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Gandalf and Galadriel <Lorien-lover> [11/15 @ 20:11] (2/7)

In his naural state, a Maia... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 20:44] (0/0)
What kind of "power" do you mean? <Watson> [11/15 @ 20:37] (1/5)

Power of immortality, the trees and the Rings. <Daughter of Nienna> [11/16 @ 1:33] (1/4)

But how does that relate.... <Watson> [11/16 @ 5:37] (1/3)

VERY interesting, Watson... <Varda Elentari> [11/16 @ 5:45] (1/2)

It's scattered about through... <Watson> [11/16 @ 6:34] (1/1)

Thanks Watson! (No Text) <Varda Elentari> [11/16 @ 8:47] (0/0)

A Knife in the Dark #11: The Attack <Altaira> [11/15 @ 18:41] (6/23)

The Tolkien FAQ answer. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/16 @ 7:25] (1/1)

And my answer. <Curious> [11/16 @ 7:39] (0/0)

The Ring on Frondo giving power to the Wraiths <Daughter of Nienna> [11/16 @ 1:54] (0/0)
Maybe Sauron is being careful. <Reverend> [11/15 @ 21:00] (1/5)

Another good point! <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 21:10] (1/4)

Also, there's the question as to whether <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 21:14] (1/3)

Ah, here we are straying into . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 21:19] (1/2)

Well, I have my opinions on that! But, you're right; <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 21:36] (1/1)

I bet you do! But okay then. ;-) (No Text) <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 21:42] (0/0)

My thoughts <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 20:57] (1/11)

Hey, don't they seem surprised at Frodo's .... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 21:03] (2/10)

Good point . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 21:07] (1/8)

And sounds so much homier... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 21:09] (1/7)

I keep reading this as 'hornier' . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 21:45] (1/6)

As James Cagney might have said, <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 21:52] (1/5)

Before you go NZ . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 21:56] (2/4)

Minas Tirith is next summer. <Curious> [11/16 @ 7:31] (0/0)
There's a calender somewhere <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 22:00] (1/2)

Addendum; Inferno <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 22:02] (1/1)

Thanks, I'll look, but . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 22:11] (0/0)

I never thought of that. Good point; <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 21:06] (0/0)

That is no mere Ranger . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 20:57] (0/0)
I'd go with 1 and 2 also.. <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/15 @ 18:45] (0/0)

A Knife in The Dark #10: The Black Riders <Altaira> [11/15 @ 18:25] (8/22)

One thought about Strider and fear <Morwen> [11/16 @ 21:35] (2/2)

That's a great point <Altaira> [11/17 @ 10:17] (0/0)
"Aragorn said naught in answer, <Curious> [11/17 @ 5:31] (0/0)

Strider is channeling a Higher Power. <Curious> [11/16 @ 11:09] (0/0)
Overcoming fear <Simple_Radagast> [11/16 @ 9:31] (1/1)

Nice! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/16 @ 18:55] (0/0)

As for Strider ... <Eledhwen> [11/15 @ 21:51] (0/0)
Back at Bree... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 21:08] (1/1)

Interesting connection! (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/16 @ 19:01] (0/0)

Oops! Now the rest of your question! <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 20:49] (1/5)

first a couple of comments about why Aragorn is different... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/16 @ 0:15] (3/4)

I always thought the Black Breath <Curious> [11/17 @ 6:14] (0/0)
You bring up an interesting point about Arwen <Altaira> [11/16 @ 10:44] (1/1)

Good point. Obviously she saw <NZ Strider> [11/17 @ 0:31] (0/0)

oops... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/16 @ 0:18] (0/0)

The Ringwraiths are one of Tolkien's original <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 19:59] (1/4)

Black Riders in Legends <Stanislaus Bocian> [11/16 @ 7:38] (1/3)

Spectral riders/hunters <NZ Strider> [11/16 @ 10:19] (1/2)

The grim reaper also comes to mind <Altaira> [11/16 @ 10:50] (1/1)

In addition... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/16 @ 18:48] (0/0)

I have to say is wow. Nice passage. <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/15 @ 18:43] (1/1)

Thanks! :) (No Text) <Altaira> [11/16 @ 11:00] (0/0)

Coincidence?? <Fingofin> [11/15 @ 17:35] (3/3)

My recolection... <Arod the Swift> [11/17 @ 13:12] (0/0)
Of course not. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/15 @ 20:49] (0/0)
Hmm <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/15 @ 18:38] (0/0)

caradhras <Fingofin> [11/15 @ 17:32] (2/3)

It is January, after all. <Reverend> [11/15 @ 20:49] (0/0)
Climbing a mountain is no small thing. <Ataahua> [11/15 @ 18:25] (1/1)

I agree <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/16 @ 0:25] (0/0)

shelob <Fingofin> [11/15 @ 17:22] (1/3)

She went back into her cave... <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/15 @ 18:34] (1/2)

She was the last of the Children of Ungoliant. <Reverend> [11/15 @ 20:47] (1/1)

... <tolkienisgod> [11/15 @ 20:52] (0/0)

Sauron and the Ring <Fingofin> [11/15 @ 16:40] (1/1)

All indications are... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 16:59] (0/0)

What is the Silmarillion? (Story Spoiler) <Silmaril #3> [11/15 @ 16:12] (1/2)

A copy of Bilbo's 'Translations from the Elvish' <Reverend> [11/15 @ 16:52] (1/1)

And Probably Other Stuff <Ostadan> [11/18 @ 7:24] (0/0)

Who's the stronger character? <DaughterofRohan> [11/15 @ 15:16] (1/3)

I'd say <LordM> [11/15 @ 15:53] (1/2)

agree <Lorien-lover> [11/15 @ 16:16] (1/1)

Without a doubt... <PhantomS> [11/18 @ 4:58] (0/0)

Melkor's power??? <Lorien-lover> [11/15 @ 14:08] (1/3)

Well ... <Eledhwen> [11/15 @ 14:51] (2/2)

Don't forget the Valier... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 17:15] (0/0)
So that's the reason why Melkor was able to "conquer" Arda inhis prime. Thanks! (No Text) <Lorien-lover> [11/15 @ 16:10] (0/0)

A hasty question about Ents. <Mirime> [11/15 @ 11:59] (3/6)

but then what do Tolls look like? <Banazir Galpsi> [11/15 @ 22:00] (1/1)

Troll talk <PhantomS> [11/18 @ 7:03] (0/0)

What I think <Silmaril #3> [11/15 @ 17:11] (0/0)
Giants with skin like bark... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 13:21] (1/2)

But Treebeard has smooth arms . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 21:26] (1/1)

well, bark can be smooth. (No Text) <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/16 @ 0:27] (0/0)

on formlady of the ring earlier <bilbojohnstone> [11/15 @ 11:25] (1/1)

The problem with that. <Hama of Rohan> [11/15 @ 13:58] (0/0)

Gandalf and Bilbo became friends how? <eddy> [11/15 @ 9:23] (2/3)

Also, Part III of Unfinished Tales <Nimfalma Took> [11/15 @ 14:33] (0/0)
The is the subject of the book 'The Hobbit' <Reverend> [11/15 @ 9:32] (1/1)

yes I believe Belladonna was somewhat of an adventurer as far as hobbits go <thiefbaggins> [11/15 @ 17:26] (0/0)

NZ Strider-- <Inferno> [11/15 @ 8:56] (1/6)

Thanks for the reminder -- I expect incisive answers from you. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 9:13] (1/5)

By the way, NZ.... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 9:36] (2/4)

Simplicity itself. <Inferno> [11/15 @ 13:40] (1/1)

Ah, masterly woodcraft at work. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/15 @ 13:45] (0/0)

Bilbo, who was getting on in years, <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 9:48] (1/1)

It could be true... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/15 @ 14:14] (0/0)

OT: the mooted film 'Troy' . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 5:16] (4/20)

If they thought Tolkien was sexist, <Curious> [11/15 @ 10:50] (1/1)

prediction <Froda> [11/15 @ 12:19] (0/0)

As long as they give us that great scene <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 9:36] (1/11)

I'd forgotten about that one . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 9:55] (1/10)

And one of those potted biographies <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 10:01] (2/9)

...yelling "I'm King of the World!!!" <Acathalion> [11/15 @ 20:10] (1/6)

It is a great scene; and Hector <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 21:03] (1/5)

The Faramir factor . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 21:15] (2/4)

Homer and Tolkien <Curious> [11/17 @ 5:47] (0/0)
There's probably something <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 21:33] (1/2)

Thanks . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 21:41] (1/1)

Good point on the River <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 21:50] (0/0)

Eeep! <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 10:07] (1/1)

I expect it to be chock-full <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 10:34] (0/0)

not to be a heavy, but this should be on "Movie" (No Text) <Annael> [11/15 @ 7:46] (2/3)

btw, Annael . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 8:10] (0/0)
I thought of that, but then . . . <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 8:08] (1/1)

I confess <Annael> [11/15 @ 9:16] (0/0)

These days... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 5:56] (1/1)

Vin Diesel as Sarpedon? (No Text) <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 7:05] (0/0)

nine finger theory <ladyofthe_rings> [11/14 @ 20:32] (3/8)

No <Ufthak> [11/15 @ 7:54] (0/0)
My explanation is this: Gandalf explains <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 22:16] (1/3)

Ouch! <Smokering> [11/15 @ 3:53] (2/2)

Love your FOFT in your footer! :-) (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/15 @ 13:41] (0/0)
Read Letter 246 <Watson> [11/15 @ 5:57] (0/0)

well i think that would be an..... <Overlithe28> [11/14 @ 20:45] (1/2)

also . . . <Ehtemir> [11/14 @ 22:16] (1/1)

I see Frodo as the anti-Isildur <cabbage'n'taters> [11/15 @ 22:07] (0/0)

Does anyone know <Balin son of Fouldin> [11/14 @ 19:53] (1/2)

You might try <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 20:18] (1/1)

The Complete Guide to Middle-Earth <LordM> [11/15 @ 14:05] (0/0)

A Knife in the Dark #9 – The Tale of Tinuviel <Altaira> [11/14 @ 19:47] (6/6)

Sam,oh Sam! <PhantomS> [11/15 @ 4:29] (0/0)
Tales of the old days <Morwen> [11/14 @ 23:13] (0/0)
Answers... <Kiskadee> [11/14 @ 22:35] (0/0)
Simple thoughts about our Sam <lumpkin> [11/14 @ 21:57] (0/0)
My thoughts <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 21:15] (0/0)
"It may lift up your hearts" <Kimi> [11/14 @ 20:44] (0/0)

A Knife in the Dark #8 – The view from Weathertop <Altaira> [11/14 @ 19:37] (5/11)

Aragorn, King of the Hill. <Curious> [11/15 @ 11:11] (3/4)

I love it! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/15 @ 14:10] (0/0)
You may be onto something... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 13:26] (1/1)

It's a stretch, but <Curious> [11/15 @ 14:16] (0/0)

A foreshadowing of the palantir? <Curious> [11/15 @ 11:24] (0/0)

Um <Ufthak> [11/15 @ 7:51] (0/0)
I think I can see my house! <Atlas> [11/15 @ 0:31] (0/0)
My thoughts <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 21:02] (2/2)

I just wanted to add <shadow baggins> [11/15 @ 13:42] (0/0)
Oh, I like your answer to #1! <Eledhwen> [11/15 @ 1:32] (0/0)

There are two sets of Riders. <Reverend> [11/14 @ 20:13] (0/0)

A Knife in the Dark #7 – Neekerbreekers and a Light Show <Altaira> [11/14 @ 19:33] (9/13)

It was so long ago--- <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/15 @ 14:06] (0/0)
I thought it was lightning <Draupne> [11/15 @ 2:13] (0/0)
Up from the hilltops <Atlas> [11/15 @ 0:01] (0/0)
Lightning <Morwen> [11/14 @ 22:40] (1/1)

I thought it was lightening too <Eledhwen> [11/15 @ 1:28] (0/0)

My thoughts <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 20:37] (0/0)
Neek-breek! <Kimi> [11/14 @ 20:18] (0/0)
The light show is very interesting... <Reverend> [11/14 @ 20:04] (1/1)

On keeping "magic" off-stage: I quite agree. <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 21:18] (0/0)

I don't recall having... <Kiskadee> [11/14 @ 19:55] (1/1)

Ooops I forgot to say <Kiskadee> [11/14 @ 20:41] (0/0)

Some thoughts <Simple_Radagast> [11/14 @ 19:48] (1/1)

Well, welcome:; and do continue to participate! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 21:22] (0/0)

Brilliant Shippey comment. <Curious> [11/14 @ 10:56] (1/1)

I read that line and thought of you...thanks for posting! (No Text) <notlost> [11/15 @ 15:10] (0/0)

I wonder what Old Man Willow would think. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/14 @ 7:42] (10/25)

www.dindongmerrydol.com? (No Text) <Pukel-man> [11/15 @ 5:19] (0/0)
What you've got there is OMW's porno link. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/14 @ 18:32] (0/0)
It might interrupt his pondering of the dilemma of headaches vs. cannibalism. (No Text) <Lacrimae Rerum> [11/14 @ 15:53] (0/0)
What would Bob's cat think? (No Text - Link Inside) <Ufthak> [11/14 @ 10:09] (1/2)

Bob <Curious> [11/14 @ 10:15] (1/1)

LOL! <Ufthak> [11/14 @ 17:30] (0/0)

As I gaze out of the window of my study <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 9:34] (2/7)

I was married under a willow tree... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/14 @ 9:57] (2/4)

Cool Song! I thought ours was a maiden <Elythiel> [11/14 @ 10:50] (1/1)

Wow, I thought I was the only one... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/14 @ 12:39] (0/0)

Wow! Beautiful! <Curious> [11/14 @ 10:10] (1/1)

Thanks! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/14 @ 12:43] (0/0)

are you hearing <Annael> [11/14 @ 9:56] (1/1)

or a witch turned to a goat saying "WWiiilllooowww"? <Hama of Rohan> [11/15 @ 10:07] (0/0)

So they're trying to take over the world? (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/14 @ 8:55] (0/0)
Willow links!?! (No Text) <SauronLover> [11/14 @ 8:39] (0/0)
You're bored aren't you <Hengist> [11/14 @ 8:28] (1/6)

well, if you like "woody" links (No Text - Link Inside) <Annael> [11/14 @ 9:00] (2/5)

"It's nothing like a willow... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/14 @ 9:32] (1/3)

Don't tell me <Curious> [11/14 @ 9:34] (1/2)

Comfy chair. It was comfy. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/14 @ 9:50] (1/1)

Aha! <Curious> [11/14 @ 9:53] (0/0)

I LOVE Woody Links! <Blue Wizard> [11/14 @ 9:17] (0/0)

Could this be Old Man Willow? (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/14 @ 7:57] (0/0)
More on willows. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/14 @ 7:48] (0/0)

My new bag of questions <PhantomS> [11/14 @ 6:45] (3/5)

A bag of answers <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 8:40] (1/2)

That reference <PhantomS> [11/14 @ 15:40] (1/1)

These are warriors/clan chieftains <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 21:49] (0/0)

Quickly: <Reverend> [11/14 @ 8:33] (0/0)
Do they need answering? <cabbage'n'taters> [11/14 @ 8:12] (0/0)

The most powerful race in middle-earth <Eiji_Hitokiri> [11/14 @ 1:20] (3/3)

There really can be no "most powerful" <Hobbit-Of-No-Intellegence> [11/14 @ 12:38] (0/0)
That's Easy.... <PhantomS> [11/14 @ 3:30] (0/0)
Well, depends. <Atlas> [11/14 @ 1:57] (0/0)

Does Gothmog in ROTK=Gothmog in the Silmarillion? <A_Tossed_Dwarf> [11/13 @ 22:15] (1/2)

I don't think so... <Dryhten> [11/13 @ 22:48] (1/1)

Additionally ... <Demosthenes> [11/14 @ 4:09] (0/0)

A Knife in the Dark: #6 – The Lay of The Land <Altaira> [11/13 @ 20:44] (8/13)

This is the first time we get a real sense <Blue Wizard> [11/14 @ 10:12] (1/1)

yes <Annael> [11/14 @ 11:02] (0/0)

when I first read the book <Annael> [11/14 @ 8:26] (0/0)
Diffuses tension and adds to realism of story <Idril Celebrindal> [11/14 @ 8:15] (0/0)
The geographical descriptions... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/14 @ 8:00] (0/0)
Yes and no. <Atlas> [11/14 @ 4:04] (0/0)
Ahh...the subtle humor of the academic class. <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/13 @ 23:39] (0/0)
The descriptions are a sort of in-joke <Reverend> [11/13 @ 21:08] (1/3)

I'm sure you really know <Kimi> [11/13 @ 21:16] (1/2)

Ack! ...Um, sure, I was just testing you. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/13 @ 21:18] (1/1)

"I pass the test..." (No Text) <Kimi> [11/13 @ 21:20] (0/0)

For me <Kimi> [11/13 @ 21:00] (1/1)

What she said <Eledhwen> [11/14 @ 2:21] (0/0)

I'm Doing a Literary Analysis of Tolkien's Works - Suggestions/Help Needed! <A_Tossed_Dwarf> [11/13 @ 20:00] (3/23)

Opening Sentence/Statement <A_Tossed_Dwarf> [11/13 @ 21:28] (2/2)

er... you'd better gird your loins <Froda> [11/15 @ 18:14] (0/0)
Well, <Curious> [11/13 @ 22:07] (0/0)

