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Forum: The Books
12-29-2004, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,710
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A_Brandybuck
I tend towards the opinion, that Fonstad meant...
I tend towards the opinion, that Fonstad meant with that little stripe not the Dunlendings, but that numerous, but barbarious fisher-folk, which is named in the quote I posted above. I personally... |
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Forum: The Books
12-28-2004, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 53,225
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A_Brandybuck
I must admit, that I forgot to mention, that my...
I must admit, that I forgot to mention, that my post was an answer of the following statement of drigel: I wanted to express, that we can't mess the Eldar by the qualities as warrior, when... |
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Forum: The Books
12-28-2004, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 53,225
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A_Brandybuck
I think, we cannot judge, whether a Nazgul is...
I think, we cannot judge, whether a Nazgul is more powerful as an elf, because their strengths are lying in total other fields. As Neithan pointed out, the Nazgul's dreadful weapon was the fear.... |
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Forum: The Books
12-24-2004, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 6,710
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A_Brandybuck
The Atlas of Fonstad is a very good book for...
The Atlas of Fonstad is a very good book for discovering Middle-earth, but it doesn't include all things. Of course, it cannot show every thing of middle-earth, because Tolkien told us not every... |
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Forum: The Books
12-23-2004, 02:00 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 9,344
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A_Brandybuck
I prefer to think, that they have some success at...
I prefer to think, that they have some success at their beginning to hinder the peoples of the East from attacking Gondor. These thoughts came to me, because of the long phase of quietness at the... |
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Forum: The Books
12-23-2004, 01:37 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 11,581
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A_Brandybuck
Not if the Balrogs have been similar to the...
Not if the Balrogs have been similar to the Istari. The Istari were bound to the flesh to serve one purpose: helping the free peoples of Middle-earth against Sauron. Melkor could have made the same... |
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Forum: The Books
12-22-2004, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 9,344
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A_Brandybuck
It is just a comment of Tolkien, which means,...
It is just a comment of Tolkien, which means, that all things in LotR save the cats of Beruthiel and the names of the Blue Wizards (he surely means their names in Middle-earth), have a... |
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Forum: The Books
12-22-2004, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 11,581
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A_Brandybuck
I think, that the Ainur themselves have some...
I think, that the Ainur themselves have some restrictions, when they are embodied. In the case of Sauron being hold by Huan, we see that Sauron could not change his shape in the way, that he can... |
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Forum: The Books
12-22-2004, 03:14 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,158
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A_Brandybuck
I have used this quote already in the...
I have used this quote already in the Chapter-by-Chapter-section, but it is helpful here, too. This is from a footnote in Letter #163. Take the Ents, for instance. I did not consciously invent... |
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Forum: The Books
12-19-2004, 03:09 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,882
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A_Brandybuck
Alone, that Sauron sent the Ring-Wraiths to...
Alone, that Sauron sent the Ring-Wraiths to regain the One Ring, could be the prove, that Frodo or someone else is not able to control the Nazgul using the One Ring. Sauron being an expert in... |
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Forum: The Books
12-18-2004, 02:29 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,158
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A_Brandybuck
This is now my long version, I am not very kind...
This is now my long version, I am not very kind with the expressions "meta-reference" and intertextuality' Please forgive my eventual faults. ;-) I needed much time to elaborate, so my post overlaps... |
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Forum: The Books
12-17-2004, 05:54 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 11,158
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A_Brandybuck
Tolkien used intertextuality in a great way. He...
Tolkien used intertextuality in a great way. He took much stuff, which he elaborated in his world, of the nordic mythology. One example is the ring. A ring, especially a golden ring, was often... |
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Forum: The Books
12-16-2004, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,899
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A_Brandybuck
I don't think so. I remember a quote from Tolkien...
I don't think so. I remember a quote from Tolkien (having my books not around me), that Legolas did of all members of the Fellowship least. This is mirrored by the situation of the Elves in... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-16-2004, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 4,197
Views: 1,476,520
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A_Brandybuck
OK, I am the first "newbie" for a long long time,...
OK, I am the first "newbie" for a long long time, I think. ;-) I've seen this thread very late, but I will give you a short summary of my experiences with Tolkien. My first experience with... |
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Forum: Chapter-by-Chapter
12-14-2004, 03:02 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 29,653
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A_Brandybuck
A very interesting note concerning this chapter...
A very interesting note concerning this chapter can be found in a footnote of the Letter #163: There are some details nice to know while reading the chapter. Speaks for itself, I think. ;-) |
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Forum: The Books
12-14-2004, 02:39 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 8,899
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A_Brandybuck
The reasons are at hand. The roots of Thranduil...
The reasons are at hand. The roots of Thranduil are in Doriath (going round the different Thranduils-Oropher-versions) and there is a huge anger of the sacking of Doriath by the Dwarves of Nogrod.... |
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Forum: The Books
12-14-2004, 02:01 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 13,063
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A_Brandybuck
Going back to the topic.
I am sure that much of...
Going back to the topic. I am sure that much of my post was mentioned before, but I need this for my explanation. ;-) It is obvious that the "title" elf-friend changed in the different times in... |
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Forum: The Books
12-10-2004, 01:30 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 8,401
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A_Brandybuck
Fact is, that he bewitched her (or the trees),...
Fact is, that he bewitched her (or the trees), while she was in "his" wood, so she couldn't find out again. It is proximate, that he could Aredhel hinder to leave the wood. I think that this is the... |
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Forum: The Books
12-10-2004, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 15,532
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A_Brandybuck
Bilbo had not to invent details of the story. It...
Bilbo had not to invent details of the story. It seems clear (because of your argumentation), that he wrote the things down, which he had heart from the Elves of Rivendell. But the Elves of... |
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Forum: The Books
12-09-2004, 07:54 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 15,532
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A_Brandybuck
At first I want to say hello to you all here,...
At first I want to say hello to you all here, because it is my first post in this forum. Now, to the topic... We have here two cases, which are possible. 1) Turin has mentioned, that... |
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