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I think that in a way Húrin is to be blamed for...
I think that in a way Húrin is to be blamed for all the Fall of Gondolin, the fall of Brethil and the Fall of Doriath, also in both cases other had a part as well. When revealing Gondolins position,... |
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To be more clear: the authorship of the wiki...
To be more clear: the authorship of the wiki would be restricted. The authors themself as well, but that effect is for sure disarable. But only a view poeple qualified to write will make the... |
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I agree with Gram that one should read the books...
I agree with Gram that one should read the books before going to write a wiki article. But with such Middle-Earth questions as discussed here that would restrict the authors heavely. From The... |
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Replies: 8
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I would think that it is not 'in arms' that you...
I would think that it is not 'in arms' that you have to be mighty to be feared by the Witch King. Eanur was strong in arms as well. But he lacked other qualities that make him in the end an easy... |
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I do not have my books with me, but I know were...
I do not have my books with me, but I know were to search, since I rember that statment. It is in one of the earlier manuskripts for the appendixes. So look into volume 12 of 'The History of... |
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Forum: The Books
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As to the question why Ingwe, Finwe and Elwe /...
As to the question why Ingwe, Finwe and Elwe / Olwe became kings and not the three unbegotten leaders Imin, Tata and Enel: Consider the situation: You are a leader of a folk that has recently... |
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I don't think any 'light boat' out of Wilderland...
I don't think any 'light boat' out of Wilderland ever crossed the borders of Lorien. Thus this traffic originated from the south of Lorien, or at least it reached the river there, while the east-west... |
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In my point of view Aman has already faded...
In my point of view Aman has already faded completly with all its inhabitants. Mortals neither can reach it nor see it. It is removed to the same level of existence to which the elves of... |
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Even so, I don't believe that was his way, there...
Even so, I don't believe that was his way, there was water at the bottom of the chasam and we know the Gollum could swim. Respectfuly Findegil |
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Forum: The Books
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I doubt that there was another entrance to Moria...
I doubt that there was another entrance to Moria from the East beside the main doors that the fellowship used. The bridge of Moria would also be useless as a protection if there had been a second way... |
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I am not sure if some one becomes only an...
I am not sure if some one becomes only an Elffriend when his named so by an elf. Porbably the spezial quality that someone has to have to be an Elf-friend (what soever that maybe) is a gift born... |
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Replies: 9
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That was not what I intended, for sure. I only...
That was not what I intended, for sure. I only wanted to add some additional piont of view. (Which is, if looked closer, exactly what is 'muddling the picture'. But aren't discussion exactly for... |
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Forum: The Books
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It is true that Sauron drove the Elves north in...
It is true that Sauron drove the Elves north in Mirkwood, but Lorien was already inhabited by the woodelves long before that time. Sure, the contact between the Mirkwood-Elves and the Lorien-Elves... |
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Forum: The Books
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I do not agree that the matter of internal or...
I do not agree that the matter of internal or external is that simple as Galin put it. Let's take up the example of Amroth again. At first view Galin is right. Since Tolkiens is drafting diffrent... |
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Even if we consider a kind of preindustrial metal...
Even if we consider a kind of preindustrial metal work, that does not mean no waste. Quite the opposite modern industrial processes are more efficient and by that less waste productive. But that is... |
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My feeling is that the story in RGEO is to...
My feeling is that the story in RGEO is to condensded, to extract the times and movements accuratley. Further on it is written from an external perspective. (I do not remember the details, is it JRR... |
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But Galin's quote does not apply to the Ered...
But Galin's quote does not apply to the Ered Lómin. It is a discription of the Ered Wethrin, the southern and western fence of Hithlum. About the Ered Lómin quote to look at both from The... |
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On the justice-system of the hobbits: We see at...
On the justice-system of the hobbits: We see at least one example of banishment. Granted it is not in the shire but in the vale of Anduin and it is rural comunity of Stores. Nevertheless Smeagol is... |
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What about the suggestiveness (is that actually a...
What about the suggestiveness (is that actually a english word?) of the names of Anglosaxen leaders? Beside the legendary Hengest and Horsa and their contamporary Eomaer we have another bunch of... |
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We see Tuor climb out of the cleft with ease,...
We see Tuor climb out of the cleft with ease, when he recieves the warning against the coming flood. Thus it could be that once you had walked deep enough into the cleft the, even an army would be... |
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The problem of a "what if ..."...
The problem of a "what if ..." discussion like this one lies in the fact that the reported events worked towards the doom predicted, while the questioner often tries to sigels out 1 event that he... |
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I don't think that the way to the Westgate...
I don't think that the way to the Westgate existed prior to the Elves founding Eregion. If you think about the way of the company it looked for a long time as if they wandered through a very simple... |
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Gandalfs staff is mentioned at his arival because...
Gandalfs staff is mentioned at his arival because he is leaning on it, like an old man needing it support. At least that is theoverall impresion I got from the discribtion. I think in the secene... |
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In 'The History of the Hobbit' it is revealed...
In 'The History of the Hobbit' it is revealed that the Hobbits had special inns for the use of forginers, like dwarves and probably Rangers. Also Bree has a famous inn. It seems that Erlond could... |
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For Gandalf that is never stated as a clear fact,...
For Gandalf that is never stated as a clear fact, but in addition to passages refered to above, we have the scene in the Hobbit were Gandalf seems to know from the start that Bilbo did not tell the... |
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