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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-21-2025, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 4,628
Views: 1,349,581
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Mithadan
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Forum: The Books
02-25-2025, 10:50 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,989
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Mithadan
My preference is to interpret Tolkien's...
My preference is to interpret Tolkien's Legendarium as internally consistent (where possible). So, the speaking peoples/entities are made up of Ainur (including the Valar and Maiar), Elves, Dwarves,... |
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Forum: The Books
02-15-2025, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,454
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Mithadan
Arvegil145, thanks for providing this linguistic...
Arvegil145, thanks for providing this linguistic information and linking it to a part of the mythos that is arguably undecided. As an aside, if you know how to get back issues of Parma Eldalamberon... |
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Forum: The Books
01-26-2025, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,270
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Mithadan
Thank you. We consider posting a link, without...
Thank you. We consider posting a link, without discussion, for the purpose of driving traffic to a website to be spam. I have tolerated these posts solely because the topic is, at least,... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-11-2025, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 4,628
Views: 1,349,581
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Mithadan
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Forum: The Books
01-02-2025, 07:30 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,226
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Mithadan
Two other islands remained after the drowning of...
Two other islands remained after the drowning of Beleriand following the War of Wrath. The peak of Himring was one, identified in Unfinished Tales. The second, Mentioned in HoME, is Tol Fuin, a... |
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Forum: The Books
12-22-2024, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 19,658
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Mithadan
SoundingShores' essay is really well thought out...
SoundingShores' essay is really well thought out and well-written. Truly worth a read. Thanks for linking it here. |
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Forum: The Movies
12-21-2024, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 47,378
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Mithadan
The Rankin-Bass cartoons were pretty bad. I liked...
The Rankin-Bass cartoons were pretty bad. I liked the music from The Hobbit, but hated the art. The portrayal of Thranduil was particularly nausea-inducing. |
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Forum: The Movies
12-20-2024, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 47,378
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Mithadan
While it has not aged well, I liked the Bakshi...
While it has not aged well, I liked the Bakshi version when I saw it decades ago. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-06-2024, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 4,628
Views: 1,349,581
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Forum: The Books
11-26-2024, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 19,658
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Mithadan
We'd be glad to look at your essay and I invite...
We'd be glad to look at your essay and I invite anyone else that might be interested to reply as well. |
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Forum: The Books
11-23-2024, 09:18 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,132
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Mithadan
Focusing for a moment on the original post, if...
Focusing for a moment on the original post, if Gollum's plot to use Shelob to get the Ring succeeded, an immediate problem would arise. He would be on the borders of Mordor with the only options... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-21-2024, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 4,197
Views: 1,296,436
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Mithadan
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Forum: Quiz Room
11-07-2024, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,179,826
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Mithadan
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Forum: The Movies
10-26-2024, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,166
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Mithadan
LOL.
Can you imagine the visual effect of...
LOL. Can you imagine the visual effect of an army of slightly downgraded Balrogs attacking an Elvish host? Isn't that a director's dream? |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-26-2024, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 4,628
Views: 1,349,581
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-14-2024, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,192
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Mithadan
Rivendell, before the Fellowship was assembled....
Rivendell, before the Fellowship was assembled. He was with Bilbo, Sam, Merry, Pippin and Gandalf. He at least thought his task was over and that he could return to the Shire, leaving the matter of... |
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Forum: The Books
10-08-2024, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 18,871
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Mithadan
Bringing this back up to the top. Huinesoron's...
Bringing this back up to the top. Huinesoron's concise summary regarding the history of the Great Rings is useful and interesting particularly in light of the second season of Rings of Power. This... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-05-2024, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 13,166
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Mithadan
"The staff chooses the wizard..." OK, was that...
"The staff chooses the wizard..." OK, was that really necessary? Just a bit of petty thievery... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-01-2024, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 4,628
Views: 1,349,581
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Forum: The Books
09-22-2024, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,849
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Mithadan
I first read The Hobbit when I was 10 or 11. I...
I first read The Hobbit when I was 10 or 11. I was a science fiction fan and decided I wanted to try fantasy and had heard that Tolkien was the best. I was unaware that there was a "sequel" until... |
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Forum: The Books
09-18-2024, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,555
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Mithadan
The Greatest Success Against Morgoth By Elves and Men
The Beleriandic wars against Angband, despite some victories in battle, were singularly unsuccessful in accomplishing one of the primary goals of the Noldor - the recovery of the Silmarils. To... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-13-2024, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 4,628
Views: 1,349,581
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Forum: The Books
09-07-2024, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,107
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Mithadan
I struggle with Tolkien's numerous draft...
I struggle with Tolkien's numerous draft timelines because (a) they are not consistent and (b) they are dependent upon factors outside of the chronologies. For example, one cannot adopt a tale of... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-07-2024, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 11,744
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Mithadan
Dredging deep into my memory, I can come up with...
Dredging deep into my memory, I can come up with initial impressions of Middle Earth that turned out to be incorrect. I read The Hobbit before I was even aware that LoTR existed. So, I viewed the... |
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