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Forum: The Movies
03-05-2018, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 26,492
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Zigūr
Wikipedia claims that it made $2.93 billion on a...
Wikipedia claims that it made $2.93 billion on a $745 million budget (Wikipedia itself says a $623 million budget, but every source for that claim says $745 million). That would suggest a profit... |
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Forum: The Books
03-02-2018, 05:10 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 19,771
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Zigūr
I'd say it's most likely in the utter exhaustion...
I'd say it's most likely in the utter exhaustion after Azanulbizar. The only person who seemed to have any remaining enthusiasm was Thrįin, and Dįin immediately shut him down. The lords of the other... |
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Forum: The Books
03-01-2018, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 19,771
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Zigūr
Is it possible that they suspected that, even if...
Is it possible that they suspected that, even if they were to retake Gundabad, the Orcs would simply return in a generation or two (as they did) and seize it from them again? "If this is victory,... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-28-2018, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 13,652
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Zigūr
I can't help but feel as if by that point it may...
I can't help but feel as if by that point it may as well be set in a totally new fantasy world of the screenwriter's invention (although of course that won't sell cinema tickets...) |
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Forum: The Books
02-22-2018, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 20,435
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Zigūr
That's a good point, although Maedhros and Maglor...
That's a good point, although Maedhros and Maglor were still on the loose, and the Oath was fairly public knowledge by that point they were perhaps more dangerous than the surviving servants of... |
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Forum: The Books
02-22-2018, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 20,435
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Zigūr
I can imagine that Ėonwė might at least have had...
I can imagine that Ėonwė might at least have had a retinue or staff of Maiar with him to assist him in commanding the very large force the Valar sent to Beleriand. There really isn't a great deal... |
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Forum: The Books
02-13-2018, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,244
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Zigūr
Gandalf's First Dol Guldur Visit + Sauron in the East
Hello all, Just a couple of things came into my head tonight about which I haven't found much discussion. 1. When Gandalf first went to Dol Guldur in 2063, Sauron fled to the East, and didn't... |
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Forum: The Books
01-21-2018, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,334
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Zigūr
This is my feeling as well. If I recall...
This is my feeling as well. If I recall correctly, Kane claimed in Arda Reconstructed that there was an original "Of the Rings of Power" text, but didn't explain its history or how he knew this,... |
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Forum: The Books
01-21-2018, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 7,334
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Zigūr
I'd love to know as well. Even Douglas Kane's...
I'd love to know as well. Even Douglas Kane's Arda Reconstructed: The Creation of the Published Silmarillion, which is a pretty thorough account of where Christopher Tolkien sourced his texts, and... |
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Forum: The Books
12-13-2017, 04:25 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,658
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Zigūr
Letter 183 also offers this small morsel in...
Letter 183 also offers this small morsel in relation to the moral position of the participants in the War of the Ring: This seems to imply, however vaguely, that Professor Tolkien considered Orcs... |
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Forum: The Books
12-07-2017, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 19,030
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Zigūr
I would imagine that the first message ("prisoner...
I would imagine that the first message ("prisoner captured at Cirith Ungol"), if it existed, was sent the conventional way, on foot. If it was sent on the 13th it might arrive on the 15th, as I... |
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Forum: The Books
12-07-2017, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 19,030
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Zigūr
A good post from Huinesoron. Here are a few...
A good post from Huinesoron. Here are a few things I've observed. I suppose it would depend on whether Shagrat followed Gorbag's advice or ignored it. If he ignored it and sent a preliminary... |
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Forum: The Books
12-06-2017, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 19,030
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Zigūr
In this post...
In this post (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpost.php?p=703313&postcount=9), WCH pointed out to my gratitude that Sauron appears to have interrogated (and executed) Shagrat in person; Professor... |
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Forum: The Books
12-04-2017, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 152
Views: 124,170
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Zigūr
To take it further, there is in fact quite hard...
To take it further, there is in fact quite hard evidence of the existence of female Orcs from the pen of Professor Tolkien himself, as seen in the 'Munby Letter', quoted at the Tolkien Gateway here:... |
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Forum: The Books
12-01-2017, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 124,170
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Zigūr
What about Nurn? It was the largest part of...
What about Nurn? It was the largest part of Mordor, and was completely given over to farming to feed Sauron's armies. |
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Forum: The Movies
11-28-2017, 06:47 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 301,392
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Zigūr
In all seriousness, I daresay it will be called...
In all seriousness, I daresay it will be called "The Lord of the Rings: <Insert Subtitle Here>" to get as many people as possible to watch it. |
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Forum: The Books
11-21-2017, 05:31 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,999
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Zigūr
I don't mean that I think it refers specifically...
I don't mean that I think it refers specifically to Sauron. I don't think that. I mean that in later years Men might argue that it referred specifically to Sauron to try to negate its importance. ... |
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Forum: The Books
11-21-2017, 04:05 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 10,999
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Zigūr
The idea seems not wholly inconsistent with...
The idea seems not wholly inconsistent with Professor Tolkien's view of the declining moral fibre of Men as the Fourth Age wore on, although in connection with Boromir88's post I think it would only... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-16-2017, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 301,392
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Zigūr
That explains a lot indeed. I think the 2012...
That explains a lot indeed. I think the 2012 interview (mentioned in the article) suggests an attitude of resignation to the exploitation of his father's work, which seems fitting. And, of course,... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-14-2017, 09:38 AM
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Replies: 412
Views: 301,392
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Zigūr
I can't substantiate this, but I feel like I...
I can't substantiate this, but I feel like I remember there being some kind of grey area due to the substantial overlap between The Silmarillion and the Appendices. I think I've mentioned before... |
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Forum: The Movies
11-13-2017, 06:14 PM
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Replies: 412
Views: 301,392
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Zigūr
So, after all, it is just a "glorified fan...
So, after all, it is just a "glorified fan fiction" show, expanding little bits and pieces of narrative, not really an adaptation? That destroys what little interest I had. All this will serve to... |
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Forum: The Books
11-12-2017, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 13,409
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Zigūr
The more I think about it, the more I question my...
The more I think about it, the more I question my own connection (Manwė, Tulkas, Ėonwė). I was thinking of this in comparison to Michael casting out Lucifer, but nothing quite like that happens in... |
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Forum: The Books
11-12-2017, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 13,409
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Zigūr
It seems to me that Manwė, Tulkas and Ėonwė all...
It seems to me that Manwė, Tulkas and Ėonwė all possess a degree of comparability with the archangel Michael, or at least fulfil comparable roles at certain times. |
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Forum: The Movies
11-07-2017, 03:26 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 14,130
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Zigūr
I considered this as well, but "Tolkien...
I considered this as well, but "Tolkien Enterprises" has been called "Middle-earth Enterprises" since 2010. Personally I feel like this makes a misattribution somewhat less likely, but I agree that... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-03-2017, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 82,152
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Zigūr
This is arguably similar to the bodies of Balrogs...
This is arguably similar to the bodies of Balrogs with their flaming hair, and thus something of a recurring demonic trait. Perhaps Śmaiar manifested approximations of human bodies piloted by their... |
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