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Forum: The Books
01-31-2002, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,445
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Carannillion
Same thing, as far as I have understood. Maybe...Same thing, as far as I have understood. Maybe different kinds, but same race. |
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Forum: The Books
01-30-2002, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,822
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Carannillion
And besides, it's written by a professor of...And besides, it's written by a professor of philology at Oxford, one of the most popular books ever, and so on, and so on. How acn it possibly be a crappy book if it is? And you know, the... |
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Forum: The Books
01-30-2002, 05:34 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,509
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Carannillion
Okaaay.... Um, I got a bit confused here.
...Okaaay.... Um, I got a bit confused here. The way I see it, a Hobbit who is 50 years old is also 50 years old to a human, BUT while a human is counted soon to be old among other humans when he/she... |
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Forum: The Books
01-30-2002, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 8,030
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Carannillion
Well then I guess this is a nice place to hang...Well then I guess this is a nice place to hang around, don't you? smilies/wink.gif And also, the question 'What is intelligence?' has been a matter of debate the recent years. Mensa, the... |
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Forum: The Books
01-30-2002, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,822
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Carannillion
Actually, we don't know if there was any...Actually, we don't know if there was any organized religious practice in ME. Assuming that we and "Troll" only look at LotR, how much do we know about the religious practices of Lothlórien? The Elves... |
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Forum: The Books
01-30-2002, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 20,399
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Carannillion
Hama wrote:
Oh yes, that one was scary....Hama wrote: Oh yes, that one was scary. Or more terrifying than scary (not much of a difference, but...) Imagine the feeling of those dwarves! And the crying part, I think I cried through... |
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Forum: The Books
01-30-2002, 10:35 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 12,739
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Carannillion
Yes, FEET is plural, but the verb to hew means...Yes, FEET is plural, but the verb to hew means 'cut down' or 'cut off'. Oxford Student's Dictionary: Still, I don't think he cut it off. A severe cut, but not copletely off. [ January... |
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Forum: The Books
01-28-2002, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,646
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Carannillion
*head actually flying around the room, banging...*head actually flying around the room, banging the walls* But isn't there any confirmation on that he did craft this ring himself? He was very learned in the Ring-Lore, after all... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-28-2002, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 12,667
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Carannillion
Family man. Working on the other side of the...Family man. Working on the other side of the world, of course, so he is one Age on duty, one Age off duty; at home, raising kids, enjoying gardening and watching the stars with his 'lovely' wife,... |
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Forum: The Books
01-28-2002, 04:54 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 18,394
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Carannillion
Look at my signature: Does it seem like...Look at my signature: Does it seem like Fingolfin didn't stand a chance? Do you think Morgoth would let himself be wounded by one he hated right in front of his army? A (desperate?) last resort... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-28-2002, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 12,120
Posted By
Carannillion
I'm for the pointy ones. Not very pointed, but a...I'm for the pointy ones. Not very pointed, but a little. The ones in the movie fit my imagination 99.99%! |
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Forum: The Books
01-28-2002, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,119
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Carannillion
I am sort of wavering on the film thing. Granted,...I am sort of wavering on the film thing. Granted, TB is indeed important to LotR, not to the main plot about the ring, but as a deeper message. Also, TB is fun! For the average movie-goer, one who... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
01-28-2002, 03:15 AM
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Replies: 215
Views: 144,058
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Carannillion
In my opinion, the Potter-books are actually a...In my opinion, the Potter-books are actually a bit simpler - more childish, if you like - than LotR (and the rest of Tolkien's works). The Potter-books aims for children (although older people can... |
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Forum: The Books
01-27-2002, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,833
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Carannillion
Huh? I admit to not having read the book for a...Huh? I admit to not having read the book for a while, but I thought he was just a spirit, appearing to people as that lidless, flaming eye? The eye representing the direction of the spirit's... |
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Forum: The Books
01-27-2002, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,212
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Carannillion
Eldar14, I don't think Melkor did what he did to...Eldar14, I don't think Melkor did what he did to do evil; he simply wanted to dominate, to have power. What happens is that his desire for power makes him go against Ilúvatar, thus, becoming evil. He... |
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Forum: The Books
01-27-2002, 05:11 PM
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Replies: 113
Views: 22,762
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Carannillion
I think it says somewhere that female dwarves are...I think it says somewhere that female dwarves are few and hard to find. They supposedly also have beards, like male dwarves (or am I thinking D&D?), so outsiders often have a hard time telling them... |
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Forum: The Books
01-26-2002, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,212
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Carannillion
I think Melkor had a free choice, and also that ...I think Melkor had a free choice, and also that everything sung by the Ainur - even by Melkor - would be included in Ilúvatar's grand design. It's just that Ilúvatar, being the grand-ol-man of... |
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Forum: The Books
01-26-2002, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 16,400
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Carannillion
I bet Superman could look at a book too...I bet Superman could look at a book too intensely, using his laservision... smilies/wink.gif Well, If you can rip a book apart, and still keep the magic of the first-time reading of it in your... |
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Forum: The Books
01-25-2002, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,833
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Carannillion
Originally posted by Voronwe:
Isn't...Originally posted by Voronwe: Isn't that sort of like Sauron during the War of the Ring? He was not able to take up physical form - yet - because he was not powerful enough - again, yet.... |
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Forum: The Books
01-25-2002, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 16,400
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Carannillion
And that's not what I want either. I'mtalking...And that's not what I want either. I'mtalking light, positive analyzation to - as I said - get to know the plot and the characters even more. Sometimes even adding another dimension to it. Of course,... |
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Forum: The Books
01-25-2002, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,081
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Carannillion
I started on HoME, but that was heavy ......I started on HoME, but that was heavy ... Someone here recommended - in another post - going through the books in this order: 1. The Hobbit 2. Lord of the Rings 3. Silmarillion 3. Unfinished... |
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Forum: The Books
01-25-2002, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 18,394
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Carannillion
And, seeing my signature now, I think I can...And, seeing my signature now, I think I can settle for Angband. (duh...) *hitting self in oneself's stupid head with keyboard* |
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Forum: The Books
01-25-2002, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 18,394
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Carannillion
Oh yes, what Fingolfin did - walking up to...Oh yes, what Fingolfin did - walking up to Angband (or was it Utumno? No matter...) and asking to see the man in charge for a little 'education' on behaviour towards your people does take quite a lot... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
01-25-2002, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 215
Views: 144,058
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Carannillion
Like my Religion teacher said:
When we read,...Like my Religion teacher said: When we read, all that which we read, we interpret, and that's just the way it is. You have an ego (not being egoistic, the 'self'-thing psychologists talk about),... |
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Forum: The Books
01-25-2002, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 50
Views: 16,400
Posted By
Carannillion
Well, ripping it apart to find some hidden...Well, ripping it apart to find some hidden meaning - which in a lot of cases the writer didn't even intend for! - is another thing. I'm talking about diving into the plot, to learn more about what's... |
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