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Forum: The Books
02-26-2014, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 122
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cellurdur
In one of his earlier letters he mentions the...
In one of his earlier letters he mentions the problem with 'translations'. As studious as Elfwine was there was bound to be mistakes. The change to the myths being Mannish seemed to come from... |
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Forum: The Books
02-26-2014, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 141
Views: 70,309
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The problem I have with the twins remaining is...
The problem I have with the twins remaining is that ever time an Elf/Halfelven/Man has changed their fate it has been for a great and high destiny. It is not something, which happens on a whim. I... |
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Forum: The Books
02-26-2014, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 48,703
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The example about the sons of Finwe and of course...
The example about the sons of Finwe and of course the famous Treebeard/Tom (about who is the oldest) are examples of where Tolkien has gone overboard with superlatives and they contradict each other.... |
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Forum: The Books
02-25-2014, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 48,703
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Firstly the popular opinion now is not 'good is...
Firstly the popular opinion now is not 'good is good' and 'bad is bad,' but one of relativism. This is something that Eomer is questioning. He is asking does the matter of what is good depend on the... |
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Forum: The Books
02-25-2014, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 48,703
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Strength is as subjective as good and evil. Can...
Strength is as subjective as good and evil. Can we determine with certainty what is always 'good' and what is always 'evil'? No. However, as the Aragorn quote says we have a choice to make. The... |
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Forum: The Books
02-25-2014, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 48,703
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Tolkien was not a relativist.
'Good and...
Tolkien was not a relativist. 'Good and evil have not changed since yesteryear; nor are they one thing among elves and dwarves and another among Men.' |
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Forum: The Books
02-25-2014, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 48,703
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Not when you take things into context.
For...
Not when you take things into context. For example Tolkien might call Galadriel a 'queen' in a letter to a friend outlining the story. He is not being literal here, because in the story we know... |
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Forum: The Books
02-25-2014, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 48,703
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Forum: The Books
02-25-2014, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 48,703
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cellurdur
When you write a work as detailed and vast as...
When you write a work as detailed and vast as Tolkien's you are going to have mistakes. In the earliest drafts there is even intentional author bias. The contradictions are not really that many... |
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Forum: The Books
02-25-2014, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 48,703
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Do I really just mention brute force? I thought...
Do I really just mention brute force? I thought I mentioned the inability of Men to use what we would call magic. I talk about how Numenoreans were blessed and had the gifts humans before they came... |
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Forum: The Books
02-24-2014, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 10,803
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cellurdur
Well the very fact that the ring is too powerful...
Well the very fact that the ring is too powerful for anyone of mortal race suggest that even the strongest of us can be broken by exterior influences. In the real life instead of demonic ring it may... |
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Forum: The Books
02-24-2014, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 10,803
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cellurdur
I would not say Bombadill is someone of low...
I would not say Bombadill is someone of low stature at all. Bilbo at the time he found the ring was certainly not as knowledgeable as he would become and I would say even Frodo only became... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-24-2014, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 154,745
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cellurdur
The biggest enhancer of beauty seems to have been...
The biggest enhancer of beauty seems to have been descent from Melian: Luthien most beautiful out of all the children of Eru, Dior second most beautiful out of all the children of Illuvater, Elwing... |
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Forum: The Books
02-24-2014, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 10,803
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cellurdur
Everyone alive would have made the same choice as...
Everyone alive would have made the same choice as Frodo. There are possible exceptions to this. I dislike the notion that being a 'High' man with wisdom makes you less susceptible to the... |
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Forum: The Books
02-24-2014, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 48,703
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Men are no where near as strong as an average elf...
Men are no where near as strong as an average elf and they lack the 'magic' the elves have. The exceptions being the men with divine ancestry or the ones practicing black magic. The exceptions to... |
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Forum: The Books
02-04-2014, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 10,416
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I am not very keen on either of them.
Melian...
I am not very keen on either of them. Melian commenting on the dark nature of Eol still residing in his sword should tell us a lot about what sort of man he was. The whole situation with Aredhel... |
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Forum: The Books
01-29-2014, 10:59 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 26,486
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cellurdur
Uhh why not could he have meant that Elendil was...
Uhh why not could he have meant that Elendil was 7'10? 10 inches taller than the average is not freakishly tall for the tallest man in a country. Elendil being 7'10 is no different than a man being... |
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Forum: The Books
01-29-2014, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 26,486
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I have already given examples of this happening...
I have already given examples of this happening fairly often. I think perhaps you need to look at the definition of what a six footer is. six-footer n 1. a person who is at least six feet... |
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Forum: The Books
01-29-2014, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 26,486
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Now I have seen the quote in context I would have...
Now I have seen the quote in context I would have thought that sometimes we need to need take things in the context they are said. the Númenóreans before the Downfall were a people of great... |
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Forum: The Books
01-29-2014, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 26,486
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cellurdur
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Forum: The Books
01-29-2014, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 26,486
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cellurdur
Well he puts one version in the story and...
Well he puts one version in the story and published it. That's good enough for me. This just causes more problems. If we don't have the full commentary then we can not garner the context. For... |
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Forum: The Books
01-29-2014, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 26,486
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We have the words from JRR Tolkien himself....
We have the words from JRR Tolkien himself. Christopher Tolkien has sole authority when it comes to not only publishing, but editing the story. We see excess this authority in the case of Sador.... |
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Forum: The Books
01-29-2014, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 65
Views: 26,486
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No I have not shifted my argument, but given two...
No I have not shifted my argument, but given two different arguments. 1. That descroption of Elendil being 7ft is not really a problem, because this is often used to describe people, who are 7ft.... |
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Forum: The Books
01-28-2014, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 26,486
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cellurdur
Yes I am suggesting that anything published by...
Yes I am suggesting that anything published by Christopher Tolkien has more weight, because he has full authority to write or delete anything he wants. The quote provided is in the post above. The... |
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Forum: The Books
01-28-2014, 09:12 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 26,486
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cellurdur
This is from Tolkien's will.
’Upon Trust to...
This is from Tolkien's will. ’Upon Trust to allow my son Christopher full access to the same* in order that he may act as my Literary Executor with full power to publish edit alter rewrite or... |
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