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Feanor = Karl Marx (Mini-Spoiler - If you are a Communist or like Communism you might be offended by this. But you shouldn't be.) <Steve D> [5/22 @ 21:54] (5/40)

Well, paging thru my copy of Das Kapital...... <Froda> [5/23 @ 6:55] (1/1)

That would be interesting. (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 7:12] (0/0)

You'll have to try harder than that, Steve... <Idril Celebrindal> [5/23 @ 5:50] (1/7)

Well for one thing the rise and fall of Communism is one of the most important happenings in the history of the world. (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 6:17] (1/6)

But not one of particular interest to Tolkien. (No Text) <Reverend> [5/23 @ 7:24] (1/5)

Why not? (sincere question) (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 7:42] (1/4)

I guess you could say that ... <Reverend> [5/23 @ 8:33] (2/3)

I agree..... <Steve D> [5/23 @ 10:52] (0/0)
Tolkien did comment on modern times <Curious> [5/23 @ 9:26] (1/1)

Well put. (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 10:57] (0/0)

F�anor = Ayn Rand (Mini-Spoiler - Capitalists or Objectivists might be offended by this) <little prince> [5/23 @ 2:14] (3/10)

She certainly had Marx beat. .. <Reverend> [5/23 @ 5:17] (1/3)

Could be. My other candidate for "proudest and most selfwilled" was Alexander the Great. (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 7:44] (1/2)

Ah he wasn't that bad - just a bit of a boozer. (No Text) <MarkJ> [5/23 @ 8:01] (1/1)

I heard that they're working on a movie of his life. (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 8:17] (0/0)

Are Rand and Marx that different, in spirit that is? (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 5:05] (0/0)
I agree. Feanor invented private property! (No Text) <Curious> [5/23 @ 3:34] (1/4)

Feanor made the Silmarils by his labor so, by the teachings of Marx, he not those capitalistic landlords the Valar should be their owner. (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 6:13] (1/3)

Steve, have you actually read Marx? <Annael> [5/23 @ 6:32] (2/2)

Er, I agree with your point, but <Curious> [5/23 @ 9:32] (0/0)
I've read some. (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 6:59] (0/0)

Steve, you've outdone yourself. (No Text) <Kimi> [5/22 @ 22:16] (1/1)

Thanks, I think. I'mtrying to work it out to see if it came to a compliment. :) (No Text) <Steve D> [5/22 @ 22:29] (0/0)

"Pride and selfwill" <Steve D> [5/22 @ 22:02] (4/16)

Actually <Arathorn> [5/23 @ 12:53] (0/0)
Sorry, Steve. The most prideful and� self-willed <Blue Wizard> [5/23 @ 7:50] (1/2)

That's a legitimate criticism... <Steve D> [5/23 @ 8:16] (1/1)

Gee, Steve. I was under the distinct impression <Blue Wizard> [5/23 @ 8:54] (0/0)

Not quite everybody else <Atlas> [5/22 @ 22:43] (2/4)

But then nobody ever says, "I'm an Engelsist." (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 6:23] (1/2)

No, but Engels... <Atlas> [5/23 @ 22:10] (1/1)

Gee that must have been a big disappointment to him. (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 22:17] (0/0)

Thanks, I stand corrected on that point. :) (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 5:09] (0/0)

The Death of Feanor. <Steve D> [5/22 @ 22:09] (1/6)

Amazing how Tolkien foresaw that. (No Text) <Reverend> [5/23 @ 5:34] (1/5)

Not at all.... <Steve D> [5/23 @ 7:09] (2/4)

Note that there was no burial or tomb, but also no demand for weregild, for the most part. (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 7:23] (0/0)
Okay, I was kidding... <Reverend> [5/23 @ 7:21] (2/2)

Not to mention quite a stretch of the imagination in this case. (No Text) <Mrs. Boromir> [5/23 @ 9:26] (0/0)
I hate allergory too. :) (No Text) <Steve D> [5/23 @ 7:26] (0/0)

Gandalf quote <lizzy1813> [5/22 @ 21:13] (2/2)

It's in FOTR <Altaira> [5/22 @ 21:40] (0/0)
FOTR chapter 2 p76 in my book (No Text) <Steve D> [5/22 @ 21:35] (0/0)

Two unrelated questions <cubbyphan> [5/22 @ 20:34] (2/10)

Question 2 there is a real live wire... <Reverend> [5/22 @ 21:07] (3/6)

Re optical properties of a round earth and Legolas's sight <Hrothgar> [5/24 @ 10:38] (0/0)
Interesting about the flat vs. round earth <Annael> [5/23 @ 7:38] (0/0)
Or the "flat earth" idea is just a myth, it was always round. :) (No Text) <Steve D> [5/22 @ 21:46] (1/3)

Well, in Morgoth's Ring, Tolkien . . . <Curious> [5/23 @ 3:32] (1/2)

But.. <Eruviell> [5/23 @ 16:51] (1/1)

