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Forum: Quotable Quotes
02-07-2013, 11:05 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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Forum: The Books
02-07-2013, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 30,510
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I agree.
Psychedelics do fit the bill, but...
I agree. Psychedelics do fit the bill, but then why do psychedelics do what they do and what, when you think about it, actually constitues a 'psychedelic'? Some, like Mormons I've spoken with,... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
02-07-2013, 07:38 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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'Now tell me your tale, my liege,' [said...
'Now tell me your tale, my liege,' [said Denethor, half kindly half mockingly]. 'For the words of one whom my son so befriended will be welcome indeed.' |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
02-07-2013, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-07-2013, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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Ah, hobbitses are among the worst for looking...
Ah, hobbitses are among the worst for looking down on us. |
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Forum: Music in Middle-earth
02-06-2013, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 14,175
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Drums in the deep, yes, I get that. But triangles...
Drums in the deep, yes, I get that. But triangles in the deep? A balrog surrounded by a steel drum band wouldn't have the same sense of threat somehow. And where is the string section? Neither... |
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Forum: The Books
02-06-2013, 08:54 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,208
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Had they all mustered against the Land of Mordor,...
Had they all mustered against the Land of Mordor, there would still have been other foes attacking from behind. Galadriel was busy overthrowing DolGuldur in Mirkwood, Thranduil's folk joined in the... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-06-2013, 04:51 AM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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What is it that reminds you of water?
I can...
What is it that reminds you of water? I can tell you it's not fishesess. ._ ._. _.. . _. _ |
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-05-2013, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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Well 'I' am speaking for 'us' my precious, and...
Well 'I' am speaking for 'us' my precious, and without 'me' you wouldn't know 'us'. |
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Forum: The Movies
02-05-2013, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 67
Views: 63,136
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culture clash
In the film 'Adam's Family Values' the sensibilities of Tolkien and Disney come face to face in a summer camp. Anyone who has seen it will know what I mean, but if you haven't then imagine how... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
02-05-2013, 07:47 AM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-05-2013, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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Hmm, a fine bit of misdirection I'd say. Good...
Hmm, a fine bit of misdirection I'd say. Good riddling talk. Not sure what pury means but I get the gist. No, it was a good riddle 'cos my first thought was one of the banes: Isildur, Durin or... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-04-2013, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-04-2013, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-04-2013, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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So the other has at least two things in common...
So the other has at least two things in common with the known character. All we know is: "... the spears that were made for the armies of the great King Bladorthin (long since dead), each had a... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-02-2013, 10:38 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 16,213
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This issue was raised in another thread on the...
This issue was raised in another thread on the age of Faramir: Originally Posted by Bęthberry If death is supposed to be a gift to the race of man, then why is longevity such an important... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-02-2013, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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My interpretation rather hinges on the word...
My interpretation rather hinges on the word 'just': ...spears in the night If just mine could, too, Pierce hearts like yours do. It could mean "if only" but I'm taking it to mean "if there is... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-02-2013, 03:50 PM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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I was thinking wight at first, but when I re-read...
I was thinking wight at first, but when I re-read the story and its background I realised that the dead king was a ghost, and that the wights were servants of the enemy. When Frodo wakes in the... |
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Forum: The Books
02-02-2013, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 23,150
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There is more to Faramir's explanation:
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There is more to Faramir's explanation: "...For as the Rohirrim do, we now love war and valour as things good in themselves, both a sport and an end; and though we still hold that a warrior should... |
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Forum: The Books
02-02-2013, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,332
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I like the Romantics, and that's probably why I...
I like the Romantics, and that's probably why I like Tolkein. They laboured to revive a sense of the mysterious and noble, especially the notion of the "noble savage", in an age where xenophobia was... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-02-2013, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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I think the first speaker is an unnamed king of...
I think the first speaker is an unnamed king of Cardolan. When Merry is awakened by Tom Bombadil in the Barrow Downs he is wearing a gold circlet and says: “ The men of Carn Dum came on us at... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
02-01-2013, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-01-2013, 03:28 PM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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Not Baldor then, if he was never a king.
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Not Baldor then, if he was never a king. ...what's there the two of us share?" "Your men bring to fight their spears in the night If just mine could, too, pierce hearts like yours do!" |
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Forum: The Books
02-01-2013, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 15,332
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The artist was a contemporary of Tolkien's, and...
The artist was a contemporary of Tolkien's, and thus it's a modern depiction. So I'd say the painting is a Romantic portrayal of a wizard. The artist happens to be Germanic but is that enough to say... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
02-01-2013, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 4,146
Views: 1,327,794
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The unknown warrior whose body was found on the...
The unknown warrior whose body was found on the Paths of the Dead fits in part, but I don't know if he was a king. The king famous for his spear was Gilgalad. The latter metaphorically fell into... |
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