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Forum: The Books
09-11-2008, 01:27 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,865
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Ashbranch
I must admit that when Tolkien describes the...
I must admit that when Tolkien describes the fireworks at Bilbo and Frodo's party as resembling an express train, or words to that effect, it seems a little odd. True, this is the author talking to... |
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Forum: The Books
09-11-2008, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,865
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Since, in constructing my website, I have treated...
Since, in constructing my website, I have treated Tolkien's works as historical accounts, the concept of "cannon" doesn't really enter into it. We might say that one historian is more reliable than... |
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Forum: The Books
09-11-2008, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,865
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I suppose Tolkien's most recent version of a...
I suppose Tolkien's most recent version of a thing is the most authoritative - hence Strider and not Trotter, say. But do we then extend this to "corrections" made posthumously? Recent editions of... |
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Forum: The Books
09-11-2008, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,865
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Hehe - that looks like a very long and involved...
Hehe - that looks like a very long and involved thread! I pretty much agree with your suggestion that some works are more "cannon" than others, on a sort of sliding scale, though just to muddy the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-11-2008, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,865
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What counts as "canon"?
Is the concept of "canon" useful when discussing the works of Tolkien? The vast amount that has now been published of his writings over the course of his life now present us with many, many different... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-08-2008, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 1,834
Views: 481,021
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-08-2008, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,037,361
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I didn't go the event at Aston Uni, though I go...
I didn't go the event at Aston Uni, though I go to the Tolkien Weekend at Sarehole Mill every year. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-07-2008, 04:39 PM
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Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,037,361
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Hello from the Shire!
Greetings everyone! Here's what I wrote earlier in another thread, but was directed to add it here instead: I was brought up, and still live about half a mile from Tolkien's childhood stomping ground... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-07-2008, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,452
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-07-2008, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,452
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Ashbranch
Thank you! Yes, there's a lot of info on that...
Thank you! Yes, there's a lot of info on that page. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-07-2008, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,452
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Ashbranch
Hello from the Shire!
Greetings everyone! I thought it was high time I joined this forum and I look forward to some interesting and in-depth discussions. Here's a bit about me: I was brought up, and still live about half... |
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