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Forum: The Books 01-17-2013, 09:47 AM
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Posted By Draugohtar
Galadriel is 6'4 tall, and I quote, "a match for...

Galadriel is 6'4 tall, and I quote, "a match for both the loremasters and the athletes of the Eldar in the days of their youth."

Galadriel would barely notice any orc, whilst she was pulling its...
Forum: The Books 01-07-2013, 08:54 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 26,310
Posted By Draugohtar
Fair point. As for Glorfindel the enhanced,...

Fair point.

As for Glorfindel the enhanced, we know very little about the extent of his puissance post-return. Would he stand shoulder to shoulder with some of the great of the first-age? Surely....
Forum: The Books 01-04-2013, 09:50 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 26,310
Posted By Draugohtar
Come now, it's not a matter of weaponry. Tulkas...

Come now, it's not a matter of weaponry. Tulkas fights bare handed and is the mightiest, physically speaking, of the Valar. Look at how Manwe dispatches the mightiest army to ever walk the earth: the...
Forum: The Books 01-02-2013, 11:33 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 26,310
Posted By Draugohtar
Well let's see: Could any host of elves, men...

Well let's see:

Could any host of elves, men or Dwarves even begin to combat Ungoliant? The answer would appear to be a resounding no. However a relatively small number (presumably) of Balrogs can...
Forum: The Books 01-01-2013, 09:49 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 26,310
Posted By Draugohtar
The elves were aware of Durin's Bane the...

The elves were aware of Durin's Bane the 'Nameless Terror' as was Gandalf and Aragorn and others of the 'Wise.' The lack of specifics is easily accounted for given the poor state of lore amonst most...
Forum: The Books 12-23-2012, 07:48 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 26,310
Posted By Draugohtar
I struggle to view a 12 feet tall Balrog (with...

I struggle to view a 12 feet tall Balrog (with associated flame and shadow) operating as a stealth assassin. This just doesn't resonate with their MO in any version ie the pre-Maiar dragon riders, or...
Forum: The Books 12-22-2012, 10:54 PM
Replies: 65
Views: 26,310
Posted By Draugohtar
I think you are making a false equivalency. ...

I think you are making a false equivalency.

Being able to defeat the conqueror of a third party, does not automatically make one capable of defeating that third party personally.


For example...
Forum: The Books 11-26-2012, 06:56 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,998
Posted By Draugohtar
I'd first like to say alot of the discussion...

I'd first like to say alot of the discussion since my last posting seems to make a case I'm more than happy with. I do believe you have Christ figures dotted through LOTR, but that's my opinion; I...
Forum: The Books 11-25-2012, 07:50 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,998
Posted By Draugohtar
Absolutely not. To the Christian philosophy all...

Absolutely not. To the Christian philosophy all time, even the millenia before the physical manifestation of Christ, were Christian. Further I wasn't claiming Arda, or Tolkien's universe more...
Forum: The Books 11-25-2012, 08:56 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,998
Posted By Draugohtar
I refer you again to my earlier posting. I never...

I refer you again to my earlier posting. I never speak of Allegory, period, thus I will disregard your commentary re: this issue, later.

Now onto this point: Symbolism. I rest my case.



...
Forum: The Books 11-24-2012, 10:35 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,998
Posted By Draugohtar
I refer you to my earlier post where I clearly...

I refer you to my earlier post where I clearly set out the distinction to begin with.

Further I suggest you refer to the man himself who is quite clear that the Lord of the Rings is a...
Forum: The Books 11-22-2012, 09:32 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,998
Posted By Draugohtar
Oh come now. Trying to separate Tolkien's...

Oh come now. Trying to separate Tolkien's writings from his deeply held Catholicism is disingenuous.

I mean in Tokien's own words, The Lord of the Rings is, "a fundamentally religious and Catholic...
Forum: The Books 11-19-2012, 09:57 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,998
Posted By Draugohtar
Yes, it's reasonable, everyone brings their...

Yes, it's reasonable, everyone brings their particular world view to bear in any work of interpreation. Not more or less disposed, the Eucatastrophe is a feature of an overarching plot/theme. As per...
Forum: The Books 11-17-2012, 11:08 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 11,677
Posted By Draugohtar
No, Eru understands Evil, but in Tolkien's...

No, Eru understands Evil, but in Tolkien's universe he is in no way the source of it, in anything other than 'his' status as first cause. The Ainur have free will, as all creations in the Tolkien...
Forum: The Books 11-05-2012, 06:17 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,848
Posted By Draugohtar
Because Tolkien is expressing the existence of...

Because Tolkien is expressing the existence of absolute evil.

Evil that self-deludes to the point where it utterly believes the lies it tells of itself to others.

Thus Melkor came to believe...
Forum: The Books 11-04-2012, 06:39 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 10,848
Posted By Draugohtar
Yes, difficult to say. I suspect the answer is...

Yes, difficult to say. I suspect the answer is yes, but perhaps with less clarity given their Valar-imposed restrictions. On returning to Aman, I would, however, suppose that their natural beings...
Forum: The Books 10-31-2012, 07:30 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 15,376
Posted By Draugohtar
Well the ingredient 'X' here is Morgoth. The...

Well the ingredient 'X' here is Morgoth. The Valar couldn't really understand how Morgoth could be irredeemably evil, and believing him reformed, he was left to spread lies and discord.

The...
Forum: The Books 10-28-2012, 08:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,300
Posted By Draugohtar
If Sauron had won, then yes we could have...

If Sauron had won, then yes we could have expected industrial expansion but with an actively horrifying intent towards the beauty and peace of Middle Earth; as opposed to amoral industrial western...
Forum: The Movies 09-28-2012, 09:55 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 8,983
Posted By Draugohtar
I'm confident of one thing, and reasonably sure...

I'm confident of one thing, and reasonably sure of a second.

1) If I base my enjoyment of the film 'adaptation' of The Hobbit on its faithfulness to the book, then I will hate it and begin making...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-11-2012, 09:42 PM
Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,018,959
Posted By Draugohtar
Yeylo all, doing things a tad backwards posting...

Yeylo all, doing things a tad backwards posting elsewhere before here, but a little jumble never hurt anyone I like to think!

Anyway Draugohtar is an old name I cobbled together for WoW of all...
Forum: The Books 08-11-2012, 12:25 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,627
Posted By Draugohtar
I just feel it's difficult to justify Galadriel...

I just feel it's difficult to justify Galadriel being able to furnish Gandalf reborn with a staff if the staffs had such a potent nature.

Mightiest of the elves left in Middle Earth she may be,...
Forum: The Books 08-11-2012, 08:34 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 15,627
Posted By Draugohtar
I think it's important to state that the Istari...

I think it's important to state that the Istari are embodied Maiar, and thus independently powerful beings ie independent of whatever allegiance they choose to adopt.

Gandalf is still potent...
Forum: The Movies 08-10-2012, 10:54 PM
Replies: 306
Views: 272,239
Posted By Draugohtar
As my first post, I wanted to comment on the BBC...

As my first post, I wanted to comment on the BBC Radio Adaptation.

My Grandmother bought me the boxed set of audio cassettes back in the late 80s (I had already read the hobbit and the 3 books of...
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