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Forum: The Books
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![]() I disagree. The Elves did not make the 9 for the men or the 7 for the Dwarves, that is simply the way Sauron choose to distribute; he chose to give The 9 to Men and The 7 to Dwarves. The Elves held... |
Forum: The Books
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![]() Did tolkien really mean to put Dwalin as living 340 years. I can't imagine he did but with all the editing LOTR went through how would an error like that escape him. |
Forum: The Books
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Views: 11,274
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![]() Thats exactly what I was going to say. The fact is we don't know how old Legolas is. I personally think he was born sometimes in the Third Age. But thats just my opinion. |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Views: 25,013
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![]() Where specifically does it say most elves have blond hair, I only remember it saying that blond hair was rare out side of the Vanyar and the house of Finarfin. |
Forum: The Books
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![]() The Hobbit LOTR The Silmarillion Unfinished Tales And I will be getting The Book of Lost Tales soon. |
Forum: The Books
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Views: 5,726
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![]() The Silmarillion LOTR Unfinished Tales The Hobbit Now I need to sink my teeth into the HoME series. |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,172
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![]() Here we go: In Letter 144 JRRT said: "Though a skin-changer and no doubt a bit of a magician, Beorn was a Man." |
Forum: The Books
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Views: 5,172
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![]() I know I read somewhere that Tolkien stated Beorn is human, I want to thnk it was in the letters or something. Someone more knowlegeble on Tolkiens works could give more specifics. |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,391
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Glim Iceholder
![]() At the end of LOTR when they are departing at the Grey Havens Elrond, Galadriel, and Gandalf openly wear the 3 and it gives a short little describtion about what they look like. |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,172
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![]() Beorn would be dead by the time of LOTR. Even though he is "a shape-shifter and no doubt a big of a magician" Tolkien states that he is human. |
Forum: The Books
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![]() I don't know what lead you to believe that but Tolkien states otherwise. Like others have said, Dark hair was the most common among Elves, only the Vanyar(and those related to them such as the house... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 57
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![]() Probably Gimli, or some other Dwarf. I wouldn't to be an Elf, living forever would annoy me. Hobbits bore me, and men, well I'm already one of those so whats the fun in that. So yep, definetly a... |
Forum: The Books
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![]() The difference is most of the Elves of the first age lived among the Valar in Valinor and beheld the light of the Two Trees of Yavanna. Someone else can probably provide you with a more in-depth... |
Forum: The Movies
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Replies: 39
Views: 8,207
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![]() <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>has a younger Legolas(in the background, no doubt, since he played no part in the novel, but was still alive), <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I highly doubt Legolas would look any... |
Forum: The Books
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Replies: 12
Views: 6,288
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![]() The ringwriaths weren't really evil they just were corrupted by the ring. In the end Frodo(who certainly was good) was corrupted by a ring as well. |
Forum: The Books
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![]() Yes I agree. The Silmarillion is a great book and I don't find it that hard of a read at all, it has a lot of places and names but thats the only thing hard about it IMO. |
Forum: The Books
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![]() Yep, the Nazgul are the "black riders" but later on (After their horses were drowned in the flood outside of Rivendell I think) They were given flying steeds. |
Forum: The Books
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![]() Yes, I agree with you, that type of end seems more fitting than simply "returning to the stone from which they were made". |
Forum: The Books
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![]() Yes they do, but with a lifespan of around 250 years they live considerably longer than Men or Hobbits. It is unknown exactly what happens to them when the die. |
Forum: The Books
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![]() I agree with Eowyn, to humans Elves seemed great because they were jealous of their immortality. I mean that is what caused the destruction of the Numenoreans. However to a race that cared less... |
Forum: The Books
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![]() Since this topic kind of turned into that anyway, I will say who I think is the most important. Although I do agree Frodo could not have gone on without Sam, likewise Sam could not have alone... |
Forum: The Books
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![]() I do disagree here also. I don't think the fact that Elves are immortal makes them "super-human" it simply makes them Elves, its makes them different. Myself, I would not want to be immortal so I... |
Forum: The Books
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![]() And Arwen gave up her immortality because she didn't want to live forever after Aragorn had died, not because she had to to marry him. Most importantly, had Aragorn been allowed in the undying... |
Forum: The Books
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![]() Yes Aragorn dies at the age of 210 IIRC. He is of strong numenorian blood and they have lifespans thrice that of normal men. And like it has been said before substracting 15 from a Hobbits age is... |
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