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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-28-2004, 08:01 PM
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Posted By mark12_30
Gorwingel wrote: Very intriguing; who...

Gorwingel wrote:


Very intriguing; who agrees?

Has it worked on you?
On other Tolkien enthusiasts that you know?
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-27-2004, 08:33 PM
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Posted By mark12_30
Excellent point, Guinevere, and very well put. ...

Excellent point, Guinevere, and very well put.

"Fair, sad, and uplifting..." Yes, a good description of it all...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-25-2004, 06:38 AM
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Posted By mark12_30
See this post...

See this post (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=331906&postcount=18) for some Websters definitions that might prove helpful.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-19-2004, 12:09 PM
Replies: 17
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Posted By mark12_30
I think you started the translation nicely. Yes,...

I think you started the translation nicely. Yes, that is the sort of thing I think Tolkien was driving at; but I think it goes higher and deeper than politeness (although courtesy is certainly a...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-18-2004, 06:33 AM
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Posted By mark12_30
Eomer, I've edited my original post. I'll...

Eomer, I've edited my original post.

I'll talk a little bit about "high, purged of the gross". By "high" I think he means "heroic", in one sense, and also highly moral in another sense. Some...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-16-2004, 06:28 AM
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Posted By mark12_30
Silmaril Tolkien fandom: 'high', purged of the gross?

In his letters, Tolkien spoke of Middle-Earth in elegant and lofty terms. Here's a quote from letter 131.



Now that we've become aquainted with TOlkien's legendarium (his whole tale of...
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