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Forum: The Books
07-02-2003, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,714
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Gorthol
It's to be found in several places that they did...It's to be found in several places that they did confere invisibility. So where are we now with our Dwarfking wearing one of the Seven: * He's greedy as hell. * He's quick to lose temper. *... |
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Forum: The Books
07-02-2003, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,714
Posted By
Gorthol
Uhm, have you all read this:
So we...Uhm, have you all read this: So we can conclude that a dwarf would have unending life with his ring and that he could be invisible at will? From this I conclude that they couldn't... |
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Forum: The Books
07-02-2003, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 123
Views: 36,377
Posted By
Gorthol
I second to this! To start a war over the ships...I second to this! To start a war over the ships wasn't the right way to go, it would have been better for all if the Teleri just had complied with Fëanors wishes, right or wrong. I doubt Ossë would... |
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Forum: The Books
07-02-2003, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,714
Posted By
Gorthol
Well I thought it pretty obvious that my post did...Well I thought it pretty obvious that my post did refer to dwarves only.. |
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Forum: The Books
07-02-2003, 07:57 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 6,714
Posted By
Gorthol
Hard to Fathom..I read alot about the Rings of Power yesterday and one thing that came to my mind was that, it seems as if a Dwarf could almost avoid the "negative" affects of a Ring and still benefit from all the... |
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Forum: The Books
07-01-2003, 05:08 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,906
Posted By
Gorthol
Great post Amarië!
Isn't that pretty...Great post Amarië! Isn't that pretty close to what happened to the Men wearing the Nine Rings? Since that is suggested to be the work of Melkor, it would be assumable that the unending life... |
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Forum: The Books
07-01-2003, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,906
Posted By
Gorthol
All the rings except the Three were formed...All the rings except the Three were formed through the advice and instructions of Sauron, so using his cunning he should have been able to make them *any way he wanted*. Remember that he could have... |
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Forum: The Books
07-01-2003, 12:45 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,906
Posted By
Gorthol
The Seven and the Nine were quite different from...The Seven and the Nine were quite different from the Three and made partly by Sauron and *also* influenced by him when he regathered them before handing them out. Wasn't the purpose of the elven... |
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Forum: The Books
07-01-2003, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,906
Posted By
Gorthol
Finwe: Yes, she did. But it is said on several...Finwe: Yes, she did. But it is said on several places in the Silmarillion that the Spirits of Men come to the Halls of Mandos before they pass away from the Circles of the World. Also that they... |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2003, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,062
Posted By
Gorthol
The númenoreans are the descendents from Elros...The númenoreans are the descendents from Elros and the fathers of men, Atani. They were given the land of Númenorë (Andor) for their efforts in the war against Morgoth during the first age. Some... |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2003, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,906
Posted By
Gorthol
Finwe: They *do* go to Mandos, even if they only...Finwe: They *do* go to Mandos, even if they only stay for a brief time in the Halls of Waiting (and their halls aren't the same as the ones for the elves). After a time of contemplating they pass... |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2003, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,906
Posted By
Gorthol
He wasn't able to give them unending life, he...He wasn't able to give them unending life, he only trapped their souls and bound them to the rings. The nine rings were controlled by The One which was part of Sauron, so as long as he was "alive" he... |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2003, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 123
Views: 36,377
Posted By
Gorthol
Excellent post, dead on! Fëanor was unequaled;...Excellent post, dead on! Fëanor was unequaled; and hence he became what he became.. [ June 30, 2003: Message edited by: Gorthol ] |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2003, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,041
Posted By
Gorthol
I think the answer lies maybe within *what* the...I think the answer lies maybe within *what* the numenoreans were longing for, everlasting life. They thought they could wrest this with force from the Valar. Remember that Ar-Pharazon was already... |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2003, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,574
Posted By
Gorthol
And Melko was the most powerful of the Valar.
I...And Melko was the most powerful of the Valar. I don't think we can even begin to compare him with Sauron. The High Elves + Sindar would have been to strong for him.. The people of Gondolin fought... |
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Forum: The Books
06-29-2003, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 123
Views: 36,377
Posted By
Gorthol
Isn't it more so, that he was formed through his...Isn't it more so, that he was formed through his own greatness? Just like "Feanor of the Peredhil" explains.. |
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Forum: The Books
06-29-2003, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 123
Views: 36,377
Posted By
Gorthol
He did? What about the part in Silmarillion where...He did? What about the part in Silmarillion where it says (I could try and translate it from my Swedish version: "And then Fëanor hastened away from Máhanaxar and fled through the night; for his... |
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Forum: The Books
06-29-2003, 09:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,226
Posted By
Gorthol
Ah! Ok, there we have it, that explains all.. ...Ah! Ok, there we have it, that explains all.. Thanks Amarië. Sarumans robe, that it was multi-colored, surely that must have been a way of him to show that he had deep knowledge in many... |
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Forum: The Books
06-28-2003, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,867
Posted By
Gorthol
They were probably allowed to go there, but most...They were probably allowed to go there, but most likely they lived afterwards on Tol Eressëa.. That is correct, immortality was not to be granted by the Valar, because they had not the "right"... |
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Forum: The Books
06-28-2003, 12:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,226
Posted By
Gorthol
Lenwë and Sarumans ring.What happened to Lenwë, did he still linger in Middle-earth in the 3rd age during the war of the ring? If so, he must have been the oldest elf alive in Middle-earth.. The ring Saruman wore when... |
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Forum: The Books
06-26-2003, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 16,489
Posted By
Gorthol
Meneltarmacil: Círdan seems to be around 11,400...Meneltarmacil: Círdan seems to be around 11,400 years old (if he awoke at Cuiviénen). Galadriel 8,280 years roughly. Galadriel is older than the sun and the moon. She does show signs: ... |
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Forum: The Books
06-26-2003, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 8,440
Posted By
Gorthol
In the council of Elrond:
Though he does...In the council of Elrond: Though he does continue to explain what their powers were. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-26-2003, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,051
Posted By
Gorthol
My favourite char. I'd believe to be Gandalf,...My favourite char. I'd believe to be Gandalf, everything he says has a depth in it and he is the greatest in spirit in Middle-Earth imho. In first age I'd say Turin. |
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Forum: The Books
06-26-2003, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,880
Posted By
Gorthol
I'd say Ecthelion, he was the head of the...I'd say Ecthelion, he was the head of the Gondolin army and killed the mightiest servent of Melkor (save Sauron). |
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