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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 05-22-2011, 08:55 PM
Replies: 131
Views: 36,674
Posted By spirit_of_fire
Indomitable: because the Noldor fought on even...

Indomitable: because the Noldor fought on even when there was no hope.

Hope: because the history of the Noldor on middle earth was filled with hope at first, but it was hope that faded as they...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 05-22-2011, 08:39 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 34,597
Posted By spirit_of_fire
I had to laugh at all those 'gandalf uncloaked'...

I had to laugh at all those 'gandalf uncloaked' references, though I must say when I was reading the books I had a very different interpretation of that phrase(one that doesn't involve nakedness in...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-01-2010, 05:58 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,781
Posted By spirit_of_fire
He's the one that wrote the "A Song of Ice and...

He's the one that wrote the "A Song of Ice and Fire" series right? Hope he actually finishes that next book one day.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-01-2010, 05:48 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,507
Posted By spirit_of_fire
That's an interesting interpretation, I'll have...

That's an interesting interpretation, I'll have to look at the book, but you may be right.

One thing though, you say: "2. Valar (the world as it would be without the Children => Melkor still...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 09-28-2010, 11:06 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,507
Posted By spirit_of_fire
The music of the Ainur

When I was reading the Silmarillion for the second time, it suddenly struck that Tolkien did a pretty good job foreshadowing the events to come with his descriptions of the various themes of Eru,...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 09-28-2010, 10:49 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,781
Posted By spirit_of_fire
I think LotR had just the right amount of action,...

I think LotR had just the right amount of action, and Tolkien's style was far more interesting and immersive than the standard blow-by-blow thirty pages for one fight style that a lot of fantasy...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-01-2010, 01:58 PM
Replies: 3,244
Views: 593,124
Posted By spirit_of_fire
My sister. Making a mistake once or twice is...

My sister. Making a mistake once or twice is fine, twenty or thirty times just isn't on.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-01-2010, 01:52 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,625
Posted By spirit_of_fire
ar' nai ni eque hroanya wanwie enwina; ar' nai...

ar' nai ni eque hroanya wanwie enwina;
ar' nai ni eque coinenya wanwie helca,
ar' nai naurnya seasu wanwie oante,
ar' nai hon-maren hessa wanwie qualin,
ar' nai ni notuile ulinde melme
sut...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-25-2010, 01:36 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 48,798
Posted By spirit_of_fire
Same, especially maedhros. There were hardly any...

Same, especially maedhros. There were hardly any details on Amras & Amrod, or Maglor except for him being a bard of surpassing talent.

Actually there are some more of my favourites: Maglor &...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-23-2010, 11:18 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 34,597
Posted By spirit_of_fire
What about Gollum, from the woodsmens point of...

What about Gollum, from the woodsmens point of view in the lord of the rings, I think when Gandalf was discussing him to frodo or at the council he said something like: "the woodsmen were terrorfied...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-23-2010, 11:03 PM
Replies: 500
Views: 156,459
Posted By spirit_of_fire
@Blind Guardian - Especially their nightfall in...

@Blind Guardian - Especially their nightfall in middle-earth album, the ultimate(and possibly only) combination of tolkien and metal :)

@Galadriel - Lol what do you mean you will "diminish"?...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-23-2010, 10:40 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 15,193
Posted By spirit_of_fire
When I was eight or nine my dad gave me the lord...

When I was eight or nine my dad gave me the lord of the rings to read(probably to get me into reading fiction) but I found it really slow and uneventful for the first chapter or two, and that was as...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-23-2010, 10:06 PM
Replies: 144
Views: 48,798
Posted By spirit_of_fire
1. Feanor - He slammed the door in the face of...

1. Feanor - He slammed the door in the face of the dark lord, he fought on unconcerned as balrogs smote and burned him, his voice was so persuasive and moving that the herald of manwe had no reply...
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