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Mithalwen · 04-02-2014, 07:35 AM

Just had acquestion on the quiz show Perfection asking if Isengard were the capital of Macedonia.

Inziladun · 04-02-2014, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Mithalwen

Just had acquestion on the quiz show Perfection asking if Isengard were the capital of Macedonia.

Pfft. Everyone knows it's the capital of Iceland.

Inziladun · 09-22-2015, 03:12 PM

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Inziladun · 08-09-2016, 09:23 AM

A very appropriate association with the Dark Lord.
Indeed, the evil seed fomented by him and his master continues to flourish.

Mithalwen · 10-28-2016, 02:58 PM

For those who can get BBC I player "Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers - Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes" may be worth a look. Episode 2 on fantasy fiction features Tolkien.. nothing new perhaps but some nice archive footage and an amusing 90 second summary of the features of the genre illustrated by the Hobbit films and the wry comment that Bilbo may be wondering how they stretched such a short novel over so long a film.

Did make the point that all the details had to be right in fantasy because you were already suspending so much disbelief.

The first episode was also good if you happen to share my interest in detective fiction.

Inziladun · 11-12-2016, 07:36 AM

This story isn't really anything new. To me the takeaway is that philologist Tolkien's "nonsense" word hobbit has indeed entered the popular lexicon in exactly the manner he discussed in his letters.

Faramir Jones · 11-14-2016, 10:22 AM

Thanks for the reference to the episode on fantasy in 'Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers - Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes', Mithalwen. I watched it when it was first broadcast, and enjoyed his attempt to give an overview of that genre.

There was one reference I appreciated, having thought of it for a while myself. Marr speculated that Tolkien's references to food in LotR might have been a reaction against the food rationing then in force, and which only ended the year that book first appeared.

04-02-2014, 07:35 AM	#1
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	Just had acquestion on the quiz show Perfection asking if Isengard were the capital of Macedonia. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

09-22-2015, 03:12 PM	#3
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Unleash your inner Sam Gamgee with these "Shire-worthy Recipes". __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

08-09-2016, 09:23 AM	#4
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	A very appropriate association with the Dark Lord. Indeed, the evil seed fomented by him and his master continues to flourish. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

10-28-2016, 02:58 PM	#5
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,461	For those who can get BBC I player "Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers - Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes" may be worth a look. Episode 2 on fantasy fiction features Tolkien.. nothing new perhaps but some nice archive footage and an amusing 90 second summary of the features of the genre illustrated by the Hobbit films and the wry comment that Bilbo may be wondering how they stretched such a short novel over so long a film. Did make the point that all the details had to be right in fantasy because you were already suspending so much disbelief. The first episode was also good if you happen to share my interest in detective fiction. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace

11-12-2016, 07:36 AM	#6
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	Killing Hobbits? This story isn't really anything new. To me the takeaway is that philologist Tolkien's "nonsense" word hobbit has indeed entered the popular lexicon in exactly the manner he discussed in his letters. __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.

11-14-2016, 10:22 AM	#7
Faramir Jones Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lonely Isle Posts: 706	Thanks for the reference Thanks for the reference to the episode on fantasy in 'Sleuths, Spies and Sorcerers - Andrew Marr's Paperback Heroes', Mithalwen. I watched it when it was first broadcast, and enjoyed his attempt to give an overview of that genre. There was one reference I appreciated, having thought of it for a while myself. Marr speculated that Tolkien's references to food in LotR might have been a reaction against the food rationing then in force, and which only ended the year that book first appeared.