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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-01-2023, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,202
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Estelyn Telcontar
And here's a link to An Unexpected Vir(tu)al...
And here's a link to An Unexpected Vir(tu)al Party (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=19371) three years ago. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-01-2023, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 9,202
Posted By
Estelyn Telcontar
Happy Birthday to my favourite barrow (OK, the...
Happy Birthday to my favourite barrow (OK, the only barrow which I claim as a home)! Here's the last party we started two years ago: 21st birthday party ... |
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Forum: The Books
03-03-2023, 02:50 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 18,346
Posted By
Estelyn Telcontar
German-American bilingual here, reading this with...
German-American bilingual here, reading this with interest, though alas, with little time for thought and contemplation right now. Thanks, Huinesoron, for sharing this with us! I will try to answer... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-03-2023, 12:52 AM
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Replies: 4,573
Views: 1,156,912
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Estelyn Telcontar
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-04-2022, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,998
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Estelyn Telcontar
Congratulations and best wishes, Lommy and...
Congratulations and best wishes, Lommy and Legate, as well as Gaffer Nogrod and Auntie Greenie! How lovely to see the Barrow family growing! |
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Forum: The Movies
09-30-2022, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,566
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Estelyn Telcontar
Well, at least Bronwyn got to cover her naked...
Well, at least Bronwyn got to cover her naked shoulders in episode 6! Still uncomfortable to have those straps cutting into her skin though... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-28-2022, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,623
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Estelyn Telcontar
You've all mentioned the points I was thinking...
You've all mentioned the points I was thinking while watching, except one only briefly - the wandering song! That alone was worth watching the confused and confusing rest. I love Tolkien's walking... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-07-2022, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,135,354
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Estelyn Telcontar
Welcome, Nacilme! I too live in Germany...
Welcome, Nacilme! I too live in Germany (southwest corner, near the French and Swiss borders) and am curious - have you discovered the German Tolkien Society? I've been a member for quite a few years... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-13-2022, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,102
Posted By
Estelyn Telcontar
A wizard - umm, I mean moderator! - is never...
A wizard - umm, I mean moderator! - is never late! :Merisu: I was packing for my first big trip after all the virus restrictions, so I missed posting anything about the Downs' birthday this year!... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-02-2022, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 7,902
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Estelyn Telcontar
A Sad DeathdayThough we Downers often joke about being dead, in real life death is a sad event. Tolkien readers worldwide are mourning the death of Priscilla Tolkien, who sailed into the West on February 28, 2022.... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-19-2021, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 34,442
Posted By
Estelyn Telcontar
It's fascinating to read your account of the...
It's fascinating to read your account of the beginnings, Mithadan! I wasn't here for the start, but joined in January 2002 after reading about the Barrow-Downs in a magazine after the release of the... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-07-2021, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 34,442
Posted By
Estelyn Telcontar
There is a Facebook group - private, so if you...
There is a Facebook group - private, so if you want to join, you need to contact one of us for an invitation. It's located here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2204573651/ Quite a few of us have... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
07-17-2021, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 34,496
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Estelyn Telcontar
Minor Works -- 3 - Smith of Wootton MajorLike "Leaf", this tale definitely has autobiographical aspects, "translated" into a story of Faery. It was, however, written late in Tolkien's life, and has a completely different focus. It was... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-05-2021, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,333
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Estelyn Telcontar
I'm not coming this year for two reasons: lack of...
I'm not coming this year for two reasons: lack of time, and the Corona situation in England. Sorry - hopefully next year! |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-02-2021, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 488
Views: 173,145
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Estelyn Telcontar
Hi there, Maril! Lovely to "see" you again! I've...
Hi there, Maril! Lovely to "see" you again! I've contacted the admins in hopes that one of them can help you - it may take a couple of days though... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
06-30-2021, 01:08 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 13,617
Posted By
Estelyn Telcontar
I would like to add a few thoughts gleaned from...
I would like to add a few thoughts gleaned from Scull and Hammond's "Reader's Guide" on this story before the thread goes "treeish" (appropriately?): Tolkien himself confirms the allegorical... |
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Forum: The Books
06-18-2021, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,573
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Estelyn Telcontar
I first read Hobbit and LotR in 1973 and was very...
I first read Hobbit and LotR in 1973 and was very disappointed to hear that Tolkien died just a few months later. In the fall of the same year I moved to Germany, had my Ballantine's box and reread... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
06-09-2021, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 13,617
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Estelyn Telcontar
It certainly has an interesting take on the...
It certainly has an interesting take on the Catholic concept of purgatory - learning to work by the clock! |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
06-05-2021, 04:02 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 13,617
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Estelyn Telcontar
Let's talk about the character of Niggle:
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Let's talk about the character of Niggle: In the very first sentence he is called a "little" man - I assume that does not refer to his body height, but to his lack of importance in the scheme of... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
06-01-2021, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 13,617
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Estelyn Telcontar
Minor Works -- 2 - Leaf by NiggleThus Tolkien introduces the title character of this tale. The fact that he speaks very similarly of himself in the Foreword to the second edition of the LotR alerts us to the fact that the basic idea... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
06-01-2021, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 39,617
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Estelyn Telcontar
Interest in this discussion seems to be dying...
Interest in this discussion seems to be dying down, but before we move on, I will add my favourite lines, almost at the end of the story - which inspired me to cosplay Queen Agatha: That is such a... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
05-26-2021, 02:22 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 39,617
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Estelyn Telcontar
Thanks for the examples of greed and its...
Thanks for the examples of greed and its consequences, Legate! I didn't take the time to think about it - Thorin (and to a lesser extent, the other Dwarves) is certainly the character closest to this... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
05-25-2021, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 39,617
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Estelyn Telcontar
Well, Roverandom was based on one of JRRT's...
Well, Roverandom was based on one of JRRT's children's toy dog, that was lost at the beach. The dog's adventures were made up to comfort him and explain where the dog had gone. I'm not aware of a... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
05-21-2021, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 39,617
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Estelyn Telcontar
There is an actual battle scene in the story,...
There is an actual battle scene in the story, where Giles and the knights ride to the dragon's cave. Once again the knights are so concentrated on matters of "precedence and etiquette" that they did... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
05-19-2021, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 39,617
Posted By
Estelyn Telcontar
Well, I feel a bit like I'm talking to myself -...
Well, I feel a bit like I'm talking to myself - what was that Gandalf said about speaking to the wisest person present?! But I like this story too much to quit yet... Comparisons that remind me of... |
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