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Forum: The Books
12-17-2003, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,545
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Iris Alantiel
Great topic, Evisse!
I think that the...Great topic, Evisse! I think that the problem with Gandalf as Ring-Lord is that the Ring, regardless of who wields it, is evil. It is only capable of creating evil. Sauron is evil too, so if he... |
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Forum: The Books
12-17-2003, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 7,372
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Iris Alantiel
I'll have to agree with the people on this thread...I'll have to agree with the people on this thread who are saying that Gandalf was just trying to get them to leave without getting shot, and specifically without getting the Ring Bearer shot. ... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
12-08-2003, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 9,138
Posted By
Iris Alantiel
The Great Orc DebateHey everyone, I need your help in settling an ongoing debate between my roommate, one of her friends, and myself. One day, in a desperate effort to escape from studying, the three of us got into... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-07-2003, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 37,628
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Iris Alantiel
I did this (well, something similar) to my...I did this (well, something similar) to my mother. We're walking through Wal-Mart trying to buy everything I'll need for my new room, b/c I was just preparing to move out of my university residence... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
12-07-2003, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 4,203
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Iris Alantiel
Enya is one of my favourites, so when I saw this...Enya is one of my favourites, so when I saw this topic, I went straight to her website (www.enya.com) and tried to find the answer. I ended up coming across this excerpt from the forward to the... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-07-2003, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 10,685
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Iris Alantiel
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> All the Tolkienmania in...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> All the Tolkienmania in the world shouldn't have more weight than a fair judging of the cinematic value of the best movies produced in one year. The fact that Return of the... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-07-2003, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 10,685
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Iris Alantiel
Hmmmm. I agree with what everyone has already...Hmmmm. I agree with what everyone has already said about the two articles - they seem really to be answering an entirely different question than they claim to be. They aren't referring to whether... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-07-2003, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,500
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Iris Alantiel
I think you're definitely right in saying that...I think you're definitely right in saying that Sam seems to be a much more central character in RotK than Frodo. I agree with Luthien when she says that Sam seemed to gain in strength (or perhaps in... |
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Forum: The Books
12-02-2003, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 149,547
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Iris Alantiel
I think the ultimate fate of all four hobbits...I think the ultimate fate of all four hobbits goes to show exactly how much the quest has altered each one of them, and in Sam's case, I think the biggest indicator of how he has change is at the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-02-2003, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,534
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Iris Alantiel
I've always looked at the friendship between...I've always looked at the friendship between Legolas and Gimli as an example of understanding overcoming prejudice. In the beginning Legolas and Gimli suffered from stereotypical or pre-judged ideas... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-02-2003, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,325
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Iris Alantiel
I was young when I first read The Hobbit and The...I was young when I first read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, so I don't really remember what I felt too clearly, but I just read The Silm last summer and I remember very well how I felt on... |
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Forum: The Books
12-01-2003, 09:15 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 11,123
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Iris Alantiel
I think one of the reasons why I have a difficult...I think one of the reasons why I have a difficult time entirely accepting the argument that immortality is entirely a bad thing is because of relationships like that of Arwen and Aragorn or Beren and... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-01-2003, 08:01 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,550
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Iris Alantiel
To all those who have been questioning what...To all those who have been questioning what Tolkien's family would think of the movies, I found a small article on that I clipped from the newspaper a while back (we're talking two years ago, before... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-28-2003, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 12,611
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Iris Alantiel
I've heard the song one time, and I have to...I've heard the song one time, and I have to admit, I didn't like it as well as I liked the other two. But then, I also have to admit that I'm biased for a couple of other reasons.<P><UL... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-28-2003, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,550
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Iris Alantiel
"The citrus-smooth taste of Middle Earth"?? ..."The citrus-smooth taste of Middle Earth"?? You're joking, right?<P>Sadly, I think I already know the answer to that question.<P>I guess advertising of this kind was really sort of inevitable. I... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-28-2003, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 4,322
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Iris Alantiel
I read The Silmarillion during the summer. I...I read The Silmarillion during the summer. I brought it with me every day to work. I think part of what helped me to get through it was the fact that, after hours of insanity (I worked in a very... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-28-2003, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 14,823
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Iris Alantiel
I always liked Gollum as a character, always felt...I always liked Gollum as a character, always felt sorry for him, but I never really trusted him. I agree that it's letting him off too easily to just blame the ring for all of his actions. After... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-28-2003, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 137
Views: 30,981
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Iris Alantiel
My dad absolutely loves Tolkien, so he got me...My dad absolutely loves Tolkien, so he got me started with The Hobbit when I was about eight. We would read it together every night before bed. When I was nine or ten, we started reading The Lord... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
11-28-2003, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 195
Views: 49,606
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Iris Alantiel
I live near Toronto, and the Toronto football...I live near Toronto, and the Toronto football team is called the Argonauts. So every time I hear that, I always think it's the Argonath. Also, last year I lived in a university dorm, and there... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-28-2003, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 4,973
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Iris Alantiel
I think that getting the viewer to sympathize...I think that getting the viewer to sympathize with Gollum kind of adds to the movie in some ways. When Frodo first meets Gollum face to face in TTT, he feels enough pity for this warped, twisted... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-28-2003, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 206
Views: 118,234
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Iris Alantiel
Well, for me it varies from day to day - some...Well, for me it varies from day to day - some mornings you wake up and you feel like Aragorn, and then there are days when you feel like Gollum. But overall I'd have to say that if I actually think... |
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Forum: The Books
11-26-2003, 10:20 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 11,123
Posted By
Iris Alantiel
Hi everyone!
This is a really interesting...Hi everyone! This is a really interesting question. I think basically everybody wants what they do not or cannot have. To all us "mortal men doomed to die" immortality might sound pretty... |
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