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Forum: The Books
02-10-2004, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,684
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Corwyn Celesil
I've recently been wondering what would have...I've recently been wondering what would have happened if Faramir had gone to Rivendell instead of Boromir, as should have happened. Obviously he would not have tried to steal the Ring from Frodo but... |
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Forum: The Books
02-10-2004, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 12,993
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Corwyn Celesil
I love many of the chapter titles. Have you...I love many of the chapter titles. Have you noticed that the first chapter of LotR, "A Long-Expected Party," harkens back to the first chapter of The Hobbit, "An Unexpected Party"? Also Chapter 6... |
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Forum: The Books
01-16-2004, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 65
Views: 18,112
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Corwyn Celesil
No one has at yet responded to a much earlier...No one has at yet responded to a much earlier question about the meaning of the word 'fell,' which is frequently used when describing the people of Rohan. My admittedly American dictionary describes... |
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Forum: The Books
01-16-2004, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,489
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Corwyn Celesil
I'm afraid I do not entirely understand your...I'm afraid I do not entirely understand your question, but it is a fascinating subject, so please explain! |
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Forum: The Books
01-14-2004, 01:24 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,795
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Corwyn Celesil
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Forum: The Books
01-14-2004, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,795
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Corwyn Celesil
I think that my realization of the emotional...I think that my realization of the emotional nature of the beauty in LotR, book and film, has opened not necessarily my eyes but my emotions to beauty and painful beauty. I've found myself tearing... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-14-2004, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 8,606
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Corwyn Celesil
I think that my realization of the emotional...I think that my realization of the emotional nature of the beauty in LotR, book and film, has opened not necessarily my eyes but my emotions to beauty and painful beauty. I've found myself tearing... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-13-2004, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 19,816
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Corwyn Celesil
Legolas (n): to cause a wide variety of people to...Legolas (n): to cause a wide variety of people to become completely (and unjustly) frustrated with an originally excellent character due to illogical nazgirl behaviour rather than with the nazgirls... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-12-2004, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 6,133
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Corwyn Celesil
I am no expert in archery, but perhaps shooting...I am no expert in archery, but perhaps shooting someone through the throat is a more sure way of making sure he dies? |
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Forum: The Books
01-12-2004, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,795
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Corwyn Celesil
Then to the wonder of many Aragorn did not put...Then to the wonder of many Aragorn did not put the crown upon his head, but gave it back to Faramir, and said: 'By the loabour and valour of many I have come into my inheritance. In token of this I... |
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Forum: The Books
01-12-2004, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,734
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Corwyn Celesil
Elenquesse, I agree, but let me expand a little. ...Elenquesse, I agree, but let me expand a little. Did not Arwen give up her immortality? Did she not give up what made her an Elf? (Correct me if I am wrong.) She could no longer sail to Valinor. ... |
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Forum: The Books
01-10-2004, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,929
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Corwyn Celesil
So have I, and I have always been a little...So have I, and I have always been a little disappointed at not being able to find out more about him and about Dol Amroth. Can you tellm e anything else of him? |
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Forum: The Books
01-10-2004, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,795
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Corwyn Celesil
Lyta, thank you for your post! I love that quote...Lyta, thank you for your post! I love that quote from RotK, and I had completely forgotten about it when I started the thread. Tolkien does indeed express much better than I can exactly what I... |
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Forum: The Books
01-10-2004, 12:35 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 5,795
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Corwyn Celesil
Painful beautyThe more I read Tolkien, the more certain things strike me with a pain because of their beauty. There are of all his books that are both painful and beautiful, and the two feelings are combined into... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-10-2004, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 8,606
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Corwyn Celesil
Painful beautyThe more I watch LotR, the more certain things strike me with a pain because of their beauty. There are things in the movies that are both painful and beautiful, and the two feelings are combined... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-09-2004, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 10,106
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Corwyn Celesil
There is a town in Italy called Turin, of the...There is a town in Italy called Turin, of the Shroud of Turin fame. |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
01-07-2004, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 10,106
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Corwyn Celesil
There is a splendid movie with a very young...There is a splendid movie with a very young Robert Redford in it called "The Sting," and one of the main characters is named Henry Gondor. Since I saw it before ever reading LoTR, I always think of... |
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Forum: The Books
01-07-2004, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 9,885
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Corwyn Celesil
Davem, I really like what you had to say about...Davem, I really like what you had to say about the Ring here. I agree with your insights about it and about Faramir and Boromir. |
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Forum: The Books
01-06-2004, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 9,885
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Corwyn Celesil
To get back to the original idea of this thread...To get back to the original idea of this thread (though the discussion of Faramir and co. is quite grand!), I just realized that Sam also had the chance to take the Ring, an even better chance than... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-06-2004, 04:16 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 9,984
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Corwyn Celesil
I liked Pippin's singing--nay, I loved it. It...I liked Pippin's singing--nay, I loved it. It was one of the best cinematographical pieces in the movie. <BR>The part I hated the most was, as others have mentioned before, Frodo sending Sam away. ... |
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Forum: The Books
01-05-2004, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 9,885
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Corwyn Celesil
Denethor did indeed love Faramir to an extent,...Denethor did indeed love Faramir to an extent, but I doubt Faramir ever knew it. I can somewhat understand the movie makers' desire to emphasize the psychological effect that such favoritism as... |
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Forum: The Books
01-05-2004, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 9,885
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Corwyn Celesil
Faramir and the RingThis is not a movie question, though I will make reference to the LoTR movies. In the movie appendices to The Two Towers, one of the writers states that she thought Faramir's 'easy' refusal of the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-03-2003, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,715
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Corwyn Celesil
I've never much liked anime, but I loved these...I've never much liked anime, but I loved these pictures! The one of Elrond was especially marvelous. |
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Forum: The Books
09-09-2003, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,158
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Corwyn Celesil
I believe I have heard the same, that farther is...I believe I have heard the same, that farther is the indicator of distance. I have just looked it up in a dictionary (Websters Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary), and it has a note that says this:... |
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Forum: The Books
09-01-2003, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 140
Views: 29,276
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Corwyn Celesil
They turned the Hornburg into a place of flight...They turned the Hornburg into a place of flight and refuge instead of Erkenbrand's fortress in the second movie and had Theoden refuse to listen to Aragorn and Gandalf and to lead his men out against... |
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