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Forum: The Books
11-04-2023, 05:28 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,556
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William Cloud Hicklin
Can this be real?
I will, without comment, provide this video link for discussion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUbgJLVEqSo |
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Forum: The Books
10-18-2023, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,652
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
Apparently so. Saeros/Orgof had been a Green-elf...
Apparently so. Saeros/Orgof had been a Green-elf before the fall of Amon Ereb, but had removed to Doriath and become a member of Thingol's council. |
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Forum: The Books
10-17-2023, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,652
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William Cloud Hicklin
It still doesn't help us that much with Eöl,...
It still doesn't help us that much with Eöl, though, since the Green-elves turned their backs on technology (also, the special affinity of the Noldor with smithcraft really stemmed from Valinor and... |
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Forum: The Books
10-16-2023, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,652
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William Cloud Hicklin
Aha!
It's from the Lhammas and QS '37 (HME...
Aha! It's from the Lhammas and QS '37 (HME V:175, 263): "The Green-elves, who were called in their own tongue Danas, the followers of Dan... this folk was in the beginning of Noldorin race, but... |
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Forum: The Books
10-16-2023, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 13,652
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William Cloud Hicklin
Eöl is above all sui generis- and not just in his...
Eöl is above all sui generis- and not just in his rather unpleasant personality. His affinity for smithcraft and friendship with the Dwarves are highly unusual for any Teler. Did not Tolkien... |
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Forum: The Books
10-16-2023, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 46,784
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William Cloud Hicklin
I would say, rather, couldn't do it. Tolkien the...
I would say, rather, couldn't do it. Tolkien the nitpicking perfectionist would definitely revise, often to a fanatical extent, to make things consistent; but catching every detail in that massive... |
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Forum: The Books
10-13-2023, 08:12 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 46,784
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William Cloud Hicklin
Well, it was a fixed data-point that Frodo...
Well, it was a fixed data-point that Frodo observed the full moon setting over the Forbidden Pool, and at least as early as Time-scheme S this was the full moon of February 6 (RW Feb 1). With S2 and... |
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Forum: The Books
10-10-2023, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 46,784
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William Cloud Hicklin
Concur. The document reads very clearly "Gondor"...
Concur. The document reads very clearly "Gondor" not "Edoras," which can only be a slip in what was a very hastily jotted note. Since the subject is "Errand-riders" and he used the preposition... |
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Forum: The Books
10-03-2023, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,583
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William Cloud Hicklin
But an aged servant (the only one to recognize...
But an aged servant (the only one to recognize him) |
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Forum: The Books
10-02-2023, 06:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,583
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
Interesting parallel
Can't claim it, it's Thomas Honneger's observation, but I like it: Turin's return to Dor-Lomin as a subversion of Odysseus' return to Ithaca. There's more classical influence in Tolkien than many... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-21-2023, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 46,350
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
The script blunders within the first 60 seconds:...
The script blunders within the first 60 seconds: "Nine rings were gifted <gag!> to the race of Men, who above all else desire power." Malarkey! Purest rubbish! Cliche replacing Tolkien's own... |
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Forum: The Books
09-14-2023, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26,690
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
Oh, just noticed this
I talked about...
Oh, just noticed this I talked about this with Bill Fliss (Marquette has it, with Tolkien's annotations), but unfortunately the copyright status is a hopeless mess. TLDR, Zimmerman's heirs... |
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Forum: The Books
09-12-2023, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26,690
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William Cloud Hicklin
We can't say other than it was deep in a nameless...
We can't say other than it was deep in a nameless forest, where Mim fostered the infant son of a dying woman, and raised him to use his father's reforged sword to kill Glaurung.... oh, wait. |
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Forum: The Books
09-12-2023, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 57,391
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William Cloud Hicklin
I'm not sure that when it comes to 1960's...
I'm not sure that when it comes to 1960's writings we can dumbly apply a "latest prevails" rule as if it were legislation. What we have instead is Tolkien thinking with the pen, jotting down ideas... |
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Forum: The Books
09-07-2023, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 57,391
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William Cloud Hicklin
And VY, don't forget that. That's all he ever...
And VY, don't forget that. That's all he ever used if he was putting forth a number. There can't be a continuous count of years for the Elder Days, after all. |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2023, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 57,391
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William Cloud Hicklin
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Forum: The Books
08-29-2023, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 26,690
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
Not necessarily; Dain II was over 250 when he...
Not necessarily; Dain II was over 250 when he died axe in hand at the siege of Erebor. |
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Forum: The Books
08-19-2023, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 14,099
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William Cloud Hicklin
Let's also not exclude scribal corruption. The...
Let's also not exclude scribal corruption. The work Tolkien "translated" was not the original Red Book! |
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Forum: The Movies
08-17-2023, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 41,498
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
In great part it's because Jackson had an...
In great part it's because Jackson had an affection and respect for the originals, even if I think he misunderstood some things, oversimplified others, and occasionally indulged his old horror-film... |
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Forum: The Books
08-14-2023, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 18,033
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William Cloud Hicklin
I'm not convinced that the mysterious "Text X"...
I'm not convinced that the mysterious "Text X" has to date from the 1950s. |
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Forum: The Books
08-12-2023, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 46,784
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William Cloud Hicklin
It's nothing more concrete than just a feeling. ...
It's nothing more concrete than just a feeling. Like most people's, Tolkien's handwriting changed over time, moving from one variety of awful to another, and the penciled scrawl on the back of the... |
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Forum: The Books
08-11-2023, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 46,784
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
I'm pretty certain the reference is to Annatar,...
I'm pretty certain the reference is to Annatar, even though "Moria" is anachronistic (but then , it's on the gate inscription!). Not just the mentions of Celebrimbor and Narvi, but the idea that... |
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Forum: The Books
08-11-2023, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,497
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
To Mithadan: ...
To Mithadan: -------------------------------------------- However, as sharp a ret-con as your theory is, we also I think should consider that Elves tended to give places names in their own... |
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Forum: The Books
08-09-2023, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 10,497
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
It wasn't unknown to reproduce place-names from...
It wasn't unknown to reproduce place-names from the Undying Lands in Middle-earth: ex. Lorien. |
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Forum: The Books
08-09-2023, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,262
Posted By
William Cloud Hicklin
"House": I think Tolkien used both sides of what...
"House": I think Tolkien used both sides of what is traditionally a dual meaning in English usage- A) House meaning a ruling or powerful family, related by blood or at least marriage; and B) House... |
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