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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-14-2002, 01:14 AM
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Replies: 190
Views: 66,843
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Tirned Tinnu
OOOahhhh, have I got a number to drop on some of...OOOahhhh, have I got a number to drop on some of you. InklingElf - 7 books? Whoa, I forget now, how many were there? I thought it was 11 books? At least that's what I remember. I know they have... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-13-2002, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 11,059
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Tirned Tinnu
A humble ballad singer, with a harp and a fiddle...A humble ballad singer, with a harp and a fiddle as my only possessions. Whether Elvish or mortal, I would surely travel and meet all the people of legend, learn their songs, and share them. [... |
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Forum: The Books
09-13-2002, 01:39 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 12,291
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Tirned Tinnu
OOOOooooo.. mortality for me, thank you. I...OOOOooooo.. mortality for me, thank you. I deserve a vacation from life every now and then! I would go mad being an immortal. Too many memories! Too many troubles, and too many good times that can... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-13-2002, 01:14 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,485
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Tirned Tinnu
I guess I was lucky to have had the blessings of...I guess I was lucky to have had the blessings of a household that embraced Fantasy, especially for children. I was read a fairytale, (from Grimm) when I was old enough, and grew up in an Irish... |
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Forum: The Books
09-13-2002, 11:21 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,266
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Tirned Tinnu
If you are interested in seeing a few of the cast...If you are interested in seeing a few of the cast of the BBC Radio Play go here. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/lordoftherings/index.shtml) smilies/smile.gif The actors who did the voices of the... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-13-2002, 06:27 AM
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Replies: 190
Views: 66,843
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Tirned Tinnu
smilies/eek.gif Yiowie! There's a lot of talent...smilies/eek.gif Yiowie! There's a lot of talent in here... Just wanted to pop by and well, plop down my very simplistic views on C.S. Lewis and Tolkien. I was graced by having a good librarian... |
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Forum: The Books
09-13-2002, 04:57 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 9,266
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Tirned Tinnu
HAH! I do indeed have a comment, especially about...HAH! I do indeed have a comment, especially about the voice of Aragorn. The Brits went through great pains to find a voice worthy of Aragorn, and I applaud it! You have been listening to Sir... |
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Forum: The Books
09-12-2002, 10:29 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 11,524
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Tirned Tinnu
Ahhhhh! Now this is what I call a discussion!...Ahhhhh! Now this is what I call a discussion! Fabulous! *Tirned claps her hands together in excitement* Now! Marileangorifurnimaluim! First of all I want to say thank you, for that wonderful... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-12-2002, 05:47 AM
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Replies: 141
Views: 35,288
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Tirned Tinnu
Patience, patience, all of you! You must remember...Patience, patience, all of you! You must remember this person is in a private school. If the teacher found that all the students were reading LOTR instead of paying attention to their Geometry, I can... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-12-2002, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,683
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Tirned Tinnu
That's right! Go look up the faery-tale, Snow...That's right! Go look up the faery-tale, Snow White and Rose Red. You will see that the parallels are there. The dwarves were not quite Disney-like. The story itself is harsher, more historic... |
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Forum: The Books
09-12-2002, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 12,291
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Tirned Tinnu
Ah, yes, well, it can all be explained away as a...Ah, yes, well, it can all be explained away as a plot device, surely. But you make my mind click, and I remember something of the relationships there. Wasn't one of them devoted to heir father, and... |
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Forum: The Books
09-12-2002, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 5,046
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Tirned Tinnu
Yes, you've got the kernel of truth there, just!...Yes, you've got the kernel of truth there, just! The Rings were a tremendous source of magical power. But you've got to understand - Even though the Elves created them, it took centuries to learn... |
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Forum: The Books
09-11-2002, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 11,524
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Tirned Tinnu
Galadriel used a form of magic called divination....Galadriel used a form of magic called divination. It can be done with mirrors, or crystals, magic seeing stones (as the palantir are) and with water. I think that Tolkien had an image of... |
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Forum: The Books
09-11-2002, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 9,922
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Tirned Tinnu
Hallo, Frodo! (RG points to Frodo ---->and I...Hallo, Frodo! (RG points to Frodo ---->and I thought you were a boy! *chuckle*) It's been well documented that women have smoked pipes from The French Revolution thru The American Civil War! It's... |
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Forum: The Books
09-11-2002, 07:59 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,452
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Tirned Tinnu
This from an online translator that I use at...This from an online translator that I use at work: ranger: garde-forestier far - walker: loin le promeneur fast walker: promeneur rapide tall man: grand homme runner: courreur You can see... |
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Forum: The Books
09-10-2002, 06:49 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 5,969
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Tirned Tinnu
Perhaps we need to look at "kingship" as...Perhaps we need to look at "kingship" as "leadership". In the course of participating with a medievalist group I have seen Kings come and go. In the group that I was with, each year they would... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-10-2002, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 18,571
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Tirned Tinnu
Oh but there is more! There were even Elves named...Oh but there is more! There were even Elves named after men, if I remember rightly. I don't worry about it. I just let the names flow... |
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Forum: The Books
09-09-2002, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 113
Views: 23,313
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Tirned Tinnu
Mr. Bombur, I think you posted that just to...Mr. Bombur, I think you posted that just to incite an argument. For what it's worth: Arwen was "The Most Beautiful Elf-Maiden in Middle Earth." Lucky her. So, she had tweezers and hair brushes... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-09-2002, 01:03 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 18,571
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Tirned Tinnu
Yes! Necromancer, I confirm that. I have read...Yes! Necromancer, I confirm that. I have read Tolkien's statement on it. Here's one: And this, posted by Cian, on another site: Pretty good stuff. I long ago made up my mind that both... |
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Forum: The Books
09-09-2002, 12:27 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 12,999
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Tirned Tinnu
Morquesse! Gandalf did wear a magic ring..... ...Morquesse! Gandalf did wear a magic ring..... Although, it was not said if it could render him invisible. Only the one part of the night riddle was solved - That the horses might have been... |
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Forum: The Books
09-09-2002, 12:04 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,379
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Tirned Tinnu
Wow, I'm afraid that I am guilty of one thing -...Wow, I'm afraid that I am guilty of one thing - accepting Tolkien's stories and NOT questioning them ad infinitum. I tend to lean on them, adore them, and try to explain them. I'm not one to pick... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2002, 08:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,505
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Tirned Tinnu
When I read Tolkien I see Faery-tales retold as...When I read Tolkien I see Faery-tales retold as well as History retold. Things that come to mind off the top of my head: 1. Luthien's escape via her hair: Very Rapunzel, don't you think? And... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2002, 12:38 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,665
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Tirned Tinnu
*Becomes totally grossed out!*
*Pounds her...*Becomes totally grossed out!* *Pounds her head to shake that thought from her head* Oh, dang it. I GIVE UP. Tell me was it a female dwarf with a male Elf or the reverse?! (Morbid curiousity,... |
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Forum: The Books
09-08-2002, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 10,642
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Tirned Tinnu
Tell me something.
Was the curse inflicted...Tell me something. Was the curse inflicted before or after Isildur took The One Ring? No one seems to have noticed that the power of the Ring might be involved... If it was not, then I suggest... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
09-07-2002, 11:28 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,787
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Tirned Tinnu
I rotate the books. (No, I don't spin them, I...I rotate the books. (No, I don't spin them, I read them each in turn! smilies/tongue.gif ) I start with the Sil, then the Unfinished Tales, finally LOTR. In between if bored, try Leaf by... |
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