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Forum: The Books
11-30-2005, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
*Fordim gasps, clutches his heart, and falls over...
*Fordim gasps, clutches his heart, and falls over dead* |
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Forum: The Books
11-29-2005, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
*Fordim falls off his chair clutching at his...
*Fordim falls off his chair clutching at his chest. After being revived, he is carried out on a stretcher muttering...* There was no Legendarium. He made a point about interpretation without... |
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Forum: The Books
11-19-2005, 09:53 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
Out of curiousity, I went to the source -- the...
Out of curiousity, I went to the source -- the Oxford English Dictionary -- to find if "eru" is a 'real' word. It is not, but eruv is. It's Hebrew and means: So an eruv (or the variant erub)... |
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Forum: The Books
11-18-2005, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
Heck, throw in John 1:1 and you have yet another...
Heck, throw in John 1:1 and you have yet another version of the creation story, one that I think particularly pertinent and resonant with Tolkien: "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was... |
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Forum: The Books
11-18-2005, 02:58 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
Excellent points all, but let's try to avoid...
Excellent points all, but let's try to avoid going down this particular road shall we? The Wight himself in all his wisdom has declared that the Downs is here to discuss matters Tolkien-related and... |
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Forum: The Books
11-18-2005, 01:19 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
I agree, but the question I was addressing above...
I agree, but the question I was addressing above was Hookbill's neat number 7 -- how did Tolkien intend for the reader to understand Eru? What I'm suggesting is that as Tolkien wrote the Sil he was... |
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Forum: The Books
11-18-2005, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
Oooooo...now that's a way of thinking about this...
Oooooo...now that's a way of thinking about this that had not occured to me: love it! I think that there are probably several answers: In the Sil I think that Eru clearly was Tolkien's 'version'... |
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Forum: The Books
11-17-2005, 03:23 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
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Forum: The Books
11-17-2005, 01:32 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
I didn't accuse you of fence-sitting but of being...
I didn't accuse you of fence-sitting but of being a solicitor. But don't get me wrong, I love lawyers. I even married a lawyer. As to Eru-as-Tolkien's-God...if you want to see where he got Him... |
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Forum: The Books
11-17-2005, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
Ah, and so as always we end up discussing the...
Ah, and so as always we end up discussing the question the poll is asking rather than debating an answer to it. We could set up our own parliamentary democracy! (I call the Speaker's Chair!) At... |
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Forum: The Books
11-16-2005, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
Barrister.
And I note that you've refused to...
Barrister. And I note that you've refused to vote. Solicitor. |
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Forum: The Books
11-16-2005, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
And yet, Mith you have failed to put your vote...
And yet, Mith you have failed to put your vote where your mouth is....why the reluctance to weigh in with an actual "Yes" or "No"? As to your view of Eru as "setting things in motion" without... |
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Forum: The Books
11-16-2005, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
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Forum: The Books
11-16-2005, 10:00 AM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
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Fordim Hedgethistle
Let me add my voice to Folly's: please give an...
Let me add my voice to Folly's: please give an explantion to your vote: *coughsHookbilltheGoombacoughs* |
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Forum: The Books
11-16-2005, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 262
Poll: Is Eru God?
Views: 64,251
Posted By
Fordim Hedgethistle
Is Eru God?
OK, here's one for you all to consider: Is Eru God? Please note that the question isn't, "Is Eru the god of Middle-Earth?" (he pretty clearly is) but, is Eru the Elvish name for God (Jehovah)? ... |
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