Read Akallabeth in The Silmarillion. (No Text) <Curious> [5/23 @ 20:49] (0/0)

Before I answer this please respond <NZ Strider> [5/22 @ 21:04] (1/2)

Yeah I've read it. <cubbyphan> [5/23 @ 6:42] (1/1)

The Eagle <NZ Strider> [5/23 @ 12:14] (0/0)

Encyc. Of Arda <A_Most_Noble_Dunedain> [5/22 @ 20:06] (2/3)

Gandalf's powers.... <Lady Aredhel> [5/22 @ 20:27] (0/0)
We had a great thread on this. <Curious> [5/22 @ 20:21] (1/1)

very excellent point (No Text) <A_Most_Noble_Dunedain> [5/22 @ 20:26] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #22) Little Details: A Star on the Brow and a White Tree <Altaira> [5/22 @ 18:09] (5/9)

Connections. <Karen> [5/23 @ 9:54] (0/0)
When trouble came to paradise, so did hope. <Curious> [5/23 @ 4:00] (1/1)

Nice connection. (No Text) <Karen> [5/23 @ 9:49] (0/0)

To go back to one of your earliest questions <NZ Strider> [5/22 @ 21:50] (1/3)

I believe that the Elendilmir... <Reverend> [5/23 @ 5:03] (1/2)

No, on the brow -- I've checked <NZ Strider> [5/23 @ 16:53] (1/1)

Ah, I was thinking of the Elessar. (No Text) <Reverend> [5/23 @ 20:00] (0/0)

Amazingly, this tree... <Reverend> [5/22 @ 19:31] (0/0)
Better Link (No Text - Link Inside) <Altaira> [5/22 @ 18:23] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #21) A Man Long-Sighted <Altaira> [5/22 @ 17:32] (6/20)

Meneldur was the better king. <Curious> [5/23 @ 6:28] (0/0)
Aldarion's efforts were in vain!!! <Curious> [5/22 @ 20:29] (2/5)

Even if he did fail <NZ Strider> [5/22 @ 21:57] (0/0)
Mixed messages <Altaira> [5/22 @ 20:44] (3/3)

Thanks for the quotes. It is more ambiguous . . . <Curious> [5/23 @ 3:28] (0/0)
Ironically, another of Aldarion's legacies <Kimi> [5/22 @ 21:57] (0/0)
Lets just take Gil-Galad's word for it... <Reverend> [5/22 @ 21:13] (0/0)

Who was better? <Lady Aredhel> [5/22 @ 20:18] (0/0)
I think that Aragorn is a good example of the middle-ground <Morwen> [5/22 @ 19:37] (1/2)

You make a simple and obvious point <NZ Strider> [5/22 @ 21:24] (1/1)

An interesting thought. The Biography makes it clear that <Kimi> [5/22 @ 21:53] (0/0)

different Kings for different conditions. <Reverend> [5/22 @ 19:09] (1/5)

Remember, though, that (for whatever reason) <Kimi> [5/22 @ 22:13] (1/4)

I wonder <Altaira> [5/22 @ 22:32] (2/3)

Perhaps this passage is relevant <Kimi> [5/22 @ 23:35] (1/1)

I bet you're right <Altaira> [5/23 @ 10:00] (0/0)

Well spotted. I agree with your "bit of both" conclusion. <Kimi> [5/22 @ 22:39] (0/0)

Would the downfall have happened... <Lotheriel> [5/22 @ 18:57] (1/2)

Hehe, what a great "what if!" <Altaira> [5/22 @ 19:59] (1/1)

Amen (No Text) <Reverend> [5/22 @ 21:10] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #20) The Sea Longing <Altaira> [5/22 @ 17:25] (6/8)

All the above <NZ Strider> [5/22 @ 20:54] (0/0)
a and c..... <Lady Aredhel> [5/22 @ 20:11] (0/0)
I think b and c <Morwen> [5/22 @ 19:55] (0/0)
I like b <Entmaiden> [5/22 @ 19:41] (0/0)
f) It could be a warning. <Reverend> [5/22 @ 19:13] (1/2)

I'm inclined to agree with you. <Kimi> [5/22 @ 21:02] (1/1)

Amen. (No Text) <Curious> [5/23 @ 6:34] (0/0)

Multiple Guess <Lotheriel> [5/22 @ 18:56] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #19) Now, And For All Nows <Altaira> [5/22 @ 17:21] (6/9)

This is an old argument. <Curious> [5/23 @ 7:23] (0/0)
It is indeed a striking passage. I think that perhaps <Kimi> [5/22 @ 20:51] (0/0)
I think she means (and her thought is complex) <NZ Strider> [5/22 @ 20:36] (0/0)
Erendis thought Aldarion was diminishing the gifts of Numenor <Entmaiden> [5/22 @ 19:34] (1/1)

This is exactly why I asked <Altaira> [5/22 @ 19:46] (0/0)

I confess... <Reverend> [5/22 @ 19:23] (1/2)

"The Yozayan" <Altaira> [5/22 @ 19:41] (1/1)

