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Forum: The Books 05-19-2002, 02:46 PM
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Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting The Two Towers are Orthanc and Minas Morgul. Not...

The Two Towers are Orthanc and Minas Morgul. Not totally sure why they were specifically picked out....Orthanc is obvious but either Morgul, Cirith Ungol or Barad-Dur could have been the other one....
Forum: The Books 03-24-2002, 11:45 AM
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Views: 13,065
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting emm...howzabout....by JRR himself: Tales...

emm...howzabout....by JRR himself:

Tales From The Perilous Realm
Monsters & Critics
Fellowship of the Ring
Two Towers
Return of the King
The Hobbit

and by JRR but edited by Chris T:
Forum: The Books 03-22-2002, 12:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,483
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting 1. The Silmarillion 2. The Lord Of The Rings ...

1. The Silmarillion
2. The Lord Of The Rings
3. Unfinished Tales
4. Complete History Of Middle Earth
5. The Hobbit

Paul.
Forum: The Books 03-07-2002, 12:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,586
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting Faerie

aye...what is it ?...I have a rough sort of idea but do any of you folk out there have anything a bit clearer. It's not something JR mentions too often but it does crop up in some of the early stuff....
Forum: The Books 03-03-2002, 12:59 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 7,354
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Tolkien Please Read The Silmarillion

I don't mean to be a clever cloggs but there are loads of questions on the forum which could be answered in 1 easy step...by reading The Sil !!

Dunno why some people seem frightened to read what...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 03-03-2002, 12:52 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,407
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting yeh...I'd go further than that and say it's just...

yeh...I'd go further than that and say it's just plain wrong..and wrong in a big way.

The Grey Havens was the place FROM where Elves (and other chosen ones such as ring bearers, Gandalf etc)...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 03-03-2002, 04:50 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 4,407
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting Take notes if you like but personally I think the...

Take notes if you like but personally I think the SUPERB index Christopher Tolkein made for the Sil is more than plenty. The Appendices also include some excellent family trees as well as diagrams...
Forum: The Books 03-02-2002, 01:52 PM
Replies: 3
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Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting Hmm...nice analogy..I was actually having a quick...

Hmm...nice analogy..I was actually having a quick squint at the Sil and in the Akallabeth it makes a reference to Valinor and Erressa being removed into the "..realm of hidden things"...so it sounds...
Forum: The Books 03-02-2002, 07:33 AM
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Views: 4,178
Posted By GollumsPrecious
The Eye Removal Of Valinor

At the end of the second age as we know Numenor is squished back into the sea, middle earth is reshaped again and the seas are bent...but what exactly is supposed to have happened to Valinor.

All...
Forum: The Books 02-12-2002, 12:34 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 4,742
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Tolkien Ulmo's Magic Car ?!

Anybody who has read the Lost Tales Vol 1 will have come across this line in "The Coming Of The Valar"....

"Beyond Valinor I have never seen, or heard, save that of a surety there are the dark...
Forum: The Books 01-20-2002, 12:10 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,214
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Tolkien ach sod it....I'm just gonna read LOTR again...

ach sod it....I'm just gonna read LOTR again !!..it's been a month since I last read it and the time has come again.

Paul.
Forum: The Books 01-13-2002, 11:00 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 4,435
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Tolkien Elves & Fantasy Novels..........

Howdy...I've been taking a break from the Middle Earth stuff to read a bit of good old fantasy. The book I'm reading is a Terry Brooks one called "The Voice Of The Jerle Shannara (Book 1) - Isle...
Forum: The Books 01-04-2002, 12:49 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,214
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting Other Reading.....Any Recommendations ?

At some point in the next few months I will have prolly read most of what there is in the Tolkien catalogue...but even if I haven't I still might like to have a read of somebody else.

Does anybody...
Forum: The Movies 01-02-2002, 04:16 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 29,082
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Tirinor:<BR><STRONG><BR>And, why am I being "stooopid" if I claim to be able to do a better job than Peter Jackson? For all you know I MAY be Steven...
Forum: The Movies 01-02-2002, 02:05 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 29,082
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting Rhudladion said:<P>"This thread is not about...

Rhudladion said:<P>"This thread is not about whether or not others will be brought to the LOTR"<P>..ok<P>"although that MAY be a good side effect"<P>..why only May ?..it sounds as if some people...
Forum: The Movies 01-02-2002, 12:41 PM
Replies: 161
Views: 29,082
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by...

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Tirinor:<BR><STRONG><P>I could have.</STRONG><HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>...now we're just being stooopid.<P>What we would get though if some people had their way...
Forum: The Books 01-01-2002, 07:35 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,621
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting ...oh aye...and I've just noticed on Amazon (UK)...

...oh aye...and I've just noticed on Amazon (UK) that there are 2 Unfinished Tales books.

One is just called "Unfinished Tales" and the other (which I also saw on Amazon US) is entitled...
Forum: The Books 01-01-2002, 06:41 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,621
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting Where Next After The Sil ?

In the next week or so I'll probably finish The Silmarillion. This will mean I've read The Hobbit, LotR and The Sil in the past month. At some point in the coming year I will almost certainly go back...
Forum: The Books 01-01-2002, 06:23 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,653
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting Thanks for the replies folks. From what I've read...

Thanks for the replies folks. From what I've read here I'm gonna assume:

1. Arda is the only world in Ea we know about. There may be others but they are not mentioned. The only one which might...
Forum: The Movies 01-01-2002, 06:11 AM
Replies: 161
Views: 29,082
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Sting Parts of this thread beggars belief..were some of...

Parts of this thread beggars belief..were some of u taking notes in the cinema :-)<P>For me films like people have their faults. Nobody or nothing is perfect. FotR was a good film, well acted with...
Forum: The Books 12-31-2001, 07:58 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,653
Posted By GollumsPrecious
Tolkien Questions On The Silmarillion

Just started to read The Silmarillion and am prolly about a quarter of the way through it. If u don't mind I have a couple of q's to ask which I was hoping some of the boards more informed posters...
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