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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-02-2003, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 19,341
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DaughterofVana
Let me see....
<img...Let me see.... <img src="http://images.quizilla.com/C/CubicZirconia/1061530211_0silmarils.jpg" border="0" alt="Silmarils"> You are a classy, well-respected member of the Downs whose... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-01-2003, 11:27 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,069
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DaughterofVana
My love for the books isn't so whistful as that...My love for the books isn't so whistful as that of everyone else (IE, no "fond memories from childhood," etc... I was reading myself to sleep when I was younger, rather than my parents taking me to... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-31-2003, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 10,525
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DaughterofVana
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> This makes me think that...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> This makes me think that the role of the Dead is going to increase in PJ's "interpretation". <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Can we say "zombies"? (grins ruthlessly) I'm picturing... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-31-2003, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,311
Posted By
DaughterofVana
And now, on the OTHER side of the sobig storm......And now, on the OTHER side of the sobig storm... is anyone still alive out there? I was saved by a. not having many online friends (poor me) and b. being away from my computer all summer and... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-21-2003, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,106
Posted By
DaughterofVana
And she is answered! smilies/smile.gif
...And she is answered! smilies/smile.gif Avarfalath Avar-Avari, "the unwilling" Q falath-"coast, shore" S "The Unwilling Shore." Mixing Sindarin and Quenya, but oh well. ... |
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Forum: The Books
05-20-2003, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,971
Posted By
DaughterofVana
Great way to handle it, Bekah. smilies/wink.gif...Great way to handle it, Bekah. smilies/wink.gif Any more and we might get Iarwain's thread closed down, and we wouldn't want that. So Legolas' findings in Letters speaks towards the "evil is... |
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Forum: The Books
05-18-2003, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,971
Posted By
DaughterofVana
You're absolutely right. And it was still...You're absolutely right. And it was still killing, something that was still "bad". Maybe a "lesser sin," but a sin nonetheless, and it speaks to the elves being less than perfectly good. (That's... |
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Forum: The Books
05-18-2003, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 17,799
Posted By
DaughterofVana
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Part One: In which Vana...*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Part One: In which Vana diverges further from the topic: *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Can't help myself on this one, either. smilies/wink.gif Look at what Bill Ferny had to say... |
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Forum: The Books
05-18-2003, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,971
Posted By
DaughterofVana
Right-o. Back now.
You're right. A...Right-o. Back now. You're right. A person *can't* change what he or she is. This is pertaining to things of morality, not to habits or the like, so don't try and use that excuse the next... |
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Forum: The Books
05-17-2003, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,971
Posted By
DaughterofVana
Didn't mean to create a stir with the orc...Didn't mean to create a stir with the orc mentionings. I did so because a discussion on another thread wavered into the realm of "Orcs are made to be evil," which sort of discounts my entire theory... |
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Forum: The Books
05-14-2003, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,971
Posted By
DaughterofVana
Bekah:
Eh. Maybe what you mean is that...Bekah: Eh. Maybe what you mean is that taking wrong actions doesn't make you necessarily "evil" in the way a person is who *intentionally* does wrong-doing. The actions are wrong in... |
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Forum: The Books
05-13-2003, 09:17 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 17,799
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DaughterofVana
Ooooh yeah. Frodo had no knowledge of Elbereth...Ooooh yeah. Frodo had no knowledge of Elbereth and the like (outside of elf-songs), yet he was still responsible, helpful, and self-sacrificing in his path. (Wow, look at me, I'm relating it back... |
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Forum: The Books
05-13-2003, 08:41 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,971
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DaughterofVana
Evil tendencies can be caused by both. Not...Evil tendencies can be caused by both. Not willing to "repent" (a nice word for it) and admit that he or she is wrong is on the path to stop being "evil" and start being "good." Ignorance is... |
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Forum: The Books
05-12-2003, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,971
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DaughterofVana
But that *is* the definition of "bad," at least...But that *is* the definition of "bad," at least Tolkien-decreed bad. "Corrupt." The viewpoint of bad and good that I believe Tolkien had (and that he put forth in ME) is not that bad and good are... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-07-2003, 02:11 PM
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Replies: 64
Views: 10,474
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DaughterofVana
Posting so she can check her pic...
87465...Posting so she can check her pic... 87465 bytes. So, does that mean mine is 87.465 kb? I guess I gotta find a different one (hint: just move the decimal place left three spaces from B to KB) ... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2003, 01:34 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 8,265
Posted By
DaughterofVana
The late and great Ravendah (or was it...The late and great Ravendah (or was it Ravandah... I remember *one* spelling to be wrong and he corrected me on it) said in the late and great Language forum that there *was* no "yes" or "no." The... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2003, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,971
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DaughterofVana
Gack! Philosophical overload! ::runs away...Gack! Philosophical overload! ::runs away screaming:: Don't worry. I'll be back. You guys are just exhausting. smilies/rolleyes.gif , motions to other threads on morality and the like, then... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2003, 01:13 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 17,799
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DaughterofVana
And so we come full circle. ...And so we come full circle. smilies/wink.gif Iarwain said it better than me, and I can't make you believe. But let me clarify what I said about inside the sphere of interpretation. When... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2003, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 6,444
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DaughterofVana
Okay, I just got done with a really deep...Okay, I just got done with a really deep conversation in another thread, so I think I'm allowed a little nonsense post. But that is cool BEANS! I had no idea about Faramir and Boromir having elvish... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2003, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 17,799
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DaughterofVana
Yet it's better than not trying to understand it...Yet it's better than not trying to understand it at all. I didn't say that it is not understandable. It is. It is just not understandable outside of the human heart and mind. When we try and put... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-07-2003, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,329
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DaughterofVana
It would, IF they would bother reading the books...It would, IF they would bother reading the books in the first place. Along the lines of what Iarwain talked about before, typecasting is a common strategy of people who *know* something is wrong,... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-07-2003, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,827
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DaughterofVana
Yay LadyMeg! One of the holdovers from the...Yay LadyMeg! One of the holdovers from the Language forum! What a merry meeting! smilies/smile.gif I've seen you and Galadrie1, but I fear that Ravandah is lost to us. If anyone has... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2003, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 17,799
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DaughterofVana
Oh, goodness, I *do* hope we're not talking about...Oh, goodness, I *do* hope we're not talking about *that*. I was talking about Tolkien. smilies/wink.gif But we really weren't talking about the color blue, or red, or green, or apples,... |
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Forum: The Books
05-06-2003, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 17,799
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DaughterofVana
In the Sil, it says that Melkor could not create...In the Sil, it says that Melkor could not create things of his own, only pervert and bend things to his will. I took it that Sauron, as a "disciple," per se, of Melkor, is the same. Therefore,... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-06-2003, 01:08 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,329
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DaughterofVana
That's why we have to be careful not to get the...That's why we have to be careful not to get the conversation completely off topic (IE, not relating in any way or fashion to Tolkien). Please forgive my digression... it was late last night and all... |
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