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Forum: The Books Today, 05:26 PM
Replies: 22
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Posted By Morthoron
*Shrugs* I will go with the author on this...

*Shrugs*

I will go with the author on this one. Repeating the word numerous times. Each time with the same pronunciation. No variation. Whether he was not thinking or in his cups, he seemed lucid...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 06-10-2025, 06:54 PM
Replies: 4,628
Views: 1,349,638
Posted By Morthoron
I bestow a belated birthday bouquet to Bethberry!

I bestow a belated birthday bouquet to Bethberry!
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 06-07-2025, 11:38 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 275
Posted By Morthoron
I've been getting: On and off for at...

I've been getting:



On and off for at least a year, perhaps more. It seems to be an intermittent occurrence. Today was particularly nasty, and I had to refresh numerous times. Which is...
Forum: The Books 06-07-2025, 11:31 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 21,299
Posted By Morthoron
Stop. Just stop. Tolkien pronounces it...

Stop. Just stop. Tolkien pronounces it "Eye-zen-gard". He utters Isengard several times starting at about 28:42...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=polMdXuwFw8
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-27-2025, 08:54 PM
Replies: 4,628
Views: 1,349,638
Posted By Morthoron
Grazie, mia cara sorella!

Grazie, mia cara sorella!
Forum: The Books 11-15-2024, 06:41 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,416
Posted By Morthoron
You are in the wrong forum. There is nothing...

You are in the wrong forum. There is nothing extant from Tolkien regarding "moon children". There is nothing canonical in Middle-earth lore to suit your purposes; therefore, I suggest you try some...
Forum: The Books 09-22-2024, 12:47 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 8,852
Posted By Morthoron
Actually, I started somewhat late, considering...

Actually, I started somewhat late, considering the era. I was a young teen, it was 1973, and I happened to see Tolkien's obituary in the Detroit Free Press. The obit was a full page with a photo of...
Forum: The Movies 09-14-2024, 10:27 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,948
Posted By Morthoron
Sorry, m'dear, but ignoring this travesty has...

Sorry, m'dear, but ignoring this travesty has required zero effort. I don't care about it, I don't think about it, and I will ignore it until it disappears like a cheap conjuror's trick...POOF!

I...
Forum: The Movies 08-09-2024, 05:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 4,699
Posted By Morthoron
It would seem Sharky is attempting a coup in the...

It would seem Sharky is attempting a coup in the Shire.
Forum: The Movies 06-26-2024, 04:55 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 140,614
Posted By Morthoron
I gave up the Rings of Power for Lent....

I gave up the Rings of Power for Lent. Considering I have not been a Catholic for nigh on 50 years, that is really saying something.
Forum: The Books 06-12-2024, 04:49 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,922
Posted By Morthoron
Perhaps it wasn't the first time Sam was dropping...

Perhaps it wasn't the first time Sam was dropping the eaves.
Forum: The Movies 06-08-2024, 11:19 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 93,842
Posted By Morthoron
Or that the "Search for Gollum" has everything to...

Or that the "Search for Gollum" has everything to do with the One Ring. This will always be an issue, of course, as long as the title of the books (and the movie "franchise") is Lord of the Rings.
...
Forum: The Books 05-29-2024, 08:50 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 8,002
Posted By Morthoron
Well...Gollum can be quite Grinchy and vice...

Well...Gollum can be quite Grinchy and vice versa. They are both disgruntled misanthropes who live in the mountains. They are both prone to thievery. The Grinch hates Christmases and Gollum hates...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 03-07-2024, 11:52 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 50,092
Posted By Morthoron
That lefthand turn direction into the Dead...

That lefthand turn direction into the Dead Marshes was regrettable.
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-27-2024, 05:44 PM
Replies: 4,628
Views: 1,349,638
Posted By Morthoron
Thanks, Beth. I learned a valuable lesson over...

Thanks, Beth. I learned a valuable lesson over the weekend. That is, do not go drinking with people under 30. My kids took me out to dinner and then to the bars, and...I'm still feeling it days...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 02-25-2024, 12:53 PM
Replies: 4,628
Views: 1,349,638
Posted By Morthoron
As always, thanks for your rememberances, Gal!

As always, thanks for your rememberances, Gal!
Forum: The Movies 01-19-2024, 06:10 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 33,553
Posted By Morthoron
When you just read the character names and the...

When you just read the character names and the words "fan-fiction" immediately leap to mind, then I would defer to the great Dorothy Parker, when she stated in a pointedly negative review:

“This...
Forum: The Movies 12-22-2023, 08:10 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 58,175
Posted By Morthoron
Oh, and I forgot about the green scrubbing...

Oh, and I forgot about the green scrubbing bubbles that cleansed Minas Tirith with a caustic concoction of oathbreaking corpses. Do you think Tolkien would have appreciated the spring cleaning?
Forum: The Movies 12-17-2023, 01:54 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 58,175
Posted By Morthoron
Well, in my defense, I did offer caveats to the...

Well, in my defense, I did offer caveats to the conjecture overall. Tolkien did, on several occasions, remark that Bombadil was an "insertion" into L.R. --


Not to belabor the point further with...
Forum: The Movies 12-10-2023, 05:47 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 58,175
Posted By Morthoron
I would say Tolkien would be utterly appalled by:...

I would say Tolkien would be utterly appalled by:

1) Arwen facing the Nazgul at the Ford of Bruinen instead of Glorfindel. It is quite clear that an Eldar like Glorfindel, who had been to Valinor...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-05-2023, 08:42 PM
Replies: 4,197
Views: 1,296,533
Posted By Morthoron
I still have a set of 8 theater placards from...

I still have a set of 8 theater placards from Bakshi's LoTR purloined by a friend who worked at the local theater. He had the presence of mind to lift them after the movie's run ended there (they...
Forum: The Books 11-04-2023, 07:53 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,129
Posted By Morthoron
I am so tired of revisionist nonsense. The...

I am so tired of revisionist nonsense. The imbecile actually read Tolkien's rejections of Nazism, anti-semitism and Apartheid but blithely ignored the crux of the author's sentiment.

No...
Forum: The Books 10-02-2023, 04:59 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 9,062
Posted By Morthoron
Definitely a subversion. Other than murdering the...

Definitely a subversion. Other than murdering the usurper Brodda, everyone Turin loved was already long gone, and he didn't stay in Dor-Lomin to resume mastery of the land, but fled as a fugitive and...
Forum: The Books 08-27-2023, 10:16 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 11,538
Posted By Morthoron
You can delve into the mythological tendencies of...

You can delve into the mythological tendencies of Tom and Goldberry, you can divine their origins from previous Tolkien text, and you can make assumptions about their parturition, place and purpose...
Forum: The Books 08-05-2023, 10:05 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 9,642
Posted By Morthoron
Alas, wine has been the Rhun of many a fine...

Alas, wine has been the Rhun of many a fine philosopher.
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