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Forum: The Books
12-02-2014, 05:18 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 32,228
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Orphalesion
Question for the Sindarin experts: is Meril still valid?
Heyo, We all know that Tolkien kind of neglected to give names to a lot of the wives of the ancient Elf lords. Celebrimbor's wife has no name, Maglor's and Caranthir's wives have no names and... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
11-30-2014, 11:46 AM
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Replies: 224
Views: 136,191
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Orphalesion
You are right. I was hoping that the Edda talking...
You are right. I was hoping that the Edda talking about the Trolls living in the Ironwood in the east of Midgard would confuse people. The Easterlings calling the E;ves withe-fiends is from the... |
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Forum: The Books
11-29-2014, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 60,151
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Orphalesion
Yes, perfectly worded. That was the crux of the...
Yes, perfectly worded. That was the crux of the discussion ;) I don't know enough about Inanna to confirm or deny this, but Venus definitely is often thought to originally have been a goddess... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
11-29-2014, 09:02 PM
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Replies: 224
Views: 136,191
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Orphalesion
Alright :)
1) The Easterlings of Hithlum...
Alright :) 1) The Easterlings of Hithlum called the Elves "White-fiends". 2) According to Hobbit folktales Trolls originated in the Ironwood in the east. 3) According to Rohrrim folktales... |
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Forum: The Books
11-29-2014, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 60,151
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of course she does, I corrected myself to say...
of course she does, I corrected myself to say sinister instead of evil. I just wanted to point out that she is also the bringer/creator of despair. Sorry I wrote that bad. I mean here that... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
11-29-2014, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 224
Views: 136,191
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Forum: The Books
11-28-2014, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 60,151
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Orphalesion
Perhaps the difference is really the Pagan idea...
Perhaps the difference is really the Pagan idea of suffering against the Christianized idea of suffering. Pagan suffering, especially in the Germanic/Nordic sphere: a hurt, something 100%... |
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Forum: The Books
11-28-2014, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 89
Views: 60,151
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Declaring them to be basically the same character...
Declaring them to be basically the same character seems to me a gross exaggeration. Okay I might have oversimplified, you might have oversimplified, I will explain how I came to my conclusions. ... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
11-27-2014, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 224
Views: 136,191
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Orphalesion
Number 2 is a lie, there were dragons in...
Number 2 is a lie, there were dragons in Gondolin, but Glaurung is never mentioned to have had siblings, he is called (probably metaphorically) the father of Dragons. (Turin and Brandir share 2... |
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Forum: The Books
11-27-2014, 03:43 PM
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Replies: 89
Views: 60,151
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Sorry, but no..... no two characters could be...
Sorry, but no..... no two characters could be further apart from each other than Fui Nienna from the BOLT and Nienna from the Silmarillion. Fui Nienna is a spirit of death and despair, almost... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-30-2014, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 50,597
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Orphalesion
Oh god, I hope I haven't offended you or anybody...
Oh god, I hope I haven't offended you or anybody else :(. If so Nerwen, I am very sorry. Look I'm way more eloquent in face to face conversations or academic papaers where I have time to research... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-30-2014, 02:49 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 50,597
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Orphalesion
Yeah that's what I meant; Rohan and Gondor could...
Yeah that's what I meant; Rohan and Gondor could easily have been combined without losing anything. Eowyn, for instance, could have been the niece/daughter of a Gondorian noble. The whole of Two... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-30-2014, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 50,597
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Orphalesion
Very true! Plus now I have the picture of Gollum,...
Very true! Plus now I have the picture of Gollum, Sam and Frodo dancing in giant 70s afro wigs in my head :D And Mithalwen: I give you Eohwyn, I did like her and (to a much lesser degree Eomer) in... |
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Forum: The Books
03-30-2014, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 18,708
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Orphalesion
I see what you did there :D. Did you know that...
I see what you did there :D. Did you know that there is a theory that the "Lady" in "Stairway to Heaven" is a reference to Galadriel? And on that topic there is of course: In Dwimordene, in... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-30-2014, 10:59 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 50,597
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Okay I might make myself unpopular here :-(
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Okay I might make myself unpopular here :-( First of all, NO I do NOT think that the LOTR is boring, however I can see how somebody might find it so. I myself find the Two Towers my least favorite... |
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Forum: The Books
03-27-2014, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,957
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Orphalesion
Exactly, Sam did have the advantage of not having...
Exactly, Sam did have the advantage of not having carried the ring for long. His mind might be more difficult for the ring to corrupt, on account of Sam's humbleness, but still Sam is not free of... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-26-2014, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 186,473
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Orphalesion
Ah yes, thank you that's what I remembered. Of...
Ah yes, thank you that's what I remembered. Of course there was no spell of bottomless dread in the later stories. I'm a huge fan of the BoLT version of the mythology so I sometimes get the two... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-26-2014, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 186,473
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Oh really? I could have sworn in at least one...
Oh really? I could have sworn in at least one version he got mind controlled/tortured, though that might have really been just an abandoned idea (in the Lost Tales perhaps?) or me remembering stuff... |
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Forum: The Books
03-26-2014, 10:58 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,669
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Orphalesion
Good Points!
Yes, the Avari and Nandor were...Good Points! Yes, the Avari and Nandor were awesome like that. The Sindar however, I see more as staying loyal to Thingol and so feeling compelled to stay, in a way its Olwe and the Falmari that... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-26-2014, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 269
Views: 186,473
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Sorry no; with Aredhel I always got the...
Sorry no; with Aredhel I always got the impression that she was a ridiculous prima donna and a "tomboy wannabe" and only went riding and hunting with Feanor's sons because she enjoyed the attention... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-25-2014, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 186,473
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Exactly, and a lifespan of 190 years is more than...
Exactly, and a lifespan of 190 years is more than enough for Maeglin to mature at a pace of 50 or even 100 years. He was a fully grown adult for some 90-140 years. Tragically short by Elven... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2014, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,669
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Orphalesion
Thank you Inziladun,
That is true, I did...
Thank you Inziladun, That is true, I did disregard the Doom of Mandos a bit, but does Mandos telling them that they're all gonna die horrible deaths really override their free will? Also, how... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-25-2014, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 269
Views: 186,473
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Yes I dispute this; Aredhel was born in Valinor,...
Yes I dispute this; Aredhel was born in Valinor, long before Gondolin was founded and was a fully grown woman by the time of Feanor's rebellion. Aside from that yes, it seems Elves did not mature... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2014, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,669
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Orphalesion
Do Elves lack Civil Courgae?
Hello everyone, First of all, I want to say, I do not mean this as a form of "Elf-bashing". The Elves, especially the Galadhrim, are my second favorite people of Middle Earth (after the Hobbits)... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2014, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 18,708
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Orphalesion
Well, for me it has to be a toss up between two...
Well, for me it has to be a toss up between two song concerning the Elves: "Light as leaves on lindentree", the song about Tenuviel Aragorn sings to the Hobbits and "I sang of leaves", the... |
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