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Fading Fëanorion
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: into the flood again
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The Silmarillion in one word
I'm a little surprised nobody made a thread like this after the two other 'in one word' went so well.
Since the Sil is not as universally loved as the LotR, I'm looking forward to some controversy! ![]() I'll be starting with: Terse (hope it means what I think it means, since I had to look for a fitting word in a dictionary...) ![]() |
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Princess of Skwerlz
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles)
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Formidable
(Great idea, Mac!)
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Shade of Carn Dűm
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: The Shire (Staffordshire), United Kingdom
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A Mere Boggart
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: under the bed
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Glacial
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Gordon's alive!
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Byronic Brand
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: The 1590s
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Fateful
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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
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(a) jewel
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Shade of Carn Dűm
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Chozo Ruins.
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Deep
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Auspicious Wraith
Join Date: May 2002
Location: The Netherlands
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Los Ingobernables de Harlond |
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Guard of the Citadel
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Oxon
Posts: 2,287
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magic
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“The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.”
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Pilgrim Soul
Join Date: May 2004
Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle...
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Fey
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“But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.”
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Twisted Taleswapper
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: somewhere between sanity and insanity
Posts: 1,737
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Engaging
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grand return?........ |
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Reflection of Darkness
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull.
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complex
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Face in the Water
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 729
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Depressing.
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Hauntress of the Havens
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: IN it, but not OF it
Posts: 2,724
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Unfortunate
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Itinerant Songster
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: The Edge of Faerie
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Tragic
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Illusionary Holbytla
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 7,646
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Multi-charactered.
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Itinerant Songster
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: The Edge of Faerie
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Wight
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Overpowering
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Itinerant Songster
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: The Edge of Faerie
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Cryptic Aura
Join Date: May 2002
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Doubting Dwimmerlaik
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Heaven's basement
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Not to buck the system, but in lieu of having to post thrice, here are my three one words:
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There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.
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Corpus Cacophonous
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: A green and pleasant land
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demanding
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Do you mind? I'm busy doing the fishstick. It's a very delicate state of mind! |
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Bittersweet Symphony
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: On the jolly starship Enterprise
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Long.
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Spirit of the Lonely Star
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 5,135
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- Morgoth
If it's cheating to use a proper name, then I opt for this one: - medieval
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Multitasking women are never too busy to vote. |
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Psyche of Prince Immortal
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Interesting
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Love doesn't blow up and get killed.
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Hauntress of the Havens
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: IN it, but not OF it
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Challenging
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Itinerant Songster
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: The Edge of Faerie
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Bold
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Guard of the Citadel
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Oxon
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lore
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“The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.”
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Banshee of Camelot
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Switzerland
Posts: 5,833
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Doomed !
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Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat! |
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Indiana
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Dry......
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Banshee of Camelot
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Switzerland
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sombre
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Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat! |
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Shade of Carn Dűm
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“Words can never convey the incredible impact of our attitude toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it." -Charles R. Swindoll |
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Guard of the Citadel
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Oxon
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fate...
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“The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.”
Delos B. McKown |
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A Voice That Gainsayeth
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In that far land beyond the Sea
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Convincing.
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Registered User
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Sacred
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