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Forum: The Movies
12-11-2023, 01:57 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 59,941
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Bęthberry
Oh, wait, you wanted JRRT's likely opinion. This...Oh, wait, you wanted JRRT's likely opinion. This was Christopher's (as quoted in a 2022 Screen Rant article). I would add to Morth's rant the depiction of Aragorn, full of modernish angst and not... |
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Forum: The Books
12-09-2023, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 61,060
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Bęthberry
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-09-2023, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 59,708
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Bęthberry
I would rep you for your speedy and heroic...
I would rep you for your speedy and heroic efforts, Mithadan, but I am told that I have to spread the rep around to others before I can do so. I was able to rep Estelyn and mormegil. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
12-08-2023, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 504
Views: 229,145
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Bęthberry
I'm very late to see this. Almien! William Cloud...
I'm very late to see this. Almien! William Cloud Hicklin |
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Forum: The Books
12-08-2023, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 61,060
Posted By
Bęthberry
ruminations on some of the new letters
http://https://menelrond.blogspot.com/2023/11/tolkien-and-physical-economy-of-post.html?fbclid=IwAR2lXhXvrX6o2a-L3Jt9KgnrrZMwBIpv-z0a34onU-bgLtgMUPLV7f5pMJA... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
12-08-2023, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 33,527
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Bęthberry
Does a parody of Beowulf count as Middle-earth Mirth?http://https://medusaskitchen.blogspot.com/2023/11/beowulf-true-story.html?m=1&fbclid=IwAR3prJadGF_upVGzM5TAnBPhoyk8IjUHGgEHbbfQHlkRl_IFivX44CCl1t4... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-08-2023, 06:21 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 26,103
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Bęthberry
A recent attack of faux ent-wives spam was...
A recent attack of faux ent-wives spam was vigorously and quickly beaten back, so we are not as "tree-ish" as it would appear. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-25-2023, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 13,668
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Bęthberry
Tolkien imbibed hereNot a site of the forum, but certainly a place that many Downers had frequented in the past, before it was closed, in memory of Tolkien's days there. An announcement that the Bird and Baby will... |
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Forum: The Books
10-15-2023, 07:57 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 61,060
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Bęthberry
from the website of the Tolkien Society, ...
from the website of the Tolkien Society, https://www.tolkiensociety.org/2023/06/expanded-edition-of-the-letters-of-j-r-r-tolkien-to-be-published/ I wonder where I got the January 2024 date in the... |
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Forum: The Books
08-29-2023, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,401
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Bęthberry
Intriguing replies, Pitchwife and Morthoron. It...
Intriguing replies, Pitchwife and Morthoron. It is a pity the Downs moves so slowly these days, as it is difficult to give out rep points and be able to return to you both to rep your posts. Of... |
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Forum: The Books
08-24-2023, 10:22 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,401
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Bęthberry
In amongst all those snippets from Tolkien's...
In amongst all those snippets from Tolkien's early work, it is intriguing to consider the influence of the story of Väinämöinen and Aino, from the Finnish epic The Kalevala, which had a profound... |
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Forum: The Books
07-12-2023, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,143
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Bęthberry
The Father Christmas Letters are real letters...
The Father Christmas Letters are real letters which Tolkien wrote for his children, each year for Christmas, from 1920 and 1943. They are written as letters from Father Christmas himself or an elf... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-09-2023, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 26,103
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Bęthberry
Discussion fora had their heyday as the internet...Discussion fora had their heyday as the internet developed but then social media sites like Facebook, which were based on RL identities and not pseudonyms, became popular. Their shorter, more chatty... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-03-2023, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 998
Views: 449,980
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Bęthberry
Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials
I...
Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials I greatly enjoyed reading Kenneth Oppel's Silverwing series to my children as well as Brian Jacque's Redwall series. And of course Lemony Snicket's A Series of... |
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Forum: The Books
06-03-2023, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 61,060
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Bęthberry
Revised and Expanded Edition of the Letters
Apparently 150 letters had been cut from the first edition of Tolkien's Letters. Now to be included in a new revised edition. available for pre-order through the various national Amazons. to be... |
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Forum: The Books
05-31-2023, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 74,705
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Bęthberry
I agree. It appears to come out of nowhere, the...
I agree. It appears to come out of nowhere, the seeming camaraderie of two in competition to make the most unlikely thing to say. I think Tom Shippey put his finger on what Tolkien might be doing... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-19-2023, 10:20 PM
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Replies: 4,680
Views: 1,491,882
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
05-10-2023, 03:55 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 23,555
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Bęthberry
I've tried to post here a pic but have been...
I've tried to post here a pic but have been unable to. Cute game.I was looking for Esmerelda Took's place. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-02-2023, 02:36 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,757
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Bęthberry
Not quite, not quite.
There is a...
Not quite, not quite. There is a Mathom-House in Michael Delving which appears to be given over to weapons from ages past. It in fact housed Bilbo's coat of mithril mail for some time, before... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-01-2023, 12:12 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,757
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Bęthberry
Mathoms! Bring out your mathomsI would be more than pleased to receive some mathoms--in the form of new posts--for the birthday celebration this year. I am currently re-reading LotR so I suppose that counts as a present for me. |
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Forum: The Books
04-28-2023, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,053
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Bęthberry
My search for puns has uncovered a bit more about...
My search for puns has uncovered a bit more about Boromir. I'm not yet near responding about Denethor but again I'm less keen on considering Boromir a true hero; he lacks wisedom and unlike Gandalf... |
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Forum: The Books
04-28-2023, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 74,705
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Bęthberry
Not punning but some linguistic jousting between...
Not punning but some linguistic jousting between Boromir and Aragorn, from the chapter "A Journey in the Dark". |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
04-28-2023, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20,170
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Bęthberry
It's up to you to decide the best fit. I just was...
It's up to you to decide the best fit. I just was wondering if it was some kind of parody, being put in the Mirth section. People have posted new Tolkien studies and moots as well as personal... |
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Forum: Middle-earth Mirth
04-27-2023, 09:26 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 20,170
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Bęthberry
Is there a reason why this is posted in the...
Is there a reason why this is posted in the Middle-earth Mirth forum? Is this " more comical than informational"? Perhaps there a joke that I am missing? |
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Forum: The Books
04-14-2023, 04:19 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,053
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Bęthberry
I can't say one or the other. It all depends on...
I can't say one or the other. It all depends on the specific character and situation and how well or explicitly/deeply the event is depicted or characterised. And I guess how important the event is.... |
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