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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-17-2002, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 91
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littlemanpoet
Hmmm. This reminds me of Jung's darker side. Yes,...Hmmm. This reminds me of Jung's darker side. Yes, I'm well aware of what you're talking about. I've had my share of experiences. Frankly, this feels nothing like what I FEEL in Tolkien. What I'm... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-17-2002, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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Yes, davem, the particular "pagan" I was thinking...Yes, davem, the particular "pagan" I was thinking of was . Thanks. As to "different", I prefer to keep the term loose; it helps engender interest in the topic to have a somewhat general topic... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-16-2002, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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Now there's an interesting juxtaposition: Tom...Now there's an interesting juxtaposition: Tom Bombadil applicable as an Adam figure, and Tom Bombadil having a pagan aspect to him. I like the combination, even if they do seem contradictory on the... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-15-2002, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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Goldberry is, perhaps not "space", but "Place"....Goldberry is, perhaps not "space", but "Place". After all, a sense of Place is a very strong element in good fantasy. |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-12-2002, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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Well, this is delightful, Bethberry. I hadn't...Well, this is delightful, Bethberry. I hadn't realized the connection to Goldberry. "This is a wild washing day." What a great line! (I may have gotten it wrong). It seems that you hunger for the... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-11-2002, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Bethberry: Please accept my apology for stomping...Bethberry: Please accept my apology for stomping lightheartedly over a raw place for you. Please believe that I intended no offense. And thanks for your kind apology. I have indeed had my share of... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-10-2002, 07:45 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Bethberry:
That is a tad Edwardian, isn't...Bethberry: That is a tad Edwardian, isn't it? smilies/wink.gif Thank goodness Goldberry didn't turn into Joy Davidman and start smoking cigars with the men! That would have busted all the... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-09-2002, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Bethberry: The discussion you relate in that 19th...Bethberry: The discussion you relate in that 19th century book refers to an archetype, of the Homemaker or Serving Woman, or some such name (Nar probably can identify the precise archetype).... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-09-2002, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Nar:
Yes. Thank you. That was a very...Nar: Yes. Thank you. That was a very succinct, and accurate, summary. Again, yes. I think Tolkien's description of Tom's (and perhaps Goldberry's) dominion over all things in his domain is... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-06-2002, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
I think one aspect of what makes Tom and...I think one aspect of what makes Tom and Goldberry - and Old Man Willow so beautiful - special - fascinating to me, is that they seem to hark back to Arda unmarred, to borrow a phrase. Steering... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-04-2002, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Thank you, Helen aka Mark 14-20 for helping me...Thank you, Helen aka Mark 14-20 for helping me figure out what it was that was bugging me about the direction we've been going with the Englishness thing. For a more filled out explanation, see my... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-03-2002, 02:23 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Nar: And yes! The Ride of the Rohirrim onto the...Nar: And yes! The Ride of the Rohirrim onto the Pelennor Fields is - grasping for words here without stealing Tolkien's - strong and bold, full of bright color and mythic power; I know exactly what... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-02-2002, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Child, Nar, & Bethberry, you all amaze me with...Child, Nar, & Bethberry, you all amaze me with your erudition and vision. I, too, doubt that Tolkien meant that the spirit of the vanishing Oxford countryside was somehow invulnerable to the effects... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
10-01-2002, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
NO APOLOGY REQUIRED! Wow, Bethberry, that's an...NO APOLOGY REQUIRED! Wow, Bethberry, that's an eye opener. I read the Letters more than a decade ago and never purchased my own copy, so thanks for the post. Yes, I am very deeply interested in... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-30-2002, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Bethberry: Quite right on the primordial.
...Bethberry: Quite right on the primordial. Nar: The Angles inhabited East Anglia, whereas the Saxons ingabied Sussex, Wessex, and such areas more in the surround of Oxford and Berkshire. So the... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-30-2002, 07:42 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Hmmmm... even not Celtic, eh? My instincts lead...Hmmmm... even not Celtic, eh? My instincts lead me to agree with you. But it's not Nordic, either, it seems to my intuition (if I may make so bold). It seems to be particularly Saxon, and not even... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-29-2002, 02:17 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Thanks, Helen aka Mark, for a very useful...Thanks, Helen aka Mark, for a very useful distinction (I speak of that between 'personal' and 'epic'). I had not thought of it that way before. It definitely informs my appreciation of Tolkien, as... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-25-2002, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Thank you all for some very thoughtful responses....Thank you all for some very thoughtful responses. Mark: I love George MacDonald's fantasy. I have read Phantastes through twice, and especially love the tale within a tale of the young man who... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-25-2002, 04:59 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
Evenstar1: Well, yes. I would not trade away the...Evenstar1: Well, yes. I would not trade away the Lord of the Rings for anything. On the other hand, I wish there was more in the published world that had the same feel as the Shire and Smith. It... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-24-2002, 02:48 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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Yes, it's lighter, but it is elegiac rather than...Yes, it's lighter, but it is elegiac rather than hobbity. Does that make sense? |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-24-2002, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
I'm familiar with the facts you bring to light,...I'm familiar with the facts you bring to light, Tirned Tinnu. In CT's History it's suddenly at Weathertop that Tolkien discovered and unleashed the depth of power we now know to be what LotR is all... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
09-22-2002, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 62,833
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littlemanpoet
It feels different near the Shire....The Shire, the Old Forest, Old Man Willow and the House of Tom Bombadil have a certain Fae feel to them that is found hardly anywhere else in Middle Earth - at least in LotR. The Fae nature of the... |
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