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Forum: The Books 02-02-2026, 08:05 AM
Replies: 132
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Posted By Huinesoron
A rather nice coincidence is that in its default...

A rather nice coincidence is that in its default settings, the Interactive Timeline (https://huinesoron.neocities.org/Netilardo/timeline_1.html) answers a question I had about the House of Finwe,...
Forum: The Books 01-20-2026, 02:55 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 234,787
Posted By Huinesoron
That is intriguing, though not conclusive; and it...

That is intriguing, though not conclusive; and it might run foul of the fact that as a son of Orodreth, his sister is named Finduilas. I think for now I need to keep the timeline on the latest firm...
Forum: The Books 01-19-2026, 05:53 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 234,787
Posted By Huinesoron
Huh. Agreed: the quote is pretty unambiguous: ...

Huh. Agreed: the quote is pretty unambiguous:



Which pins the notes as 1966+, while the Gil-Galad note given by CT after Shibboleth is dated firmly to August 1965. This has no impact on...
Forum: The Books 01-19-2026, 03:00 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 234,787
Posted By Huinesoron
I wanted to use Google Sheets, but it wouldn't...

I wanted to use Google Sheets, but it wouldn't play nice, so I brushed off the website.



I definitely don't mind; it's made to be public!



The entry on the Dwarves definitely needs...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-17-2026, 02:11 AM
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Views: 1,562,288
Posted By Huinesoron
Thank you! hS

Thank you!

hS
Forum: The Books 01-15-2026, 10:58 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 234,787
Posted By Huinesoron
We have a timeline!...

We have a timeline! (https://huinesoron.neocities.org/Netilardo/timeline_1.html)

Running on Javascript on a section of my website that I really need to fix up, the Interactive Timeline uses 20...
Forum: The Books 01-13-2026, 08:19 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 234,787
Posted By Huinesoron
Hmm, well. The Interactive Timeline...

Hmm, well. The Interactive Timeline (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xfk3iTODYRXQj4IYdytS_J20EkTI6l3nZ0kdcFI4Yvw/edit?usp=sharing) is now filled out, with everything from my latest timeline...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 01-13-2026, 02:43 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 17,723
Posted By Huinesoron
Since it's under discussion again... over on...

Since it's under discussion again... over on another forum, the tech team recently added Cloudflare specifically to prevent 508-type errors. (My understanding is that it puts a filter in between the...
Forum: The Books 01-06-2026, 01:00 PM
Replies: 132
Views: 234,787
Posted By Huinesoron
There's now a second tab, "Interactive Timeline",...

There's now a second tab, "Interactive Timeline", which shows everything I've integrated so far. Currently it has no way to rearrange rows or do any sort of error checking, so there's at least one...
Forum: The Books 01-05-2026, 05:29 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 234,787
Posted By Huinesoron
Obviously I am working on this. :D Here is the...

Obviously I am working on this. :D Here is the link (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Xfk3iTODYRXQj4IYdytS_J20EkTI6l3nZ0kdcFI4Yvw/edit?usp=sharing) to view the current version, though only the...
Forum: The Books 12-23-2025, 10:30 AM
Replies: 132
Views: 234,787
Posted By Huinesoron
I mean, if I was working on any of the various...

I mean, if I was working on any of the various timelines you'd know, because I'd be incapable of not posting about it. :D I have no new insights.



Oh but this is good. Is this a new "final...
Forum: The Books 12-23-2025, 10:30 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 564
Posted By Huinesoron
I mean, if I was working on any of the various...

I mean, if I was working on any of the various timelines you'd know, because I'd be incapable of not posting about it. :D I have no new insights.



Oh but this is good. Is this a new "final...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 11-04-2025, 09:19 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,897
Posted By Huinesoron
Celebestel III Welp. One level further...

Celebestel III

Welp.

One level further down, no changes to anything, she killed Maeglin. Then she tried to fight Ancalagon. And Ossė.

At the same time.

Lesson fatally learned.
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 11-03-2025, 08:44 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,897
Posted By Huinesoron
Celebestel III ... is somehow down to DL80...

Celebestel III

... is somehow down to DL80 (!!!) / CL 48. She has 600 life (yes, it dropped from some equipment changes), almost 400 spell points, +23 base speed (+33 when she uses her Staff of...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 10-13-2025, 09:45 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,897
Posted By Huinesoron
Celebestel III ... is still not dead! She's...

Celebestel III

... is still not dead! She's at DL69 / CL43, and has just killed Tevildo, Prince of Cats, to claim the Dragon-Helm of Dor-lomin, which is apparently so unutterably cool that it...
Forum: The Books 10-09-2025, 01:52 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,363
Posted By Huinesoron
Okay, for fun then: you have Feanor born in...

Okay, for fun then: you have Feanor born in 16,680 BC, and I half-remember that LaCE says elvish children are normally born in the spring. Tolkien being Tolkien, I would guess that this was...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 10-06-2025, 04:07 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,897
Posted By Huinesoron
Celebestel III ... is not dead! She's at DL...

Celebestel III

... is not dead! She's at DL 57 / CL 40, which means she's just unlocked two of her final three spells: Thrust Away, which knocks back a single enemy, and Mass Banishment, which...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 10-01-2025, 04:33 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,897
Posted By Huinesoron
So first up: ahahahaha, Imgur is now blocked in...

So first up: ahahahaha, Imgur is now blocked in the UK, so I can't see my own pictures. That's ellipsis awesome. No idea where I'm going to post to replace them, WHATEVER.

(EDIT: I've rehosted the...
Forum: The Movies 09-16-2025, 01:48 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 29,061
Posted By Huinesoron
Quite possibly! Shire Post Mint actually does a...

Quite possibly! Shire Post Mint actually does a huge range (https://www.shirepost.com/collections/the-lord-of-the-rings) of Middle-earth coins these days; they kickstarted the first set a few years...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 09-09-2025, 06:10 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,897
Posted By Huinesoron
Catching up a little on the art: I discovered I'd...

Catching up a little on the art: I discovered I'd actually drawn Elwing but never got round to posting her:

https://i.imgur.com/TIgovEx.jpeg

And I have now drawn Gribblins the scholarly kobold:...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 09-08-2025, 04:35 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,897
Posted By Huinesoron
Gribblins II … is on Dungeon Level 76! Which...

Gribblins II

… is on Dungeon Level 76! Which is frankly insane. There's monsters down here I've never even heard of: the familiar Ancient Dragons have given way to Great Wyrms, and the array of...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 09-03-2025, 04:36 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 65,897
Posted By Huinesoron
What was my previous best? It looks like Irimė...

What was my previous best? It looks like Irimė II, who hit Dungeon Level 66/100, Character Level 44. Well, today, we are

Gribblins II, Kobold Rogue

... who has just entered DL 69 and is at CL...
Forum: The Books 08-26-2025, 08:09 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 34,627
Posted By Huinesoron
There is not, but it's definitely there anyway....

There is not, but it's definitely there anyway. :D I have previously described (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=19367) driving and walking across the Berkshire/North Wessex Downs, which...
Forum: The Books 08-18-2025, 02:57 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 34,627
Posted By Huinesoron
Interesting. I'm not going to comment on the...

Interesting. I'm not going to comment on the internal or metaphysical aspects, but the inspiration side is looking just as mysterious.

It is, I understand, established historical fact that the...
Forum: The Books 06-12-2025, 04:57 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 108,999
Posted By Huinesoron
But going straight back to Appendix E, is it Old...

But going straight back to Appendix E, is it Old English or modernised Old English? The note at the end of part II starts:



The sounds he names are from the Old English "translated" forms:...
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