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Forum: The Books
07-13-2016, 06:30 PM
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Zigūr
We know from The Hobbit that the Orcs of the...
We know from The Hobbit that the Orcs of the Mountains used slaves for their manufacturing purposes: "Hammers, axes, swords, daggers, pickaxes, tongs, and also instruments of torture, they make very... |
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Forum: The Books
06-12-2016, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 35,429
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Zigūr
My dad must be a Silvan Elf then.
Another...
My dad must be a Silvan Elf then. Another rather obvious bridge I've missed is the one in The Hobbit itself that leads into Rivendell, one which appears to be of a defensive nature: ... |
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Forum: The Books
06-08-2016, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 35,429
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Another one of those "assumption" examples where...
Another one of those "assumption" examples where it seems like Peter Jackson needed to put down the Dungeons & Dragons manual (or perhaps the Warhammer army book) and actually pick up one of... |
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Forum: The Books
06-02-2016, 01:20 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 35,429
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Of course; more good examples.
Indeed. The...
Of course; more good examples. Indeed. The examples are rarer for the Elves, but they do exist. Thank you. Once it is finalised and I have graduated I will certainly mention it on the Downs for... |
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Forum: The Books
06-01-2016, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 93
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Zigūr
This is why I find Dr. Rateliff's suggestion odd,...
This is why I find Dr. Rateliff's suggestion odd, because he is an expert and surely would be altogether familiar with the variety of Elvish occupations. I also couldn't help but think that that... |
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Forum: The Books
06-01-2016, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 93
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Zigūr
I'm currently in the process of making final...
I'm currently in the process of making final emendations to my successful PhD thesis on Professor Tolkien and utopianism (ie I should be graduating in September but a few small changes have been... |
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Forum: The Books
03-10-2016, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 35,429
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Zigūr
I think this is a very good way of looking at it,...
I think this is a very good way of looking at it, and ties nicely to Professor Tolkien's literary influences from arts-and-crafts supporter William Morris. In Morris' utopian text News from Nowhere,... |
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Forum: The Books
03-10-2016, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 35,429
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Zigūr
Firstly I want to say sorry (especially to skip...
Firstly I want to say sorry (especially to skip spence) if I'm banging on about this too much and/or making too much of one remark. In any event, high-ranking Elves certainly could be arrogant,... |
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Forum: The Books
03-10-2016, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 35,429
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Zigūr
Do Elves really seem this squeamish or vain in...
Do Elves really seem this squeamish or vain in the books? I feel like this modern pop-cultural idea of Elves as universally being aristocratic snobs who spend all their time sitting around smelling... |
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Forum: The Books
03-09-2016, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 35,429
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Zigūr
Well Eöl was certainly "stooped by his smithwork"...
Well Eöl was certainly "stooped by his smithwork" but he was disdained by Curufin as a "Dark Elf" rather than for other apparent reasons, at least as far as I can see. Also, I don't think other... |
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Forum: The Books
03-09-2016, 08:15 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 35,429
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Zigūr
Nope. I've done a search of the whole thing (The...
Nope. I've done a search of the whole thing (The Lord of the Rings, I mean) and couldn't find a reference to Mines outside of those used by Dwarves and Orcs. It just seems likely to me that they... |
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Forum: The Books
03-08-2016, 07:41 PM
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Replies: 93
Views: 35,429
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Zigūr
Gondolin is specifically stated as having mines....
Gondolin is specifically stated as having mines. Consider this statement about Maeglin: This is the only statement I can find in The Silmarillion about Elven mines, but given that so many Elves... |
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