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Forum: The Books
07-15-2009, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 18,563
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Gordis
Here is the case when he is called Angmar:
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Here is the case when he is called Angmar: So, why not Morgul? |
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Forum: The Books
07-15-2009, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 18,563
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Gordis
Well, yes and no...;)
As a matter of fact it...
Well, yes and no...;) As a matter of fact it is the name "Witch-King" which is rarely used in LOTR: only once in the text itself (and it refers to the Angmar period) and several times in the... |
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Forum: The Books
07-15-2009, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 18,563
Posted By
Gordis
I agree.
Moreover, let us look at the...
I agree. Moreover, let us look at the history of the sentence about Gothmog: If Gothmog were meant to be a nazgul, then the rejection of the sentence about all the remaining Nazgul fleeing... |
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Forum: The Books
06-26-2009, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,886
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Gordis
Good points, everyone.
The naked...
Good points, everyone. The naked spirits of the Dead of Dunharrow were held in ME by their unfulfilled oath, yes, but still I think they followed Aragorn willingly- they followed him because... |
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Forum: The Books
06-24-2009, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 11,495
Posted By
Gordis
Not necessarily. It might have been simple...
Not necessarily. It might have been simple artificial selection as when Men breed dogs. Just select the biggest and fiercest and let them interbreed. |
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Forum: The Books
06-18-2009, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 12,593
Posted By
Gordis
I think it is the same sort of seemingly...
I think it is the same sort of seemingly ambiguous, poetic statement as the words about the Witch-King: ;) The ultimate fate of Men remains a big unanswered question... |
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Forum: The Books
06-18-2009, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 9,641
Posted By
Gordis
I am afraid I have not been clear enough, so you...
I am afraid I have not been clear enough, so you have misunderstood me. There are several different things that a Ring of Power does to a wearer. 1. A Ring itself mentally affects the... |
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Forum: The Books
06-18-2009, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 9,641
Posted By
Gordis
I think most of you tend to misunderstand one...
I think most of you tend to misunderstand one thing: Sauron couldn't distribute any of the 19 again to create more slaves while he had no Ruling Ring. How was the original Ring-scheme supposed to... |
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Forum: The Books
06-18-2009, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 11,495
Posted By
Gordis
We seem to agree that no Orc would willingly...
We seem to agree that no Orc would willingly bring the Ring to Sauron.;) The question then is what has happened at Parth Galen from Mordor point of view? Sauron sent 40 orcs (IIRC) under... |
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Forum: The Books
06-16-2009, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 11,495
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Gordis
"Old times" in the quote provided by Hakon may...
"Old times" in the quote provided by Hakon may indeed refer to times before TA 2942, before Sauron had returned to Mordor. But "the bad old times of the Great Siege" referred to in the following... |
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Forum: The Books
06-15-2009, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 11,495
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Gordis
loyalty?
I think the magical pull of the Ring was so strong that it would overcome any loyalty, especially such a questionable loyalty as Orcs have for Sauron. That was exactly how Sauron reasoned when... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-12-2009, 04:15 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 18,432
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Gordis
The problem is that Tolkien changed his...
The problem is that Tolkien changed his conception of the nazgul bodies, right in the middle of writing LOTR, sometime during the first drafts of the Pelennor Battle. Originally, Nazgul were... |
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Forum: The Books
06-04-2009, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 16,644
Posted By
Gordis
Because their appearence differed. Because no...
Because their appearence differed. Because no scarlet banners were observed in the Morgul Vale. There were no reports of Haradrim marching to Minas Morgul, only to Morannon. The Host of Harad joined... |
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Forum: The Books
06-04-2009, 02:00 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 16,644
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Gordis
Thanks, Boromir.
+ the big soldier crc (who...
Thanks, Boromir. + the big soldier crc (who was killed by a small tracker orc) also carried "a short broad-headed spear". So, some of the infantry of Minas Morgul could have been orcs. |
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Forum: The Books
06-03-2009, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 16,644
Posted By
Gordis
Yes. But it doesn't make much strategic sense -...
Yes. But it doesn't make much strategic sense - why send the Haradrim to Morannon bypassing Minas Morgul, from where the main attack was to be launched? Perhaps Sauron wanted them in his bigger army?... |
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Forum: The Books
06-02-2009, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 16,644
Posted By
Gordis
I doubt not that there were Haradrim at the...
I doubt not that there were Haradrim at the Pelennor - yet there is no evidence that the Haradrim cavalry had issued from Minas Morgul. Instead we learn that the army of Harad had joined the... |
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Forum: The Books
06-02-2009, 05:02 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 16,644
Posted By
Gordis
Minas Morgul force
It is a very interesting thread. I have little new to contribute, but I have some observations/questions... I don't think the force leaving Minas Morgul were mostly orcs. Certainly not all were... |
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Forum: The Books
05-30-2009, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 15,505
Posted By
Gordis
On a side-issue here:
Thanks for the link. :) ...
On a side-issue here: Thanks for the link. :) I think nobody has the right to disregard the clear statement in the Letters, especially when (IMO) it doesn't really contradict the text of "the... |
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Forum: The Books
05-29-2009, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 15,505
Posted By
Gordis
Sorry, but no. Sauron did take the Ring with him...
Sorry, but no. Sauron did take the Ring with him to Numenor: I think he was able to make the One invisible, much in the same way as Galadriel, Gandalf etc concealed the Three. What helped was... |
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Forum: The Books
05-24-2009, 12:10 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 15,505
Posted By
Gordis
I am sure Sauron suffers perpetual torment away...
I am sure Sauron suffers perpetual torment away from his Ring - it is a part of himself, after all. Moreover, it is the pinnacle of his craft, like with Feanor and the Silmarils. I have plenty of... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
05-22-2009, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 269
Views: 57,745
Posted By
Gordis
Heal Morgul Blades, Double hurt Belthronding
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Heal Morgul Blades, Double hurt Belthronding Black Arrow (11) Aeglos (11) Anguirel (11) Gurthang (7) The Barrow-Blades (4) Belthronding (6) The Morgul Blades (11) Thorin's Oakenshield (9) |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
05-20-2009, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 57,745
Posted By
Gordis
Double hurt Orcrist, Heal Morgul blades
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Double hurt Orcrist, Heal Morgul blades Black Arrow (11) Aeglos (11) Anguirel (11) Gurthang (8) The Barrow-Blades (6) Belthronding (7) The Morgul Blades (13) Thorin's Oakenshield (10) |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
05-19-2009, 11:07 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 57,745
Posted By
Gordis
Hurt Glamdring, hurt Ringil, heal Morgul Blades. ...
Hurt Glamdring, hurt Ringil, heal Morgul Blades. Grond I (0) *goes into trash compactor* Black Arrow (11) Aeglos (11) Anguirel (11) Gurthang (10) Glamdring (4) The Barrow-Blades (6)... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
05-19-2009, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 269
Views: 57,745
Posted By
Gordis
Double hurt Glamdring, heal Morgul Blades
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Double hurt Glamdring, heal Morgul Blades Grond I (3) Black Arrow (11) Aeglos (8) Anguirel (11) Gurthang (10) Aranrúth (4) Glamdring (7) The Barrow-Blades (6) |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
05-17-2009, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 57,745
Posted By
Gordis
Double hurt Barrow blades, heal Aranruth
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Double hurt Barrow blades, heal Aranruth Grond I (7) Black Arrow (8) Aeglos (8) Anguirel (11) Gurthang (10) Aranrúth (9) Glamdring (9) The Barrow-Blades (7) |
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