You could do ten pages of subject headings. <Reverend> [11/13 @ 20:44] (4/13)

Possessiveness is <Curious> [11/14 @ 19:16] (0/0)
With all due deference to Reverend <Atlas> [11/14 @ 3:55] (1/5)

Hmmm. <Reverend> [11/14 @ 18:30] (1/4)

Disobedience <Curious> [11/14 @ 19:05] (1/3)

Eowyn, okay. <Atlas> [11/14 @ 23:36] (2/2)

Morgoth... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 13:44] (0/0)
Eomer <Curious> [11/15 @ 5:38] (0/0)

Other Possible Themes? <A_Tossed_Dwarf> [11/13 @ 20:58] (2/4)

To get background information on Tolkien <Ataahua> [11/13 @ 21:07] (0/0)
In that case <Kimi> [11/13 @ 21:06] (1/2)

You and I really should stop channelling each other. ;) (No Text) <Ataahua> [11/13 @ 21:07] (1/1)

Great minds? :- (No Text) <Kimi> [11/13 @ 21:13] (0/0)

Another suggestion: <Ataahua> [11/13 @ 20:48] (0/0)

Hmm... <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 20:12] (1/5)

"Can't be too careful" <A_Tossed_Dwarf> [11/13 @ 20:24] (1/4)

It's not us (probably); but at least <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 20:31] (2/3)

Kudos <Atlas> [11/14 @ 3:47] (1/1)

Amen to that! (No Text) <Dryhten> [11/14 @ 5:51] (0/0)

Thanks NZ <Dryhten> [11/13 @ 23:03] (0/0)

A Knife in the Dark: #5 – Concerning Strider: 2 <Altaira> [11/13 @ 18:35] (5/15)

Makes sense to me. <Atlas> [11/14 @ 3:41] (1/2)

If the Ring was such a tracking device, <Curious> [11/14 @ 4:38] (1/1)

Well <Atlas> [11/14 @ 23:19] (0/0)

There was no good reason to head for Weathertop. <Curious> [11/13 @ 21:44] (2/6)

Reasons to make for Weathertop: <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 8:58] (1/1)

Quite a problem, don't you think? <Curious> [11/14 @ 9:18] (0/0)

Sure there was. <Frodo Hoy> [11/14 @ 8:43] (1/3)

Quite a long shot, <Curious> [11/14 @ 9:23] (1/2)

Perhaps <Frodo Hoy> [11/14 @ 10:18] (1/1)

I agree <Curious> [11/14 @ 10:37] (0/0)

Comfort Zone? <notlost> [11/13 @ 19:44] (0/0)
Getting the Ring to Rivendell was the priority. <Reverend> [11/13 @ 19:27] (0/0)
quick, thoroughly unresearched answers :P <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/13 @ 19:09] (2/2)

Very little to add to what Mim said. <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 19:36] (0/0)
And the Winner IS! <Altaira> [11/13 @ 19:25] (0/0)

A Knife in the Dark: #4 – Concerning Strider: 1 <Altaira> [11/13 @ 18:27] (7/7)

Strider and the hobbits <Morwen> [11/14 @ 12:21] (0/0)
Limited options. <Atlas> [11/14 @ 3:12] (0/0)
kind of a jump, but... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/13 @ 23:52] (0/0)
Sizing up Hobbits <notlost> [11/13 @ 19:40] (0/0)
I think he kept reminding himself <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 19:31] (0/0)
That's a very good question <Kimi> [11/13 @ 19:27] (0/0)
He had a job to do. <Reverend> [11/13 @ 19:19] (0/0)

in the tradition of Curious <Demosthenes> [11/13 @ 18:06] (4/10)

As soon as I read... <Atlas> [11/14 @ 2:31] (0/0)
Ah, someone else to ignore Boromir's death <Eledhwen> [11/14 @ 2:19] (1/1)

Not asleep. <Atlas> [11/14 @ 2:34] (0/0)

"sharpening their swords and other unmentionables"?! <Dryhten> [11/13 @ 23:30] (0/0)
"a threatening all-powerful temptress like Galadriel, with her strange promise of androgyny and promiscuity" -- Good grief! <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 19:48] (4/5)

androgyny, yes! but where did he get "promiscuity"? <Froda> [11/15 @ 18:22] (0/0)
when it starts saying: "The point is, Luke and Harry as well as Frodo, that these are not just thirteen-year old stories, these are thirteen-year old boys' stories. <Arador> [11/13 @ 21:00] (0/0)
Oh all-wise Kiwi.... <Reverend> [11/13 @ 20:28] (1/1)

Answers within! <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 20:42] (0/0)

You inspired me <Kimi> [11/13 @ 20:22] (0/0)

Elven Lords at Imladris <Muster of Rohan 29> [11/13 @ 13:30] (1/9)

First, welcome! <Curious> [11/13 @ 13:54] (3/8)

I like to imagine.... <Reverend> [11/13 @ 19:32] (1/2)

"But in metalwork <Curious> [11/13 @ 21:34] (1/1)

Why not? <PhantomS> [11/14 @ 3:48] (0/0)

Many Thanks! <Muster of Rohan 29> [11/13 @ 14:21] (0/0)
Curious if you recall from the Sil <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/13 @ 13:57] (1/3)

Long after publication, <Curious> [11/13 @ 14:09] (1/2)

Although perhaps the effect <Kimi> [11/13 @ 19:34] (1/1)

Elrond <PhantomS> [11/14 @ 6:40] (0/0)

Striking Sauron and the Nazgul? <Lancelot> [11/13 @ 12:53] (3/11)

Possible theory <cabbage'n'taters> [11/13 @ 13:52] (0/0)
From memory, it was Gil-galad and Elendil <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 13:18] (2/4)

No, NZS, <cabbage'n'taters> [11/13 @ 13:47] (1/2)

Isildur may be boasting a bit <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 14:16] (1/1)

Thanks for the quotes... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/13 @ 21:54] (0/0)

Thank you. Once again I need to remember how it happens in the books and not rely on 'images' from the film. <Lancelot> [11/13 @ 13:40] (0/0)

Sam does not suffer from striking Shelob, AFAIK. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/13 @ 13:16] (1/4)

What is AFAIK? and I didn't ask about Sam/Shelob.. <Lancelot> [11/13 @ 13:27] (2/3)

But then again Ungoliant was a Maia <A_Tossed_Dwarf> [11/13 @ 19:18] (1/1)

We don't know that Ungoliant was a Maia. <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 19:53] (0/0)

'As far as I know' (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/13 @ 13:43] (0/0)

tickets <Tulin> [11/13 @ 11:57] (1/1)

Wrong board. <Curious> [11/13 @ 12:03] (0/0)

YAEQ (Yet Another Elf Question) <Hama of Rohan> [11/13 @ 7:57] (5/36)

Who actually is the 'Eldar'? <PhantomS> [11/14 @ 3:57] (1/14)

Eldar are different from "High Elves" <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 10:35] (2/13)

For me <Curious> [11/14 @ 18:13] (1/5)

Just for my information, where does it say <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 22:03] (1/4)

He is surprised that Gildor <Curious> [11/15 @ 5:36] (1/3)

The Elves whom Frodo sometimes meets <NZ Strider> [11/15 @ 11:01] (1/2)

There is also this: <Curious> [11/15 @ 11:43] (1/1)

Also Elrond only found <Curious> [11/15 @ 11:46] (0/0)

Thanks for the clarification. <Hama of Rohan> [11/14 @ 11:47] (1/6)

There were a lot... <Reverend> [11/14 @ 18:18] (1/5)

Nimrodel <Curious> [11/14 @ 18:42] (1/4)

Doesn't... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 5:36] (1/3)

So.... <Hama of Rohan> [11/15 @ 8:19] (1/2)

We all... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 13:35] (1/1)

Which may <Curious> [11/15 @ 14:21] (0/0)

Reverend and you may be correct <Curious> [11/13 @ 14:20] (0/0)
In the Extended Edition I think <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 13:25] (1/1)

Why not wood-elves? <Curious> [11/13 @ 13:36] (0/0)

My thoughts. <Curious> [11/13 @ 9:47] (2/16)

Wasn't Gildor a Noldorin Elf? <Hama of Rohan> [11/13 @ 12:16] (3/4)

Yes, he is <Blue Wizard> [11/13 @ 14:01] (0/0)
"We are Exiles" <Reverend> [11/13 @ 13:55] (0/0)
There is no conclusive answer. <Curious> [11/13 @ 12:34] (1/1)

But Frodo is... <Reverend> [11/13 @ 13:44] (0/0)

In the Silmarillion... <Reverend> [11/13 @ 10:39] (1/10)

Sure. <Curious> [11/13 @ 10:56] (1/9)

I have a request <Annael> [11/13 @ 13:44] (2/8)

I hate... <Reverend> [11/13 @ 21:17] (1/4)

I'm tempted to say <Annael> [11/14 @ 8:34] (1/3)

*Sigh* <Reverend> [11/14 @ 21:51] (1/2)

oh dear <Annael> [11/15 @ 7:49] (1/1)

I .... <Reverend> [11/15 @ 17:07] (0/0)

I hear you. <Curious> [11/13 @ 14:33] (1/2)

Hey Curious (not even a hint of flame enclosed) <Ufthak> [11/13 @ 16:31] (1/1)

Noted. <Curious> [11/13 @ 21:28] (0/0)

Odd. <Reverend> [11/13 @ 9:42] (0/0)

The Hobbit <Song of Eru> [11/12 @ 23:09] (1/6)

No, he didn't (No Text) <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/12 @ 23:17] (1/5)

I know he didn't but... <Olorin of the West> [11/13 @ 0:52] (1/4)

Actually, that only entered into it <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 1:37] (1/3)

I'm kind of disappointed. <Olorin of the West> [11/13 @ 5:48] (2/2)

He revised it before LOTR was published <Kimi> [11/13 @ 19:20] (0/0)
I'm not certain, but I think that the <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 14:27] (0/0)

All that is gold does not glitter... <Lord-Smeagol> [11/12 @ 19:46] (1/1)

Yes <Arod the Swift> [11/12 @ 19:57] (0/0)

Does anyone remember <Erinti> [11/12 @ 18:10] (4/5)

It's a hoot...once... <notlost> [11/13 @ 15:44] (0/0)
a classic... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/12 @ 23:14] (0/0)
I remember the "ballhog" with <Tar_Minastir> [11/12 @ 21:58] (0/0)
Yes. <Reverend> [11/12 @ 18:24] (1/1)

it's still selling in stores <Arador> [11/12 @ 19:16] (0/0)

A Knife in the Dark: #3 – Frodo’s Third Dream <Altaira> [11/12 @ 14:39] (8/15)

What Dreams May Come <notlost> [11/13 @ 15:59] (0/0)
I agree with Annael <Blue Wizard> [11/13 @ 15:05] (1/1)

Sounds very logical, but... <Altaira> [11/13 @ 18:48] (0/0)

I think this dream of Frodo's -- precisely because <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 0:19] (0/0)
I don't know the answer <Morwen> [11/12 @ 21:05] (1/1)

Good thing I read before posting... <JewelTook> [11/13 @ 10:10] (0/0)

One little thing: <Kimi> [11/12 @ 20:16] (2/4)

I knew it! <Altaira> [11/12 @ 20:30] (1/2)

We-ell <Kimi> [11/12 @ 20:42] (1/1)

We-ll back :) <Altaira> [11/13 @ 18:44] (0/0)

Good catch. (No Text) <Curious> [11/12 @ 20:19] (0/0)

Um, he also dreams of Gandalf... <Reverend> [11/12 @ 18:32] (1/1)

Yes, his second dream <Altaira> [11/12 @ 19:28] (0/0)

My thoughts. <Curious> [11/12 @ 15:04] (0/0)
interesting . . . <Annael> [11/12 @ 14:59] (0/0)

Inspired by a thread on Movie: Was Faramir tempted by the ring? <Lottelita> [11/12 @ 14:12] (3/8)

Well, we never hear what <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 16:12] (1/3)

Of course <Curious> [11/12 @ 20:17] (1/2)

And when Sam praised him, Faramir said: <Methuselah> [11/12 @ 20:25] (1/1)

Good point! (No Text) <Curious> [11/12 @ 20:39] (0/0)

I always thought... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/12 @ 15:21] (1/1)

That's an interesting comparison, <Kimi> [11/12 @ 16:11] (0/0)

I agree that the text is ambiguous. <Curious> [11/12 @ 15:15] (1/1)

It's all about Power <PhantomS> [11/13 @ 3:47] (0/0)

Rangers <kingunderthemountain> [11/12 @ 12:01] (2/2)

Terms used <PhantomS> [11/14 @ 6:29] (0/0)
Check Appendix A I (iii & iv) of the LotR. <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 12:29] (0/0)

This may not be on the right board. <Merryk> [11/12 @ 11:16] (4/5)

Intertextuality <notlost> [11/13 @ 16:29] (1/1)

Ooo, good word. Do it again. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/13 @ 19:39] (0/0)

art <Buckshee > [11/13 @ 6:01] (0/0)
Sorry, off topic for the section, but... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/12 @ 23:58] (0/0)
This probably is the right board for that question. <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 11:36] (0/0)

Half-Elven characters <Eggie> [11/12 @ 9:47] (1/2)

There are several other from the First Age. <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 11:05] (1/1)

Maybe <PhantomS> [11/14 @ 4:04] (0/0)

Was Legolas the last... <Eggie> [11/12 @ 9:46] (1/1)

There's no reason to think that. <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 10:51] (0/0)

Further thoughts on Faërie in LotR. <Curious> [11/12 @ 6:34] (7/55)

That was amazing! I am continually humbled by your knowledge of Tolkien and your ability to cipher it. (No Text) <Lancelot> [11/13 @ 13:06] (1/2)

Is that a joke or a mistake: 'cipher' vs. 'decipher'?? (No Text) <Hama of Rohan> [11/13 @ 15:11] (1/1)

Freudian slip? (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 15:29] (0/0)

I'm going to respond to this later, but <summertime> [11/12 @ 12:19] (1/2)

Thank you. (No Text) <Curious> [11/12 @ 13:52] (1/1)

uh...not yet. lol. i picked up the EE and am falling in love. (No Text) <summertime> [11/13 @ 17:26] (0/0)

I will respond at greater length <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 11:41] (2/2)

On the other hand, <Curious> [11/13 @ 15:17] (0/0)
Note my retractions below! <Curious> [11/12 @ 13:47] (0/0)

I've got one quibble with all this <Blue Wizard> [11/12 @ 11:04] (2/2)

Nicely said, BW. I'm with you. (No Text) <notlost> [11/12 @ 14:08] (0/0)
I agree. <Curious> [11/12 @ 11:09] (0/0)

A response and essay of my own. <Inferno> [11/12 @ 9:18] (4/19)

Middle-Earth as Faery <Stanislaus Bocian> [11/13 @ 11:30] (2/3)

Oh my! I may <Curious> [11/13 @ 15:11] (1/1)

If I may make a suggestion... <Acathalion> [11/13 @ 18:11] (0/0)

And one point more <Stanislaus Bocian> [11/13 @ 11:37] (0/0)

Further reconsiderations. <Curious> [11/12 @ 10:51] (1/5)

I have an opinion <Inferno> [11/12 @ 11:00] (3/4)

Bombadil <Stanislaus Bocian> [11/13 @ 9:44] (1/1)

I agree that Caradhras <Curious> [11/13 @ 10:00] (0/0)

A pleasing possibility. <Reverend> [11/13 @ 9:37] (0/0)
Ooh, that's a new one <Curious> [11/12 @ 11:06] (0/0)

About nursery-rhymes. <Curious> [11/12 @ 10:16] (0/0)
Thank you very much! <Curious> [11/12 @ 9:39] (2/7)

It's a definitional dead-end. <Tar_Minastir> [11/12 @ 10:45] (2/2)

Thanks you. And <Curious> [11/12 @ 11:01] (0/0)
Re: the tell them comment. <Inferno> [11/12 @ 10:53] (0/0)

It's like saying <Inferno> [11/12 @ 9:45] (1/3)

Right! And yet <Curious> [11/12 @ 9:59] (1/2)

Or alternatively; <Inferno> [11/12 @ 10:22] (1/1)

I have the complete <Curious> [11/12 @ 10:28] (0/0)

"I certainly cannot offer a satisfactory explanation". <Ufthak> [11/12 @ 8:32] (1/7)

I worked hard on this new essay. <Curious> [11/12 @ 8:42] (2/6)

Curious.... <FingonOfPittsburgh> [11/12 @ 9:33] (1/2)

I second that. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/12 @ 10:01] (1/1)

Thank you both. (No Text) <Curious> [11/12 @ 10:07] (0/0)

This isn't a "flame war". <Ufthak> [11/12 @ 9:09] (2/2)

Uffie -- what's up? <FingonOfPittsburgh> [11/12 @ 9:27] (0/0)
Good. Glad to hear it. <Curious> [11/12 @ 9:15] (0/0)

You really ought to start your own Web site <Annael> [11/12 @ 7:57] (2/14)

It occurs to me... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/12 @ 15:13] (0/0)
It's not though. <Curious> [11/12 @ 8:18] (2/12)

Actually <Inferno> [11/12 @ 9:25] (1/5)

I am interested in that, and <Curious> [11/12 @ 10:05] (1/4)

In all honesty, <Inferno> [11/12 @ 11:03] (1/3)

