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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-23-2023, 04:21 PM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Hmm. First, two caveats:
1/ In Tolkien's...
Hmm. First, two caveats: 1/ In Tolkien's World, fate and free will coexist. Aragorn's role in the War of the Ring was heavily prophesied by at least four people (Malbeth twice, Ivorwen, Gilraen,... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-07-2023, 10:04 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Heyyyy now, don't go taking your prophecies out...
Heyyyy now, don't go taking your prophecies out of order. The Second Prophecy of Mandos was given after the War of Wrath, "when Fionwe and the sons of the Valar returned to Valmar and told of all the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-07-2023, 08:24 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
The Outlaws were an idea, not specific people - I...
The Outlaws were an idea, not specific people - I doubt the Hadorians would have wanted the original gang of murderers and worse in their lands. But: "Runagate" means someone who has run away... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
02-07-2023, 04:42 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
We don't have to speculate - from Children of...
We don't have to speculate - from Children of Hurin we have their own words: Turin sparked off a revolt that stood zero chance of freeing his country. He directly caused the death of the woman... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
06-14-2021, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Well, we slightly do! Let's take a look at them: ...
Well, we slightly do! Let's take a look at them: We know that Bilbo's walking-companions arrived in early September, so were hanging out at Bag-End for 1-2 weeks. We know they came from the... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-23-2019, 05:19 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
I think I've said before that I'm not all that...
I think I've said before that I'm not all that into music questions, but since you asked nicely (elsewhere), and since I'm already vaguely familiar with the songs, okay... -Is The Dark Elf one of... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-15-2019, 03:52 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
It miiiight be polite to mention when you're...
It miiiight be polite to mention when you're linking to explicit smut. Also: the fact that someone wrote fanfic of it doesn't make it true. I have a very long story asserting that Legolas went on... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-15-2019, 03:21 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
I don't think Melkor loved anybody, except...
I don't think Melkor loved anybody, except possibly himself. He tended to go after bright things: there's a reference somewhere to him pursuing Varda, and the early mythos has him assaulting Arien;... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-13-2019, 07:02 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Fair; but resist what? I've always read that as...
Fair; but resist what? I've always read that as Frodo succumbing to temptation, not compulsion. I suppose you could see that as a form of possession - but I don't think arguing 'it wasn't Maeglin's... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-13-2019, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Is that even a thing in Arda? I can think of...
Is that even a thing in Arda? I can think of multiple instances of people being kiiind of driven to things by evil power (Boromir and Frodo, for example), but it's clear that they're still... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-13-2019, 03:24 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Ooh, are we doing transmission theory? I love...
Ooh, are we doing transmission theory? I love transmission theory! Let's assume that the entire Middle-earth corpus is derived from the Red Book: that the First Age material comes entirely from... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-10-2019, 08:51 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Yes; but so is everyone. That's what the Marring...
Yes; but so is everyone. That's what the Marring of Arda is. But Hurin actively threw himself into his fate, by battle and then by his actions after his release. Elwing was just living her life, and... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-10-2019, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Hurin... well, unlike Elwing, he doesn't fit...
Hurin... well, unlike Elwing, he doesn't fit entirely into the 'innocent victim' mode. He was captured while fighting, and when he was released he (accidentally) revealed Gondolin, (deliberately)... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-08-2019, 06:09 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
I think I can drag myself back awake for this.
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I think I can drag myself back awake for this. Nienor? I'm dubious. Ulmo didn't have a lot of power over rivers. It also kind of ruins the downer ending - which, I get that's what you're going... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-06-2019, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Ah, is this in the Strong Female Characters...
Ah, is this in the Strong Female Characters thing? Bear in mind that falls under the Not-So-Crackpot Theories section: ie, unlike the Deep Places list (which tries to be evidence-based and explicitly... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-05-2019, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Ohhh yes, that one. I really like that one. ^_^...
Ohhh yes, that one. I really like that one. ^_^ Unlike a lot of my theories, I managed to stuff that idea with enough symbolism that it feels like something Tolkien could have written. (Note that... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
05-03-2019, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
I dunno... given that Eol hated basically all...
I dunno... given that Eol hated basically all elves, he had a surprisingly good relationship with the dwarves. Maybe it was just because they were smiths, but he could also be seen as hating anyone... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-29-2019, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Taking a few things in reverse...
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Taking a few things in reverse... Tolkien Gateway claims that "Ingold" (ie, Finrod's Mother-name) was pretty popular among Numenoreans; I'm not sure what that claim is based on, though. ... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-26-2019, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Well... a dagger, to stab a small child when he...
Well... a dagger, to stab a small child when he didn't have time left to throw said small child over a cliff in front of his mother. But let's not split hairs (though I imagine Idril had some split... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-25-2019, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
I would say: lots. Beleriand wasn't a...
I would say: lots. Beleriand wasn't a particularly heavily-populated place. Turgon could have gone south - there's literally nothing south of Andram and east of the Nenning. He could have gone east -... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-25-2019, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-25-2019, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
I'm pretty sure people read up past the most...
I'm pretty sure people read up past the most recent comment. :) I certainly always do, and reply to anything that I feel I have something to say on. Given that your comment was a claim that Morgoth... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-25-2019, 06:23 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
What land? That's a mountain range! And I doubt...
What land? That's a mountain range! And I doubt Orcs are much good at accurate mapping, so the fact that there was room for a city in the middle wouldn't have been at all obvious. Check out this map... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-24-2019, 06:43 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
Oh. That sounds like a pretty negative way of...
Oh. That sounds like a pretty negative way of describing listening to and trusting someone you love who is far wiser than yourself. Haven't read it yet; sadly I have to go do other things... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-24-2019, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 329
Views: 232,154
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Huinesoron
o.O I'm not quite sure what you mean by...
o.O I'm not quite sure what you mean by 'whipped', but it seems that trusting a bona fide Seer when she says someone isn't trustworthy is the only sensible course. hS |
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