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Forum: The Books
09-11-2014, 04:04 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 9,448
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Galin
In a late text titled Of Dwarves And Men it is...
In a late text titled Of Dwarves And Men it is said: 'Now the Common Speech, when written at all, had from its begining been expressed in the Feanorian Script.' The text goes on to say that in... |
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Forum: The Books
09-05-2014, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 154
Views: 227,654
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Galin
Yes! And as I may have added before in this...
Yes! And as I may have added before in this thread, I think it's notable that the gem still shone with its inner light when it was the gift of Girion to the Dwarves (in payment for the arming of his... |
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Forum: The Books
08-31-2014, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 118,365
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Galin
Technically Treebeard says that Elves began...
Technically Treebeard says that Elves began waking up trees and teaching them to talk, but it is a bit confusing, as earlier Treebeard seems to explain that some of 'us' are still true Ents, lively... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-22-2014, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 35
Views: 33,261
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Galin
The description comes from Laws And Customs Among...
The description comes from Laws And Customs Among The Eldar [Moroth's Ring]. When speaking generally about Elvish customs, the author notes that they could vary according to time, place, or Elvish... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2014, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 16,171
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Galin
I can't agee. As far as I'm aware, generally...
I can't agee. As far as I'm aware, generally speaking, all Elves had the potential to be reincarnated. What passage in Morgoth's Ring states otherwise? In Morgoth's Ring CJRT states something... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2014, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 16,171
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Galin
If in the First Age there where many Balrogs, how...
If in the First Age there where many Balrogs, how many might be slain even before the rebellion of the Noldor, for example. Not only is this dated after Tolkien wrote the Moria encounter with... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2014, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 16,171
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Galin
I said it makes the discussion more complicated....
I said it makes the discussion more complicated. And obviously it does when one reader is looking at or raising a quote that he or she is not aware has been edited. Did Tolkien explicitly... |
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Forum: The Books
06-29-2014, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 16,171
Posted By
Galin
And incidentally, to be fair to the other person...
And incidentally, to be fair to the other person who raised the possibility, Tolkien actually appears to have crossed out the word Balrog in one instance [in the late text concerned], as well as... |
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Forum: The Books
06-29-2014, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 16,171
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Galin
Well more than one possibility makes things more...
Well more than one possibility makes things more complicated, especially since, included within my statement is the idea that not everyone has read HME -- that alone makes it a 'bit' complicated in... |
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Forum: The Books
06-29-2014, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 16,171
Posted By
Galin
Well, I said the matter of Balrog numbers, and...
Well, I said the matter of Balrog numbers, and let me complicate that a bit more then ;) Yes Tolkien clearly made one marginal note in the later 1950s [or sometime later, as it's hard to tell],... |
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Forum: The Books
06-28-2014, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 6,583
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Galin
Orcrist is not, as far as I know today anyway,...
Orcrist is not, as far as I know today anyway, attested as Ecthelion's sword... ... I too have read the fan argument[s] on the web, but any that I have seen are largely based on details from The... |
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Forum: The Books
06-28-2014, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 16,171
Posted By
Galin
Tolkien seems to find a number of reasons why...
Tolkien seems to find a number of reasons why Glorfindel was reincarnated before the ban was lifted (which is different from being sent back of course, but being under the ban was problematic). He... |
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Forum: The Books
06-28-2014, 08:34 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 16,171
Posted By
Galin
No that wasn't the case :D
Tolkien's Elves...
No that wasn't the case :D Tolkien's Elves were reincarnated (in some fashion) even in the early The Book of Lost Tales, thus well before Tolkien somewhat randomly borrowed the name Glorfindel for... |
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Forum: The Books
06-21-2014, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 22,468
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Galin
No apology necessary as I was just joking a bit...
No apology necessary as I was just joking a bit there [thus the wink emoticon]; and yes I wasn't sure. Yep. In note 20 to The Elessar [mhagain's quote is from this text] CJRT also refers to... |
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Forum: The Books
06-19-2014, 01:35 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 22,468
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Galin
Whaddayamean if? ;)
Okay if.
So not...
Whaddayamean if? ;) Okay if. So not that anyone is really questioning me so far, but might as well post the reference from The Shibboleth of Feanor [the first of two]: I take... |
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Forum: The Books
06-18-2014, 06:40 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 22,468
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Galin
Orodreth/Arothir was still King of Nargothrond...
Orodreth/Arothir was still King of Nargothrond however, and in the Ereinion text Tolkien notes his descent from Finwe. Plus, I think the only text with Ereinion in it [unless I've missed another... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
05-19-2014, 11:10 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 23,038
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Galin
Hey I thought I was the only reader who noticed...
Hey I thought I was the only reader who noticed Ecthelion's spiked helm in the much later, 1950s re-write. :D But this brings up the issue (well not really but I'm bringing it up anyway) about... |
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Forum: The Books
05-15-2014, 04:46 AM
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Replies: 82
Views: 58,447
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Galin
I like it when people go to the truffle of adding...
I like it when people go to the truffle of adding a pun in their response. |
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Forum: The Books
05-14-2014, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 16,494
Posted By
Galin
This is true, and not that you said otherwise but...
This is true, and not that you said otherwise but I think the note also later included [since it could agree with] the idea that Durin had no other Dwarves with him as well -- thus he had no... |
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Forum: The Books
05-11-2014, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 82
Views: 58,447
Posted By
Galin
Tolkien's Elves appear to eat meat in The Hobbit,...
Tolkien's Elves appear to eat meat in The Hobbit, as you note, and according to the earlier stages of the legendarium. From The Lay of the Children of Hurin, for example: On a time was Turin at... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2014, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 16,494
Posted By
Galin
According to late text connected with Of Dwarves...
According to late text connected with Of Dwarves And Men, Tolkien was thinking of a change: in a section concerning where the Seven Ancestors awakened, Durin, while still the Eldest 'in making and... |
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Forum: The Books
05-05-2014, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 23,376
Posted By
Galin
I think so too actually... although there is...
I think so too actually... although there is Rauros as well. But JRRT didn't try here [seemingly], and in any case he knew he had to 'deal with it' in a way that he would not have had to if Cair... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2014, 11:31 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 23,376
Posted By
Galin
Well that's my whole argument here :D
As I...
Well that's my whole argument here :D As I agree the draft texts imply Avarin Elves no matter when the term Avari came into use with its 'ultimate' meaning. But I'll add: not even... |
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Forum: The Books
05-04-2014, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 23,376
Posted By
Galin
Yes, and no doubt this issue is made notably...
Yes, and no doubt this issue is made notably misty and more complex due to posthumously published texts. Well put as I expected :) But I would emphasize 'on the face of it', as the word... |
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Forum: The Books
05-03-2014, 09:00 AM
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Replies: 70
Views: 23,376
Posted By
Galin
But you might only disagree with what you think I...
But you might only disagree with what you think I may mean about slimness... ... so I'm not sure I agree that we necessarily disagree about that ;) Although granted you said maybe. |
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