And do what Erik Tracy did <Acathalion> [11/12 @ 21:47] (1/2)

Except <Curious> [11/13 @ 10:02] (1/1)

Then be a one-man debate! :) (No Text) <Acathalion> [11/13 @ 17:57] (0/0)

Curious, did you even read Annael's reply? <Ufthak> [11/12 @ 8:40] (1/5)

It's not "All about Bombadil." <Curious> [11/12 @ 8:45] (1/4)

Well, she didn't say the essay was, just that you should start a website about him. <Ufthak> [11/12 @ 8:55] (1/3)

Ufthak understands me. <Annael> [11/12 @ 10:00] (1/2)

From the top of this page <FingonOfPittsburgh> [11/12 @ 10:20] (1/1)

that's true <Annael> [11/12 @ 10:58] (0/0)

Regarding whether Tolkien sympathized with the Old Forest. <Curious> [11/12 @ 3:37] (1/8)

Sorry but what point are you trying to make? <Hengist> [11/12 @ 8:32] (1/7)

I thought Tolkien's comment <Curious> [11/12 @ 8:47] (2/6)

Well you should have said so <Hengist> [11/12 @ 9:00] (1/1)

Right, sorry. (No Text) <Curious> [11/12 @ 9:02] (0/0)

Then it would have been nice <Draupne> [11/12 @ 8:55] (2/3)

I mean <Hengist> [11/12 @ 9:03] (1/1)

We wouldn't dare! <Draupne> [11/13 @ 1:30] (0/0)

Noted, thanks. (No Text) <Curious> [11/12 @ 8:58] (0/0)

Aragorn's Ring <jonathanh84> [11/11 @ 23:53] (1/2)

See Appendix B, "Tale of Years," <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 0:01] (1/1)

Thanks alot <jonathanh84> [11/12 @ 7:38] (0/0)

Who's the best army as far as skill. <Arod the Swift> [11/11 @ 21:09] (6/13)

several contenders <forlorn at fornost> [11/13 @ 8:09] (0/0)
Are we talking total skill or average skill? <Song of Eru> [11/12 @ 23:06] (2/2)

Forget Beren. <Curious> [11/14 @ 9:43] (0/0)
Great choice! (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/13 @ 9:01] (0/0)

Bywater Boys! <cabbage'n'taters> [11/12 @ 8:38] (0/0)
The one the Valar led against Utumno; and later against Angband. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 0:02] (1/3)

No fair! <Reverend> [11/12 @ 7:39] (2/2)

Well, let's see: <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 10:17] (0/0)
Ah, but in Tolkien's <Curious> [11/12 @ 9:08] (0/0)

Very tough question to answer... <SonofElrond> [11/11 @ 23:06] (0/0)
I'll bite ... <Demosthenes> [11/11 @ 21:52] (1/2)

The Dwarves of the Dwarf and Goblin War must have been very good too. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/12 @ 8:41] (1/1)

They weren't skillfull... <PhantomS> [11/13 @ 3:56] (0/0)

A Knife in the Dark: #2 – Nazgul Navigation <Altaira> [11/11 @ 19:08] (6/8)

yet another attempt to answer, esp. Q #1. <SonofElrond> [11/11 @ 23:24] (1/1)

Re: #1. <Curious> [11/12 @ 2:44] (0/0)

Excellent! And very helpful <Morwen> [11/11 @ 21:16] (0/0)
I'm only qualified to anwser #5 <Kiskadee> [11/11 @ 21:01] (0/0)
Well, I'll give it a try. <Reverend> [11/11 @ 20:22] (1/1)

*snert* <Altaira> [11/11 @ 20:41] (0/0)

thanks for the summary <Lothirienne> [11/11 @ 19:57] (0/0)
Gandalf also says at the Council <Curious> [11/11 @ 19:56] (0/0)

A Knife in the Dark: #1 - FEAR! FIRE! FOES! <Altaira> [11/11 @ 17:31] (10/16)

Leaving Fatty in house - Big Mistake <cabbage'n'taters> [11/12 @ 5:50] (1/1)

The wraiths feel the Ring <Draupne> [11/12 @ 7:50] (0/0)

Fatty fleeing; Fear, Fire, Foes! <Atlas> [11/12 @ 4:45] (0/0)
Alas, after reading the responses, I find <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 0:07] (0/0)
Fatty the Rebel <Morwen> [11/11 @ 20:46] (0/0)
Fatty <Lothirienne> [11/11 @ 20:03] (0/0)
hmm <dwimmerCrafty> [11/11 @ 19:42] (1/2)

Sorry, if I may ask -- <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 0:08] (1/1)

yup <dwimmerCrafty> [11/12 @ 16:51] (0/0)

Lurking 101.... <Reverend> [11/11 @ 18:44] (2/2)

Another possibility is <Draupne> [11/12 @ 0:06] (0/0)
I always thought the same thing <Entmaiden> [11/11 @ 20:19] (0/0)

My thoughts. <Curious> [11/11 @ 18:41] (1/1)

Yes <Altaira> [11/11 @ 20:41] (0/0)

Doughty chap, Fatty <Kimi> [11/11 @ 17:57] (0/0)
Well... <Ufthak> [11/11 @ 17:47] (0/0)

I am sure this was already discussed but... <Murmuran> [11/11 @ 12:50] (1/2)

perhaps I was the only one who saw it...? <Murmuran> [11/11 @ 16:06] (1/1)

Sorry -- they don't broadcast <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 12:10] (0/0)

a tad confused <Murmuran> [11/11 @ 12:48] (1/3)

That is a collection of various <NZ Strider> [11/11 @ 13:13] (1/2)

I just finished re-listening to the BBC series and I wondered... <Dryhten> [11/11 @ 15:58] (1/1)

Many of Tolkien's songs were written <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 12:06] (0/0)

Quick FYI - Part 8 of the Annotated Transcript is up! (No Text - Link Inside) <Aerlinn> [11/11 @ 10:06] (2/2)

thank you for that (No Text) <summertime> [11/11 @ 17:18] (0/0)
Thanks for the reminder! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/11 @ 13:14] (0/0)

Hobbits' room attackers ruffians not wraiths? <cabbage'n'taters> [11/11 @ 5:11] (4/22)

the question is <Annael> [11/11 @ 15:02] (1/2)

I thought Aragorn... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/11 @ 23:07] (1/1)

that's true <Annael> [11/12 @ 8:01] (0/0)

My question is what difference does this make? <Tar_Minastir> [11/11 @ 10:49] (3/13)

If it had been the Ringwraiths <Draupne> [11/12 @ 0:32] (1/2)

The horses and ponies.... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/12 @ 22:08] (1/1)

No, they wouldn't ;-) <Draupne> [11/13 @ 2:00] (0/0)

well . . . <Annael> [11/11 @ 15:11] (1/4)

Aha! An actual reason! <Tar_Minastir> [11/11 @ 18:28] (1/3)

Unfortunately.... <Reverend> [11/11 @ 18:51] (1/2)

So he was originally a servant of Saruman <Tar_Minastir> [11/11 @ 19:01] (1/1)

I think that the evidence indicates.... <Reverend> [11/11 @ 20:28] (0/0)

You mean that you're <NZ Strider> [11/11 @ 13:10] (1/4)

Next she'll be saying... <Acathalion> [11/11 @ 13:44] (3/3)

Indeed! <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 0:16] (0/0)
No, no, no! I'll fight to the death <Tar_Minastir> [11/11 @ 18:29] (0/0)
Blasphemy! <Ufthak> [11/11 @ 17:42] (0/0)

Wow, if this is right, it changes... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/11 @ 10:01] (0/0)
Aragorn's words.... <Reverend> [11/11 @ 6:29] (2/3)

I hadn't thought of that. <Ufthak> [11/11 @ 9:27] (1/1)

Remember that the Ringwraith <Tar_Minastir> [11/11 @ 10:40] (0/0)

But <Curious> [11/11 @ 7:58] (0/0)

Question on Knights <PhantomS> [11/10 @ 18:37] (2/14)

brief answer ... <Demosthenes> [11/10 @ 18:49] (0/0)
Gondor seems to be organised <NZ Strider> [11/10 @ 18:40] (1/12)

not Imrahil , but <PhantomS> [11/10 @ 20:10] (2/11)

You can perhaps best see the difference between <NZ Strider> [11/11 @ 0:11] (2/9)

In that case... <PhantomS> [11/12 @ 8:07] (0/0)
Great post but... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/11 @ 5:51] (3/7)

There is a difference... <beren_boy> [11/11 @ 19:50] (0/0)
Apparently Pippin thought so. <Morwen> [11/11 @ 10:12] (1/2)

I think Eowyn asked Eomer... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/11 @ 11:26] (1/1)

You're welcome! <Kimi> [11/11 @ 11:53] (0/0)

They're certainly offering their service; the exact "rank" <NZ Strider> [11/11 @ 9:37] (1/2)

let me quote <PhantomS> [11/12 @ 8:04] (1/1)

Thanks for that. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 11:06] (0/0)

Pippin was later knighted wasn't he? (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/10 @ 21:05] (0/0)

Anything written about... <BJ> [11/10 @ 17:27] (2/4)

"The Cottage of Lost Play" <Reverend> [11/10 @ 18:45] (1/1)

??? Cottage of Lost Play <Tar_Minastir> [11/11 @ 11:17] (0/0)

er, not really. <PhantomS> [11/10 @ 18:22] (1/1)

Heck, I just hope Finrod never meets Turin... <aragonvaar> [11/11 @ 19:31] (0/0)

“On the Origin of Elves” (long post) <Tauriel> [11/10 @ 15:43] (10/31)

Just one very late comment on "huldrefolk" <Draupne> [11/13 @ 2:09] (1/1)

Hey! That's another connection between elves/"huldrefolk" and "nisser" <Tauriel> [11/13 @ 6:23] (0/0)

My understanding is that elves were orginally essentially demigods <Eärendil I Ciryamo> [11/12 @ 0:38] (1/1)

*takes notes* - well, not really <Tauriel> [11/12 @ 7:16] (0/0)

How Tolkien invented/reconstructed the "Elves": some thoughts <NZ Strider> [11/11 @ 23:48] (3/8)

Very interesting! <Tauriel> [11/12 @ 7:09] (1/2)

At least for the older Scandinavian texts <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 10:43] (1/1)

If I can find it... <Tauriel> [11/12 @ 12:17] (0/0)

What a great thread! <Caleniel> [11/12 @ 5:15] (2/2)

I can't give any examples <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 10:35] (0/0)
One more thing to look into! <Tauriel> [11/12 @ 7:13] (0/0)

One added point. <Curious> [11/12 @ 2:54] (1/1)

Somewhere Tolkien writes (I think) <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 10:39] (0/0)

Wonderful! <Dryhten> [11/11 @ 16:12] (1/1)

I may have found something! (No Text - Link Inside) <Dryhten> [11/11 @ 16:23] (0/0)

Nice read.... <FingonOfPittsburgh> [11/11 @ 15:58] (0/0)
Impressive..... <Raistlin the White> [11/11 @ 9:45] (0/0)
This is extremely interesting, and I <NZ Strider> [11/11 @ 0:19] (0/0)
have you heard of the finfolk? <Goldilocks Took> [11/10 @ 20:19] (1/2)

oops <Goldilocks Took> [11/10 @ 20:26] (1/1)

I don't really know about those things, no... <Tauriel> [11/12 @ 7:11] (0/0)

I know shockingly little about Denmark.... <Reverend> [11/10 @ 17:00] (1/8)

I heard that there was something rotten there... *runs for cover* (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 0:17] (1/7)

Oh, you're right, there's a rotten tomato here - *throws it after NZ Strider* (No Text) <Tauriel> [11/12 @ 7:04] (1/6)

Sorry! Pipe to Nul started a whole string of Hamlet jokes on main, <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 10:45] (1/5)

And I... <Tauriel> [11/12 @ 12:09] (2/4)

I've always taken it as referring <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 12:41] (0/0)
*Butting in* I think <Kimi> [11/12 @ 12:39] (1/2)

That sounds sensible to me :-) <Tauriel> [11/12 @ 14:57] (1/1)

I've found that <Kimi> [11/12 @ 15:57] (0/0)

And an example of a folksong with elves <Tauriel> [11/10 @ 16:09] (0/0)

What happened to the <BrambleroseBrandybuck> [11/10 @ 14:20] (2/2)

They lost their powers, and then <NZ Strider> [11/10 @ 14:57] (0/0)
They <Ufthak> [11/10 @ 14:56] (0/0)

Wizards <HellFire> [11/10 @ 12:10] (1/1)

They mean: <NZ Strider> [11/10 @ 13:10] (0/0)

and another ring question, <SauronLover> [11/10 @ 11:22] (4/8)

Sauron's problem with the Dwarves <PhantomS> [11/10 @ 20:25] (1/1)

I like your point about the creations of Aule. (No Text) <Tar_Minastir> [11/11 @ 11:00] (0/0)

I think SL is asking why did Sauron give the rings only to take them back. <Tar_Minastir> [11/10 @ 15:10] (2/2)

A conjecture about the Dwarf Rings <Nimfalma Took> [11/10 @ 19:12] (0/0)
Very good point about things not working out <Acathalion> [11/10 @ 16:07] (0/0)

an Attempt to answer your vague question... <SonofElrond> [11/10 @ 12:10] (0/0)
Yes, the idea was to gain power over... <Reverend> [11/10 @ 11:43] (1/1)

It is much more clear now. <SauronLover> [11/12 @ 7:44] (0/0)

A ring question, <SauronLover> [11/10 @ 11:18] (2/8)

Of Dwarves, and the Rings of Power <SonofElrond> [11/10 @ 12:03] (2/5)

Thanks, I think I'll just start reading the appendixes again. I seem to have missed something. (No Text) <SauronLover> [11/12 @ 7:35] (0/0)
Appendix A III does say that <NZ Strider> [11/10 @ 13:35] (1/3)

The Silmarillion says that <Tar_Minastir> [11/10 @ 15:21] (1/2)

It's in Appendix A III that <NZ Strider> [11/10 @ 15:35] (1/1)

Thanks for the correction. (No Text) <Tar_Minastir> [11/11 @ 11:18] (0/0)

Their Rings served to inflame their hearts... <Reverend> [11/10 @ 11:32] (1/1)

My two Dwarf-Cents <PhantomS> [11/10 @ 18:16] (0/0)

sorry to ask this, i know it's been asked and answered 10^6x, but... <summertime> [11/10 @ 10:27] (3/7)

I suggest The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien and the Tolkien Reader. <Curious> [11/10 @ 11:04] (0/0)
hmm... <jadeshadow> [11/10 @ 10:46] (0/0)
Well, <Morwen> [11/10 @ 10:45] (3/4)

thanks! and happy birthday ;) <summertime> [11/10 @ 13:02] (1/1)

Thank you! (No Text) <Morwen> [11/10 @ 13:44] (0/0)

Amen (as noted above). (No Text) <Curious> [11/10 @ 11:06] (0/0)
Second that, if you want to be a Geek. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/10 @ 11:05] (0/0)

Do you think Goldberry was immune to the Ring? <Curious> [11/9 @ 21:52] (4/12)

Yes <Acathalion> [11/10 @ 14:50] (0/0)
Yes... <Laurewen Luinalcariel> [11/10 @ 11:29] (2/2)

Um, Galadriel? <Loey> [11/10 @ 11:52] (0/0)
Psst....remember Galadriel?... (No Text) <Reverend> [11/10 @ 11:44] (0/0)

All Vegetative Numens are created equal. <Reverend> [11/10 @ 11:12] (0/0)
That's an interesting question <Kimi> [11/9 @ 22:33] (1/6)

Goldberry and (particularly) Bombadil just don't fit. <Ufthak> [11/10 @ 5:39] (1/5)

probably the same reason it didn't make Sauron invisble <Spelling Champion> [11/10 @ 8:52] (2/4)

You know <Ufthak> [11/10 @ 14:53] (0/0)
This brings us to Who/What is Bombadil... <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/10 @ 9:45] (1/2)

So you think Goldberry is immune? <Curious> [11/10 @ 11:01] (1/1)

Yes <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/11 @ 9:33] (0/0)

OT: Screwtape Letters <Julie of the pointed ears> [11/9 @ 18:00] (2/2)

test <Nomad> [11/13 @ 9:16] (0/0)
no, but <summertime> [11/9 @ 18:09] (0/0)

Elrond <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/9 @ 16:30] (2/29)

Personally <Lady Elrondo> [11/9 @ 17:41] (1/27)

Yowza, you're tough. <Reverend> [11/9 @ 18:54] (2/26)

not to mention... <aragonvaar> [11/9 @ 20:20] (1/8)

Ah, the attraction of the foreigner. <Ataahua> [11/10 @ 0:30] (1/7)

Attraction, boredom, etc... <Kathira> [11/10 @ 5:22] (1/6)

Especially <Ataahua> [11/10 @ 10:10] (1/5)

Well <Lady Elrondo> [11/10 @ 12:39] (1/4)

Uh, honey, you're the one who's treating it as fact.... <aragonvaar> [11/10 @ 14:20] (2/3)

ooo, Elves being attracted to the "burn bright, burn fast" humans. <Ataahua> [11/10 @ 22:57] (0/0)
Not entirely sure <Lady Elrondo> [11/10 @ 15:45] (1/1)

What I'm getting at is that... <aragonvaar> [11/10 @ 15:59] (0/0)

