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Forum: The Books
01-14-2003, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 12,669
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Voronwe
You have Gandalf's word for it in The Fellowship...You have Gandalf's word for it in The Fellowship of the Ring that Glorfindel had dwelt in the Blessed Realm. This might not been seen as definitive proof that he had seen the light of the Trees... |
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Forum: The Books
01-12-2003, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,213
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Voronwe
Amandil and Elendil had been the names of the 3rd...Amandil and Elendil had been the names of the 3rd and 4th Kings of Numenor respectively. While the later Numenoreans may have lost their reverence for the Eldar, they had not lost their reverence for... |
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Forum: The Books
01-10-2003, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 9,563
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Voronwe
Due to lack of time I sadly won't be able to give...Due to lack of time I sadly won't be able to give the excellent posts made on this thread the response they obviously deserve. However I hope to be able to make one or two points, which I may be able... |
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Forum: The Books
01-09-2003, 04:15 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,959
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Voronwe
The best Tolkien scholar is JRR Tolkien, the...The best Tolkien scholar is JRR Tolkien, the second best is Christopher Tolkien. Don't bother with anyone else. |
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Forum: The Books
01-06-2003, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 9,563
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Voronwe
It is important to distinguish between the...It is important to distinguish between the Marring (or fall) of Arda, and the Fall of Man. They are quite different things in Tolkien's work (unlike in Christianity where they are equivalent), though... |
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Forum: The Books
01-04-2003, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,991
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Voronwe
The Dagor Dagorath will be the most important...The Dagor Dagorath will be the most important battle. |
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Forum: The Books
01-03-2003, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 14,378
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Voronwe
'Legolas Greenleaf' was a minor character in the...'Legolas Greenleaf' was a minor character in the original Fall of Gondolin in Lost Tales. This was the first appearance of any of the names of members of the Fellowship of the Ring in Tolkien's... |
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Forum: The Books
12-31-2002, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,657
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Voronwe
The House of the Golden Flower, one of the Houses...The House of the Golden Flower, one of the Houses of Gondolin. He's the same Glorfindel as the one in the Silmarillion, reincarnated. |
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Forum: The Books
12-31-2002, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,208
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Voronwe
According to a legend given in Quendi and Eldar...According to a legend given in Quendi and Eldar (found in HoME XI) there were 144 elves who awoke at Cuivienen, who are called 'the Unbegotten'. The first three elves to awake were called Imin, Tata... |
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Forum: The Books
12-29-2002, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,746
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Voronwe
Why would Gandalf need to be sent back from...Why would Gandalf need to be sent back from Valinor to Middle Earth with the ring? It was still presumably on the mountain-top where he had left it. In his pocket. |
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Forum: The Books
12-29-2002, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,746
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Voronwe
Sorry about that. The link in my post above was...Sorry about that. The link in my post above was wrong; it is now fixed. The bearers of the elven rings were in no danger if they wore their rings as long as The One was not on Sauron's hand. In... |
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Forum: The Books
12-29-2002, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,746
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Voronwe
To my knowledge the question of whether Gandalf...To my knowledge the question of whether Gandalf actually wore Narya is uncertain. All that we know, as you have already pointed out, is that he didn't wear it openly. This thread... |
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Forum: The Books
12-29-2002, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,209
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Voronwe
In the quote I refered to Tolkien envisaged Turin...In the quote I refered to Tolkien envisaged Turin rather than Earendil slaying Ancalagon. A replacement rather than an addition. |
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Forum: The Books
12-29-2002, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,209
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Voronwe
I've now checked my sources, and the main...I've now checked my sources, and the main evidence for the abandonment of Turin's slaying of Morgoth comes from a prophecy supposedly made by Andreth that Turin would return from the dead and slay... |
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Forum: The Books
12-29-2002, 07:05 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,209
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Voronwe
Ultimately, this comes down to a question of what...Ultimately, this comes down to a question of what one does or does not accept at 'canon'. In Myths Transformed (HoME X) Tolkien states that: Morgoth's bodily execution reduced him to a weak... |
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Forum: The Books
12-28-2002, 01:51 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,850
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Voronwe
I would say the phrasing of quote you gave, in...I would say the phrasing of quote you gave, in particular the use of the word 'went', at least strongly suggests that Celeborn left Middle Earth eventually, even though the exact time is not... |
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Forum: The Books
12-25-2002, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,674
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Voronwe
Technically all men end up in Valinor eventually,...Technically all men end up in Valinor eventually, since after death their spirits travel to Mandos before leaving Arda forever. Beren only entered Valinor after death, but was exceptional in that he... |
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Forum: The Books
12-22-2002, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,401
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Voronwe
Elves, by their nature, were not subject to...Elves, by their nature, were not subject to disease, so it's hardly surprising that the plauge only affected the humans living in Dor-Lomin. PS - There's no such thing as a smallpox spore. |
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Forum: The Books
12-22-2002, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 22,935
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Voronwe
Upon opening the Sunday Times this morning I...Upon opening the Sunday Times this morning I noticed an article with the eye-catching title 'Did Tolkien have a racist message?'. At first I thought, 'Not again', but it turned out that the article... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-20-2002, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,073
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Voronwe
In my view there are only two stories in the...In my view there are only two stories in the Silmarillion (meaning first-age) that might possibly make good films on their own, and those would be 'Beren and Luthien' and the 'Narn i Hin Hurin'. None... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
12-15-2002, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 26,375
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Voronwe
Hidden away in the depths of History of Middle...Hidden away in the depths of History of Middle Earth X is a piece of writing called the 'Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth'. It is, in my opinion, one of Tolkien's deepest and most significant pieces of... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
12-14-2002, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 26,375
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Voronwe
I'm sorry, but that's just not true. There is...I'm sorry, but that's just not true. There is plenty of scientific evidence that the Big Bang (incidently, a name coined in derision) took place. Firstly, it can be mathematically proven that if... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
12-12-2002, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 26,375
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Voronwe
I suggest you take a glance at any Popular...I suggest you take a glance at any Popular Science book on cosmology. Thankfully, such questions are side-stepped in Tolkien's universe. It is essentially taken as axiomatic that Eru was the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-11-2002, 04:37 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 4,198
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Voronwe
Not so. It states pretty clearly in the...Not so. It states pretty clearly in the Silmarillion that Luthien was given the choice between mortality and immortality by Manwe (who had consulted Eru on the matter). Needless to say, she chose... |
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Forum: The Books
12-05-2002, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,671
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Voronwe
Indeed. But if so, why would the translator of...Indeed. But if so, why would the translator of 'There and Back Again' - a certain Professor Tolkien if I remember correctly -feel the need to introduce such an oddity? Did he somehow believe that a... |
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