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Forum: The Books
12-30-2002, 05:27 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,235
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thorondil
Book III, Chapter 4
'The trees and the...Book III, Chapter 4 'The trees and the Ents,' said Treebeard. 'I do not understand all that goes on myself, so I cannot explain it to you. Some of us are still true Ents, and lively enough in... |
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Forum: The Books
12-28-2002, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,692
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Forum: The Books
12-22-2002, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 7,753
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I agree about free will, but free will with an...I agree about free will, but free will with an omnipotent Creator is a tricksy thing. Wouldn't God know in advance when he created you exactly what your decisions would be? And wasn't the Music... |
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Forum: The Books
12-20-2002, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 7,753
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That is a complex question and one fraught with...That is a complex question and one fraught with peril. Its like why would God let Satan loose on the earth to cause evil? As you said, it was part of the One's grand Purpose, of which I am... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-18-2002, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 9,183
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I had to laugh at the review in the <I>Washington...I had to laugh at the review in the <I>Washington Post</I> where the reviewer blasted Elijah's acting in TTT. I don't necessarily agree, but he said he thought that his acting ability was limited to... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-18-2002, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 11,996
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I think Miranda Otto's acting was excellent, and...I think Miranda Otto's acting was excellent, and she is more beautiful than I thought from the mere glimpses I had before. Even if Aragorn didn't forget about Arwen-- I did!<P>I liked the parts with... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-18-2002, 06:33 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 8,679
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I loved the battle scenes but I echo Turoch's...I loved the battle scenes but I echo Turoch's complaints.<P>Rohan's army was made to look insignificant and Eomer and his men should have been fighting at Helm's Deep at the beginning. He should have... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-18-2002, 06:18 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,633
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I was actually relieved when I saw what they did...I was actually relieved when I saw what they did with Arwen in TTT. People were telling me she brought Anduril to Aragorn in Rohan! I was happy not to see this (When the elves showed up at Helm's... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-18-2002, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 4,915
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I didn't think Gimli was reduced to <I>mere</I>...I didn't think Gimli was reduced to <I>mere</I> comic relief. They did overdo it though. I have to admit I laughed hard when he couldn't see over the wall. Gimli was a fierce warrior and fearless and... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
12-17-2002, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 12,215
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
12-17-2002, 07:33 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 12,215
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Unfortunately we may have to endure alot more of...Unfortunately we may have to endure alot more of this with the attention the movies are generating. It would take a long post to pick apart this piece but rest assured it could be done. Like all... |
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Forum: The Books
12-16-2002, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 78
Views: 18,731
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thorondil
This is something that I have thought about...This is something that I have thought about before I ever came to the 'Downs, so these threads (and this article) do not suprise me. I would just say a few things (since it will inevitably be... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-10-2002, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 73
Views: 9,810
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The Guestbook entries are hilarious! I'm still...
The Guestbook entries are hilarious! I'm still laughing... "...beauties which pierce like swords or burn like cold iron" are not for everyone... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-10-2002, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,344
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Forum: The Books
12-10-2002, 05:50 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,478
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It's Chapter VII...I became too enamoured with...
It's Chapter VII...I became too enamoured with the Roman numerals. smilies/tongue.gif |
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Forum: The Books
12-10-2002, 05:42 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,478
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Book Three, Chapter IV
He spoke a word to...Book Three, Chapter IV He spoke a word to Shadowfax, and like an arrow from a bow the great horse sprang away. Even as they looked he was gone: a flash of silver in the sunset, a wind over the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-07-2002, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,989
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Meela is cool...you blew me away with that...Meela is cool...you blew me away with that one...definitely cool. smilies/smile.gif |
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Forum: The Books
12-07-2002, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 110
Views: 21,369
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You are right that Tom is an embodiment of the...You are right that Tom is an embodiment of the world, but not the whole world, only that part of the world. Tolkien says in Letter 19: That is why as Estelyn points out: Tom is the... |
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Forum: The Books
12-07-2002, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,245
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Umm...maybe living there. Do you think that...Umm...maybe living there. Do you think that Menegroth remained empty until all thousand caves were completed? My point was that I don't think Galadriel was the only Elf to ever turn a Dwarf's... |
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Forum: The Books
12-07-2002, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,245
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Manwe Sulimo says:
The Dwarves built...Manwe Sulimo says: The Dwarves built Menegroth with the Elves...including the gates of the hall of Thingol and a stone bridge over the river Esgalduin. Do you think they kept all of the... |
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Forum: The Books
12-06-2002, 06:00 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,245
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Forum: The Books
12-06-2002, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 12,374
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He was definitely in love with her.
...He was definitely in love with her. MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie says: She didn't need the ring. From 77: |
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Forum: The Books
12-05-2002, 06:45 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,732
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Tolkien's take on technology seems to be the...Tolkien's take on technology seems to be the theme in many a thread, and for good reason. I was very interested to learn that Tolkien thought the internal combustion engine to be the greatest evil... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-03-2002, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,892
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Sam's brothers: Hamson and Halfred
Sam's...Sam's brothers: Hamson and Halfred Sam's sisters: Daisy, May, and Marigold (who married Tolman [Tom] Cotton, who was Rose's [Sam's wife] brother. |
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Forum: The Books
11-30-2002, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,544
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thorondil
Even after she gorged herself Ungoliant (even...Even after she gorged herself Ungoliant (even with Melkor) couldn't even have beat Orome or Tulkas alone, much less Manwe (he wasn't weak he was the strongest Vala). That's why she belched forth a... |
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