The Warg and Warg Rider Appreciation Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Neurion · 04-01-2005, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SamwiseGamgee

But what does this mean, pray tell?

Lupus vindictivous indiscriminati [<Lat. 2nd Age <lupus wolf]

Roughly translates as "Large ferocious easily provoked feral canine capable of holding grudges with broad diet".

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 04-01-2005, 01:59 PM

Is anyone here familiar with Ludwig Wittgenstein's 'game' example? Perhaps Wargs cannot be defined. More on that later....

As for grudges, well, 'tis true that Wargs are especially skilled in that art. For their memories suffer no boundaries, and they can be very ill-tempered. A nasty hybrid; someone such as Elrond has been kept on his toes by the Wargs for thousands of years.

Pages ago we touched on the subject of the Istari. Now, we generally suppose that the Istari were not Wargs (although those so-called 'Blue Wizards' are tricky) but what of the purpose of the Istari? I have heard that Gandalf and co. were actually sent to act as powerful negotiators to the Wargs because, as we are all aware, the meek and timid of Middle-earth lived in constant fear of Wargs, and that's no real life (according to Manwe anyway).

Neurion · 04-01-2005, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim

Perhaps Wargs cannot be defined.

Sort of a Zen thing, huh?

SamwiseGamgee · 04-01-2005, 03:10 PM

Quite zennish, yes. It's like I said before, wargs transcend our perceptions of understanding- including definitions.

Neurion · 04-01-2005, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SamwiseGamgee

Quite zennish, yes. It's like I said before, wargs transcend our perceptions of understanding- including definitions.

I hate Zen.

SamwiseGamgee · 04-01-2005, 03:38 PM

I'll come clean, I have very little idea of what zen is. But I do know one thing- wargs are better than it!

Neurion · 04-01-2005, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by SamwiseGamgee

I'll come clean, I have very little idea of what zen is. But I do know one thing- wargs are better than it!

Yes! And I agree with your statement in its totallity!!

04-01-2005, 01:59 PM	#2
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Is anyone here familiar with Ludwig Wittgenstein's 'game' example? Perhaps Wargs cannot be defined. More on that later.... As for grudges, well, 'tis true that Wargs are especially skilled in that art. For their memories suffer no boundaries, and they can be very ill-tempered. A nasty hybrid; someone such as Elrond has been kept on his toes by the Wargs for thousands of years. Pages ago we touched on the subject of the Istari. Now, we generally suppose that the Istari were not Wargs (although those so-called 'Blue Wizards' are tricky) but what of the purpose of the Istari? I have heard that Gandalf and co. were actually sent to act as powerful negotiators to the Wargs because, as we are all aware, the meek and timid of Middle-earth lived in constant fear of Wargs, and that's no real life (according to Manwe anyway). __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

04-01-2005, 03:10 PM	#4
SamwiseGamgee Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In the warm bosom of a Warg Posts: 378	Quite zennish, yes. It's like I said before, wargs transcend our perceptions of understanding- including definitions. __________________ -- Well, I'm back.

04-01-2005, 03:38 PM	#6
SamwiseGamgee Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In the warm bosom of a Warg Posts: 378	I'll come clean, I have very little idea of what zen is. But I do know one thing- wargs are better than it! __________________ -- Well, I'm back.