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Forum: The Books
09-08-2016, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,871
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Kuruharan
I cannot recall an instance either, but the times...I cannot recall an instance either, but the times in the stories that are described in the greatest detail are usually periods of crisis where people didn't have leisure time for pleasure reading. |
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Forum: The Movies
08-26-2016, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 54,147
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Kuruharan
Looking back, I regret implying that I "hate" the...Looking back, I regret implying that I "hate" the Rankin/Bass cartoons as much as the rubbish offerings of Jackson in the lower portion of my list. I do not hate the Rankin/Bass cartoons, I rather... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-26-2016, 09:16 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 54,147
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Kuruharan
This is really kind of sad...The Fellowship of the Ring - Peter Jackson - the only decent one The Return of the King - Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings - Ralph Bakshi (which should just show how much I hate the rest of... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
08-20-2016, 07:52 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 47,710
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Kuruharan
It varies from person to person. Good writing is...It varies from person to person. Good writing is in many respects in the eye of the beholder. That being said, a common complaint about The Lord of the Rings is that it is slow to get going. ... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
08-15-2016, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 47,710
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Kuruharan
In fairness, we have Martin with his massive,...In fairness, we have Martin with his massive, sprawling story-lines with numerous characters and much dialogue. This one just has numbing action and violence every few paragraphs...and a great... |
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Forum: The Books
08-15-2016, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 19,790
Posted By
Kuruharan
Tolkien also referenced Denethor in a similar...Tolkien also referenced Denethor in a similar context. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-12-2016, 09:48 PM
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Replies: 364
Views: 288,435
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Kuruharan
Coming very late...Coming very late to this particular party, but I was rereading this (http://lotrocommunity.com/forum/topic/3465-lotro-pvpersare-they-really-that-bad/?page=15) thread on another forum today where one... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-22-2016, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 4,680
Views: 1,491,418
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Forum: The Books
07-21-2016, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,046
Posted By
Kuruharan
I did not find anything of particular note in the...I did not find anything of particular note in the rest of Fellowship that hasn't been mentioned already. Two Towers will have a lot more of note. |
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Forum: The Books
07-20-2016, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,046
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Kuruharan
This probably boils down to stylistic preferences...This probably boils down to stylistic preferences in the end. I don't find these resolutions to be hamfisted, but rather add texture to the setting. Part of the problem may arise in that... |
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Forum: The Books
07-20-2016, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,046
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Kuruharan
Personally I do find it plausible that successive...Personally I do find it plausible that successive generations of Chieftains of the Dunedain did feel constrained by the prophecy. I think that would be in keeping with the setting that Tolkien... |
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Forum: The Books
07-20-2016, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,046
Posted By
Kuruharan
While I don't necessarily disagree with your...While I don't necessarily disagree with your point, why do you think he had such a drive to become King of Gondor? He had many ancestors that had the same claim as he did but none of them made any... |
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Forum: The Books
07-19-2016, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 45,042
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Kuruharan
Trolls certainly seem to be the ones who use it...Trolls certainly seem to be the ones who use it the most... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-18-2016, 07:14 AM
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Replies: 134
Views: 111,745
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Kuruharan
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Forum: The Books
07-17-2016, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 15,689
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Kuruharan
You aren't missing as much as current pop culture...You aren't missing as much as current pop culture would have you believe. I couldn't agree with you more on that one. I agree with this as well, although on the whole I don't find... |
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Forum: The Books
07-16-2016, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,046
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Kuruharan
The only other noteworthy moment in those...The only other noteworthy moment in those chapters that I will mention is when Aragorn has finished his description of the story of Beren and Luthien and discusses their descendants the text is rich... |
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Forum: The Books
07-15-2016, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,046
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Kuruharan
I am a silly silly dwarfI thought the reference was in The Peoples of Middle-earth and spent quite a lot of time trying to find it, sudden inspiration struck that it might be in the Letters and my questing was rewarded. ... |
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Forum: The Books
07-15-2016, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 15,689
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Kuruharan
I think it would have made interesting reading. ...I think it would have made interesting reading. I have no idea how it would have turned out except Tolkien implies that the conspiracy would have been unmasked and defeated somehow in the end. ... |
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Forum: The Books
07-15-2016, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,046
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Kuruharan
As a side point, but an important one I think,...As a side point, but an important one I think, the Gondorian monarchy (and by association the Arnorian as well) was not an absolute one. Tolkien speaks to this in one of the HOME essays. I will... |
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Forum: The Books
07-15-2016, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,046
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Kuruharan
Lots of quotes in this oneThat sounds like an interesting project. I may take you up on that. and And |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-15-2016, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 38,046
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Kuruharan
One Hundred YearsI came across this thread during a rummage through some disused corridors of the forum. My inner historian compels me to point out that we are now at the 100 year anniversary of the Battle of the... |
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Forum: The Books
07-14-2016, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 19,790
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Kuruharan
That is a question we know he was not blind to. ...That is a question we know he was not blind to. There is the quote he made that "touching your cap to the Squire may be damn bad for the Squire, but it's damn good for you." While he might not... |
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Forum: The Books
07-14-2016, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 19,790
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Kuruharan
I work for a government and I agree 100% with...I work for a government and I agree 100% with what Tolkien says here. We Moderns have this widely shared delusion that Institutions are fair and right because they are Institutions and Institutions... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-13-2016, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 111,745
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Forum: The Movies
07-13-2016, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 40,709
Posted By
Kuruharan
Yeah, Smaug being resurrected could only have...Yeah, Smaug being resurrected could only have made things better. |
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