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Forum: The Books
09-15-2023, 02:14 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,191
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Val Balmer
Indeed I was expecting it, but what a dull...
Indeed I was expecting it, but what a dull discussion would be if we all agree? One possible interpretation here might be: he has just found is new home, he thinks about the past leaving the... |
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Forum: The Books
09-14-2023, 02:34 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,191
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Val Balmer
I think I start to understand what you mean, but...
I think I start to understand what you mean, but for me the most "simple" reading is as follows: - Poem lines 1-6: Mim is 200 years old, he leaves is cave and starts to think about the past. -... |
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Forum: The Books
09-13-2023, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,191
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Val Balmer
Thanks for the long and detailed analysis!
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Thanks for the long and detailed analysis! I agree with most points, but I still don't get this and expecially the part in bold: Do you imagine the prose part to happen before the poem? ... |
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Forum: The Books
09-12-2023, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,191
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Val Balmer
To be honest I cannot imagine Tolkien describing...
To be honest I cannot imagine Tolkien describing two different scenes in which Mim is smoked out by his own cavern: it must be the same scene. Also by re-reading both, the prose passage seems to... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
08-31-2023, 10:31 AM
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Replies: 133
Views: 59,448
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Val Balmer
I mostly agree with Aiwendil in his two latest...
I mostly agree with Aiwendil in his two latest posts. Personally, I would keep the hunt story and involve only the dwarves of Belegost. |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
08-29-2023, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 133
Views: 59,448
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Val Balmer
The only passage in CtH related to the death of...
The only passage in CtH related to the death of Thingol is this: "The dwarf-host entered Doriath and most of Thingol’s warriors perished. His halls were violated and he himself slain." It is so... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
08-29-2023, 08:19 AM
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Replies: 133
Views: 59,448
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Val Balmer
Sorry if I came back to this point, but I don't...
Sorry if I came back to this point, but I don't understand why we should remove the hunt. In absence of any explicit statement of Tolkien removing it, I would keep the whole scene as in TN. The theme... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
08-17-2023, 12:21 PM
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Replies: 175
Views: 76,933
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Val Balmer
Thanks! There a huge quantity of material to...
Thanks! There a huge quantity of material to read... any suggestion on where to start or on how to improve the reading experience :) |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
08-17-2023, 03:26 AM
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Replies: 133
Views: 59,448
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Val Balmer
Hi everyone,
As I said in the other post,...
Hi everyone, As I said in the other post, I'd like to try and give my contribution if I can. For me the most logical explanation for the girdle not working anymore is the presence of the cursed... |
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Forum: Translations from the Elvish - Public Forum
08-17-2023, 03:13 AM
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Replies: 175
Views: 76,933
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Val Balmer
Hi everyone,
I am new here as Val Balmer,...
Hi everyone, I am new here as Val Balmer, but my interesest with your project goes far beyond, I had a previous account (I lost the credentials) as Echtelion in the past. As others I have made... |
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Forum: The Books
08-14-2023, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 7,996
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Val Balmer
The crucial point for me here is that "the cursed...
The crucial point for me here is that "the cursed treasure theme" is very important for Tolkien: it is present in Beowulf and in the Volsunga Saga and Tolkien wants it to have a place in his... |
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Forum: The Books
07-30-2023, 02:26 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,065
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Val Balmer
I fully agree that it would be great to have a...
I fully agree that it would be great to have a full (post-Lord of the Rings) version of The Fall of Gondolin or Earendil, but, as it was said, the probability that those exist are minimal. On the... |
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Forum: The Books
07-13-2023, 04:15 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,065
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Val Balmer
In the years, I have written down a few notes on...
In the years, I have written down a few notes on unpublished material I am aware of (mainly a bunch of poems). Here's a brief summary_ The first essay at a prose version of the tale "Beren &... |
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Forum: The Books
03-15-2023, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 7,191
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Val Balmer
Mim's Story
I recently wrote an article in Italian on Mim's Klage. My goal was to (try to) build both an internal and external chronlogy for this text, based on the clues given in the text. Here's the... |
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Forum: The Books
08-12-2022, 12:44 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,048
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Val Balmer
I don't think Tolkien was thinking of the...
I don't think Tolkien was thinking of the Silmarils as "tainted" nor as a step away from the plans of Ilśvatar. First of all in the Silmarillion they are hallowed by Varda, and she wouldn't have done... |
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Forum: The Books
08-10-2022, 03:51 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 7,996
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Val Balmer
It is a long time since I have posted in this...
It is a long time since I have posted in this forum, even if I have consulted it from time to time. This is because I had lost my password and didn't manage to restore it in any way... But this... |
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