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Forum: The Books
10-06-2009, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,767
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JeffF.
Legolas Silvan by culture Sindarin by ancestry
According to Unfinished Tales in the chapter about Galadriesl and Celeborn, Thranduil, Legolas' father, was a Sindarin Elf who ruled over Silvan elves. Both the Sindar and the Noldor seem to have... |
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Forum: The Books
10-06-2009, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,767
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JeffF.
Elvish numbers fairly large at end of SA
Tolkien wrote in the Silmarillion about the host of the Last Alliance of Men and Elves when it gathered at Imladris (Rivendell) that, "none greater has been mustered (in Middle Earth) since the host... |
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Forum: The Books
10-06-2009, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,767
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JeffF.
Nature/Cause of the weariness of Eldar in the Third Age
Did Tolkien ever write anything about what the cause was of the weariness the High Elves felt during the Third Age? Given the thousands of years of their struggles against evil in the First and... |
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Forum: The Books
10-06-2009, 09:13 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 15,670
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JeffF.
The Eye Was Sauron's physical form
in the Silmarillion chapter called Akallabeth, near the end, Tolkien wirtes that (in the fall of Numenor) " Sauron was robbed of that shape in which he had wrought so great an evil, so that he could... |
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Forum: The Books
08-31-2009, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,467
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JeffF.
UT decscription
One of the points made in UT was that Denethor was not trained in the use of the stones therefore the strain on him was greater. i think that each warden of a stone would have had assistants to... |
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Forum: The Books
08-30-2009, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,467
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JeffF.
Where to look
I don't think that was as great a problem as you state, take Umbar Any gathering of the Corsair fleet or preparations for war would take place in that great harbor. If the Haradrim invaded they must... |
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Forum: The Books
08-28-2009, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,467
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JeffF.
Palantiri usage
I would think that the Kingdoms in Exile would have kept the stones in nearly continuous usage. Given their knowledge of astronomy (Unfinished Tales Description of Numenor) they must have known... |
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Forum: The Books
08-27-2009, 03:30 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,467
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JeffF.
Focus
Hi Rumil, I think the example of Sauron not spotting the Rohirrim is one of focus, a similar problem to modern aerial surveillance. If your system is focusing on a small point to gain clarity or... |
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Forum: The Books
08-27-2009, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 9,467
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JeffF.
The Military uses of the Palantiri.
As most of you know I'm particularly interested in the military aspects of M-E. LotR shows some uses of the Palantiri that reveal their usefulness as a source of Intelligence on the enemy e.g. what... |
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Forum: The Books
08-26-2009, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 9,193
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JeffF.
Trade Routes
Don't forget the wine of Dorwinion (Northeast of the Sea of Ruhn) which was valued by Thradnuil's elves (from the Hobbit). There must have been much overseas trade by Gondor (with whom I can't... |
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Forum: The Books
08-03-2009, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 14,060
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JeffF.
High Elves
Another factor to consider is that most of hte Noldor would not have been to Aman rather they would be descendants of those. The various disasters sufered by the Noldor kingdoms in Beleriand must... |
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Forum: The Books
07-29-2009, 09:04 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,496
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JeffF.
Purpose and Practice
Just wanted to point out that the Purpose and the Practice of power can be two very different things. Take gunpowder, the Chinse intended that it be used to create magnificent fireworks to celebrate... |
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Forum: The Books
07-24-2009, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,190
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JeffF.
Gollum at Mordor
The Tale of the Years in RotK states that Gollum was captured in Mordor but why did he go there? I know that he was searching for the Ring but what reason would he search in Mordor (only to be... |
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Forum: The Books
07-22-2009, 02:37 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,181
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JeffF.
Difference in scale in the two maps
I recently got out the maps in the Silmarillion and the map in Unfinished Tales (UT)(which is an updated version of the one in LotR). I realized that the distance from the hill Himring to the Ered... |
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Forum: The Books
07-20-2009, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,312
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JeffF.
The Horn
The horn was given to Merry by Eowyn (See Many Partings RotK), it was made by the Dwarves and was part of the hoard of Scatha the Worm. Eorl the young brought it with him when the Rohirrim emigrated... |
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Forum: The Books
07-16-2009, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 17,857
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JeffF.
Angmar King or Kingdom
There is also the possibility that the Kingdom of Angmar was named after the inidvidual whose name was Angmar. The name has no previous affiliation with any region in the North and appears only... |
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Forum: The Books
07-15-2009, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 8,884
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JeffF.
Sauron & the Three
Though he did not ever touch them they were made with his assistance & knowledge of craft, this probably explains why he exerted less influence on the Three but as stated in LotR all they did with... |
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Forum: The Books
07-14-2009, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 8,493
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Perspective
I don't think Gandalf's ring necessarily provided protection for the Shire. THe Shire was relatively small and the population was small, Eriador alone was an immense area (the distance from the... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2009, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 17,857
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JeffF.
The creature Gothmog at the Siege of Minas Tirith
I never imagined that Gothmog, Lieutenant of Minas Morgul as he is called in RotK, was an orc. Given the hierarchy of Sauron's forces his Nazgul seem to be the leaders of his forces particularly in... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2009, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,342
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JeffF.
What broke the darkness at the Siege of Minas Tirith?
The discussion on magic and power made me think of this. Prior to the siege Sauron creates darkness over Minas Tirith to enhance the morale of his orcs who detest the light and perhpas to protect... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2009, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 7,621
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JeffF.
Not just the Maia and Wizards and Ringbearers
The Elves were considered by men to be magical beings though the Elves seemed not to understand what men or hobbits meant by 'magic.' The Elf blades that glowed in the presense of evil would be an... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2009, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,181
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JeffF.
Rending the Very Earth
after thinking more about it the powers and force that could rend the very earth in such a horrific manner would probably not be an even effect of lowering or raising the whole rather a mix of both... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2009, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,181
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JeffF.
Correction to my earlier
According to Unfinished Tales It was the hill of Himring that survived as the island Himling off the coast of Northern Ered Luin and not the Gulf of Luhn. It is interesting that this hill, not a... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-08-2009, 10:19 AM
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Replies: 998
Views: 412,858
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JeffF.
Dennis McKiernan books
I like the stories of his Middle Earth-like world. I particularly like the Silver Duology which is plainly (thinly disguised) his version of the Dwarves retaking Moria. |
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Forum: The Books
07-08-2009, 09:15 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 31,181
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JeffF.
Beleriand & Lindon
I'm away from my books but I remember reading that Mount Dolmed in Beleriand survived as an island off the coast of Ered Lindon near the Gulf of Lune and the Dwarf holds in Northern and Southern Ered... |
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