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Forum: The Books 07-19-2016, 03:36 PM
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Posted By skip spence
Haha lovely stuff Morth! :D I have missed this...

Haha lovely stuff Morth! :D I have missed this place.

As for Marwhini, just do what you wanna do I guess. *shrugs*
Forum: The Books 07-18-2016, 05:29 AM
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Posted By skip spence
Not sure why I bother but here we go

Marwhini,

While I remain sympathetic of your quest for a unified theory to explain Arda and Middle Earth I hope you realize that the result can only be another work of fiction, unlike say the...
Forum: The Books 07-13-2016, 05:47 PM
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Posted By skip spence
Come on man, you are much too serious, I'm sure...

Come on man, you are much too serious, I'm sure Tolkien would tell you the same.

I guess the problem is you are too sure of yourself.

I mean... We all know that Tolkien was a tinkerer, he was...
Forum: The Books 07-12-2016, 02:33 PM
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Posted By skip spence
Haha you are quite right of course. Haven't read...

Haha you are quite right of course. Haven't read The Hobbit in ages.

Having read the Lord Of The Rings within memory's grasp I can't help but wonder into what parts Bill, Bert and Tom strayed...
Forum: The Books 07-12-2016, 05:22 AM
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Posted By skip spence
Although I agree with you overarching point this...

Although I agree with you overarching point this example is very odd. The predator-prey relationship between Men/Hobbit etc and Orcs is not explicitly laid out that's true but most probably because...
Forum: The Books 03-21-2016, 02:45 AM
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Posted By skip spence
No worries mate i dont feel in any way offended...

No worries mate i dont feel in any way offended nor attacked. Im mostly talking out of my arse anyway. I do think that the Elves generally give off this "holier than thou" impression even though they...
Forum: The Books 03-10-2016, 11:13 AM
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Posted By skip spence
Squeamish, no. Vain and snobbish, yeah. ...

Squeamish, no. Vain and snobbish, yeah.

Think this is partly because pretty much all the Elves we meet are high ranking nobles and also, more significantly, because the Prof wanted to give the...
Forum: The Books 03-10-2016, 02:31 AM
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Posted By skip spence
Yes I'm not suggesting they never would. The case...

Yes I'm not suggesting they never would. The case of isolated Gondolin is clear proof of that. Even in The Undying Lands there must've been Elvish mines - no Dwarves over there but the Firstborn...
Forum: The Books 03-09-2016, 11:41 AM
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Posted By skip spence
Wasn't it also implied or stated that Maeglin's...

Wasn't it also implied or stated that Maeglin's and his father Eöl's keen interest in mining and smithcraft was rather looked down on by the other nobles? That it was below their station to go under...
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