Drat! this documentary evidence stuff... <Reverend> [5/23 @ 7:28] (0/0)

Maybe it's a comment about greed? <Lotheriel> [5/22 @ 18:43] (0/0)

OT: How do I...........? <beren_boy> [5/22 @ 14:57] (1/2)

go to <Ehtemir> [5/22 @ 15:03] (1/1)

thank ye! (No Text) <beren_boy> [5/22 @ 15:34] (0/0)

I found another good FAQ site. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [5/22 @ 13:03] (5/8)

On the subject of FAQs ... <Demosthenes> [5/22 @ 17:26] (0/0)
i like that format <Ehtemir> [5/22 @ 15:00] (0/0)
I see Erik T. has been there. <Hrothgar> [5/22 @ 13:44] (1/3)

Well. <Erik Tracy> [5/22 @ 14:37] (1/2)

I was being proud of you, not complaining about you! <Hrothgar> [5/22 @ 14:38] (1/1)

My apologies. <Erik Tracy> [5/23 @ 6:50] (0/0)

There's also TORN's Green Books <Kimi> [5/22 @ 13:31] (0/0)
brilliant! <Thevina> [5/22 @ 13:12] (0/0)

A question of [hair] color <Thevina> [5/22 @ 12:12] (6/24)

Hair Color..... <Lady Aredhel> [5/22 @ 19:46] (1/2)

I think blonde makes the Elves... <cuthien> [5/24 @ 5:55] (1/1)

Actually, three of Feanor's sons... <Isilwen> [5/24 @ 6:51] (0/0)

What color hair do you think Legolas had? <cuthien> [5/22 @ 18:12] (1/5)

Dark, yes yes and here's proof <Arador> [5/22 @ 19:19] (2/4)

That is pretty ambiguous. <Curious> [5/23 @ 7:11] (1/1)

but doesn't light colored hair shows up at night? <Arador> [5/23 @ 17:42] (0/0)

what..,the balrog was blonde? :-; (No Text) <RosieG> [5/22 @ 21:02] (1/1)

Sure. Haven't you seen the Bakshi version? (No Text) <Reverend> [5/23 @ 14:41] (0/0)

Most of the High Elves had dark hair, <Hrothgar> [5/22 @ 13:51] (1/3)

You can't rememer because Tolkien changed his mind. <Reverend> [5/22 @ 13:56] (1/2)

LOL! I knew that. <Hrothgar> [5/22 @ 14:33] (1/1)

Thank You. <Reverend> [5/22 @ 17:07] (0/0)

blonde hair > favourites? <little prince> [5/22 @ 12:56] (1/4)

I don't think Tolkien was playing favorites... <Reverend> [5/22 @ 13:53] (2/3)

dark vs. light <Thevina> [5/22 @ 15:45] (1/1)

Lurtz was a Maori actor. (No Text) <Curious> [5/22 @ 17:10] (0/0)

i agree on the hair colour... <little prince> [5/22 @ 14:09] (0/0)

I found a good website on this subject. <Curious> [5/22 @ 12:35] (1/3)

no no no <little prince> [5/22 @ 12:47] (1/2)

Correct, and the website said so. <Curious> [5/22 @ 12:56] (1/1)

genetics in middle-earth! <Thevina> [5/22 @ 13:09] (0/0)

It's a good question! Actually there is <Kimi> [5/22 @ 12:31] (1/1)

thank you for the illumination <Thevina> [5/22 @ 12:34] (0/0)

The fathers of the Dwarves <Grishnakk> [5/22 @ 11:58] (2/11)

i couldn't find the bit about mates... <little prince> [5/22 @ 12:43] (1/2)

Dwarves were awake before elves! (No Text) <Curious> [5/22 @ 12:58] (1/1)

yes, but... <little prince> [5/22 @ 13:23] (0/0)

It says elsewhere that he created mates. (No Text) <Curious> [5/22 @ 12:01] (1/7)

in what book does it say that exactly? (No Text) <Grishnakk> [5/22 @ 12:15] (1/6)

In Letter no. 212 . . . <Curious> [5/22 @ 12:45] (1/5)

Which leads to the question.... <Reverend> [5/22 @ 13:22] (1/4)

Yes, that's been keeping me awake at night <Kimi> [5/22 @ 13:28] (1/3)

I think originally the dwarves were to be . . . <Curious> [5/22 @ 16:12] (1/2)

Interesting suggestion <Grishnakk> [5/23 @ 3:26] (1/1)

With Eru's blessing <Curious> [5/23 @ 6:40] (0/0)

climax in the book <badabingus> [5/22 @ 11:22] (3/6)

No, I really liked the way the denouement was spun out. <Smokering> [5/23 @ 4:04] (0/0)
Also remember... <celluloidslave> [5/22 @ 13:08] (0/0)
Tolkien shows us almost no battles. <Curious> [5/22 @ 12:00] (1/3)

and the book was also meant to be suitable for children! (No Text) <little prince> [5/22 @ 12:22] (1/2)

furthur info <badabingus> [5/22 @ 12:39] (1/1)

