![]() |
![]() |
Visit The *EVEN NEWER* Barrow-Downs Photo Page |
|
Showing results 1 to 21 of 21
Search took 0.01 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Owain son of Urien |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 24
Views: 4,528
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
![]() Originally posted by Squatter of Amon Rudh ME TOO. And it's NOT a stupid book. |
Forum: The Books
![]() |
Replies: 27
Views: 9,479
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
smilies/smile.gif Hi peregrin_took_323 and...
smilies/smile.gif Hi peregrin_took_323 and Welcome. An interesting view. That's what I find is so good about Tolkien - everyone has their own 'take' on things - don't you think? smilies/smile.gif |
Forum: The Books
![]() |
Replies: 17
Views: 6,695
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
smilies/smile.gif Yes, British style chips are...
smilies/smile.gif Yes, British style chips are bigger than french fries. smilies/smile.gif |
Forum: The Books
![]() |
Replies: 33
Views: 7,417
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
smilies/smile.gif Legolas and Gimli from the end...
smilies/smile.gif Legolas and Gimli from the end of LoTR's to their sailing into the west. smilies/rolleyes.gif No, Aragorn's adventures as strider. smilies/rolleyes.gif No, The Dwarves re... |
Forum: The Books
![]() |
Replies: 17
Views: 6,695
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
smilies/smile.gif I've just eaten a 'hobbit'...
smilies/smile.gif I've just eaten a 'hobbit' meal. I had fish and chips for my lunch. If you remember, it's what Sam offered to cook for Gollum, just before they met Faramir. (p.s. in the... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 53
Views: 13,737
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
smilies/rolleyes.gif Judging by what he did WHEN...
smilies/rolleyes.gif Judging by what he did WHEN he was alive, IF he were alive today, he would still be constantly changing the stories. By now, there would be so many different versions, that far... |
Forum: The Books
![]() |
Replies: 27
Views: 9,479
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
![]() smilies/frown.gif Good question TSsM. This is a thing that I have always had a problem with. HOW, would an immortal become mortal simply through choice? Why not the other way around? Marriage to... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 17
Views: 5,764
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
smilies/smile.gif There are ALWAYS changes made...
smilies/smile.gif There are ALWAYS changes made when a book is brought to the screen. The most important thing is that they stick to the spirit of the book and not change the emphasis; like altering... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 35
Views: 6,959
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
![]() smilies/smile.gif IWASgoing to write something longer, until I read what greyhavener HAS written. Now there's no need. I'll just add that I believe that it's the HOBBITS who represent 'ordinary... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 54
Views: 12,824
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
|
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
![]() |
Replies: 614
Views: 115,045
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
I am looking for adventure.
Successful...
I am looking for adventure. Successful businessman seeks new challenge. Fed up with hum drum existence. Would like to join any arduous expedition heading to dangerous parts. Please contact... |
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
![]() |
Replies: 42
Views: 10,196
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
I can't picture Leglolas playing the fiddle. I...
I can't picture Leglolas playing the fiddle. I see him more as a flute player, or perhaps accompanying himself on something like a lute when singing. Hobbits I CAN see playing the fiddle. I can... |
Forum: The Books
![]() |
Replies: 853
Views: 164,151
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
![]() JRR used a lot of Welsh names [like Arwen]. Anybody interested in lots and lots of 'Tolkienesque' type names for characters in their own stories go to http://www.kabalarians.com/female/welsh-f.htm... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 18
Views: 8,992
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
Hhhhmmm. I guess I'd have to agree with you on...
Hhhhmmm. I guess I'd have to agree with you on that, Liriodendron. The Elvish places weren't as magical or ethereal as they might have been. |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 18
Views: 8,992
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
Hi Arwen Imladris. That's fine. There's nothing...
Hi Arwen Imladris. That's fine. There's nothing wrong with having the film version as the images YOU see when you read the books. THEY ARE GREAT IMAGES and I don't have a problem with them... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 18
Views: 8,992
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
![]() Hi. I think that so far we seem to be roughly in agreement. When reading, we supply our own vision of the characters,[which may or may not coincide with the film version]; and are happy to have the... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 18
Views: 8,992
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
![]() Has anyone who has re-read the book since watching the film, found that they now always see Mr. Jackson's imagery? I don't. I was reading it [again] recently, and I realised that even after seeing... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 500
Views: 169,037
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
![]() Owain son of Urien is a character in The Mabinogion which is a collection of old Welsh legends and was a source of inspiration for JRR. |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 23
Views: 12,243
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
![]() Apart from the Hobbits, I've always tended to picture the characters in LOtR's dressed medieval style. Think Elizabeth Taylor and Robert Taylor in 'Ivanhoe'[a prettier film than Prince of Thieves]. ... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 5
Views: 4,644
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
Hi Aldagrim. Just as Nevtalathiel says there's a...
Hi Aldagrim. Just as Nevtalathiel says there's a set of CD's available from the BBC. www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/lordoftherings/ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/lordoftherings/) [ July 08, 2002: Message... |
Forum: Novices and Newcomers
![]() |
Replies: 5
Views: 4,644
Posted By
Owain son of Urien
![]() http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/lordoftherings/images/main1.jpg Sir Ian Holm [R] as Frodo, Sir Michael Horden [L] as Gandalf, John Le Mesurier as Bilbo during rehearsals for the BBC radio 4... |
Showing results 1 to 21 of 21 |
![]() |