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04-06-2004, 09:37 PM
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Shade of Carn Dūm
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Is Arda earth?
In the beginning of the hobbit, Tolkien says "...- what is a hobbit? i suppose hobbits need some description nowadays, since hey have become rare and shy of the big people, as they call us."
What does tolkien mean by that? I thought that our world and the one of Arda were seperate?
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04-06-2004, 10:23 PM
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A Northern Soul
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Tolkien's legendarium was written as a supposed mythology for England since England lacked one of its own prior to his idea.
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04-06-2004, 11:32 PM
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Beholder of the Mists
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Yes, to add on to what Legolas has said... Middle Earth and the stories by Tolkien are not supposed to have taken place on another planet or in another galaxy. These stories are basically supposed to be a mythical legend of a time that took place years, years, and years before our time. So, yes, Middle Earth is basically Earth. If Middle Earth had exsisted it would have taken place here
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04-07-2004, 01:09 AM
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Deadnight Chanter
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it was said to be set in different time, but same place
We are supposed to live in Seventh Age right now (hence Child of Seventh Age's nick, by the way)
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04-07-2004, 05:03 AM
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Hungry Ghoul
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Also see http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=10403
[Do I see a need for a FAQ entry? Maybe I'll get round to it.] |
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04-07-2004, 02:31 PM
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Shade of Carn Dūm
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alright thanks a lot
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