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Forum: The Books
09-17-2016, 04:31 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,509
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Barrel-rider
ReplyHobbits loved boasting about their ancestors, and I suppose that's as close to reading for pleasure as you can get. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
08-24-2016, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 4,197
Views: 1,298,441
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Welcome GreybeardWelcome! Glad you decided to join us! I'm a relatively new fan myself, though I am inspired by Tolkien's works. Hope you enjoy your stay! :smokin: |
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Forum: The Books
08-19-2016, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,971
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Forum: The Books
08-17-2016, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 10,971
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Barrel-rider
Third Dark Lord, or Melkor's Return?I've heard it said that, according to prophecy, before the Battle of Battles, Melkor was to return. I've wondered myself if this was meant to be taken literally, or metaphorically. In other... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
08-15-2016, 12:19 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 43,996
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Barrel-rider
In replyIsn't is strange how Professor's use of the language holds up even now? If he were alive today, as Professor John Ronald Reuel "I'm-so-not-immortal" Tolkien, I'd like to think he'd be proud of... |
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Forum: The Books
08-12-2016, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 78
Views: 45,576
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In replyI don't think he was lying in denying allegory, like you said, but I also think that his works are fantasy stories with "real" figures in them. The reason I put "real" in quotation marks is because,... |
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Forum: The Books
07-30-2016, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 13,994
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In replyI'd say recognition and vanity. Sauron's probably very eager to show off his power, so making his most insignificant minions very recognizable might be a show of it. |
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Forum: The Books
07-27-2016, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,828
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Forum: The Books
07-27-2016, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,828
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Barrel-rider
In replyBut weren't at least some dragons bred by Morgoth and Sauron? Because Dark Tongue could apply here if that's so. |
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Forum: The Books
07-26-2016, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,828
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Barrel-rider
Reply to InziladunBut he must have picked up at least a little Khuzdul, I mean, he single-handedly besieged and conquered a dwarf king's mountain fortress. He might know a word or two at the very least. Of course,... |
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Forum: The Books
07-26-2016, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 11,828
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Barrel-rider
Languages Smaug spoke?When I was reading The Hobbit, I became curious as to what languages Smaug spoke. Dragons don't seem to have much of a culture or a relationship with other species (a positive one at least), so how... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-26-2016, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 4,197
Views: 1,298,441
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Thanks!Thanks for welcoming me, guys :) I'm glad this place is still active. I also think I'll be using the smoking emoticon a lot :smokin: |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-17-2016, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 4,197
Views: 1,298,441
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Hi guys :)Hi. I'm new here, but I want to tell you a little about me: I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air, I am he that walks unseen. I am... |
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