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Forum: The Movies
08-29-2003, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 8,127
Posted By
Gilthalion
As a fan of the novels for more years than many...As a fan of the novels for more years than many of you have been breathing, let me say that while if I tried hard I could quibble with certain additions and subtractions from the text, overall the... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-03-2003, 05:38 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,466
Posted By
Gilthalion
There is some chance that we passed one another...There is some chance that we passed one another during a Mid-80s Mardi Gras in Mobile, when I was in my tweens! And I well remember the 70s, though the 60s are pretty much lost in the mists of... |
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Forum: The Books
08-03-2003, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 15,676
Posted By
Gilthalion
My favorite is the Shire, followed by Rivendell. ...My favorite is the Shire, followed by Rivendell. In fact, I must admit getting a bit misty (harumph!) when seeing Hobbiton for the first time on the big screen, since that visualization was so very... |
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Forum: The Books
08-01-2003, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,062
Posted By
Gilthalion
"...hints..."
Sam says "Lor' bless..." or..."...hints..." Sam says "Lor' bless..." or something to that effect in Book One of FOTR, early on it seems to my memory. Sam's epiphany in Mordor regarding "highest matters" may also seem... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-01-2003, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 125
Views: 165,776
Posted By
Gilthalion
Just thought I'd report that the banner ad for...Just thought I'd report that the banner ad for THE HOBBITS has produced plenty of hits and a goodly number of new reviews from folk who have read the entire novel. Banner ads are a great way to... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-01-2003, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 7,872
Posted By
Gilthalion
Don't worry about it Mith! As we can tell by the...Don't worry about it Mith! As we can tell by the post dates on this here thread, we'uns is too lazy to get together for much of anything, besides it bein' mighty hot right now and all... ... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-01-2003, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,466
Posted By
Gilthalion
I thought I had already posted here!
I'm...I thought I had already posted here! I'm also from that Deep South Farthing region called Alabama by some. Me and the Mrs have our little hole down in Mobile, Alabama. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-29-2003, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,131
Posted By
Gilthalion
Hoom! Hom!
Yes! Long long ago I was lured over...Hoom! Hom! Yes! Long long ago I was lured over from the ENTMOOT... |
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Forum: The Books
07-25-2003, 02:54 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 6,991
Posted By
Gilthalion
While LOTR is "just a book" it is also "a...While LOTR is "just a book" it is also "a descriptive treatise on an imaginary ecosphere." Tolkien's essay "On Fairy Stories" is essential reading on this point, and many deeper points that are... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-17-2003, 08:37 AM
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Replies: 163
Views: 43,732
Posted By
Gilthalion
I liked fantasy very much. Read Tolkien's essay...I liked fantasy very much. Read Tolkien's essay on Fairy Stories for the last word on what fantasy should be. In short, it is an entertaining way to get at the Truth. Yes. He inspired me... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-11-2003, 12:32 PM
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Replies: 178
Views: 93,205
Posted By
Gilthalion
Name (that you go by): Robert W. Gardner
...Name (that you go by): Robert W. Gardner Age: 1963 (Do the math...) Occupation: Pastor Future Aspirations: Perhaps the most pertinent to this site is my aspiration to write a novel based... |
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Forum: The Books
07-11-2003, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 8,795
Posted By
Gilthalion
Regarding the kind of original spirits that may...Regarding the kind of original spirits that may have animated primordial stone-trolls, orcs, dragons, and other darksome critters: Who can say what generations of the forced mating of elvish... |
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Forum: The Books
07-10-2003, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 8,795
Posted By
Gilthalion
There is an awful lot here! I do not have time...There is an awful lot here! I do not have time to carefully reread it all, nor to respond point by point. My sense of things is as follows (and I apologise for not having time enough to do proper... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2003, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 73
Views: 16,716
Posted By
Gilthalion
One does get the idea that the Mouth of Sauron is...One does get the idea that the Mouth of Sauron is of great age, prolonged by sorcerous Black Numenorean arts. As for remembering his name, just look at Gollum, for the Ring had driven him mad and... |
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2003, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 61
Views: 29,676
Posted By
Gilthalion
Another potential hazard for an aerial assault...Another potential hazard for an aerial assault would be the weather itself. If Sauron's arm was long enough to send a storm upon Caradhras, then surely he could whip up a doozy of a storm closer to... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
06-27-2003, 11:09 AM
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Replies: 125
Views: 165,776
Posted By
Gilthalion
Although I am never around as much as I used to...Although I am never around as much as I used to be, I do pop in from time to time to see if folk have read my fan fiction (see link in signature) and to unwind a little. THE BARROW-DOWNS has... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-24-2003, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 13,293
Posted By
Gilthalion
I did indeed finish THE HOBBITS (see signature...I did indeed finish THE HOBBITS (see signature for link) and it took 18 months and lots of help, as posted earlier. Be sure to check the reviews first. I'm interested in THE FAIRY WIFE, and it is on... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-17-2003, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 13,293
Posted By
Gilthalion
For the writing of THE HOBBITS (the finest...For the writing of THE HOBBITS (the finest Middle-earth Fanfiction yet written, in my oh-so-humble opinion), I found it necessary to start an actual bulletin board forum on EZBOARD. There was a... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
05-05-2003, 09:49 AM
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Replies: 488
Views: 231,222
Posted By
Gilthalion
A lot has happened since my last post!
My...A lot has happened since my last post! My job as a laboratory technician fell away with the Japanese consumption of South Farthing hard wood chips for the making of their paper. (They now import... |
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Forum: Elvenhome
03-12-2003, 10:36 AM
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Replies: 423
Views: 65,894
Posted By
Gilthalion
I have my own apologies to make for not returning...I have my own apologies to make for not returning as soon as I intended (following my last post to this thread). If I cannot return to aid in the final plot developments, feel more than free to... |
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Forum: Elvenhome
02-24-2003, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 423
Views: 65,894
Posted By
Gilthalion
Howdy folks! I'm in the process of catching up,...Howdy folks! I'm in the process of catching up, which may take a few days more. Unfortunately, I may not be able to catch up on the DISCUSSION THREAD. Reading back over the initial work you've... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
02-24-2003, 06:34 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 8,085
Posted By
Gilthalion
smilies/smile.gif I am ever so happy it worked...smilies/smile.gif I am ever so happy it worked out! Sorry about the Lembas. I've never had luck with Lembas (yet) myself. I've got a "dinner roll" bread recipe that is almost like eating... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-17-2003, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,651
Posted By
Gilthalion
I guess it is important to remember that the film...I guess it is important to remember that the film team felt that they were creating a cinematic <I>interpretation</I> of LORD OF THE RINGS. As many here have noted many times it is simply not... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-17-2003, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,752
Posted By
Gilthalion
I'd like to see some "home movie" type footage of...I'd like to see some "home movie" type footage of cast and crew enjoying themselves in the filming. |
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Forum: The Movies
02-16-2003, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,292
Posted By
Gilthalion
Oh, yes, I completely agree! Frodo's no hero!...Oh, yes, I completely agree! Frodo's no hero! :rollseyes<P>After all, how can one be considered a hero unless he is swinging a long sword and lopping heads, or firing arrows with the speed of... |
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