Unfinished Tales <Karen> [5/22 @ 13:00] (0/0)

Inconsistances in the Silmarillion (Mini-Spoiler - ROTK) <Pansy-of-Hobbiton> [5/22 @ 10:12] (3/10)

That chapter.... <Lady Aredhel> [5/22 @ 11:07] (2/3)

Also, it's meant to be a history... <Karen> [5/22 @ 14:07] (0/0)
Don't you think.......... <beren_boy> [5/22 @ 13:58] (1/1)

Probably not...... <Lady Aredhel> [5/22 @ 19:03] (0/0)

I would say it was written after . . . <Curious> [5/22 @ 10:59] (1/4)

Definitely after. <Reverend> [5/22 @ 13:07] (1/3)

Although he did say the scouring . . . <Curious> [5/22 @ 13:25] (2/2)

Having just read "Return of the Shadow"... <Reverend> [5/22 @ 14:05] (0/0)
My correction! <Pansy-of-Hobbiton> [5/22 @ 13:44] (0/0)

i didn't notice it <Ehtemir> [5/22 @ 10:17] (0/0)

Why did gandalf hide his ring? <Silje> [5/22 @ 5:07] (3/7)

Who held all three Elven rings was a closely kept secret <NZ Strider> [5/22 @ 15:23] (1/1)

Well, let's just say . . . <Curious> [5/23 @ 6:47] (0/0)

the short version... <Nimrodel > [5/22 @ 6:16] (0/0)
He used it, but hid it from Sauron. <Curious> [5/22 @ 5:12] (1/3)

Even he didn't know. <PhantomS> [5/22 @ 8:18] (1/2)

Saruman suspected. <Curious> [5/22 @ 10:07] (1/1)

that is in the unfinished tales istari essay <Ehtemir> [5/22 @ 10:14] (0/0)

Cross-posting from Main : I am still accepting photos for the TORn Album <Mirkwood Maiden> [5/22 @ 0:02] (0/0)

I CANT POST ANYTHING ON THE MAIN BOARD BECAUSE IT SAYS BAD PASSWORD WHENEVER I TRY TO POST!!! SOMEBODY HELP! I BECEECH THEE!!! (No Text) <LegolasSister> [5/21 @ 17:09] (2/3)

I have no idea what the problem is, but please do not shout (No Text) <Tintall�> [5/22 @ 0:49] (0/0)
Try posting on Feedback. (No Text) <Curious> [5/21 @ 18:14] (1/1)

lol (No Text) <El Scrocho> [5/21 @ 18:34] (0/0)

First musings on Rosie <Hrothgar> [5/21 @ 16:08] (6/10)

interesting <little prince> [5/22 @ 11:11] (1/2)

Is your new nick as in <Hrothgar> [5/22 @ 13:38] (1/1)

yes, see bio :-) (No Text) <little prince> [5/22 @ 14:27] (0/0)

Rosie and Sam <Lothirienne> [5/21 @ 20:24] (0/0)
Yes!!! <Steve D> [5/21 @ 17:38] (0/0)
In "The Grey Havens" <NZ Strider> [5/21 @ 16:54] (1/1)

I liked Rosie in the movie too. (No Text) <Steve D> [5/21 @ 17:43] (0/0)

Interesting... <Eruviell> [5/21 @ 16:22] (1/1)

I was gong to say the same thing <dcdoorknob> [5/21 @ 18:26] (0/0)

I think it's the first time she's mentioned by name <Kimi> [5/21 @ 16:22] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #18) Aldarion is from Mars, Erendis is from Venus <Altaira> [5/21 @ 15:49] (9/12)

Ultimately, Aldarion had the greater power in the relationship <Morwen> [5/22 @ 18:26] (0/0)
they both seem from Mars to me! <Froda> [5/22 @ 6:03] (1/1)

lol!� Well said! (No Text) <Altaira> [5/22 @ 18:17] (0/0)

I sometimes wondered what attracted Aldarion and Erendis to each other <Entmaiden> [5/21 @ 21:17] (0/0)
I suppose that we should note... <Reverend> [5/21 @ 20:35] (0/0)
I still don't see..... <Lady Aredhel> [5/21 @ 19:54] (0/0)
See my previous post. (No Text) <Curious> [5/21 @ 17:00] (0/0)
Erendis comes across to me as going into this marriage almost despite herself <Kimi> [5/21 @ 16:53] (1/1)

Neither wanted to be the one to back away. <Hrothgar> [5/22 @ 14:35] (0/0)

There is one moment when Aldarion perhaps understands his wife's feelings <NZ Strider> [5/21 @ 16:39] (0/0)
With great trepidation... <Reverend> [5/21 @ 16:35] (1/1)

I am a dude <Reverend> [5/23 @ 15:40] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #17) Erendis' Turn to Hesitate <Altaira> [5/21 @ 15:41] (5/13)

