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Forum: The Books 09-13-2024, 02:45 PM
Replies: 154
Views: 169,099
Posted By Huinesoron
It's still underground! It just had a brief...

It's still underground! It just had a brief excursion above by way of a Hobbit, barely worth mentioning.

Can something be "lost" if it is physically in someone's possession? Absolutely! "Painting...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 09-13-2024, 05:52 AM
Replies: 4,557
Views: 1,090,642
Posted By Huinesoron
Seconded! Happy birthday, Urwen. :) hS

Seconded! Happy birthday, Urwen. :)

hS
Forum: The Books 09-13-2024, 05:51 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,789
Posted By Huinesoron
Doing a quick comparison: AAm: ...

Doing a quick comparison:

AAm:
Awakening-Finding: 35VY = 335SY
Finding-March: 20VY = 192SY
March-Arrival in Aman: 28VY = 268SY
Arrival in Aman-Death of Trees: 362VY = 3469 SY

Arvegil:...
Forum: The Movies 09-13-2024, 05:08 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 624
Posted By Huinesoron
This one was so much fun. :D I was giggling the...

This one was so much fun. :D I was giggling the whole way through.


I initially objected to the flyover shots of the Elves in the mountains, but actually, yeah, they had to pass through the Blue...
Forum: The Movies 09-12-2024, 08:41 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 989
Posted By Huinesoron
"Sorcerer, Ringwraith, Lord of the Nazgul, whingy...

"Sorcerer, Ringwraith, Lord of the Nazgul, whingy teenager long ago..."

hS
Forum: The Movies 09-12-2024, 06:41 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 989
Posted By Huinesoron
Oh look, it's the B-plot. Oh man, is...

Oh look, it's the B-plot.


Oh man, is Isildur dead??! No, because Hugo Weaving has to yell at him in about, oh, probably 6 months on this compressed timeline. It really takes all the tension out...
Forum: The Movies 09-07-2024, 04:28 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,171
Posted By Huinesoron
Narya **Spoiler Warning** Rings of Power S2E2 - "Where the Stars are Strange"

Okay, episode 1 was surprisingly okay, so what about episode 2? I can't remember the order of any of this, but:


Some beautiful interior views of Khazad-Dum. They have hanging gardens, how...
Forum: The Movies 09-07-2024, 04:02 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,335
Posted By Huinesoron
Yep, this; I've watched 2 and 3 recently so plan...

Yep, this; I've watched 2 and 3 recently so plan to start those if nobody does it first.

hS
Forum: Quiz Room 09-04-2024, 04:29 AM
Replies: 4,083
Views: 831,081
Posted By Huinesoron
brb, checking The Children of Hurin. Hmm,...

brb, checking The Children of Hurin.

Hmm, okay. I'm going to guess you are Anglachel/Gurthang. There's some nice translated names in the riddle - I spotted "strong" for Beleg and "place of...
Forum: The Movies 09-03-2024, 03:34 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,335
Posted By Huinesoron
Narya **Spoiler Warning** Rings of Power S2E1 - "Elven Kings Under the Sky"

Yup, we're doing this again. Love it, hate it, refuse to watch it, here's your spoiler thread for The Lord of the Rings: Extracts from Appendix B (Revised and Expanded) - Season 2 ~~~ Episode 1.
...
Forum: Quiz Room 08-23-2024, 07:34 AM
Replies: 4,083
Views: 831,081
Posted By Huinesoron
Correct! Or close enough: the actual answer is...

Correct! Or close enough: the actual answer is "no man".

I heard their words:
The lord of the Forest welcomed me: "Into Doriath shall no Man come while my realm lasts, not even those of the house...
Forum: Quiz Room 08-23-2024, 06:41 AM
Replies: 4,083
Views: 831,081
Posted By Huinesoron
Hiya! It's been... A While, yeah. Neither...

Hiya! It's been... A While, yeah.

Neither Telperien nor Thorin, though it looks like you have the Island right. (I will note in passing that "lord" in the first line is not a specific title; it...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 08-23-2024, 05:55 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 22,716
Posted By Huinesoron
Question I've kept tracking guest counts occasionally, and...

