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Forum: The Books 04-29-2016, 01:32 AM
Replies: 78
Views: 47,395
Posted By Ivriniel
hahahahah *high five* - no, Inziladun, he wasn't...

hahahahah *high five* - no, Inziladun, he wasn't the Witchking, he ate the Witchking. It's foretold in the Second Prophesy of Ungoliant, when Galadriel's daughter, Celebrian is proved to be an Orc. ...
Forum: The Books 04-25-2016, 02:53 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,471
Posted By Ivriniel
I've always enjoyed re-reading, and it's a story...

I've always enjoyed re-reading, and it's a story with a journey of which part is ageing and re-reading.

This thread bears relationships to the other current thread about the Three.

I've been...
Forum: The Books 04-25-2016, 02:41 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,554
Posted By Ivriniel
@All Osanwe We know from Tolkien's...

@All

Osanwe

We know from Tolkien's comments (thank you Mithadan for the materials) that Osanwe could be shut off, or denied, by will, and that an Elf could deny a Vala. (at least that's how I...
Forum: The Books 04-25-2016, 02:40 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,554
Posted By Ivriniel
thank u for the replies

@Pitchwife

Yes, I think talk about Ringlore works better with terms such as "The Will of Galadriel was great, and her Fea that of the Line of the blending of the three kindreds of Elves and so,...
Forum: The Books 04-20-2016, 12:22 AM
Replies: 42
Views: 21,749
Posted By Ivriniel
hahahahah That's no reason to ignore her! I'm...

hahahahah That's no reason to ignore her! I'm sure she'll be appreciate, perhaps in another 12 years if she returns (she's in Lorien, you know - time stop).



I recall in the Silmarillion, when...
Forum: The Books 04-19-2016, 07:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,320
Posted By Ivriniel
I'm sorry, I confused two concept, in my haste....

I'm sorry, I confused two concept, in my haste. Yes, of course it was Manwe who rules the Ainur, but I was focussing upon Mandos and the Halls of the Dead and his role in this. Mandos had a role in...
Forum: The Books 04-19-2016, 07:00 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 21,749
Posted By Ivriniel
I think a hello and welcome is in order :) and...

I think a hello and welcome is in order :) and also to Althern who I see has fewer posts.



I guess that the corrupted Maia who followed Melkor in the rebellion just didn't like classical...
Forum: The Books 04-19-2016, 06:33 PM
Replies: 102
Views: 55,284
Posted By Ivriniel
Hi William :) the grin was for deliberate...

Hi William :) the grin was for deliberate misplacement on Gil Galad into the same lineage as Elrond to open up the Salic concept, by placing Gil Galad where (the) King (or) Queen should next...
Forum: The Books 04-19-2016, 12:25 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,554
Posted By Ivriniel
Hello there posters and readers. :) ...

Hello there posters and readers. :)

@Pitchwife hail Pitwife. May the drommond's granite masts and sails bear thee far from home and safely to return.

Thank you for the interesting materials....
Forum: The Books 04-18-2016, 08:37 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 29,102
Posted By Ivriniel
A second brief post to put the questions: On...

A second brief post to put the questions:

On Doom: presumably any union with half-elven offspring (noting that Mandos, the Gatekeeper watches the living and the dead) can, by way of Doom can...
Forum: The Books 04-18-2016, 08:24 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 29,102
Posted By Ivriniel
Some New Implications

Some New Matters (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=704224&postcount=7) have popped up since reading the thread.

I loved reading the Letters quote in the post about Tolkien's comments...
Forum: The Books 04-18-2016, 07:49 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,320
Posted By Ivriniel
Thank you William. I will bring the actual...

Thank you William.

I will bring the actual Silmarillion text, citing Mandos's literal words at some point here.

The questions about the Peredhil or Pereldar (another item or emphasis of...
Forum: The Books 04-16-2016, 04:20 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 19,554
Posted By Ivriniel
What Powered The Three?