She wanted him there.... <Lady Aredhel> [5/21 @ 19:53] (0/0)
She read The Rules: Time Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right. <Curious> [5/21 @ 16:59] (1/5)

yes, but wasn't that... <little prince> [5/22 @ 5:58] (2/4)

You used to be tcm-gimli, correct? (No Text) <Curious> [5/22 @ 7:36] (1/2)

yes <little prince> [5/22 @ 7:45] (1/1)

Sorry, didn't read your footer. (No Text) <Curious> [5/22 @ 7:56] (0/0)

Oh absolutely! Tolkien's couples . . . <Curious> [5/22 @ 6:35] (0/0)

It's interesting that Tolkien <NZ Strider> [5/21 @ 16:28] (0/0)
It's a very bad start. <Reverend> [5/21 @ 16:24] (1/1)

I think the "prime of life" issue is relevant <Kimi> [5/21 @ 16:38] (0/0)

For Erendis, it's personal <Kimi> [5/21 @ 16:14] (1/2)

Several thoughts... <Karen> [5/22 @ 11:39] (1/1)

That's a good comparison. <Kimi> [5/22 @ 11:44] (0/0)

Important thread on Main asking for opinions re new software. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [5/21 @ 11:01] (0/0)

narsil and aeglos <Ehtemir> [5/21 @ 8:03] (2/17)

Was it wooden? <MarkJ> [5/21 @ 10:59] (1/3)

no it wasn't (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/21 @ 11:04] (1/2)

Oh well forget that idea then. <MarkJ> [5/21 @ 11:26] (1/1)

probably iron (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/21 @ 13:05] (0/0)

the importance or Narsil <tcm-gimli> [5/21 @ 8:32] (2/12)

In fact, Elrond may have been Gil-galad's heir. <Curious> [5/21 @ 9:19] (6/8)

If option 1 was the case, and Elrond had possession of Aiglos, <Morwen> [5/22 @ 17:56] (0/0)
Swords and spears...eek! <PhantomS> [5/22 @ 8:27] (2/2)

I believe that there is a passage... <Reverend> [5/23 @ 6:11] (0/0)
excalibur <Ehtemir> [5/22 @ 10:28] (0/0)

The problem with Lindon... <TheLidlessEye> [5/22 @ 5:59] (0/0)
Elrond also receives Gilgalad's ring (Vilya); so why not Aeglos as well? (No Text) <NZ Strider> [5/21 @ 16:18] (0/0)
I like option three. (No Text) <Lotheriel> [5/21 @ 11:34] (0/0)
thanks (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/21 @ 11:07] (0/0)

what's nyella nyed mean? (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/21 @ 8:35] (1/2)

see here :-) (No Text - Link Inside) <tcm-gimli> [5/21 @ 8:51] (1/1)

oh (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/21 @ 9:18] (0/0)

Return of WHICH king??? <Pansy-of-Hobbiton> [5/21 @ 3:39] (9/17)

Pictures helped <A_Most_Noble_Dunedain> [5/21 @ 19:24] (0/0)
First I thought it would be Aragorn, but......... <LegolasSister> [5/21 @ 17:21] (0/0)
dont remember--probably not. (No Text) <Eruviell> [5/21 @ 16:24] (0/0)
I'd like to think <NZ Strider> [5/21 @ 16:15] (0/0)
I was reading so fast, I didn't have time to even look at the title. <Hrothgar> [5/21 @ 15:53] (1/4)

Me too. Plus, I was really confused, because.. <Karen> [5/22 @ 13:16] (1/3)

Yikes!! Did you then go back and read TTT? <Hrothgar> [5/22 @ 13:53] (1/2)

oh, yes. <Karen> [5/22 @ 14:11] (1/1)

I've done that, too. <Hrothgar> [5/22 @ 14:47] (0/0)

lol,no. I didn't have THE RETURN OF THE KING <EldersisofMerry> [5/21 @ 15:21] (0/0)
I saw a picture of Aragorn on the front of a ROTK book, so I knew (No Text) <MarigoldGamgee> [5/21 @ 13:39] (0/0)
As far as I remember ... <Idril Celebrindal> [5/21 @ 6:11] (1/4)

Fairy stories alway have happy endings, so . . . <Curious> [5/21 @ 9:06] (1/3)

Tolkien's fairy stories... <Froda> [5/21 @ 10:42] (1/2)

He did that in The Hobbit. <Curious> [5/21 @ 11:04] (1/1)

ah, you're right - <Froda> [5/21 @ 11:35] (0/0)

I cheated, I had allready seen the first LOTR movie so I allready knew. (No Text) <Grishnakk> [5/21 @ 5:37] (0/0)

LOTR Musings <StormCrowTheGrey> [5/21 @ 2:47] (2/4)

It might have been one of those elusive Entwives! <NZ Strider> [5/21 @ 16:12] (0/0)
Literary foreshadowing. <Reverend> [5/21 @ 5:59] (2/2)

the old forest trees get my vote (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/21 @ 13:28] (0/0)
And reveals Sam's desire for adventure. (No Text) <Curious> [5/21 @ 9:01] (0/0)

