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Forum: The Books
08-29-2009, 09:13 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 23,635
Posted By
CSteefel
Yes, with also the implication that the obvious...
Yes, with also the implication that the obvious routes should be suspect--the northern Route, the Gap of Rohan, and the Redhorn Pass. Moria strikes me as a route nobody would have predicted... |
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Forum: The Books
08-29-2009, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 23,635
Posted By
CSteefel
I don't read it this way. I interpret what Dain...
I don't read it this way. I interpret what Dain experienced as more of a sense of great evil within the Gates of Moria, similar perhaps to what Aragorn sensed when he passed into Moria. I don't... |
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Forum: The Books
08-28-2009, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 26,669
Posted By
CSteefel
Good catch! And I am always getting ****ed at...
Good catch! And I am always getting ****ed at others for mixing up the movie and the book. Of course, with Isildur it is not completely clear how much he knew about the Ring and its dangers. ... |
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Forum: The Books
08-27-2009, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 26,669
Posted By
CSteefel
Great thread that really gets to the heart of the...
Great thread that really gets to the heart of the matter. And some very insightful observations. I am inclined, however, to agree overall with Boromir88 that this was not really a case of... |
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Forum: The Books
05-13-2009, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,147
Posted By
CSteefel
How do they enforce a 34 cut and paste limit? ...
How do they enforce a 34 cut and paste limit? For me, this would be the reason to own a digital version--sure make participating in this Board easier, since when you wanted a quote, you could copy... |
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Forum: The Books
05-13-2009, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 38,237
Posted By
CSteefel
I doubt that Aragorn would have revealed the...
I doubt that Aragorn would have revealed the location of Rivendell, given that he himself was present in disguise. Otherwise, 1,000 years before in the time of Earnur is a long ways back. ... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2009, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 141
Views: 87,909
Posted By
CSteefel
Interesting perspective.
Otherwise, I might...
Interesting perspective. Otherwise, I might have guessed that there was something about the Elven life that left the individuals disconnected--Elros, for example, was offered a chance to rule a... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2009, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 38,237
Posted By
CSteefel
I had not heard that Rivendell was a staging...
I had not heard that Rivendell was a staging ground. I do recall that Elendil watched for the arrival of Gilgalad from Weathertop, but that was a long way west. In any case, we seem ample... |
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Forum: The Books
05-07-2009, 08:29 AM
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Replies: 141
Views: 87,909
Posted By
CSteefel
Rather than being "mortal by default", the...
Rather than being "mortal by default", the statement seems to be that they have the life of the Eldar by default based on what Elrond says in Appendix A: |
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Forum: The Books
05-06-2009, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 141
Views: 87,909
Posted By
CSteefel
On the subject of Arwen's death (or the reason...
On the subject of Arwen's death (or the reason for it), I take it as being similar to the acceptance of death by Aragorn himself, and his Numenorean ancestors. They because weary with life and gave... |
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Forum: The Books
05-06-2009, 10:27 PM
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Replies: 141
Views: 87,909
Posted By
CSteefel
Or the other question is why in fact would Elros...
Or the other question is why in fact would Elros have chosen mortality. Seems like a bad deal when two Ages of Men later Elrond is attending parties and listening to Bilbo's verse in the comfort of... |
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Forum: The Books
02-10-2009, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 15,662
Posted By
CSteefel
Great thread and posts.
I think your...
Great thread and posts. I think your explanations are reasonable, and in fact supported by several lines of evidence. It may in fact be noteworthy that the Hobbits heard no "nightly noises" on... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-05-2009, 06:31 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,476
Posted By
CSteefel
I would have to say that The Fellowship of the...
I would have to say that The Fellowship of the Ring is still my favorite, with the brilliant way in which the history of the Ring is revealed (in contrast to the movie), the surreal terror makes its... |
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Forum: The Books
02-02-2009, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 15,526
Posted By
CSteefel
I can see that the wound might have contributed...
I can see that the wound might have contributed importantly here, but I still think that it was also the numerous other encounters with the Nazgul, beginning in the Shire itself. To me this is... |
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Forum: The Books
02-02-2009, 09:59 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 15,526
Posted By
CSteefel
Well, to quote my own post again:
Fear,...
Well, to quote my own post again: Fear, or the memory (and aversion to) evil, I don't know, but certainly it is not as if Aragorn had no problem with facing the Balrog. My point was that he... |
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Forum: The Books
02-01-2009, 10:11 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 15,526
Posted By
CSteefel
Or simply that he had been pursued by the Nazgul...
Or simply that he had been pursued by the Nazgul across the lengths of Eriador--I suspect this is more the reason than any general insight into the Spirit World. Also, I am not so sure that... |
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Forum: The Books
01-29-2009, 11:59 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 15,526
Posted By
CSteefel
I think this is a good point. If you look at...
I think this is a good point. If you look at other cases where Dwarves or Men encountered Balrogs, there is often explicit mention of the great fear engendered by the encounter. In the case of Dain... |
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Forum: The Books
01-29-2009, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 10,397
Posted By
CSteefel
Yes, the basalt (which can contain glass, but...
Yes, the basalt (which can contain glass, but typically includes annealed crystals) should be harder than obsidian, which is basically just a silica rich glass. As you say, shiny and develops a... |
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Forum: The Books
12-16-2008, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 30,422
Posted By
CSteefel
I often wondered (especially with the last...
I often wondered (especially with the last reading of the Bombadil chapter) about where Bombadil met up with Farmer Maggot. I am assuming that Bombadil did not leave the confines of the Old Forest,... |
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Forum: The Books
12-16-2008, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 30,422
Posted By
CSteefel
Probably less to say about this chapter than...
Probably less to say about this chapter than some, but a few things strike me. One was the story from Merry about how he found out about the Ring, seeing Bilbo disappear off the road as the... |
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Forum: The Books
12-13-2008, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,217
Posted By
CSteefel
Can't disagree with anything in the two posts...
Can't disagree with anything in the two posts above, with the possible exception of Earnur's retreat from the Witch King. I read Earnur's flight as actually due to his horse, in fact it is said: ... |
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Forum: The Books
12-13-2008, 05:03 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,217
Posted By
CSteefel
I don't think the WK was hanging behind the other...
I don't think the WK was hanging behind the other Nazgul, and he was certainly ready to advance when the opponents were much weaker than himself. But he did withdraw on several occasions, the first... |
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Forum: The Books
12-12-2008, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,508
Posted By
CSteefel
Good allusion here. I think it does lend further...
Good allusion here. I think it does lend further credence to the idea that it was Saruman, although whether himself (I doubt it) or a phantom/vision is not 100% clear... |
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Forum: The Books
12-12-2008, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,217
Posted By
CSteefel
I would agree with this--it seems Gandalf was...
I would agree with this--it seems Gandalf was defending himself and the Witch King was hanging back. For all of the pumping up of the Witch King (too many viewings of the movies), he hangs back or... |
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Forum: The Books
12-11-2008, 11:38 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,217
Posted By
CSteefel
Yes, certainly we would have heard about a direct...
Yes, certainly we would have heard about a direct matchup of the two in the Second Millennium. Gandalf seemed to rely on disguises to enter these areas--he certainly did when he went into Dol Goldur... |
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