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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-16-2018, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 387
Views: 208,210
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Rhun charioteer
Two parts-the charioteer part is in reference to...
Two parts-the charioteer part is in reference to the wainriders and Rhun is of course a reference to Rhun. My screen avatar is a depiction of a Rhunish soldier from Jackson's two towers-I always... |
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Forum: The Movies
06-16-2018, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 292,388
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Rhun charioteer
Regarding the young Aragorn point-the appendices...
Regarding the young Aragorn point-the appendices do give some material to work with. My attitude towards this is cautious neutrality-if it turns out to be good and faithful both the lore and... |
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Forum: The Books
06-16-2018, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,140
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Rhun charioteer
Regarding the Balrog's power its difficult to say...
Regarding the Balrog's power its difficult to say how much it declined if it did in significant measure. It(or he?) managed to stalemate Gandalf and to counteract his spells. If the Balrog had... |
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Forum: The Books
06-10-2018, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 32,891
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Rhun charioteer
Well regarding the numenorians-I think that was...
Well regarding the numenorians-I think that was more the valar weren't allowed to harm or outright kill the Eruhini or punish them. The Valar could have destroyed them without appealing to Eru but... |
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Forum: The Books
05-15-2018, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 42,741
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Rhun charioteer
It seems to me that dwarves would be most likely...
It seems to me that dwarves would be most likely to serve Sauron or Morgoth for the promises of wealth. The dwarves that fought for Sauron in the WotLA for example might have been promised gold,... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-15-2018, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 15,623
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Rhun charioteer
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Forum: The Movies
05-09-2018, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 10,992
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Rhun charioteer
This would have been terrible and would have...
This would have been terrible and would have ruined the LOTR movies, at the same time it would have been hilarious. |
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Forum: The Books
05-02-2018, 12:02 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,481
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Rhun charioteer
I know a lot of book fans weren't fans of it. But...
I know a lot of book fans weren't fans of it. But it was the only way to have Aragorn and Co. arriving to save the day without introducing either Elrond's sons or a lot of Gondorian nobles and their... |
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Forum: The Books
05-02-2018, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 20,601
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Rhun charioteer
I always did wonder what was Thuringwethil...
I always did wonder what was Thuringwethil exactly? A Maia? A creature come from Morgoth's discord in the void? |
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Forum: The Books
05-02-2018, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 39,448
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Rhun charioteer
I know the movies changed the appearance of the...
I know the movies changed the appearance of the FBs but Jackson have them used as both terror mounts and had them affect the battle by clasping hapless soldiers and then dropping them. Maybe the... |
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Forum: The Books
04-17-2018, 11:10 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,194
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Rhun charioteer
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Forum: The Books
04-16-2018, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 15,427
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Rhun charioteer
I always felt Sam's description lined up fairly...
I always felt Sam's description lined up fairly well with the movies and this never bothered me. |
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Forum: The Books
04-16-2018, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,355
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Rhun charioteer
Dunedain colonization of the new lands
So we know that after Valinor was removed from the circles of the world that new lands replaced them-these lands disappointed the Dunedain mariners as they were mortal and mundane in nature. My... |
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Forum: The Books
04-16-2018, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 7,194
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Rhun charioteer
Gondorian or Numenorian settlements/ports at Tolfalas
So there was an island in the bay of Belfalas known as Tolfalas. My question is was it inhabited by numenorians or gondorians and if so was it important and if not why not? Why would a strategically... |
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Forum: The Books
02-22-2018, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 20,162
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Rhun charioteer
I always figured it wasn't just Eonwe but there...
I always figured it wasn't just Eonwe but there were multiple Maiar commanders, generals, and leaders fighting in the war of wrath. |
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Forum: The Books
01-10-2018, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 20,162
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Rhun charioteer
I'd say it varies-the inherent power of the Valar...
I'd say it varies-the inherent power of the Valar is very great and some Maiar are very close to them in "power levels" and some are not. We know the Valar didn't seem to directly participate in... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-09-2018, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 387
Views: 208,210
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Rhun charioteer
Always been a fan of the easterlings especially...
Always been a fan of the easterlings especially the whole Balchoth and wainriders. The image is the one from Peter Jackson's two towers(which was a pretty awesome depiction of the most elite of the... |
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Forum: The Books
01-09-2018, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,120
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Rhun charioteer
Okay had forgotten that line. Seems Aule made the...
Okay had forgotten that line. Seems Aule made the dwarves extraordinarily sturdy and strong willed. |
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Forum: The Books
01-09-2018, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,073
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Rhun charioteer
I mean the sort of vampires that existed in the...
I mean the sort of vampires that existed in the silmarillion not the traditional vampires of folklore or popular culture(Tolkien's vampires were quite different from how they were(and are)... |
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Forum: The Books
01-09-2018, 11:25 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 20,162
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Rhun charioteer
It's certainly possible and could be at least...
It's certainly possible and could be at least part of the reason the war of wrath was so cataclysmically destructive. I can also see maybe Ulmo participating in the war after all Beleriand did sink... |
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Forum: The Books
01-09-2018, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,120
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Rhun charioteer
Wait where does it say dwarves were immune from...
Wait where does it say dwarves were immune from becoming wraiths? I mean it makes sense given the whole dwarven feä but do you have a source on that? Also on the original question I would say... |
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Forum: The Books
12-31-2017, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 11,073
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Rhun charioteer
He most certainly had the easterlings and...
He most certainly had the easterlings and Haradrim. As well as hundreds of thousands of orcs, maybe a vampire or two, and trolls. |
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Forum: The Books
12-14-2017, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 83
Views: 35,275
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Rhun charioteer
While the Nazgul were all most certainly men. I...
While the Nazgul were all most certainly men. I don't see why hypothetically Sauron would have not given a ring to say a powerful easterling queen or sorceress under his control. No doubt in the east... |
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Forum: The Books
12-14-2017, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,539
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Rhun charioteer
Hiring orcs to use against Mordor's human allies?...
Hiring orcs to use against Mordor's human allies? That is intriguing. |
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Forum: The Books
12-11-2017, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,539
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Rhun charioteer
Mercenaries in the third age(and middle earth more generally)
So in the long history of middle earth in spite of the many wars and population losses in said wars we never read of mercenaries or the like. Were there ever mercenaries or soldiers for hire in... |
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