I have stumbled on an inconsistency -- maybe -- in Ring Lore. We are told Sauron had to imbue his Ring with his very essence to amp it up to critical threshold, enough to subsume dominance over...
Forum: The Books 04-16-2016, 04:12 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 55,284
Posted By Ivriniel
Hello there Orthoron_M it's great to see your...

Hello there Orthoron_M it's great to see your post. I was only yesterday, pondering a question about the differences between the Powers of Preservation and their variation (or divergent powers) in...
Forum: The Books 04-16-2016, 03:41 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 15,320
Posted By Ivriniel
Topic Inviting Commentary: Prince Imrahil

Prince Imrahil (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=19008) has some measure of Elven Blood.

This invites questions about whether or not The Line of the Prince's of Dol Amroth were every...
Forum: The Books 04-16-2016, 03:33 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 17,046
Posted By Ivriniel
This looks Half-Elfy

Galador also had a sister, Gilmith (Starmist) and so, we also do not know how 'half-elfy' Dol Amroth's people became because of transmission of Efly-ness from Gilmith'sdescendants.

I'm not sure...
Forum: The Books 01-15-2016, 09:32 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 33,385
Posted By Ivriniel
HI there Inziladun :) and ..... ...

HI there Inziladun :)

and .....



hahahaha :) yes -

"Turn and Hurin hogged so much attention - suffer then all of them - Morgoth took notice and voila! At least they took the heat off...
Forum: The Books 01-15-2016, 08:58 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 33,385
Posted By Ivriniel
On a personal note I don't adhere to ideas about...

On a personal note I don't adhere to ideas about land ownership, either, and would be quite happy if we didn't have passports :) but - no one agrees with me about this. I expected anti-Numenorean...
Forum: The Books 01-15-2016, 08:41 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 33,385
Posted By Ivriniel
Hey there - :) yes, it's improper to use the term...

Hey there - :) yes, it's improper to use the term 'tharbad' to imply 'city of Tharbad' or 'city of Tharbad held by Dunedain', for the pre-Rohan history and also for the Numenorean presence pre-Third...
Forum: The Books 01-15-2016, 01:09 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 33,385
Posted By Ivriniel
I'm in agreement with this. And I think it's a...

I'm in agreement with this. And I think it's a brave post because it's not as permissive of Numenorean legacy and will be less popular an idea because of that (possibly).

When I first read LotR...
Forum: The Books 01-14-2016, 09:51 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 100,820
Posted By Ivriniel
I'd rather steer away from 'forcing' the reader...

I'd rather steer away from 'forcing' the reader and instead enjoy some unorthodox positioning of arguments.

So - the points about dates of authorship are well and truly attended to in materials...
Forum: The Books 01-13-2016, 07:09 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 43,157
Posted By Ivriniel
Interesting. If corrupted Elves (ie the neo...

Interesting. If corrupted Elves (ie the neo theory that they weren't might have bearing on this item).

We didn't learn much about their lifespan etc and native resilience, except that they...
Forum: The Books 01-13-2016, 04:57 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 43,157
Posted By Ivriniel
how did the Dark Lords stop the pestilence...

how did the Dark Lords stop the pestilence annihilating the Orcs? when I read the stuff about plague in materials, I always hazarded that the plagues were not so much contrived, but a natural ...
Forum: The Books 01-13-2016, 04:31 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 100,820
Posted By Ivriniel
Hi Boromirs, Farmir, and Inziladun. @reader ...

Hi Boromirs, Farmir, and Inziladun.

@reader

I've been clear to delineate between the explicit prose and the implicit indications in the aspects of text that are discordant. Three factors have...
Forum: The Books 01-11-2016, 09:59 PM
Replies: 159
Views: 100,820
Posted By Ivriniel
I'm not exactly sure we get an exact definition...

I'm not exactly sure we get an exact definition of 'what' the Ring does to character and what character traits are varied. I understood that appeals to domination and control were a part of the...
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