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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 12-11-2002, 07:38 AM
Replies: 81
Views: 28,429
Posted By bombur
Sting Time withers flowers From my arms, my lovers...

Time withers flowers
From my arms, my lovers eyes
gaze beyond the waves
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 11-12-2002, 06:19 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 10,208
Posted By bombur
Sting I'd kidnap Frodo. Why? To take the ring of course...

I'd kidnap Frodo. Why? To take the ring of course (maniac and evil laughter)...

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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 11-12-2002, 06:14 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 12,531
Posted By bombur
Sting Hmmmmph... Everyone knows that eleves are kind of...

Hmmmmph... Everyone knows that eleves are kind of special... walking on powdery snow without leaving tracks and such... So the hobbit would hit the ground first. The Dwarf on the other hand is always...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 11-12-2002, 06:04 AM
Replies: 116
Views: 27,319
Posted By bombur
Sting (Valinor phone central) : This is the recorded...

(Valinor phone central) : This is the recorded voicemail by the herald Eonwe. If your business concerns rings, Sauron, manners of wizards or anything else of middle earthern origin please dial...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 10-31-2002, 03:03 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,342
Posted By bombur
Sting Being around once more... I'll just add, please...

Being around once more... I'll just add, please do not get upset if I mess with the pronouns again. It's just difficult to remember. I mean, I will remember, you are a girl, but propably I will use...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 10-31-2002, 02:47 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 27,319
Posted By bombur
Pipe (Treebeard's message...) : You... have......

(Treebeard's message...) : You... have... <hrumpha>... reached... by... the... use... of... this... hasty... mens... machine-... <hrumpha>... -thing-... <hrumpha>... -devilish-... -devise......
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 10-24-2002, 02:16 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,342
Posted By bombur
Pipe No-no-no-nooooo. Here in Mordor and...

No-no-no-nooooo.

Here in Mordor and especially in Gorgoroth we do things a little differently. Our tradition is that we always set only one candidate. Then no one votes. The candidate gets 100%...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 10-23-2002, 06:09 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,342
Posted By bombur
Sting Matter of legality concerning the elections... ...

Matter of legality concerning the elections...

Earlier I presented myself as a candidate and Vanima Edhel said thet he meant voting for LOTR charachters. I was aware of this idea. It however is...
Forum: The Books 10-21-2002, 11:36 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 10,441
Posted By bombur
Thumbs up In British census I heard that thousands of...

In British census I heard that thousands of people marked jedi for their religion. The guardian or the Times, whichever, made a story of it and I red it through the net.

(Finnish news is rather...
Forum: The Books 10-17-2002, 07:00 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,906
Posted By bombur
Sting The 4th age... World diminishes. Eleves leave....

The 4th age... World diminishes. Eleves leave. Dwarves dig deeper and become forgotten fable. Istari leave. Nazgul disappear. Few pools of magic good and evil remain... Tom Bombadil in a forest,...
Forum: The Books 10-13-2002, 03:24 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,113
Posted By bombur
Sting Westerly wizard is of course right in emphasising...

Westerly wizard is of course right in emphasising that Kalevala was inspiration to Tolkien and not something to plagiate. In the work however the sources of inspiration are to a degree visible, not...
Forum: The Books 10-12-2002, 07:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,185
Posted By bombur
Pipe I cannot remember myself having written that...

I cannot remember myself having written that "being full of rage" is the only or even primary requirement for victory. I was refering to the eleves returning to the middle earth "Being full of rage"....
Forum: The Books 10-09-2002, 05:20 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,639
Posted By bombur
Sting I would not go as far as saying that Morgoth is...

I would not go as far as saying that Morgoth is Dionysian and Sauron Apollonian. For example Morgoth is in many ocasions well and clearly in control of himself. Dionysian charachter generally is...
Forum: The Books 10-09-2002, 04:58 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,185
Posted By bombur
Pipe I think the Eleves did not know how to fight. Not...

I think the Eleves did not know how to fight. Not really. When Noldor came to valinor, the aqqured many skills, power of charachter and presence that followed seeing the trees etc. Likely they also...
Forum: The Books 10-07-2002, 01:33 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 23,618
Posted By bombur
Pipe Yes, Birdland. I know the time of the cration of...

Yes, Birdland. I know the time of the cration of ents. I merely think of their NATURE. Were theese "spirits" referred to "concious" before "entering" kelvar and olvar?

And Legalos, you pose...
Forum: The Books 10-07-2002, 01:23 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 8,787
Posted By bombur
Sting I also think that a weapon would be out. I...

I also think that a weapon would be out.

I mean, if you shed a LOT of your power to an item, you'll want it to be something that is... well... worn and not carried. At least I would. But why not...
Forum: The Books 10-06-2002, 09:35 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 12,051
Posted By bombur
Sting Legalos ”bombur, you must take into account...

Legalos
”bombur, you must take into account that by that time, Morgoth had been weakened as his power was spread too thin.”

Indeed, but still he was vala, and also Sauron was betting heawily in...
Forum: The Books 10-06-2002, 09:20 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 23,618
Posted By bombur
Sting First of all, to me it is pretty obvious that Tom...

First of all, to me it is pretty obvious that Tom is Maia, propably one of Yawannas who became a sort of natural spirit. (Maybe forgetting ones purpose in the same fashion, but moreso then Radagast.)...
Forum: The Books 10-06-2002, 08:22 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,441
Posted By bombur
Pipe I think we are over-canonising Tolkien quite...

I think we are over-canonising Tolkien quite often. Like for example taking as fact something scribbled on a slip of paper. This may well have been a thought discarded by Tolkien himself. Or, Tolkien...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 10-06-2002, 07:36 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,342
Posted By bombur
Sting I will run for the seat of the warlord of...

I will run for the seat of the warlord of Durthang in Gorgoroth, and as the custom is there... you do not want to set a competing candidate... trust me smilies/evil.gif smilies/biggrin.gif
Forum: The Books 10-01-2002, 01:21 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,113
Posted By bombur
Sting Actally it seems that the translation kept to the...

Actally it seems that the translation kept to the original wording and intent rather exeptionally well. Usually poems change much more in the translation. It seems there is cause for the respect...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-01-2002, 01:02 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 15,901
Posted By bombur
Pipe For general epic feeling... this sounds really...

For general epic feeling... this sounds really strange, but gregorian church choir singing really works. It is good background for setting the mood in some roleplaying sessions for example. Also Era...
Forum: The Books 10-01-2002, 12:05 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,113
Posted By bombur
Pipe I just have to offer you a treat as well... ...

I just have to offer you a treat as well...

Oi kuningatar, lumenvalkea niin
kun takaa läntisten merien
tulet tänne metsien katveisiin,
olet valona meidän jokaisen!
Oi Gilthoniel! Oi Elbereth!...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 10-01-2002, 11:48 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 9,172
Posted By bombur
Pipe Frodo is believe it or not, currently employed in...

Frodo is believe it or not, currently employed in the Cambridge (not Oxford) university as a young professor of ancient languages and classical literature.

Samvise is Frodos student. He also does...
Forum: The Books 09-30-2002, 01:16 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 9,113
Posted By bombur
Pipe Tolkiens quennya was perhaps, so I hear, inspired...

Tolkiens quennya was perhaps, so I hear, inspired by Finnish. Many people, who perhaps know what they are speaking of, claim there to be similiarities.

A Finn can to a great degree pronounce...
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