I've kept tracking guest counts occasionally, and over the past 5 days it kind of looks like there's a pattern:

https://i.imgur.com/0xQvQXT.png

The bottom of the "trough" on the 22nd is at 1pm...
Forum: The Movies 08-23-2024, 03:55 AM
Replies: 21
Views: 9,163
Posted By Huinesoron
We got a trailer!...

We got a trailer! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCUg6Td5fgQ) With actual footage and everything!

It is...

... how can I put this...

... a seemingly-accurate retelling of the tale of Helm...
Forum: The Books 08-22-2024, 08:29 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 42,038
Posted By Huinesoron
It's not a problem. You came across as abrupt but...

It's not a problem. You came across as abrupt but not angry. Hopefully you've managed to sleep now?



Interesting... I went back and looked at the BoLT version, and the course of the "light of...
Forum: The Books 08-21-2024, 01:54 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 42,038
Posted By Huinesoron
There are 3264 years from the arrival to the end...

There are 3264 years from the arrival to the end of the Age. That's far enough off that I can't honestly say it matches the 3100 XVIII statement, especially since that quote says it was probably...
Forum: The Books 08-20-2024, 04:18 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 42,038
Posted By Huinesoron
Lies, lies, lies. Of course I went ahead and did...

Lies, lies, lies. Of course I went ahead and did it.

The Unified Tolkien Timeline (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uN9F0FmBjkQCm7ezxqr0lBkLTTHjmF_oRRopWitt6ds/pubhtml) runs from the entry...
Forum: The Books 08-19-2024, 03:24 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 42,038
Posted By Huinesoron
Yes, you could do any of those things. "Three...

Yes, you could do any of those things. "Three Ages" is the only one for which there are multiple sources tied to it (the AAm entry for his release, and the GA entry for Luthien's birth), so I have...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 08-16-2024, 02:48 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 22,716
Posted By Huinesoron
I don't want to jinx it, but the numbers I wrote...

I don't want to jinx it, but the numbers I wrote a few posts above were all 3000+; since I stopped recording them, I've only seen one 3000+ guest count, with everything else being in the 2000s. (I...
Forum: Quiz Room 08-14-2024, 08:52 AM
Replies: 4,083
Views: 831,081
Posted By Huinesoron
Well, why not? I heard their words: The...

Well, why not?

I heard their words:
The lord of the Forest welcomed me;
The queen of the Island wished my hand;
The king in the Mountains feared me;
The steed of the Plains would bear me;
But...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 08-14-2024, 08:29 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 22,716
Posted By Huinesoron
If accurate, this idea would seem like a good...

If accurate, this idea would seem like a good solution:



So guests (including real guests) would only get a new snapshot of the site every few minutes, while logged-in users would still get it...
Forum: The Books 08-10-2024, 04:52 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 42,038
Posted By Huinesoron
The Master wants updateses, yes he does. Nice...

The Master wants updateses, yes he does. Nice Master, very kind to poor Huinessssoron.



Agreed, after checking the source. Which is only 1 SY off where I already had it.



The timeline...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 08-10-2024, 01:14 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 22,716
Posted By Huinesoron
8:10 am at GMT+1, we have 5721 guests. Breakdown...

8:10 am at GMT+1, we have 5721 guests. Breakdown across forums, top to bottom:

318/109/194
181/33/208
62/5
15
2/6/3/67
153/5

I don't know if it's useful, but I'm trying to log the numbers...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 08-09-2024, 01:32 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 22,716
Posted By Huinesoron
On the front page, I just see the viewer count...

On the front page, I just see the viewer count next to each sub forum. So for instance "The Books (91 viewing)".

Currently we're at 6294 Guests, but only slight increases in each forum. So the bot...
Forum: The Barrow-Downs 08-09-2024, 08:35 AM
Replies: 39
Views: 22,716
Posted By Huinesoron
Thank you, Mithadan. Hopefully now we're in...

Thank you, Mithadan. Hopefully now we're in hiding things will settle down. If anyone still wants to see what's going on with Finrod-Zong, you can access the Google Doc of the current state of it...
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