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Forum: The Books
12-11-2005, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 33,090
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Garulf
I suppose that Tom is meant to be a mystery...I suppose that Tom is meant to be a mystery then. Somehow that also feels right. I'm beginning to see the uselessness of explaining each and every part of the book. Perhaps it's better to have at... |
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Forum: The Books
12-11-2005, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 22,668
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Garulf
As far as I can make it out, this is the...As far as I can make it out, this is the situation: 1. Elves are the Eldest Children, the First-Born. They were supposed to be first. 2. Aule made Dwarves and awoke them before the Elves were... |
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Forum: The Books
12-11-2005, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 33,090
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Garulf
This poll sparked my interest in Bombadil again,...This poll sparked my interest in Bombadil again, prompting me to reread an old, but memorable post by burrahobbit. Kuruharan made a point (can't remember what was being argued) using this quote: ... |
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Forum: The Books
12-27-2004, 09:19 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 9,496
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Garulf
In TTT "The Riders of Rohan" Aragorn describes...In TTT "The Riders of Rohan" Aragorn describes the Rohirrim to Legolas and Gimli saying: Aragorn seems to treat pride as a vice, balanced by the fact that they are honest (as if to say that... |
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Forum: The Books
11-04-2004, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 19,551
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Garulf
More evidence that wrestling was a sport in...More evidence that wrestling was a sport in Middle-Earth: Tulkas the Valar was a wrestler. Plus he was the most fun-loving Valar of them all which leads me to believe that he probably wrestled for... |
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Forum: The Books
05-09-2004, 06:43 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 13,703
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Garulf
Don't forget Helm Hammerhand killing his rival...Don't forget Helm Hammerhand killing his rival (can't remember his name) with one blow of his fist. :p he must've been hella-strong! :D |
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Forum: The Movies
03-28-2004, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,953
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Garulf
This is pretty obvious, but the leader of the...This is pretty obvious, but the leader of the orcs in the Battle of the Pellenor Fields (Gothmog?) has a startling resemblance to Sloth from The Goonies. When I was watching it for the first time I... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-28-2004, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 16,491
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Garulf
This was a big surprise for me, but I read in a...This was a big surprise for me, but I read in a magazine that Russell Crowe was one of the original candidates to play Aragorn! That would have been really weird partly because the fact that all of... |
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Forum: The Books
03-28-2004, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 61
Views: 15,840
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Garulf
I love any moment where Sam sings. The best is...I love any moment where Sam sings. The best is when they are near Weathertop in FotR, and one of the hobbits asks about Gil-Galad. Just recently I was reading that part and I came upon the poem. I... |
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Forum: The Books
03-27-2004, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 17,380
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Garulf
I think the whole point of the relation of...I think the whole point of the relation of Aragorn to Arwen (1st cousin ? times removed) was that the royal line that was split when Luthien married a mortal (forgot his name) became pure again. I... |
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Forum: The Books
09-23-2003, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,394
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Garulf
In the books westron is portrayed as English....In the books westron is portrayed as English. Technically no hobbit, dwarf, or man spoke English. The language of the Rohirrim is an earlier form of Westron, therefore it is portrayed as Old English... |
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Forum: The Books
09-23-2003, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,162
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Garulf
Also in Lorien didn't Galadriel sort of read the...Also in Lorien didn't Galadriel sort of read the minds of the Fellowship? Maybe Boromir is stressed olut and troubled that someone knows that he desired the ring (i haven't read FotR for awhile so I... |
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Forum: The Books
09-23-2003, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,097
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Garulf
This probably belongs in the movie forum...This probably belongs in the movie forum but...maybe Theoden meant that his people had fought many wars, not he himself. What I mean is that since Theoden is the First Marshall of the Mark he is a... |
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Forum: The Books
09-16-2003, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 12,327
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Garulf
Tolkien was influenced in a large way by Beowulf,...Tolkien was influenced in a large way by Beowulf, a Nordic story. The whole concept of Rohan is based on Saxon "warrior-code." Tolkien also studied ancient Nordic languages which is where he got the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-16-2003, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 24,432
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Garulf
I read somewhere that in an infinite universe...I read somewhere that in an infinite universe anything that can happen will happen. This means that anything is popssible even if there aren't parallel universes [ September 18, 2003: Message... |
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