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Forum: The Books
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There is an alternate timeline out there...
There is an alternate timeline out there somewhere where Tolkien's "New Hobbit" consisted entirely of Bilbo's journey home, and I kind of wish we'd gotten to read it. hS[/QUOTE] In the olden... |
Forum: The Books
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I'm not sure what has to be moved off my wallet...
I'm not sure what has to be moved off my wallet to make space for it. |
Forum: The Books
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Forum: The Books
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Great questions, hS.
It is possible...
Great questions, hS. It is possible that Tolkien, philologist that he was, wasn't thinking of our modern usage of prison cell, but of the original Anglo Saxon or Middle English meanings, such... |
Forum: The Books
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![]() March 25th is the day the Ring was destroyed. To commemorate that fateful day, the Tolkien Society has established March 25th as Tolkien Reading Day, a time to gather with friends to read favourite... |
Forum: The Books
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I misspoke (miswrote?). It is not "complete...
I misspoke (miswrote?). It is not "complete poems" but "collected poems. Here is what Hammond and Scull have written about it, perhaps to answer some of your questions:... |
Forum: The Books
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![]() Some of you might have seen this announced in other Tolkien fora and sites but it is worth posting about it here. Yes, a complete edition of Tolkien's poetry, including several poems not previously... |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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![]() Sorry I missed your mathom day, Morth, but I hope this next trip 'round the sun got off to a fine start. |
Forum: The Books
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Well, I'm back. And have the NuLetters in hand....
Well, I'm back. And have the NuLetters in hand. (I like that spelling very much, thanks hS In rereading the comments here, I find it striking that the initial and possibly major points made... |
Forum: The Movies
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Forum: The Books
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Views: 9,907
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![]() I've been waiting to reply until I receive the "Nuletters" (a Christmas gift ordered that apparently has not yet been delivered) so I thank Huinesoron for responding after reading the letter. I... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Bęthberry
![]() This PhD research survey is being run by Rev. Tom Emanuel, who is a PhD candidate in Fantasy at the University of Glasgow. His phd is funded by the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities... |
Forum: The Movies
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![]() Oh, wait, you wanted JRRT's likely opinion. This was Christopher's (as quoted in a 2022 Screen Rant article). I would add to Morth's rant the depiction of Aragorn, full of modernish angst and not... |
Forum: The Books
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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I would rep you for your speedy and heroic...
I would rep you for your speedy and heroic efforts, Mithadan, but I am told that I have to spread the rep around to others before I can do so. I was able to rep Estelyn and mormegil. |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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I'm very late to see this. Almien! William Cloud...
I'm very late to see this. Almien! William Cloud Hicklin |
Forum: The Books
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Views: 9,907
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ruminations on some of the new letters
http://https://menelrond.blogspot.com/2023/11/tolkien-and-physical-economy-of-post.html?fbclid=IwAR2lXhXvrX6o2a-L3Jt9KgnrrZMwBIpv-z0a34onU-bgLtgMUPLV7f5pMJA... |
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
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Bęthberry
![]() http://https://medusaskitchen.blogspot.com/2023/11/beowulf-true-story.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR3prJadGF_upVGzM5TAnBPhoyk8IjUHGgEHbbfQHlkRl_IFivX44CCl1t4... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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A recent attack of faux ent-wives spam was...
A recent attack of faux ent-wives spam was vigorously and quickly beaten back, so we are not as "tree-ish" as it would appear. |
Forum: The Barrow-Downs
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Views: 1,522
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Bęthberry
![]() Not a site of the forum, but certainly a place that many Downers had frequented in the past, before it was closed, in memory of Tolkien's days there. An announcement that the Bird and Baby will... |
Forum: The Books
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Views: 9,907
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Bęthberry
from the website of the Tolkien Society, ...
from the website of the Tolkien Society, https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2023/06/expanded-edition-of-the-letters-of-j-r-r-tolkien-to-be-published/ I wonder where I got the January 2024 date in the... |
Forum: The Books
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Views: 3,028
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Bęthberry
Intriguing replies, Pitchwife and Morthoron. It...
Intriguing replies, Pitchwife and Morthoron. It is a pity the Downs moves so slowly these days, as it is difficult to give out rep points and be able to return to you both to rep your posts. Of... |
Forum: The Books
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Views: 3,028
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In amongst all those snippets from Tolkien's...
In amongst all those snippets from Tolkien's early work, it is intriguing to consider the influence of the story of Väinämöinen and Aino, from the Finnish epic The Kalevala, which had a profound... |
Forum: The Books
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The Father Christmas Letters are real letters...
The Father Christmas Letters are real letters which Tolkien wrote for his children, each year for Christmas, from 1920 and 1943. They are written as letters from Father Christmas himself or an elf... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,951
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Bęthberry
![]() Discussion fora had their heyday as the internet developed but then social media sites like Facebook, which were based on RL identities and not pseudonyms, became popular. Their shorter, more chatty... |
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