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Forum: The Movies
05-12-2009, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 5,928
Posted By
radagastly
Originally posted by Elmo:
Actually, I...
Originally posted by Elmo: Actually, I seem to recall that someone suggested this back before there was any plans on New Line's part to even create a "Hobbit" movie. Still, what has Orlando... |
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Forum: The Books
03-18-2009, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 29,383
Posted By
radagastly
Originally posted by:
William Cloud Hicklin:
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Originally posted by: William Cloud Hicklin: So much the better. Essentially (sort of . . .) an original Tolkien work, new to publication. What more could we ask for? Can't wait! |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-07-2009, 09:18 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,700
Posted By
radagastly
Originaly posted by Ibrīnišilpathānezel:
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Originaly posted by Ibrīnišilpathānezel: Clearly, you chose the most challenging parts for your symphony. (By the way, I wish I could hear it! It's exactly what Tolkien wanted! Other works... |
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Forum: The Books
02-07-2009, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 16,245
Posted By
radagastly
First, let me say that I am "ainur." I lost my...
First, let me say that I am "ainur." I lost my password in a server (or provider) change, and recreated myself as "radagastly." I am still convinced that Goldberry's "washing day" was more than... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-07-2009, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,700
Posted By
radagastly
Originally posted by thewichtking:
I...
Originally posted by thewichtking: I think the problem here is that Tolkien originally wrote this as a single volume, and, times being what they were (just barely post WWII, paper unavailable)... |
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Forum: The Books
11-23-2008, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 8,055
Posted By
radagastly
Origianlly posted by Nogrod:
Actually,...
Origianlly posted by Nogrod: Actually, the Sauron of "The Sil'" pre-dates the Sauron of "The Lord of the Rings." Tolkien began to write "The Simarillion" back in the twenties! I think that the... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
11-23-2008, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,598
Posted By
radagastly
I spent a year or so just playing "Hang-hobbit"...
I spent a year or so just playing "Hang-hobbit" on the Main "Barrowdowns" page. Then one day I clicked on the "forum" link. I found out that day that they were making a movie about "Lord of the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-15-2008, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 9,694
Posted By
radagastly
Originally posted by lindil:
I must...
Originally posted by lindil: I must disagree. Tolkien clearly wanted to reach a point where he could publish "The Silmarillion" in his lifetime, but did not. What he did publish is "The Hobbit,"... |
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Forum: The Books
09-04-2008, 11:51 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 8,317
Posted By
radagastly
Here's a site about the languages of Tolkien's...
Here's a site about the languages of Tolkien's world: Ardalambion (http://www.uib.no/people/hnohf/) I can't actually vouch for it, since I've never been interested in learning the languages... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
08-30-2008, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 118
Views: 42,075
Posted By
radagastly
Have to include the Watcher in the Water. Clearly...
Have to include the Watcher in the Water. Clearly life-threatening, and yet, nobody sees it! Except for a tentacle or two. Of course, he might be included with the "Nameless things" under the Earth.... |
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Forum: The Books
08-30-2008, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 9,125
Posted By
radagastly
Originally posted by Mithalwen:
Where...
Originally posted by Mithalwen: Where I come from, a "Naturalist" means a "nudist." Like old Ben Franklin, only more sixties and hippie! At any rate, Tolkien was an environmentalist. Even... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-17-2008, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 12,246
Posted By
radagastly
With no promise to be able to attend myself,...
With no promise to be able to attend myself, those who cannot make it to Europe or upstate New York may find it easier to get to Milwaukee. I know that sounds like an odd location, but Tolkien's... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
08-17-2008, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,860
Posted By
radagastly
Originally posted by Blokdog:
There are...
Originally posted by Blokdog: There are numerous listings of the Letters on the U.S.A. ebay, some of them new. The same for Amazon.com in the U.S. I'm sure they would be the same where you are.... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
08-17-2008, 09:55 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 35,638
Posted By
radagastly
Originally posted by Gwathagor
Yes,...
Originally posted by Gwathagor Yes, Gandalf was more of an adviser than a leader, or a general. Not that he wasn't good at both of those as well, but his preference seemed to be behind the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
08-15-2008, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,860
Posted By
radagastly
Welcome to the 'Downs, Blokdog!
Just being...
Welcome to the 'Downs, Blokdog! Just being in the undying lands does not grant immortality. Even the Valar cannot undo the Gift of Iluvatar. I always got the impression that mortals in Valinor... |
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Forum: The Books
08-11-2008, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 11,799
Posted By
radagastly
Originally posted by Mansun:
I would...Originally posted by Mansun: I would agree this was the motive in the movie, especially the Extended Edition, but this quote from The Council of Elrond seems to imply otherwise (at least for the... |
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Forum: The Books
08-06-2008, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 11,799
Posted By
radagastly
The Loremaster of Gondor
Originally posted by Mansun: True enough, though I suspect any of his accomplishments were probably eclipsed in the books of lore in Minas Tirith by the presence of Gil-galad, for whom he was... |
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Forum: The Books
08-04-2008, 12:57 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 11,799
Posted By
radagastly
I think that Elrond was looking at the bigger...
I think that Elrond was looking at the bigger picture. Rivendell was "The Last Homely House," the last refuge of all the elves of Middle-Earth on their way into the West. Such a place must be well... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-26-2008, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,012
Posted By
radagastly
Originally Posted by Morthoron:
Of...
Originally Posted by Morthoron: Of course, either way, it's still gramatically incorrect the way it is now. I've also noticed that it hasn't been changed since this thread started. that's twenty... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-25-2008, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 15,480
Posted By
radagastly
Originally posted by Morthoron:
In all...
Originally posted by Morthoron: In all fairness, my friend that know's baseball was drafted as a pro, but lost his chance due to an abusive father (ruptured kidneys from his father weilding my... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-25-2008, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 15,480
Posted By
radagastly
I'm afraid I must take exception to Cornell's use...
I'm afraid I must take exception to Cornell's use of the phrase "greater culture." It seems to imply "culture-at-large" or some other kind of massive "norm." At least in this quote, he doesn't... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-25-2008, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,252
Posted By
radagastly
Our local Renaissance Fair(grounds) have built...
Our local Renaissance Fair(grounds) have built Bag End (to hobbit scale) for tours, though I've never been through it. I'm the only one of my friends who've ever been interested, and the Mead Stand... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-25-2008, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 11,376
Posted By
radagastly
I have Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit,...
I have Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Silmarilllion and a few others in hardcover, and a few paperbacks like The Tolkien Reader, etc. But I miss two posters which I once had but got rid of when I... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-11-2008, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 58,769
Posted By
radagastly
When I was about ten or eleven years old, I went...
When I was about ten or eleven years old, I went into my older brother's room looking for a book to read (I did a lot more reading then than I do now and my brother had a huge collection of... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-18-2008, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 9,928
Posted By
radagastly
Just thought I'd bump this up to see if people...
Just thought I'd bump this up to see if people might enjoy it. The Gandy's Quest and Legolas games still work, but the link posted by Sapphire_Flame seems to lead no where. |
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