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Forum: Quiz Room
02-01-2013, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,326,313
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Tricksy it is. The verses might be alternating...
Tricksy it is. The verses might be alternating between two speakers in dialogue, or they could be a monologue... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
02-01-2013, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,060,442
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-01-2013, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 134
Views: 38,494
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I first heard it in a black-and-white movie,...
I first heard it in a black-and-white movie, either Laurel and Hardy or Marx Bro's, but Enya did cover it. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-01-2013, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 134
Views: 38,494
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My dad taught me to use the long bow but I never...
My dad taught me to use the long bow but I never made much of it. Not being one for wandering far from home I think I'd be a Shire dweller (they too have bows, though they only appear in the Scouring... |
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Forum: The Books
01-31-2013, 07:12 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,306
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I suspect that Merlin, taken as an archetype, was...
I suspect that Merlin, taken as an archetype, was the victim of 'bad press'. The conquering Romans could not defeat them so they demonised them. What we have are stories told by the victors in the... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
01-30-2013, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,326,313
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Miriel means emroideress. Only Ungoliant and her...
Miriel means emroideress. Only Ungoliant and her children spin with their feet. |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-30-2013, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,060,442
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Forum: The Books
01-30-2013, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 28,665
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In the foreword to LotR JRR says that IF he had...
In the foreword to LotR JRR says that IF he had intended the book to be an allegory of WWII then he would have had Saruman go, not to the Shire, but to Mordor to find "the missing links in his own... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-30-2013, 05:41 AM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,060,442
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Forum: The Books
01-29-2013, 08:11 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 122,456
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It was the Ents who loved the great trees, the...
It was the Ents who loved the great trees, the Entwives loved lesser trees and watermeadows and herbs etc. If shepherd becomes like sheep then I'd expect Entwives to become more like the plants they... |
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Forum: The Books
01-28-2013, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 122,456
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Elvish song of the Entwives
This is from the song of the Entwives: When spring is come to garth and field, and corn is in the blade; When blossom like a shining snow is on the orchard laid; When shower and Sun upon the... |
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Forum: The Books
01-28-2013, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 28,665
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Well Saruman was not the only one with the power...
Well Saruman was not the only one with the power of the Voice. What kind of beings were dragons in the creation song? "...were they laughing in their sleeves at him all the time? That is the... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-28-2013, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,060,442
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Well done again. I was going to put the text in...
Well done again. I was going to put the text in two lines as in the book but didn't want to make it too easy. I take it the capital letter gave the game away once more. Over to you. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-28-2013, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 16,192
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Theism and atheism
I don't quite agree with the author of the link when he says: ...Babylon 5 might justly be called "an atheist's answer to Tolkien". It seems to me that the chief difference between the universes... |
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Forum: The Books
01-28-2013, 06:22 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 28,665
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I'd forgotten that ring, but remember thinking...
I'd forgotten that ring, but remember thinking how the pocket watches of the Doctor and the Master, along with the horcruxes in Harry Potter, do much the same as the Rings in preserving the... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-27-2013, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,060,442
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O dear:
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O dear: --t/-a----/t-an/-ton-/--/t--/-----/an-/-on-/O-/a/t-o--/t-at/--t-/-n/t--/-----/a-on-. |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-27-2013, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,060,442
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N and T:
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N and T: --t/-a----/t-an/-t-n-/--/t--/-----/an-/--n-/--/a/t----/t-at/--t-/-n/t--/-----/a--n-. |
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Forum: The Books
01-27-2013, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 46,255
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In a footnote of Appendice A of LotR there is...
In a footnote of Appendice A of LotR there is reference to at least some of the Haradrim in Umbar being allied with Gondor, but that they swayed in their loyalty between Gondor and Harad: "...Umbar... |
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Forum: The Books
01-27-2013, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 28,665
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If I've understood Lanwende's post #13 (and the...
If I've understood Lanwende's post #13 (and the links in it) correctly, then the rings acted as if to bridge the gap between the sub-conscious and conscious, or between the creative and logical sides... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-26-2013, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 16,192
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In the episode 'Late Delivery From Avalon', with...
In the episode 'Late Delivery From Avalon', with Michael York, at the end Marcus speculates that if Delen is the Lady of the Lake, then Kosh must be Merlin. Here the two stories are drawing on the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-26-2013, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 998
Views: 471,388
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B5
Anyone else here into Babylon 5? I know it's primarily a TV series, though there are books as well, but it has so many themes in common with LotR and many ideas directly drawn from it. Perhaps it may... |
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Forum: The Books
01-26-2013, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 46,255
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I did read them before deletion. I think Ulv's...
I did read them before deletion. I think Ulv's posts show many signs of immaturity and poor self expression, perhaps even autism given the tendancy to leap huge conclusions in a single bound. A cause... |
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Forum: The Books
01-26-2013, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 46,255
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The word 'swart' comes from the German word for...
The word 'swart' comes from the German word for black, and we still use the term 'swarthy' to denote dark skin, but it was not a racial reference. These days we think it attractive to have a tan, but... |
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Forum: The Books
01-26-2013, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 86
Views: 46,255
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I do doubt that.
Ulvenok may be a fan of...
I do doubt that. Ulvenok may be a fan of Babylon 5, where 'progress through conflict' is the prime philosophy of 'The Shadows of Z'Ha'Dum'. Isn't it possible that Ulvenok is playing the role of... |
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Forum: The Books
01-26-2013, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 28,665
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Now there's a picture:
With a ring on his...
Now there's a picture: With a ring on his finger And bells on his toes Saruman has many coloured makeup wherever he goes. :D |
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