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Forum: The Movies
05-10-2002, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 72
Views: 12,126
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Halfir
I think those who are requesting a retitling of...I think those who are requesting a retitling of the second LOTR movie are being somewhat naive. <P>Those who have the Twin Towers horror seared into their consciousness will not need to be reminded-... |
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Forum: The Books
05-09-2002, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 76
Views: 19,917
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Halfir
The Youngest Ent:Your post has ceratinly sparked...The Youngest Ent:Your post has ceratinly sparked some erudite and entertaining responses. One point that interests me is that of the quest and the quest heros - a fundamental aspect of any epic... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-08-2002, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 215
Views: 134,970
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Halfir
Estel: may I congratulate you on what I can only...Estel: may I congratulate you on what I can only describe as a bravura performance. While I share neither your philosophic background nor your faith, I cannot but fail to be impressed both by the... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-07-2002, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 215
Views: 134,970
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Halfir
Greyhavener: this is not the forum for a...Greyhavener: this is not the forum for a theological or philosophbical religious debate. I respect your point of view. However, to me, and many others, it is a particular arrogance of Christianity... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2002, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,862
Posted By
Halfir
Lhunbelethiel: Good point, particularly in our...Lhunbelethiel: Good point, particularly in our non-sexist world! Why not 'Father Nature' indeed? Tolkien himself clearly saw an aspect - if not the aspect of Tom as one of Nature. He refers to him... |
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Forum: The Books
05-06-2002, 04:22 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,862
Posted By
Halfir
The Half Hobbit:Insofar as we are all unique...The Half Hobbit:Insofar as we are all unique individual creations I would not disagree with your statement that:"The essential 'self' of each of them is something I can only guess at."But I do think... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
05-06-2002, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 215
Views: 134,970
Posted By
Halfir
I come very late to this debate,and apologise if...I come very late to this debate,and apologise if some of the comments I make have previously been said more elegantly by others. In looking through this very extensive and well-argued thread one... |
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Forum: The Books
05-05-2002, 11:29 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 11,558
Posted By
Halfir
By inference from Gandalf's comments I think you...By inference from Gandalf's comments I think you are probably correct. But it still leaves at large the question of Sauron's non-use of them, which I think Thingol's post answers pretty well. |
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Forum: The Books
05-05-2002, 05:33 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 11,462
Posted By
Halfir
Piosenniel: The nicety of your argument eludes...Piosenniel: The nicety of your argument eludes me. Granted that Melkor is immortal, if he is subject to timelesspunishment and all opportunity to repent has been removed I can't quite see how he... |
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Forum: The Books
05-05-2002, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,267
Posted By
Halfir
Perhaps Tolkien re-read the Narnia Chronicles and...Perhaps Tolkien re-read the Narnia Chronicles and realized how truly awful they are! |
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Forum: The Books
05-05-2002, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,185
Posted By
Halfir
Mithadan and Child of the 7th Age: it's always a...Mithadan and Child of the 7th Age: it's always a pleasure to read your well argued posts, even if I don't always find myself in agreement with them! With regard to Tolkien's view on what mighthave... |
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Forum: The Books
05-05-2002, 06:39 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 9,397
Posted By
Halfir
One point I failed to mention in my criticism of...One point I failed to mention in my criticism of Lewis is really one that belongs to Tolkien, who, as has been posted, was not a fan of the Narnia series. In the Forewood to the FOTR - in talking... |
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Forum: The Books
05-05-2002, 01:30 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 9,397
Posted By
Halfir
Silver-Shod Muse, Kalessin: Your respective...Silver-Shod Muse, Kalessin: Your respective points are well taken. I particularly agree with the comment that Lewis would tend to spill-out the joy he had found whereas Tolkien would be more... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2002, 08:17 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 11,462
Posted By
Halfir
Kalessin: I amazed at your modesty! After a post...Kalessin: I amazed at your modesty! After a post such as that I would have written QED. Great stuff! You've certainly convinced me. And I promise not to start a free-will debate! |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2002, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,571
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Halfir
Lathspell: Thank you for such a detailed response...Lathspell: Thank you for such a detailed response to my comments. He ie either a brave man or a fool who crosses swords with Gandalf himself - and I am not sure into which category I fall! However,... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2002, 06:59 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 11,462
Posted By
Halfir
Mark 12_30: I loved your post and argument, but...Mark 12_30: I loved your post and argument, but from a textual purity point of view I just can't see how you can gloss the words of Iluvatar regarding Melkor in the way that you do. I have always... |
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Forum: The Books
05-03-2002, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 11,462
Posted By
Halfir
"I think the offer of redemption is always..."I think the offer of redemption is always present; it's the one who has to make the choice to accept it who prolongs the process." I think this post says it perfectly, and yes, I did understand... |
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Forum: The Books
05-03-2002, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,448
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Halfir
Lostgaerial: your comment about LOTR being full...Lostgaerial: your comment about LOTR being full of cliches is true - but in a paradoxical sense. Because, in LOTR the cliches work - they fit beautifully into the masterwork that Tolkien crafted and... |
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Forum: The Books
05-03-2002, 10:12 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,561
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Halfir
I suspect the Bounders of The Shire had a...I suspect the Bounders of The Shire had a two-fold function. The first one is that described in the Prologue to FOTR , which is effectively a 'policing function' to make sure that the 'wrong sort'... |
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Forum: The Books
05-03-2002, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 11,558
Posted By
Halfir
Thingol: I forgot to say that I liked your phrase...Thingol: I forgot to say that I liked your phrase about the Balro co-habiting with the Orcs. It put a somewhat different gloss on the usual approach to the subject! |
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Forum: The Books
05-03-2002, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,571
Posted By
Halfir
Jen Framp and Baran: here is how I would answer...Jen Framp and Baran: here is how I would answer your questions regarding Gandalf's 'death' and his revivification as the more powerful Gandalf the White. 1. Gandalf, along with other Istari was... |
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Forum: The Books
05-03-2002, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,884
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Halfir
I am very much down on my knees thanking the One...I am very much down on my knees thanking the One that we avoided having a hobbit Trotter, along with a Bingo -Bolger Baginns et.al. What is interesting, I think, is that when you read the earlier... |
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Forum: The Books
05-03-2002, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,360
Posted By
Halfir
As an aside comment on Birdland's post regarding...As an aside comment on Birdland's post regarding Tolkien and the English class system, it used to be said that the English preferred their dogs to their children. That is why they have a... |
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Forum: The Books
05-03-2002, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 11,462
Posted By
Halfir
Whether you've scored in the bull, or have misled...Whether you've scored in the bull, or have misled us all by a thought-provoking but incorrect premise I don't know, but I very much liked your linking of the two groups of nine. It's interesting... |
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Forum: The Books
05-02-2002, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,862
Posted By
Halfir
Belin: I think you make a very important point...Belin: I think you make a very important point when you say of Gandalf and Elrond: "(they) talk as if they didn't really understand him."If Gandalf - a leading Istari - soon to be transformed into... |
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