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Forum: The Barrow-Downs 11-21-2007, 03:48 PM
Replies: 145
Views: 41,210
Posted By A_Brandybuck
This one here seems to be very interesting: The...

This one here seems to be very interesting: The Silmarillion: 30 years on
http://www.walking-tree.org/cormareBookInfo.php?number=15

Here are some more pieces information about the content or the...
Forum: The Books 12-24-2006, 03:34 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 4,355
Posted By A_Brandybuck
I have two versions of the Atlas: the old one and...

I have two versions of the Atlas: the old one and the new one.

In the old one, both dwarven mansions are placed around Mount Dolmed rather north, whereas in the new one Belegost is placed in the...
Forum: The Books 12-24-2006, 03:01 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 3,892
Posted By A_Brandybuck
There are only few realms left in Wilderland. We...

There are only few realms left in Wilderland. We have first the Dwarves of the Iron Hills under Daín, as you mentioned. Second, we have the realm of Thranduil in Mirkwood. Furthermore, there are the...
Forum: The Books 11-17-2006, 01:29 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 8,191
Posted By A_Brandybuck
I agree here with JennyHallu. We must think in...

I agree here with JennyHallu. We must think in other dimensions talking about the behaviour of Gandalf. And of course, not only in things which concerns Gandalf, Elvish things are also 'different'.
...
Forum: The Books 09-19-2006, 10:57 AM
Replies: 441
Views: 90,887
Posted By A_Brandybuck
I also do not really, what I should think about...

I also do not really, what I should think about it.

I could imagine, that this work is a stand-alone work of Narn I Hín Húrin, which
1. should be readable without the context of the Silmarillion...
Forum: The Books 09-15-2006, 01:36 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,352
Posted By A_Brandybuck
Another question is bothering me. Tolkien made...

Another question is bothering me. Tolkien made clear, that Elladan, Elrohir and Arwen had to make their choices. They could delay their choice, but not for forever. But what if they don't choose?...
Forum: The Books 09-15-2006, 01:00 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 8,191
Posted By A_Brandybuck
I agree with you, that Gandalf hadn't really a...

I agree with you, that Gandalf hadn't really a 'home' in his time in Middle-Earth. He was wandering and helping and wandering and helping all the time, so it is understandable, that there was no need...
Forum: The Books 09-08-2006, 02:27 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,706
Posted By A_Brandybuck
Sauron isn't dumb. He had no choice. He tortured...

Sauron isn't dumb. He had no choice. He tortured Gollum and even so he didn't get the knowledge about the location of the One Ring. He only knew the words "Baggins" and "Shire". But he knew the power...
Forum: The Books 09-05-2006, 11:12 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 31,397
Posted By A_Brandybuck
I think, that it is worth considering the fact,...

I think, that it is worth considering the fact, that the Nazgûl were abroad and deep in the 'enemies land'. Although they are very powerful in spreading fear, they had to be careful not to attract...
Forum: The Books 09-05-2006, 12:19 PM
Replies: 42
Views: 31,397
Posted By A_Brandybuck
The Hunt of the Ring is a good reference to the...

The Hunt of the Ring is a good reference to the movements of the Nazgûl. The following quotes are taken from Scull & Hammond: A Reader's Companion

There were only three Nazgûl in Bree and two...
Forum: The Books 09-04-2006, 12:58 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 8,352
Posted By A_Brandybuck
I've also been thinking about this difficulty of...

I've also been thinking about this difficulty of the 'renewed elvish strain'. Macalaure's explanation may fit well (and is well, too), but could that be? Every child of an "Elvish-Half-Elven" is...
Forum: The Books 09-04-2006, 12:31 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 7,259
Posted By A_Brandybuck
Given the etymology of the name and its meaning,...

Given the etymology of the name and its meaning, I would say it reffers completely to Harad.[/QUOTE]

But Tolkien decided later 1967, that Incánus was a Quenya name and the name came from the...
Forum: The Books 06-02-2006, 12:01 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 4,628
Posted By A_Brandybuck
Tolkien used many names of his old legends in...