What if?? <kodax> [5/21 @ 1:21] (1/6)

What if? <kodax> [5/21 @ 2:45] (1/5)

All would fail. <Curious> [5/21 @ 9:00] (1/4)

i couldn't agree more (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/21 @ 13:29] (1/3)

Not so sure <kodax> [5/21 @ 17:26] (1/2)

Well, Feanor would . . . <Curious> [5/22 @ 7:20] (1/1)

feanor <Ehtemir> [5/22 @ 10:31] (0/0)

Question.. <LegolasSister> [5/20 @ 19:29] (4/11)

Tom. I have always believed he was the chief servant of Yavanna. <Karmul> [5/20 @ 23:10] (0/0)
I am guessing <Arador> [5/20 @ 19:49] (0/0)
Opinion <A_Most_Noble_Dunedain> [5/20 @ 19:41] (0/0)
Tom is the older spirit. Galadriel, though, . . . <Curious> [5/20 @ 19:39] (1/7)

Galadrial <Raain> [5/20 @ 20:00] (2/6)

I don't think the ents awakened before the elves. <Curious> [5/20 @ 20:18] (1/4)

Entirely depends <Raain> [5/20 @ 20:30] (2/3)

C�rdan <Nightfall> [5/22 @ 6:05] (1/1)

There is a legend in the HoME . . . <Curious> [5/22 @ 10:10] (0/0)

Celeborn calls Treebeard "Eldest" <Annael> [5/21 @ 6:33] (0/0)

Yes I know I misspelled her name... (No Text) <Raain> [5/20 @ 20:00] (0/0)

Sort of Off-topic <Raain> [5/20 @ 19:17] (5/11)

Well, Gandalf does say <NZ Strider> [5/21 @ 16:08] (0/0)
Was Manwe not at least his equal and also Erus favourite <StormCrowTheGrey> [5/21 @ 2:06] (0/0)
Morgoth was originally the most powerful of the Valar. <Curious> [5/20 @ 20:25] (1/4)

Good post Curious. I do wonder, in the forging of the one ring.... <Karmul> [5/20 @ 23:16] (1/3)

I'm no real hard-core Tolkien historian but.... <Grishnakk> [5/21 @ 5:40] (1/2)

All that and more. <Reverend> [5/21 @ 8:43] (1/1)

*whew!* <Karen> [5/22 @ 13:12] (0/0)

Morgoth wasted his power <Altaira> [5/20 @ 19:39] (1/1)

True <Raain> [5/20 @ 19:44] (0/0)

Well <LegolasSister> [5/20 @ 19:28] (1/1)

Perhaps <Raain> [5/20 @ 19:38] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #16) Little Details: "Call me Onya" <Altaira> [5/20 @ 18:31] (3/9)

Familial endearments <Kimi> [5/20 @ 19:02] (2/6)

Does Quenya have a genitive case ? <Kiskadee> [5/20 @ 19:22] (2/4)

For all that's known of Quenya <Kimi> [5/20 @ 19:27] (1/2)

That was scary...but I found it ! <Kiskadee> [5/20 @ 19:47] (1/1)

Well done! <Kimi> [5/20 @ 21:57] (0/0)

Me too, Kiskadee <Altaira> [5/20 @ 19:26] (0/0)

Wow, Quenya!? <Altaira> [5/20 @ 19:21] (0/0)

"Galadriel" of course, is a familiar nickname. <Reverend> [5/20 @ 18:57] (0/0)
I love those nicknames... <Kiskadee> [5/20 @ 18:43] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #15) The Guardianship of The Valar <Altaira> [5/20 @ 18:05] (2/9)

It's another example, perhaps, of how mystified the Valar <Kimi> [5/20 @ 18:46] (0/0)
Some of the points you raise <NZ Strider> [5/20 @ 18:31] (2/7)

Exellent thought (you rascal you) <Altaira> [5/20 @ 18:44] (1/5)

Osse is a servant of Mandos... <Kiskadee> [5/20 @ 19:00] (1/4)

Shhhhh... don't tell Mandos <Altaira> [5/20 @ 19:14] (2/3)

EVERYONE is the servant of Mandos..even the pool boy (No Text) <PhantomS> [5/22 @ 8:35] (0/0)
Maybe Osse is a double agent :-)?? (No Text) <Kiskadee> [5/20 @ 19:25] (1/1)

Well we do know they can change allegiance. <Curious> [5/20 @ 19:44] (0/0)

Now that's a good point! <Kimi> [5/20 @ 18:43] (0/0)

Other ways to deal with the "Ring Situation" <theodoric> [5/20 @ 17:26] (6/8)

Wonderful! Thanks! <Karen> [5/21 @ 9:42] (0/0)
funny stuff (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/21 @ 8:15] (0/0)
Option 5G <Reverend> [5/21 @ 5:55] (1/1)

but Galadriel would be so irritating as a dictator... <Froda> [5/21 @ 6:05] (0/0)

