|
 |
|
Visit The *EVEN NEWER* Barrow-Downs Photo Page |
|
|||||||
|
Showing results 251 to 275 of 500
Search took 0.16 seconds. Search: Posts Made By: Gwaihir the Windlord |
Forum: The Books
08-16-2003, 04:08 AM
|
|
Replies: 191
Views: 77,811
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Hmmm, you may be right about Faramir actually....Hmmm, you may be right about Faramir actually. But then again he may have had to. He was the commander of a medieval-style army; he had to be there in the battle, rather than behind it. His presence... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-16-2003, 03:56 AM
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 5,233
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
|
|
Forum: The Books
08-16-2003, 03:53 AM
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 6,019
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
ME is not just Europe, but at least the entirety...ME is not just Europe, but at least the entirety of the Old World as we know it. Possibly the Americas were part of ME as well, joined to the East of the continent. If the Eastern Lands were in... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-16-2003, 03:41 AM
|
|
Replies: 56
Views: 19,114
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Hmmm, I seem to have been in one of my two long...Hmmm, I seem to have been in one of my two long periods of absentia at the time this thread was active. I would have liked to have participated in it. If I may add a small, speculative suggestion... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-16-2003, 03:27 AM
|
|
Replies: 41
Views: 18,109
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Highly, highly unlikely. Not that I really see...Highly, highly unlikely. Not that I really see anything that Hobbits had in common with the Elves anyway; their society was certainly very much a human one, and down to earth. As for the Hobbits... |
|
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
08-16-2003, 03:19 AM
|
|
Replies: 29
Views: 39,082
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
You wouldn't by any chance be referring to what I...You wouldn't by any chance be referring to what I said in the recent thread about Eagles, by any chance? If you are, you have unfortunately misunderstood me. In it I said that Eagles, in the... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-15-2003, 02:34 AM
|
|
Replies: 23
Views: 7,379
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Hmmm, a bit remote though isn't it? And I'll get...Hmmm, a bit remote though isn't it? And I'll get back to you about the facts on Ealge moulting (I've got a terribly feeling that you may be right smilies/frown.gif)... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-15-2003, 02:30 AM
|
|
Replies: 191
Views: 77,811
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Which Faramir clearly had, did he not?
Sorry...Which Faramir clearly had, did he not? Sorry that I don't have time to say anything more than this in this thread today, but it is interesting, Rumil. |
|
Forum: The Books
08-15-2003, 02:27 AM
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 5,233
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Well, as you seem to have realised, that post was...Well, as you seem to have realised, that post was in fact made in good humour. I am sorry if it wasn't taken as such =/; perhaps the word 'unfortunate' wasn't quite necessary, of course... I would... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-15-2003, 01:48 AM
|
|
Replies: 9
Views: 5,401
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Actually, Mans, Guinevere is correct. If Tom...Actually, Mans, Guinevere is correct. If Tom Shippey is not a valid enough source, JRRT himself should be. Obviously he does not mean demons in the modern, Devil-hell sense (red skin, horns,... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
08-14-2003, 02:41 AM
|
|
Replies: 1,640
Views: 430,027
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Celegorm -> Celembrimbor -> Gil-Galad -> Elendil...Celegorm -> Celembrimbor -> Gil-Galad -> Elendil -> Tar-Palantir, perhaps. |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
08-14-2003, 02:30 AM
|
|
Replies: 1,115
Views: 311,661
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
*exasperated laugh*.... you got it, but it wasn't...*exasperated laugh*.... you got it, but it wasn't a very good job was it? smilies/smile.gif Nothing more than a guess... Well, it was Maglor, but I'd better explain the riddle a little better. I... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-14-2003, 02:25 AM
|
|
Replies: 11
Views: 5,233
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
