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Forum: The Books 09-03-2008, 12:48 AM
Replies: 16
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Sort of solves the issue. I'm just used to Gnomes...

Sort of solves the issue. I'm just used to Gnomes being a separate race from either Elves or Dwarves, but similar to Dwarves in that they skilled in the arts of metal and stone but otherwise distinct...
Forum: The Books 09-03-2008, 12:19 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 36,833
I'll grant you, his/her tone was a little...

I'll grant you, his/her tone was a little off-putting, but, genuine 'fear' of God is more akin to very, very strong reverence. Humility, if you will. I think it was mostly the fault of the Numenorean...
Forum: The Books 09-02-2008, 11:53 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,225
Gnome or Elf?

The Noldor.

The Silmarillian states that they are Elves, but the Lays of Beleriand and the Unfinished Tales both say that they are Gnomes.

:mad:

I hope that the revised Silmarillian resolves...
Forum: The Books 09-01-2008, 11:52 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 17,929
I believe it was the theologist Sorenson who said...

I believe it was the theologist Sorenson who said that evil as we understand it is merely "shadow", that evil is not a separate comcept by a twisted version of good. Perhaps Tolkien was influenced...
Forum: The Books 09-01-2008, 11:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,974
Tolkien Some very good points. I wish that I was able to...

Some very good points. I wish that I was able to get to this sooner. But it is said in the prologue of the Fellowship of the Ring that halfings are closer in kinship with men that elves or dwarves,...
Forum: The Books 08-27-2008, 12:16 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 8,733
A wraith-making dart.................... If...

A wraith-making dart....................

If enough could be made, it would be a devastating weapon (especially in a RTS game). The qualifier being "If". Still, wow.

Maybe I'll borrow this idea...
Forum: The Books 08-26-2008, 11:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 4,974
Hobbits?

It has been some time since I last read the Silmarillian, but a question still remains; why are the Hobbits, Stoors and other Halflings not mentioned until the Third Age? Did Tolkien leave us any...
Forum: The Books 08-26-2008, 11:37 PM
Replies: 192
Views: 115,197
If memory serves, Sauron was basically Morgoth's...

If memory serves, Sauron was basically Morgoth's number two man (or rather, Maia). If that is true, that would mean the Balrog would be Sauron's servent.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-26-2008, 01:57 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 6,689
Lake Cuivenen

I had a question about Lake Cuivenen; were is it? I've read the Silmarillian, but I never could figure out were it is. Is it east of the Sea of Rhun?

As a side inquery, the Blue Wizards, what ever...
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