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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-17-2013, 07:21 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,624
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Where does Gandalf live

He wanders all over ME on secret missions, but surely there must be times where he has some r&r. I wonder if he owns a house? Maybe he has an open invitation from Elrond to stay at Rivendell, and...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 03-04-2009, 06:33 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 10,663
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Exmoor

IMO, Exmoor, a national park in the SW of the UK, (and where I live) is as Shire-like as can be. There are areas on this planet that receive more than their fair share of beauty, and Exmoor is one...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-21-2009, 05:25 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 10,154
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
If Smeagol had not died...?

In re-reading LOTR for the umpteenth time, I got to wondering. Had Frodo managed to destroy the Ring on his own, and Smeagol had not died, could Smeagol have been rehabilitated? Clearly he would...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 02-21-2009, 04:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,692
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Frodo tricking Smeagol into being captured by...

Frodo tricking Smeagol into being captured by Faramir's men by the pool. Nobody's fault, it had to be done. But it showed that Smeagol, in a tiny corner of his mind, still could feel trust and in...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-20-2008, 04:12 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 5,880
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
A chance meeting

In Appendix A, Gandalf discusses what could have happend if it had not been for the battle of Dale. He ends it by stating;

"But that has been adverted-because I met Thorin Oakenshield one evening...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-06-2008, 10:10 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 5,244
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Sense of humour

It always strikes me, when I re-read LOTR, that hobbits and orcs are the only beings in ME who have a sense of humour. I can easily imagine a group of rowdy hobbits, crowded around a table in a...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-21-2008, 09:29 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,947
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
I take Faramir at his word, that people really...

I take Faramir at his word, that people really did go in and not return. That's just my impression from reading the book. There seemed to be enough rumours circulating which probably means there...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-21-2008, 07:45 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 7,947
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Those who dare enter Lorien

It is mentioned several times in LOTR that many consider Lorien to be dangerous, and that of those who enter, few ever return. Faramir also tells this to Frodo in TTT.

So what happens to the ones...
Forum: The Books 11-30-2007, 06:04 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 7,147
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
I've wondered this before also. When Bilbo wore...

I've wondered this before also. When Bilbo wore the Ring in Mirkwood, he did not appear to suffer from any effects of the Ring, other than invisibility. No distorted visions or hallucinations, no...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 11-26-2007, 08:26 AM
Replies: 14,193
Views: 1,869,114
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
When the Rhovanion delegation was forced to use...

When the Rhovanion delegation was forced to use the servant's entrance, King Tarannon made a mental note to have a word with Beruthiel about over-feeding the cat.
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 11-10-2007, 05:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,434
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Day 21

Not much exciting has happened. Just endless walking, walking, walking on our way to Weathertop, wherever that may be. And I'm hungry. Dried fruit, stale bread and water just isn't cutting it. At...
Forum: Middle-earth Mirth 11-05-2007, 06:06 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,434
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Day 17

Today didn't start very well. Turns out our ponies have been stolen, so now we have to WALK. Arrgggh... the bunion on my right foot is hurting already, just at the thought of it. The innkeeper...
Forum: The Books 10-31-2007, 04:34 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,440
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
So when Gandalf threatens to roast Butterbur and...

So when Gandalf threatens to roast Butterbur and melt the butter out of him - this he could have really done...
Forum: The Books 10-30-2007, 03:46 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 6,440
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Gandalf's powers

In "The Shadow of the Past" Frodo warns the eavesdropping Sam that Gandalf will turn him into a spotted toad. Further in the chapter, Gandalf tells Frodo that if Sam doesn't keep his mouth shut, he...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-08-2007, 03:47 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,098
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
My mother-in-law thought she should discourage me

My mother-in-law once said to me, when I told her I enjoyed reading Tolkien, that only "hippies and weird people read THOSE silly books."

Well, I'm not a hippy (that era was before my time) so I...
Forum: The Books 09-28-2007, 05:41 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,684
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Appendix where Gandalf and the hobbits discuss their adventure

Some time ago someone here at BD posted a link to an appendix written by JRRT where Gandalf and the hobbits are discussing the aftermath of their adventures. I believe Merry asks him what caused him...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 09-17-2007, 10:56 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,674
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
I live in the Shire!

Where I live has got to be the most hobbit-like place on earth - Exmoor. Heather-clad moorland, gentle rolling countryside, which has yet to be spoiled by motorways, sodium lights, crime or...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 09-14-2007, 02:52 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 33,089
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Quote: "Samvěd (Samwise) Křepelka [I](meaning...

Quote: "Samvěd (Samwise) Křepelka [I](meaning "quail". By the way, what the heck does "Gamgee" mean?"

As a person who owns a horse, I know that a gamgee is an old fashioned word for the cotton...
Forum: The Books 10-17-2006, 05:29 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,349
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Matthew it is funny you bring up this topic as I...

Matthew it is funny you bring up this topic as I was thinking something similar the other day.

What is it about the autumn? I live in a very rural area where the changing of the seasons play a...
Forum: The Books 09-15-2006, 06:55 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 8,187
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Where did Gandalf live?

Did Gandalf own a house? Where did he base himself? Yes he did travel a great deal, but I am curious about his private life. Where did he call "home?" I know he had many things to deal with, like...
Forum: The Books 09-07-2006, 03:30 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,012
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
I come from a rural area of England (that is very...

I come from a rural area of England (that is very Shire-like IMO) and I would agree with Selmo. There was probably a lack of stone in that area. If any of you have been to Exmoor, one of the most...
Forum: The Books 08-15-2006, 03:43 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,526
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
I like it when the Fellowship enters Lorien and...

I like it when the Fellowship enters Lorien and the elves tell them that they could hear them breathing a mile away. So when Sam climbs the tree to the flet, he gets all self-conscious and practices...
Forum: The Books 08-14-2006, 04:11 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,797
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
Yes is my answer. His books mean more to me...

Yes is my answer. His books mean more to me than anything I have ever read. I re-read them about once a year, and have done so since I was 12 years old. My life is frantically busy, I am married...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 08-01-2006, 05:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,306
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
The Summons

In FoTR, Ch.2, Gandalf relates to Frodo his search for Gollum. He mentions that Gollum, in his wanderings, had suddenly headed south to Mordor, and he was in fact answering a silent summons issued...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 03-18-2006, 04:12 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,240
Posted By Melilot Brandybuck
creepy ME illustrations

Is it just me, or does anyone else find those illustrations on this site's homepage a little creepy? The one today of Pippin and Merry is a case in point. Also the one of Sam. In that...
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