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Forum: The Books
07-20-2014, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 18,271
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jallanite
I don’t recall so much as a mention of the...
I don’t recall so much as a mention of the Dwarves during what Tolkien writes of Sauron’s early wars. I find, perhaps wrongly, your statement that the Dwarves “definitely fought on the Side of the... |
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Forum: The Books
07-19-2014, 07:49 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 18,271
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jallanite
That is a truly excellent first post,...
That is a truly excellent first post, denethorthefirst. Your English is excellent. The only oddity I note is your rendering quotations by „this” rather than by “this” or "this" or ‘this’ or 'this'. ... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-17-2014, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 52,105
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jallanite
Note that nothing I have posted in this thread...
Note that nothing I have posted in this thread was intended to prove or disprove any scientific theory. What I did try to show is the results of a search on the web for oppositions to Tolkien... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-15-2014, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 52,105
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jallanite
The unnamed priest who is responsible for the...
The unnamed priest who is responsible for the tirade at http://rorate-caeli.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-fantasy-writing-of-tolkien-was.html had much to say about miracles, but in fact, there is not much... |
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Forum: The Books
07-15-2014, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,364
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jallanite
It seems to me that the text is referring to...
It seems to me that the text is referring to Cardolan and Rhudaur as “lesser realms” only in comparison to Arthedain, which is the largest kingdom descended from the territory earlier called Arnor.... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-12-2014, 11:37 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 52,105
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jallanite
The three examples I found of anti-Tolkien...
The three examples I found of anti-Tolkien preaching by Christians are rather odd. All three authors claim that they only noticed what they say are discrepancies between what Tolkien’s writing tells... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-11-2014, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 52,105
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jallanite
Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings has often been...
Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings has often been banned, especially in religious schools, because the authorities wish to protect their charges from unreal tales of wizards and elves (and sex) and so... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-07-2014, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 52,105
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jallanite
Not in the least. I am implying only that fiction...
Not in the least. I am implying only that fiction is fiction, nothing more Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged also shows “strength, weakness, mercy, relationships, pride, honour, misunderstanding,... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-06-2014, 03:21 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 43,246
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jallanite
A difficulty is that I can think of fantasy tales...
A difficulty is that I can think of fantasy tales that remind me of Tolkien and fantasy tales that I like, at least at times, as much, but these books are seldom the same. So I will give two books... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-06-2014, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 52,105
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jallanite
I’m sorry, but if the hobbits, dwarves, and...
I’m sorry, but if the hobbits, dwarves, and wizards don’t exist, then neither can their ideals, except as fictions by Tolkien. Also, I rather dislike the term spirituality. It has so many... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-05-2014, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 52,105
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jallanite
I’m not sure what a devout Catholic is any more....
I’m not sure what a devout Catholic is any more. But devout Catholics are under no compulsion or necessity to believe in Valar, Elves, Númenoreans, Hobbits, Trolls, Balrogs, or Tom Tombadil. Indeed... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-05-2014, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 52,105
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jallanite
Do you mean that there is no point in reading...
Do you mean that there is no point in reading anything in any fiction if one must in any way limit oneself? I am unaware that I am in any way limiting your freedom. Believe whatever you wish. And... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-05-2014, 02:10 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 52,105
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jallanite
In theory, Christians, in particular Roman...
In theory, Christians, in particular Roman Catholics, ought to appreciate The Lord of the Rings more than non-Christians. In fact Tolkien has more arguments and disagreements with obvious Roman... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-26-2014, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,948
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jallanite
I also have Kindle books, but none by Tolkien....
I also have Kindle books, but none by Tolkien. Mostly I have ones that are very inexpensive. I use only the free app from amazon. When my virus checker bombed out about a month ago so that Window... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-24-2014, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,948
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jallanite
It is available as a Kindle edition from...
It is available as a Kindle edition from amazon.com for $10.61 US. See... |
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Forum: The Books
06-24-2014, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,911
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jallanite
The graphic you present is an incomplete section...
The graphic you present is an incomplete section from a tengwar text. Only two characters are displayed fully in your sample, but part of a preceding character and part of a following character are... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-23-2014, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 50,267
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jallanite
I first came across The Lord of the Rings as...
I first came across The Lord of the Rings as volume one of the Ace paperback edition. I was in my final year of high school and was very much into books of sf and books of mythology. And here was... |
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Forum: The Books
06-22-2014, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,292
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jallanite
I did some experimenting and got the Babelstone...
I did some experimenting and got the Babelstone Moon font to work with this editor on my system using the map text. The only problem is that the text appeared a little large. But upon saving it, the... |
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Forum: The Books
06-21-2014, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,292
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jallanite
New Unicode runes Tolkien
When Tolkien wrote The Hobbit in 1937 he pictured his dwarves as writing Old English runes, probably because Old English runes on a map just seemed so neat to him. Then he even included the runes on... |
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Forum: The Books
06-21-2014, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 23,339
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jallanite
I didn’t know where mhagain’s quotation was taken...
I didn’t know where mhagain’s quotation was taken from and did not feel like spending hours looking for it, particularly when the quotation didn’t contain the name Orodreth. Thanks for the info. |
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Forum: The Books
06-21-2014, 11:39 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 23,339
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jallanite
My apologies. I read your post and you seemed...
My apologies. I read your post and you seemed rather dubious about your information. You stated: Plus, I think the only text with Ereinion in it [unless I've missed another reference] dates rather... |
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Forum: The Books
06-19-2014, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 23,339
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jallanite
See Galin’s discussion of J. R. R. Tolkien’s...
See Galin’s discussion of J. R. R. Tolkien’s actual use of the name Ereinion. If Galin is right here, then Gil-galad at the time that Tolkien named him Ereinion was indeed the “Scion of Kings”. ... |
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Forum: The Books
06-17-2014, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 23,339
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jallanite
My point is that Tolkien decided in Morgoth’s...
My point is that Tolkien decided in Morgoth’s Ring that the Silmarillion was, in part, untrue Mannish legend, which allowed him to retain much of the old Silmarillion stories as just stories along... |
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Forum: The Books
06-16-2014, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 23,339
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jallanite
Anyone is still at perfect liberty to personally...
Anyone is still at perfect liberty to personally approve or disapprove what Christopher Tolkien has done, regardless of whether it might have been or not been in accord with his father’s wishes.... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-24-2014, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,321
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jallanite
Sam Gamgee is indeed a lower-class, rustic,...
Sam Gamgee is indeed a lower-class, rustic, servant of Frodo. He seems spun from the same cloth as Sancho Panza (compared to Don Quixote) or perhaps better, Papageno (compared to Timano) in Mozart’s... |
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