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Forum: The Books 10-25-2003, 12:27 PM
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Sting Finwe, at that moment there were only 8 Nazgűl...

Finwe, at that moment there were only 8 Nazgűl remaining. The Witch King was already dead smilies/wink.gif

[ October 26, 2003: Message edited by: Amarie of the Vanyar ]
Forum: The Books 10-12-2003, 10:35 AM
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Sting Yes, Finwë you are right. But my question was...

Yes, Finwë you are right. But my question was different smilies/wink.gif.
I don't think it makes sense that a child born in the Undying Lands could choose to become mortal. And that would be the...
Forum: The Books 10-09-2003, 02:18 PM
Replies: 28
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Sting Findegil, I had always thought that even though...

Findegil, I had always thought that even though Elrond's sons had chosen immortality, their children would have to choose their fate. But after reading your answer I have changed my mind.
Does it...
Forum: The Books 10-08-2003, 01:49 PM
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Sting No, an elf cannot choose his/her fate. Lüthien...

No, an elf cannot choose his/her fate. Lüthien has been the only elf that has been allowed to change her fate.
Forum: The Books 09-28-2003, 04:19 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 10,906
Sting Sorry, Gwaihir, but Arwen wasn't an elf, she was...

Sorry, Gwaihir, but Arwen wasn't an elf, she was a half-elf and, being a descendant of Elrond, she had to choose her fate.
Elrond wasn't an elf, either. He chose the fate of the Elves, but he...
Forum: The Books 09-27-2003, 07:56 AM
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Sting Sam did go to the Undying Lands. Tolkien states...

Sam did go to the Undying Lands. Tolkien states that very clearly in the Letters. smilies/wink.gif
Forum: The Books 09-26-2003, 11:52 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 31,128
Sting Angry Troll, this is said in the Appendices ...

Angry Troll, this is said in the Appendices smilies/wink.gif:



Elentári, you are rigth, even though it is Merry who actually says that smilies/wink.gif:



But in the Adventures of Tom...
Forum: The Books 09-21-2003, 05:06 AM
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Sting Thank you Kuruharan, smilies/wink.gif I was...

Thank you Kuruharan, smilies/wink.gif I was looking for something right after the moment when Gandalf whispers to Theoden, and didn't find that sentence.

In any case, in my opinion, the words...
Forum: The Books 09-20-2003, 01:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,815
Sting I think that Gandalf talks about Frodo. Right...

I think that Gandalf talks about Frodo. Right after whispering to Theoden, and he looks to the East, Gandalf doesn't say 'another hope', he says:



Gandalf talks to Theoden only about one hope....
Forum: The Books 09-12-2003, 01:33 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 13,079
Sting In that passage of the Athrabeth, Finrod explains...

In that passage of the Athrabeth, Finrod explains very well the difference between hope as a moral virtue (Admir) and Hope as a Theological Virtue (Estel):
Forum: The Books 09-12-2003, 07:41 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,020
Sting This quality of hobbits, I think, is the...

This quality of hobbits, I think, is the reflection of what Tolkien saw in English soldiers during the First World War: how they could go on when all hope seemed lost, particularly the moments in the...
Forum: The Books 09-11-2003, 09:40 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 19,804
Sting It was also Arwen's time to die, as Mr. Underhill...

It was also Arwen's time to die, as Mr. Underhill has so brilliantly explained.

And of course, that is completely different to suicide. Suicide is done before your time to die arrives, and it is...
Forum: The Books 09-11-2003, 08:51 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 19,804
Sting No, he couldn't. It was his time to die, and he...

No, he couldn't. It was his time to die, and he knew it. You don't have to see it as a punishment, but as a gift, as it is explained in the quote from the letters that Squatter has posted previously....
Forum: The Books 09-09-2003, 01:30 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,592
Sting If somebody is interested in some of the errors...

If somebody is interested in some of the errors in the Spanish translations of the books, there is a list in the page of the 'Universidad Autónoma de Númenor':

...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 09-09-2003, 08:12 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 24,965
Sting Let's try another pshychological one ...

Let's try another pshychological one smilies/wink.gif

Maiarism: Tendency of some Tolkienites to classify as Maiar all creatures in Middle-Earth whose nature is not claerly stated by Tolkien...
Forum: The Books 09-09-2003, 07:32 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 19,804
Sting Brilliant and deep thoughts Underhill and...

Brilliant and deep thoughts Underhill and Estelyn! smilies/smile.gif

Yes, that time in Lórien had for Arwen the same purpose than to the time given to Frodo and Bilbo in the Undying Lands!. Your...
Forum: The Books 09-07-2003, 03:24 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,137
Sting Tuor smilies/wink.gif

Tuor smilies/wink.gif
Forum: The Books 09-06-2003, 11:10 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,774
Sting That was a lie, as Éomer says to Aragorn, Gimli...

That was a lie, as Éomer says to Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas:
Forum: The Books 09-06-2003, 03:33 AM
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Views: 10,137
Sting Arothir, actually it is said that Tuor was given...

Arothir, actually it is said that Tuor was given the elvish immortality by Ilúvatar smilies/wink.gif

You can read about it, here:
...
Forum: The Books 09-05-2003, 01:22 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 14,020
Sting Good point, Firnantoonion, when there is no hope...

Good point, Firnantoonion, when there is no hope (Estel) the fëa in itself is ill, and this is called despair. As Gandalf says to Denethor:



Eowyn fëa is not completely healed until she...
Forum: The Books 09-05-2003, 10:45 AM
Replies: 110
Views: 26,968
Sting Arda Unmarred never existed. That is why it is...

Arda Unmarred never existed. That is why it is impossible that the memory of Arda Unmarred existed (there is nothing to remember). smilies/wink.gif
Forum: The Books 09-05-2003, 08:15 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 19,804
Sting Saucepan Man, I was literally reading the word...

Saucepan Man, I was literally reading the word 'toghether' in the last line in X Phial quote:



Of course you are right that it can only mean that she became mortal and that I am likely to be...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 09-05-2003, 07:56 AM
Replies: 125
Views: 24,965
Sting Let's try another one (not as good as yours, I am...

Let's try another one (not as good as yours, I am afraid) smilies/wink.gif

Gollumic torture (expression): especially painful torture of body and mind. Examples of gollumic tortures are to tie...
Forum: The Books 09-05-2003, 02:54 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 10,137
Sting Finwë wrote: Elros was counted as a...

Finwë wrote:



Elros was counted as a Half-elf, by Tolkien, irrespectively of which destiny he chose smilies/wink.gif



Therefore, Elros was a half-elf who married a mortal woman ...
Forum: The Books 09-04-2003, 09:42 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 13,497
Sting Neferchoirwen wrote: I think so,...

Neferchoirwen wrote:



I think so, even Aragorn and Legolas think that weather has a special meaning:



[ September 05, 2003: Message edited by: Amarie of the Vanyar ]
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