Tolkien used many names of his old legends in Lord of the Rings. Maybe this was causes, because he was never thinking, that his Silmarillion will be published. Consequently he could have used his...
Forum: The Books 06-01-2006, 02:55 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,161
Posted By A_Brandybuck
It may be another case, because Melkor lost much...

It may be another case, because Melkor lost much power or rather gave it away. His body was biological at all thinking on the wounds, which he received from Fingolfin.
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 05-31-2006, 12:15 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,167
Posted By A_Brandybuck
How did you come to that meaning? The Ring only...

How did you come to that meaning? The Ring only stretches the life of someone, when it is in his possession. First, Frodo didn't have the Ring while he was going to Tol Eressea. Second, the Ring was...
Forum: Novices and Newcomers 05-31-2006, 01:36 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,167
Posted By A_Brandybuck
Not really, all what I know is, that he went to...

Not really, all what I know is, that he went to Tol Eressea at the Age of 53. Tolkien stated in one of his Letters, that Frodo will die there but he didn't mention an exact point of time or an exact...
Forum: The Books 05-30-2006, 12:31 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 5,712
Posted By A_Brandybuck
I agree with narfforc. Círdan is often seen as a...

I agree with narfforc. Círdan is often seen as a simple boat-builder and Guard of the Havens. But one time I analysed Círdan's behaviour in the First Age and came to the conclusion, that all his...
Forum: The Books 05-30-2006, 12:12 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,161
Posted By A_Brandybuck
The Eldest Being could be also Círdan, if he has...

The Eldest Being could be also Círdan, if he has awoken at Cúvienen. But in this case, we could only speculate, how old he is.
In my meaning, there is no quote, which deals with the awakening/birth...
Forum: The Books 05-29-2006, 12:01 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 8,161
Posted By A_Brandybuck
The quote, that Treebeard is the Eldest being...

The quote, that Treebeard is the Eldest being came from Gandalf not from Tolkien himself. And Gandalf could err or could simplify things in his words. Maybe he just didn't want to explain the...
Forum: The Books 05-28-2006, 08:47 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 8,148
Posted By A_Brandybuck
Maybe he wanted to express the strange creation...

Maybe he wanted to express the strange creation of the Dwarves by Aule. The Dwarves didn't come normally into being like Elves and Men, who were created by Ilúvatar. The Dwarves were made in a...
Forum: The Books 05-26-2006, 02:38 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,374
Posted By A_Brandybuck
About the Seven Fathers it is enough said, I...

About the Seven Fathers it is enough said, I think. But not for the female Dwarves. Of course there should be some female Dwarves from the beginning. Otherwise there wouldn't be a race of Dwarves....
Forum: The Books 05-26-2006, 02:12 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 5,258
Posted By A_Brandybuck
There is a little reference to Durin VII...

There is a little reference to Durin VII concerning the Battle of Five Armies. YOu can find it in HoME XII: Peoples of Middle-Earth: Late Writings, Of Glorfindel, Cirdan and other matters:
The...
Forum: The Books 04-10-2006, 12:20 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 4,360
Posted By A_Brandybuck
In my opinion, Sauron used the Orodruin first as...

In my opinion, Sauron used the Orodruin first as a psychological weapon. A mountain, which spread fire, ashes, darkness was surely a uncertainty for the people of Gondor. It is the only one in the...
Forum: The Books 04-10-2006, 12:14 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 12,732
Posted By A_Brandybuck
Sorry, but I don't get it. What part exactly...

Sorry, but I don't get it. What part exactly means, that The tharni may thus have been equivalent to the silver pennies of Eriador ? :confused:
Forum: The Books 04-09-2006, 01:23 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 12,732
Posted By A_Brandybuck
Beat you. ;-) :cool: PoME, On Translation: ...

Beat you. ;-) :cool:

PoME, On Translation:
Similarly farthing has been used for the four divisions of the Shire, because the Hobbit word tharni was an old word for 'quarter' seldom used in...
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