You are right <Lady Elrondo> [11/9 @ 20:05] (2/16)

Elves independent of Tolkien? <Dryhten> [11/10 @ 8:06] (4/14)

Elves in English folk-songs <Kiskadee> [11/10 @ 13:00] (2/3)

Thank You! <Reverend> [11/10 @ 16:31] (0/0)
What about Titania and Oberon? <Tar_Minastir> [11/10 @ 15:35] (1/1)

After a certain point in history, "elves" and "fairies" become interchageable <Dryhten> [11/10 @ 16:04] (0/0)

I consider <Lady Elrondo> [11/10 @ 12:34] (1/3)

Perhaps, but you probably wouldn't liked the result... <aragonvaar> [11/10 @ 14:57] (1/2)

What is wrong with <Lady Elrondo> [11/10 @ 15:47] (1/1)

*Bashes head against keyboard* <aragonvaar> [11/10 @ 16:09] (0/0)

A traditional elf is more than that <Tauriel> [11/10 @ 11:39] (1/3)

The difference between... <Reverend> [11/10 @ 11:48] (1/2)

But the Danish word still suggests a connection <Tauriel> [11/10 @ 12:39] (1/1)

That is really interesting. (No Text) <Lady Elrondo> [11/10 @ 15:50] (0/0)

Um,... <Reverend> [11/10 @ 11:03] (1/1)

Sorry... <Dryhten> [11/10 @ 12:22] (0/0)

No less than TWO... <Reverend> [11/10 @ 6:08] (0/0)

Nicely said <Altaira> [11/9 @ 17:33] (0/0)

Why couldn't they have made a movie book cover for THE HOBBIT to go along with the rest? <thiefbaggins> [11/9 @ 8:11] (4/5)

It's a copyright issue, I think. <Curious> [11/9 @ 13:54] (0/0)
You are right the movies are based on both the Hobbit and LOTR. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/9 @ 12:36] (0/0)
It would have confused people into thinking there was a Hobbit movie out (No Text) <Dryhten> [11/9 @ 10:16] (0/0)
Sombody in marketing is not as smart as you. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/9 @ 9:44] (1/1)

Bilbo telling the story to the kids would make a good cover. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/9 @ 12:33] (0/0)

A request for help from those who have read LotR and The Sil. <Curious> [11/9 @ 7:11] (12/26)

How is Caradhras a race? <Legolas Elf of Mirkwood> [11/11 @ 16:24] (1/1)

A malevolent mountain. Which means <Curious> [11/11 @ 20:05] (0/0)

Thank you all for your responses. <Curious> [11/10 @ 7:54] (0/0)
Stoors?? (No Text) <SauronLover> [11/10 @ 6:12] (0/0)
What do you mean by "races"? <Blue Wizard> [11/9 @ 16:25] (1/3)

I'm just looking for races <Curious> [11/9 @ 21:36] (1/2)

Then why are you looking? <Ufthak> [11/10 @ 5:37] (1/1)

They are Ghân-buri-Ghân's people (No Text) <Tauriel> [11/10 @ 5:46] (0/0)

Maia, Vala, <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/9 @ 16:24] (0/0)
Fee Fi Fo Fum... <summertime> [11/9 @ 12:53] (0/0)
Wizards/Istari only kind of mentioned in Sil itself. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/9 @ 12:25] (0/0)
beorn (No Text) <Ehtemir> [11/9 @ 11:35] (1/2)

Is he mentioned in LotR? <Curious> [11/9 @ 14:29] (1/1)

Kinda <Acathalion> [11/9 @ 15:31] (0/0)

Do you mean words or characters? <Arador> [11/9 @ 10:14] (1/1)

I'm just looking for <Curious> [11/9 @ 14:27] (0/0)

I say the Balrog WAS the spirit of Caradhras. <Reverend> [11/9 @ 9:39] (1/4)

Then why did it take three days <Curious> [11/10 @ 5:38] (1/3)

Paperwork. <Reverend> [11/10 @ 11:26] (1/2)

So Pippin's stone didn't matter? <Curious> [11/10 @ 12:00] (1/1)

No doubt it established a search vector. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/11 @ 6:31] (0/0)

ummm....how picky do you want us to be? <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/9 @ 8:23] (1/2)

Thanks. Do you think the Beornings <Curious> [11/9 @ 14:08] (1/1)

I kinda got the impression... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/9 @ 16:25] (0/0)

Also the Watcher in the Lake <Curious> [11/9 @ 7:15] (1/1)

I always thought the Watcher was one of the creatures Melkor bred in Utamno (No Text) <Dryhten> [11/9 @ 10:24] (0/0)

About ME situation between the end of the siege of Angbad, and the War of Wrath: (spoilers) <Fingon the brave> [11/8 @ 17:24] (1/3)

Well, Tolkien flatly denied... <Reverend> [11/8 @ 17:38] (2/2)

hmmm..somebody else reads TNR? fan of Leon's I see! (No Text) <summertime> [11/9 @ 3:29] (0/0)
LOL... <Fingon the brave> [11/8 @ 17:43] (0/0)

FAO NZ Strider <LordM> [11/8 @ 17:06] (1/9)

Thank you for those <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 18:34] (8/8)

This is kind of embarassing, so I'll just thank everybody. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/10 @ 8:51] (0/0)
and he's humble too!!! (No Text) <Raistlin the White> [11/9 @ 19:41] (0/0)
*applauds NZ* then looks around and applauds Reverned too (No Text) <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/9 @ 16:22] (0/0)
"One does not simply walk into the RR! There are amateurs there that do not sleep!" <Earendil The Mariner> [11/9 @ 15:35] (0/0)
*stands and applauds NZ Strider*!! (No Text) <summertime> [11/9 @ 12:56] (0/0)
Don't be so modest NZ! ;-) (No Text) <beren_boy> [11/9 @ 9:59] (0/0)
Imagine the voice of Michael Caine, "Bloody Hell" :-) (No Text) <LordM> [11/9 @ 3:12] (0/0)
Everyone else who <Curious> [11/8 @ 19:18] (0/0)

Was Earendil an elf or a human? (No Text) <Dryhten> [11/8 @ 14:21] (5/16)

Drat! I'm always late! Others have it covered... :) (No Text) <Earendil The Mariner> [11/8 @ 17:40] (1/2)

Well, you would have been the ultimate authority! ;-) (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 18:37] (1/1)

Heh, right! *whispers* I'm not really <Earendil The Mariner> [11/9 @ 20:30] (0/0)

Earendil Halfelven <ElfVilia> [11/8 @ 14:43] (0/0)
half and half = more than 1 <Hama of Rohan> [11/8 @ 14:35] (0/0)
Earendil is "halfelven." He's both. but just to make sure.. <PervyElfFancier> [11/8 @ 14:34] (1/5)

I didn't phrase that very well; what I should have asked was "Was Earendil mortal?" <Dryhten> [11/8 @ 15:49] (2/4)

Earendil's matter <PhantomS> [11/9 @ 6:53] (0/0)
So were the Vala. <Reverend> [11/8 @ 17:33] (1/2)

OK... <aragonvaar> [11/8 @ 23:47] (1/1)

*Shrugs* <Reverend> [11/9 @ 18:57] (0/0)

Half and half <Eledhwen> [11/8 @ 14:32] (1/4)

Part-Elves? <TriMaster> [11/8 @ 14:58] (1/3)

I always wondered what happened...in theory <Raain> [11/8 @ 22:28] (1/2)

Elves are immortal <Dryhten> [11/9 @ 10:20] (1/1)

Aye and imagine.. <Raain> [11/9 @ 11:17] (0/0)

Strider #15: Conclusion <Tauriel> [11/8 @ 13:22] (16/18)

Thanks Tauriel! (No Text) <Draupne> [11/11 @ 0:12] (0/0)
Thanks Tauriel ! (No Text) <Kiskadee> [11/9 @ 21:21] (0/0)
A great job, Tauriel! <Kimi> [11/9 @ 19:09] (0/0)
Super synopsis, and delightful discussion. Thanks! <notlost> [11/9 @ 12:52] (0/0)
Thanks... <beren_boy> [11/9 @ 9:55] (0/0)
Thank you, sorry I wasn't able to post responses in a more timely manner. Nice Job. (No Text) <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/9 @ 0:04] (0/0)
Thanks Tauriel! I loved this discussion. (No Text) <Morwen> [11/8 @ 21:22] (0/0)
Wonderful job Tauriel! <Altaira> [11/8 @ 18:28] (0/0)
Well done. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/8 @ 17:27] (0/0)
Thanks, Tauriel, for a great discussion! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/8 @ 15:45] (0/0)
Excellent work, Tauriel! Thanks! (No Text) <Acathalion> [11/8 @ 15:25] (0/0)
Thanks, Tauriel - great job! (No Text) <Eledhwen> [11/8 @ 14:29] (0/0)
Thanks. Good job Tauriel, the best chapter dicusssion so far, I think. :) (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/8 @ 13:59] (0/0)
Thank you for the frequent posts. <Curious> [11/8 @ 13:49] (0/0)
Strider/Aragorn et al <ElfVilia> [11/8 @ 13:38] (1/2)

Some people <Curious> [11/8 @ 13:46] (1/1)

Aragorn Perfect? Well, ... Yes! <ElfVilia> [11/8 @ 14:28] (0/0)

Thank you, Tauriel; magnificent summary! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 13:27] (0/0)

just started reading RETURN OF THE KING <thiefbaggins> [11/8 @ 11:01] (5/5)

the dead <Maire> [11/10 @ 19:05] (0/0)
Note that there are spoilers on this board. <Curious> [11/8 @ 11:40] (0/0)
By the way - <ElfVilia> [11/8 @ 11:27] (0/0)
the Dead <ElfVilia> [11/8 @ 11:26] (0/0)
they were the oathbreakers <huorn> [11/8 @ 11:21] (0/0)

Elves? <Lasselanta of Mirkwood> [11/8 @ 7:17] (2/8)

Just read everything tolkien ever wrote... <Reverend> [11/8 @ 8:47] (1/5)

Another One <Lasselanta of Mirkwood> [11/8 @ 20:06] (1/4)

Legolas is Sindar... <Reverend> [11/8 @ 20:41] (1/3)

Thanks Again! <Lasselanta of Mirkwood> [11/9 @ 13:55] (1/2)

*sigh* Okay, here's the ad for the Encyclopedia of Arda. <Reverend> [11/9 @ 15:25] (1/1)

Gasp! <Lasselanta of Mirkwood> [11/9 @ 19:46] (0/0)

The best place to look for answers to these questions is in "The Silmarillion", but I will try to answer them as best I can <Dryhten> [11/8 @ 8:32] (1/1)

Thanks! <Lasselanta of Mirkwood> [11/8 @ 20:09] (0/0)

”Strider” #14: Anything overlooked <Tauriel> [11/8 @ 5:23] (2/27)

Does the Ring tempt Strider in the Prancing Pony? <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 9:08] (7/25)

A beautiful and very apt comparison <Morwen> [11/8 @ 21:12] (1/1)

Great points. (No Text) <Acathalion> [11/9 @ 15:40] (0/0)

Does it seem that these... <Reverend> [11/8 @ 17:22] (1/1)

He is very like Aragorn. <Curious> [11/8 @ 19:41] (0/0)

Super comparison <ElfVilia> [11/8 @ 11:09] (0/0)
Wow, great! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/8 @ 11:06] (0/0)
I love the comparison, and <Curious> [11/8 @ 10:56] (4/11)

But what of Boromir? <Hama of Rohan> [11/8 @ 12:44] (2/5)

I tend to humanize <shadow baggins> [11/8 @ 16:07] (0/0)
Boromir is weak, <Curious> [11/8 @ 12:58] (1/3)

I would say... <Reverend> [11/8 @ 17:09] (2/2)

Hmmm... <Acathalion> [11/8 @ 17:34] (0/0)
The Ring tempts with visions.... <Kathira> [11/8 @ 17:26] (0/0)

All the various temptation scenes <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 12:41] (1/2)

Also Merry and Pippin <Curious> [11/8 @ 12:55] (1/1)

Don't forget Bilbo and Sam! <Acathalion> [11/8 @ 15:13] (0/0)

Very interesting <ElfVilia> [11/8 @ 11:17] (0/0)
Then of course <Curious> [11/8 @ 11:06] (0/0)

Lovely analysis of Strider & Faramir <SonOfSaradoc> [11/8 @ 9:35] (3/4)

Handsome is as handsome does! <PhantomS> [11/10 @ 18:34] (0/0)
Well, with the non-introspective narrative style adapted from the Icelandic Sagas <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 12:34] (1/1)

Still, <Curious> [11/8 @ 13:01] (0/0)

Aragorn not tempted <ElfVilia> [11/8 @ 11:05] (0/0)

Excellent! <Tauriel> [11/8 @ 9:30] (1/1)

If it makes you feel better, <Curious> [11/8 @ 10:36] (0/0)

On appearance, height, and feeling foul... <Aerlinn> [11/8 @ 6:45] (0/0)

To Inferno and Altaira <Lady Aredhel> [11/8 @ 4:36] (1/2)

Well, <Inferno> [11/8 @ 9:12] (1/1)

Second one.... <Lady Aredhel> [11/8 @ 19:51] (0/0)

”Strider” #13: ”Movie vs. Book” <Tauriel> [11/8 @ 4:00] (13/38)

I'm late, I'm late.... <Kiskadee> [11/9 @ 21:11] (0/0)
My thoughts <Morwen> [11/8 @ 20:13] (0/0)
I think some of Strider's actions in the book... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/8 @ 12:17] (0/0)
I like the movie better! <Curious> [11/8 @ 11:34] (0/0)
I did like... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/8 @ 9:54] (0/0)
I didn't like... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/8 @ 9:48] (1/1)

In a story <Merryk> [11/8 @ 10:27] (0/0)

My thoughts (very close to Aerlinn and the Reverend) <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 9:48] (0/0)
Movie Aragorn looks like Jesus.... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/8 @ 7:34] (3/5)

Thoughts about Aragorn's age. <Morwen> [11/8 @ 19:32] (0/0)
I thought so too. In fact... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/8 @ 9:30] (1/1)

If Jesus looked like Viggo Mortenson... <Kathira> [11/8 @ 9:32] (0/0)

Except I personally never thought of Jesus... <Kathira> [11/8 @ 8:27] (1/1)

Oh, I did. Hope I'm not offending anyone... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/8 @ 10:01] (0/0)

Young vs. older Strider? (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/8 @ 7:26] (0/0)
not as foul... <notlost> [11/8 @ 6:49] (0/0)
The movie is just forced to hurry. <Reverend> [11/8 @ 6:33] (3/15)

Hold on ... <Eledhwen> [11/8 @ 9:15] (0/0)
You are Michael Martinez and I claim my £10 <Attercop> [11/8 @ 6:53] (3/9)

There's a good argument of fact that it wasn't the Nazgûl alone! <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 9:52] (0/0)
Forgive me, <Reverend> [11/8 @ 8:28] (2/6)

You don't know? <Hama of Rohan> [11/8 @ 11:28] (1/4)

Okay, I've now got to ask: who is Michael Martinez? <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 11:49] (2/3)

Well. <Hama of Rohan> [11/8 @ 12:10] (1/1)

Thanks, guys. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 12:24] (0/0)

Check this out. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/8 @ 12:10] (0/0)

That's just what Michael M would say ; ) (No Text) <SonOfSaradoc> [11/8 @ 9:19] (0/0)

Wow, I'll have to check this out! (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/8 @ 7:35] (0/0)

Not to nit-pick... <Aerlinn> [11/8 @ 6:50] (2/3)

Also. <Hama of Rohan> [11/8 @ 12:06] (0/0)
On the number of shards -- Rider of the Rohirrim <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 9:23] (1/1)

I had wondered... <Aerlinn> [11/8 @ 9:38] (0/0)

My responses to a few... <Aerlinn> [11/8 @ 6:29] (1/2)

I had seen <shadow baggins> [11/8 @ 7:54] (1/1)

Good! I've wondered about that <Aerlinn> [11/8 @ 8:33] (0/0)

Shards of Narsil.... <Kathira> [11/8 @ 4:51] (2/2)

Yeah, I always thought it was kind of silly... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/8 @ 9:33] (0/0)
I have always thought the same :) (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/8 @ 7:27] (0/0)

Carl Jung site <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 22:45] (4/9)

Who is Carl Jung? <LordM> [11/8 @ 16:44] (1/2)

One of Freud's disciples... <Fingon the brave> [11/8 @ 16:56] (1/1)

Ah right <LordM> [11/8 @ 17:01] (0/0)

if anyone's interested <Annael> [11/8 @ 8:21] (1/1)

Thanks. Did you see this thread? (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/8 @ 12:05] (0/0)

I'm not sure Tolkien would approve, <Curious> [11/7 @ 22:58] (1/2)

except Jung is umm..a bit unstable <Arador> [11/8 @ 0:17] (1/1)

I wonder if they ever met? (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/8 @ 7:22] (0/0)

here are their articles that mention Tolkien (No Text - Link Inside) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 22:52] (0/0)

Quick FYI - Part 7 of the Annotated Transcript is up! (No Text - Link Inside) <Aerlinn> [11/7 @ 20:15] (0/0)

Something troubling in ME...rxns to the Sil <summertime> [11/7 @ 17:37] (3/19)

what about Feanor's sons? <Arador> [11/7 @ 22:48] (1/2)

