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Forum: The Books
05-08-2009, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 18,155
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Bruce MacCulloch
In reference to the whole water/death thing that...
In reference to the whole water/death thing that has been brought up, I would like to note that water is the barrier between Middle Earth and the Undying Lands. Sailing over the ocean as a metaphor... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
04-08-2004, 12:09 AM
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Replies: 889
Views: 221,789
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Bruce MacCulloch
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
04-07-2004, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 889
Views: 221,789
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Bruce MacCulloch
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
04-05-2004, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,900
Posted By
Bruce MacCulloch
Actually, Professor Tolkien's specific intent was...
Actually, Professor Tolkien's specific intent was to create a mythology. He even consistently referred to it as such. (Read the Letters regarding it.) |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
04-04-2004, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 889
Views: 221,789
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Bruce MacCulloch
Max Müller referring to The Frog-King in On...
Max Müller referring to The Frog-King in On Fairy-Stories |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-04-2004, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,485
Posted By
Bruce MacCulloch
Close enough - although technically arrows are...
Close enough - although technically arrows are ammunition , not weapons . Your go. |
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Forum: Quiz Room
04-04-2004, 11:06 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,485
Posted By
Bruce MacCulloch
Sorry I took so long in asking the next question...
Sorry I took so long in asking the next question - I had some "things" come up. Anyway - here goes: What Numenorean weapons are reported as being "most greatly feared"? |
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Forum: Quiz Room
03-11-2004, 12:20 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 10,485
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Bruce MacCulloch
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-05-2004, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 889
Views: 221,789
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Bruce MacCulloch
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-04-2004, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 889
Views: 221,789
Posted By
Bruce MacCulloch
Indeed it might be Farmer Giles, but it isn't. ;)...
Indeed it might be Farmer Giles, but it isn't. ;) As to my scarceness of late, chalk it up to that affliction called life. |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-04-2004, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 889
Views: 221,789
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
03-02-2004, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 889
Views: 221,789
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Forum: The Books
06-16-2003, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 8,391
Posted By
Bruce MacCulloch
If you were to use the search...If you were to use the search (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=search&search_forum=1) function, you would see this thread repeated over and over ... and over. There is a... |
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Forum: The Books
06-15-2003, 08:18 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,838
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Bruce MacCulloch
Actually, it doesn't say that Morgoth created...Actually, it doesn't say that Morgoth created said spiders. Read it again. |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
06-14-2003, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 889
Views: 221,789
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Bruce MacCulloch
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
06-11-2003, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 889
Views: 221,789
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Bruce MacCulloch
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
06-11-2003, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 889
Views: 221,789
Posted By
Bruce MacCulloch
That was quite a tricky one, Esty! You had me...That was quite a tricky one, Esty! You had me rummaging to find it for quite a while. smilies/wink.gif It was a little man, whose name he had forgotten that the Professor wrote of in "A secret... |
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Forum: The Books
06-11-2003, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,446
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Bruce MacCulloch
I found the passage you were referring to: I...I found the passage you were referring to: I hadn't recalled that particular bit, and your thoughts on the subject help to throw some light on part of Sauron's reasoning behind his posing as Annatar. |
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Forum: The Books
06-11-2003, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,446
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Bruce MacCulloch
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Forum: The Books
05-25-2003, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 28,260
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Bruce MacCulloch
Yes, mind your P's and Q's.
smilies/wink.gif ...Yes, mind your P's and Q's. smilies/wink.gif Sorry, old Celtologist joke there. smilies/tongue.gif |
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Forum: The Books
05-08-2003, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,741
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Bruce MacCulloch
You do realize, of course, that posts like that...You do realize, of course, that posts like that are entirely uncalled for. |
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Forum: The Books
04-30-2003, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,572
Posted By
Bruce MacCulloch
Wherever did you get this idea? There is a large...Wherever did you get this idea? There is a large body of documentation regarding the slavery practiced by the ancient Egyptians. Indeed, one of the great Biblical myths (Moses) revolves directly... |
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Forum: The Books
04-30-2003, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,997
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Bruce MacCulloch
Actually, to be more precise, the field of study...Actually, to be more precise, the field of study here is onomastics, the the science or study of the origin and forms of proper names of persons or places. smilies/wink.gif |
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Forum: The Books
04-13-2003, 10:42 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 8,572
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Bruce MacCulloch
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Forum: The Books
04-10-2003, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 7,370
Posted By
Bruce MacCulloch
I've already read HoM-E straight through at least...I've already read HoM-E straight through at least once (Aiwendil is a very wise man), but I'm more than willing to give it another go. As to the poem mentioned above, other than in The Book of... |
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