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Forum: The Movies
07-08-2016, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
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Marwhini
No, I am saying that to Tolkien, the place...
No, I am saying that to Tolkien, the place represented a corruption of the Natural Order, where the population was cursed because they rejected the Natural Authority of the King of that Realm. If... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-08-2016, 11:35 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
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Marwhini
Pagan, and Heathen mean basically the same...
Pagan, and Heathen mean basically the same things. One of the words is Latin, the other Saxon/Goth (or, rather Goth/Saxon, since the Saxons are an offshoot of the original people who are the... |
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Forum: The Books
07-08-2016, 11:15 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
Upon reading through the entire section, no, that...
Upon reading through the entire section, no, that isn't quite what it says. It says that it what he would have done if he had to SHARE the Dominion (rule) of Arda with the other Valar. ... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-07-2016, 10:39 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
Posted By
Marwhini
Then did Arda have two "Devils?"
Because...
Then did Arda have two "Devils?" Because Tolkien clearly uses the word in the two videos I posted in reference to Morgoth. Morgoth still existed in the Second Age and Third Age. He was just... |
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Forum: The Books
07-07-2016, 07:44 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
Those both tend to support my contention that he...
Those both tend to support my contention that he sought Dominion over Arda, and not its destruction. The Destruction was a case of "If I can't have it, no one will." But I am now too tired, and... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-07-2016, 07:40 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
Posted By
Marwhini
I am not sure that the reference here to "The...
I am not sure that the reference here to "The Devil" is indeed directly to Sauron. I need to go dig up the video interview of Tolkien, but in it he tends to refer to anything associated with... |
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Forum: The Books
07-07-2016, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
Do you happen to know the location in Morgoth's...
Do you happen to know the location in Morgoth's Ring where Tolkien discusses Morgoth wanting to destroy everything? I am currently re-reading Morgoth's Ring, but I have not yet come across... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-07-2016, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
Posted By
Marwhini
Lake-Town remains both Pre-Industrial, and...
Lake-Town remains both Pre-Industrial, and essentially "Feudal." The occupants are the displaced inhabitants of Dale, a former Kingdom of the Northmen of Rhovanion (or, from HoM-e, more likely one of... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-07-2016, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 49,689
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Marwhini
That interview answer is what you call "Hollywood...
That interview answer is what you call "Hollywood Apologetics." One of the "Rules" of Hollywood is that you are never allowed to speak disparagingly of other's work. I have found that this rule... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-07-2016, 01:59 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 64,377
Posted By
Marwhini
Let's see....
•*Elves with Crooked Swords...
Let's see.... •*Elves with Crooked Swords (people might think here "What???" But this is actually a pretty important thing). •*The Narrative of the Last Alliance and the "Destruction" of Sauron.... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-07-2016, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,033
Posted By
Marwhini
Thanks for the link to the MT forums.
The...
Thanks for the link to the MT forums. The content looks pretty good, but their registration is currently closed due to what looks like an attempted Bot Attack. MB |
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Forum: The Books
07-07-2016, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
A few points:
1) Yes... Gandalf was a...
A few points: 1) Yes... Gandalf was a "Spirit of Fire," akin to Arien, the Maia who guided the Sun through the skies. So... Gandalf and the Balrog fighting was as siblings fighting, one pure... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-06-2016, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,033
Posted By
Marwhini
Thanks for the suggestion.
Finding Tolkien...
Thanks for the suggestion. Finding Tolkien forums that don't worship the films as Gospel is difficult. MB |
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Forum: The Books
07-05-2016, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
Yes... Quite likely.
But.... Does that mean...
Yes... Quite likely. But.... Does that mean he would not try? As I already indicated... I don't think the Balrog would have left Moria, even if it possessed the One Ring. But then that... |
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Forum: The Books
07-05-2016, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
Again, Morgoth's return isn't impossible, as...
Again, Morgoth's return isn't impossible, as Tolkien said that was how Arda Marred would eventually come to an end, and Arda Unmarred would come to be: Morgoth would return from the Void, crossing... |
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Forum: The Books
07-05-2016, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
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Marwhini
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Forum: The Books
07-05-2016, 10:06 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
There are more than a few commentaries that point...
There are more than a few commentaries that point out that Sauron was always the more proactive of the characters. Tom Shippey even goes as far as to say that it might have actually been Sauron... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-05-2016, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
Posted By
Marwhini
That is essentially my attitude with any...
That is essentially my attitude with any "additions" to Tolkien's canon. I did have a philosophical objection to a Woman being the Captain of Thranduil's Guard, as I think that she is as out of... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-05-2016, 02:13 AM
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Replies: 74
Views: 59,835
Posted By
Marwhini
I have read the Stuart Lee work.
And I have...
I have read the Stuart Lee work. And I have notes to read the others you have listed (I tend to shy away from such types of criticism and analysis of Tolkien as often verging on the... |
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Forum: The Books
07-05-2016, 01:56 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
The Quote of Tolkien regarding the "Weakening" of...
The Quote of Tolkien regarding the "Weakening" of Morgoth is something that I was taking into consideration. Also, I do not mean to imply that "Robotic" means "Without Will." I used the term... |
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Forum: The Books
07-05-2016, 01:31 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
Pardon the confusion about Robotically. That word...
Pardon the confusion about Robotically. That word tends to carry a different connotation for me (and those with whom I most regularly use the term) than is typically used, and I used it without... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-04-2016, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 14,033
Posted By
Marwhini
Did not know where to Ask: Other Tolkien Forums
I was just wondering: I have only run across a few other forums, and they seem to have various "issues." There is The One Ring Forums. The members there seem to worship those horrific... |
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Forum: The Books
07-04-2016, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
As I pointed out in my prior post, the issue has...
As I pointed out in my prior post, the issue has less to do with Sauron's Faithfulness to Morgoth, and more to do with the Balrog's. I quote from Morgoth's Ring (in my previous post) a note that... |
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Forum: The Books
07-04-2016, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
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This has always suggested to me...
[/CENTER] This has always suggested to me that Sauron advocated Melkor-worship in Númenor out of opportunism and pragmatism, not genuine belief. As a hostage and prisoner in Númenor it would... |
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Forum: The Books
07-04-2016, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 20,795
Posted By
Marwhini
In Morgoth's Ring, and elsewhere (I will have a...
In Morgoth's Ring, and elsewhere (I will have a look around), Tolkien points out that No Ainur may be killed, nor their life ended by any but Eru himself. Both the Balrog and Sauron would know... |
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