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Forum: The Books 03-16-2018, 03:37 AM
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Posted By Zigūr
Reviving this thread for a specific purpose: ...

Reviving this thread for a specific purpose:

The Silmarillion thread going at the moment had me looking around for quotes about Ar-Pharazōn's invasion of Aman, and I came upon this good quote from...
Forum: The Books 09-12-2013, 08:50 AM
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Posted By Zigūr
Yes, I think that's true - I think I might have...

Yes, I think that's true - I think I might have explored similar ideas in an earlier post. I just think that the issue of his malice contributes better to our understanding of why he destroyed them...
Forum: The Books 09-12-2013, 05:47 AM
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Posted By Zigūr
Just to briefly revive this thread if I may, I...

Just to briefly revive this thread if I may, I noticed the following when doing a bit of reading for another thread the other day, from Akallabźth as Sauron laughs in the temple at the departure of...
Forum: The Books 08-31-2013, 05:07 PM
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Posted By Zigūr
I think this seems likely. When we hear about,...

I think this seems likely. When we hear about, for instance, the Lord of the Nazgūl being stronger during the War of the Ring due to being invested with "added demonic force" (Letter 210) it would...
Forum: The Books 08-30-2013, 10:07 AM
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Posted By Zigūr
Apart from the practical reason that the Nine had...

Apart from the practical reason that the Nine had already been dispensed by that point in time and there were no Great Rings remaining for him to give out, I think that Sauron simply did not want...
Forum: The Books 07-21-2013, 06:14 AM
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Posted By Zigūr
[/QUOTE] That's a fair point and one I hadn't...

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That's a fair point and one I hadn't considered. We must remember however that, apart from this moment of hysteria (in the absence of the King) Sauron was generally regarded by most of the...
Forum: The Books 07-20-2013, 09:05 PM
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Posted By Zigūr
"Sauron desired to be a God-King, and was held to...

"Sauron desired to be a God-King, and was held to be this by his servants." (Letter 183)
You say Sauron was looked on as a God in Nśmenor, but Professor Tolkien explicitly tells us in Morgoth's Ring...
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