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Forum: The Books 07-25-2012, 12:04 PM
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The contents of some early issues of Amon Hen can...

The contents of some early issues of Amon Hen can be found here (http://fanlore.org/wiki/Amon_Hen). I can't find publications such as Mallorn, Mythlore or Beyond Bree though.
Forum: The Books 01-04-2007, 01:11 PM
Replies: 152
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The Saucepan Man and Boromir88 have given more...

The Saucepan Man and Boromir88 have given more interesting things to ponder. I would like to point out that my theory is separate from Teleporno's 'joke' (the 'joke' might of course be hidden in the...
Forum: The Books 01-03-2007, 08:50 PM
Replies: 152
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Yes, I think there is. I will now present my...

Yes, I think there is. I will now present my theory regarding the Entwives' (former) location, one that I have long hoarded.

In Letter #180, Tolkien explains that he had long been planning to have...
Forum: The Books 01-03-2007, 01:15 PM
Replies: 152
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the phantom posted: They did have use...

the phantom posted:



They did have use of the rope later on, actually almost immediately afterwards - they tied Gollum with it.
Forum: The Books 01-03-2007, 12:56 PM
Replies: 152
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The fact that the Elves untied the ropes that...

The fact that the Elves untied the ropes that were used to cross the Silverlode is an interesting, new observation (to me at least).

the phantom posted:


I am not that sure about this....
Forum: The Books 01-02-2007, 08:26 PM
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It was just a suggestion, I remembered that Sam...

It was just a suggestion, I remembered that Sam climbs a tree in "Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit" and realized that it could be inconsistent with other passages. I did not think it was very likely that...
Forum: The Books 01-02-2007, 07:52 AM
Replies: 152
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I do not suppose that this is the 'tiny little...

I do not suppose that this is the 'tiny little action' in the second half of TTT that is inconsistent with something that happens in the second half of FOTR and information we know from FOTR and TTT?...
Forum: The Books 12-29-2006, 05:21 PM
Replies: 152
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Intriguing, the phantom... so the legend lives...

Intriguing, the phantom... so the legend lives on. But how do we know if you are just another hoax? It seems that everyone who claims to have found this clue about the Entwives (3 people so far) is...
Forum: The Books 02-28-2006, 03:27 PM
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Yes, I have managed to find the titles of some...

Yes, I have managed to find the titles of some articles and in which issue they are through Google.



Thank you for the advice, there are indeed some articles listed on their pages.



I...
Forum: The Books 02-28-2006, 03:10 AM
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The Tolkien Society told me that the Mallorn...

The Tolkien Society told me that the Mallorn Index has been out of print for some time.
Forum: The Books 02-28-2006, 02:54 AM
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Contents of Mallorn, Mythlore and Beyond Bree journals

Can anyone provide a complete (or at least partial) listing of the contents of all issues of the Mallorn, Mythlore and Beyond Bree journals?

The contents are not listed at www.tolkiensociety.org...
Forum: The Books 02-17-2006, 11:53 AM
Replies: 152
Views: 95,582
Alkanoonion posted: I think that Tolkien was so...

Alkanoonion posted: I think that Tolkien was so often away at such meetings that his wife started to feel bad about it.

Biography: Of course, she did not leave him, like the Entwives left the...
Forum: The Books 02-13-2006, 03:18 PM
Replies: 152
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eowyntje: I was the one who wrote (or is...

eowyntje:

I was the one who wrote (or is actually writing) and posted the essay on Minas Tirith. I have not found what Teleporno claimed to have found, but I have made a lot of research on...
Forum: The Books 01-09-2006, 03:08 PM
Replies: 152
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I recommend reading closely Book IV, the second...

I recommend reading closely Book IV, the second book of TT, since that book was specified by Teleporno. Or rather, 'the second half of The Two Towers' - there is a slight risk that Teleporno did not...
Forum: The Books 01-09-2006, 02:27 AM
Replies: 152
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I Found the Entwives!

Well, not I, but a member by the name of Teleporno (Telerin for Celeborn) of the Tolkien board Minas Tirith claims in the thread "I Found the Entwives!"...
Forum: The Books 08-16-2005, 04:09 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 11,722
Tolkien Pronunciation Recordings - Ardamir the Blessed

Anar posted: I am that person. That sample is just one of many that I have recorded. All can be found in the Pronunciation Recordings section of my Tolkien site here...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-14-2005, 08:46 AM
Replies: 107
Views: 16,596
reports & lecture material

A report (http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,6109,1548256,00.html) from the ongoing event.

Reports and lecture material etc. from attending BD members would be very much appreciated.
Forum: The Books 05-22-2005, 01:55 PM
Replies: 11
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Tolkien rejected the Lamps later on.

Tolkien rejected the Lamps later on.
Forum: The Books 02-21-2005, 04:01 AM
Replies: 59
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The Hobbit, 'An Unexpected Party': So if we are...

The Hobbit, 'An Unexpected Party': So if we are to trust The Hobbit, Hobbits probably started playing a type of golf after this. But if we imagine that Tolkien never had written The Hobbit, I doubt...
Forum: The Books 12-26-2004, 02:33 PM
Replies: 7
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LR, 'The Houses of Healing': It seems that the...

LR, 'The Houses of Healing': It seems that the Hobbits (or at least Meriadoc) did not believe in an afterlife (other than staying forever in a tomb).
Forum: The Books 07-29-2004, 03:05 AM
Replies: 11
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Yes, it was. But my point was that there are...

Yes, it was. But my point was that there are actual hints in the Akallabęth (and 'Aldarion and Erendis') that the world was round before the Downfall, even though most readers seem to think that...
Forum: The Books 07-28-2004, 02:26 PM
Replies: 11
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Signs in the Akallabęth and 'Aldarion and Erendis' that the world was already round

I finally found something in the Akallabęth that could be a sign of it being written in a Round Earth context:
Why would one see more clearly from a place high up if the world was flat? And also: ...
Forum: The Books 07-14-2004, 01:47 AM
Replies: 68
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The phrase 'something wicked this way comes' is...

The phrase 'something wicked this way comes' is not in LOTR. I did a search.
Forum: The Books 07-07-2004, 08:23 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 16,311
The Saucepan Man posted: You are correct: ...

The Saucepan Man posted: You are correct:

Letter #183: Letter #199:


Lalaith posted: The Prologue:
Forum: The Books 07-06-2004, 05:13 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,733
Yes, all that line had the ability. I believe...

Yes, all that line had the ability. I believe that the ability was derived from the Maia portion of their blood (from Melian):

The published Silmarillion: So Melian had probably the ability.
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