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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-13-2003, 08:58 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 23,941
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting Hmmm... I believe strongly that Tolkien intended...

Hmmm... I believe strongly that Tolkien intended a double meaning; that LOTR could be either Sauron or the one ring, as a way to express there intimate relationship. In the movie Gandalf says "the're...
Forum: The Books 01-11-2003, 03:41 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 18,745
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting I'm rereading LOTR an find something interesting...

I'm rereading LOTR an find something interesting in TTT, when Gandalf tells Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli about his adventures with the balrog.

"Far, far below the deepest delving of the dwarves,...
Forum: The Books 11-14-2002, 03:35 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 4,337
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting Last names in ME

I think it's strange that only hobbits seem to have last names. Is that true? And is it strange? What do YOU think?
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 11-06-2002, 05:39 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,625
Posted By GildorInglorion
Pipe I've read Lotr (lots and lots of times), Hobbit,...

I've read Lotr (lots and lots of times), Hobbit, UT and Silmarillion.

I have also read half of "The Tolkien Letters" which is a book I suppose you could say he wrote. "The letters" is a great book...
Forum: The Books 10-22-2002, 06:32 AM
Replies: 82
Views: 18,745
Posted By GildorInglorion
Pipe Great post by Burrahobbit, makes sense. But apart...

Great post by Burrahobbit, makes sense. But apart from Bombadill.

I believe Ungoliant was "born" before the first elves, but she is most likely dead. And Ungoliants children could not be older...
Forum: The Books 10-20-2002, 08:28 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,228
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting Great with a small and easy topic, soon covered...

Great with a small and easy topic, soon covered in every aspect :-)

Gimli: Faithful to oaths, endurant, brave, quite, unselfish.
In the beginning he is quite and grave, but as the book moves on...
Forum: Quiz Room 10-20-2002, 08:11 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,126
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting I'm not sure if Frodo could defeat Boromir... But...

I'm not sure if Frodo could defeat Boromir... But the orc- chieftain in Moria who throw his spear at Frodo could defeat them both.

He was stronger than Boromir and could throw him to the ground....
Forum: The Books 10-19-2002, 11:26 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,969
Posted By GildorInglorion
Question Aeglos- the spear of Gil-galad

I have always been fascinated with Aeglos (or Aiglos), the spear of Gil-galad, but I know so little about it.

What was it made from?
Where did it come from?
What happened to it after Gil-galad...
Forum: The Books 10-19-2002, 11:08 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,567
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting Afrodal Fenyar, thank you for your posts. It was...

Afrodal Fenyar, thank you for your posts. It was exactly that kind of reading I wanted when I started this topic.

I think Gil-galad was more powerful than Elond and Galadriel in the third age.
...
Forum: The Books 10-19-2002, 10:52 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 6,438
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting I think Sam discarding his pots and pans is a...

I think Sam discarding his pots and pans is a good compeitor. It's so pue Sam to bring pots on a journey that will change the fate of the world, it' like he i finally givin in to reality.

And of...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 10-19-2002, 10:29 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 6,835
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting I have an idea, but I fear it's very complicated...

I have an idea, but I fear it's very complicated to make it happen (don't know a lot about WEB- design)

Every time you find a topic that you find interesting, you can chose something like "Add to...
Forum: The Books 10-19-2002, 09:18 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,000
Posted By GildorInglorion
The Eye I have been thinking of Thingol and Elrond. The...

I have been thinking of Thingol and Elrond. The more I think about it, Elrond is extremely good and wise, and Thingol (hm... my english is not the best, but opposite of Elrond)

What Thingol asked...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-19-2002, 09:00 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,244
Posted By GildorInglorion
1420! Elrond i called Half-elf in the book, yes, but he...

Elrond i called Half-elf in the book, yes, but he once was allowed a chice, Mortal or elven, and he chose Elven. So in my opinion Arwen is 100% elf.

Elros and Aragorn are of the same blood,...
Forum: The Books 10-19-2002, 08:36 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 8,212
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting I've always thinked the pan-part to be one o the...

I've always thinked the pan-part to be one o the most tearful events in he book.

But now I'm happy again, knowing their divine faith.

"An he hid deep under th mountains, preparring meals...
Forum: The Books 10-19-2002, 08:24 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,733
Posted By GildorInglorion
1420! Thanks, lots of interesting commentary, but you...

Thanks, lots of interesting commentary, but you misunderstood me about the staff. There is, of course, no such connection between a wizard’s staff and Sauron’s ring.

I’m not talking about...
Forum: The Books 10-19-2002, 07:22 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,281
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting Galorme, really great story! Have you...

Galorme, really great story!

Have you written anything else?
Forum: Quiz Room 10-18-2002, 06:23 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,126
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting Exactly. Name a character or creature that you...

Exactly. Name a character or creature that you think will defeat Pippin. And an explanation.
If you chose Beregond, the next person Names a character or creature they think can defeat him. And so...
Forum: The Books 10-18-2002, 06:16 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,567
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting Please, don't forget the s in the topic!!!

Please, don't forget the s in the topic!!!
Forum: The Books 10-18-2002, 06:12 PM
Replies: 82
Views: 18,745
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting Shelob should be pretty old, but she is just some...

Shelob should be pretty old, but she is just some kind of children of Ungoliant, the first giant spider that almost killed Morgoth and fled the Balrogs.
Fangorn must be older.

I think it's not...
Forum: The Books 10-18-2002, 12:53 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,879
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting Interesting idea with the wights being lesser...

Interesting idea with the wights being lesser ringwraiths.
But I think the shadow Frodo could have turned into should have been very week and completely in the hands of Sauron. Frodo could not...
Forum: The Books 10-18-2002, 12:25 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 18,980
Posted By GildorInglorion
1420! I can't summon the strenght to read HOME, it's...

I can't summon the strenght to read HOME, it's just to hard to find interesting information between all comments.

UT is better, at least some chapters. The problem is, I don't know what chapters...
Forum: Quiz Room 10-18-2002, 11:08 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 8,166
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting Absolutely correct, you go ahead!

Absolutely correct, you go ahead!
Forum: The Books 10-18-2002, 10:59 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,567
Posted By GildorInglorion
Sting Thanks, inghteresting reading, though a bit...

Thanks, inghteresting reading, though a bit destoyed by the idea that repeating "Luthien was the greatest" over and over again is interesting reading. The graph was much more informative!

There...
Forum: Quiz Room 10-18-2002, 08:20 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 8,166
Posted By GildorInglorion
Question I will help you out Cirdan Gandalf Gloin...

I will help you out

Cirdan
Gandalf
Gloin
Legolas

Not to hard, Cirdan can cause confusion if you haven't read Tolkien in a while

[ October 18, 2002: Message edited by: GildorInglorion ]
Forum: The Books 10-18-2002, 07:41 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,567
Posted By GildorInglorion
1420! I don't want to forget the mighty forces of...

I don't want to forget the mighty forces of nature.
Treebeard and Thorondor are better as friends than foes:-)
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