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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
11-14-2016, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,324
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Faramir Jones
A talk I gave last FridayThanks for starting this thread, Formendacil. Last Friday, I was thinking of two relatives who joined the UK's armed forces in WWI. Of those two, one came back; the other didn't, and is buried in... |
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Forum: The Books
11-14-2016, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 8,827
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Faramir Jones
Congratulations!Congratulations on finishing with your Ph.D., Zigûr! I'd be interested in reading it, particularly in terms of connections of Tolkien's works with those utopian ones of Edward Bellamy, who was very... |
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Forum: The Books
10-20-2016, 04:34 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 22,271
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Faramir Jones
An interesting threadThanks for posting this news, Mithalwen. While I'm a little ambivalent, like Kuruharan, having bought The Children of Húrin, I probably will buy this one too. :smokin: I was interested in what... |
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Forum: The Books
10-18-2016, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,484
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Faramir Jones
ThanksThanks William, for putting up that passage, from Letter 15 of the published Letters, of Tolkien's remarks on the second part of The Hobbit's dust jacket's text. To help people, I'm just going to... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-14-2016, 06:56 AM
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Replies: 129
Views: 97,862
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Faramir Jones
Thanks to MithadanI noticed this absence of barrowdowns.com too, and thank Mithadan for dealing with the matter. :D |
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Forum: The Books
10-14-2016, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,484
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Faramir Jones
Facsimile of first edition of 'The Hobbit'People may have seen that HarperCollins recently published a facsimile of the first edition of The Hobbit, the one published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. in 1937. I recently bought a copy, and have... |
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Forum: The Books
10-08-2016, 08:56 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,097
Posted By
Faramir Jones
Aragorn II and the Ruling StewardsYou made some interesting remarks here, Kuruharan: Practically, of course, it would have been ridiculous for Aragorn to try to undo Rohan's sovereignty. However, I still hold my original... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
09-28-2016, 08:16 AM
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Replies: 129
Views: 56,357
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Faramir Jones
Nothing here?I'm surprised that I saw nothing by you here, Legate and Thinlómien; because I feel the Prologue to be important. It's important as a bridge between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings proper,... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
09-28-2016, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 15,720
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Faramir Jones
A nice ideaThat's a nice idea, Legate and Thinlómien. I'll join you, although I see I need to catch up with the Prologue and a few chapters first. :) |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-28-2016, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 15,679
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Faramir Jones
A seperate thread for Oxonmoot 2016Just to mention that there is a seperate thread dealing with Oxonmoot 2016 and what happened there. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
08-27-2016, 07:34 AM
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Replies: 4,197
Views: 1,418,133
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Faramir Jones
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
08-11-2016, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 15,679
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Faramir Jones
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Forum: The Books
07-26-2016, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 19,851
Posted By
Faramir Jones
Tyrants and illegitimacyThanks for your response, Zigûr, including your pointing out of earlier versions of the story of Ar-Pharazôn and Sauron in The Lost Road. The issue of Morgoth was interesting. Because he was... |
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Forum: The Books
07-26-2016, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 19,851
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Faramir Jones
Ar-Pharazôn and SauronIn terms of your comparison between Ar-Pharazôn and Castamir, it's not clear how much support the latter actually had, only that enough people supported his usurpation, and that enough later turned... |
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Forum: The Books
07-25-2016, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 18,342
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Faramir Jones
They saw the Gates of MorningAccording to Akallabêth, published in The Silmarillion, due to the Ban of the Valar the voyages of the Dúnedain in those days [most of the Second Age] went ever eastward and not westward, from the... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-23-2016, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 20,096
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Faramir Jones
A very good response!That's a very good response, Boromir88!:D Certainly, things seem to get friendlier between Gwaihir and Gandalf as the book goes on. |
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Forum: The Movies
07-22-2016, 05:40 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 20,096
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Faramir Jones
Gandalf was accurateThere has been some discussion about Gandalf's use of the phrase 'Thrice shall pay for all, if you are willing' to Gwaihir at the Battle of the Black Gate, in terms of the latter taking him and then... |
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Forum: The Books
07-22-2016, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,097
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Faramir Jones
Aragorn the loverIt might be interesting in this thread to contrast the assertiveness of Aragorn regarding his royal rights, particularly from the time he declares his identity to Eomer and his men, with the mostly... |
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Forum: The Books
07-21-2016, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 15,714
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Faramir Jones
I like this threadI like this thread, and feel I first need to put down what Tolkien is recorded (by himself) as saying about the abortive work. In Letter 256 of the published Letters, dated 13th May 1964, sent to... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-21-2016, 07:31 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 38,069
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Faramir Jones
Thanks for unearthing this threadThanks for unearthing this thread, Kuruharan, sadly relevant for the reason you gave. Tolkien's old school, King Edward's in Birmingham, have produced 2 documentaries: One on Tolkien himself,... |
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Forum: The Books
07-18-2016, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,097
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Faramir Jones
A couple of pointsIt's nice to see how this thread has progressed since my last post... I'd like to make a couple of points. First, thanks for posting those quotes, Leaf; but I feel you left an important one out.... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
07-18-2016, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 1,283
Views: 568,027
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Faramir Jones
I'd read itNice to see you knocking around, Rune!:D If you feel inspired to write your own account, I can say in advance that I'd read it...;) |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-18-2016, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 4,197
Views: 1,418,133
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Faramir Jones
Welcome!Welcome to the Downs, Barrel-rider!:D Like Inziladun, I found since joining Tolkien fandom that us fans come in all shapes and sizes, although I don't think there are any dragons among us; so no... |
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Forum: The Books
07-15-2016, 06:45 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 28,097
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Faramir Jones
Aragorn II's portrayal in Peter Jackson's 'The Lord of the Rings' filmsYou started a nice thread here, Leaf! The problem with the portrayal of Aragorn in those films is partly because he is a difficult character for even avid fans who have read LotR thoroughly to... |
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Forum: The Books
07-15-2016, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 19,851
Posted By
Faramir Jones
Monarchy and Tolkien's social positionI was interested in what you said here, Aaron. To be fair to Tolkien, he does give us bad monarchs. In particular, most of the later monarchs of Númenor turned against the Valar and the Elves,... |
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