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Forum: The Books 10-05-2003, 01:40 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 3,861
Posted By Ailios
Sting In the HOME XI Beleriand map Angband (or at least...

In the HOME XI Beleriand map Angband (or at least Thangorodrim) is shown. However, it is not present on the map in the published Silmarillion. The reason was that CT noticed that according to the...
Forum: The Books 08-09-2003, 03:35 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,531
Posted By Ailios
Sting I think you are referring to a passage i...

I think you are referring to a passage i Valaquenta. But it is only said that Noldor did not utter his name. We know from Akallabeth that Men worshipped Melkor.
Forum: The Books 08-05-2003, 02:48 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,967
Posted By Ailios
Sting In PoME, "Last writings", note 14, CT writes...

In PoME, "Last writings", note 14, CT writes "[Mordor] Maybe already an Elvish name for that region, because its volcano Orodruin and its eruptions - which were not made by Sauron but were a relic of...
Forum: The Books 08-04-2003, 12:41 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 7,087
Posted By Ailios
Sting This is very strange. Arcturus is never in the...

This is very strange. Arcturus is never in the low south. It cannot be Aldebaran or Betelgeuse, because they have climbed quite high in the winter sky. Mars doesn't really fit either; it can only be...
Forum: The Books 08-04-2003, 12:00 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 7,117
Posted By Ailios
Sting The reason Thangorodrim and the Iron mountains...

The reason Thangorodrim and the Iron mountains were not on the Silmarillion map was because CT was not sure exactly where to place them. The source map he used (HoME V) didn't agree with the...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-24-2003, 01:20 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,517
Posted By Ailios
Sting They did. Arvedui had claimed the throne of...

They did. Arvedui had claimed the throne of Gondor 1000 years earlier, but his claim was rejected.
Forum: The Books 07-05-2003, 04:39 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 14,750
Posted By Ailios
Sting Tolkien wrote Old English versions of the...

Tolkien wrote Old English versions of the Silmarillion. There Silmarils are 'Eorclanstans'. And from this the word 'Arkenstone' is derived according to Christopher Tolkien in HoME 4. So I think it is...
Forum: The Books 05-29-2003, 12:43 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 16,967
Posted By Ailios
Sting The Ambarkanta map in which the sea of Helcar is...

The Ambarkanta map in which the sea of Helcar is located where mordor is located in the later maps is from 1930! At that time there were no Hobbits, no ring, no Mordor. In UT it is stated that the...
Forum: The Books 05-24-2003, 04:45 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 5,209
Posted By Ailios
Sting Yes, the Shire was part of Arthedain. king...

Yes, the Shire was part of Arthedain. king Argeleb II gave the hobbits permission to live there in the year 1600. But Arthedain ceased to exist in 1975 and then the Shire became "independent".
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 05-08-2003, 01:40 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,683
Posted By Ailios
Sting The Numenorian's map is wrong. The scales of the...

The Numenorian's map is wrong. The scales of the LotR an the Silmarillion maps are different. You have to scale down the Beleriand map so that it matches the LotR map. Harlindon is essentially...
Forum: The Books 04-09-2003, 03:26 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 24,123
Posted By Ailios
Sting Is really Dior 100% man? In that case the...

Is really Dior 100% man? In that case the marriage Dior-Nimloth (or Lindis) would be the fourth union between elves and men. Where is it mentioned that he is a man? Arwen parents were elves and she...
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-20-2003, 03:54 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 29,495
Posted By Ailios
Sting Elronds sons went to Rhosgobel but Radagast was...

Elronds sons went to Rhosgobel but Radagast was not there. That could mean that they intended to inform him about the situation and perhaps get some news from him. I think the council believed he was...
Forum: The Books 03-11-2003, 01:51 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,453
Posted By Ailios
Sting Gandalf had to fight the balrog for several days...

Gandalf had to fight the balrog for several days even though he had an elven ring. I don't think Galadriel's ring would been enough to keep the Balrog out of Lorien. Rembember the Orcs that followed...
Forum: The Books 03-06-2003, 03:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 6,209
Posted By Ailios
Sting Himling is an earlier form of Himring, used in...

Himling is an earlier form of Himring, used in the pre-LotR versions of Silmarillion.
Forum: The Books 03-04-2003, 03:47 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,901
Posted By Ailios
Sting Cirdan did have a beard for sure. I think there...

Cirdan did have a beard for sure. I think there has been a thread discussing this topic. Accor4ding to some source, I think it is the Osanwe-Kenta, elves could grow beard when they were in their 3rd...
Forum: The Books 03-03-2003, 03:02 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 9,901
Posted By Ailios
Sting I always thought Dior was an elf.

I always thought Dior was an elf.
Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin 03-03-2003, 02:54 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 29,752
Posted By Ailios
Sting You can compare half-vanyarian elves with ...

You can compare half-vanyarian elves with
non-vanyarian elves and then subtract the
50 % non-vanyarin part.
For example: Feanor - 50 % noldor and Fingolfin - 50 % noldor. In this case it is...
Forum: The Books 02-20-2003, 02:11 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 10,069
Posted By Ailios
Sting Findegil: Gildor cannot be Finrod's son after...

Findegil: Gildor cannot be Finrod's son after reincarnation because he is an exile. He wouldn't be that if he came to Middle-Earth in the second age.
Forum: The Books 02-19-2003, 05:04 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 4,777
Posted By Ailios
Sting In TT, the forbidden pool chapter, when Faramir...

In TT, the forbidden pool chapter, when Faramir advices Frodo not to go to Cirith Ungol, he says that Sauron gave rings to wicked Numenoreans. From his account you get the impression that all the...
Forum: The Books 02-14-2003, 02:22 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,857
Posted By Ailios
Sting Good news. Do you who the translator is? I...

Good news. Do you who the translator is?
I hope they will include decent maps as well.
Forum: The Books 02-11-2003, 01:19 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,047
Posted By Ailios
Sting The tale of Earendil in BoLT was going to span...

The tale of Earendil in BoLT was going to span over seven chapters. Compare this to the few pages we got in the published Silmarillion. I think this is more sad than for example that he didn't...
Forum: The Books 02-10-2003, 02:53 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,047
Posted By Ailios
Sting Why didn't Tolkien wrote more about Earendil and...

Why didn't Tolkien wrote more about Earendil and the War of Wrath? Was it perhaps too difficult to make it consistent with his later developments of the Silmarillion. The ideas that he became a star...
Forum: The Books 02-08-2003, 05:45 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 3,079
Posted By Ailios
Sting In the Hobbit Gundabad is the capital of the...

In the Hobbit Gundabad is the capital of the goblins. In a later essay Tolkien says that Mount Gundabad was the place where Durin, the first dwarf, woke up.
Angmar was a realm ruled by the Lord of...
Forum: The Books 02-02-2003, 10:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,031
Posted By Ailios
Sting It seems to be an error in the Tale of Years. ...

It seems to be an error in the Tale of Years.
In earlier versions of the Tale of years (found in PoME) the birth of Sam is not mentioned. But in the older versions of the Gamgee Family tree he is...
Forum: The Books 02-01-2003, 08:37 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 12,604
Posted By Ailios
Sting In RoTK Tolkien writes in the index, where he...

In RoTK Tolkien writes in the index, where he explicitly refers to the rhyme, "[the] Seven stars, of Elendil and his captains. ... [They] originally represented to single stars on the banners of each...
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