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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-23-2020, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,143
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Short answer: The Prof didn't say, so we don't...
Short answer: The Prof didn't say, so we don't know. Long answer: We have examples, and from the First Age too, of Edain besting Elves in physical combat (Túor/Maeglin, Túrin/Saeros), so I'd say... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-21-2020, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 4,046
Views: 492,236
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Seconded! May you be merry and healthy and your...
Seconded! May you be merry and healthy and your tables be laden with taters, mushroom and beer (or whatever you prefer). |
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Forum: The Books
10-21-2020, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,935
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Good point about Merry. I guess you could say he...
Good point about Merry. I guess you could say he was Bilbo's and Frodo's spiritual successor in his love for lore and letters (but unlike the Bagginses more a worldbuilder than a storyteller;)). |
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Forum: The Books
10-09-2020, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,935
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I'm going to cheat and name Peregrin Boffin, aka...
I'm going to cheat and name Peregrin Boffin, aka Trotter - Bilbo's cousin who ran away to join the Rangers, survived more than one close encounter with the Nazgûl (even if he had to wear wooden shoes... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-31-2020, 03:26 PM
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Replies: 224
Views: 60,526
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They got Tom Shippey working on this? There's...
They got Tom Shippey working on this? There's still hope... |
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Forum: The Red Book
08-26-2020, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,416
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What I love about this, especially the first...
What I love about this, especially the first part, is how Oropher is involved in a deadly battle which demands his full concentration at any moment but at the same time detached and lost in thought,... |
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Forum: The Books
08-07-2020, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,514
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Actually Tolkien himself could be remarkably...
Actually Tolkien himself could be remarkably uninspired in his naming of minor characters - cf. Gamling and Ioreth, whose names literally mean Old Guy and Old Woman in Norse and Sindarin,... |
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Forum: The Books
08-07-2020, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,503
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Was there a single character in the book whom...
Was there a single character in the book whom Jackson et. al. didn't distort and diminish? Maybe Bill the Pony, I dunno. IMO JK Rowlings Dementors came closer to the essence of the Ringwraiths... |
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Forum: The Books
08-07-2020, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,514
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Yeah sorry, I'd overlooked your 'tongue in cheek'...
Yeah sorry, I'd overlooked your 'tongue in cheek' comment to Hui above. But I still think Findaráto as a Mother-name for Arafinwë is untenable. On the other hand I could imagine Eärwen calling her... |
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Forum: The Books
08-06-2020, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,514
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I don't think so. According to the Shibboleth, it...
I don't think so. According to the Shibboleth, it was Finrod's and Angrod's mother, Eärwen of Alqualonde, Finarfin's wife, who named them [I]Findaráto, Angaráto in her native tongue (vs Quenya... |
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Forum: The Books
08-05-2020, 11:25 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,514
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We're talking about the work of John Ronald...
We're talking about the work of John Ronald Reuel, son of Arthur Reuel, brother of Hilary Arthur Reuel, father of John Francis Reuel, Michael Hilary Reuel and Christopher John Reuel - and, for crying... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
08-05-2020, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,066
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Pitchwife
I'd very much like to see your ideas in action,...
I'd very much like to see your ideas in action, and I'm in no particular hurry about it. I'll probably be largely away from my computer in the second half of September (planning to take our mobile... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-29-2020, 08:39 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,989
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Pitchwife
Because thou shalt not mix thy Greek and Latin...
Because thou shalt not mix thy Greek and Latin roots. I take it you mean autophilia or ipsamory.;) I've heard of Morleg, and even his stillborn twin brother Lessleg, but who's Alvar? |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-28-2020, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,989
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This is how the story goes in the first draft,...
This is how the story goes in the first draft, which (as usual) underwent several revisions and transformations. According to Tolkien's latest notes Ossë, both a homophobe and a genocide - seems... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-27-2020, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,989
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We knew all along that Middle-earth had walking...
We knew all along that Middle-earth had walking trees, but barking trees? :eek:That's quite a revelation! EDIT: Actually, this is a thing, as per a footnote in HoME XIII. When Isengard was... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-24-2020, 06:19 AM
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Replies: 2,322
Views: 304,770
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
07-20-2020, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 4,066
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Forum: The Books
07-19-2020, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,278
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Zil, you're underestimating the gratification...
Zil, you're underestimating the gratification inherent in believing oneself to be in possession of a hidden truth which the unwashed masses are ignorant of. Who cares for the story (except us... |
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Forum: The Books
07-06-2020, 02:19 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,831
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The day destroys the night, Night divides the dayI wouldn't be so categoric about that. It's true that the Red Book refers to Gimli with male pronouns throughout, but we know that Dwarven genders can be difficult to tell apart, what with bearded... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-05-2020, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 4,046
Views: 492,236
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Thirded. A phantastic birthday to the phantom!...
Thirded. A phantastic birthday to the phantom! Beware of birthday cakes baked by Alien! |
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Forum: The Books
07-05-2020, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,831
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So, the Balrog and Shelob were secretly married...So, the Balrog and Shelob were secretly married and had children (with wings, horns and eight legs each), but don't tell anybody or the Tolkien Estate will send assassins after you to bury the truth. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-02-2020, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 989
Views: 207,574
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This ...
This (http://mightygodking.com/2008/10/20/mgk-versus-his-adolescent-reading-habits/)reminded me very much of this thread. In other news I recently finished M. John Harrison's Viriconium... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-30-2020, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 4,046
Views: 492,236
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Thank you friends, and belated best wishes to...Thank you friends, and belated best wishes to Brinn! |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-22-2020, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,940
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-21-2020, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 4,046
Views: 492,236
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