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Forum: Novices and Newcomers 10-01-2003, 01:19 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 10,371
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien I read something on an Orlando Bloom website...

I read something on an Orlando Bloom website which was a diary of practically everyone who has a main part in tLotR. As much as it was rather amusing, something that got to me was the fact that...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-27-2003, 05:48 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 5,141
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien To sort of build on what Eruanna wrote, Celeborn...

To sort of build on what Eruanna wrote, Celeborn was a silvan elf, and had never been to Valinor. Maybe he just wasn't invited to go. I would think it's pretty harsh, though, if Galadriel petitioned...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 07-05-2003, 08:54 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 8,362
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien Methinks "Stormcrow" sounds like a nice one. Or...

Methinks "Stormcrow" sounds like a nice one. Or "Thorin Oakenshield and the Miners" but that's bordering on ridiculous.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 06-04-2003, 12:12 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,599
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien Again, the Silmarillion is good, but the language...

Again, the Silmarillion is good, but the language is a bit dodgy unless you speak fluent Elizabethan (ie it's good but there are loads of Thee and thous
Forum: The Books 05-09-2003, 06:18 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 6,858
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien Actually, I suppose you could argue that the...

Actually, I suppose you could argue that the Bagginses were hobbit-nobility. Bilbo was the son of a Took, an 'old money' family. Frodo was part-Brandybuck, and they were also 'very old money'. In an...
Forum: The Books 05-06-2003, 12:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,617
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien Perhaps this is just a sentimental thought of...

Perhaps this is just a sentimental thought of mine, but I believe that there used to be educated, knowledgeable civilisations on earth, with their own medicines and almost perfect lives, but with no...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 04-30-2003, 12:38 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 6,895
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien It's actually quite hard for me to decide what...

It's actually quite hard for me to decide what I'd want to be. The majority of me screams 'Elf! Live forever, never smell, never get fat, have vast vat of knowledge, live somewhere like Rivendell!'...
Forum: The Books 04-28-2003, 12:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 7,621
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien I don't know where I picked this up from, but I...

I don't know where I picked this up from, but I read somewhere that Elrond and Arwen had a bitter farewell, and, as you know, after this Elrond returned to Rivendell. He left with the other...
Forum: The Books 04-23-2003, 12:34 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 5,755
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien I'm not quite sure where this came from- it...

I'm not quite sure where this came from- it certainly wasn't my brain (it being too complex and intelligent for me to think of)- but someone once said that those who read the Hobbit as children would...
Forum: The Movies 03-25-2003, 01:56 PM
Replies: 62
Views: 8,237
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien I've also heard people calling LOTR "something...

I've also heard people calling LOTR "something for children". hello? are they confusing it with the Hobbit? LoTR is almost as violent as Gladiator (the one with Russell Crowe, not the old, English,...
Forum: The Books 03-25-2003, 01:33 PM
Replies: 118
Views: 21,229
Posted By Atariel
Sting je suis desolee, peeps, but i read the first...

je suis desolee, peeps, but i read the first three posts and then decided to write something, so it isn't as if it's entirely my fault if something's already been covered. and gandalf was dusty...
Forum: The Books 03-25-2003, 11:21 AM
Replies: 118
Views: 21,229
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien i have several points to make, some of which are...

i have several points to make, some of which are a bit silly, so if you'll just bear with me:

1) the menstrual cycle. You can hardly expect a woman to want to be trudging over mountains, or...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-20-2003, 10:55 AM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Sting number 14 would have been Gollum, duh! and...

number 14 would have been Gollum, duh!
and luthien is regarded as the greatest elf of all time because she invented deodorant, which saved the elves from the stink of the secondborn forever!

...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-19-2003, 01:23 PM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien sneezy, because he managed to push an entire...

sneezy, because he managed to push an entire legion of Moria orcs into a chasm with just one sneeze!


how many times did sam drop his pots and pans after leaving hobbiton and throwing them down a...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-13-2003, 01:47 PM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien he had heard that the eggy mud did great things...

he had heard that the eggy mud did great things for one's skin.

what shampoo does Eowyn use?
Forum: Quiz Room 02-11-2003, 01:20 PM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien he was hammered, and Bill Ferny had told him that...

he was hammered, and Bill Ferny had told him that there were pixies living under Bree hill, so he decided to pop out and visit.


What actually does live under Bree Hill? (not hobbits, please)
Forum: Quiz Room 02-07-2003, 05:23 AM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien he didn't. he just went home. How old is...

he didn't. he just went home.


How old is the average oliphaunt?
Forum: Quiz Room 02-05-2003, 01:26 PM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien because only hobbits and elves were advanced...

because only hobbits and elves were advanced enough to use razors, duh! oh, and human women used a very primitive form of immac, made from athelas. remember: 'For it has no virtue we know of...'

...
Forum: Quiz Room 02-02-2003, 02:45 PM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Sting oops,sorry. okay, how many illegitimate children...

oops,sorry. okay, how many illegitimate children did Tom Bombadil have?
Forum: Quiz Room 02-02-2003, 02:43 PM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Sting Sam. Who is Goldberry's father?

Sam.


Who is Goldberry's father?
Forum: Quiz Room 01-30-2003, 01:21 PM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien After marital difficulties with Belegurtha,...

After marital difficulties with Belegurtha, Melkor turned to Ungoliant, his secretary, whom he persuaded to help him obtain the Silmarils, the one thing that would get him a one-way ticket back to...
Forum: The Books 01-30-2003, 01:13 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 5,121
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien Quite right, Selmo Old Bean, quite right.

Quite right, Selmo Old Bean, quite right.
Forum: Quiz Room 01-24-2003, 11:22 AM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien a half eaten wafer of lembas, and some...

a half eaten wafer of lembas, and some mini-palantir marbles. oh, and some valuable elven string.

how many times did Gimli fall off his horse?
Forum: Quiz Room 01-24-2003, 11:21 AM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Tolkien a half eaten wafer of lembas, and some...

a half eaten wafer of lembas, and some mini-palantir marbles. oh, and some valuable elven string.
Forum: Quiz Room 01-20-2003, 10:47 AM
Replies: 1,298
Views: 122,315
Posted By Atariel
Sting okay, i guess i'll just ask the question... ...

okay, i guess i'll just ask the question...

what was Aragorn's favourite song?
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