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Forum: Quiz Room
10-07-2003, 03:51 AM
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Replies: 375
Views: 55,384
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Gurthang, or Anglachel. It seems to fit pretty...Gurthang, or Anglachel. It seems to fit pretty well. SHarp as a Tack, Put in a stack, Thingol's armouries Conquers friend and foe alike, slays anything it pricks a type of sword, for a fell... |
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Forum: The Books
10-07-2003, 03:46 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,804
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Quite. Illuvatar is what, in the mythology of...Quite. Illuvatar is what, in the mythology of Tolkien, what I feel to be the most fundamental part of it all. And the most interesting; beyond the Elves and the legends of invented Arda, there is a... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
10-06-2003, 02:45 AM
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Replies: 292
Views: 45,602
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Forum: The Books
10-06-2003, 02:19 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,921
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Eonwe's skill with conventional weapons of battle...Eonwe's skill with conventional weapons of battle was the greatest. I don't take that to mean that he would have beaten, for example, Tulkas in his strenth. Or the power of Manwe, or Orome in their... |
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Forum: The Books
10-06-2003, 01:46 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,730
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Hmm, did you think then, Nilpaurion, that Pippin...Hmm, did you think then, Nilpaurion, that Pippin actually thought Aragorn was someone else? It was just a lighthearted comment. Aragorn at this point seemed to have reverted from his kinglike image... |
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Forum: Quiz Room
10-06-2003, 01:41 AM
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Replies: 681
Views: 125,900
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Gwaihir the Windlord
I appreciate that you were considering doing...I appreciate that you were considering doing that, Gil-Galad, even if you didn't actually bother. But anyway, in future. If you can't grab my attention on the thread - PMing me will always bring me... |
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Forum: The Books
10-06-2003, 01:10 AM
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Replies: 191
Views: 77,811
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Wait for Rumil, as always... actually, he'll be...Wait for Rumil, as always... actually, he'll be back to start on the occupation of Moria soon. Consolidating his material or something, I think. Anyway, look out for it. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
10-05-2003, 03:39 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 6,075
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Hmm, I wondered if I'd offend someone with...Hmm, I wondered if I'd offend someone with that... that is what I meant though of course, 999. No such thing as an ignorant question? My dear, of course there is! I don't think you post much on... |
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Forum: The Books
10-04-2003, 11:23 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,470
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Gwaihir the Windlord
I agree with Sharku's statement,
though...I agree with Sharku's statement, though not entirely with the way it was explained. They had different adversaries. Morgoth did not have the same dominion that Sauron did. While Morgoth's... |
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Forum: The Books
10-04-2003, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,921
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Perhaps try reading Legolas's post again, I...Perhaps try reading Legolas's post again, I think. As for a Vala in the War of Wrath; I have thought about that myself, and have come up with two thoughts. Firstly, perhaps, Valar such as Tulkas... |
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Forum: The Books
10-04-2003, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,237
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Gwaihir the Windlord
The Hobbit. Sting was a long dagger, the...The Hobbit. Sting was a long dagger, the companion of Glamdring and Orcrist (as was Angrist to Anglachel) and perhaps others of the sort. [ October 04, 2003: Message edited by: Gwaihir the... |
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Forum: The Books
10-04-2003, 09:29 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,441
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Gwaihir the Windlord
The One Ring opened a connection with the other...The One Ring opened a connection with the other nineteen instantly. Through this Sauron could control the other Rings, and lay bare the minds of their wearers, but in the same instant he was himself... |
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Forum: The Books
10-03-2003, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,004
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Quite right. And the Lost Tales's chief interest,...Quite right. And the Lost Tales's chief interest, for me, is in fact the earlier (and truly more vivid) concepton of the Valar that I find hugely delighting. Illuvatar is vastly different to any... |
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Forum: The Books
10-02-2003, 01:51 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,921
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Gwaihir the Windlord
The opening of Of the Rings of Power and the...The opening of Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age: He fled after Eonwe's decree, of course, ran away and hid out until Eonwe was gone. |
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Forum: The Books
10-02-2003, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,004
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Man of Old Hope, the statement that the...Man of Old Hope, the statement that the Valar/Powers/Gods of the West cannot be compared to the Gods of Olympus is not true, you know. I've debated this in at least one other thread. Of course they... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-02-2003, 01:22 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 32,061
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Gwaihir the Windlord
That was Gandalf. And in a letter to a questioner...That was Gandalf. And in a letter to a questioner on this very matter, Tolkien; This one has already been stated. It seems that there are two answers. Either Scatha and Smaug bred -- Smaug... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-29-2003, 03:41 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 32,061
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Yes, they are a bit mysterious. The winged...Yes, they are a bit mysterious. The winged dragons of post-Angband Middle-Earth -- such as Smaug -- must have been released, or perhaps were the descendants of those that were released (Thorin says... |
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Forum: The Books
09-29-2003, 03:16 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,889
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Amusing, Saucepan, but the 'original conception'...Amusing, Saucepan, but the 'original conception' was what she was talking about smilies/tongue.gif. Pay attention! Well, its the first I've heard of all that. But then, my inferior knowledge of... |
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Forum: The Books
09-28-2003, 02:57 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 10,889
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Arwen wasn't Half-elven, and she didn't choose to...Arwen wasn't Half-elven, and she didn't choose to be an Elf at all. Her father Elrond was, but he had made the choice -- granted by the Valar, through Illuvatar's discretion (hmm... well read the Sil... |
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Forum: The Books
09-26-2003, 01:38 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 13,163
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Well pointed out. Tolkien was familiar with the...Well pointed out. Tolkien was familiar with the Old English, and with the legend of Hengest and Horsa; Lost Tales in fact tie in with it, with Eriol Aelfwine who is mentioned to actually be the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-26-2003, 01:23 AM
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Replies: 191
Views: 77,811
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Hmm, not really. It's no big deal that ships have...Hmm, not really. It's no big deal that ships have always used landing-boats, dinghies etc, when they wish to send men in to shore. Or to harbour quickly. |
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Forum: The Books
09-25-2003, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 13,163
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Surely you agree that they are similar? There are...Surely you agree that they are similar? There are two exceptions for what I said, I think, that is that direct basings in Britain for the developed mythology are not to be found; and they are the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-25-2003, 04:23 AM
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Replies: 191
Views: 77,811
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Interesting, thanks for that info. All sounds...Interesting, thanks for that info. All sounds like very, very inneficient forms of fighting, nonetheless. Am I right in assuming that the boarding method was still the tactic most commonly employed... |
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Forum: The Books
09-25-2003, 03:40 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,631
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Gwaihir the Windlord
You suggest that they were sent to Gondor in the...You suggest that they were sent to Gondor in the hope that they'd be killed? I very much doubt it. The Rohirrim were not the sort of people prone to such disputes. They were, in such matters, fairly... |
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Forum: The Books
09-24-2003, 02:13 AM
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Replies: 191
Views: 77,811
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Gwaihir the Windlord
Certainly an interesting battle, Rumil.
It...Certainly an interesting battle, Rumil. It is indeed the only naval battle encountered anywhere in Tolkien's mythos, I believe, the reason for this of course being that cannon were not yet in... |
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