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Forum: The Books
05-02-2007, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
I'd have really liked to see this, actually. ...
I'd have really liked to see this, actually. Include Hurin's attempt to enter Gondolin because not only does it poetically contrast the story's beginning (his stay there Huor), but, as you said,... |
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Forum: The Books
05-01-2007, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
You guys have been talking about the...
You guys have been talking about the "epilogue"... Right now, I'm not quite sure how I feel about it. I do feel that it was vital to bring the story "full circle" by informing the audience of... |
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Forum: The Books
04-29-2007, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
Heh, "the spell"...I know how you feel. I too...
Heh, "the spell"...I know how you feel. I too haven't read LOTR for a few years (except the first few chapters of Fellowship several months ago), but the grandeur of the First Age tales move me in a... |
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Forum: The Books
04-29-2007, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
I have nothing to add to this but to say that I...
I have nothing to add to this but to say that I fully agree. To think of what might've been... |
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Forum: The Books
04-29-2007, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
"If someone wanted to torture me with false hope,...
"If someone wanted to torture me with false hope, they'd start a rumour that a lost archive had just been found, deep in the bowels of some obscure university, containing a fully expanded, Lord of... |
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Forum: The Books
04-29-2007, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
Well, thank you. :)
Thanks for...
Well, thank you. :) Thanks for the tip! I'm not sure whether you got to check out the appendix or not, but Christopher Tolkien includes a few passages of Tolkien's poetry concerning... |
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Forum: The Books
04-29-2007, 07:09 AM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
Heh...thanks. :)
You bring up a good...
Heh...thanks. :) You bring up a good point, really. I won't try to defend the literary "elites" because I too believe that Tolkien is often held to a double standard. I would hope that... |
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Forum: The Books
04-28-2007, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
Just finished! Care to hear some of my initial...
Just finished! Care to hear some of my initial post-read impressions? If not, then too bad. ;-) First of all, I think it's important for me to explain the context in which I read this novel (or... |
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Forum: The Books
04-19-2007, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
I haven't seen this one yet. If it's already...
I haven't seen this one yet. If it's already been posted, just let me know. The Columbus Dispatch: ... |
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Forum: The Books
04-17-2007, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
Smaller in size. I actually haven't started...
Smaller in size. I actually haven't started reading yet (just the Preface and Introduction). But the book itself is slimmer and slightly shorter than I would have expected. |
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Forum: The Books
04-17-2007, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
Just picked it up!
It'd be great to hear...
Just picked it up! It'd be great to hear everybody's perspectives after they/we finish reading. Initial pre-read impression: The artwork is gorgeous, but the book is so much smaller than I... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-15-2007, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 9,143
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Maglor
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-15-2007, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 9,143
Posted By
Maglor
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-15-2007, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 5,918
Posted By
Maglor
Interesting question. There are a few reasons, I...
Interesting question. There are a few reasons, I think, though my knowledge of Tolkien and his motivations is not nearly as thorough as some around here, so you might want to take this with a grain... |
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Forum: The Books
04-13-2007, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
Hehe...I agree. That's sort of the point, as far...
Hehe...I agree. That's sort of the point, as far as I'm concerned ;) . Oh, and someone seriously needs to slap me upside the head. I've been looking at Alan Lee's cover art for months (it's... |
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Forum: The Books
04-10-2007, 11:17 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
Wow...sorry it took so long to respond to this. ...
Wow...sorry it took so long to respond to this. And then the thread closed, but it's back now, so... I did read the interview mentioned (it was a good one too) and I did see the quote that you... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-23-2007, 06:42 AM
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Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,028,597
Posted By
Maglor
Well, thanks! I love Ted Nasmith's "Maglor Casts...
Well, thanks! I love Ted Nasmith's "Maglor Casts a Silmaril into The Sea"...makes for a great cover for the Sil too. But I do appreciate Turin as well, and I can see how you'd get that initial... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-21-2007, 11:24 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,941
Posted By
Maglor
I wasn't sure which one you were referring to at...
I wasn't sure which one you were referring to at first but now having done a little more research: Doriath, right? |
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Forum: The Books
03-21-2007, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
My 227 was a rough approximation based on the...
My 227 was a rough approximation based on the Table of Contents previously posted (The Tables start on 261 so I took one off from that and subtracted 33, the page on which "The Childhood Of Hurin"... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-20-2007, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,028,597
Posted By
Maglor
Hey, folks. I'm pretty new and have only made a...
Hey, folks. I'm pretty new and have only made a handful of posts thus far, so I thought I'd chime in. I love The Lord of the Rings (obviously), but I'm quite possibly a bigger fan of the The... |
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Forum: The Books
03-20-2007, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 441
Views: 91,409
Posted By
Maglor
Very excited about this.
I'm wondering...
Very excited about this. I'm wondering (though certainly not complaining) from whence came this wealth of material that comprises a narrative of, by my count, approximately 227 pages when the Narn... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-20-2007, 05:49 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,941
Posted By
Maglor
Thanks for the link, Aiwendel. I've just...
Thanks for the link, Aiwendel. I've just purchased Unfinished Tales as well, so already I'm beginning to get a clearer picture about how The Silmarillion was shaped :) . |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-19-2007, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,941
Posted By
Maglor
Thanks for your response as well. I had wondered...
Thanks for your response as well. I had wondered how much of a role Christopher Tolkien played...interesting to know that his presence was, for the most part, minimal. And regarding the HoME, it's... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-27-2007, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,941
Posted By
Maglor
Hey, thanks for responding!
I'm with you...
Hey, thanks for responding! I'm with you really, and do understand that Christopher has the right to do what he has done with his father's work. And for that I am very thankful--The Silmarillion... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-26-2007, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,941
Posted By
Maglor
Question about CT's editing hand in the Sil
Hi, folks. I'm new around here, obviously. I performed a search to try to find the answer to this, but couldn't find what I was looking for, so I thought I'd ask it here. I'm a big fan of The... |
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