,697
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![]() No, I don’t think you are on topic, Menelien. smilies/wink.gif That’s definitely not a chatty thread. But this does bring up the related issue of what is and what is not “on topic.” As the guy... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 45
Views: 25,288
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![]() I wonder if Tolkien’s use of quotation marks around the word “mad” indicates a reference to Strabo who wrote about the Celts: “The whole race is war mad.” Is it possible that Tolkien used Celtic... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 45
Views: 25,288
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![]() Lalaith, we parallel posted. I don’t think that Frodo Baggins is saying that Tolkien was more influenced by Irish mythology than any other, but that Tolkien’s construction of Elves was... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 45
Views: 25,288
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![]() Note to forum: I realize that this forum is a free exchange of ideas related to the life and work of JRR Tolkien, a free exchange between all community members, each member deserving respect and... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 45
Views: 25,288
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![]() Lalaith is correct. Welsh, Breton and the extinct Cornish were not spoken in Ireland. Did Tolkien know Gaelic? However, this is splitting hairs. Both Goidhelic and Brythonic languages have a... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 45
Views: 25,288
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Bill Ferny
![]() Ah, well that explains it. Dr. James Bonwick was a nineteenth century speculative historian, whose specialty was Egyptology. He, of course, worked without the benefit of modern archaeology, and he... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 41
Views: 7,334
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Bill Ferny
![]() I could be wrong... but I do think there are fan forums for the X-Men, and maybe even Cat in the Hat. |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 21
Views: 4,659
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Bill Ferny
![]() I just recently started teaching medieval history and western civilization after working for years as a freelance researcher and content editor. My degrees in Medieval Studies come from an interest... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 48
Views: 15,276
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Bill Ferny
![]() I feel honored to have inspired a rant. smilies/wink.gif Now, I’m waiting for the illustrators to toss an apple in regards to dental hygiene. Out of respect for forum policies, I feel compelled... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 89
Views: 15,691
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Bill Ferny
![]() One Axe, You might be interested in the discussions on this forum: The Arador Library (http://www.arador.com/forum/index.html) I find the Arador website very interesting, and the forum pretty... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,195
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Bill Ferny
![]() A white hart appears at the marriage of Arthur and Guenever and leads Sir Gawaine on a rather reckless adventure in which he inadvertently kills a maiden due to his refusal to give quarter to a... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 48
Views: 15,276
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![]() From munster.com Research department of national marketing and advertisement firm seeks Tolkienologist to identify, collect and analyze pertinent methods to capitalize on Tolkien mania. ... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 48
Views: 15,276
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Bill Ferny
![]() You Can! Shaker State University of South Florida Deus adjuva nobis omnibus! School of Tolkienology at Shaker State University of South Florida The School of Tolkienology aspires to develop... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 82
Views: 14,987
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Bill Ferny
![]() Once again Daughter hits the nail on the head! Once again, hats off to an excellent and provocative post. smilies/wink.gif It's all in the definition! Like on many other threads, what seems to be... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,701
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Bill Ferny
![]() In fact, Stephen King and Louis Lamour made a killing at it. smilies/biggrin.gif Whether or not Tolkien is archetypal or stereotypical is beside the point; if someone doesn’t like that sort of... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,335
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Bill Ferny
![]() smilies/mad.gif^^ (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=000801) smilies/mad.gif [ May 11, 2003: Message edited by: Bill Ferny ] |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,701
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![]() Stereotypical of other fantasy? Tolkien has been called the father of modern fantasy. That could be a compliment from one perspective, and an insult from another. Here are some similar threads... |
Forum: The Books
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 82
Views: 14,987
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Bill Ferny
![]() Hmm. Well help me out then. I thought you were saying that, basically, morality is relative. Except, of course, for the millions of people who continue to pay for the affects of an... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 82
Views: 14,987
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Bill Ferny
![]() There’s no such part. All reality is interconnected. What’s all this lightning struck mud stuff? If that’s really how you see yourself, then you must have a really low opinion of everyone else. ... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 39
Views: 6,803
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Bill Ferny
![]() I really have to stop eating all those apples people throw at me. I could re-cycle. smilies/evil.gif |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 82
Views: 14,987
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Bill Ferny
![]() No, I’m not the person to ask smilies/wink.gif. (For Lush: I DUNNO! smilies/biggrin.gif) There are far better Tolkienologists on this forum, and a search of “free will” and “inherent evil” will... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 82
Views: 14,987
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Bill Ferny
![]() We parallel posted, Trippo. smilies/smile.gif Too late… do a search of God, Catholic, creation, or free will. smilies/biggrin.gif Are you saying that the standard I use to judge is... |
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