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Forum: The Books
04-14-2025, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 70,998
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James the Just
Four tines: Fork.
Three tines: Threek.
Two...
Four tines: Fork. Three tines: Threek. Two tines: Took. |
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Forum: The Books
03-29-2025, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 973
Posted By
James the Just
Exact dates can be useful for astronomical...
Exact dates can be useful for astronomical calculations. For instance, at the start of the First Age of the Sun (on a Sunday, no less) Uranus and Neptune are near one of their rare conjunctions. And... |
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Forum: The Books
03-29-2025, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 973
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James the Just
A combined chronology is presented here. All...
A combined chronology is presented here. All dates are Before Present (1950). Upper Paleolithic 67,000 – 40,000: Neanderthal admixture to Eurasians. Valian years 61,500 - After many ages... |
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Forum: The Books
03-29-2025, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 973
Posted By
James the Just
Elvish Chronology
A timeline assuming a Valian Year is 9.6 Mortal Years. The dates are for the first day of the first year. Valian Year Mortal Year 1 Thursday, February 24, 59,551 BC 1501 Wednesday, March 2,... |
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Forum: The Books
03-27-2025, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 113
Views: 106,760
Posted By
James the Just
Happy New Year!
From Tolkien Gateway:
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Happy New Year! From Tolkien Gateway: This is a little bit incorrect. According to Tolkien himself a year is 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 46 seconds. This would be 8,765.812778... |
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Forum: The Books
03-20-2025, 11:06 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,112
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James the Just
Here's an idea.
VY 1 1st Age
VY 73 2nd Age...
Here's an idea. VY 1 1st Age VY 73 2nd Age VY 142 3rd Age VY 208 4th Age VY 271 1st Age VY 331 2nd Age VY 388 3rd Age |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-19-2025, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 14,505
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James the Just
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/may_5_...
https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/may_5_2000_label.gif On May 3, 2000, at 9:30 AM, a Great Syzygy of all seven of the classical planets began. It lasted until May 5 at 7:20 AM, when they... |
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Forum: The Books
03-19-2025, 06:12 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,112
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James the Just
The Second Age is somewhat less than 3,456 years...
The Second Age is somewhat less than 3,456 years (432 × 8). The Third Age is somewhat less than 3,024 years (432 × 7). So the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Ages should be somewhat less than 6,480... |
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Forum: The Books
03-18-2025, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 48,568
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James the Just
The year 10,961 BC seems to come up a lot in many...
The year 10,961 BC seems to come up a lot in many an ancient chronology. Here's one. ... |
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Forum: The Books
03-29-2022, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,332
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James the Just
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Forum: The Books
02-18-2022, 12:14 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,332
Posted By
James the Just
So Melkor almost wiped us out right from the...
So Melkor almost wiped us out right from the beginning. No wonder no one could find us for some time. Elves aren't exactly immortal. Some of the nobility age at only 1/144th the rate of humans. ... |
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Forum: The Books
02-17-2022, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,332
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James the Just
Well, let's see. The first year of the First age...
Well, let's see. The first year of the First age of the Sun was 13,500 BP. This would apparently start an age of exploration. For example, the Clovis Culture came on the scene right around then... |
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Forum: The Books
02-16-2022, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,332
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James the Just
Ages of the Valinor and the Ice Ages.
The Annals of Aman take us deep into the past, especially if we assume a Valian Year is 144 of our own. What was it like back then? Here are some charts that can give us an idea with a quick... |
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Forum: The Books
02-16-2022, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,982
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James the Just
To suggest that there is censorship of this sort...
To suggest that there is censorship of this sort is to spread misinformation. Your account has been suspended for violating terms of service. |
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Forum: The Books
02-14-2022, 02:43 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 43,214
Posted By
James the Just
I'm not quite sure what you mean. Can you give...
I'm not quite sure what you mean. Can you give me an example? |
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Forum: The Books
02-09-2022, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 48,568
Posted By
James the Just
Since islands have a tendency to sink somewhat...
Since islands have a tendency to sink somewhat during warm periods when the sea level is higher I wonder if he meant that the Edain reached Númenor just before the beginning of the next (and last)... |
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Forum: The Books
02-07-2022, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,602
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James the Just
It very well could be, thanks to Huinesoron's...
It very well could be, thanks to Huinesoron's insight. http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=19474 |
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Forum: Discussion
02-07-2022, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 55,938
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James the Just
There are some who believe that the Lonely Island...
There are some who believe that the Lonely Island is actually Newfoundland and that Avallónë was where Saint John's is now; on the Avalon Peninsula. The first thing a visitor might see is Signal... |
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Forum: The Books
02-01-2022, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 43,214
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James the Just
I spent a little time trying to solve that...
I spent a little time trying to solve that mystery. Take a close look at the faintly printed numbers. These match the rise and set times in Oxford from May 6-15 if you subtract exactly 4 hours. ... |
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Forum: The Books
01-28-2022, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 48,568
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James the Just
As is traditional I've drawn a map.
"If...
As is traditional I've drawn a map. "If Hobbiton and Rivendell are taken (as intended) to be at about the latitude of Oxford, then Minas Tirith, 600 miles south, is at about the latitude of... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-28-2022, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 23,848
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James the Just
I've just calculated Aragorn's Sun sign. It's...
I've just calculated Aragorn's Sun sign. It's 29º Aquarius. Sorry, but he's not a Pisces, regardless of the time of day he was born. If you want to know the degree for Bilbo it is the same as Ian... |
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Forum: The Books
01-27-2022, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 13,602
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James the Just
“Of Eldarion son of Elessar it was foretold that...
“Of Eldarion son of Elessar it was foretold that he should rule a great realm, and that it should endure for a hundred generations of Men after him, that is until a new age brought in again new... |
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Forum: The Books
01-27-2022, 03:11 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,543
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James the Just
In the real world Beorn once lived in the Elm...
In the real world Beorn once lived in the Elm hills, which is north of the Harz mountains in Lower Saxony, Germany. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elm_(hills) Radagast dwelt in Rhosgobel, near... |
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Forum: The Books
01-26-2022, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 43,214
Posted By
James the Just
Thank you.
The fact that he used "Oxford...
Thank you. The fact that he used "Oxford University Pocket Diary, 1941-2" is very interesting. You wouldn't have a spare copy, would you? Is there a chance you might know what kind of maps of... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-24-2022, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 23,848
Posted By
James the Just
I've just posted the reason for the 4502 BC date...
I've just posted the reason for the 4502 BC date on your other thread. I suggest everyone else read it. It may be the thread that settles the question once and for all, "When did the Ages begin?"... |
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