The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum


Visit The *EVEN NEWER* Barrow-Downs Photo Page

Go Back   The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum > Search Forums
User Name
Password
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Today's Posts


Showing results 1 to 25 of 28
Search took 0.02 seconds.
Search: Posts Made By: R.R.J Tolkien
Forum: The Books 08-24-2018, 04:00 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Holy crap why so much? is their no way to get the...

Holy crap why so much? is their no way to get the single essay in pdf form or something like that?
Forum: The Books 08-22-2018, 04:26 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
where do i get this essay?

where do i get this essay?
Forum: The Books 03-26-2018, 03:44 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
I was thinking, what if tolkien instead of going...

I was thinking, what if tolkien instead of going back and changing balrogs in multiple accounts, just have gothmog survive and be DB?
Forum: The Books 03-19-2018, 04:34 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Some Clarification Just to make sure I am...

Some Clarification

Just to make sure I am not misunderstood in my op and perhaps I was not clear enough, I would like to clarify what I think might not be so clear in my op.

The First age was...
Forum: The Books 03-18-2018, 06:31 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Thanks for your thoughts but your comment show me...

Thanks for your thoughts but your comment show me many times you have not read my op or read to fast. I ask that you read my op in its entirety, and than respond to any objections. Ask for...
Forum: The Books 03-17-2018, 05:33 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
I am sure the fault lies with me as others have...

I am sure the fault lies with me as others have come to your conclusion on my op. But I never said the valar were no the most powerful creations by Eru. My op says

“His [melkor] might was greatest...
Forum: The Books 03-16-2018, 07:28 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
ty

ty
Forum: The Books 03-16-2018, 06:22 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Fair enough. without direct...

Fair enough.





without direct quotes to look up or the care/energy to. I think this cannot progress. Maybe we can be lazy and Eldorion can give us some of the qoutes:D
Forum: The Books 03-16-2018, 06:17 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Thanks for the post I cant rep you at the moment...

Thanks for the post I cant rep you at the moment for some reason. Gotta love the wisdom of the eldar lore masters
Forum: The Books 03-16-2018, 06:12 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Amazing post and thank you for your knowledge. I...

Amazing post and thank you for your knowledge. I will indeed hunt them down.
Forum: The Books 03-16-2018, 04:02 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
I dont disagree fully with what you have said...

I dont disagree fully with what you have said about Manwe. But weather he steeped aside or not does not take away from what Tolkien called the mightiest navy to ever gather in ME and its potential to...
Forum: The Books 03-16-2018, 03:44 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
A counter to strength in the first age is to give...

A counter to strength in the first age is to give example of strength that increased in the third age imo. If it were Sauron or Saruman does not matter [thanks for the correction if so] but that it...
Forum: The Books 03-16-2018, 03:00 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
“The Lord of the Rings was not not so much a...

“The Lord of the Rings was not not so much a sequel to the hobbit as a sequel to the silmarillion, every aspect of the earlier work was playing a part into the new story.”
-J.R.R Tolkien The...
Forum: The Books 03-16-2018, 02:57 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
I need those volumes before i could give a good...

I need those volumes before i could give a good evaluation. But it just seems to me in the case of DB, that Tolkien at the time [1950's] and post publishing of the fellowship of the rings, saw no...
Forum: The Books 03-16-2018, 02:43 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
and just to be clear i am not on one side or the...

and just to be clear i am not on one side or the other as far as canonization of the sillmarillion. But to even have such a discussion it must be assumed otherwise we have no constant sillmarillion...
Forum: The Books 03-16-2018, 02:34 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Question for the history of middle earth...

Question for the history of middle earth scholars. When was this text written? after publishing LOTR?

"For of the Maiar many were drawn to his splendour in the days of his greatness, and remained...
Forum: The Books 03-15-2018, 03:26 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
I loved your essays. Glad it suckered you into...

I loved your essays. Glad it suckered you into this thread.
Forum: The Books 03-15-2018, 03:25 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
I think you are putting to much weight on a...

I think you are putting to much weight on a unpublished note. You would think he would have revised his sillmarillion on this big change as one of his first chances if he was going to go though with...
Forum: The Books 03-15-2018, 03:06 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Nice to see you on this forum as well my wise...

Nice to see you on this forum as well my wise friend. I am not one to question you so it seems I must accept maiar was not fully developed yet. However the strength of the balrogs and at least some...
Forum: The Books 03-14-2018, 07:08 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
What do you have to offer in support the balrogs...

What do you have to offer in support the balrogs were not maia at this point? how did it kill gandalf and give him such trouble? is there something in the published text to suggest this? as far as i...
Forum: The Books 03-14-2018, 02:55 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Thanks for the correction. However just a couple...

Thanks for the correction. However just a couple months out with no major revisions and none done to the balrog he saw as constant with his sillmarillion.






At this point why do you...
Forum: The Books 03-14-2018, 02:33 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Point taken. That is a sure safe bet. It is a...

Point taken. That is a sure safe bet. It is a subject that I am not fully on one side or the other.
...
Forum: The Books 03-13-2018, 05:08 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Tolkien took allot of notes and changed...

Tolkien took allot of notes and changed drastically during his creation, unless it is published be careful to take it as gospel. This brings up the issue of of Christopher is cannon, my op does make...
Forum: The Books 03-13-2018, 04:54 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Great post thanks for taking the time. I hope I...

Great post thanks for taking the time. I hope I clarified my position and I think it will find us much more in agreement.





I agree and disagree, i think it depends on what is meant by...
Forum: The Books 03-11-2018, 01:52 PM
Replies: 63
Views: 24,024
Posted By R.R.J Tolkien
Thanks for the correction, i was thinking of...

Thanks for the correction, i was thinking of Nauglamir.
Showing results 1 to 25 of 28

 
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:23 PM.



Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.9 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.