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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
04-29-2021, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 119,919
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Kuruharan
There is quite the rabbit hole you can disappear...There is quite the rabbit hole you can disappear down on this topic...so here I go! Basileus is not the original Greek word for king. The original word was "Anax," which while losing the status... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
04-28-2021, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 119,919
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Kuruharan
I too had noticed this oddity.
In the notes...I too had noticed this oddity. In the notes in the 50th Anniversary Edition it says thusly: I must admit I had never seen basileus as carrying that connotation before that footnote, and I... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
04-28-2021, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 14,040
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Kuruharan
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
04-27-2021, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 119,919
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Kuruharan
Giles doesn't remind me of Bilbo so much as...Giles doesn't remind me of Bilbo so much as Gaffer Gamgee. It has been many a long year since I read the book, but it surprised me on this re-read how often I would read a passage and think to... |
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Forum: The Books
04-21-2021, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 11,508
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Kuruharan
I find the discussion of Tolkien's influence over...I find the discussion of Tolkien's influence over the development of Dungeons & Dragons to be a very interesting topic. Although, first, it needs to be said that the various settings that fall... |
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Forum: The Books
04-18-2021, 02:09 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 11,508
Posted By
Kuruharan
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The word "fan" given the wide...-and- The word "fan" given the wide variety of things and contexts that is can be used for to me has a connotation of trivializing my interest in Tolkien (or indeed anything else). There... |
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Forum: The Books
04-18-2021, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,052
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Kuruharan
For me, no, my standard of canon has not really...For me, no, my standard of canon has not really changed although my opinions about some things within that canon have changed. For me the biggest change I've had since my early days is an... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-17-2021, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 274,476
Posted By
Kuruharan
I think there are two points to be made about...I think there are two points to be made about this. The first is that there seems to have been an expectation that, it being HBO, they had to have nudity and casual sex in the show to establish... |
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Forum: The Movies
04-17-2021, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 274,476
Posted By
Kuruharan
That was in the golden days of season one.
...That was in the golden days of season one. In my opinion it got substantially worse from there. Of course, I could be justly accused of not knowing what I'm talking about since I gave up on... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-17-2021, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 88,468
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Kuruharan
He actually posted as recently as last year.
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He actually posted as recently as last year. His activity mostly stopped in late 2009 - early 2010. |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
04-14-2021, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 2,036
Views: 646,527
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Kuruharan
I think today I may have topped my post count for some years...Fashion can be very important in Italy. |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
04-14-2021, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 5,208
Views: 1,121,319
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Kuruharan
I cannot play. I wish I could, but neither my...I cannot play. I wish I could, but neither my personal nor professional life right now will admit to such a possibility. But I, as usual, cannot rep Form because I've done it too recently... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-14-2021, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 88,468
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Kuruharan
I just have to say "Amen to this!" Being without...I just have to say "Amen to this!" Being without the Downs was a distressing time...even though I don't check in to it nearly as often anymore. It is comforting knowing that it is still there. And... |
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Forum: The Books
01-28-2021, 03:00 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,984
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Kuruharan
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Forum: The Books
01-19-2021, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,986
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Kuruharan
We can't know for sure.
They lived in the...We can't know for sure. They lived in the same general neighborhood for a long time so any number of places in western Mirkwood or the Anduin valley are possible. |
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Forum: The Books
01-15-2021, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,341
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Kuruharan
I'd argue that even people who have earned it...I'd argue that even people who have earned it through their deeds are just as prone to arrogance as anybody else. They may just have a different set of pitfalls. |
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Forum: The Books
01-14-2021, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,341
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Kuruharan
It means that demonstrating respect and offering...It means that demonstrating respect and offering your service to somebody other than yourself is good for your soul because it gets you thinking about serving something outside your selfish desires.... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-06-2021, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 274,476
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Kuruharan
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Forum: The Movies
01-03-2021, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 274,476
Posted By
Kuruharan
That will probably be their excuse.
Of...That will probably be their excuse. Of course, they probably feel they can also run wild with the other Men in Middle-earth who had more of Sauron's influence. |
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Forum: The Movies
01-01-2021, 09:50 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 274,476
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Kuruharan
Isn't that at least a little bit of a requirement...Isn't that at least a little bit of a requirement for being a Tolkien fan? You know...one might have hoped that the ignominious and universally reviled way in which Game of Thrones ended might... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-31-2020, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 274,476
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Kuruharan
As suspected, this is probably going to be more...As suspected, this is probably going to be more of "gross, purged of the high." |
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Forum: The Books
12-29-2020, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 45,817
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Kuruharan
After this next book, how much unpublished...After this next book, how much unpublished material remains? |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
12-21-2020, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 14,193
Views: 2,330,035
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
12-19-2020, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 14,193
Views: 2,330,035
Posted By
Kuruharan
Good Morning Class!
Welcome to Hair Weaving...Good Morning Class! Welcome to Hair Weaving 401! This is the capstone course for this major and by the end of the course you are expected to be able to recreate the magificent weave I am... |
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Forum: The Books
11-20-2020, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 20,956
Posted By
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