Chuckling to myself! <ElevenZies> [5/20 @ 22:24] (0/0)
Option #5 <Weregild> [5/20 @ 21:52] (0/0)
A Clarification, and More� <theodoric> [5/20 @ 19:46] (1/1)

Sauron hid <Altaira> [5/20 @ 21:16] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #14) Difficulties at Sea <Altaira> [5/20 @ 17:17] (3/5)

I don't think the trip to Middle-earth was the problem. <Curious> [5/20 @ 21:22] (1/1)

He may have had his own estates and sources of wealth <Kimi> [5/20 @ 21:46] (0/0)

Perhaps the message is <Kimi> [5/20 @ 18:35] (1/1)

Interesting! <Karen> [5/21 @ 13:33] (0/0)

I read it similarly to you <NZ Strider> [5/20 @ 18:01] (0/0)

Watch mtv 6/6 @ 9pm 2 c if LOTR won <jackijohnson139> [5/20 @ 16:25] (0/0)

Arda as a half-dome. <Curious> [5/20 @ 16:07] (2/4)

Ha! Right you are! <Altaira> [5/20 @ 21:07] (1/2)

Just the fact that people climb mountains to see farther shows it's curved. (No Text) <Steve D> [5/21 @ 1:28] (1/1)

No, no, no, no.... <Reverend> [5/22 @ 7:39] (0/0)

Well-observed! <NZ Strider> [5/20 @ 16:55] (0/0)

The Lost Link.... ;) <mulberry> [5/20 @ 14:55] (1/4)

Anybody have the link to Pallando-II's list? <Kiskadee> [5/20 @ 19:58] (1/3)

Ask and you shall receive (No Text - Link Inside) <Morwen> [5/20 @ 20:31] (2/2)

Thankee! (No Text) <mulberry> [5/20 @ 21:31] (0/0)
Thanks ! (No Text) <Kiskadee> [5/20 @ 20:39] (0/0)

I dreamed last night that I posted something really insightful <Karen> [5/20 @ 13:50] (2/12)

Those are the ones you need to write down! <Altaira> [5/20 @ 17:27] (1/1)

I usually do write down my dreams... <Karen> [5/22 @ 11:47] (0/0)

then it was obviously a dream <El Scrocho> [5/20 @ 15:08] (4/9)

The Stud-net returns! <Hrothgar> [5/21 @ 16:28] (1/1)

lol <El Scrocho> [5/22 @ 17:59] (0/0)

*hee hee!* (No Text) <Karen> [5/21 @ 5:57] (0/0)
No doubt, El Scrocho is back <Altaira> [5/20 @ 17:23] (1/4)

He did say he was being "mean" and only "kidding"! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [5/20 @ 17:35] (1/3)

Oh, I know that. :) <Altaira> [5/20 @ 18:13] (1/2)

:) yeah <El Scrocho> [5/21 @ 3:06] (1/1)

Thanks! :-) <Karen> [5/21 @ 6:01] (0/0)

harsh (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/20 @ 15:15] (0/0)

Aldarion's sea-longing <Kimi> [5/20 @ 11:59] (3/8)

You do pose some great questions! <Altaira> [5/20 @ 18:55] (0/0)
well...welcome back (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/20 @ 14:20] (0/0)
And Kiskadee's response <Kimi> [5/20 @ 12:15] (2/5)

I found a relevent quote! <dcdoorknob> [5/21 @ 16:10] (0/0)
it's Steve D's footer <tcm-gimli> [5/20 @ 14:55] (2/3)

Thanks for the mention, it's a subliminal message to all fans... <Steve D> [5/21 @ 1:22] (0/0)
Sorry :-) Got mixed up ! <Kiskadee> [5/20 @ 18:52] (1/1)

no wonder <tcm-gimli> [5/21 @ 0:03] (0/0)

Where are the Balrogs? <EldersisofMerry> [5/20 @ 11:37] (4/10)

It seems that the Valar <NZ Strider> [5/20 @ 16:18] (1/3)

At one point Tolkien decided . . . <Curious> [5/20 @ 18:36] (2/2)

but <Ehtemir> [5/21 @ 8:18] (0/0)
Aye, believe it was seven <Raain> [5/20 @ 19:47] (0/0)

one by one <Ehtemir> [5/20 @ 14:12] (0/0)
Ecethelion killed another. <Curious> [5/20 @ 11:47] (2/3)

now we know why Sauron... <tcm-gimli> [5/20 @ 12:54] (1/1)

hehehehehehe........ <beren_boy> [5/21 @ 14:21] (0/0)

under my bed? <EldersisofMerry> [5/20 @ 12:17] (0/0)

That would maybe settle one question <Draupne> [5/20 @ 11:44] (0/0)

Flying to Mt Doom <gizd> [5/20 @ 11:10] (8/17)

or at least over the Misty Mountains (No Text) <El Scrocho> [5/21 @ 3:14] (1/1)

Now that makes sense! <Karen> [5/22 @ 11:44] (0/0)

