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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-20-2005, 02:19 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,719
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Thanks

Thanks to all of you for helping me out. SInce my project is now finished and turned in, I think this thread should be closed, as there's prolly others out there concerning the reason why we love...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-10-2005, 05:51 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,719
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Of course you are right! :) I just don't like...

Of course you are right! :) I just don't like people judging fantasy to be 'nothing but childrens' stories' and not worth looking deeper into than the story of the tale. To me the story is the MAIN...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-09-2005, 02:30 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,719
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Thanks to all three of you for your quick...

Thanks to all three of you for your quick responses. I cannot but enjoy the fact that you all confirm my own belives concerning fantasy, and in doing so provides me with the 'proof that the theories...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-09-2005, 11:46 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,719
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Help a fellow Tolkien admirer by giving me your opinion

Hi guys.
Why do you find the LotR to be a masterpiece? And Why do you think the fantasy genre is so popular today, especially among the teenagers?

If you have an opinion on these questions, or...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-19-2004, 02:34 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 22,307
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Nim's faves

Okay guys, it was some hard choises, but some were easy answers.

All Time Favourite: Legolas! What can I say? I'll never let go of a childhood hero :) I've just loved that elf ever since my mother...
Forum: The Movies 07-18-2004, 07:48 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 12,664
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Well, I'm with you guys on most of what's been...

Well, I'm with you guys on most of what's been said here. I do have a comment though: I'm pretty shure PJ has stated that there will be a bloopers reel for each of the main characters (my question...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-31-2004, 07:12 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 82,005
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Oki, I just wanted to make sure people got to...

Oki, I just wanted to make sure people got to guess.
The answer is:
TRUE
Legolas to Gimli (Movies) when he shot an arrow in that dead orc Gimli sat on top of.

So, Thorongil, as you came very...
Forum: The Movies 03-30-2004, 06:18 PM
Replies: 150
Views: 32,201
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Hi guys! Well, I must say (sorry if I...

Hi guys!

Well, I must say (sorry if I dissappoint anyone) that I very much doubt that they'll have the 'battle' in the shire in the EE. Since all the hints of such a thing happening that should've...
Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-30-2004, 03:16 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 82,005
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Oh... well... None of you got it rigt so far... ...

Oh... well... None of you got it rigt so far...

:D
Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-30-2004, 06:15 AM
Replies: 211
Views: 82,005
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril ::is terribly sorry and won't ever do it again:: ...

::is terribly sorry and won't ever do it again::

I'll get you one now... hmm, here goes:

43!

Good luck to y'all :)
Forum: Quotable Quotes 03-29-2004, 03:22 PM
Replies: 211
Views: 82,005
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Argh! Can't remember if he does say wish, or if...

Argh! Can't remember if he does say wish, or if he says want...
I THINK it was want, so I say FALSE...

If this turns out to be the wrong answer, I know it was Gandalf who said it to Frodo when...
Forum: The Books 03-24-2004, 04:37 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 17,269
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Re: How the mighty do fall

I think Tolkien is (was) clearly trying to get a lot of messages through to his readers, among them the importance of not giving in to the desire for power (or wealth). What he say in the foreword is...
Forum: The Books 03-24-2004, 03:24 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 21,061
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Nim's back!

Yeah, sorry. Most likely none of you have seen me before, but I've been away from the downs for a while and I'm just SO glad to be back!!!

First of all a little promotion: The Tolkien Ensemble are...
Forum: The Movies 01-06-2004, 11:11 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,233
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Reading this thread over again I feel I must add...

Reading this thread over again I feel I must add that I enjoyed the new extended Lothlorien scene(s). I think it makes way more sense to people who haven't read the books. That's what I hear from my...
Forum: The Books 01-03-2004, 06:26 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,853
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Thank you. I think I've got the story of Amroth...

Thank you. I think I've got the story of Amroth and Nimrodel straight now. But does it say anywhere (in HoME or other books) what other events was in the song of Nimrodel?
The thing is I'd like to...
Forum: The Books 12-31-2003, 09:26 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,853
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Does anyone know more about the other events that...

Does anyone know more about the other events that is said to be in the rest of the song? I know the dwarves awoke the balrog, but then what happened?
Forum: The Books 06-15-2003, 08:38 AM
Replies: 853
Views: 136,433
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Jay: I think she ment copying the questions from...

Jay: I think she ment copying the questions from your posts, not the answers... but anyway a list of all the answers would be interesting too.

If we start a AYWSF II we could start it with the...
Forum: The Books 06-09-2003, 02:41 PM
Replies: 853
Views: 136,433
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Airerūthiel: It would be a great idea to have all...

Airerūthiel: It would be a great idea to have all the questions in one place! If anyone has time to look them all up and put them in a new post or a whole new thread. It would make it a lot easier...
Forum: The Books 05-11-2003, 12:45 PM
Replies: 853
Views: 136,433
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril smilies/rolleyes.gif Hmm.. Inspiration. Well, I...

smilies/rolleyes.gif Hmm.. Inspiration. Well, I get mine from almost anything. One of my novels is based on three characters I made with my friends for a tv series, and some scenes from "The Fast and...
Forum: The Books 04-28-2003, 02:38 PM
Replies: 853
Views: 136,433
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril No one KNOWS if it's to be closed or not (as far...

No one KNOWS if it's to be closed or not (as far as I know) but most threads don't make it after they've reached twenty pages... But LMP and the others know much more about this than I do. I hope the...
Forum: The Books 04-28-2003, 09:30 AM
Replies: 853
Views: 136,433
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Hi guys! Just wanted to step in and say bye,...

Hi guys!
Just wanted to step in and say bye, now that this thread is to be closed. I know I haven't been around much (not for about a year, shame on me) but everyday I'm grateful that this topic...
Forum: The Movies 02-21-2003, 10:31 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,233
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril Speaking of things missing in the extended...

Speaking of things missing in the extended edition: Is it just me or has one of Pip's lines been cut out in Moria? It's when Gandalf can't remember which of the three doors they sould take. While...
Forum: The Books 08-06-2002, 04:48 AM
Replies: 853
Views: 136,433
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril I know it has been a while since you talked about...

I know it has been a while since you talked about this but I have been on vacation and would like to answer anyway.

About it being easier to write in the winter: I don't know if that's true, but...
Forum: The Books 07-15-2002, 11:34 AM
Replies: 853
Views: 136,433
Posted By Nimiriel
Thank you Lothiriel Silmarien. Yes I wrote that...

Thank you Lothiriel Silmarien. Yes I wrote that after reading Legolas' song of the sea ten times... and my name is my own work too, it's going to be one of the characters in my story.

[ July 15,...
Forum: The Books 07-15-2002, 10:28 AM
Replies: 853
Views: 136,433
Posted By Nimiriel
Silmaril All the time! No matter what I'm thinking or...

All the time! No matter what I'm thinking or doing, sooner or later (mostly sooner) I find myself thinking of my story again. I think It's mostly because I have a big problem: I know just how the...
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