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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-29-2017, 02:44 AM
Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,000,201
Posted By ninja91
I would simply like to say that I have missed...

I would simply like to say that I have missed many of you and that visiting this place still gives me joy. It has been many years. Maybe tomorrow another decade passes. I hope that each of you are...
Forum: The Movies 10-21-2010, 06:52 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 13,187
Posted By ninja91
This is really good news because I for one am in...

This is really good news because I for one am in love with the LotR movies. As I wear glasses in real life, I do not plan on watching it in 3-D. I am also under the impression that all the greatest...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 10-21-2010, 06:48 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,809
Posted By ninja91
It HAS been a long time. Far too long. Feel free...

It HAS been a long time. Far too long. Feel free to move this into novices and newcomers, as I am sure I fulfill that category! :smokin:
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 10-07-2010, 01:00 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,809
Posted By ninja91
Picking it back up...

Well I have started in an another round through Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings so I may be posting around a bit more again soon. Its been quite some time... :smokin:

I still see some familiar...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-07-2010, 02:52 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 34,106
Posted By ninja91
10. Balrogs. Do not make them mad, unless your...

10. Balrogs. Do not make them mad, unless your idea of a day in the sun is being burnt alive by a magma-whip.

9. Sauron. The engine of destruction in the 3rd Age, and the murderer of millions.
...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-21-2009, 11:03 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 27,318
Posted By ninja91
Led Zeppelin is a band famously noted for...

Led Zeppelin is a band famously noted for referencing Tolkien's works, most specifically in The Battle of Evermore.
Another band which came to my mind is the Viking metal/Black metal band Bathory. I...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-08-2009, 10:53 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,875
Posted By ninja91
Great point, Pitchwife, I had'nt thought of that....

Great point, Pitchwife, I had'nt thought of that. Or, on a save-face scale, I had'nt had the effort to search out the meaning ;). Obviously GW was merely looking for a name that could fit the...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 02-05-2009, 12:43 AM
Replies: 6,669
Views: 630,385
Posted By ninja91
Unfortunately by the time the cows could...

Unfortunately by the time the cows could understand the Rosetta Stone lessons, Scottish people were long gone and their accent was completely non-understandable. (is that a word? :p )
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-05-2009, 12:21 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,875
Posted By ninja91
Gulavhar, the Terror of Arnor (and other assorted beasties?)

I was browsing through Games Workshop's Lord of the Rings miniatures when I came across this:
...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-05-2009, 12:10 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,306
Posted By ninja91
It may also be possible that giants were...

It may also be possible that giants were scrapped, as they are often seens as of human form and therefore possibly aligned good rather than evil. Where then would they fit into Middle-Earth? I think...
Forum: The Movies 02-05-2009, 12:04 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 11,868
Posted By ninja91
Tolkien I am also a big fan of the soundtrack! I...

I am also a big fan of the soundtrack!

I have always loved 2 tracks from FOTR:

"Lothlorien" is a great, mysterious track

"The Breaking of the Fellowship" is pure masterpiece, it gets me...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-03-2009, 12:26 PM
Replies: 1,834
Views: 468,758
Posted By ninja91
Of course I remember you, likewise with many of...

Of course I remember you, likewise with many of the other posters here who are still around -waves to thinlomien- Its good to be back, although my Middle-Earth lore has grown a bit rusty over the...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-02-2009, 09:26 PM
Replies: 1,834
Views: 468,758
Posted By ninja91
I assign to the Shire being away for a long time,...

I assign to the Shire being away for a long time, only to return and be amazed by and nostalgic of the topics presented here. and the unique smileys I havent found anywhere else :smokin:
Forum: The Movies 07-15-2008, 09:18 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,781
Posted By ninja91
I agree. I think that this scene really helped...

I agree. I think that this scene really helped scare the viewers, and in a good way. It helped the Ring-wraiths seem so much more real and deadly, and when they reach the barge and look back I'm...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 07-14-2008, 06:22 PM
Replies: 488
Views: 138,612
Posted By ninja91
Thumbs up I have been real busy with RL stuff like college,...

I have been real busy with RL stuff like college, all the works

I will do my best to get on frequently, I saw lommy's and legate's posts on the birthday thread, and I promise I will try to get on....
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 01-10-2008, 11:58 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 7,008
Posted By ninja91
1. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien 2....

1. The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
3. The Dark Elf Trilogy by R.A. Salvatore
4. The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini
5. Forgotten Realms books...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 01-10-2008, 11:52 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,862
Posted By ninja91
What about the Variags of Khand? I do remember...

What about the Variags of Khand? I do remember Elessar making peace with the peoples of Harad, but what of the people of Khand?
Forum: The Movies 01-10-2008, 11:45 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,781
Posted By ninja91
I might as well have an answer for my own thread....

I love (even though it never happened in the books) the scene of the elves marching into Helm's Deep. I love that, its so powerful and makes you feel like saying "Yeah, Uruk-Hai! What now? Byaaah!"
...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 12-29-2007, 03:56 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 8,599
Posted By ninja91
I dont want to start a thread, but as my sig says...

I dont want to start a thread, but as my sig says I will not be around much for a while, and hopefully it is soon when I get to post properly on this thread. Just thought I would say my temporary...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-29-2007, 07:16 AM
Replies: 66
Views: 12,463
Posted By ninja91
I make myself not cry (I am a little to proud...)...

I make myself not cry (I am a little to proud...) but I think the scene that gets to me most is definitely the departure of Frodo, Gandalf, and company at the Grey Havens. That part is the saddest...
Forum: The Movies 11-29-2007, 07:11 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 16,781
Posted By ninja91
Favourite Scene

What was your #1 favorite scene out of all three movies?
Forum: The Movies 11-29-2007, 07:10 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 12,032
Posted By ninja91
My two favorites are "The Breaking of the...

My two favorites are "The Breaking of the Fellowship" and "The Great River". They are, to me, the two best out of all three movies.
Forum: The Books 11-29-2007, 07:07 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,423
Posted By ninja91
Honestly, I dont see how it would have really...

Honestly, I dont see how it would have really helped their quest. The only instance that I can think of where this power would have come in handy was if he had turned
Frodo into a bird to fly into...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-24-2007, 05:24 AM
Replies: 996
Views: 322,169
Posted By ninja91
Currently on The Cleric Quintet by R.A....

Currently on The Cleric Quintet by R.A. Salvatore. I also went to Borders and picked up the first book in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time Saga.
Forum: The Books 10-03-2007, 10:50 AM
Replies: 192
Views: 113,813
Posted By ninja91
I dont care which side of the Gandalf v. the...

I dont care which side of the Gandalf v. the Witch King debate you are on. The Balrog would indeed be the more powerful over the Witch King. Remember, even Gandalf fled before the Balrog. And if they...
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