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Forum: The Books
11-26-2012, 12:36 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 21,254
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Rhod the Red
He did himself in the forward to the second...
He did himself in the forward to the second edition. Declaring there is NO hidden message. Not even 'partially Catholic'. NO message at all. And emphasies his annoyance with literary ... |
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Forum: The Books
11-25-2012, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,429
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Rhod the Red
Each probably was. The Unfinished Tales chapter ...
Each probably was. The Unfinished Tales chapter on The Istari addresses these. Though it was more, as far as I can see, the reaction or treatment that defined the Istari. Saruman may not have... |
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Forum: The Books
11-25-2012, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 21,254
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Rhod the Red
- Tolkien, Forward to the Second Edition, The...
- Tolkien, Forward to the Second Edition, The Lord of the Rings |
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Forum: The Movies
11-24-2012, 01:00 AM
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Replies: 130
Views: 111,936
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Rhod the Red
I wouldn't say so.
By including characters &...
I wouldn't say so. By including characters & elements that were left out of TLOTR they're compensating with a 3-movie provision. I can appreciate that. |
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Forum: The Books
11-24-2012, 12:58 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 21,254
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Rhod the Red
It's disingenuous to conflate allegory with...
It's disingenuous to conflate allegory with application. A distinction he and I understand, but you apparently don't. |
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Forum: The Books
11-22-2012, 03:53 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 21,254
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Rhod the Red
Well if people read it with a kind of religious...
Well if people read it with a kind of religious filter, they're idiots. He didn't write the books as a religious kind of text, but to 'create a mythology' for the modern world. We know he was... |
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Forum: The Books
09-15-2012, 12:12 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 11,954
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Rhod the Red
Yes, they had to 're-learn' much of they're...
Yes, they had to 're-learn' much of they're knowledge. Henceforth, apart from maybe the two Blue Wizards, the 3 main ones had to spend their early years meeting leaders and researching. So... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-06-2012, 08:42 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 23,899
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Rhod the Red
I'm very biased because I have the hots for...
I'm very biased because I have the hots for Elijah. If the scripting was better, more book-accurate, he'd have performed better, IMO. Elijah had the perfect Hobbit 'look'. Because of the scripting... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-05-2012, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,429
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Rhod the Red
I love the voice for Gandalf & the songs. overall...
I love the voice for Gandalf & the songs. overall well made for the period it was done in. |
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Forum: The Books
09-02-2012, 11:55 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 14,604
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Rhod the Red
At worst they could have applied the Numenor...
At worst they could have applied the Numenor solution; destroy Middle-earth. Obliviously that would have been regarded as the 'nuclear option' of a last resort. I'm sure they were watching... |
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Forum: The Books
09-01-2012, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,259
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Rhod the Red
And has there ever been a Human minority...
And has there ever been a Human minority community in Valinor? No? Overall my reason(s) still stand. Of course it's speculative, but whatever... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-01-2012, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,429
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Rhod the Red
Quite a good one, the songs and portrayal of...
Quite a good one, the songs and portrayal of Gandalf the best IMO ;) |
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Forum: The Books
09-01-2012, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 12,032
Posted By
Rhod the Red
The dwarves of the Blue Mountains.
But...
The dwarves of the Blue Mountains. But that'd mean them giving up mining there, the Elves of the Grey Havens lending/staffing the craft there to take them to Gondor. |
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Forum: The Books
09-01-2012, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,259
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Rhod the Red
I'd say it's either an outright racist...
I'd say it's either an outright racist reason(anti-Human paranoia) or it's a kind of literalist Creationism reason; IE; Humans are the Third Kind, the Third Race to be created. But created in the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-01-2012, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 19,720
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Rhod the Red
I'd say all his spells, apart from his magical...
I'd say all his spells, apart from his magical voice, the answer being yes. We don't read anything about what happened to his Ring of Power. I imagine it's powers were eliminated with the breaking... |
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Forum: The Books
11-13-2011, 06:35 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,516
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Rhod the Red
I imagine some might get bored. However, with...
I imagine some might get bored. However, with Elves regularly landing there, from M-E, they'd have fresh news, as well as plenty of reading and recreation activities, to keep entertained |
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Forum: The Movies
02-09-2011, 03:35 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,741
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Rhod the Red
Well the latest delay could be attributed to PJ ...
Well the latest delay could be attributed to PJ needing hospital treatment http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/74773,news-comment,entertainment,peter-jackson-to-begin-filming-of-the-hobbit-at-last |
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Forum: The Books
11-29-2010, 03:25 AM
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Replies: 56
Views: 24,225
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Rhod the Red
Wormtongue. Not everyone can hoodwink a Head of...
Wormtongue. Not everyone can hoodwink a Head of State ;) |
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Forum: The Books
10-02-2010, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 5,063
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Rhod the Red
Since the Istari were banned from exercising most...
Since the Istari were banned from exercising most of their powers, we only see Gandalf and Saruman engaging n some magic. From Saruman's 'voice' as a hyper-hypnotism to Gandalf holding the door... |
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Forum: The Books
07-10-2010, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 14,604
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Rhod the Red
Plan B would probably to give it to an Elf in...
Plan B would probably to give it to an Elf in Rivendell to either take it to the Sea and throw it in there or look for a scroll that tells of a way to destroy it somehow other than return it to Mount... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-04-2010, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 19,524
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Rhod the Red
On a relate note, I read once that Christopher...
On a relate note, I read once that Christopher Lee reads TLOTR TWICE A YEAR because he's such a fanatic ;) |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-27-2010, 05:40 PM
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Replies: 1,834
Views: 674,436
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-27-2010, 04:50 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 19,524
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Forum: The Movies
06-27-2010, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 16,634
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Rhod the Red
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-27-2010, 02:44 AM
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Replies: 1,834
Views: 674,436
Posted By
Rhod the Red
The Shire makes me think of the Merry England...
The Shire makes me think of the Merry England myth, no doubt it has some influence on Tolkien. |
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