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Forum: The Movies
01-09-2002, 07:32 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 29,113
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peregrine
Rhudladion - people with a greater knowledge of...Rhudladion - people with a greater knowledge of film and the books than me have had plenty to say already, as you noted. My gripes are all to do with the way in which, I think, they have felt the... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-08-2002, 11:42 PM
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Replies: 161
Views: 29,113
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peregrine
well well. what a hornet's nest! no doubt this...well well. what a hornet's nest! no doubt this debate will rage until more fuel is poured on it this time next year. <P>Did anyone else suspect that Lostgaeriel had something to do with the... |
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Forum: The Movies
01-08-2002, 10:50 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 11,390
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peregrine
i like the idea that amongst all this power and...i like the idea that amongst all this power and glory, albeit corrupted, a tiny element of nature comes to Gandalf's aid. Another interpretation of the scene could be that the moth/butterfly acted as... |
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Forum: The Books
12-19-2001, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,120
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peregrine
posing limited, wishy questions is always a risk...posing limited, wishy questions is always a risk i see, but it can be funny. i guess the balrog question would be my pick too. The answer wouldn't help to clear up a lot of other questions, but it... |
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Forum: The Books
12-18-2001, 03:52 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 9,120
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peregrine
Question to TolkienHello Barrow-Downs Folk, if you could ask Tolkien ONE question about Middle-Earth which would clear up the greatest amount of speculation or controversy, what would it be? This is not meant to be... |
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Forum: The Books
12-17-2001, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,515
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peregrine
I'm not sure if this is the best spot to continue...I'm not sure if this is the best spot to continue a discussion on the Blue Wizrds, now that Man-of-the-Wold's question has been answered, but 'm going to anyway. Perhaps the Blue Wizards who went... |
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Forum: The Books
12-17-2001, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 7,801
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peregrine
looks like you've stirred up a hornet's nest...looks like you've stirred up a hornet's nest obloquy. Sauron was known as the Necromancer, but i don't think necromancy is the power behind the Nazgul. I can't remember how the 9 got their hands... |
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Forum: The Books
12-16-2001, 04:05 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 12,486
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peregrine
it may be a precursor to the appearance of the...it may be a precursor to the appearance of the phial of galadriel later on, but I don't know who the "for eyes to see that can" bit refers to. Sam? |
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Forum: The Books
12-12-2001, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 12,885
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peregrine
You guys have got it all wrong. Lembas was...You guys have got it all wrong. Lembas was something given to people who have to endure hardship, especially during war, right? Then Lembas is quite clearly Anzac Biscuits. Tasty, simple, last for... |
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Forum: The Books
12-12-2001, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 6,006
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peregrine
It would have been interesting to see what other...It would have been interesting to see what other reasons Tolkien may have created down the track for a parting of the fellowship. There must have come a time when the group was considered too large... |
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Forum: The Books
12-12-2001, 11:18 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,475
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peregrine
How exactly did the Nazgul die (I am guessing...How exactly did the Nazgul die (I am guessing when the one ring was destroyed they died)? It's a good question. I guess their life force was tied up with their rings which were controlled by the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-11-2001, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 159
Views: 42,633
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peregrine
i liked him better as strider. as a group the...i liked him better as strider. as a group the rangers stir up some of the strongest feelings of adventure and hardship, and when they turn up at the battles at the end they are tall and grim and... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-10-2001, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 159
Views: 42,633
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peregrine
I guess Aragorn gets up my nose a bit (is that...I guess Aragorn gets up my nose a bit (is that blasphemy?). He's a bit haughty. Sure he's got the lineage but I think the blood's pretty thin by the time it gets to him and yet he carries on a bit. ... |
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Forum: The Books
12-05-2001, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 7,743
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peregrine
I find this quote of Mithadan's from earlier to...I find this quote of Mithadan's from earlier to be about the crux of it. "Alternatively, maybe Smaug, inspired by the chaos of war, would have acted on his own, seeking more treasure or just out of... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
12-05-2001, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 159
Views: 42,633
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peregrine
what a lively discussion! quite funny in parts...what a lively discussion! quite funny in parts too. i have to try and put aside some GOOD characters whom i dislike but have respect for. these include Thingol (arrogant and haughty, but some lovely... |
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Forum: The Books
11-15-2001, 10:09 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,128
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peregrine
To Pippin,
I went back and read the Hobbit just...To Pippin, I went back and read the Hobbit just recently, and found it strange i guess, coming back to it after the style of LOTR and the Silm. Being directly addressed by the author/narrator, and... |
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Forum: The Books
11-15-2001, 08:12 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,530
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peregrine
Yeh I guess there are more differences than...Yeh I guess there are more differences than similarities, but the similarities seemed worth mentioning. It's perhaps pointless but interesting nonetheless to wonder what other directions Tolkien... |
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Forum: The Books
11-15-2001, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 7,900
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peregrine
I'm with Nightwalker on this one. Regardless of...I'm with Nightwalker on this one. Regardless of how many teeth he had, it was the desperation to get the ring which gave Gollum the ability to get the finger off. And sharpening stones make things... |
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Forum: The Books
11-13-2001, 04:32 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,128
Posted By
peregrine
Please excuse having several messages in this...Please excuse having several messages in this reply. If it's not the go, let me know. To Kin Strife - I couldn't agree with you more about mental pictures. The first time I read LOTR was in three... |
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Forum: The Books
11-11-2001, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,128
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peregrine
I guess everyone has their favourites and for me...I guess everyone has their favourites and for me it sometimes depends on what mood i'm in. There is so much material, in many different forms, which leads even more than usual with fiction, to... |
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Forum: The Books
11-08-2001, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,128
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peregrine
i seem to have done it all backwards - maybe...i seem to have done it all backwards - maybe that's just a reflection of the availability of the books. I read LOTR, then the Hobbit, the the Silm, and have only recently finished UT, BLT1 and BLT2.... |
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Forum: The Books
11-08-2001, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,530
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peregrine
i agree it's not an oversight. tolkien seemed to...i agree it's not an oversight. tolkien seemed to plan the narrative structure of his stories well. i just thought it interesting that the two stories have such a similar story structure. If it was... |
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Forum: The Books
11-07-2001, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 14,128
Posted By
peregrine
The creations of the TolkiensTolkiens creations in Middle-earth are all linked, from the Silmarillion to the LOTR. From what I can make out, LOTR was written at the request of the publishers after reading the Hobbit, wanting... |
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Forum: The Books
11-07-2001, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,530
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peregrine
Similarities between the Hobbit and LOTRI read somewhere that there are similarities of narrative structure between the Hobbit and LOTR. Journeys in small select groups, Rivendell, a journey underground, a mountain at the end. There are... |
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Forum: The Books
11-06-2001, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 47
Views: 16,907
Posted By
peregrine
Hi All!
I'm new to this so bear with me.
I...Hi All! I'm new to this so bear with me. I read somewhere that the hobbit and the LOTR are very similar in the journeys undertaken - small parties, rivendell, a journey underground, a mountain at... |
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