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Forum: The Books 11-04-2011, 09:32 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 25,516
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Galadriel55 spoke: They were all gathered by some...

Galadriel55 spoke: They were all gathered by some force (call it "fate" if you prefer) to decide on the Ring and form a Fellowship.

For fun, count the number of times "fate", "destiny", "chance"...
Forum: The Books 11-03-2011, 06:55 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 11,241
Posted By FlimFlamSam
mark12_30 spoke: How had they dwindled or grown...

mark12_30 spoke: How had they dwindled or grown from age to age? Any quotes or ideas saying why?

Not much is known really. The author didn't give much in specifics.
Dwindled is certain however on...
Forum: The Books 11-02-2011, 03:19 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 8,895
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Aiwendil spoke: I don't know if there's all that...

Aiwendil spoke: I don't know if there's all that much to say on this topic, but I do find it somewhat puzzling and was wondering what others make of it.

It's a tangled web.
Several of the...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-06-2011, 09:08 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,416
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Ring The One Ring

Funny enough, this thread would be in the wrong place in the RPG section.

Has anyone purchased The One Ring RPG: Adventures Over the Edge of the Wild from Cubicle 7 Games?

If so, could you give...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-06-2011, 07:43 PM
Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,019,202
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Hey Anaarkhal! :cool: Nearly similar...

Hey Anaarkhal! :cool:

Nearly similar situation for me as well.
The Hobbit movies got my Tolkien internet interest back up enough to start posting again as well.

I had forgotten about this site...
Forum: The Books 08-06-2011, 05:46 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,126
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Hey, no problem. Glad it helped. :)

Hey, no problem. Glad it helped. :)
Forum: The Books 08-06-2011, 10:30 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 10,126
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Theories

ArquenoSingollo72 spoke: [Tolkien gave us very little information to go on, i was wondering if anyone out there had their own theories]
Sure.
I'll give you one, and its fairly simple too.

There...
Forum: The Books 08-06-2011, 09:57 AM
Replies: 150
Views: 160,641
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Mellon spoke: [But perhaps I just really want...

Mellon spoke: [But perhaps I just really want them to be one and the same.....it makes the whole adventure more magical somehow!]
An excellent and the best written essay I have seen on this topic...
Forum: The Books 08-05-2011, 01:46 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,582
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Inziladun spoke: [I don't recall seeing the...

Inziladun spoke: [I don't recall seeing the argument that Nimloth was a cherry tree. What was the basis for that?]
I think they are referring to the blossoms of Nimloth as appearing to look like...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-05-2011, 09:39 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 29,652
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Nerwen spoke: [lindil is also still active] ...

Nerwen spoke: [lindil is also still active]
Thank you for the information again. :)

Inziladun spoke: [But I'd thought he was gone for good, for another reason having nothing to do with the...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 10:58 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 29,652
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Crustiness is as crustiness does.

Nerwen spoke: [The first two mentioned are still around. Perhaps they can shed some light on this.]
Thank you for the information. :)

I have passed through fire and Tolkien internet death and...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 10:18 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 29,652
Posted By FlimFlamSam
FlimFlamSam the White.

Morthoron spoke:
Suddenly? Nope.
Nor am I new here. Well, I haven't posted for about 10-12 years here or thereabouts, so I guess that does make me new or a newcomer in a manner of speaking.
The...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 06:11 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 29,652
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Inziladun spoke: [You don't care for it,...

Inziladun spoke: [You don't care for it, apparently. I think that's quite clear.]
Yeppers. Clear as crystal I think.
I've already said I was deeply immersed in it on both a reading level and...
Forum: The Books 08-04-2011, 04:59 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,414
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Beleriand Beleriand wherefore art thou Beleriand?

William Cloud Hicklin spoke: [In The History of the Hobbit John Rateliffe makes I think a very, very strong case that in the early phases of writing The Hobbit he placed it in the geography of...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 01:17 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 29,652
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Tinker tinker tinker

Galadriel55 spoke: [You can see that The Sil was unfinished, but, personally, I never had the feeling that JRRT "didn't want to finish it". He didn't want to complete it until he was sure everthing...
Forum: The Books 08-04-2011, 12:35 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 28,615
Posted By FlimFlamSam
E-Tollkien

Mister Underhill spoke: [Any comments on them, or comments in general about reading Tolkien electronically?]
I can't speak for Kindle products, but I can for E-Tolkien-text which is what this post...
Forum: The Books 08-04-2011, 11:39 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 34,865
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Dwarven Lordships

Kuruharan spoke: [However, to the best of my knowledge we know of no case where the eldest surviving son didn't follow his father...of course our knowledge is limited.]
I'm not so sure about that.
...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 10:29 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,551
Posted By FlimFlamSam
ecthelion spoke: [And since I love Middle Earth I...

ecthelion spoke: [And since I love Middle Earth I wonder if there are pawn shops there... and if you do what interesting items would come through the doors]
Yeah, they're called "Museums" or...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 10:08 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 29,652
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Pugilistic?

Galin spoke: [because 'Galin spoke' no such thing]
Galin spoke (ok, "wrote" to be technical) the words in parenthesis as quoted and then was replied to--by me.

Nerwen spoke: [he's just trying to...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 09:56 AM
Replies: 131
Views: 36,294
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Galadriel55 spoke: [In that case, we will just...

Galadriel55 spoke: [In that case, we will just have to disagree]
Yeppers.

Nice summation of the exisitng words used in the thread so far.
Good work. :)

Nerwen spoke: [I think this guy's just...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 09:45 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 29,652
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Galin spoke: [Quoted just to make it clear that...

Galin spoke: [Quoted just to make it clear that you, not me, are the author of these words.]
So, you missed the "Galin spoke" part? There was a "Durelin spoke" as well first.

Galin spoke: [In the...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 08:02 AM
Replies: 131
Views: 36,294
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Galadriel55 spoke: A metaphor and a joke on a...

Galadriel55 spoke:
A metaphor and a joke on a Hobbit's love of mushrooms. :)

Galadriel55 spoke: [And it's not "attatched" to LOTR - more the opposite; even though LOTR was published first, The...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 07:43 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 29,652
Posted By FlimFlamSam
The Sillymarillion

Durelin spoke: [What is it that makes The Silmarillion more difficult for you (or anyone) to read? What makes it (more) 'boring' (to some)?]
Not so much difficult, unless you count all the other...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 06:58 AM
Replies: 131
Views: 36,294
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Macalaure spoke: The Silmarillion in one word. ...

Macalaure spoke: The Silmarillion in one word.
Since the Sil is not as universally loved as the LotR, I'm looking forward to some controversy!

Leperous
corrupting; poisonous

I like Lord of...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-04-2011, 06:38 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 13,771
Posted By FlimFlamSam
Trimming the Verge

Mhoram spoke: [Anyone else ever wondered how gandalf could have eyebrows so thick that they stuck out beyond the brim of his hat?]

Ever seen David Lynch's Dune and the Mentats?
Poor Brad Dourif....
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