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Forum: The Books 02-18-2004, 04:09 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 4,792
Posted By Secret Fire
I have racked my memory and consulted BolT, which...

I have racked my memory and consulted BolT, which would be far more likely to have such a reference, but my Silmarillion text seems to be a couple hours from here, and no, the Valar were not called...
Forum: The Books 02-17-2004, 09:22 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,653
Posted By Secret Fire
Silmaril Frodo did see Gandald in white in teh mirror of...

Frodo did see Gandald in white in teh mirror of Galadriel, but he was not sure if it was Gandalf or Sarumon, but the coloation is not the issue here, technically, if we were to be keeping track,...
Forum: The Books 02-16-2004, 11:57 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,049
Posted By Secret Fire
Silmaril A very good point Troll. Also Ulmo has to have...

A very good point Troll. Also Ulmo has to have been teh way that the Elves were allowed to return to Valinor. The finding of the ring, however, may have been more in Osse's territory that in Ulmo's...
Forum: The Books 02-04-2004, 08:30 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,532
Posted By Secret Fire
Pipe Not necessarily correct, in the Hobbit, Gandalf...

Not necessarily correct, in the Hobbit, Gandalf states, after the company escapes from thre misty mountain goblins that he would have to find a somewhat friendly giant to block up the passage again,...
Forum: The Books 02-03-2004, 03:52 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,887
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting No, that is not quite possible as the only way...

No, that is not quite possible as the only way Gandalf got to the endless stair was by falling down the abyss and following teh balrog, and it went from the lowest chamber to the highest peak, but it...
Forum: The Books 12-13-2003, 09:59 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 12,952
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting Easy, a couple of posts up smilies/tongue.gif ....

Easy, a couple of posts up smilies/tongue.gif . Gandalf, I believe, bore it from teh point where Cirdan gave it to him on. Galadriel says that the rings did much good in secret, and since they...
Forum: The Books 12-12-2003, 09:06 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,494
Posted By Secret Fire
Pipe Actually, it is not necessary for two characters...

Actually, it is not necessary for two characters to interact in order to be a foil for eachother. Simply the fact ahtt they are in the same work is enough.
Forum: The Books 12-11-2003, 10:23 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,243
Posted By Secret Fire
Ring Eol, please read the whole post before posting,...

Eol, please read the whole post before posting, adn be sure to stay on topic (BTW, welcome to the downs). The discrepancy is more than likely due to the fact that the good professor JRRT had not yet...
Forum: The Books 12-11-2003, 10:04 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 7,827
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting That is not exactly true, Nilpaurion Felagund,...

That is not exactly true, Nilpaurion Felagund, Galadriel states herself
This seems to dispel the idea that Galadriel and Gandalf are detached for any reason other than the fact that Gandalf...
Forum: The Books 12-10-2003, 05:42 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 8,992
Posted By Secret Fire
Pipe We have to remember, however, that the elves were...

We have to remember, however, that the elves were made to live in the undying lands, never to feel pain or despair and that while they were with their kin, nothing would die, so everything would just...
Forum: The Books 12-10-2003, 02:44 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 20,869
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting Earendil was a mariner that tarried in...

Earendil was a mariner
that tarried in Arvernien;
he built a boat of timber felled
in Nimbrethil to journey in’
her sails he wove of silver fair,
of silver were her lanterns made,
her prow was...
Forum: The Books 12-10-2003, 12:45 AM
Replies: 95
Views: 20,869
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting I'm not sure if this counts as a peom, it's...

I'm not sure if this counts as a peom, it's really more prose, but the Lay of Beleriand is most excellent.

and im surprised nibody has posted this yet:
All that is Gold does not glitter
Notall...
Forum: The Books 12-10-2003, 12:19 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,403
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting The Faeries were JRRT's early name for the elves...

The Faeries were JRRT's early name for the elves and the name that he uses in BoLT for them when the stories are being told to AElfwine (there are some other changes too, but it mostly similar). Tol...
Forum: The Books 12-09-2003, 06:45 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,441
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting Very interesting, Finwe. We see nearly everybody...

Very interesting, Finwe. We see nearly everybody except Frodo's visions about the ring. BOromir= valiant captain leading his people to victory, Smeagol=master, and fisssh, Sam=Garden and beauty,...
Forum: The Books 12-08-2003, 10:14 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,811
Posted By Secret Fire
Shield In the world of Middle Earth, heritage and...

In the world of Middle Earth, heritage and lineage play a large part in somebody's abilities and powers. However, teh reason for Aragorn's skill is due to the fact that he was mah in whom the line...
Forum: The Books 12-08-2003, 12:57 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 7,811
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting THe rangers were the final remnant of the kings...

THe rangers were the final remnant of the kings af Arnor, of the kingdom of Arthedain, if I am not mistaken. They preserved the line of the Kings for years after their kingdoms fell, unlike the...
Forum: The Books 12-05-2003, 12:15 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,494
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting Sorry Lindril, a foil is not a character who has...

Sorry Lindril, a foil is not a character who has actions/thoughts similar to another, but one whose actions/thoughts are opposite another character's actions/motivation/thoughts. The example you...
Forum: The Books 12-04-2003, 04:33 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 9,441
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting Elves, as well, can be corrupted by the lust of...

Elves, as well, can be corrupted by the lust of wealth, haven't you ever heard of the Kinslaying in which Feanor and his followers murdered the solosimpi/teleri to get to ME in order to get the...
Forum: The Books 12-04-2003, 04:17 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 7,623
Posted By Secret Fire
Silmaril I have pondered this question myself many times...

I have pondered this question myself many times over and the best answer that I can come up with is that he desired Lluvatar's gift: to live a destiny not bound to Arda and to be the master of his...
Forum: The Books 12-04-2003, 03:31 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,494
Posted By Secret Fire
Ring It may be possible, however, that Smeagol and...

It may be possible, however, that Smeagol and Frodo would have a better understanding about how Sauron thought and worked because they were inexhorably bound to him by the fact that the ring was a...
Forum: The Books 12-04-2003, 02:15 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 9,494
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting Let's not be hasty Hoom-Hom smilies/tongue.gif. ...

Let's not be hasty Hoom-Hom smilies/tongue.gif. I believe that the parallel in between the fingers lost in LotR and also the hands lost in the Silmarillion were parallels intentionally put in the...
Forum: The Books 11-11-2003, 03:28 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 9,930
Posted By Secret Fire
Silmaril There is a distinct possibility that Goldberry is...

There is a distinct possibility that Goldberry is a maia under Ulmo to whom he gave the rivers as ehr domain (or that Goldberry's mother was that maia), adn Tom married her. Her relationship with...
Forum: The Books 10-13-2003, 09:27 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 6,049
Posted By Secret Fire
Ring That is a possibility. However, Ulmo does state...

That is a possibility. However, Ulmo does state that the "seas" on the earth are but a splash compared to the vastness of his seas of vai, but they were the only ones thick enough for the...
Forum: The Books 10-13-2003, 08:40 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,079
Posted By Secret Fire
Sting Uruk Hai refered to th egreat orcs (out of Mordor...

Uruk Hai refered to th egreat orcs (out of Mordor or Isengard) who were larger than the other orcs, and the small orcs called snaga (slave) by the great orcs at the time of the war of the ring. The...
Forum: The Books 10-13-2003, 07:45 PM
Replies: 85
Views: 17,569
Posted By Secret Fire
Tolkien I have always seen the staves as a status symbol/...

I have always seen the staves as a status symbol/ symbol of thier power. Note that Gandalf broke his own staff on the bridge in Khazad Dum, not that it fell and he was still able to defeat the...
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