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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-17-2003, 11:01 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,844
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Dain
I think it's the Battle of Sudden Flame where...I think it's the Battle of Sudden Flame where Glaurung first appears and Dwarves sent him packing! (Well, King Azhagal dies, but still...) And Azanulbizar was a great battle! I remember it well...... |
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Forum: The Books
02-17-2003, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,911
Posted By
Dain
If you look at the time which Tolkien lived and...If you look at the time which Tolkien lived and wrote, rather than wars at the beginning of the century he was born at the end of, you will find WWI, where both France and the USA were allies in a... |
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Forum: The Books
02-17-2003, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,696
Posted By
Dain
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-17-2003, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,439
Posted By
Dain
There isn't too much on either that is easily...There isn't too much on either that is easily resurrected, though they are both good discussions. I think basically they make a case for elven ears being more pointed than human ears if anything at... |
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Forum: The Books
02-17-2003, 06:28 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,696
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Dain
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-17-2003, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,690
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Dain
ah, finally a reply...thanks!
It's a shame...ah, finally a reply...thanks! It's a shame about the marketing limitations on the new RPG (only covers LotR!) and has lots of glossy film pictures, but it's supposed to be a good game, faithful to... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-17-2003, 06:13 AM
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Replies: 114
Views: 21,609
Posted By
Dain
I don't want to get into the details of what...I don't want to get into the details of what parts of the film I hated or liked. The first time I saw it, I was horrified and massively disappointed. The second time, certain scenes brought tears... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
02-17-2003, 05:36 AM
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Replies: 117
Views: 34,348
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Dain
I'm not sure where this discussion is going, but...I'm not sure where this discussion is going, but I wanted to address a few points... I'm not sure "no apparent reason" is right. Gollum is a nasty, murderous, sneaking, corrupted being who... |
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Forum: The Books
02-16-2003, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 147
Views: 90,978
Posted By
Dain
I think any race that lives forever would have a...I think any race that lives forever would have a much lower sex-drive, inasmuch as procreation is a way to achieve a sort of immortality. If you already had it, the desire for children would lessen,... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-16-2003, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,679
Posted By
Dain
I heard it was going to be an actual meeting at...I heard it was going to be an actual meeting at first, but they changed it to telepathy to save...something... I guess the book didn't get updated. Wonder what version the extended DVD will have... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-16-2003, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,439
Posted By
Dain
Strange, because if he said it in HoME, then how...Strange, because if he said it in HoME, then how did it become the widespread view, since HoME isn't all that well-read except among fanatics like us. I think it probably comes from the faeries,... |
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Forum: The Books
02-16-2003, 05:26 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,558
Posted By
Dain
Yes, so there are lots of "are orcs immortal"...Yes, so there are lots of "are orcs immortal" threads, but why not just lets us humor it. Apparently "Morgoth's Ring" is a good section, but I don't have that book, and there is also a thread in the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-15-2003, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 105
Views: 18,848
Posted By
Dain
Dwarves, of course. I mean, I'll admit that...Dwarves, of course. I mean, I'll admit that elves are pretty cool sometimes, and Hobbits are fun--ah for the care-free and rustic life of a Hobbit--but in the end, the Dwarves are the best. You get... |
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Forum: The Books
02-15-2003, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,558
Posted By
Dain
Interesting idea, but I don't think kinslaying is...Interesting idea, but I don't think kinslaying is the right way to look at it... I think the elves that were twisted into orcs were so far changed that nothing spawned from them could be said to... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-15-2003, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,690
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Dain
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Forum: The Books
02-15-2003, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,696
Posted By
Dain
I wish we had seen more dwarves in LotR, too, but...I wish we had seen more dwarves in LotR, too, but when you think about it, they do go through Moria and meet a lot of dead dwarves... No, it makes sense the way it was written (though PJ chose... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-15-2003, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 177
Views: 37,437
Posted By
Dain
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>How come none of them ride...<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>How come none of them ride out to meet the orcs? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>They seemed to be all dead at that point. Robotic and incompetant--see what I mean? |
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Forum: The Books
02-15-2003, 02:30 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,937
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Dain
I think the reason Thorin and co. are so...I think the reason Thorin and co. are so indecisive is to make Bilbo the real hero of the book, which is rather more a children's tale than the LotR, of course. So I never read that much into it,... |
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Forum: The Books
02-15-2003, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,329
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Dain
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Forum: The Books
02-15-2003, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,334
Posted By
Dain
I see what you are saying, now. It was sort of...I see what you are saying, now. It was sort of what I was getting at, but you are more accurate. Gandalf had specific limitations on what he could do, that makes sense, and though maybe I'm not yet... |
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Forum: The Movies
02-15-2003, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 177
Views: 37,437
Posted By
Dain
Here's my question: if Legolas is such a great...Here's my question: if Legolas is such a great fighter (and he is, but even more so in the movie than the book), and if most elves are as amazing as him (as Anuion says, and probably rightly so) then... |
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Forum: The Books
02-15-2003, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,334
Posted By
Dain
Well, if it was just orcs in Moria, I think the...Well, if it was just orcs in Moria, I think the dwarves would have come back. It was Durin's Bane that kept them out for all those years, not the orcs. Sauron was operating in secrecy for so long,... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-14-2003, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,690
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Dain
the new lotr RPGI didn't know quite what forum to put this in, but since your RPG forums are all RPGs... Has anyone played or had a look at the new LotR roleplaying game book from Decipher? I have read a lot of... |
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Forum: The Books
02-14-2003, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 53
Views: 15,329
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Dain
I am confused on this myself, because I know JRRT...I am confused on this myself, because I know JRRT makes a big deal about not re-using elf names. BUT: in this case, the name has to be common if it just Greenleaf (but in what language, eh? I don't... |
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Forum: The Books
02-14-2003, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 6,334
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Dain
Sauron is probably the most powerful of the...Sauron is probably the most powerful of the maia--all maia are not equal. Morgoth was the most powerful of the Valar because he used all of his thougt and power to increase his power, while he was... |
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