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Forum: The Books 06-24-2002, 08:56 AM
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Views: 4,475
Posted By Leto
Silmaril "Space"...what's that? *lol* You must read the...

"Space"...what's that? *lol* You must read the Silmarillion to understand. Ea, the world of Middle Earth, is not like the 'real' universe we know. The stars are 'lights' placed in the sky by Varda,...
Forum: The Books 06-24-2002, 08:15 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 9,985
Posted By Leto
Silmaril The 'Eye' is just the symbol of Sauron, what his...

The 'Eye' is just the symbol of Sauron, what his evil will 'looks' like to those who might view it. Sauron has left Barad Dur in the past. For a time, he had taken up residence in Dol Guldur, in...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-20-2002, 08:56 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 10,573
Posted By Leto
Silmaril "where do you learn to sword fight" *s* I imagine...

"where do you learn to sword fight" *s* I imagine most people here haven't, except in their imagination, or role playing games *s* So this is more a question of 'which weapons do you think are the...
Forum: The Books 06-20-2002, 08:56 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 18,949
Posted By Leto
Silmaril "where do you learn to sword fight" *s* I imagine...

"where do you learn to sword fight" *s* I imagine most people here haven't, except in their imagination, or role playing games *s* So this is more a question of 'which weapons do you think are the...
Forum: The Books 06-19-2002, 04:10 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,815
Posted By Leto
Silmaril TreeBeard told Merry and Pippin that Trolls were...

TreeBeard told Merry and Pippin that Trolls were mockeries of Ents. Huorn are not of Melkor. They are ents that have become 'treeish' (or trees that are becoming 'entish'). And some trees, just...
Forum: The Books 06-18-2002, 08:08 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,814
Posted By Leto
Silmaril Remember, Gandalf and Aragorn really didn't want...

Remember, Gandalf and Aragorn really didn't want to go back through Moria. They knew it would be terribly dangerous. They might not have known there was a Balrog in there...but they knew it was...
Forum: The Books 06-13-2002, 09:39 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 29,573
Posted By Leto
Silmaril To reconcile your dilemma...choose the book! ...

To reconcile your dilemma...choose the book! always! smilies/smile.gif The changing of Frodo's character, I believe, is one of the worst alterations the movie could possibly make, and is my biggest...
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 06-13-2002, 09:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,832
Posted By Leto
Sting Of course the North is the only area we are...

Of course the North is the only area we are concerned with, in terms of the story. According to the essay, and the notes, three was indeed the number the valar had intended. Then why did he include...
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 06-12-2002, 03:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 11,832
Posted By Leto
Silmaril 5 Istari

What might the significance be of the number of Istari? Was it simply an arbitrary number assigned to the number of that order? Where was the first mention of there being five wizards? (was it in...
Forum: The Books 06-11-2002, 10:11 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,615
Posted By Leto
Silmaril this is getting nasty smilies/smile.gif ...

this is getting nasty smilies/smile.gif JessicaJade, about the Istari..."Who would go? For they must be mighy, peers of Sauron, but must forego might, and cloth themselves in flesh so as to treat...
Forum: The Books 06-11-2002, 10:09 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 27,899
Posted By Leto
Silmaril "Middle Earth is Here." sounds like Uncle Chou...

"Middle Earth is Here." sounds like Uncle Chou in "Big Trouble in Little China"..."China is Here, Mr Burton!" "What does that mean? huh? what is that supposed to mean?! China is Here..." ...
Forum: The Books 06-11-2002, 09:59 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,615
Posted By Leto
Sting Gandalf did defeat the Balrog, though he lost his...

Gandalf did defeat the Balrog, though he lost his body in process. Glorfindel in the first age also was slain, even though he defeated the Balrog. Balrogs have physical form, just like the...
Forum: The Books 06-11-2002, 09:21 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 19,777
Posted By Leto
Sting "Historians exercise great power and some of them...

"Historians exercise great power and some of them know it. They recreate the past, changing it to fit their own interpretations. Thus, they change the future as well."
-Leto II, His Voice, from...
Forum: The Books 06-10-2002, 04:16 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,528
Posted By Leto
Silmaril Sauron can't come back. Despite the fact that...

Sauron can't come back. Despite the fact that the Silmariallin mentions that he suffers the same fate as Morgoth, imprisoned in the void until the end of days...he poured most of his power and being...
Forum: The Books 06-10-2002, 03:54 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 27,899
Posted By Leto
Silmaril Hoom hmmmm....to start with, I believe people...

Hoom hmmmm....to start with, I believe people here, in their enthusiasm for Tolkien, have rather misunderstood the meaning of his statements that 'Middle Earth is here'. He means that the place of...
Forum: The Books 06-07-2002, 03:56 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 13,579
Posted By Leto
Sting Only two of the Nazgul are identified in writings...

Only two of the Nazgul are identified in writings of Tolkien...The Witch King of Angmar, (who I assume is one of the Numenoreans), and Khamul, Shadow of the East. In the Middle Earth collectible...
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