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Forum: The Books
01-26-2013, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 28,692
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I think Saruman's ring probably fits Gandalf's...
I think Saruman's ring probably fits Gandalf's description of the lesser rings; an essay in the craft. But his inequality to Sauron would not be an obstacle to such essays, after all, Sauron was not... |
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Forum: The Books
01-26-2013, 06:04 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 28,692
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Sauron put both his power and his own character...
Sauron put both his power and his own character into his Ring, which is why anyone else wearing it would be corrupted by it. I do not think it's a case of the similarity lying in the rings (of Sauron... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-25-2013, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 4,197
Views: 1,479,021
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HI, I'm a 'recently deceased' member here. I've...
HI, I'm a 'recently deceased' member here. I've read LotR and TH many times, but only read the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales once and long ago. I first read tha Hobbit at school but didn't get... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-25-2013, 05:54 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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Starting with A...
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Starting with A... ---/-a----/--a-/-----/--/---/-----/a--/----/--/a/-----/--a-/----/--/---/-----/a----. |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-25-2013, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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It was the exclamation marks gave me a clue, like...
It was the exclamation marks gave me a clue, like the capital letter must have helped you last time. Try this one: ... |
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Forum: The Books
01-25-2013, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 42,184
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Ardent
The arrangement of the stars on Aragorn's flag...
The arrangement of the stars on Aragorn's flag does not take the shape of the Plough/Sickle either. Also I recall that it says somewhere that the dwarves tell different and strange tales about their... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-24-2013, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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Bilbo thinking of Smaug as he rolls over to show...
Bilbo thinking of Smaug as he rolls over to show off his armor: "Old fool! Why there is a large patch in the hollow of his left breast as bare a snail out of his shell!" |
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Forum: The Books
01-24-2013, 10:17 AM
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Replies: 131
Views: 79,667
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Ardent
These quotes are from the original post of this...
These quotes are from the original post of this thread: As other posts have pointed out, this is a question of how one reconciles suffering with a loving creator. But I would go further and ask... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-24-2013, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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Forum: The Books
01-23-2013, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 14,734
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Ardent
Regarding Gandalf Faramir quotes him as saying: ...
Regarding Gandalf Faramir quotes him as saying: "...Olorin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten..." This indicates that he at least remembers his name, but it is unclear whether "the... |
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Forum: The Books
01-23-2013, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 42,184
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Ardent
Yes, I thought of mentioning them and the Alaskan...
Yes, I thought of mentioning them and the Alaskan flag, though that represents Ursa Minor with the (North) Pole Star emphasised. Also I was considering how Ursa Major has variatious colloquial names... |
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Forum: The Books
01-23-2013, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 42,184
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Ardent
Presumably this would also explain why they were...
Presumably this would also explain why they were incorporated into Durin's emblems on the gates of Moria. Wasn't Eregion/Hollin part of the realm of Arnor? |
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Forum: The Books
01-22-2013, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 11,659
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Ardent
I grew up in the Severn Valley and willows don't...
I grew up in the Severn Valley and willows don't just line the banks, they preserve them. Their roots get everywhere binding ground that the river would otherwise erode. Many rivers still have... |
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Forum: The Books
01-22-2013, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 27,070
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Ardent
Thanks Bethberry.
I don't know if JRR put it...
Thanks Bethberry. I don't know if JRR put it this way but I do draw a distinction between the 'childish' and the 'childlike'. Childlikeness suggests the joy of those who can be like children by... |
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Forum: The Books
01-22-2013, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 27,070
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As several members have said I too have tended to...
As several members have said I too have tended to skip the poems/songs desiring to get on with the story. In the Hobbit I used to find the songs of the elves and goblins too frivolous and Tom... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-22-2013, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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D'oh! I knew I'd missed one letter but didn't...
D'oh! I knew I'd missed one letter but didn't pick up on the second. One thing drives out another, as they say. Over to you m'lady |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-21-2013, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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Appologies for delayed reply. R,E and N's:
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Appologies for delayed reply. R,E and N's: ---t/-n/tr---/t---/T--n-/--/-/--nnot/--t/--e--; --t/-o-e/-e-r-oo-/o-/-o--r/-n-/-er--/-t/---t/-e. Can you see what is yet? |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-20-2013, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 998
Views: 472,186
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I've read all of Sir Pratchett's work at least...
I've read all of Sir Pratchett's work at least once and The Long Earth has become my current favourite. I've read it twice already and can't wait for the sequel. The book does stand alone but has... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-20-2013, 04:36 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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---t/--/t----/t---/T----/--/-/----ot/--t/-----; ...
---t/--/t----/t---/T----/--/-/----ot/--t/-----; --t/-o--/-----oo-/o-/-o---/---/-----/--/---t/--. |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-20-2013, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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Oh yes, I guess I should have said. :o
You want...
Oh yes, I guess I should have said. :o You want 't's. We has eight: ---t/--/t----/t---/T----/--/-/-----t/--t/-----; --t/----/--------/--/-----/---/-----/--/---t/--. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
01-20-2013, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 206
Views: 122,464
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Barrow Downs says I'm either Pippin or Sam, but I...
Barrow Downs says I'm either Pippin or Sam, but I relate more to Butterbur in so much as: 'He is wise enough on his own ground... he can see through a brick wall in time' But Butterbur, while... |
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-20-2013, 12:58 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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Forum: Quotable Quotes
01-20-2013, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 16,719
Views: 2,063,208
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'I/ wonder/ greatly/ what/ brings/ four/ hobbits/...
'I/ wonder/ greatly/ what/ brings/ four/ hobbits/ on/ so/ long/ a/ journey/. Nothing/ like/ it/ has/ happened/ since/ Bilbo/ came/ with/ us/.' |
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Forum: The Books
01-20-2013, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 42,184
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Ardent
With regard to Tolkien's notes, a further...
With regard to Tolkien's notes, a further possible explanation of the seven stars comes to mind: that the stars can themselves be people. In the fall of Gondolin Glorfindel plunges to his death in... |
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Forum: The Books
01-19-2013, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 13,036
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Ardent
In his preface to the Lord of the Rings Tolkien...
In his preface to the Lord of the Rings Tolkien expresses his dislike of allegory, prefering his work to be read in terms of "applicability"; that is, it can be applied to many situations in the real... |
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