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Forum: The Books 07-22-2002, 07:00 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 9,485
Posted By greywind
Sting What I really think, is that he found all he ever...

What I really think, is that he found all he ever wanted in Gimli, his long lost soul-mate smilies/smile.gif

Well he never mentioned a Legolina! The reason for that may have been that he (above...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 07-20-2002, 09:18 AM
Replies: 614
Views: 99,904
Posted By greywind
Sting Theese may have been posted before, I have not...

Theese may have been posted before, I have not had the mind to read them all.

Merry & Pippin: "Oh Sugar Grishnak, save us from those savages! Carry oss away in those big, strong, muscly arms......
Forum: The Books 07-20-2002, 04:06 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,874
Posted By greywind
Sting Well, Elendur, good post! Great quote ...

Well, Elendur, good post! Great quote smilies/smile.gif

However, I do not think that alone can explain the sadness he filled his stories with... like the longing for Aman. After all, theese...
Forum: The Books 07-19-2002, 02:05 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,874
Posted By greywind
Sting Well, greyhavener, I agree when you said that...

Well, greyhavener, I agree when you said that Tolkien was "filled with sadness that was yet blessed and without bitterness", that was actually what I tried to explain in my last post. After all, that...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-19-2002, 01:49 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 6,100
Posted By greywind
Sting Well... like as not, Sam Gamgee is worrying over...

Well... like as not, Sam Gamgee is worrying over his master all the time... I think that must be the kinda man he is, not just during the quest.

I just no not think that someone who is worrying...
Forum: The Books 07-19-2002, 10:28 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 6,874
Posted By greywind
Sting Well, im not completly sure now, but... I have...

Well, im not completly sure now, but... I have heard that Tolkien once said that of all the species in Middle-earth, he was a Hobbit.

It is not certain that this have anything to with this issue,...
Forum: The Books 07-15-2002, 04:50 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,552
Posted By greywind
Sting Hador Lòrindol

Morgoth is very angry with the house of Hador... in the chapter "Of the Ruin of Doriath", Quenta Silmarillion, it is said:

"... and his dealings with the house of Hador were nor yet ended. Against...
Forum: The Books 07-14-2002, 06:01 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,042
Posted By greywind
Sting I totally agree! Tolkien is the Great Father!...

I totally agree! Tolkien is the Great Father! smilies/smile.gif

But this, however, was not my point when I said that i prefered "goblins" to "orcs"... I really hate Warcraft.
Forum: The Books 07-14-2002, 05:51 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,762
Posted By greywind
Sting Silmarillion: a question of reliability

Are all the information in The Silmarillion reliable? Does it ever accour differences, between C. Tolkien's works and the sources we know are by J.R.R. Tolkien himself?

In which degree can i trust...
Forum: The Books 07-14-2002, 05:32 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,042
Posted By greywind
Sting I have finally found what I were looking for, in...

I have finally found what I were looking for, in Quenta Silmarillion! smilies/smile.gif



As that link proved, the matter of "which creature have life of his own" makes my question more...
Forum: The Books 07-13-2002, 07:29 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,042
Posted By greywind
Sting Indeed, and that must mean that he did create...

Indeed, and that must mean that he did create something new...

However, i am sure my "quote" does not only accour in my own fantasy... does someone know what I am referring to, and why this was...
Forum: The Books 07-13-2002, 07:21 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,042
Posted By greywind
Sting As for the orcs/goblins thing, they mean just the...

As for the orcs/goblins thing, they mean just the same, as stated in the beginning of "The Hobbit" smilies/smile.gif

I like "goblins" though, i do not know why... maybe because "orcs" are used in...
Forum: The Books 07-13-2002, 06:29 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,042
Posted By greywind
Sting Well, but i just thought that the enemy could not...

Well, but i just thought that the enemy could not create things "of his own devise"... because of that quote i cannot find...
Forum: The Books 07-13-2002, 01:57 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 6,042
Posted By greywind
Sting The creatures of the Enemy

If I am not quite mistaken, it is said several places, I do not remember where, that Morgoth made the goblins in mockery of the elves, and other races where also mentioned.

This is a "quote" i...
Forum: The Books 07-13-2002, 11:00 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,119
Posted By greywind
Sting Delay my last, good folks! smilies/smile.gif ...

Delay my last, good folks! smilies/smile.gif

It is said in "Of Beren and Lùthien" that the people of Nargothrond protected their kingdom with "wizardry and vonomed darts", and in the same chapter...
Forum: The Books 07-13-2002, 04:41 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,119
Posted By greywind
Sting I think elves had magic in the meaning "light"....

I think elves had magic in the meaning "light". They had the power to chase away "dark" magic, at least the lesser dark. There was light in their faces and eyes, especially in thoses who went to Aman...
Forum: The Books 01-27-2002, 10:58 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,212
Posted By greywind
Sting hm. it seems i have taken the bite of a rotten...

hm. it seems i have taken the bite of a rotten apple.

it is not quite logical though... the rings of power could only be destroyed by the firm that made them or dragons fire, but the ruling ring...
Forum: The Books 01-27-2002, 04:06 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,212
Posted By greywind
Sting too bad the dragon did not melt bilbo and the...

too bad the dragon did not melt bilbo and the ring as well, away!
Forum: The Books 01-27-2002, 03:52 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,212
Posted By greywind
Sting i think the each of 7 dwarf lords held the rings,...

i think the each of 7 dwarf lords held the rings, and with the rings power they led the 7 dwarf - hosts. somewhere around.

there is traces in the appendixes though... about the one sauron takes...
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 01-26-2002, 09:00 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 15,741
Posted By greywind
Sting well, that sets matters straight. thanks!

well, that sets matters straight. thanks!
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 01-26-2002, 06:41 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 15,741
Posted By greywind
Sting ok. then, are "uruks" a greater kind of orcs? i...

ok. then, are "uruks" a greater kind of orcs? i know the lotr says frodo and sam saw "uruks" in mordor... but that could not have been the uruk-hai.

did sauron, like sarumann, also mix orc blood...
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 01-26-2002, 04:36 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 15,741
Posted By greywind
Sting orcs/goblins

hullo... im quite new here.

just wondered if someone knew the difference between orcs and goblins! i am kinda confused really. and where does "uruks" fit in? i know about the uruk-hai, of course,...
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