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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 50
Views: 24,928
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Let me briefly offer, if I may, the perspective of one humble Physics undergraduate (me) on the issue of parallel universes. The idea of parallel universes has its origin in the branch of physics... |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 52
Views: 12,383
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Galadriel was not born in the first age; she was born in Valinor during the Years of the Trees. According to the Annals of Aman Finarfin and Earwen were wedded in 1280 (years of the tress). The... |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 18
Views: 8,291
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At least one elf did have servants - Eol the Dark Elf: |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 43
Views: 17,782
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I don't remember anything like that occurring in Paradise Lost. |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,882
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I'd beware of using secondary sources (Atlases, Encylopedias, etc.) to draw conclusions about the geography of Arda. The ones by David Day, especially, are quite inaccurate. There is only once set... |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,802
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Wrong river, I'm afraid. Bilbo and the dwarves travelled to Esgaroth on the Forest River, which runs into the long lake. A look at one of the maps should hopefully make things clear. |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,952
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For information on the inklings (including their respective professions), you may wish to look here (http://www.mythsoc.org/inklings.html). |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,409
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You will find everything you could possibly want to know in Unfinished Tales - The History of Galadriel and Celeborn, Appendix D, which is entitled 'The Port of Lond Daer'. It was not a city, as... |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,621
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Thorondor (at that time called Thorndor), and the other eagles have a prominent part in The Fall of Gondolin - one of JRRT's earliest Middle Earth writings. Thorondor was also stated to have been a... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
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Replies: 16
Views: 39,352
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It may not surprise you to learn that there's already a thread on this (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=001804&p=). [ February 10, 2003: Message edited by:... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
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Replies: 1,640
Views: 406,170
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It's also stated that Celeborn was Elmo's grandson. Apparently JRRT never really decided on Celeborn's ancestry. Whatever his parentage, we can probably assume that Celeborn and Elmo met in Doriath... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
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Replies: 1,640
Views: 406,170
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Forum: Quiz Room
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Replies: 1,640
Views: 406,170
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Legolas->Galadriel->Melian [ February 02, 2003: Message edited by: Voronwe ] |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
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Replies: 681
Views: 175,232
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
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Replies: 681
Views: 175,232
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Any other takers? I would hate to have killed off this vererable thread. If no-one answers I will provide a clue. |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
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Replies: 681
Views: 175,232
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
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Replies: 681
Views: 175,232
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Not a new face, merely an old face who has not visited the quotes forum for quite some time smilies/wink.gif |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
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Replies: 681
Views: 175,232
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,116
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Tolkien's doctorate was an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Oxford University awarded in 1972. Interestingly enough, this was not for the Lord of the Rings, but for his academic work in Philology. |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,945
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An excellent and highly interesting post. There are two threads, this one (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=002717) and this one... |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,848
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That part of the Silmarillion was written by Christopher Tolkein and Guy Kay, and thus does not represent JRRT's view on the subject. There may, perhaps, be a reference to Melian's return to Valinor... |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 53
Views: 17,041
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The tale of Aragorn and Arwen, like the rest of The Lord of the Rings, is presented as part of the Red Book of Westmarch. The end of the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen reads thus: Consider that... |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,746
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Mt. Gundabad was originally a home of the Dwarves. Since it was the place where Durin the Deathless had awoken, it was a place of great importance to the Dwarves, and one at which assemblies of... |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,521
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It cannot refer to the fall of Numenor, since the fall of Numenor had not yet taken place. The quote describes the reaction of the Men of Eriador when the first ships sailed back to Middle Earth from... |
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Forum: The Books
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,742
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You're in luck, The Road Goes Ever On (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0007136552/qid=1042673124/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_0_1/202-8466872-2238210), by Tolkien and Donald Swann is just what you're... |
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