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Forum: The Books
04-20-2002, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,143
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Carannillion
Actually, you may not be too far off target. The...Actually, you may not be too far off target. The Stars may not shine in Aman/UL as they do in ME, but also, when it comes to Ulmo understanding the harts of the Teleri, he understood their... |
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Forum: The Books
04-09-2002, 04:58 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,948
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Carannillion
/me sets "lurk mode" off
smilies/smile.gif .../me sets "lurk mode" off smilies/smile.gif Actually, if we are talking about the end which none save Ilúvatar himself knows anything about, I think evil can be eradicated. Ilúvatar is the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-20-2002, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 228
Views: 41,655
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Carannillion
Hail to all female Tolkien-lovers! ... No, wait,...Hail to all female Tolkien-lovers! ... No, wait, that came out wrog *twists face into unrecognizable pulp* smilies/wink.gif Male, 19, discovered Tolkien about 10 or something like that, can't... |
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Forum: The Books
02-19-2002, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,132
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Carannillion
Yes, I think the Glorfindels are one. That seems...Yes, I think the Glorfindels are one. That seems to be settled around here, anyway. Another thread also came to this conclusion. Glorfindel of Rivendell is Glorfindel from the Fall of Gondolin,... |
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Forum: The Books
02-19-2002, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 13,162
Posted By
Carannillion
Squatter:
Of course, criticism is almost...Squatter: Of course, criticism is almost always deserved and healthy, but notice how I said almost always? I think Mr. Jenkyns' article was simply - as you so nicely put it - ignorant ... |
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Forum: The Books
02-18-2002, 03:16 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,457
Posted By
Carannillion
Yes, you most definetely have to read the Sil....Yes, you most definetely have to read the Sil. Don't look at it as an unbearable task, look upon it as something you do out of your own interest, to better understand Tolkien. Take your time,... |
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Forum: The Books
02-18-2002, 03:07 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 15,078
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Carannillion
I think Tolien sounded right, somehow. Not...I think Tolien sounded right, somehow. Not splendidly mystical (he has a somewhat aged man's voice, you know) but right, and I liked listening to it. If I become as proficient in Elvish as I would... |
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Forum: The Books
02-18-2002, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 13,162
Posted By
Carannillion
You know something, Rosa? What you said:
...You know something, Rosa? What you said: Sort of kills what a certain Mr. Jenkyns criticized Tolkien's books for (see the "New Republic Article" thread somewhere here). Mr. Jenkyns indicated that... |
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Forum: The Books
02-13-2002, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,050
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Carannillion
I read a book by David Day, which I think was...I read a book by David Day, which I think was called "A Tolkien Encyclopaedia: The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth" (or something). It had a decent explanation about it, and also to the places of ME... |
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Forum: The Books
02-13-2002, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,715
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Carannillion
Tolkien did have his experiences with mountains...Tolkien did have his experiences with mountains (see the thread "Was Tolikien a hiker?" in Novs and News) and perhaps this underground traversing of them was his way of making them more mysterious... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
02-07-2002, 04:38 PM
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Replies: 215
Views: 144,058
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Carannillion
I sort of stepped out of this discussion (I soon...I sort of stepped out of this discussion (I soon realized that it went to a higher league than the one I'm playing in) and just lurked at it from time to time, and I have to say: this is probably one... |
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Forum: The Books
02-07-2002, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 18,394
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Carannillion
*tries to translate Icelandic, head ready to...*tries to translate Icelandic, head ready to burst* Does that mean "Are you Dáin? Are you really *something* and *something*?" *sound of head bursting into lots and lots of goo* |
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Forum: The Books
02-07-2002, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,255
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Carannillion
Yes, I also noticed Tolkien's style resembling...Yes, I also noticed Tolkien's style resembling the Norse sagas - not just Snorre-Edda, but the heroic poems and king's sagas and all. I don't know 'Edda' that extensively, though. Where is the... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
02-06-2002, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,900
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Carannillion
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Forum: The Books
02-06-2002, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,605
Posted By
Carannillion
The entire HoME series in three books?!? Twelve...The entire HoME series in three books?!? Twelve into three? Mighty thick books, if you ask me... Impractically thick. How are you supposed to read those? With a shovel? smilies/wink.gif ... |
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Forum: The Books
02-06-2002, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 21,040
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Carannillion
The mountains of Mordor cannot have been made by...The mountains of Mordor cannot have been made by Sauron. Sauron is not powerful enough. Also, thinking about the sea that used to be in that general area, I don't think Melkor made tehm, either. It... |
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Forum: The Books
02-06-2002, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,822
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Carannillion
Let us not forget that we are still talking ALL...Let us not forget that we are still talking ALL of Tolkien's works. Melkor was the first evil. An evil force created and driven by desire for power and domination, in turn reduced to the earthly form... |
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Forum: The Books
02-04-2002, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 19,716
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Carannillion
I've also seen somewhere that Tom (and Goldberry)...I've also seen somewhere that Tom (and Goldberry) is listed as a Maia. Yet, I think I'll stick to the Great Enigma thing. Mankáno said: If he was there before Morgoth, then we truly have an... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-02-2002, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 12,120
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Carannillion
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-02-2002, 04:40 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 17,084
Posted By
Carannillion
As for the eyebrows, I have no idea. Eyebrows...As for the eyebrows, I have no idea. Eyebrows sticking out from under the brim of the hat I have in mind would be long enough to knit a couple of sweaters from... smilies/wink.gif |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-02-2002, 04:38 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 17,084
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Carannillion
Actually, 'Istari' is the order, the wizards...Actually, 'Istari' is the order, the wizards (Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast & the two others) are Maiar; lesser gods (or angels, if you like) of the same race as Sauron. They were - as the Valar - of... |
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Forum: The Books
01-31-2002, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,131
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Carannillion
Sauron was not a sprit of fire, hence not a...Sauron was not a sprit of fire, hence not a Balrog, BUT he was their captain (Melkor's greatest general and so on). |
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Forum: The Books
01-31-2002, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 20,399
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Carannillion
What caught me the most in the Lothlórien part is...What caught me the most in the Lothlórien part is the sadness; the Elves are fading, their splendour of old no longer exists, everything just seems so hopeless! 'Why even bother to save this?' Of... |
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Forum: The Books
01-31-2002, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,822
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Carannillion
And also, Thingol, that's more than two...And also, Thingol, that's more than two languages, closer to 15 smilies/wink.gif (or something like that), it's just that we have as yet not been able to understand all of them... Did I hear... |
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Forum: The Books
01-31-2002, 06:02 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,822
Posted By
Carannillion
Agreed.
I am aware of the fact that the...Agreed. I am aware of the fact that the article is a critisism of Shippeys book: "J.R.R. Tolkien: Author of the century", but Jenkyns does not seem to be able to restrain himself. All books should... |
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