Because of their oath <Curious> [11/7 @ 23:02] (1/1)

just a confusion over summertime's post <Arador> [11/7 @ 23:17] (0/0)

All great literature and history has disturbing themes and elements: <iowaboy> [11/7 @ 18:43] (0/0)
The only incest I can think of <Curious> [11/7 @ 17:51] (3/14)

Just to stir the pot... <Reverend> [11/7 @ 18:42] (1/2)

Ah, the difficulties of love among the immortals <SonOfSaradoc> [11/7 @ 22:28] (1/1)

they were worse, elves at least have laws and customs (No Text) <Arador> [11/7 @ 22:44] (0/0)

hmmm...okay <summertime> [11/7 @ 17:58] (2/5)

just in case you are thinking of Maedhros <Arador> [11/7 @ 18:08] (1/3)

ugh. His name began with an M, hers with an A. I'm looking it up. Which i guess means read it again.. ;) (No Text) <summertime> [11/7 @ 18:10] (1/2)

;) Dollars to donuts you're thinking of Maeglin... <aragonvaar> [11/7 @ 18:50] (1/1)

That's it! I looked it up last night. <summertime> [11/8 @ 15:54] (0/0)

Could be, doesn't <Curious> [11/7 @ 18:00] (0/0)

I will add Ar-Pharazon's <Curious> [11/7 @ 17:56] (1/4)

okay. tragic. <summertime> [11/7 @ 18:00] (2/3)

I should note <Curious> [11/7 @ 18:15] (0/0)
Do you play tennis? <Curious> [11/7 @ 18:11] (1/1)

yes and no... i am handy with a sword though. (No Text) <summertime> [11/7 @ 18:30] (0/0)

Tolkien's view of the hero in LOTR <Oakenshield> [11/7 @ 15:17] (9/23)

Misconstrued <Oakenshield> [11/9 @ 8:07] (0/0)
He's my favorite hero! (Good observations.) (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 22:11] (0/0)
Just because <Lady Elrondo> [11/7 @ 21:21] (1/2)

Again, we <Curious> [11/8 @ 12:21] (1/1)

If the question had been <Lady Elrondo> [11/8 @ 19:26] (0/0)

Fond as I am of Sam <Merryk> [11/7 @ 20:06] (1/6)

That's fair if <Curious> [11/7 @ 20:52] (1/5)

In the last chapter or two <Merryk> [11/7 @ 21:45] (1/4)

I didn't say "just" <Curious> [11/7 @ 21:55] (1/3)

Y'know how you have to hit the "save" <Merryk> [11/7 @ 22:14] (1/2)

It depends <Curious> [11/7 @ 22:48] (1/1)

Ah! Semantics, our refuge from discord. <Merryk> [11/8 @ 5:37] (0/0)

On Heroes: A few ideas in LOTR <iowaboy> [11/7 @ 18:19] (0/0)
ugh. i hate the sound of this but *meekly* team? <summertime> [11/7 @ 17:47] (1/4)

Sauron had a team. <Curious> [11/7 @ 17:59] (2/3)

But, Curious, everyone knows there's no "EYE" in team! <iowaboy> [11/7 @ 18:12] (1/1)

Or as Michael Jordan <Curious> [11/7 @ 18:19] (0/0)

lol. (No Text) <summertime> [11/7 @ 18:02] (0/0)

What kind of "hero" do you mean? <notlost> [11/7 @ 17:33] (0/0)
Recent HoF discussion .... <Demosthenes> [11/7 @ 16:12] (0/0)
Yes, but <Curious> [11/7 @ 15:50] (1/2)

I agree, also because <Eruviell> [11/7 @ 16:08] (1/1)

yeah <Oakenshield> [11/7 @ 17:44] (0/0)

Is the 'secret fire'....? and What or where is 'the void'? <Lancelot> [11/7 @ 12:50] (2/7)

Many thanks all! (No Text) <Lancelot> [11/8 @ 11:41] (0/0)
The "secret fire" is the same as <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 13:15] (2/5)

The Void is also said to be... <Watson> [11/7 @ 14:12] (1/3)

Um, I think that Morgoth is just lying. <Reverend> [11/7 @ 16:46] (1/2)

"'Beyond the Circles of the World <Curious> [11/7 @ 17:16] (1/1)

If it is... <Watson> [11/7 @ 17:37] (0/0)

Link to last "Flame of Anor" discussion; read the responses (No Text - Link Inside) <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 13:17] (0/0)

”Strider” #12: ”The End” (no, not of the discussion ;-)) <Tauriel> [11/7 @ 12:03] (4/4)

I wonder about Strider's last line. <Morwen> [11/8 @ 19:09] (0/0)
Agree with all NZ and Curios say... <beren_boy> [11/7 @ 17:11] (0/0)
I think it does. <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 12:23] (0/0)
I would go even further. <Curious> [11/7 @ 12:22] (0/0)

A question about THE HOBBIT <thiefbaggins> [11/7 @ 11:29] (2/10)

It's the "Necromancer" <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 11:45] (2/6)

Why was Sauron called "The Necromancer?" <Dryhten> [11/7 @ 15:40] (1/4)

What about the Barrow-wight? <Curious> [11/7 @ 17:31] (1/3)

Also, let's not forget <Earendil The Mariner> [11/8 @ 17:45] (1/2)

Well, they weren't summoned, exactly... <Dryhten> [11/9 @ 14:39] (1/1)

OK, but we could argue that <Earendil The Mariner> [11/9 @ 20:28] (0/0)

Bibliogrpahical addenda: <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 11:49] (0/0)

Sauron <Eledhwen> [11/7 @ 11:38] (1/2)

I wonder if this confrontation was explained in other books? (No Text) <thiefbaggins> [11/7 @ 11:45] (1/1)

You mean Gandalf going there? <Eledhwen> [11/7 @ 12:04] (0/0)

Regarding Letter 131 (with a link). <Curious> [11/7 @ 9:39] (2/2)

Wow, Curious, Thanks. That was great. (No Text) <notlost> [11/7 @ 17:39] (0/0)
Cool (No Text) <Reverend> [11/7 @ 16:41] (0/0)

”Strider” #11: ”I’m a Poor Lonesome Ranger” <Tauriel> [11/7 @ 5:57] (6/30)

The man and his mission <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/7 @ 18:38] (0/0)
Naive reader <notlost> [11/7 @ 17:55] (1/2)

Aragorn is quite romantic(bookishly speaking) isn't he? <Arador> [11/7 @ 18:14] (1/1)

Absolutely... <notlost> [11/7 @ 18:29] (0/0)

The Rangers don't do much in groups, I think <Eledhwen> [11/7 @ 9:48] (1/1)

Yes, but do they have to talk about it so much? ;) (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 11:32] (0/0)

*swooning* I'm with Kiskadee. I wonder... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/7 @ 9:42] (1/1)

I think you have something there, Aunt Dora. <Morwen> [11/8 @ 18:51] (0/0)

My reaction to the loneliness factor <Kiskadee> [11/7 @ 9:20] (1/4)

I with you too. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 10:48] (1/3)

Swooning dreamily? (No Text) <Curious> [11/7 @ 11:30] (1/2)

No: admiring <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 11:37] (1/1)

I think <Curious> [11/7 @ 11:39] (0/0)

I'm sorry, for me he's a whiner. <Curious> [11/7 @ 7:28] (3/16)

Famliarity breeds contempt. <Reverend> [11/7 @ 16:34] (1/1)

Right. <Curious> [11/7 @ 18:22] (0/0)

speaking of whining <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 11:28] (1/6)

Here's the passage: <Curious> [11/7 @ 11:37] (1/5)

It would be really impolite.... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 12:11] (2/4)

I read it a different way <Morwen> [11/8 @ 18:33] (0/0)
I think it's more patronizing than impolite <Arador> [11/7 @ 17:23] (1/2)

Maybe I'll just say it's unrealistic... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 22:06] (1/1)

perhaps Halbarad is just a commenting person <Arador> [11/7 @ 22:53] (0/0)

*weighs stick in hand* - whap!! <Tauriel> [11/7 @ 10:42] (2/6)

Oh, I know, I'm <Curious> [11/7 @ 11:45] (1/3)

I like him better in book I. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/7 @ 12:14] (2/2)

Yes!!! I miss him <Goldilocks Took> [11/7 @ 16:09] (0/0)
That's the best spin for me, too. <Curious> [11/7 @ 12:27] (0/0)

Psst... Tauriel: Are you <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 10:50] (1/1)

Well,... <Tauriel> [11/7 @ 14:13] (0/0)

Laws and Customs and all dat <PhantomS> [11/7 @ 4:54] (2/9)

My thoughts. <Curious> [11/7 @ 8:05] (3/7)

Hmmm <PhantomS> [11/9 @ 7:06] (0/0)
Wait a minute. <Reverend> [11/7 @ 16:18] (2/4)

I didn't pay attention <Curious> [11/7 @ 17:37] (1/2)

It's the Grey Annals, §28 <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 22:23] (1/1)

What's a couple <Curious> [11/8 @ 0:02] (0/0)

Could there be two Telchars? <beren_boy> [11/7 @ 17:03] (0/0)

Very thorough. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 10:59] (0/0)

*firmly* Yes. (No Text) <Smokering> [11/7 @ 4:59] (0/0)

”Strider” #10: “Chasing Black Riders” <Tauriel> [11/7 @ 3:13] (4/10)

Merry's dream and the Black Riders... <Kathira> [11/7 @ 17:18] (0/0)
Obviously, while the Fellowship was idling a month... <Reverend> [11/7 @ 16:38] (1/3)

LOL! You sound like they're pokémon!! <Tauriel> [11/8 @ 2:11] (1/2)

I am much too old and dignified for Pokemon. <Reverend> [11/8 @ 6:09] (1/1)

I did think it could be many other things <Tauriel> [11/8 @ 8:14] (0/0)

I don't have much to add to what Curious said, but <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 10:45] (1/3)

And curiousity is such a big part of his nature. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 11:35] (1/2)

For a moment, <Curious> [11/7 @ 12:00] (1/1)

Well merryment seems to be part of yours. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 12:14] (0/0)

I don't think they ever "turned off" <Curious> [11/7 @ 6:31] (0/0)

The Icelandic Sagas as an influence on Tolkien . . . <Pukel-man> [11/7 @ 2:40] (4/17)

A very belated reply <Kiskadee> [11/8 @ 12:43] (2/2)

Thanks . . . <Pukel-man> [11/8 @ 20:15] (0/0)
Excellent comments; in one of Tolkien's <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 19:51] (0/0)

OT: A curious parallel... <Reverend> [11/7 @ 16:08] (0/0)
Excellent! Some thoughts, mostly disconnected... <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 10:37] (1/2)

Ref didn't exactly <Curious> [11/7 @ 11:59] (1/1)

As Pukel-man said, <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 12:30] (0/0)

Cool! <Curious> [11/7 @ 6:16] (1/9)

Saga translation <ElanorG> [11/7 @ 6:56] (1/8)

I've been reading the same <Kiskadee> [11/7 @ 7:24] (1/7)

That was the version I was quoting from . . . <Pukel-man> [11/7 @ 9:58] (2/6)

*raises one eyebrow* <Kiskadee> [11/7 @ 12:40] (1/4)

Apparently, the place they called 'Hop' . . . <Pukel-man> [11/7 @ 12:48] (1/3)

OT: Mooring holes. <Reverend> [11/7 @ 19:03] (1/2)

Very interesting, thanks. <Kiskadee> [11/7 @ 20:29] (1/1)

Scientific ... <Reverend> [11/8 @ 6:16] (0/0)

Most people would be <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 10:12] (0/0)

A more scholarly Jungian analysis. <Curious> [11/6 @ 23:13] (8/21)

Lots of footnotes--very good sign.... <notlost> [11/7 @ 18:25] (0/0)
my thoughts <Demosthenes> [11/7 @ 16:09] (0/0)
Not bad. The thing to remember <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 11:34] (1/1)

Right! <Reverend> [11/7 @ 12:12] (0/0)

By far the most succesful such analysis... <Reverend> [11/7 @ 9:15] (2/5)

"Vegetative Numen" is just a fancier way <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 11:14] (1/3)

Yes, but it sounds so intimidating. <Reverend> [11/7 @ 12:04] (1/2)

You have no idea <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 12:10] (1/1)

My <Curious> [11/7 @ 13:02] (0/0)

Perhaps because this was <Curious> [11/7 @ 9:46] (0/0)

Having thought about it some more... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 7:31] (0/0)
Briefly ... <Eledhwen> [11/7 @ 1:49] (3/4)

To the list of mistakes you can add <NZ Strider> [11/7 @ 11:18] (0/0)
So he made some mistakes... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 7:26] (0/0)
From Tolkien's last interview: <Curious> [11/7 @ 6:11] (1/1)

It's not completely imaginary, though <Eledhwen> [11/7 @ 9:41] (0/0)

junga who (No Text) <Ehtemir> [11/7 @ 0:29] (1/3)

Junga Fett. One of Harry Potter's classmates. <Smokering> [11/7 @ 4:44] (1/2)

I thought he was a bounty hunter..*Runs after Smokering* (No Text) <Seillib> [11/7 @ 10:57] (1/1)

Yes, dear, he was. *stops, panting for beath* (No Text) <Smokering> [11/8 @ 2:30] (0/0)

It seems to make sense... (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/7 @ 0:10] (0/0)

What is Sauron??? <the_hobbit_girl> [11/6 @ 20:28] (4/4)

Thanks . . . I think I understand it now! (No Text) <the_hobbit_girl> [11/7 @ 5:49] (0/0)
Answers! <PhantomS> [11/6 @ 20:54] (0/0)
Sauron is <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 20:46] (0/0)
Singular Maia, plural Maiar <Watson> [11/6 @ 20:39] (0/0)

Bilbo's name <notlost> [11/6 @ 20:25] (3/7)

I've heard of Bilboes.... <Reverend> [11/7 @ 6:37] (1/2)

What about... <notlost> [11/7 @ 18:35] (1/1)

Some Hobbit names... <Reverend> [11/7 @ 20:32] (0/0)

Speaking of LOTR names, I had a faintly funny experience the other day... <Smokering> [11/7 @ 4:10] (0/0)
This is totally new to me. <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 21:16] (1/2)

Wouldnt some of the names begging from the Hobbit... <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/7 @ 4:06] (1/1)

Almost all of them do derive from English. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 9:11] (0/0)

Gothmog alive in ROTK? <O'Possum> [11/6 @ 17:41] (1/2)

Tolkien just reused the name. <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 17:47] (1/1)

Gothmog would of had to be a Numenorian then and a king of old (No Text) <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/7 @ 4:07] (0/0)

This question is completely unrelated <shadow baggins> [11/6 @ 17:38] (3/8)

I think I have read that story... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/7 @ 18:20] (1/1)

YES! That sounds like <shadow baggins> [11/7 @ 19:01] (0/0)

Shades of Forrest Gump... <Smokering> [11/7 @ 4:36] (1/3)

Well, you can see from the response above <shadow baggins> [11/7 @ 19:05] (1/2)

actually... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/7 @ 19:26] (1/1)

If you find it... <Seillib> [11/8 @ 8:02] (0/0)

Sounds like the idea was lifted for HP (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/6 @ 23:39] (1/1)

yes, seeing the film actually triggered the memory of reading the story (No Text) <shadow baggins> [11/7 @ 8:11] (0/0)

A few good questions <entish freedom fighter> [11/6 @ 15:45] (2/8)

My thoughts. <Curious> [11/7 @ 0:01] (0/0)
The Ringwraiths <Ufthak> [11/6 @ 16:09] (1/6)

This almost completely answered my question. <entish freedom fighter> [11/6 @ 16:51] (2/5)

Flying Ringwraith <Morwen> [11/6 @ 20:41] (0/0)
Remember when <Goldilocks Took> [11/6 @ 18:32] (1/3)

The invisible man <entish freedom fighter> [11/6 @ 18:51] (1/2)

I presume that they fear the sun (No Text) <Arador> [11/6 @ 20:11] (1/1)

This is a very good point, but where is the evidence to back it up? <entish freedom fighter> [11/6 @ 21:48] (0/0)

Reading Order? <ecantrell> [11/6 @ 14:28] (3/7)

I would advise this order: <Aragorn_Elessar> [11/6 @ 14:40] (1/3)

Have you read the Letters and the Tolkien Reader? <Curious> [11/6 @ 14:43] (1/2)

Do you think I should read them, then? (No Text) <Aragorn_Elessar> [11/6 @ 14:56] (1/1)

Yes I do! (No Text) <Curious> [11/6 @ 15:04] (0/0)

And here are my personal recommendations: <Curious> [11/6 @ 14:37] (0/0)
Here's a link that will help. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/6 @ 14:33] (1/1)

Thanks <ecantrell> [11/8 @ 5:03] (0/0)

Here's a brief but interesting essay <Curious> [11/6 @ 14:27] (5/5)

So, he makes a series of boxes <Blue Wizard> [11/7 @ 9:09] (0/0)
Unlike the Milos essay... <notlost> [11/6 @ 20:18] (0/0)
interesting, not implausible.. <Arador> [11/6 @ 19:06] (0/0)
I am handicapped.... <Reverend> [11/6 @ 19:05] (0/0)
I don't understand it. <Lady Elrondo> [11/6 @ 18:50] (0/0)

Thoughts about Balrogs <Inferno> [11/6 @ 11:26] (5/11)

