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Elennar Starfire · 09-11-2004, 05:02 PM

Helm's Deep. It's made of red bricks, and has a funny little arch thingy over the red bricked path where the orcs are trying to get in. Basically the whole thing is a wall across a valley.

My dad read LotR to me when I was five, and the mental pictures have stuck around very persistently. Even the one of Faramir being carried on a beer can...despite making no sense...it stuck.

Imladris · 09-11-2004, 06:57 PM

Along the lines of Estel's, I've always imagined Eowyn with black hair. Always. And it still sticks.

Oddwen · 09-11-2004, 07:21 PM

And I, way back in my dark ages, thought that Arwen was a blonde.

Elennar Starfire · 09-12-2004, 07:10 PM

And in the Hobbit, I always think that the sign Gandalf scratches on Bilbo's door to mark it for the dwarves looks like that^^.

Morai · 09-14-2004, 05:55 PM

I always imagined Ringwraiths as shadows with claws, but alas since the movie, they now wear long cloaks.

Galadriel's mirror I actually picture as a hand mirror on which she pours water on.

Carnimírië · 09-14-2004, 06:33 PM

I used to imagine the bridge of Khazad-dûm as being outdoors instead of inside Moria, in a grassy little park, and the abyss was lined with stones like a well. Then I read the book again and found out I was wrong.

But in my mind the Mouth of Sauron wears a baseball cap backwards, a mental image that sticks with me, dunno why

The Only Real Estel · 09-14-2004, 07:55 PM

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I used to imagine the bridge of Khazad-dûm as being outdoors instead of inside Moria, in a grassy little park, and the abyss was lined with stones like a well. Then I read the book again and found out I was wrong

That reminds me of another one of my wierd visuals:

The Bridge of Khazad-dum was outdoors, with trees on the other side, if they could just make it across the bridge-which was one of those rope-bridges, if you know what I mean. You know, the ones with lots of smallish wooden, log-like things, and all of those are tied together? Ugh, somebody help me out here...

arcticstorm · 09-14-2004, 08:01 PM

When I first read the Fellowship of the ring, I pictured balrogs as looking like a grim-reaper holding a wip instead of a scythe.

09-11-2004, 05:02 PM	#1
Elennar Starfire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nowhere...now here Posts: 952	Helm's Deep. It's made of red bricks, and has a funny little arch thingy over the red bricked path where the orcs are trying to get in. Basically the whole thing is a wall across a valley. My dad read LotR to me when I was five, and the mental pictures have stuck around very persistently. Even the one of Faramir being carried on a beer can...despite making no sense...it stuck. __________________ Don't let me die! Last edited by Elennar Starfire; 09-11-2004 at 05:03 PM. Reason: A minor detail...

09-11-2004, 06:57 PM	#2
Imladris Tears of the Phoenix Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Putting dimes in the jukebox baby. Posts: 1,453	Along the lines of Estel's, I've always imagined Eowyn with black hair. Always. And it still sticks. __________________ I'm sorry it wasn't a unicorn. It would have been nice to have unicorns. I'm your huckleberry.

09-11-2004, 07:21 PM	#3
Oddwen Drummer in the Deep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Next Sunday A.D. Posts: 2,145	And I, way back in my dark ages, thought that Arwen was a blonde. __________________ But all the while I sit and think of times there were before I listen for returning feet and voices at the door

09-12-2004, 07:10 PM	#4
Elennar Starfire Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2003 Location: Nowhere...now here Posts: 952	And in the Hobbit, I always think that the sign Gandalf scratches on Bilbo's door to mark it for the dwarves looks like that^^. __________________ Don't let me die!

09-14-2004, 05:55 PM	#5
Morai Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2002 Location: Where young people go to retire Posts: 709	I like writing random subjects.... I always imagined Ringwraiths as shadows with claws, but alas since the movie, they now wear long cloaks. Galadriel's mirror I actually picture as a hand mirror on which she pours water on. __________________ "So why the safe distance, this curious look? Why tear out single pages when you can throw away the book? Why pluck one string when you can strum the guitar? MeWithoutYou http://fortyfifthparadox.com

09-14-2004, 06:33 PM	#6
Carnimírië Wight Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Avalon Posts: 211	I used to imagine the bridge of Khazad-dûm as being outdoors instead of inside Moria, in a grassy little park, and the abyss was lined with stones like a well. Then I read the book again and found out I was wrong. But in my mind the Mouth of Sauron wears a baseball cap backwards, a mental image that sticks with me, dunno why __________________ "When you talk, people can't tell if you're spelling the words right." Sister of The Elf Warrior

09-14-2004, 08:01 PM	#8
arcticstorm Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Johnson Bible College: Knoxville, TN Posts: 464	When I first read the Fellowship of the ring, I pictured balrogs as looking like a grim-reaper holding a wip instead of a scythe. Last edited by arcticstorm; 05-05-2005 at 08:02 PM.