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Forum: Quotable Quotes 10-12-2004, 11:43 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
Okay, one more try. Could this be Legolas, in...

Okay, one more try. Could this be Legolas, in about the same spot, but about a day and a half later:
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-29-2004, 11:41 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 15,661
Posted By radagastly
Although there are a few exceptions, I generally...

Although there are a few exceptions, I generally try and avoid the use of smilies in my posts <--(see, no smilie here!) for the same reasons you mention above. I'm afraid they will confuse my...
Forum: The Books 09-27-2004, 07:54 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,106
Posted By radagastly
I think my living namesake (Radagast) failed...

I think my living namesake (Radagast) failed because he did not actively campaign against Sauron. Yes, he probably sent the Eagle Gwaihir to Orthanc when Gandalf was there, but it was not intended as...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 09-23-2004, 07:19 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
Might this be Merry to Pippin on the edge of...

Might this be Merry to Pippin on the edge of Fangorn:

"and closer to my heart. I feel ready to go on now."
Forum: The Books 09-20-2004, 11:38 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 6,642
Posted By radagastly
Don't forget that it was Aragorn that captured...

Don't forget that it was Aragorn that captured Gollum and brought him to the elves of Mirkwood. He managed to out-sneak Gollum on that occasion!
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 09-12-2004, 04:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,133
Posted By radagastly
Lachwen--That's true, though when science fiction...

Lachwen--That's true, though when science fiction attempts serious content beyond mere entertainment, it is more likely to take the form of social commentary than fantasy fiction is. Fantasy tends to...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 09-12-2004, 01:47 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,133
Posted By radagastly
I've always thought that the inordinate...

I've always thought that the inordinate popularity of the Science Fiction in the seventies was a direct result of the popularity of "The Lord of the Rings" in the sixties. The pendulum has currently...
Forum: The Books 09-12-2004, 09:21 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 14,053
Posted By radagastly
Boromir88--Thanks for those quotes about the...

Boromir88--Thanks for those quotes about the overthrow of Sauron. From "The Silmarillion" I would add this:



This seems to emphasize more clearly that Sauron was already dead.

Evisse the...
Forum: The Books 09-07-2004, 12:01 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 14,053
Posted By radagastly
This is a topic I have thought about a great deal...

This is a topic I have thought about a great deal over the last several months, though I forget which thread here inspired it. It may well have been Fordim's Monsters thread. Since the book is called...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 08-23-2004, 06:23 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
Evisse has it. This one was fun, coming up with...

Evisse has it. This one was fun, coming up with the rhyme. Your turn.
Forum: Quotable Quotes 08-22-2004, 03:36 PM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
Really? That was just a guess to keep the thread...

Really? That was just a guess to keep the thread from scrolling too far down the page.

Well, okay. Here we go. Something a little different.
Forum: Quotable Quotes 08-21-2004, 12:09 PM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
How about this? It could be an orc to the Goblin...

How about this? It could be an orc to the Goblin King in 'The Hobbit.' As the dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf sleep in the cave at the top of the mountain path, an orc reports their presence to the Goblin...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-17-2004, 07:40 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 5,519
Posted By radagastly
There's a thread down in the Barrow Downs forum...

There's a thread down in the Barrow Downs forum about a visit to Tolkiens grave. Why don't you start there:


http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=10958
Forum: The Movies 08-16-2004, 09:08 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 18,988
Posted By radagastly
I must say that I, too, expected more from the...

I must say that I, too, expected more from the Grey Havens. They kind of worked, and were really beautiful, but I think I imagined them broader and sunnier, more like a vast seaport city. They just...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 08-16-2004, 08:05 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
Exactly right! Good one, H-I. That makes it your...

Exactly right! Good one, H-I. That makes it your turn.
Forum: Quotable Quotes 08-10-2004, 08:12 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
It's been a week, so how about a hint? The...

It's been a week, so how about a hint?

The non-quote occurs five chapters later in the book than it would in the story, if the conversation had actually occured in the book. It is related to us by...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 08-08-2004, 08:03 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
No, its not the Gaffer, and it's not according to...

No, its not the Gaffer, and it's not according to Sam. It's later in the story, outside the Shire.
Forum: Quotable Quotes 08-04-2004, 07:56 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
This might be a bit tricky (hopefully): ...

This might be a bit tricky (hopefully):

Tried to see them all private he did. I gave him what for. I wouldn't even take a message.
Forum: Quotable Quotes 08-03-2004, 09:18 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
I will venture a guess. In the chapter titled...

I will venture a guess. In the chapter titled "Lothlorien" Legolas describes the woods of Lothlorien . . .


". . .or in springtime we may indeed behold it."

Is that it?
Forum: The Movies 07-28-2004, 12:33 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 11,037
Posted By radagastly
As much as I'd like to see Tom, Old Man Willow,...

As much as I'd like to see Tom, Old Man Willow, Goldberry and the Barrow Wight, it seems inevitable they will be skipped for the sake of momentum in the story.

I would like to see Frodo portrayed...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 05-22-2004, 10:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,682
Posted By radagastly
The Challenge

I just realized something. It's been a long time since I've read Middle-Earth's entire story from beginning to end. In fact, I don't think I've read the whole thing from The Silmarillion through The...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 05-12-2004, 10:55 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
Well, it's been several days, and no one else has...

Well, it's been several days, and no one else has ventured a guess, so I think by now it's fair for me to have another try.

Could this be Barliman Butterbur quoting Gandalf to Frodo as he...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 05-05-2004, 09:57 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
I think you're trying to trick us. Could this be...

I think you're trying to trick us. Could this be from the Council of Elrond? Gandalf quoting Radagast quoting Saruman:

" 'Saruman the White,' answered Radagast. 'And he told me to say that if you...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 05-03-2004, 09:09 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
Well, I guess that didn't take that long. You're...

Well, I guess that didn't take that long. You're dead on. Back to you.
Forum: Quotable Quotes 05-03-2004, 07:45 AM
Replies: 285
Views: 155,370
Posted By radagastly
To me then, though this is a little harder than I...

To me then, though this is a little harder than I thought. I will hint as necessary:



I hope that's not too easy, or too hard. It's hard to tell.
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