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Forum: The Books
08-25-2003, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 23,961
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Voronwe
Let me briefly offer, if I may, the perspective...Let me briefly offer, if I may, the perspective of one humble Physics undergraduate (me) on the issue of parallel universes. The idea of parallel universes has its origin in the branch of physics... |
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Forum: The Books
06-10-2003, 02:38 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 11,815
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Galadriel was not born in the first age; she was...Galadriel was not born in the first age; she was born in Valinor during the Years of the Trees. According to the Annals of Aman Finarfin and Earwen were wedded in 1280 (years of the tress). The... |
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Forum: The Books
06-07-2003, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,867
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Voronwe
At least one elf did have servants - Eol the Dark...At least one elf did have servants - Eol the Dark Elf: |
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Forum: The Books
06-02-2003, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 16,940
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I don't remember anything like that occurring in...I don't remember anything like that occurring in Paradise Lost. |
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Forum: The Books
05-01-2003, 01:18 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,600
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Voronwe
I'd beware of using secondary sources (Atlases,...I'd beware of using secondary sources (Atlases, Encylopedias, etc.) to draw conclusions about the geography of Arda. The ones by David Day, especially, are quite inaccurate. There is only once set... |
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Forum: The Books
04-29-2003, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,648
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Voronwe
Wrong river, I'm afraid. Bilbo and the dwarves...Wrong river, I'm afraid. Bilbo and the dwarves travelled to Esgaroth on the Forest River, which runs into the long lake. A look at one of the maps should hopefully make things clear. |
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Forum: The Books
03-13-2003, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,768
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Voronwe
For information on the inklings (including their...For information on the inklings (including their respective professions), you may wish to look here (http://www.mythsoc.org/inklings.html). |
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Forum: The Books
03-08-2003, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,285
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Voronwe
You will find everything you could possibly want...You will find everything you could possibly want to know in Unfinished Tales - The History of Galadriel and Celeborn, Appendix D, which is entitled 'The Port of Lond Daer'. It was not a city, as... |
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Forum: The Books
02-19-2003, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,297
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Voronwe
Thorondor (at that time called Thorndor), and the...Thorondor (at that time called Thorndor), and the other eagles have a prominent part in The Fall of Gondolin - one of JRRT's earliest Middle Earth writings. Thorondor was also stated to have been a... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
02-10-2003, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 38,529
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Voronwe
It may not surprise you to learn that there's...It may not surprise you to learn that there's already a thread on this (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=001804&p=). [ February 10, 2003: Message edited by:... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-04-2003, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 1,640
Views: 380,467
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Voronwe
It's also stated that Celeborn was Elmo's...It's also stated that Celeborn was Elmo's grandson. Apparently JRRT never really decided on Celeborn's ancestry. Whatever his parentage, we can probably assume that Celeborn and Elmo met in Doriath... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-04-2003, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 1,640
Views: 380,467
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Voronwe
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-02-2003, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 1,640
Views: 380,467
Posted By
Voronwe
Legolas->Galadriel->Melian
[ February 02,...Legolas->Galadriel->Melian [ February 02, 2003: Message edited by: Voronwe ] |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-30-2003, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 681
Views: 166,286
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Voronwe
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-30-2003, 05:18 AM
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Replies: 681
Views: 166,286
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Voronwe
Any other takers? I would hate to have killed off...Any other takers? I would hate to have killed off this vererable thread. If no-one answers I will provide a clue. |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-28-2003, 06:35 AM
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Replies: 681
Views: 166,286
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Voronwe
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-27-2003, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 681
Views: 166,286
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Not a new face, merely an old face who has not...Not a new face, merely an old face who has not visited the quotes forum for quite some time smilies/wink.gif |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-27-2003, 05:45 AM
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Replies: 681
Views: 166,286
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Voronwe
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Forum: The Books
01-24-2003, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,846
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Voronwe
Tolkien's doctorate was an Honorary Doctorate of...Tolkien's doctorate was an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University awarded in 1972. Interestingly enough, this was not for the Lord of the Rings, but for his academic work in Philology. |
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Forum: The Books
01-22-2003, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,349
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An excellent and highly interesting post. There...An excellent and highly interesting post. There are two threads, this one (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=002717) and this one... |
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Forum: The Books
01-22-2003, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,550
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That part of the Silmarillion was written by...That part of the Silmarillion was written by Christopher Tolkein and Guy Kay, and thus does not represent JRRT's view on the subject. There may, perhaps, be a reference to Melian's return to Valinor... |
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Forum: The Books
01-22-2003, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 16,340
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Voronwe
The tale of Aragorn and Arwen, like the rest of...The tale of Aragorn and Arwen, like the rest of The Lord of the Rings, is presented as part of the Red Book of Westmarch. The end of the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen reads thus: Consider that... |
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Forum: The Books
01-19-2003, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,557
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Mt. Gundabad was originally a home of the...Mt. Gundabad was originally a home of the Dwarves. Since it was the place where Durin the Deathless had awoken, it was a place of great importance to the Dwarves, and one at which assemblies of... |
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Forum: The Books
01-19-2003, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,260
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It cannot refer to the fall of Numenor, since the...It cannot refer to the fall of Numenor, since the fall of Numenor had not yet taken place. The quote describes the reaction of the Men of Eriador when the first ships sailed back to Middle Earth from... |
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Forum: The Books
01-15-2003, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,508
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Voronwe
You're in luck, The Road Goes Ever On...You're in luck, The Road Goes Ever On (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0007136552/qid=1042673124/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_0_1/202-8466872-2238210), by Tolkien and Donald Swann is just what you're... |
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