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Forum: The Books
11-20-2010, 10:25 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 15,095
Posted By
deagol
It seems logical to assume that women would be...It seems logical to assume that women would be equally tempted by the Ring . . . if there were any women in Middle Earth. ;) |
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Forum: The Books
10-16-2010, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 16,622
Posted By
deagol
When I think of Tom the one word that simply...When I think of Tom the one word that simply won't go away is "outside." Outside, in its literal form, obviously. Tom is attuned to all things natural (that is, in nature) and to eschew the... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-21-2010, 07:46 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 11,948
Posted By
deagol
Judging by the tone of most of these posts, this...Judging by the tone of most of these posts, this is rather interesting discussion about a movie that might not get made that most of you don't want to watch even if it does. :p |
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Forum: The Books
07-21-2010, 07:25 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 10,882
Posted By
deagol
'I can put it no plainer than by saying that...
'I can put it no plainer than by saying that Bilbo was meant to find the Ring, and not by its maker. In which case you also were meant to have it.' I think if we expand this to mean that... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-13-2010, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 30,307
Posted By
deagol
This actually makes sense . . . which leads me...This actually makes sense . . . which leads me to believe that it won't happen. In any case, the fact that Galadriel has no place in the story is not likely to sidetrack Mr. Jackson for very... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-12-2010, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,072
Posted By
deagol
To me, "sneaking" is priceless.
When Sam...To me, "sneaking" is priceless. When Sam accuses Gollum of sneaking about and Smeagol gets all mewly and goes on and on about how "all Smeagol does is try to help" and then Sam asks him what he's... |
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Forum: The Books
05-08-2010, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,333
Posted By
deagol
After reading this I couldn't help but wonder if...After reading this I couldn't help but wonder if the unmaking of the Ring didn't, in fact, destroy the evil that had gone into its making but merely dispersed it into wider-ranging but less powerful... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-08-2010, 09:25 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 15,190
Posted By
deagol
"Frodo was alive, but taken by the enemy."
..."Frodo was alive, but taken by the enemy." This is the first thing that popped into my head when I started thinking about my first reading of the trilogy. I had purchsed The Return of the King... |
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Forum: The Books
05-05-2010, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 11,252
Posted By
deagol
I like this answer a lot. It could be argued that...I like this answer a lot. It could be argued that the entire quest played entirely into Sauron's hands, delivering the Ring right to his doorstep, though he knew it not. It is only the use of the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-02-2010, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 159
Views: 42,804
Posted By
deagol
I would have to agree that the old Dunadan is a...I would have to agree that the old Dunadan is a little over-the-top. A proper hero should have some endearing flaw that makes him seem at least marginally human or, lacking that, at least some inner... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
05-01-2010, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 16,049
Posted By
deagol
While I think we can all agree that "What have I...While I think we can all agree that "What have I got in my pocket?" is not a riddle, I'm not sure Bilbo cheated so much as he was a pawn of the one thing I haven't seen addressed in this thread, the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-30-2010, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 118
Views: 34,581
Posted By
deagol
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-26-2010, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 8,540
Posted By
deagol
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Gimli and...I'm surprised no one has mentioned Gimli and Legolas yet. I don't know who those two thought they were fooling with all that macho posturing and tallying kills. Please. Get a room. |
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Forum: The Books
04-21-2010, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 9,626
Posted By
deagol
It seems to me that Gandalf had something of an...It seems to me that Gandalf had something of an existential approach to the fate of the Ring and the fellowship. He believed Bilbo (and, by extension, Frodo) was "meant" to have it. He seemed... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-20-2010, 12:11 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 13,208
Posted By
deagol
I don't think Boromir's inability to withstand...I don't think Boromir's inability to withstand the lure of the Ring makes him any less heroic. He had the sad misfortune of being a plot device introduced for the express purpose of illustrating... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-20-2010, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 10,811
Posted By
deagol
When I first read the trilogy as a boy, my...When I first read the trilogy as a boy, my favorite character was Merry, primarily (I think) because Pippin seemed so desperately in need of a good hard slap throughout the saga and I always thought... |
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Forum: The Books
04-16-2010, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,770
Posted By
deagol
I don't think there's any question that it would....I don't think there's any question that it would. Isildur certainly was not immune to it. There's no reason to believe Aragorn would be. |
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Forum: The Books
04-15-2010, 12:16 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,770
Posted By
deagol
There's an awful lot to consider here. Really,...There's an awful lot to consider here. Really, there's an endless cycle of extrapolation that could evolve from this one question. But when I think about this choice and the immediate consequences... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-12-2010, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,210
Posted By
deagol
Physical resemblances aside, it's a rare day I...Physical resemblances aside, it's a rare day I don't meet someone who acts like Ted Sandyman. :rolleyes: |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-12-2010, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 500
Views: 156,440
Posted By
deagol
I chose Deagol because he had the courage to...I chose Deagol because he had the courage to befriend someone who probably didn't deserve to have any friends, and for that he was punished -- just as many of us are here in this world. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-12-2010, 08:14 PM
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Replies: 159
Views: 42,804
Posted By
deagol
The easy answer is Boromir, as he is in the tale...The easy answer is Boromir, as he is in the tale for no other reason than to succumb to the ring, but I remember the very first time I read The Fellowship -- and that is longer ago than I care to... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-12-2010, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 48
Views: 14,644
Posted By
deagol
I imagine it would tempt me in much the same way...I imagine it would tempt me in much the same way the world itself tempts me . . . with redheads. Only . . . you know . . . worse. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-12-2010, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 11,815
Posted By
deagol
If the Master were alive today I suspect I would...If the Master were alive today I suspect I would leave him be so he could get about the business of writing more stories for us. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-12-2010, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 3,244
Views: 592,845
Posted By
deagol
I very much concur with this perspective....I very much concur with this perspective. Remember your Gandalf: "For even the very wise cannot see all ends." |
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