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Forum: The Books
12-11-2008, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,217
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CSteefel
Not sure what you are referring to here, but the...
Not sure what you are referring to here, but the fact that he went to Angmar is not speculation. Otherwise, the hope was that perhaps somebody came across some other passage somewhere that would... |
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Forum: The Books
12-10-2008, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,217
Posted By
CSteefel
And also this quote, which I offer now in fuller...
And also this quote, which I offer now in fuller form from page 3 of The Istari (Unfinished Tales) : |
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Forum: The Books
12-10-2008, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,217
Posted By
CSteefel
Well, it proves it to my satisfaction. I read it...
Well, it proves it to my satisfaction. I read it as a point blank statement by Tolkien. On the other hand, the other things are speculative at best... |
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Forum: The Books
12-10-2008, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,217
Posted By
CSteefel
Although one cannot provide as clear a date as...
Although one cannot provide as clear a date as one can with the example you mentioned, still it seems that Gandalf visited Angmar, as I mentioned above in the quote. I guess this could have been in... |
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Forum: The Books
12-10-2008, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,217
Posted By
CSteefel
Gandalf in the 2nd Millennium of the Third Age
In the Istari in the Unfinished Tales Tolkien says of Gandalf that but in fact I cannot find anything on him during that period. Tolkien goes on to suggest that Earlier in the same tale,... |
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Forum: The Books
12-10-2008, 12:05 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,508
Posted By
CSteefel
Yes, good points--it seems you shot down my...
Yes, good points--it seems you shot down my (short lived and speculative) theories. I can find nothing about the Palantir working as "projectors", as you mentioned. Obviously they could be used... |
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Forum: The Books
12-09-2008, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,508
Posted By
CSteefel
This suggests to me an interesting interpretation...
This suggests to me an interesting interpretation of the old man, although one that I am hard pressed to provide any evidence for. The thought does arise, however: Why would Saruman bother to... |
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Forum: The Books
12-03-2008, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,508
Posted By
CSteefel
I like this idea. The horses may well have been...
I like this idea. The horses may well have been spooked by the old man, and then kept from running off completely by the appearance of Shadowfax. Of course the other possibility is that, if the... |
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Forum: The Books
12-02-2008, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 19,508
Posted By
CSteefel
What I find confusing is that Gandalf says that...
What I find confusing is that Gandalf says that the old man was not him, but the appearance of the old man is also (apparently) linked with the horses running off. As pointed out, however, the... |
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Forum: The Books
10-18-2008, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,268
Posted By
CSteefel
As Tolkien says in The Silmarillion: Of the...
As Tolkien says in The Silmarillion: Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age: Sauron made the One Ring to rule all of the others, not just those that he personally had a role in making, as is... |
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Forum: The Books
10-17-2008, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 18,437
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CSteefel
And when Gandalf is "rescued" from the peak of...
And when Gandalf is "rescued" from the peak of Zirakzigal and then carried to Lothlorien. It seems all of these involve something beyond the Eagles just patrolling the skies and randomly coming... |
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Forum: The Books
10-17-2008, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 18,437
Posted By
CSteefel
I just reread this part of the Hobbit and the...
I just reread this part of the Hobbit and the Eagles there say that they saw lots of activity by the Goblins, and a march to the south. So they seem to have put two and two together there, probably... |
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Forum: The Books
10-16-2008, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 18,437
Posted By
CSteefel
But can Ulmo defeat Manwe in single combat??;)
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But can Ulmo defeat Manwe in single combat??;) Anyway, I might not have paid much attention to this thread, except that I just reread Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin in the Unfinished Tales. ... |
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Forum: The Books
10-05-2008, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 51,513
Posted By
CSteefel
Don't disagree with most of what you said, but...
Don't disagree with most of what you said, but with the Witch King again one has to be careful making this a simple contest of warrior versus warrior. As discussed elsewhere, one of the Witch King's... |
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Forum: The Books
10-03-2008, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,794
Posted By
CSteefel
I think this makes sense as well, although I am...
I think this makes sense as well, although I am not sure that the pull of the Ring is at quite the same level as the force Sauron exerts himself. If the Ring itself was so strong, one would have... |
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Forum: The Books
10-02-2008, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,794
Posted By
CSteefel
The other perhaps minor point is that Gollum says...
The other perhaps minor point is that Gollum says he was captured on the "cold hard roads" to the East of the Dead Marshes. But one would think that once he learned the passage of the Dead Marshes,... |
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Forum: The Books
10-02-2008, 10:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,794
Posted By
CSteefel
Still as pointed out, it took Gollum from 2944 to...
Still as pointed out, it took Gollum from 2944 to 2980 to make his first visit to Shelob and Mordor, so that is some slow going--36 years. So in this regard, I think alatar's suggestion of a random... |
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Forum: The Books
10-02-2008, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,794
Posted By
CSteefel
I agree that Gollum took his own sweet (or...
I agree that Gollum took his own sweet (or bitter?) time getting to Mordor, but I imagine this is a case a bit like the Taming of Smeagol, but with that extra element of fear instilled by Sauron,... |
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Forum: The Books
10-01-2008, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,794
Posted By
CSteefel
Not quite sure what you mean with all your dates....
Not quite sure what you mean with all your dates. Gollum was captured by Sauron in the period 3009-3017 and was released in 3017. On his way back, he was captured in turn by Aragorn, who delivered... |
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Forum: The Books
09-10-2008, 09:12 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 10,355
Posted By
CSteefel
Thanks for reminding us of this. I think the...
Thanks for reminding us of this. I think the focus has shifted too much to categorical statements about who is the more powerful. After all, the basic plot is that the least powerful characters... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2008, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
The quote would suggest to me that Gandalf is...
The quote would suggest to me that Gandalf is worried about the effect of the WK gathered together with the other of the Nine on the mortals out there, and thus their impact on the battle. I doubt... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2008, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
But Tolkien says in "The Istari" in the...
But Tolkien says in "The Istari" in the Unfinished Tales that This could be correct, since mostly Gandalf kept his power veiled. Saruman does not seem to have realized that his powers had been... |
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Forum: The Books
09-07-2008, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
That is true, but it did not stop him from...
That is true, but it did not stop him from charging Earnur |
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Forum: The Books
09-06-2008, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
That's right, he saw Glorfindel coming and he...
That's right, he saw Glorfindel coming and he blew town... Also, in my opinion some have misread the encounter between the Witch King and Gandalf in the books (Peter Jackson for sure)--I think the... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-05-2008, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,772
Posted By
CSteefel
I do worry how he would do with a Hobbit sequel,...
I do worry how he would do with a Hobbit sequel, where the plot is not laid out for him. He demonstrated an ability to lose the spirit of Tolkien in LOTR even when the plot and dialogue were handed... |
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