Gandalf died? <Zaius> [11/6 @ 14:11] (1/1)

In Letter 156 <Watson> [11/6 @ 14:57] (0/0)

I thought Feanor took more than one down with him? <Ufthak> [11/6 @ 12:25] (1/3)

Here's the quote: <Curious> [11/6 @ 12:33] (1/2)

You missed a (very important) bit. <Ufthak> [11/6 @ 15:42] (1/1)

Ah! <Curious> [11/6 @ 23:34] (0/0)

Depends what Balrogs we're taking about... <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 12:12] (0/0)
We really don't have a good sample... <Reverend> [11/6 @ 11:38] (2/2)

The ad might not be, but... <Watson> [11/6 @ 11:56] (0/0)
I agree <Altaira> [11/6 @ 11:54] (0/0)

Makes sense to me. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/6 @ 11:37] (0/0)

”Strider” #9: ”More to a Wizard Than Meets the Eye” <Tauriel> [11/6 @ 11:07] (5/5)

Gandalf and the hobbits <Morwen> [11/6 @ 12:51] (0/0)
As with Strider, so with Gandalf -- <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 12:17] (0/0)
having read the Hobbit <Ufthak> [11/6 @ 12:15] (0/0)
My thoughts. <Curious> [11/6 @ 11:41] (0/0)
ah, but it's not... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/6 @ 11:36] (0/0)

Shelob question <Aragorn_Elessar> [11/6 @ 10:48] (1/2)

It's "shee-lob". The "she" <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 10:59] (1/1)

Thanks! (No Text) <Aragorn_Elessar> [11/6 @ 12:29] (0/0)

So what about the Sagas . . . ? <Pukel-man> [11/6 @ 10:21] (2/6)

I hope NZ Strider <Curious> [11/6 @ 10:46] (0/0)
They should definitely be cited and discussed <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 10:40] (2/4)

You have both inspired me . . . <Pukel-man> [11/6 @ 18:48] (2/2)

Pulls out book... <Kiskadee> [11/6 @ 20:41] (0/0)
Looking forward to it. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 19:01] (0/0)

Systematic translation <Curious> [11/6 @ 11:22] (0/0)

LotR, a tale with (at least) two endings. <Curious> [11/6 @ 8:51] (3/6)

Not all faerie tales have classical "happy endings" <Dryhten> [11/6 @ 14:32] (2/2)

"Almost identical" is, <Curious> [11/6 @ 14:41] (0/0)
Oh, I'm sorry, I meant "renegade dwarf" (No Text) <Dryhten> [11/6 @ 14:35] (0/0)

From Sam's and Frodo's conversation in "Journey to the Cross-roads": <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 12:30] (1/1)

An apt quote. <Curious> [11/6 @ 12:51] (0/0)

Fairy tale vs. myth <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/6 @ 9:42] (0/0)

Do we ever learn why Melkor rebelled? <Dryhten> [11/6 @ 7:00] (1/2)

Melkor wanted to create life, but <Curious> [11/6 @ 7:30] (1/1)

More specifically.... <Reverend> [11/6 @ 8:12] (0/0)

”Strider” #8: “Fair is Foul and Foul is Fair – Or How Was That Again?” <Tauriel> [11/6 @ 6:20] (4/22)

A lot of things in this post... <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 12:01] (0/0)
It reminds me of... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/6 @ 9:32] (1/3)

It would have been great... <Tauriel> [11/6 @ 10:37] (1/2)

Doh! Of course. <Karen> [11/6 @ 13:03] (1/1)

the White Witch is in the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe <Arador> [11/6 @ 19:13] (0/0)

hmmmm <cabbage'n'taters> [11/6 @ 8:32] (1/2)

And of course <Kiskadee> [11/6 @ 20:44] (1/1)

as so Bilbo and Frodo :) (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/6 @ 22:00] (0/0)

My thoughts. <Curious> [11/6 @ 8:08] (4/13)

Question about Melkor <Acathalion> [11/6 @ 14:39] (1/2)

Yes. <Curious> [11/6 @ 23:42] (1/1)

I take the opposite view <Acathalion> [11/7 @ 13:13] (0/0)

Comments <Altaira> [11/6 @ 10:36] (2/6)

When I said <Curious> [11/6 @ 11:18] (1/4)

Actually <Altaira> [11/6 @ 11:45] (1/3)

Redemption is not mentioned, <Curious> [11/6 @ 11:53] (1/2)

Hmmm <Altaira> [11/6 @ 13:48] (1/1)

OK. <Curious> [11/6 @ 13:53] (0/0)

I think... <Tauriel> [11/6 @ 10:48] (0/0)

I like your thoughts about the different kinds of evil <Tauriel> [11/6 @ 10:31] (0/0)
You are so good at... <Karen> [11/6 @ 9:39] (1/1)

Sometimes <Curious> [11/6 @ 9:41] (0/0)

”Strider” #7: “Different Approaches to the Unknown” <Tauriel> [11/6 @ 1:36] (5/8)

I think Frodo picks up on something <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 11:48] (0/0)
Some thoughts <Altaira> [11/6 @ 10:03] (0/0)
Different hobbits <Morwen> [11/6 @ 6:16] (1/1)

Interesting idea about Frodo! <Tauriel> [11/6 @ 6:24] (0/0)

Tolkien's comments about Sam: <Curious> [11/6 @ 4:55] (1/2)

Thanks for the thoughts and great JRRT quotes. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/6 @ 8:08] (1/1)

It's always good <Curious> [11/6 @ 9:08] (0/0)

Answers <Ufthak> [11/6 @ 4:54] (0/0)

When does the fellowship actually "end"? <the_hobbit_girl> [11/5 @ 19:55] (3/9)

Breaking and ending <Aragorn_Elessar> [11/6 @ 9:57] (0/0)
I guess "ending" and "breaking" <Curious> [11/6 @ 8:45] (0/0)
The Felowship ends <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 20:24] (2/6)

But if you want to get technical... <Kelly of Water's Edge> [11/6 @ 6:35] (0/0)
And Frodo. And Sam. And Gimli. (No Text) <Taryávëwen > [11/5 @ 21:10] (1/4)

No, they don't live forever in Valinor. <Ataahua> [11/5 @ 21:38] (1/3)

I believe ... <Demosthenes> [11/5 @ 22:07] (2/2)

The 'moth' thing <PhantomS> [11/7 @ 1:30] (0/0)
I haven't heard that theory before, <Ataahua> [11/6 @ 1:37] (0/0)

Fog on the Barrow Downs question... <Taryávëwen > [11/5 @ 14:41] (3/3)

Hmmmm. <Reverend> [11/5 @ 15:07] (0/0)
Appendix A I (iii): <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 14:59] (0/0)
From Appendix A: <Curious> [11/5 @ 14:58] (0/0)

Line from the movie <Count Dooku> [11/5 @ 14:37] (1/3)

I believe "Shadow of the Past" <Hama of Rohan> [11/5 @ 14:42] (1/2)

Page # <Count Dooku> [11/6 @ 7:59] (1/1)

Page 55 in my paperback. Right <Curious> [11/6 @ 9:11] (0/0)

Denethor's suicide and Aragorn's death <Tar_Minastir> [11/5 @ 14:30] (6/14)

The difference between them is....... <Groovicles> [11/6 @ 5:44] (1/1)

wait! <PhantomS> [11/6 @ 20:46] (0/0)

Another important distinction <Altaira> [11/5 @ 21:42] (0/0)
I don't think it's the same thing. <Morwen> [11/5 @ 21:22] (0/0)
Persuasion. <Lacrimae Rerum> [11/5 @ 17:22] (1/6)

Careful. Tolkien has chosen Gandalf's words <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 17:42] (3/5)

The Valar know a great deal... <aragonvaar> [11/5 @ 19:11] (0/0)
The practice of suttee in India... <Kathira> [11/5 @ 18:28] (2/2)

Tolkien would also know.... <Reverend> [11/6 @ 8:09] (0/0)
You may have something there <Watson> [11/5 @ 19:39] (0/0)

As ever, good point. (No Text) <Lacrimae Rerum> [11/5 @ 18:20] (0/0)

I am not sure that Aragorn <Curious> [11/5 @ 15:13] (0/0)
Tolkien (let me concede in advance) <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 14:50] (1/1)

Thanks, great, this question has bothered me too. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/5 @ 16:26] (0/0)

Concerning The Istar <Bboy486> [11/5 @ 13:41] (2/6)

Knowledge of the Istari <Groovicles> [11/6 @ 5:47] (0/0)
In "The Istari" in *Unfinished Tales* <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 14:05] (2/4)

NZ Strider, please clarify <Bboy486> [11/5 @ 16:07] (1/1)

Círdan is an Elf. He lives <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 17:26] (0/0)

And Frodo worked it out... <Reverend> [11/5 @ 15:13] (1/1)

Also, note Gandalf's words to Aragorn <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 15:28] (0/0)

Did Frodo have to sail with Bilbo? <Curious> [11/5 @ 11:17] (7/18)

My thoughts <Kimi> [11/7 @ 1:19] (0/0)
Like Tom Wolfe said... <notlost> [11/5 @ 20:59] (1/3)

Multiple interpretations <Merryk> [11/5 @ 23:05] (1/2)

Tolkien and post-traumatic stress... <Kathira> [11/6 @ 4:44] (1/1)

Nicely said. (No Text) <notlost> [11/6 @ 7:09] (0/0)

"It is like things are in the world." <Tar_Minastir> [11/5 @ 13:51] (1/1)

Good point about the Silmarillion. <Curious> [11/5 @ 14:28] (0/0)

I'll try your first three questions <Morwen> [11/5 @ 13:47] (0/0)
A couple of thoughts <Thevina Finduilas> [11/5 @ 12:06] (1/2)

You might find this essay interesting. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/5 @ 12:15] (1/1)

Yes, 'tis! <Thevina Finduilas> [11/5 @ 12:58] (0/0)

blessed martyr? <Ri elwen> [11/5 @ 11:49] (1/1)

Aversion to allegory <Curious> [11/5 @ 12:02] (0/0)

Frodo went when he did ... <Eledhwen> [11/5 @ 11:41] (1/4)

Do you consider that a happy <Curious> [11/5 @ 11:48] (2/3)

No, but... <Kelly of Water's Edge> [11/6 @ 8:01] (0/0)
It's a bittersweet ending <Eledhwen> [11/5 @ 12:00] (1/1)

Yes, me too, but <Curious> [11/5 @ 12:11] (0/0)

”Strider” #6: ”What if…?” <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 11:00] (3/5)

It's obvious.... <Reverend> [11/5 @ 13:44] (1/1)

Ha! I forgot the Council of Elrond! <Curious> [11/5 @ 14:32] (0/0)

OK <Curious> [11/5 @ 11:46] (1/1)

The Nazgul <cabbage'n'taters> [11/5 @ 11:55] (0/0)

Well..... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/5 @ 11:21] (0/0)

Were the hobbits nudists? <cabbage'n'taters> [11/5 @ 10:44] (3/7)

I'll go with the "innocence" theory <Thevina Finduilas> [11/5 @ 12:14] (1/1)

my theories.... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/6 @ 8:41] (0/0)

To answer this more seriously <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 11:03] (2/3)

Not all public bathhouses <Curious> [11/5 @ 11:34] (1/1)

I've bathed in public baths in Japan, very pleasant. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/5 @ 11:43] (0/0)

Correction: after "And is still unusual" add: <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 11:09] (0/0)

More likely... <Watson> [11/5 @ 10:55] (0/0)

Dwarf Females <Wights R Us> [11/5 @ 7:25] (6/13)

Dwarf Women in Green Books Q&A <Ostadan> [11/6 @ 7:18] (0/0)
dwarf women <OloriEldalie> [11/5 @ 13:18] (1/4)

He thought more about it than you would think... <aragonvaar> [11/5 @ 20:13] (1/3)

Do you know "Aldarion and Erendis" <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 20:49] (1/2)

I did mention Erendis... <aragonvaar> [11/5 @ 21:10] (1/1)

Sorry; read right past it. Yes; I like that one too. <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 22:17] (0/0)

How could you not remember? <Blue Wizard> [11/5 @ 9:58] (1/1)

Nice -- save it for "testosterone hour" on main! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 10:11] (0/0)

there are relatively few Dwarf females... <Reverend> [11/5 @ 8:01] (0/0)
Only one is mentioned by name, Dís. <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 8:00] (1/1)

Here's the quote... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/5 @ 9:31] (0/0)

Weeeell... <BJ> [11/5 @ 7:37] (1/1)

mom sez <OloriEldalie> [11/5 @ 13:21] (0/0)

”Strider” #5: “Gandalf’s Hasty Letter” <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 6:00] (7/19)

I've always had mixed feelings about the poem's inclusion in the letter <Dryhten> [11/6 @ 6:53] (1/1)

The poem reïnforces various things <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 15:40] (0/0)

The signatures to each postscript <Morwen> [11/5 @ 11:32] (0/0)
I loved the poem! <cabbage'n'taters> [11/5 @ 9:23] (0/0)
Gandalf seems panicky. <Curious> [11/5 @ 8:33] (0/0)
Maybe Gandalf want to place the blame <Draupne> [11/5 @ 8:17] (2/2)

Stressed Gandalf <Smeagol77> [11/6 @ 5:52] (0/0)
I think he's worrying out loud... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/5 @ 12:26] (0/0)

Another question. <Lacrimae Rerum> [11/5 @ 7:18] (2/7)

Gandalf has one of the three Elven Rings. <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 8:05] (2/5)

Gandalf wrote the letter before they got to Bombadil's, though. <Lacrimae Rerum> [11/5 @ 8:27] (1/2)

Well-observed. Lapsus? <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 8:45] (1/1)

That's very interesting. <Lacrimae Rerum> [11/5 @ 9:17] (0/0)

Psst, NZ Strider, <Curious> [11/5 @ 8:10] (1/1)

Noting... am busily responding to everything else at the moment, however... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 8:28] (0/0)

Gandalf did not forbid its use <Curious> [11/5 @ 7:50] (0/0)

Here I have an embarassing confession. <Reverend> [11/5 @ 6:39] (2/2)

Great observation.... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/5 @ 10:51] (0/0)
Oh, poor Reverend! <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 6:48] (0/0)

”Strider” #4: Barliman Butterbur <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 1:10] (7/32)

The names <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 8:26] (0/0)
thoughts late in coming <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [11/5 @ 6:39] (1/1)

Not stupid, but limited in imagination. <Curious> [11/5 @ 7:45] (0/0)

"He can see through a brick wall in time" <Morwen> [11/5 @ 6:37] (1/1)

And Strider, too, confirms Butterbur's essential decency: <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 8:33] (0/0)

Maybe he becomes afraid <Draupne> [11/5 @ 6:22] (0/0)
Barliman is an important man, as Bree goes. <Reverend> [11/5 @ 6:14] (0/0)
The Butterbur / Strider interaction makes me uncomfortable. <Curious> [11/5 @ 5:58] (4/23)

Aragorn's line hasn't been the ruling class in Bree in a long time... ;) <aragonvaar> [11/5 @ 18:53] (0/0)
I honestly don't notice any <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 8:50] (2/3)

just a thought <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/6 @ 0:26] (1/1)

There's a lot to that; <NZ Strider> [11/6 @ 11:09] (0/0)

I guess <Curious> [11/5 @ 8:59] (0/0)

I have to believe that there's some history there. <Reverend> [11/5 @ 6:25] (5/16)

I like Strider best of all in this scene <ElanorG> [11/5 @ 9:58] (3/3)

I like that view! <Curious> [11/5 @ 11:21] (0/0)
Welcome! And do continue to post! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 11:06] (0/0)
Mae govannen, ElanorG! (No Text) <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 10:37] (0/0)

Note, however, that Aragorn's harsh words <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 8:13] (0/0)
Even without Strider's sharp words <Curious> [11/5 @ 8:03] (2/8)

I am thinking of Aragorn's ... <Reverend> [11/5 @ 9:13] (2/6)

Aragorn tends to keep <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 9:51] (4/4)

Good points <Tauriel> [11/6 @ 2:42] (0/0)
One other example <Morwen> [11/5 @ 11:59] (0/0)
I like <Curious> [11/5 @ 11:25] (0/0)
Thank you. <Reverend> [11/5 @ 10:56] (0/0)

I just wonder <Curious> [11/5 @ 9:21] (0/0)

I think Tolkien was known as <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 9:03] (0/0)

I am inclined to agree <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [11/5 @ 6:41] (0/0)
Good theory <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 6:34] (0/0)

I feel sorry for him <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 6:07] (0/0)

Barliman's very likeable <Eledhwen> [11/5 @ 1:39] (0/0)

Luthien: other suitors? <aragonvaar> [11/4 @ 19:22] (3/4)

how high are minstrel standings in Thingol's court? <Arador> [11/4 @ 22:58] (0/0)
Celegorm <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/4 @ 20:20] (0/0)
We know that Daeron the minstrel... <Reverend> [11/4 @ 19:29] (1/1)

Well, Daeron was interested in her, obviously... <aragonvaar> [11/5 @ 19:22] (0/0)

Question: Why is death the "gift of men?" <Dryhten> [11/4 @ 18:35] (5/17)

Isn't the term one of Elvish perspective? <Hama of Rohan> [11/5 @ 12:18] (0/0)
Death is but a corrollary <Blue Wizard> [11/5 @ 10:20] (0/0)
To quote Conan's girlfriend: <Nimrodel > [11/5 @ 6:41] (1/1)

