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Forum: The Movies
Today, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 118
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Mithadan
Coincidentally, the article linked below is quite...
Coincidentally, the article linked below is quite critical of the LoTR cinematic "franchise." While I declined to dignify the article that bore the title listed in my first post in this thread by... |
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Forum: The Movies
Yesterday, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 118
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Mithadan
The story discusses the upcoming movie The ...
The story discusses the upcoming movie The Search for Gollum and suggests that The Lord of the Rings "franchise" needs to move beyond its fixation upon the Ring. This argument ignores, of course,... |
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Forum: The Movies
Yesterday, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 118
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Mithadan
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Forum: The Books
06-01-2024, 04:56 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 303
Posted By
Mithadan
Hmmm. I wonder what the statute of limitations is...
Hmmm. I wonder what the statute of limitations is in Middle Earth for recovery of personal property and adverse possession of real property? |
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Forum: The Books
05-31-2024, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 303
Posted By
Mithadan
Bilbo was, definitionally, a thief and also,...
Bilbo was, definitionally, a thief and also, arguably, a cheater. http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=5911 |
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Forum: The Movies
05-31-2024, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 27,985
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Mithadan
Well, lots of folks complained when he was left...
Well, lots of folks complained when he was left out of Jackson's versions. They should all be happy now... shouldn't they? |
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Forum: The Books
05-29-2024, 03:05 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 303
Posted By
Mithadan
I suppose that it is possible. Dr. Seuss' papers...
I suppose that it is possible. Dr. Seuss' papers are at Dartmouth, if I'm not mistaken, if someone wants to undertake a research project. I do not know if they have his letters or materials from his... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-29-2024, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 27,985
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Mithadan
Rings of Power - Tom Bombadil
It appears that Bombadil will be included in the latest iteration of RoP. ... |
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Forum: Discussion
05-26-2024, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,781
Posted By
Mithadan
With apologies for the delay, Chapters XXII and...
With apologies for the delay, Chapters XXII and XXII have been posted. Enjoy! |
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Forum: The Red Book
05-26-2024, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,440
Posted By
Mithadan
Chapter XXI
THE CAVALRY OF ERIADOR
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Chapter XXI THE CAVALRY OF ERIADOR The sharp ears of Madrigal Brandybuck were not deceived and she indeed heard from afar the horn of Eorl, blown long and strong by her grandsire Meriadoc the... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-20-2024, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,667
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Mithadan
We are aware of them. Those posts that have links...
We are aware of them. Those posts that have links embedded get deleted. I find the mindless (no pun intended) posts wearisome but harmless. It is the sheer number of scrapers that bothers me. I used... |
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Forum: The Movies
05-18-2024, 10:09 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 58,581
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Mithadan
Only what Serkis and Jackson have said in...
Only what Serkis and Jackson have said in interviews. The movie will show efforts by Gandalf, Aragorn and others to locate Gollum after the wizard's encounter with Bilbo following his Birthday Party... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2024, 12:40 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,548
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Mithadan
Any thoughts on CT's revised version, The West of...
Any thoughts on CT's revised version, The West of Middle-Earth at the End of the Third Age, attached to Unfinished Tales? |
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Forum: The Books
04-24-2024, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,910
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Mithadan
from the perspective of storytelling, the climax...
from the perspective of storytelling, the climax of the story is the Battle of Five Armies and Thorin's death scene. To add chapters after this about how Gandalf and Bilbo came across wolves, stray... |
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Forum: The Books
04-20-2024, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,910
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Mithadan
Regarding the swords:
The fall of Gondolin...
Regarding the swords: The fall of Gondolin took place roughly 6000 years before the events in The Hobbit. Why shouldn't there be a long chain of plunderers plundering plunderers. Given the... |
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Forum: The Books
04-19-2024, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,910
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Mithadan
I will return later to discuss more of...
I will return later to discuss more of Huinesoron's excellent list, and will post now to address the Gondolin swords. Glamdring was Turgon's sword. Assuming that the account found in Lost Tales... |
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Forum: Discussion
02-16-2024, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,781
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Mithadan
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Forum: The Red Book
02-16-2024, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,440
Posted By
Mithadan
Chapter XIX
HIDE AND SEEK
The...
Chapter XIX HIDE AND SEEK The afternoon was grey and the sky had become blustery. Madrigal rode ahead, with Geniwel seated behind her, and with Cider impatient to run still farther and... |
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Forum: The Books
02-06-2024, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 2,971
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Mithadan
I seem to recall some mention from Frodo or Bilbo...
I seem to recall some mention from Frodo or Bilbo that the Ring was placed on a chain because it sometimes changed size. I could not find such a reference in Shadow of the Past (which does mention... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-21-2024, 05:35 PM
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Replies: 4,529
Views: 989,307
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Mithadan
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Forum: The Books
01-19-2024, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,093
Posted By
Mithadan
The four tales are also discussed by CRRT in the...
The four tales are also discussed by CRRT in the introduction to Children of Hurin. He cited correspondence to Waldman though not by name if I recall. The 4 were Beren and Luthien, Hurin and Turin,... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-16-2024, 08:00 AM
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Replies: 4,529
Views: 989,307
Posted By
Mithadan
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Forum: Discussion
01-12-2024, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,781
Posted By
Mithadan
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Forum: The Red Book
01-12-2024, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,440
Posted By
Mithadan
Chapter XVII
LAND AND SKY
The old...
Chapter XVII LAND AND SKY The old dwarf clad himself, grabbed his battle-axe, and left his room. There was no one in the corridor so Gimli stumped out to find someone. In the hall beyond,... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
01-01-2024, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 4,529
Views: 989,307
Posted By
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