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Forum: The Books 05-02-2019, 08:13 AM
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Posted By Inziladun
The first part seems reasonable, the second: not...

The first part seems reasonable, the second: not so much. Tolkien just doesn't give the appearance of a man who would have found that amusing.
Forum: The Books 04-30-2019, 05:05 PM
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Posted By Inziladun
Hmm. If he was aware, maybe he just didn't think,...

Hmm. If he was aware, maybe he just didn't think, or at least hoped, that the average English-reading consumer wouldn't make any negative association.
Forum: The Books 02-16-2019, 05:19 AM
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Posted By Inziladun
Poor J.R.R.T never dreamed that the term could...

Poor J.R.R.T never dreamed that the term could one day be used for an actual prurient operation. :(

I still think Sam's mention of the "Tree-man" was 1. An RL move by Tolkien to foreshadow the...
Forum: The Books 05-10-2017, 08:05 PM
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Posted By Inziladun
In Letters, Tolkien says nothing about the...

In Letters, Tolkien says nothing about the strange creature seen in the Shire. However:



Letter 247

In HOME I Christopher Tolkien notes that the conversation in the Green Dragon about the...
Forum: The Books 08-30-2014, 04:34 PM
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Posted By Inziladun
As is not uncommon with Tolkien, there are...

As is not uncommon with Tolkien, there are ambiguities. Perhaps the embodied spirits were deliberately started out on a treeish level, with the teaching of the Eldar meant as an enriching and...
Forum: The Books 08-30-2014, 03:40 PM
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Posted By Inziladun
Of the Ents' beginnings, The Silmarillion states...

Of the Ents' beginnings, The Silmarillion states that they were due to arrive when Yavanna's thought would 'summon spirits from afar'. Manwë seems to put them in the same category as the Eagles of...
Forum: The Books 08-29-2014, 12:32 PM
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Posted By Inziladun
If that were the case though, surely Treebeard...

If that were the case though, surely Treebeard would have known. In addition, Aragorn had visited Lórien many times, yet the Ents were unknown to him. The Mirkwood Elves too would seem to have been...
Forum: The Books 01-28-2013, 06:23 PM
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Posted By Inziladun
Becoming "treeish" seems to be a process...

Becoming "treeish" seems to be a process requiring a long period of time, so I don't see that happening on a large scale without at least some Ents being aware. I would also question the likelihood...
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