|
 |
|
Visit The *EVEN NEWER* Barrow-Downs Photo Page |
|
|||||||
|
Showing results 101 to 125 of 500
Search took 0.22 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Kuruharan |
Forum: The Movies
05-27-2019, 09:17 PM
|
|
Replies: 42
Views: 40,653
Posted By
Kuruharan
Is there any hope that since GoT is commonly held...Is there any hope that since GoT is commonly held to have ended on a sour note, that perhaps that will pour some cold water on Amazon wanting to pursue this enterprise too avidly? Probably not. :( |
|
Forum: The Movies
02-18-2019, 08:32 PM
|
|
Replies: 412
Views: 274,476
Posted By
Kuruharan
Time to indulge in some serious pedantryThe Orocarni (if that is what those are supposed to be) should be a much larger mountain range. Given the names on the map, I agree with Huinesoron that the Second Age looks more likely. |
|
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-21-2019, 12:54 PM
|
|
Replies: 4,680
Views: 1,491,418
Posted By
Kuruharan
|
|
Forum: The Books
01-20-2019, 11:16 PM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 14,769
Posted By
Kuruharan
True, but "Scorpion" is hardly a symbol in...True, but "Scorpion" is hardly a symbol in keeping with a Numenorean origin. I would submit that it suggests a Haradric provenance. |
|
Forum: The Books
01-19-2019, 10:17 PM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 14,769
Posted By
Kuruharan
What about the theories that King Scorpion II and...What about the theories that King Scorpion II and Narmer were one and the same person? I think that would tend to undermine your theory a bit. |
|
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
12-19-2018, 09:17 AM
|
|
Replies: 14,193
Views: 2,330,035
Posted By
Kuruharan
I can't believe somebody didn't say this alreadyGandalf: And now for slide #387 of The Greatest Hits of Gandalf Uncloaking! |
|
Forum: The Books
10-06-2018, 06:36 PM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 18,222
Posted By
Kuruharan
I guess I should clarify that I meant that it...I guess I should clarify that I meant that it seemed un-Tolkien to me that Turgon could have defeated Morgoth by force of arms. Although, I had forgotten about the references to the possibility of... |
|
Forum: The Books
10-03-2018, 10:00 PM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 18,222
Posted By
Kuruharan
That bit struck me as being decidedly unlike...That bit struck me as being decidedly unlike Tolkien. |
|
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-30-2018, 08:38 AM
|
|
Replies: 1,584
Views: 520,700
Posted By
Kuruharan
|
|
Forum: The Books
09-29-2018, 05:48 PM
|
|
Replies: 19
Views: 18,222
Posted By
Kuruharan
Just some thoughts1) I would like to express my gratitude that Tolkien abandoned the term "Gnomes" for the Noldor. I realize this is a post facto preference because if he hadn't I would have never know, but every... |
|
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-29-2018, 05:07 PM
|
|
Replies: 1,584
Views: 520,700
Posted By
Kuruharan
Hooray!
Sadly, we seem to have become a bit...Hooray! Sadly, we seem to have become a bit more Entish around here. Or maybe it is just me. |
|
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-25-2018, 10:19 PM
|
|
Replies: 1,584
Views: 520,700
Posted By
Kuruharan
|
|
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-26-2018, 11:33 AM
|
|
Replies: 4,680
Views: 1,491,418
Posted By
Kuruharan
Birthday WishesI drift back to the Downs today for the first time in a few months and notice that today is Lush's birthday. A long departed but still missed member here, I hope she is doing well wherever she is. |
|
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-26-2018, 11:30 AM
|
|
Replies: 737
Views: 294,830
Posted By
Kuruharan
A tradition in need of further, further, further reviving...Life changes have, alas, not permitted me to be too active on the Downs recently...or indeed this year when I look at my posting history. :o However, today in my internet rummagings I came across... |
|
Forum: The Books
05-19-2018, 10:51 PM
|
|
Replies: 68
Views: 41,424
Posted By
Kuruharan
Siding with the Melkorian forces to any extent...Siding with the Melkorian forces to any extent from a moral standpoint is "evil" by definition in Middle-earth. It is heavily implied that dwarves did serve the Melkorian side in some cases. ... |
|
Forum: The Movies
03-30-2018, 09:31 PM
|
|
Replies: 412
Views: 274,476
Posted By
Kuruharan
But will it be anything remotely recognizable as...But will it be anything remotely recognizable as Tolkien's elves? |
|
Forum: The Movies
03-21-2018, 03:27 PM
|
|
Replies: 412
Views: 274,476
Posted By
Kuruharan
It has to be great! It is the most expensive!For some reason I am not feeling reassured by any of this (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/amazons-lord-of-the-rings-series-reportedly-will-cost-500-million-2018-03-20). I can't figure out why... |
|
Forum: The Movies
03-21-2018, 03:24 PM
|
|
Replies: 31
Views: 24,890
Posted By
Kuruharan
To contemporary audiences that seems like a...To contemporary audiences that seems like a positive trait. |
|
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-01-2018, 10:28 AM
|
|
Replies: 4,680
Views: 1,491,418
Posted By
Kuruharan
|
|
Forum: The Books
03-01-2018, 10:10 AM
|
|
Replies: 27
Views: 18,935
Posted By
Kuruharan
That is an interesting idea.
However, Thrain...That is an interesting idea. However, Thrain was King of Durin's Folk. It seems oddly specific that he could only give permission to access Gundabad if he was ruling from a specific place. |
|
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-23-2018, 04:09 PM
|
|
Replies: 403
Views: 277,429
Posted By
Kuruharan
From the desk of the Lord High ScorekeeperSo on review I noticed that not only was I missing 78 I was also missing 72. These have now been corrected and (I think) categorized correctly. Predators - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18,... |
|
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-05-2018, 10:33 PM
|
|
Replies: 403
Views: 277,429
Posted By
Kuruharan
Apparently game 102 started and then didn't get...Apparently game 102 started and then didn't get off the ground. I wasn't around for that one, I just heard that from others and couldn't really figure out what happened from the thread that was... |
|
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-05-2018, 12:31 PM
|
|
Replies: 403
Views: 277,429
Posted By
Kuruharan
From the desk of the Lord High ScorekeeperPredators - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 21, 27, 28, 30, 33, 34, 36, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 56, 59, 61, 62, 63, 65, 66, 67, 69 (split with Lovers), 70, 71, 73, 74,... |
|
Forum: The Books
01-01-2018, 12:40 PM
|
|
Replies: 14
Views: 9,754
Posted By
Kuruharan
|
|
Forum: The Movies
12-25-2017, 09:39 PM
|
|
Replies: 412
Views: 274,476
Posted By
Kuruharan
I'm pretty sure it is a foregone conclusion that...I'm pretty sure it is a foregone conclusion that they are going to do that anyway. |
| Showing results 101 to 125 of 500 |
|
|
