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Forum: The Movies
07-04-2016, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 57,511
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Marwhini
With the exception of 2 (which I think is equally...
With the exception of 2 (which I think is equally archaic, as that is a common theme of the Chivalric Romance), this is what Tom Shippey means when he points out that the Hobbits, and The Shire are a... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-04-2016, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 57,511
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Marwhini
The term "Modern" isn't referring to the...
The term "Modern" isn't referring to the time-and-place in which they were written. It is referring to the philosophical themes and Beliefs held by Tolkien, and depicted within the works. The... |
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Forum: The Books
07-04-2016, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,282
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Marwhini
I will need to dig through the HoM-e books...
I will need to dig through the HoM-e books dealing with the writing of the LotR, but I do recall a comment on the subject of the Balrog and its relationship to Sauron. If I recall correctly, there... |
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Forum: The Books
07-04-2016, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 27,447
Posted By
Marwhini
And, regarding the other thread about the Nature...
And, regarding the other thread about the Nature of Aman. That isn't a very complex issue, and many of the threads of a solution were contained within it. I did noticed quite a few errors,... |
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Forum: The Books
07-04-2016, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 27,447
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Marwhini
Myths Transformed was a doomed endeavor. And it...
Myths Transformed was a doomed endeavor. And it was not necessary for the Universe of Ëa to remain in concordance with a Unifying Metaphysics and Science. The attempt itself shows that he intended... |
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Forum: The Books
07-03-2016, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,912
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Marwhini
Thank you.... I will do that. In my haste I...
Thank you.... I will do that. In my haste I transposed two characters (in my own writing on the subject of the Northmen of Rhovanion, I have discovered that I do this about ½ the time I write the... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-03-2016, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 57,511
Posted By
Marwhini
Interesting that someone mentioned the...
Interesting that someone mentioned the Stan/Loretta character of Eric Idle from The Life of Brian. I cannot think of a more appropriate reference with which to Mock the actor who played Tauriel,... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-03-2016, 05:56 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 61,707
Posted By
Marwhini
I could not even watch that last video.
I...
I could not even watch that last video. I refuse to even acknowledge that any of the Peter Jackson movies exist (even for the first trilogy). I am hoping that eventually someone will be able to... |
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Forum: The Books
07-02-2016, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,912
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Marwhini
I did not mean to suggest an absolute...
I did not mean to suggest an absolute correspondence (and even said so). But Beregond is an example of the minor Characters of Gondor that fit the model of those of the North I am interested in.... |
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Forum: The Books
07-02-2016, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 27,447
Posted By
Marwhini
I hate replying to my own thread before anyone...
I hate replying to my own thread before anyone else. But I found the quote for which I was thinking, when I wrote the original post, coming from The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 10: Morgoth's... |
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Forum: The Books
07-01-2016, 10:28 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 15,912
Posted By
Marwhini
There are Minor Characters in Tolkien's...
There are Minor Characters in Tolkien's works???:) Seriously, though.... I cannot think of many that I could narrow it down sufficiently. Obviously... my Namesake (Marhwini), Marhari, and... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-30-2016, 10:26 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 31,449
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Marwhini
At this point I cannot even begin to count the...
At this point I cannot even begin to count the number of things that make me go "Hmmmm!" within Tolkien's works. When I studied with Joseph Campbell in the Early-1980s, Campbell was only... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-30-2016, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 3,244
Views: 818,075
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Marwhini
Orange Orangutans wearing Ferrets or blond Stoats...
Orange Orangutans wearing Ferrets or blond Stoats on their heads.... I suspect he thinks Mordor is where the Good-guys all live, though. MB |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2016, 08:15 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 27,447
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Marwhini
The Metaphysics and Ontology of Ëa, Arda, and Middle-earth
This is a subject on which I have been utterly consumed for many years. It seems to have been neglected by most in considering Tolkien's works. As I have pointed out elsewhere, Prof. Tolkien... |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2016, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 46,920
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Marwhini
Just a quick post before I finish reading the...
Just a quick post before I finish reading the rest of the thread: As someone early in the Thread/Topic observes that Tolkien doesn't say anything about the Elves, or Men of Gondor mining..... And... |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2016, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,283
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Marwhini
Very interesting topic, and one in which I had...
Very interesting topic, and one in which I had not given clearly enough thought (especially considering my user name). Beorn, and his descendants (if this is what they are - the Beornings in the... |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2016, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 14,165
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Marwhini
The dangers of Post-Modernism abound. And I tend...
The dangers of Post-Modernism abound. And I tend to be immediately suspect of anyone who cites Foucault. There is a reason Tolkien placed such a heavy emphasis upon words: They have specific... |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2016, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 49,015
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Marwhini
Has no one read Tom Shippey's account of Tom...
Has no one read Tom Shippey's account of Tom Bombadil in The Road to Middle-earth? His account is one that I thought of in the 1980s when I was studying the works Joseph Campbell (briefly with... |
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Forum: The Books
06-30-2016, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 32,114
Posted By
Marwhini
This is a tough one.
But given that we have...
This is a tough one. But given that we have evidence in The History of Middle-earth that Tolkien regularly forgot what he had written only a few pages back that this is a situation where Tolkien... |
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