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Forum: The Books 07-20-2015, 09:01 AM
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Posted By Zigūr
That's a good point. I've always liked the idea...

That's a good point. I've always liked the idea of Meneldil as the last Man born in Nśmenor. Weirdly enough, he was born the year before Eru destroyed Nśmenor. No one in the entire island had...
Forum: The Books 07-20-2015, 06:22 AM
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Posted By Zigūr
I wonder if the prejudice dated to an extent back...

I wonder if the prejudice dated to an extent back to the early days of the kingdoms, given that Meneldil "was in fact-well pleased by the departure of Isildur and his sons, and hoped that affairs in...
Forum: The Books 07-06-2015, 09:31 AM
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Posted By Zigūr
It's a good point. It seems that Sauron knew the...

It's a good point. It seems that Sauron knew the Ring could be destroyed at Mount Doom. Presumably otherwise he wouldn't have panicked so much when Frodo put the Ring on at the Sammath Naur. On the...
Forum: The Books 07-02-2015, 09:29 PM
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Posted By Zigūr
I think this is a good point. We know Morgoth...

I think this is a good point. We know Morgoth became diminished over thousands of years of spending his power on projects, as well as leeching himself into the earth. Sauron didn't need to go quite...
Forum: The Books 07-02-2015, 10:45 AM
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Posted By Zigūr
I don't think we've seen the erstwhile Corsair...

I don't think we've seen the erstwhile Corsair around here for a while but I thought this was the best place to post something which occurred to me today:

What if Sauron hadn't made the Ring?

I...
Forum: The Books 08-15-2014, 11:23 AM
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Posted By Zigūr
The quote from Morgoth's Ring is one I have...

The quote from Morgoth's Ring is one I have neglected, but I believe the point you have made about "the crippling of its military and ruling class" is a cogent one. Sauron evidently expected them at...
Forum: The Books 08-15-2014, 10:42 AM
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Posted By Zigūr
This one is of particular interest to me. We know...

This one is of particular interest to me. We know that in the time of Sauron's (disguised) supremacy in Nśmenor, "men took weapons in those days and slew one another for little cause; for they were...
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