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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-06-2006, 03:01 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 33,910
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You know, davem, despite all of the scholarly...
You know, davem, despite all of the scholarly evidence presented herein, and even as I express my horsemasterly doubts amongst the shreds of possible supporting evidence, what keeps bubbling to the... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-06-2006, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 33,910
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Hmmmm-- no horse for combat; but with all that...
Hmmmm-- no horse for combat; but with all that stuff to lug around (carrier pigeons, telephones, rolls of wiring?) perhaps he had regular access to a pack horse. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-04-2006, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 33,910
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mark12_30
"Simple width" of an intact trench... or a...
"Simple width" of an intact trench... or a bombed-out one? A bombed-out trench is more like a broad and structureless gash in the land, draped with barbed wire, shrapnel, and dead bodies. ... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-04-2006, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 33,910
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mark12_30
Do you mean because an englishman would have used...
Do you mean because an englishman would have used the term "grey"? Riding a horse in the line of duty doesn't require that he had been immersed in the equestrian culture. Asfaloth and Frodo had... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-04-2006, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 33,910
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I remember Squatter mentioning that as an officer...
I remember Squatter mentioning that as an officer Tolkien had a personal servant, to look after his horse and his tack, and his other items; and that Sam's character (and relationship to Frodo) was... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-03-2006, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 33,910
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mark12_30
COW-PARSLEY...
COW-PARSLEY (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_parsley).....???? Weeds along the edge of a field? Not in the deep shadow of towering evergreens? (I always did wonder in what way towering... |
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