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Forum: The Movies
11-15-2002, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,225
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Grendel
Bombadil and the film.I was just watching the film again, reflecting that when I first saw it, I was disappointed that the Bombadil scene was left out. Actually, now I think it was probably a good idea to axe it, since it... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-15-2002, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 21,974
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Grendel
I forgot to mention that the country of Rohan...I forgot to mention that the country of Rohan lies a short distance South from the village and that the castle of Rohan (the fortress of the Dukes of Rohan) is very impressive. I wonder if Tolkien... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
11-15-2002, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 12,039
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Grendel
From which group of languages did Tolkien draw...From which group of languages did Tolkien draw inspiration for the place-names in the Breeland? |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-15-2002, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 119
Views: 21,974
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Grendel
I live in Bree, I suppose. The village is built...I live in Bree, I suppose. The village is built on a hill and the inhabitants resemble either hobbits or bree-folk. What's more, Archet(the wood) is very close to the local Breton "ar goat" or "ar... |
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Forum: The Books
11-15-2002, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,159
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Grendel
The Goidelic celtic "gillae" (lad) often appears...The Goidelic celtic "gillae" (lad) often appears as a prefixed generic element in surnames of Irish and Scottish origin, e.g. Gillespie (bishops lad or servant) or Gilfinnan. Perhaps there is a... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
07-01-2002, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 24,678
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Grendel
As for the stuff on the Silmarilion info, thats...As for the stuff on the Silmarilion info, thats what I was fishing for, hoping it wasn't there! Well done, there goes my theory. Pity, I liked it.... Have a pint.. |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
07-01-2002, 12:39 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 24,678
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Grendel
No, Barrow Wight, androgynous was the intended...No, Barrow Wight, androgynous was the intended word. Check out the Oxford dictionary - androgynous can mean both hermaphroditic (i.e. both male and female) as well as, more broadly "of indeterminate... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
06-30-2002, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 213
Views: 51,393
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Grendel
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Forum: Quiz Room
06-30-2002, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 213
Views: 51,393
Posted By
Grendel
I reckon/
1 fish
2 bee
3 plants (perhaps...I reckon/ 1 fish 2 bee 3 plants (perhaps flowers) 4 time 5 sunrays or sunlight 6 fear 7 river 8 snowflake (possibly) |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
06-30-2002, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 9,054
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Grendel
Orcs sing harshly, or croak, and they flap their...Orcs sing harshly, or croak, and they flap their feet against stone floors to keep time. They also clash their swords against their shields! An orc song appears in chapter 4 of the hobbit (Over Hill... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-25-2002, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 7,679
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Grendel
Without imagination we are just survival...Without imagination we are just survival machines, worse than orcs, worse than anything. In Michael Ende's book "The Neverending Story", the theme is about just that. If there is no imagination,... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-25-2002, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 24,678
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Grendel
I suppose that was more or less my question,...I suppose that was more or less my question, Ulairi, i.e. how do orcs reproduce, by nature or artifice? Its true that its not conclusive either way. I just find the idea of artifice appealing as an... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-21-2002, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 24,678
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Grendel
The reason I was wondering about this is that, as...The reason I was wondering about this is that, as far as I can remember, gandalf associates the multiplication of orcs in the mountains with other portents of the rise of Sauron. If these two events... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-20-2002, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 93
Views: 16,033
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Grendel
Gollum is given more lines and more personality...Gollum is given more lines and more personality than any of the other bad guys in ME. He is interesting because he was on the border line of recovery, despite all the evil he had done. He has a... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-20-2002, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 24,678
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Grendel
I don't think we can safely assume that there are...I don't think we can safely assume that there are female orcs, as you put it, because they reproduce. There are non-sexual modes of reproduction, e.g. viral reproduction or even vegetative... |
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Forum: The Books
05-18-2002, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 13,769
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Grendel
I havn't read all that is written in the above...I havn't read all that is written in the above discussion, so someone may already have pointed this out. Forgive me for being inexact, but there is a point in the LotR where Gandalf says something... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-18-2002, 04:03 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 24,678
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Grendel
Are there female orcs, or are they simply androgynous?When using the singular 3rd person pronoun, Tolkien always refers to any individual orcs appearing in the various tales as masculine, unless I am mistaken. There are references to orcs as ruined... |
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