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Forum: The Books
01-07-2005, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 16,213
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drigel
Wasnt the authors point that Morgoth, being a...
Wasnt the authors point that Morgoth, being a greater Vala, was able to do both - albeit lessening his physical stucture/strength as time went on? IMO Saurons only way to do this was in ring... |
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Forum: The Books
01-07-2005, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 16,213
Posted By
drigel
Maedros thats funny - you need to give me your...
Maedros thats funny - you need to give me your tips. I need a secret compartment under my desk a 'la George Castansa :) My mistake - I did mean Luthien. Reading the Ósanwe-kenta helps me to... |
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Forum: The Books
01-06-2005, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 16,213
Posted By
drigel
OK
Suffice to say there is a limited amount of...
OK Suffice to say there is a limited amount of (shall we say) capital, when it comes to rehousing - esp for a Maia. Thanks Maedros for the text! I love to pose questions which compels one to... |
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Forum: The Books
01-06-2005, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 16,213
Posted By
drigel
Forgive me if this turns into a debate over...
Forgive me if this turns into a debate over semantics, but that reads as if Sauron did not need the ring to rehouse. Are you speculating that, after the Numenor incident, the ring was needed to keep... |
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Forum: The Books
01-06-2005, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 16,213
Posted By
drigel
good points Maedros!
It does beg the question...
good points Maedros! It does beg the question of : was it the ring, or Saurons innate ability as a Maia that enabled his reimbodiment? Im not sure what canon has to say about that. IMO your right... |
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Forum: The Books
01-06-2005, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 16,213
Posted By
drigel
Was it the innate ability of the elves, or their...
Was it the innate ability of the elves, or their superb craftsmenship? These Noldor have a history of creating things that Vala / Maia covet.... and on a related note - As for Sauron - being one... |
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Forum: The Books
01-04-2005, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 24,242
Posted By
drigel
language
Facinating thread and posts! The unifying factor for me is language. We are blessed to have the author's primary love and talent to be language. Through it, he was drawn into (or pulled back)... |
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Forum: The Books
01-04-2005, 11:42 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 21,129
Posted By
drigel
I agree w/Boro - I havent found any evidence that...
I agree w/Boro - I havent found any evidence that Saruman's ring was used in breeding UrukHai or anything else. On Sauron's influence on the 3 - well from a technical point of view - if you have a... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
01-03-2005, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 29,649
Posted By
drigel
pip
good analysis Beth! Battles, adventures, and Captains of Gondor and Rohan aside, I always thought that the capture of M and P by the orcs and the meeting of the Ents was the most significant, life... |
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Forum: The Books
01-03-2005, 09:40 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 53,221
Posted By
drigel
osse - good points!
I would think an average...
osse - good points! I would think an average elf's fear was concerned with the Nazgul's accutrements: poisoned / spellbound blades, etc. An Eldar's concern would be this too, as well as his/her... |
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Forum: The Books
12-29-2004, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 16,413
Posted By
drigel
Im with ya Beth! IMO any attempt, no matter how...
Im with ya Beth! IMO any attempt, no matter how well written or intentioned, would be wraith like compared to the original.. :) |
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Forum: The Books
12-29-2004, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 16,413
Posted By
drigel
No offense to fanfic's, but I am glad to see it...
No offense to fanfic's, but I am glad to see it that way. Mabye there could be in the future (with the help of a creative minded estate member) a series of "approved" novels - 'a la the Star Wars... |
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Forum: The Books
12-29-2004, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 48
Views: 16,413
Posted By
drigel
hmmm I wonder if the law would view CT as a...
hmmm I wonder if the law would view CT as a contributing author to the work.. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-29-2004, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 4,197
Views: 1,476,372
Posted By
drigel
hey guys
im not really new but i never posted...
hey guys im not really new but i never posted here. I felt like posting here when I read all the nice notes and comments. Very generous group here. I really enjoy this site and hope I dont get... |
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Forum: The Books
12-28-2004, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 53,221
Posted By
drigel
Thats what I would see the advantage elves would...
Thats what I would see the advantage elves would have over men. Like Legolas at the Paths of the Dead, the fear of undead things is absent in the immortal elves. Not to say that elves fear nothing,... |
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Forum: The Books
12-28-2004, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 53,221
Posted By
drigel
Being a Noldor in itself wouldnt neccessarily...
Being a Noldor in itself wouldnt neccessarily translate into being a powerfull warrior. I would say the Eldar in general would apply as more powerfull. Granted, most Eldar in ME at this time were... |
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Forum: The Books
12-27-2004, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 53,221
Posted By
drigel
Since the primary weapon of Nazgul was undeath...
Since the primary weapon of Nazgul was undeath and fear I would submit that, other than the nasty weapondry that they wielded, there would be nothing any elf would be afraid of. But, saying that, I... |
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Forum: The Books
12-27-2004, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 53,221
Posted By
drigel
seen and unseen..
If there is anything to compare, its possibly with the unseen side of things. Elves can walk both in the seen and the unseen world. Mabye thats what is implied here: that while a mighty enough elf... |
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Forum: The Books
12-16-2004, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,434
Posted By
drigel
Boro - I agree totally. This might rub some...
Boro - I agree totally. This might rub some downers the wrong way, but some of the academia analysis of Tolkien (especially early on) totally missed the point. I think a lot of it had to do with... |
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Forum: The Books
12-15-2004, 01:33 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 32,044
Posted By
drigel
aaahh
Robert E Howards short story "Marchers...
aaahh Robert E Howards short story "Marchers of Valhalla" to me is a great example of what the writers skill of capturing wonder can do. In 30 some odd pages, he invokes what others fail to... |
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Forum: The Books
12-14-2004, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 9,121
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drigel
love this thread
littleman, the first thing i...
love this thread littleman, the first thing i thought about was L'Engle as well. What a wonderfull tangent, and a great read - for any age of reader! The magic of LOTR for me lies partly... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
12-09-2004, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 32,033
Posted By
drigel
Good points Lalwende. A lot of conjecture would...
Good points Lalwende. A lot of conjecture would be eliminated if the author had more time to fill in the blank areas. It would have been nice to see an addtional appendix or two. :) "Relating to... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
12-08-2004, 03:39 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 32,033
Posted By
drigel
Anti-Wisdom?
Sins of Morgoth...Facinating! I see the primary difficulty in understanding, as referenced earlier in this thread (Letter 153), orcs are "born bad", while we are not. We become bad. It is... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
12-08-2004, 08:03 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 32,033
Posted By
drigel
Heren -
you were leading to the point I was...
Heren - you were leading to the point I was going to make - that, free will or no, orcs did represent an aspect of mankind through their actions externally. To me they also represented a legacy... |
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Forum: The Books
12-07-2004, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,121
Posted By
drigel
sigh...
:rolleyes:
are we talking feet or...
sigh... :rolleyes: are we talking feet or rangar ?? :smokin: OK - heres another thought - inspired by Boromir88's "A Friendly Conversation" post: In Tolkiens ME, we regard the... |
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