Valeria. (No Text) <Seillib> [11/5 @ 7:30] (0/0)

To quote Odo from "Star Trek": <aragonvaar> [11/4 @ 19:10] (1/1)

"Quenyafied" humans? <aragonvaar> [11/4 @ 21:05] (0/0)

Release from the Circles of the World. <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 18:39] (1/10)

It was that very thread that inspired me to post... <Dryhten> [11/4 @ 18:49] (2/9)

No, no; the Elves do have a tremendous <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 19:24] (2/4)

fading <OloriEldalie> [11/5 @ 13:32] (1/1)

Tolkien describes the Elves' bodies <NZ Strider> [11/5 @ 13:49] (0/0)

Uncreate? <Reverend> [11/4 @ 19:32] (1/1)

Should have been "uncreated." <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 19:36] (0/0)

I believe that the suggestion is... <Reverend> [11/4 @ 19:24] (1/3)

Oh, and by the way... <Reverend> [11/4 @ 19:26] (1/2)

And it is because of all this <Raain> [11/4 @ 20:00] (1/1)

men <Stormrider> [11/5 @ 0:08] (0/0)

Question <Caitie-the-Slightly-Ecru> [11/4 @ 17:23] (2/3)

The ultimate fate of men is unknown. <Reverend> [11/4 @ 17:38] (1/1)

Let me just add the exact reference for <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 17:44] (0/0)

Men's souls leave the Circles of the World <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 17:34] (0/0)

Glorfindel from Sil = Glorfindel from LOTR? <summertime> [11/4 @ 16:33] (2/16)

Tolkien eventually decided they were one and the same. <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 17:24] (2/13)

Legolas' age is unknown. <Reverend> [11/4 @ 17:46] (1/2)

With an obvious eye... <Nimrodel > [11/5 @ 6:45] (1/1)

I always <Lady Elrondo> [11/5 @ 14:58] (0/0)

aha! that works, although it's such a <summertime> [11/4 @ 17:45] (3/9)

Here's another... <Reverend> [11/4 @ 17:53] (2/5)

To be honest, I learnt <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 18:19] (1/3)

Hey, if you can't trust Christopher T... <Reverend> [11/4 @ 19:36] (1/2)

I have great trust <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 19:38] (1/1)

Oh, Okay. <Reverend> [11/4 @ 20:05] (0/0)

hmmm.... <summertime> [11/4 @ 17:59] (0/0)

No, no; 3 P.M. But, I do feel <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 17:50] (1/1)

so, what's tomorrow like? <summertime> [11/4 @ 17:52] (0/0)

oh never mind, that's in England. I'm not magellan. (No Text) <summertime> [11/4 @ 17:47] (0/0)

Oh, and the Sil elves are one angry bunch. <summertime> [11/4 @ 16:39] (1/1)

At one point, Tolkien decided... <Reverend> [11/4 @ 17:42] (0/0)

How come... <BJ> [11/4 @ 15:38] (1/3)

I'm not sure what you are asking. <Curious> [11/4 @ 15:51] (2/2)

thanks^_^ (No Text) <BJ> [11/5 @ 7:17] (0/0)
That's what i thought BJ was asking. (No Text) <Ufthak> [11/4 @ 16:17] (0/0)

Re-post from Main: Hanover Winter Song <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/4 @ 14:41] (2/7)

I have long believed <Curious> [11/4 @ 15:32] (3/5)

Song collecting in Tolkien's lifetime <Kiskadee> [11/5 @ 13:58] (0/0)
Thank *you*. I was a little worried... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/5 @ 9:16] (0/0)
I agree don't you think thats <Goldilocks Took> [11/4 @ 16:30] (1/2)

It is the essence of fairy-tales <Curious> [11/4 @ 22:17] (1/1)

Thank you, Curious as always <Goldilocks Took> [11/4 @ 23:20] (0/0)

That's uncanny <Altaira> [11/4 @ 15:04] (0/0)

Tom Bombadil <ElfLordElronor> [11/4 @ 14:29] (8/11)

Tom B <Smeagol77> [11/6 @ 5:40] (0/0)
istari <Wights R Us> [11/5 @ 6:56] (0/0)
100m hurdles. <Ufthak> [11/5 @ 5:00] (1/1)

Ha! But in his yellow boots, I <Curious> [11/5 @ 6:35] (0/0)

*smugly* Not telling. (No Text) <Smokering> [11/4 @ 20:48] (0/0)
Tomsi Bombadilli <Reverend> [11/4 @ 18:04] (0/0)
My answer (long repost). <Curious> [11/4 @ 14:51] (1/1)

Wow. Thanks for reposting this great essay. (No Text) <Auntie_Entwife> [11/4 @ 18:42] (0/0)

That's the big question. (No Text) <Alnilam> [11/4 @ 14:39] (0/0)
No-one knows. <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 14:33] (1/1)

Also: 4.) Vala; and 5.) Eru. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 14:34] (0/0)

What next? <zoink> [11/4 @ 14:06] (2/2)

Unfinished Tales. <Alnilam> [11/4 @ 14:18] (0/0)
I vote for Unfinished Tales, or <Morwen> [11/4 @ 14:14] (0/0)

Aragorn and Gandalf. Just how did they meet? <Lady_Dunedain> [11/4 @ 14:06] (1/5)

Appendix A I (v): <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 14:15] (1/4)

Yes, I remember reading that... <Lady_Dunedain> [11/4 @ 14:21] (1/3)

The only other thing that I remember <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 14:24] (1/2)

Oh, I'd love to try that one! <Lady_Dunedain> [11/4 @ 14:45] (1/1)

Talk to Celandine Brandybuck <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 17:03] (0/0)

Frodo's Dream <Taryávëwen > [11/4 @ 13:20] (6/6)

Awesome. Thanks everyone. <Taryávëwen > [11/4 @ 21:36] (0/0)
Some thoughts.... <notlost> [11/4 @ 19:44] (0/0)
My comments: <Curious> [11/4 @ 15:45] (0/0)
Frodo's first two dreams (repost) <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 13:57] (0/0)
Frodo's dream <Firiel1> [11/4 @ 13:46] (0/0)
This has probably been discussed for the Reading Room's FOTR-but I wasn't here for this chapter! (No Text) <Taryávëwen > [11/4 @ 13:22] (0/0)

”Strider” #3: ”Strider, the Mysterious Stranger” <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 13:18] (6/18)

Strider <notlost> [11/4 @ 19:58] (0/0)
He's the archetypal mysterious stranger <Eledhwen> [11/4 @ 16:08] (1/1)

That's worrying. (No Text) <Ufthak> [11/4 @ 16:29] (0/0)

They wouldn't trust him without some hints <Ufthak> [11/4 @ 15:50] (2/3)

Agreed <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 1:26] (0/0)
As for enigmas <Ufthak> [11/4 @ 16:04] (1/1)

I do so very much agree. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 17:02] (0/0)

Enigmas rock! <Curious> [11/4 @ 15:14] (2/4)

Yes they do! <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 1:22] (0/0)
Hey Curious <Ufthak> [11/4 @ 15:56] (1/2)

OK. <Curious> [11/4 @ 16:09] (1/1)

I'm virtually impossible to offend. <Ufthak> [11/4 @ 16:15] (0/0)

Hints make Strider <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 13:50] (2/2)

Great post! <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 1:14] (0/0)
I agree about the hints <Altaira> [11/4 @ 16:35] (0/0)

This is what makes this one of my favorite chapters. <Morwen> [11/4 @ 13:45] (2/2)

Me too - that's why I chose it <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 1:07] (0/0)
me too! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/4 @ 14:59] (0/0)

Galadriel and Celeborn question <Hobbit-Of-No-Intelligence> [11/4 @ 12:44] (1/3)

It depends <Altaira> [11/4 @ 13:39] (1/2)

Or... <Reverend> [11/4 @ 14:21] (1/1)

I'm starting <Altaira> [11/4 @ 14:33] (0/0)

Lesser Rings... <Myrddin Wylt> [11/4 @ 12:22] (1/4)

I think some were taken by Sauron. <Hama of Rohan> [11/4 @ 12:36] (2/3)

The Reverend has a lot to answer for... ;-) (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 14:01] (0/0)
And some fell to dragons <Altaira> [11/4 @ 13:12] (1/1)

The way Dragons consume rings ... <Demosthenes> [11/4 @ 15:50] (0/0)

FYI: Part 6 of the Annotated Transcript is up! (No Text - Link Inside) <Aerlinn> [11/4 @ 11:57] (1/1)

Thanks for the "heads-up"! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 12:01] (0/0)

Aragorn's Age <kungfudude> [11/4 @ 11:44] (2/6)

Aragorn is a descendant of the Númenoreans. <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 11:57] (1/2)

Thanks for clearing that up! (No Text) <kungfudude> [11/4 @ 12:01] (1/1)

Descendancy <Haleth of Brethil> [11/4 @ 12:09] (0/0)

He was a man... of the Dúnedain. (No Text) <Non-Hobbit> [11/4 @ 11:50] (1/2)

Then why did he live so long if he's a man? (No Text) <kungfudude> [11/4 @ 11:53] (1/1)

The Numeanoreans have extended lifespans <Dryhten> [11/4 @ 18:44] (0/0)

Question about Sam and The Ring <mikeb210> [11/4 @ 10:17] (5/17)

Another question about Sam and the ring. <Lacrimae Rerum> [11/4 @ 18:15] (1/4)

I think it's just one Orc's faulty reasoning <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 18:33] (2/3)

I guess it could be self induced hallucination but.... <Lacrimae Rerum> [11/5 @ 4:38] (1/1)

I think that's a trick of the light... <Reverend> [11/5 @ 6:48] (0/0)

Isn't Sam described from the orcs' POV? (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/5 @ 1:46] (0/0)

Sam took off the Ring when he entered Mordor: <Curious> [11/4 @ 12:03] (1/1)

Great quotes! But... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/4 @ 12:42] (0/0)

Sam and the Ring <Hirwinion> [11/4 @ 11:39] (0/0)
Does he? <Hama of Rohan> [11/4 @ 10:56] (1/1)

I decided not to wait <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 11:06] (0/0)

This is an old problem; <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 10:46] (2/6)

absolutely! <summertime> [11/4 @ 18:47] (0/0)
Wow, triple word score for ... <Kathira> [11/4 @ 17:18] (1/4)

Yes, & when I looked it up in the dictionary I read "Middle English" as "Middle Earth"! (No Text) <TolkienFan> [11/4 @ 17:35] (1/3)

Good words are like fine wines. They should <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 17:48] (2/2)

LOL! Between discussion boards on theonering.net and ... <TolkienFan> [11/4 @ 18:40] (0/0)
I once read a book review.... <Reverend> [11/4 @ 18:00] (0/0)

”Strider” #2: ”Getting To Know Your Enemies”: <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 9:16] (7/9)

He has no baseline. <Atlas> [11/5 @ 3:26] (0/0)
In their wildest dreams <Altaira> [11/4 @ 13:07] (0/0)
I don't think <Ufthak> [11/4 @ 11:41] (0/0)
I don't have all that much to add: <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 10:37] (0/0)
Frodo just doesn't know the meaning of fear. <Reverend> [11/4 @ 9:48] (0/0)
In Unfinished Tales, "The <Curious> [11/4 @ 9:46] (2/2)

Thanks - I had completely forgotten that <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 11:13] (0/0)
I always thought... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/4 @ 11:12] (0/0)

Denial, maybe <Morwen> [11/4 @ 9:36] (0/0)

Reencarnation of Gandalf <Balin son of Fouldin> [11/4 @ 8:18] (1/1)

He died. <Reverend> [11/4 @ 8:58] (0/0)

we all know <bilbojohnstone> [11/4 @ 4:29] (4/6)

E.R. Eddison <cabbage'n'taters> [11/4 @ 8:28] (1/2)

I salute your stamina.... <Kathira> [11/4 @ 17:07] (1/1)

he he he.... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/4 @ 22:44] (0/0)

Some other influences ... <Idril Celebrindal> [11/4 @ 7:22] (0/0)
Check out his biography <Curious> [11/4 @ 5:18] (0/0)
William Moriis <Demosthenes> [11/4 @ 4:44] (0/0)

"Strider" #1: "Things Not To Do When You Want To Be Trusted" <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 4:00] (5/44)

Aragorn is really very direct <Morwen> [11/4 @ 6:18] (1/1)

Yes! <JewelTook> [11/4 @ 6:51] (0/0)

Part of Strider's behavior... <Kiskadee> [11/4 @ 6:08] (7/27)

Strider and "tough love" <notlost> [11/4 @ 20:09] (0/0)
I agree. He's decided on the line <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 10:21] (1/4)

Well, there are things between "silky smooth" and the way he acts <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 11:29] (1/3)

I think he's doing <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 11:45] (2/2)

Exactly, no man could do better. <Curious> [11/4 @ 12:27] (0/0)
Yes, probably <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 12:01] (0/0)

Great explanation... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/4 @ 8:49] (0/0)
I agree, and I still think it was a mistake. <Curious> [11/4 @ 6:59] (3/15)

What is it with you and Gildor and Bombadil!? <Ufthak> [11/4 @ 11:31] (1/4)

Look at the results. <Curious> [11/4 @ 12:19] (1/3)

Frodo may have received a wound <Altaira> [11/4 @ 12:50] (1/2)

Of course <Altaira> [11/4 @ 14:11] (1/1)

Sorry! :-) <Tauriel> [11/5 @ 1:32] (0/0)

In a way I think this is just another example <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 10:51] (1/7)

I respectfully disagree. <Curious> [11/4 @ 11:12] (2/6)

No. <Ufthak> [11/4 @ 11:35] (2/4)

Strider's lesson lead <Curious> [11/4 @ 12:24] (1/2)

...to the Hobbits surviving. <Ufthak> [11/4 @ 15:47] (1/1)

We don't know <Curious> [11/4 @ 15:57] (0/0)

"Strider's lesson worked out" <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 12:03] (0/0)

I gathered you might. :-) (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 11:14] (0/0)

You know it had never... <Kiskadee> [11/4 @ 10:42] (1/1)

Exactly my point! <Curious> [11/4 @ 11:18] (0/0)

You leave me nothing to add, meany. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/4 @ 6:50] (1/1)

*dances around singing* <Kiskadee> [11/4 @ 10:46] (0/0)

Good point about his directness... <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 6:48] (0/0)
I think you have it, Kiskadee <Eledhwen> [11/4 @ 6:12] (0/0)

Aragorn could have gotten an introduction from Tom <Curious> [11/4 @ 5:46] (3/8)

He did, in a way; <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 10:25] (0/0)
I'm glad you agree that it was a mistake <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 6:41] (0/0)
As in, 'Hey dol! merry dol!.. <Smokering> [11/4 @ 6:03] (4/5)

LOL! Smokering, have you slept *at all*??? (No Text) <Aerlinn> [11/4 @ 13:48] (0/0)
LOL! Very nice. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 10:54] (0/0)
Very nice! (No Text) <Curious> [11/4 @ 7:01] (0/0)
LOL!! Good one! (No Text) <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 6:34] (1/1)

The joys of sleep deprivation... (No Text) <Smokering> [11/4 @ 6:41] (0/0)

Poor Aragorn... <Smokering> [11/4 @ 4:36] (1/2)

As for when Aragorn was there... <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 4:48] (1/1)

Ah. Thanks for that! <Smokering> [11/4 @ 5:15] (0/0)

Ah, you've been schooled in the "Ufthak Style of Post Headings", I see... <Ufthak> [11/4 @ 4:27] (1/1)

Yours made me laugh... <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 4:39] (0/0)

how long do normal Peredhil live? <Arador> [11/3 @ 17:15] (1/9)

No such thing. <Reverend> [11/3 @ 17:27] (1/8)

For the sake of completeness ... <Demosthenes> [11/3 @ 17:49] (1/7)

Actually.... <Lady Aredhel> [11/3 @ 18:56] (2/6)

Actually <Raain> [11/3 @ 21:43] (2/4)

I think ... <Demosthenes> [11/4 @ 1:07] (1/1)

I tend to think... <shadow baggins> [11/4 @ 11:12] (0/0)

Interesting!! <Lady Aredhel> [11/3 @ 22:25] (1/1)

Like all things tolkien <Raain> [11/4 @ 19:13] (0/0)

Logically... <aragonvaar> [11/3 @ 19:22] (0/0)

Galadriel and Celeborn <shadow baggins> [11/3 @ 15:27] (1/2)

We are not told... <Reverend> [11/3 @ 17:00] (1/1)

Thanks, I had kind of thought... <shadow baggins> [11/3 @ 17:57] (0/0)

Flame of Arnor, flame of Udun-what <Balin son of Fouldin> [11/3 @ 13:48] (5/8)

I'm of the school... <Reverend> [11/3 @ 17:19] (0/0)
There are two basic schools of thought on this: <NZ Strider> [11/3 @ 14:45] (2/3)

*goes cross-eyed* <Smokering> [11/4 @ 6:40] (1/1)

They were called Alatar and Pallando <Tauriel> [11/4 @ 9:28] (0/0)

Of course, Sauron... <Watson> [11/3 @ 16:22] (0/0)

Robert Foster says: <Alnilam> [11/3 @ 14:03] (0/0)
"Udûn" is Sindarin for Quenya "Utumno", which was the first great stronghold of Melkor. (No Text) <Non-Hobbit> [11/3 @ 14:01] (0/0)
I used to think "secret fire" was the red ring Narya, but now I realize ... <Called_Curunir> [11/3 @ 13:59] (0/0)

