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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
03-18-2003, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 36,797
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littlemanpoet
dininziliel:
Indeed. Precisely! You are the...dininziliel: Indeed. Precisely! You are the first person I've run across who knows what I'm talking about - from the inside. Enough! Moving on... davem: I understand what you and SPM are getting... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
03-13-2003, 02:13 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 36,797
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littlemanpoet
Very powerful and thought provoking, everyone.
...Very powerful and thought provoking, everyone. dininziliel: True immortality versus limitless serial longevity. Limitless serial longevity shakes me to my core like nothing else. It is... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
03-12-2003, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 36,797
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littlemanpoet
Now I see your point.
Perhaps more a...Now I see your point. Perhaps more a temple than a museum? At least, for Lorien. Rivendell, as the last homely house, does not have the same feel of perpetuation as does Lorien. Although... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
03-12-2003, 07:15 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 36,797
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littlemanpoet
I think we're in danger of using this word...I think we're in danger of using this word "embalmed", too much, and perhaps in a sense that Tolkien did not intend. Its connotations have "mummy" all over them. Clearly, we don't mean that, but the... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
03-11-2003, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 36,797
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littlemanpoet
tifo_gcs: Welcome to the Downs. Enjoy your...tifo_gcs: Welcome to the Downs. Enjoy your deadness. I also think that Tolkien's Elves are akin to angels, but for additional reasons beside the ones you pointed out. Check out the thread on... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
03-10-2003, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 36,797
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littlemanpoet
As one whose faith harmonizes reasonably closely...As one whose faith harmonizes reasonably closely with Tolkien's, one thing that I see is that humans - in this life (presuming an acceptance of the above mentioned faith) - are both elves and men. We... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
03-08-2003, 07:32 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 36,797
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littlemanpoet
This reminds me of how Nordic Tolkien's mythos...This reminds me of how Nordic Tolkien's mythos is. Strip away his religious background (if possible), 20th century veneer, and you have at the core the Nordic approach to life - and death. Very... |
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