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Inziladun · 01-16-2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Thurin

Which book is your favorite? (Unless you like them all equally, which is certainly plausible.)

I'll have to take the cop-out and say I like them equally, with different elements of Tolkien's works having varying appeal depending on my mood.

Aiwendil · 01-16-2013, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Bane Mantra

I am Bane Mantra. My username is an anagram

You're an ant/bear/man hybrid? Astounding!

Welcome to the 'Downs.

Bane Mantra · 01-16-2013, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Aiwendil

You're an ant/bear/man hybrid? Astounding!

You left out "cyborg." That'd make it complete.

But no, I'm not Beorn with antennae. Although I can see that in my mind's eye, and it's frightening.

Bêthberry · 01-16-2013, 12:49 PM

Another human I know who can claim to be part titanium had surgery on her shoulder and arm bones, so I'm assuming you also have such a plebeian explanation, Bane.

Welcome and I hope you enjoy being dead, as we say here.

Mithalwen · 01-16-2013, 05:50 PM

That was my guess too.... my sister used to be part titanium after she smashed her elbow but they took the plates out. It was lilac titanium.

CaptainFaramir13 · 01-25-2013, 05:22 PM

Hello, I am new here! I am a big fan of Professor Tolkien's works, I have read The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Children of Húrin, The Hobbit, and all of the Lord of the Rings. I have also seen all of the films and played many of the games. I want to write fantasy and science fiction novels, and Tolkien is one of my major inspirations as a writer. It seems that there is a lot of interesting discussions here. It is nice meeting you all!

Ardent · 01-25-2013, 07:11 PM

HI, I'm a 'recently deceased' member here. I've read LotR and TH many times, but only read the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales once and long ago.
I first read tha Hobbit at school but didn't get round to LotR until in my twenties after exhausting all the C.S.Lewis books (not just the Narnia and Out of the Silent Planet series). It was while I was making my first attempt to grasp Hebrew that I discovered JRR's shared love of linguistics, alphabets (I know the Tengwar isn't strictly an alphabet, but it is a phonetic script as opposed to glyphs) and etymology. His explanations of how the books were 'translated from the Red Book' particularly caught my imagination. Such understanding has proved useful in teaching English as a second language (ESOL).

As years have passed I've also come to appreciate more and more the pearls of wisdom stored throughout the work, for example;
trusting to friendship rather than great wisdom (Gandalf) or than the making of vows, which may break the heart instead of strengthening it (Elrond).

I am a fan of the TV series Babylon 5. The parallels between it and LotR are many and obvious ("we stand on the bridge and none may pass").

Beneath the Downs our shaddows lie,
Removed from world that marches on,
And stories tell of battles won
And labours lost in days gone by.

01-16-2013, 12:49 PM	#4
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Another human I know who can claim to be part titanium had surgery on her shoulder and arm bones, so I'm assuming you also have such a plebeian explanation, Bane. Welcome and I hope you enjoy being dead, as we say here. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

01-16-2013, 05:50 PM	#5
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	That was my guess too.... my sister used to be part titanium after she smashed her elbow but they took the plates out. It was lilac titanium. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

01-25-2013, 07:11 PM	#7
Ardent Wight Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Black Country, West Midlands Posts: 130	HI, I'm a 'recently deceased' member here. I've read LotR and TH many times, but only read the Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales once and long ago. I first read tha Hobbit at school but didn't get round to LotR until in my twenties after exhausting all the C.S.Lewis books (not just the Narnia and Out of the Silent Planet series). It was while I was making my first attempt to grasp Hebrew that I discovered JRR's shared love of linguistics, alphabets (I know the Tengwar isn't strictly an alphabet, but it is a phonetic script as opposed to glyphs) and etymology. His explanations of how the books were 'translated from the Red Book' particularly caught my imagination. Such understanding has proved useful in teaching English as a second language (ESOL). As years have passed I've also come to appreciate more and more the pearls of wisdom stored throughout the work, for example; trusting to friendship rather than great wisdom (Gandalf) or than the making of vows, which may break the heart instead of strengthening it (Elrond). I am a fan of the TV series Babylon 5. The parallels between it and LotR are many and obvious ("we stand on the bridge and none may pass"). Beneath the Downs our shaddows lie, Removed from world that marches on, And stories tell of battles won And labours lost in days gone by. __________________ We see everything from behind, and it looks brutal. That is not a tree, but the back of a tree ...everything is stooping and hiding a face. ~ G.K. Chesterton

01-25-2013, 05:22 PM	#6
CaptainFaramir13 Newly Deceased Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 5	Hello, I am new here! I am a big fan of Professor Tolkien's works, I have read The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales, Children of Húrin, The Hobbit, and all of the Lord of the Rings. I have also seen all of the films and played many of the games. I want to write fantasy and science fiction novels, and Tolkien is one of my major inspirations as a writer. It seems that there is a lot of interesting discussions here. It is nice meeting you all!