Question on aragorn <PervyElfFancier> [11/3 @ 13:30] (3/13)

I *think*... <Non-Hobbit> [11/3 @ 13:52] (0/0)
Look in the Appendix A of LOTR <Alnilam> [11/3 @ 13:42] (1/1)

oooooooh...nowi understand...Thanx very much, both of you. :) (No Text) <PervyElfFancier> [11/3 @ 13:51] (0/0)

Your answer... <Silverlode> [11/3 @ 13:41] (2/9)

Still have to wonder <Lady Elrondo> [11/3 @ 21:06] (2/6)

To this day... <Nimrodel > [11/4 @ 7:50] (0/0)
Tolkien was... <Silverlode> [11/3 @ 22:29] (1/4)

Plus the fact that <Alnilam> [11/4 @ 6:17] (1/3)

The fact that this suposedly <Lady Elrondo> [11/4 @ 19:06] (1/2)

He was writing... <Silverlode> [11/4 @ 20:19] (1/1)

I don't mind <Lady Elrondo> [11/4 @ 20:44] (0/0)

LOL! You counted. <Alnilam> [11/3 @ 13:48] (1/1)

The truly amazing thing <Altaira> [11/3 @ 17:34] (0/0)

Translation <Forgil> [11/3 @ 12:46] (1/1)

Here... <Non-Hobbit> [11/3 @ 14:19] (0/0)

Some quick notes on proper names in Breeland and environs <NZ Strider> [11/3 @ 10:50] (2/4)

Bree closely resembles <Curious> [11/3 @ 20:33] (0/0)
"If gold and greed and mastery... <Altaira> [11/3 @ 17:52] (1/2)

I think the names do have a homey feeling <Morwen> [11/3 @ 20:07] (1/1)

Well Gandalf could hardly say "it is Welsh <Curious> [11/3 @ 20:35] (0/0)

A few Q regarding Tolkien's Letters and Unfinished Tales <Called_Curunir> [11/3 @ 10:19] (4/7)

Get the new edition of Letters <Hama of Rohan> [11/4 @ 8:48] (0/0)
Books.... <Lady Aredhel> [11/3 @ 18:47] (0/0)
A little more info <Altaira> [11/3 @ 18:10] (0/0)
Good news and bad news. <Reverend> [11/3 @ 10:38] (2/3)

JRRT's Letter <Sangwaelen> [11/3 @ 10:59] (0/0)
Thanks Reverend & one more clarification request <Called_Curunir> [11/3 @ 10:55] (1/1)

Yes. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/3 @ 11:00] (0/0)

path of the dead <tenrings> [11/3 @ 10:01] (3/4)

"That way I must go...since there are none living to help me" <Altaira> [11/3 @ 18:28] (1/1)

Yes. Galadriel sent a message to Aragorn as well <Morwen> [11/3 @ 19:30] (0/0)

Aragorn doesn't go straight to Minas Tirith <Reverend> [11/3 @ 10:25] (0/0)
Well <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/3 @ 10:15] (0/0)

question Sam and Frodo <Goldilocks Took> [11/3 @ 8:07] (3/14)

A good essay on this subject.... <notlost> [11/3 @ 17:28] (8/8)

thanks, all, and thanks for posting it on main... <notlost> [11/4 @ 19:16] (0/0)
Excellent! Thanks for that. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/4 @ 10:54] (0/0)
Thanks for posting this! <Idril Celebrindal> [11/4 @ 8:45] (0/0)
Notlost, I shared this on Main. <Curious> [11/4 @ 7:53] (0/0)
*tears in eyes* Wow! <Smokering> [11/4 @ 5:44] (0/0)
Wow is right! <Curious> [11/3 @ 21:05] (0/0)
Thanks! That is an excellent essay. (No Text) <Morwen> [11/3 @ 19:31] (0/0)
wow !!! <Goldilocks Took> [11/3 @ 17:55] (0/0)

I don't think Frodo had to leave for Sam but <Curious> [11/3 @ 9:01] (2/3)

I Agree <Kelly of Water's Edge> [11/4 @ 10:38] (0/0)
You have a great talent for explaining complicated matters. (No Text) <amanda marie> [11/3 @ 10:25] (1/1)

Thank you. (No Text) <Curious> [11/3 @ 21:09] (0/0)

He meant <Eledhwen> [11/3 @ 8:48] (0/0)

osgiliath <tenrings> [11/3 @ 7:43] (2/3)

Ithilien is full of ruins. <Reverend> [11/3 @ 10:15] (1/1)

agreed <Demosthenes> [11/3 @ 18:41] (0/0)

It would be a change if true. <Curious> [11/3 @ 8:18] (0/0)

next best Tolkien book after LOTR <fixer> [11/3 @ 3:20] (5/7)

Going with the crowd on this one- however <Nimfalma Took> [11/3 @ 10:24] (2/2)

That can be a good idea...but only if.... <Lady Aredhel> [11/3 @ 18:43] (0/0)
The thing about UT is that <Alnilam> [11/3 @ 14:10] (0/0)

Read The Sil <Ufthak> [11/3 @ 6:32] (0/0)
The Silmarillion, but.... <Reverend> [11/3 @ 6:04] (0/0)
The Silmarillion and then Unfinished tales. <Alnilam> [11/3 @ 5:16] (0/0)
Unfinished Tales and if you like more "mythological stuff" the Silmarillion (No Text) <Ioreth > [11/3 @ 4:18] (0/0)

Mirkwood <Bboy486> [11/2 @ 17:44] (1/11)

there was long an evil power in Dol Guldur. <Reverend> [11/2 @ 18:13] (2/10)

very. there were a few missings you just filled in. <summertime> [11/2 @ 18:47] (1/6)

Case in point. <Reverend> [11/2 @ 19:05] (1/5)

what was he doing in gondolin? <summertime> [11/3 @ 9:33] (2/4)

I think you are confusing characters :-) <Lady Aredhel> [11/3 @ 18:40] (1/1)

LOL! You're right! <summertime> [11/4 @ 16:56] (0/0)

Turgon>Gondolin. Thingol>Doriath. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/3 @ 10:04] (1/1)

okay. i'll wait and see what happens. reverend > summertime when it comes to Tolkien (No Text) <summertime> [11/3 @ 11:24] (0/0)

I thought Istar could not contend with Saurons' power (No Text) <Bboy486> [11/2 @ 18:33] (1/2)

I believe that... <Reverend> [11/2 @ 19:01] (1/1)

Actually I think..... <Groovicles> [11/3 @ 9:38] (0/0)

SAuron question <Bboy486> [11/2 @ 17:25] (1/3)

The One Ring is made to dominate other Rings... <Reverend> [11/2 @ 17:54] (1/2)

Morgoth was a vala... <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/2 @ 19:07] (1/1)

Hey, FIngolfin gave Morgoth a good fight. <Ufthak> [11/3 @ 6:21] (0/0)

The feminine form of evil <SauronLover> [11/2 @ 9:46] (6/23)

Ugh. Speaking of...I just read the most distasteful Freudian interpretation of "The Hobbit" . . . <Moiraine> [11/3 @ 1:31] (0/0)
if I understand the question correctly... <windfola grey> [11/2 @ 16:39] (0/0)
I think there is alot to it, but <Curious> [11/2 @ 14:47] (4/6)

I wish people not to bring out Freud so often <Arador> [11/3 @ 1:20] (0/0)
to bad we can't discuss it. <Lady Elrondo> [11/2 @ 19:32] (0/0)
Beyond the Freudian <notlost> [11/2 @ 19:15] (1/2)

someone's had too many college pysch classes. <summertime> [11/3 @ 9:43] (1/1)

It's not the psych... <notlost> [11/3 @ 17:05] (0/0)

that's why we need... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/2 @ 17:14] (0/0)

I think you need to get psychoanalysed. <Ufthak> [11/2 @ 14:27] (0/0)
Frodo's finger... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/2 @ 13:02] (3/4)

Depends... <notlost> [11/2 @ 19:21] (0/0)
It's called the ring finger... <Nimrodel > [11/2 @ 16:34] (0/0)
That's the engagement ring finger, isn't it? <Ufthak> [11/2 @ 14:53] (1/1)

Well I was... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/2 @ 17:10] (0/0)

Not sure I understand the question. <Tar_Minastir> [11/2 @ 10:10] (1/7)

Ah, good; I wasn't going to say anything <NZ Strider> [11/2 @ 10:48] (1/6)

Freud isn't required... <Reverend> [11/2 @ 11:19] (2/5)

Ouch, Rev... <notlost> [11/2 @ 19:27] (1/2)

Excuse me... <Reverend> [11/2 @ 20:34] (1/1)

C'mon, don't apologize... <notlost> [11/3 @ 17:25] (0/0)

Also, the whole concept of Sauron <NZ Strider> [11/2 @ 11:27] (1/1)

Just wanted a confimation of the theory, <SauronLover> [11/2 @ 12:24] (0/0)

At The Sign of the Prancing Pony - Conclusion <Ufthak> [11/2 @ 8:40] (14/18)

Thanks, Ufthak! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/4 @ 13:15] (0/0)
Thanks Ufthak ! <Kiskadee> [11/2 @ 21:12] (0/0)
Thanks.... <notlost> [11/2 @ 19:29] (0/0)
Great discussion, Ufthak <Nimfalma Took> [11/2 @ 18:32] (0/0)
Thank You. Very nice job with the chapter. (No Text) <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [11/2 @ 16:29] (0/0)
Thank you! Great job, and great summary. I have one comment: <Curious> [11/2 @ 14:27] (1/2)

Perhaps. But <Ufthak> [11/2 @ 14:30] (1/1)

Fair enough. And again, great job! (No Text) <Curious> [11/2 @ 14:39] (0/0)

Hey, I especially like the summary. <Reverend> [11/2 @ 13:58] (0/0)
Nicely done, Ufthak! <JewelTook> [11/2 @ 10:47] (0/0)
Thanks, Ufthak! Great summary-- <Morwen> [11/2 @ 10:34] (0/0)
Thanks, Ufthak! <Eledhwen> [11/2 @ 9:38] (0/0)
Great job Ufthak! <Altaira> [11/2 @ 9:27] (0/0)
Thanks, good job. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/2 @ 9:09] (0/0)
Thank you! Hey, for an Orc you're OK! ;-) (No Text) <NZ Strider> [11/2 @ 9:00] (1/1)

Thank you, you're OK too. <Ufthak> [11/2 @ 9:20] (0/0)

Thanks Ufthak! <Tauriel> [11/2 @ 8:52] (1/1)

You're welcome! <Ufthak> [11/2 @ 8:58] (0/0)

Prince Imrahil's elven blood - a source! <Lothirienne> [11/2 @ 7:51] (2/7)

This story is a stock example... <Reverend> [11/2 @ 11:08] (2/4)

Reverend reads Piers Anthony? Shocking! ;) <Moiraine> [11/3 @ 1:36] (1/1)

Research. It's for research. (No Text) <Reverend> [11/3 @ 5:59] (0/0)

Why would she have to? <Lady Aredhel> [11/2 @ 19:43] (1/1)

Because marriage is forever... <Reverend> [11/3 @ 3:16] (0/0)

That's one of my favorite stories <Altaira> [11/2 @ 9:40] (1/1)

thanks <Lothirienne> [11/2 @ 10:12] (0/0)

Just how old is The Prancing Pony? <Curious> [11/1 @ 20:08] (1/11)

From the Prologue: <NZ Strider> [11/1 @ 20:27] (1/10)

Before "Shire-reckoning" in 1601?!? <Curious> [11/1 @ 20:38] (1/9)

I think there's some monasteries... <Reverend> [11/1 @ 20:45] (1/8)

Not a family business, though! <Curious> [11/1 @ 20:50] (1/7)

I think the big blow... <Reverend> [11/1 @ 21:00] (2/6)

OK, I give up. <Curious> [11/1 @ 21:20] (1/4)

A Knife in the Dark <Altaira> [11/1 @ 23:06] (2/3)

Ah. Don't you... <Reverend> [11/2 @ 5:49] (0/0)
That must be where <Curious> [11/1 @ 23:15] (1/1)

*groans!* (No Text) <Altaira> [11/1 @ 23:33] (0/0)

The civil war and triumph of Angmar <Curious> [11/1 @ 21:09] (0/0)

Why was there so much less "coming and going" between the Shire and Bree than in the past? (No Text) <Curious> [11/1 @ 20:07] (1/2)

I do remember <Goldilocks Took> [11/1 @ 22:17] (1/1)

They felt the road was dangerous, fell beasts and all. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [11/2 @ 9:04] (0/0)

Was Tolkien a true Luddite? <Curious> [11/1 @ 15:57] (2/9)

First, we should note... <Reverend> [11/1 @ 17:42] (1/5)

Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, <Curious> [11/1 @ 18:04] (1/4)

And as to LotR being spiritual, <Curious> [11/1 @ 18:18] (1/3)

Yah. <Reverend> [11/1 @ 20:42] (1/2)

Really? I wouldn't <Curious> [11/1 @ 20:51] (1/1)

One of the really.... <Reverend> [11/1 @ 21:04] (0/0)

No...because... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/1 @ 16:47] (1/2)

You're right, he would never condone destruction, but <Curious> [11/1 @ 17:58] (1/1)

I think he would... <cabbage'n'taters> [11/1 @ 22:01] (0/0)

palantir-nazgúl <Fingofin> [11/1 @ 14:55] (1/3)

Orthanc was a fortress. <Curious> [11/1 @ 15:04] (1/2)

Orthanc was indestructable <PervyElfFancier> [11/1 @ 16:53] (1/1)

The Men of Gondor built it.... <Non-Hobbit> [11/2 @ 5:00] (0/0)

Calendar leaders for November: <Inferno> [11/1 @ 13:40] (1/1)

I'll take The White Rider when we get to T.T.T ^^ (No Text) <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/1 @ 17:48] (0/0)

Why was the scouring of the Shire so easy? <Curious> [11/1 @ 9:30] (9/40)

What if? <A man> [11/1 @ 17:31] (1/1)

That would have been a disaster for the Fellowship. <Curious> [11/1 @ 18:25] (0/0)

Self-confidence <Morwen> [11/1 @ 13:21] (1/1)

I like that. <Curious> [11/1 @ 14:11] (0/0)

Who said it was easy? <Blue Wizard> [11/1 @ 13:21] (1/1)

Excellent point. Perhaps <Curious> [11/1 @ 14:04] (0/0)

This is where, on one level... <Reverend> [11/1 @ 11:12] (1/4)

Wish fulfillment does <Curious> [11/1 @ 12:45] (1/3)

"Boiled Frogs" <Reverend> [11/1 @ 13:43] (1/2)

Right! I agree! <Curious> [11/1 @ 13:46] (1/1)

One of the things .... <Reverend> [11/1 @ 15:26] (0/0)

The cost <JewelTook> [11/1 @ 10:11] (1/12)

I think you are on to something. <Curious> [11/1 @ 12:40] (1/11)

Since you asked... <JewelTook> [11/1 @ 13:25] (3/10)

The Scouring <Kelly of Water's Edge> [11/3 @ 17:19] (0/0)
I agree that Frodo is the vital <Curious> [11/1 @ 14:24] (2/6)

Just out of curiosity.... <Reverend> [11/2 @ 6:01] (1/1)

I have not. It is <Curious> [11/2 @ 14:37] (0/0)

Yes... <JewelTook> [11/1 @ 15:27] (1/3)

Well, I think <Curious> [11/1 @ 15:40] (1/2)

Found it! <JewelTook> [11/1 @ 15:54] (1/1)

I had read it but missed that! <Curious> [11/1 @ 16:35] (0/0)

Seen too much death... <Kathira> [11/1 @ 13:39] (1/1)

Saruman said Frodo had grown wise. <Curious> [11/1 @ 14:28] (0/0)

The hobbits had most of the advantages <Eledhwen> [11/1 @ 10:09] (1/2)

What was it about Merry and Pippin's experience <Curious> [11/1 @ 12:37] (1/1)

Good questions... <Seillib> [11/3 @ 11:31] (0/0)

Learning and lessons <ElfVilia> [11/1 @ 10:01] (1/3)

A capacity for action <Curious> [11/1 @ 12:34] (1/2)

Action Hobbits <ElfVilia> [11/1 @ 13:23] (1/1)

I like that: goodness can win <Curious> [11/1 @ 13:54] (0/0)

Practice makes perfect <ElfVilia> [11/1 @ 9:54] (1/5)

So it was Merry and Pippin's military training? <Curious> [11/1 @ 12:30] (1/4)

training plus <ElfVilia> [11/1 @ 13:15] (1/3)

Where did they pick that up? <Curious> [11/1 @ 13:19] (1/2)

Opinion <ElfVilia> [11/1 @ 13:31] (1/1)

All of that is true, and <Curious> [11/1 @ 13:50] (0/0)

To your first question.... <Elwen> [11/1 @ 9:49] (1/2)

They were cowards, true. But <Curious> [11/1 @ 12:27] (1/1)

Hmm. Good question. <Elwen> [11/1 @ 12:51] (0/0)

musings <PhantomS> [11/1 @ 6:57] (3/5)

More counter-musings <NZ Strider> [11/1 @ 9:45] (1/2)

As to #5, Turin <Curious> [11/1 @ 10:06] (1/1)