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Forum: The Movies
09-04-2008, 08:07 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,772
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CSteefel
I am hoping that The Hobbit includes the attack...
I am hoping that The Hobbit includes the attack on Dol Goldur, since that is contemporaneous more or less with the Hobbit. Otherwise, the Hobbit will lack any kind of significant historical context... |
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Forum: The Books
04-24-2008, 11:08 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 13,579
Posted By
CSteefel
What a stupid set of posts at the beginning... ...
What a stupid set of posts at the beginning... I am surprised you would bother to copy them here, but then I have to be stupid to be responding even with this short of a post... |
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Forum: The Books
02-12-2008, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,961
Posted By
CSteefel
I first read it in 1964 or 1965, don't remember...
I first read it in 1964 or 1965, don't remember which. That would make me 12 or 13. I read it in a bomb shelter that my grandfather had built in a small house in southern Minnesota (so basically,... |
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Forum: The Books
12-30-2007, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,339
Posted By
CSteefel
I am not sure that it was clear that Gimli was...
I am not sure that it was clear that Gimli was going to the Undying Lands. Or if he was, then it may have been more like a Purgatory, as it was for Frodo. Even Frodo did not apparently stay there,... |
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Forum: The Books
12-20-2007, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 6,278
Posted By
CSteefel
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Forum: The Books
12-01-2007, 11:46 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,846
Posted By
CSteefel
Or even beyond the wishes of Cirdan, there seem...
Or even beyond the wishes of Cirdan, there seem to be a general agreement that the whereabouts of the Three Rings was not spoken of. So when Elrond says that "we do not speak of them", this may have... |
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Forum: The Books
12-01-2007, 05:19 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,846
Posted By
CSteefel
In the Rings of Power in the Silmarillion, it...
In the Rings of Power in the Silmarillion, it says of the 3 rings It is also stated that "ere the Third Age was ended", it was known that the Rings were with Elrond and Galadriel, But... |
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Forum: The Books
11-30-2007, 11:35 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 22,968
Posted By
CSteefel
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Forum: The Books
11-30-2007, 11:33 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,846
Posted By
CSteefel
Hmm, I am not sure I buy this part, although I...
Hmm, I am not sure I buy this part, although I agree with the first part of the post. Galadriel asks Sam if he has seen anything of the Ring and Sam replies that he hasn't, and was in fact wondering... |
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Forum: The Books
11-30-2007, 11:21 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 22,968
Posted By
CSteefel
Some very interesting posts.
Echoing some of...
Some very interesting posts. Echoing some of the posts above, Sauron does seem a likely candidate in the 2nd Age, given that he deceived the men of Numenor so successfully, even if the fall of... |
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Forum: The Books
10-23-2007, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 12,156
Posted By
CSteefel
Yes, I have never seen any evidence that Gandalf...
Yes, I have never seen any evidence that Gandalf had any desire to avoid Lothlorien. As Hickli said, they were expected. And when Gandalf was plucked off the mountain top by Gwahir, he was taken... |
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Forum: The Books
10-22-2007, 09:08 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 12,156
Posted By
CSteefel
Interesting question. I always assumed that the...
Interesting question. I always assumed that the High Pass was much farther north than they wanted to go, especially since they wanted to pass through Lorien (either Caradhras or Moria would get them... |
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Forum: The Books
10-21-2007, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 12,156
Posted By
CSteefel
The Wise certainly knew there was some "problem"...
The Wise certainly knew there was some "problem" in Moria, as did the Dwarves. I don't recall if there were any survivors when Durin VI was slain by a Balrog in 1980 of the 3rd Age, but they refer... |
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Forum: The Books
10-17-2007, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 10,399
Posted By
CSteefel
Well, I don't know about that. It seems to me...
Well, I don't know about that. It seems to me clearly stated in the text by Gandalf that the Nazgul withdrew expected the wound from the Morgul Blade to overcome Frodo. Otherwise, they would have... |
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Forum: The Books
10-16-2007, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 10,399
Posted By
CSteefel
I am not sure that a Morgul blade in the hands of...
I am not sure that a Morgul blade in the hands of an Orc would have an identical effect as it would wielded by one of the Nazgul. It seems the suggestion is that it was the work of the Nazgul,... |
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Forum: The Books
10-15-2007, 09:16 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 10,399
Posted By
CSteefel
I had this same question some time ago. As...
I had this same question some time ago. As stated in the text, the 5 Nazgul withdrew after stabbing Frodo, thinking he would have soon succumbed to the wound. This suggests of course that they had... |
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Forum: The Books
10-10-2007, 01:15 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
Yes, but to repeat yet again, there is not...
Yes, but to repeat yet again, there is not necessarily a one to one correlation in the power conveyed to the Witch King or any of the Nazgul by Sauron. If this WAS the case, then why don't we hear... |
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Forum: The Books
10-10-2007, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
This would presumably be true if there was a one...
This would presumably be true if there was a one to one relationship between the present power of Sauron and the Witch King. But it would seem that the power of the WK, beyond what he developed... |
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Forum: The Books
10-10-2007, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
Interesting that you criticize Raynor for not...
Interesting that you criticize Raynor for not adhering to Tolkien (let's forget about the fact that you discount his inferences, while promoting your own with little to support them other than... |
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Forum: The Books
10-09-2007, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
Well, you lost me there. I can see that the...
Well, you lost me there. I can see that the Witch King is clearly building on whatever he was previously--presumably the Rings themselves do not convey the extra power that the Witch King has versus... |
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Forum: The Books
10-09-2007, 10:31 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
Well, at least this is a more reasonable set of...
Well, at least this is a more reasonable set of statements. I was reacting to the blanket statements of Mansun above. I believe both Raynor and I have now said that the Balrog would probably... |
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Forum: The Books
10-09-2007, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
Within your rigid hierarchy, how then do you...
Within your rigid hierarchy, how then do you explain both Glorfindel and Ecthelion killing a Balrog? Certain even a high Elf is considered below a Maia. And does this mean that Radagast could... |
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Forum: The Books
10-08-2007, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
Hmmm, why is giving somebody command of an army a...
Hmmm, why is giving somebody command of an army a "demonic force". If Tolkien had meant that, why not just say "Sauron gave the Witch King command of his armies". The adjective "demonic" doesn't... |
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Forum: The Books
10-08-2007, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
It really is now centered on the Witch King and...
It really is now centered on the Witch King and whether or not his power was enhanced. And then, what his power really was. Gandalf is incidental, and only used to bolster the arguments pro and... |
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Forum: The Books
10-08-2007, 10:21 AM
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Replies: 192
Views: 143,497
Posted By
CSteefel
I would say it is largely because of the various...
I would say it is largely because of the various evidence that the Nazgul DID NOT have added physical strength prior to this scene that the breaking of the Gates (at least partly carried out with the... |
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