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Forum: The Movies
10-11-2024, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,667
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Galin
Pedantry Alert
The Balrogs were not Maiar...
Pedantry Alert The Balrogs were not Maiar when JRRT wrote this. That said, I'd agree that Tolkien, in the early 1950s, still meant for Ecthelion's helm to spike a Balrog, given that the helm is... |
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Forum: The Books
08-03-2024, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 67,068
Posted By
Galin
Wholly agree!
Christopher Tolkien even...
Wholly agree! Christopher Tolkien even states that had his father remembered what he'd added to the second edition about Celebrimbor, he'd have "undoubtedly" felt bound to the already published... |
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Forum: The Books
07-30-2024, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 67,068
Posted By
Galin
Okay my head is spinning.
And marveling at...
Okay my head is spinning. And marveling at all the cross-referencing work being done here :eek: Advice alert: I'm someone who (at least so far) pays little heed to the 1959-ish texts, and even... |
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Forum: The Books
03-27-2024, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,292
Posted By
Galin
Again, Tolkien himself from his original...
Again, Tolkien himself from his original (published) foreword to The Lord of the Rings: But obviously being labelled unreliable doesn't mean "everything" (hyperbole noted) has been confused,... |
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Forum: The Books
01-19-2024, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,718
Posted By
Galin
Maybe you're thinking of a note to The Shibboleth...
Maybe you're thinking of a note to The Shibboleth of Feanor. "As is seen in the Silmarillion. This is not an Eldarin title or work. It is a compilation, probably made in Numenor, which includes... |
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Forum: The Books
08-18-2023, 01:09 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,292
Posted By
Galin
I suppose the problem of the "path to the Stone...
I suppose the problem of the "path to the Stone Trolls and so on" (the problem as laid out in The History of The Hobbit) can fall under such a general "out". JRRT worked on a proposed solution for... |
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Forum: The Books
06-13-2023, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 18,081
Posted By
Galin
Possibly foolish questions alert, but concerning...
Possibly foolish questions alert, but concerning The Nature of Middle-Earth text "Concerning Galadriel & Celeborn" . . . mmm, what is it, exactly :D Carl Hostetter explains: "1) manuscript... |
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Forum: The Books
06-08-2023, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 18,081
Posted By
Galin
Thanks for this.
Given what you say here, I...
Thanks for this. Given what you say here, I could be off in my opinion that the Melian idea ["addition"] pre-dates the "over the mountains" version -- but if it post dates this version, then it... |
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Forum: The Books
06-07-2023, 09:56 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 18,081
Posted By
Galin
For possible clarity, the "addition" here is not...
For possible clarity, the "addition" here is not simply that Galadriel passed over with Melian, but as I quoted above: "We have dwelt here since the mountains were reared and the sun was young... |
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Forum: The Books
06-07-2023, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 18,081
Posted By
Galin
My first edition (fifth impression) has Galadriel...
My first edition (fifth impression) has Galadriel " . . . sister of Felagund of the House of Finrod." With Finrod (later Finarfin) being her father here. If that helps! |
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Forum: The Books
06-06-2023, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 18,081
Posted By
Galin
I agree that these texts seem to indicate a ban,...
I agree that these texts seem to indicate a ban, even if Tolkien hadn't yet thought of a reason for Galadriel specifically to be banned. Anyway, the reason I "woke up" this thread concerns a... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-25-2022, 11:32 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 15,294
Posted By
Galin
Tolkien illustrated both Beleg and Gwindor, and...
Tolkien illustrated both Beleg and Gwindor, and thus we can see the long hair. Okay, it's an early-ish painting, but still. Although I'm guessing, in any case, that some will say these characters... |
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Forum: The Books
11-09-2022, 01:20 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 10,886
Posted By
Galin
Hmm. I found components to WCH's statement above:...
Hmm. I found components to WCH's statement above: for example (stated by Manwe) in the conclusion to Quenta Silmarillion [HME 5]: "Now all those who have the blood of Mortal Men, in whatever part,... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-02-2022, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 15,294
Posted By
Galin
That's how I read this passage: we have the comb...
That's how I read this passage: we have the comb plus "untended as a thicket of brambles." A thicket of brambles gives me an image of a wild, matted thickness that's difficult to pass through --... |
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Forum: The Books
09-27-2022, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,633
Posted By
Galin
Actually, now that I think more about it . . .
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Actually, now that I think more about it . . . . . . I suppose I could look at the Problem of ROS text as starting off external, but once Tolkien goes into solution mode, we are in in-story... |
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Forum: The Books
09-27-2022, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,633
Posted By
Galin
But this, in my opinion, rests on the matter...
But this, in my opinion, rests on the matter being a historical certainty, so to speak. But what if Andreth's prophecy is uttered, and the truth of the words are never confirmed by internal... |
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Forum: The Books
09-26-2022, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17,764
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Galin
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Forum: The Books
09-26-2022, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17,764
Posted By
Galin
In The Problem of ROS itself, the speech of the...
In The Problem of ROS itself, the speech of the Hadorians is said to be related to the tongue of Beor's folk: "(probably about as nearly as Noldorin Quenya to Telerin of Valinor): communication... |
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Forum: The Books
09-26-2022, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 15,117
Posted By
Galin
For me, Tolkien-published* text is canon.
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For me, Tolkien-published* text is canon. And as the posthumously published stuff seems to raise the very question, again for me, that seems an easy division. Were we ever supposed to see any of... |
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Forum: The Books
09-26-2022, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 15,633
Posted By
Galin
But do we have to assume that part of her...
But do we have to assume that part of her prophecy is false? I'm not sure I understand what it is you find problematic here. Does this connect with issue 1? Sorry If I'm being dim here. ... |
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Forum: The Books
08-14-2022, 02:05 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 13,203
Posted By
Galin
I note that you write "seems" to date from the...
I note that you write "seems" to date from the 1950s, and I've no problem with that. I'm just wondering if these notes could be later, perhaps even very much later . . . so, anything preventing this?... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-25-2022, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 12,210
Posted By
Galin
Well, for my part, I'm mostly commenting on the...
Well, for my part, I'm mostly commenting on the Tolkienian stuff . . . aside from what is realistic or not with respect to a show (any show). I mean I'm not unaware of the context of the thread, but... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-23-2022, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 12,210
Posted By
Galin
I argue that Tolkien eventually realized that...
I argue that Tolkien eventually realized that they didn't have to be, although interestingly, if I recall correctly, he did add a reference to the Dome of Varda to LQ2 -- but again, there's no... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-23-2022, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 12,210
Posted By
Galin
I think Tolkien's recharacterization of The...
I think Tolkien's recharacterization of The Silmarillion as a mostly Mannish work solved his problem. The revision to The Hobbit was, in my opinion, done in order to take out an explicit mention... |
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Forum: The Books
10-12-2021, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 67,068
Posted By
Galin
On this point, GA simply notes: "Thereafter...
On this point, GA simply notes: "Thereafter Maedros wielded his sword with his left hand." while QS note that he: "lived to wield his sword with left hand more deadly than his right had been." ... |
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