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Forum: The Books
10-06-2002, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 14,031
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Tirned Tinnu
I beg to differ about Aragorn's not wanting to...I beg to differ about Aragorn's not wanting to hand over his sword to the Doorward of Theoden. The reason for his balking was because of Anduril and Aragorn's heritage, and that Aragorn was certainly... |
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Forum: The Books
10-06-2002, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 9,499
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Tirned Tinnu
You know, I don't see mentioned anywhere here the...You know, I don't see mentioned anywhere here the sadness that the ELves felt towards Men. Surely the Elves called Men the Sickly Ones, Short-lived, Aftercomers. But at the same time, once each... |
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Forum: The Books
10-05-2002, 04:17 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,943
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Tirned Tinnu
Nope, you wrote that rather eloquently, Kalimac! ...Nope, you wrote that rather eloquently, Kalimac! Well said, all of it. I heard something tonight which staggered me, and would add to this conversation. It has to do with being in a bad position... |
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Forum: The Books
10-04-2002, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 14,031
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Tirned Tinnu
Oh, Lush! You said, "Because they don't exist in...Oh, Lush! You said, "Because they don't exist in this wonderful state of perpetual chaos we refer to as real life." I beg to differ! You must look carefully in order to find the diamonds in the... |
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Forum: The Books
10-04-2002, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 7,943
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Tirned Tinnu
Why did Frodo go?
I don't think Frodo really...Why did Frodo go? I don't think Frodo really wanted to go. In the beginning, he was acting for the preservation of the Shire. Once in Rivendell, he was warned that Elrond would not suffer the Ring... |
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Forum: The Books
10-04-2002, 04:18 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 6,070
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Tirned Tinnu
Milling in general has a strange connotation to...Milling in general has a strange connotation to it in Faery-tales. Has anyone read the tale of the Salt-mill? It runs like this: one of those salt-grinders that people used - the diecast metal ones -... |
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Forum: The Books
10-02-2002, 05:04 PM
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Replies: 45
Views: 28,504
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Tirned Tinnu
Great discussion here. Just wanted to add that...Great discussion here. Just wanted to add that "Light upon the brow" is not a new concept. It often (in fairy stories) was a sign of a person who had been gifted by the Elves (The Fey or Faery Folk)... |
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Forum: The Books
10-02-2002, 04:50 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 14,031
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Tirned Tinnu
I believe that the opinion stated in the original...I believe that the opinion stated in the original question of this thread was due to viewing only the movie - and I will not go into that in this thread. I will say as all the rest have done:... |
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Forum: The Books
10-02-2002, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 8,469
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Tirned Tinnu
I'd read Tolkien and Lewis by the age of 13. One...I'd read Tolkien and Lewis by the age of 13. One of my friends, whom I met in summer camp also liked Tolkien and had many suggestions as to books to follow Tolkien's work. Then she invited me to... |
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Forum: The Books
09-30-2002, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 23,148
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Tirned Tinnu
Hmm, Burrahobbit! You bring up an interesting...Hmm, Burrahobbit! You bring up an interesting question. Yes, what about Luthien? What about the battles against Sauron and his fell spirits? After so many legendary battles in the name of the Sils... |
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Forum: The Books
09-30-2002, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,828
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Tirned Tinnu
Yes, here is link to a translation of the welsh...Yes, here is link to a translation of the welsh legends, however, it is better to read them in their original form,(Welsh Prose) though it is a hard read! This is easier. I know that Tolkien did... |
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Forum: The Books
09-30-2002, 09:28 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 23,148
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Tirned Tinnu
Yes, it is true that Eowyn destroyed the...Yes, it is true that Eowyn destroyed the Witch-King, and Legolas only shot down the creature that one of the Nazgul rode. If you read my post, you would see that I was talking more about their need... |
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Forum: The Books
09-29-2002, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 67
Views: 23,148
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Tirned Tinnu
Oye, do we forget easily! I was mystified until I...Oye, do we forget easily! I was mystified until I read this entire thread, and remembered what the RingWraiths were all about! It would not matter if an Elf slashed them down a thousand times, so... |
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Forum: The Books
09-29-2002, 10:00 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,828
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Tirned Tinnu
Something I don't see mentioned here is the...Something I don't see mentioned here is the presence of singing in Irish and Welsh legend, as in the tales of Taliesin, the greatest bard. It was told that he gained his knowlege thru the caldron of... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-29-2002, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 18,755
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Tirned Tinnu
More than once in my posts about autumn I have...More than once in my posts about autumn I have mentioned seeing the spirits that once inhabited the woods on Long Island, where I live. It's harder to find them now, with all the nasty sodium-lights... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-26-2002, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 43,354
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Tirned Tinnu
You people are all NUTZ! This is the only place...You people are all NUTZ! This is the only place where anyone would have geard of "Edelweiss" besides me! Guees that's saying something ...heh...yesh, I'm nutz too..heh |
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Forum: The Books
09-25-2002, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 13,340
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Tirned Tinnu
*Tinnu sulks* I don't like the ears on the...*Tinnu sulks* I don't like the ears on the Hobbits. I'll live with the ears on the elves because it's sortah given that elves and brownies and pixies down thru the history of fairytale illustration... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-25-2002, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 43,354
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Tirned Tinnu
Interesting. I've heard it pronounced several...Interesting. I've heard it pronounced several ways, depending on the actor. I have always liked this form: EL-es-SAR It is better to take words by syllable, and determine when Tolkien said that... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-25-2002, 12:20 AM
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Replies: 190
Views: 66,843
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*Tinnu snorts*
Irm, what about their religion...*Tinnu snorts* Irm, what about their religion of choice, like...Wiccans, Druids, Nature-Worshippers, Santerians, New-Agers, Polytheists, Gardnerians, Gaians,...should I go on? I see that Christians... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-23-2002, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 66,843
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Tirned Tinnu
Whooo... I'm glad we all ironed that out. As for...Whooo... I'm glad we all ironed that out. As for the word "heathen", good grief, man! Heathen is the wrong word altogether. It means "strange" and "uncivilized." Please, I beg of you, when you use... |
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Forum: The Books
09-23-2002, 04:20 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,161
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Tirned Tinnu
Finally! I found the quote. It's on page 319 of...Finally! I found the quote. It's on page 319 of the appendixes... [ September 23, 2002: Message edited by: Tirned Tinnu ] |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-23-2002, 03:47 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 88,020
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Tirned Tinnu
You've hit on a good point, Littlemanpoet.
Yes!...You've hit on a good point, Littlemanpoet. Yes! The first half of FOTR is very different in style from the rest of it. I have discussed this with people before, and we have come to the conclusion... |
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Forum: The Books
09-23-2002, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,578
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Tirned Tinnu
Hmm! here's what I found on a simple search: ...Hmm! here's what I found on a simple search: "Nereus and Doris had fifty daughters (Theogony, 264). Thetis is one of the Daughters of Nereus. As a group, they are called the Nereids. Thetis was... |
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Forum: The Books
09-23-2002, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,266
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Tirned Tinnu
In what chapter did you all hear Arwen speak? I...In what chapter did you all hear Arwen speak? I do not remember her having any lines. |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-23-2002, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 190
Views: 66,843
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Tirned Tinnu
Yes, in fact, I'm looking right at it. In it...Yes, in fact, I'm looking right at it. In it Tolkien brings up some decidedly "pagan" attitudes, as it has been put in this thread. To believe in "The Path to The Land of Faery" is far and away a... |
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