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Forum: The Movies 02-23-2011, 08:27 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 33,893
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Anyone seen this yet?

Apologies if this has appeared in another thread, but it's pretty recent.

"The Hobbit Stars Ready For Action"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12434929

If this dull American isn't...
Forum: The Books 02-09-2009, 06:47 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,768
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Hmmph. That makes perfect, perfect sense. ...

Hmmph. That makes perfect, perfect sense.

It just feels like... well, example. Compare it to Frodo telling Sam about the beauty of Smaug's Treasures as if he'd seen it himself, though we know...
Forum: The Books 02-09-2009, 02:49 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,768
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye See, that's what I was thinking. But Maglor...

See, that's what I was thinking. But Maglor (Elrond's foster-father) did not come to Eonwe's summons. And beyond that, Elrond shouldn't have, either, since he chose to stay in Middle-earth rather...
Forum: The Books 02-08-2009, 09:22 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,768
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye .... wait, what?

Perhaps someone else here has read the Histories of Middle-earth more closely, but I'm not finding the answer anywhere.

In his eponymous council, Elrond, in the middle of describing the battle...
Forum: The Books 02-06-2009, 02:28 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 8,105
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Like... Orodruin? Ha. I had to say it. Perhaps...

Like... Orodruin?
Ha. I had to say it. Perhaps the Numenoreans ventured into Mordor and dragged back some volcanic rock to build their tower in Isengard.
Forum: The Books 11-09-2008, 10:03 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,584
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Heh. And, besides Galin's new example, um... as I...

Heh. And, besides Galin's new example, um... as I was looking back at "Of the Sindar" I found the short section where Thingol amasses an army and leaves Doriath to come to the aid of Denethor and the...
Forum: The Books 11-07-2008, 11:00 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,584
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Haha. Point taken. Though I would quibble that...

Haha. Point taken. Though I would quibble that Thingol would have declared it before Yavanna. I'm totally fascinated with Melian and Thingol's inequality on the terms of gender role-reversal:

...
Forum: The Books 11-04-2008, 09:32 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,584
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Mmm, yes. "Doom" here having the meaning of...

Mmm, yes. "Doom" here having the meaning of "fate," which was used to describe Feanor earlier. Gorram @#%$% fate!

After rereading the chapter "Of Thingol and Melian," I know I have to agree...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 11-03-2008, 05:59 PM
Replies: 14,193
Views: 1,868,915
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Grima: [walks into room] Saruman: [hides...

Grima: [walks into room]

Saruman: [hides dolls] Agck! Haven't I ever told you to knock!?

Grima: Sorry, sir!

Saruman: ... Did you see anything?!

Grima: No sir, I didn't see...
Forum: The Books 11-03-2008, 05:53 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,584
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye In which I am surprised this thread didn't fail

Yes. :D Specifically, the idea of mythology versus legend versus history in the Silm.



Can't really disagree with that, I guess. It does seem pretty much like the most hopeless mission ever...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 11-02-2008, 10:47 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 13,955
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Wow, coincidence! I was seriously just browsing...

Wow, coincidence! I was seriously just browsing this thread earlier and wondering if I could maybe... bump it. :D Go Bekah!
So now I'll jump back in.



"12 Angry Men" Peter Fonda -> "On...
Forum: The Books 11-02-2008, 10:33 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,584
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Elwe Singollo

So I'm rereading through the Silm for the frillionth time (working on my undergrad thesis :D), and I was startled to realize that I absolutely despise Thingol. I can't really place my distaste for...
Forum: The Books 09-27-2008, 05:19 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,656
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye All of your suggestions were awesome, and I'm...

All of your suggestions were awesome, and I'm kind of taking off on Nogrod's response, really. Tomorrow is when my topic proposal is due, so my advisor (the poor man, he's halfway through the Silm...
Forum: The Books 06-10-2008, 06:44 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,656
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Histories of ME as literature

Hey all! Warning: plea for help ahead.

This coming fall, I'll be starting my undergraduate thesis, and I'm trying to get the basics of my research started before I pick my advisor. I'm an...
Forum: The Movies 03-03-2008, 02:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,897
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Hmm, yes, I suppose so. At the same time,...

Hmm, yes, I suppose so.
At the same time, Faramir says that the HoG "washed up on the riverbank" four days before. Four days! He's been hanging onto it that long, and somewhere between meeting Sam &...
Forum: The Movies 03-02-2008, 08:27 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,897
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Who's Got the Horn of Gondor? (Continuity is not PJ's strong suit.)

I haven't found any other threads that mention this... it's just a minor quibble I have, possibly even just my own confusion on continuity.

During TTT:EE, just before the flashback involving...
Forum: The Movies 02-24-2008, 06:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,277
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye What mystifies me more than anything else about...

What mystifies me more than anything else about the bridge issue is that, in RotK (maybe it was only in the EE, I haven't seen the original in so long that I don't remember!) there's an image of...
Forum: The Books 02-20-2008, 11:38 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,778
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Duly noted. :p I completely forgot about the...

Duly noted. :p I completely forgot about the dream!
Forum: The Books 02-19-2008, 04:23 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,778
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye I think the vital problem with the...

I think the vital problem with the Faramir-in-the-Fellowship argument is that it seems to stem from the films, in particular a flashback scene in TTT:EE. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's the only...
Forum: The Books 02-19-2008, 03:48 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 18,269
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Hmm, yes. It does feel sort of like we're being...

Hmm, yes. It does feel sort of like we're being quizzed on how well we can go back and check through facts, and apply them to character development, or something... (Not that I wouldn't do this for...
Forum: The Movies 02-12-2008, 04:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,202
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Organized and footnoted by his son: okay. ...

Organized and footnoted by his son: okay.
Actually written by someone else: not okay. :p
Forum: The Movies 02-12-2008, 08:16 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 17,044
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Ahhh, you stole mine! That was absolutely my...

Ahhh, you stole mine! That was absolutely my favorite scene in any of the films, since I'm a Gondor junkie. The irony! The passion! The Bor-Far love!

In with a close second is the scene...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-07-2008, 11:54 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,871
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye If you'd like to do the translating on your own,...

If you'd like to do the translating on your own, there's a really great book by Ruth S. Noel called "The Languages of Tolkien's Middlearth". It's got all the stuff that's in the appendices of RotK...
Forum: The Movies 02-04-2008, 06:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,202
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye See, the only problem I would have with this is...

See, the only problem I would have with this is that it smells distinctly of fanfic. That's not to say that I don't enjoy fanfic every once in a while: oh no, quite the contrary. But reading yaoi...
Forum: The Books 11-11-2007, 12:01 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 13,011
Posted By Beanamir of Gondor
Eye Aha. Rebuke duly accepted, William. :rolleyes:...

Aha. Rebuke duly accepted, William. :rolleyes: to me for forgetting the context of the next page: I swear I read it. So the problem, essentially, was that LotR readers had fabricated their own...
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