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Forum: The Books
03-12-2010, 11:59 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 9,622
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Gorthaur the Cruel
I believe Nenya was far more powerful than the...
I believe Nenya was far more powerful than the Elessar. The elf-stone was said to heal the hurts of the land, men, and beasts (havens of Sirion). Thus, it would make sense that the jewel came... |
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Forum: The Books
03-08-2010, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 15,511
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Gorthaur the Cruel
But did not Mirkwood decay also (far more faster...
But did not Mirkwood decay also (far more faster as it did wasn't subject to any of the Three)? Remember Haldir's words concerning the roots of the trees of Mirkwood striving against each other and... |
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Forum: The Books
03-08-2010, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 9,622
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Gorthaur the Cruel
^ yes, good point, Inziladun. I never realized...
^ yes, good point, Inziladun. I never realized that. I always thought it was Bilbo's lack of possession of the One that made him age rapidly, or I might've misread that Biblbo already aged greatly in... |
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Forum: The Books
03-01-2010, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 9,622
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Gorthaur the Cruel
Of the Three and the Fading of the elvesSo we all know that the Three rings were regarded as supremely beautiful and the powerful besides the One. But when recalling the powers of the other sixteen (the Nine and the Seven), they seemed to... |
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Forum: The Books
02-22-2010, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 15,511
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Gorthaur the Cruel
But why could the Galadhrim not simply revert...
But why could the Galadhrim not simply revert back to their old ways, rather than desert Lórien. They were ruled by Amroth even before Galadriel and Celeborn. And Amroth did not posses an elven ring... |
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Forum: The Books
02-20-2010, 09:22 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 15,511
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Gorthaur the Cruel
Departure of the GaladhrimI've always wondered why Lorien was utterly deserted by the time Arwen came to die, while other elvish kingdoms endured. East Lorien (formerly Dol Guldur) and Thranduil's Woodland Realm remained... |
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Forum: The Books
01-03-2010, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 9,621
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Gorthaur the Cruel
Múru, the "Primeval Night"Y'all have to wonder if Ungoliant could have destroyed the Girdle of Melian and Melian's physical form itself had not the Balrogs whiplashed her. We are told in the Silmarillion that she was stayed... |
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Forum: The Books
12-24-2009, 07:59 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,727
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Gorthaur the Cruel
Galadriel'sA thread of its own, indeed. But what would she mourn if all was wrought out of futility? If all her endeavors paled in comparison to the real thing, why mourn the moment of loss? Why would she... |
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Forum: The Books
12-18-2009, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 15,927
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Gorthaur the Cruel
I don't understand what you meant by this, as you...I don't understand what you meant by this, as you previously stated: What "party" was there or "gain" to be lost if Galadriel pereceived, as you said, all that she created with Nenya to be a... |
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Forum: The Books
12-17-2009, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 15,927
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Gorthaur the Cruel
Temporary because of the inevitable doom that...Temporary because of the inevitable doom that must come in the aftermath of Frodo's quest. Yes, Mandos doomed the elves who stayed in Middle-earth, but the Three were specifically made to resist this... |
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Forum: The Books
12-17-2009, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 15,927
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Gorthaur the Cruel
How so? Treebeard regarded the Golden Wood fair....How so? Treebeard regarded the Golden Wood fair. They're behind because the workld outside was decaying and growing less beautiful. I never got that (things wrought by the Three leading to... |
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Forum: The Books
12-03-2009, 01:36 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,978
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Gorthaur the Cruel
I believe Narya was definitely a life-saver for...
I believe Narya was definitely a life-saver for Gandalf at that very moment. He was trapped in the peak of Silvertine without hope of escape. And he describes each day as though it were a life-age of... |
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Forum: The Books
12-03-2009, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,189
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Gorthaur the Cruel
But why would you expect Sauron, a maia, to turn...But why would you expect Sauron, a maia, to turn into a wraith when the rings of power have different effects on specific races (e.g. dwarves not having the same reaction as men)? I did not argue for... |
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Forum: The Books
12-03-2009, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 8,189
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Gorthaur the Cruel
Sauron with the Seven (three recovered) & the NineSome posters on here believe that the Nine rings were no longer held by the Nazgul but by Sauron himself, and I agree with that. Likewise for the three/seven rings of the Dwarves he recovered. So can... |
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Forum: The Books
11-30-2009, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 19,007
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Gorthaur the Cruel
Okay, maybe I should've chosen better words than...
Okay, maybe I should've chosen better words than "trapped" and "imprisoned." I did not mean to imply that the Valar bullied with their power. But from what I've gathered from the Unifinished Tales... |
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Forum: The Books
11-28-2009, 11:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,620
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Gorthaur the Cruel
I just had a thought I'd like to get out there....
I just had a thought I'd like to get out there. Now Galadriel clearly tells Frodo that, "Many things I can command the Mirror to reveal." So meaning she could let Frodo or Sam see the past, present,... |
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Forum: The Books
11-26-2009, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 19,007
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Gorthaur the Cruel
Lúthien Tinúviel & the IstariSo we all know that the Istari were Maia from Valinor who were trapped/imprisoned by the Valar in incarnate forms of old men, so as to prohibit direct displays of power and splendour. And in these... |
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Forum: The Books
11-24-2009, 04:17 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,997
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Gorthaur the Cruel
But let's just suppose Celebrimbor figured out...
But let's just suppose Celebrimbor figured out how to create the Three without Sauron's help. Let's just pretend hypothetically that the Three were free from any of Sauron's influence. In LOTR,... |
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Forum: The Books
11-24-2009, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,997
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Gorthaur the Cruel
Elven Rings in the 1st AgeIf the the Three were made (just imagine without Sauron hijacking them or him making the One) during the 1st Age, the Elvish Kingdoms would have survived, or had a better chance of surviving, right?... |
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Forum: The Books
11-24-2009, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 15,927
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Gorthaur the Cruel
So we can agree that the Elessar merely healed,...
So we can agree that the Elessar merely healed, but did not have the power to perpetually rejuvenate and halt decay within several miles like Nenya. It seems to me that Celebrimbor learnt from his... |
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Forum: The Books
11-21-2009, 10:30 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 15,927
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Gorthaur the Cruel
^ Yes, perhaps the same expression may apply, but...
^ Yes, perhaps the same expression may apply, but did not Tolkien say in one of his letters that the rings were "endowed with the powers of preservation, not of birth,"? That makes me think they... |
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Forum: The Books
11-20-2009, 10:45 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 15,927
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Gorthaur the Cruel
In the Silmarillion, it is said that the chief...
In the Silmarillion, it is said that the chief powers of all the rings alike was the slowing of decay. But then Tolkien goes on to say that Sauron desired the Three, because they possessed the... |
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Forum: The Books
11-17-2009, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 15,927
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Gorthaur the Cruel
Nenya or the Elessar?When the Third Age began, Galadriel and Celeborn did not rule over Lorien immedietly. They settled in various places, sometimes visiting Lorien to help its defenses. There wasn't even a mention of... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2009, 07:10 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,070
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Gorthaur the Cruel
And in the Third Age, Gandalf said that Sauron...
And in the Third Age, Gandalf said that Sauron has recovered much of his former might (perhaps his might comparable before he forged the One [it took 2 1/2 thousand years before he declared himself... |
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Forum: The Books
09-02-2009, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 14,070
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Gorthaur the Cruel
Could Sauron's slow reanimation of a new body...
Could Sauron's slow reanimation of a new body also due to the loss of Ring? I believe he would have regenerated just as quickly if he had the Ring in his posession (no matter how many times his body... |
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