You seem to be one of those unfortunate people...You seem to be one of those unfortunate people who do not yet realise that in Tolkien, the whole thing is made up. smilies/smile.gif But within the context of Middle-Earth, I can see no reason to... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
08-14-2003, 02:22 AM
|
|
Replies: 618
Views: 124,194
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Bad luck. Since this is difficult, I'll give...Bad luck. Since this is difficult, I'll give another clue each day until someone gets it, today's being that the quote is sometimes to be seen to the upper of the screen in the barrowdowns. |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
08-14-2003, 02:17 AM
|
|
Replies: 375
Views: 55,384
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Wormtongue? (reasons will be given upon...Wormtongue? (reasons will be given upon confirmation of my corectness, I can't be bothered right now although I do have them...) |
|
Forum: The Books
08-14-2003, 02:16 AM
|
|
Replies: 23
Views: 7,379
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Mans, the Ainur are not like Angels. As Evisse...Mans, the Ainur are not like Angels. As Evisse says, they are the 'gods' of Arda under Eru -- as they are sometimes referred to. They are not God, however. Illuvatar is this. The Ainur in Ea are... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-14-2003, 01:57 AM
|
|
Replies: 140
Views: 39,772
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Yes, but unlike evil it is not better to have...Yes, but unlike evil it is not better to have been. =/ Some people may not mind that the movies mess around far too much with the real story and characters, smilies/wink.gif, but I easily mind... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-14-2003, 01:38 AM
|
|
Replies: 29
Views: 9,731
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
That should just about say it, Aredhel. Although...That should just about say it, Aredhel. Although what you said about Ungoliant; he could have destroyed her then, although she had swelled in her power immensely after devouring the life of the Trees... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
08-14-2003, 01:34 AM
|
|
Replies: 218
Views: 38,712
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
If Gandalf hadn't invited Thorin for tea, the...If Gandalf hadn't invited Thorin for tea, the expedition might have never gotten a thief. The last bit doesn't quite seem to clinch, though. [ August 14, 2003: Message edited by: Gwaihir the... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-13-2003, 03:09 AM
|
|
Replies: 38
Views: 9,499
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Mans, you are correct. The Elves were exactly...
Mans, you are correct. The Elves were exactly this. They would not distance themselves from nature with technology, they did not desire change in this way. As Tolkien states, their immortal lives --... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-13-2003, 02:47 AM
|
|
Replies: 23
Views: 7,379
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
I would liken Eagles to angels. They fly, they...I would liken Eagles to angels. They fly, they are beautiful, powerful and majestic; sent to Middle-Earth as the agents of Manwe. (Actually, if anyone has noticed, 'eagle' is in fact a similar... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-13-2003, 02:37 AM
|
|
Replies: 140
Views: 39,772
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Personally, I though they messed Arwen up...Personally, I though they messed Arwen up totally. Others too... Aragorn, for instance. As I've said before, it isn't what they left out that I dislike about the movies -- but what they changed... |
|
Forum: The Books
08-13-2003, 02:19 AM
|
|
Replies: 29
Views: 9,731
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Mans has said it. Morgoth did overthrow the...Mans has said it. Morgoth did overthrow the Noldor. It took hundreds of years, but in the end they were utterly crippled and merely awaiting annihilation in Morgoth's own time, while Beleriand was... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
08-13-2003, 02:15 AM
|
|
Replies: 1,115
Views: 311,661
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
Hmmm... I'm going to have to stop doing this ...Hmmm... I'm going to have to stop doing this smilies/smile.gif. Someone answer this and I'll promise the next one will be easy. For the (hopefully) final clue, X-Man is a Noldo. I travelled... |
|
Forum: Quiz Room
08-13-2003, 02:06 AM
|
|
Replies: 618
Views: 124,194
Posted By
Gwaihir the Windlord
It's in the Hobbit. The words (sometimes split)...It's in the Hobbit. The words (sometimes split) from a particular well-known quote are strung accross the passage (which itself is cryptically related to the quote, although with hindsight this... |
| Showing results 251 to 275 of 500 |
|
|