I've thought of that too... <Smokering> [5/20 @ 17:59] (0/0)
Following up on what Curious says (his Nr. 3) <NZ Strider> [5/20 @ 16:48] (1/3)

They are descended from Maiar . . . <Curious> [5/20 @ 18:33] (1/2)

I found the passage again <NZ Strider> [5/21 @ 14:13] (1/1)

Interestingly Tolkien at one time . . . <Curious> [5/21 @ 16:35] (0/0)

somebody wanna tell me <Ehtemir> [5/20 @ 14:15] (1/1)

are you running Spellcheck on your messages? <Annael> [5/21 @ 6:41] (0/0)

An eagle flying into Mordor... <Beleg Cuthalion> [5/20 @ 12:51] (0/0)
Gwaihir only flew from the Black Gate <Hrothgar> [5/20 @ 12:12] (0/0)
An old question. But I enjoy another go at it. <Curious> [5/20 @ 11:27] (4/4)

Excellent answer. Also <Annael> [5/21 @ 6:40] (0/0)
Well said! (No Text) <Eruviell> [5/20 @ 16:29] (0/0)
yeah... <dcdoorknob> [5/20 @ 15:27] (0/0)
Ah,good points!I like your idea best <EldersisofMerry> [5/20 @ 11:31] (0/0)

What a question! <EldersisofMerry> [5/20 @ 11:27] (0/0)

Silmarillion musings... <ElevenZies> [5/19 @ 20:55] (9/24)

Wow! Thanks for all your feedback... <ElevenZies> [5/20 @ 19:35] (0/0)
Do the Silmarils represent all thing known? <Curious> [5/20 @ 15:15] (0/0)
thoughts on the Silmarils (long) <tcm-gimli> [5/20 @ 10:00] (2/6)

Lots to think about! <ElevenZies> [5/20 @ 22:08] (1/1)

F�anor and Finw� <tcm-gimli> [5/21 @ 8:43] (0/0)

Incomplete Elements <Reverend> [5/20 @ 15:34] (2/3)

Not quite <Kimi> [5/20 @ 18:14] (0/0)
Some speculation. <Curious> [5/20 @ 15:39] (1/1)

fire <tcm-gimli> [5/20 @ 23:48] (0/0)

1) yes 2) no 3) definitely <Reverend> [5/20 @ 9:45] (2/2)

Curse of the dragons gold and more... <ElevenZies> [5/20 @ 21:13] (0/0)
Luthien is like the Silmaril. <Curious> [5/20 @ 10:38] (0/0)

So pick up Unfinished Tales and join our discussion! (No Text) <Curious> [5/20 @ 7:31] (0/0)
it's a tough read at first, glad to see you got through it (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/20 @ 7:09] (1/1)

I am too! <ElevenZies> [5/20 @ 20:26] (0/0)

I don't think the Silmarils themselves caused evil... <Uitlander> [5/20 @ 6:02] (1/1)

Agreed... <ElevenZies> [5/20 @ 20:25] (0/0)

Melian recommended that Thingol give up the Sil. <Curious> [5/20 @ 3:39] (2/4)

Interesting take on love... <ElevenZies> [5/20 @ 20:10] (1/2)

The dwarves took it with them. Melian . . . <Curious> [5/20 @ 21:13] (1/1)

Hmmm... <ElevenZies> [5/20 @ 21:25] (0/0)

The Sils also relate to property. <Curious> [5/20 @ 7:54] (0/0)

Musings on your musings <Altaira> [5/19 @ 22:46] (1/1)

Yes... <ElevenZies> [5/20 @ 19:43] (0/0)

Question: in TTT, right after Shelob... (Story Spoiler - TTT) <dcdoorknob> [5/19 @ 20:47] (6/16)

It reveals a lot about Sam's character <MarkJ> [5/20 @ 4:19] (1/3)

Well said <Annael> [5/20 @ 6:35] (2/2)

Excellent point. <Hrothgar> [5/20 @ 11:59] (0/0)
Tolkien did call him the "true hero" in his Letters. (No Text) <Curious> [5/20 @ 7:33] (0/0)

I think it was just his 'plain hobbit-sense' keeping his on track. BTW, GREAT footer! (No Text) <Smokering> [5/20 @ 3:34] (1/1)

Thanks! somehow found the right words I think :) (No Text) <dcdoorknob> [5/20 @ 9:20] (0/0)

Well, on one level Sam was plainly talking to himself. <Curious> [5/20 @ 3:28] (2/5)

For my part <Eruviell> [5/20 @ 16:39] (0/0)
insightful stuff <dcdoorknob> [5/20 @ 9:07] (1/3)

Beautifully said <Merryk> [5/20 @ 20:51] (2/2)

I wouldn't say 'poor' advise <dcdoorknob> [5/21 @ 18:07] (0/0)
No because <Eruviell> [5/21 @ 16:47] (0/0)

A fine line <Altaira> [5/19 @ 22:30] (1/1)

good points <Belegfanaiel> [5/19 @ 22:48] (0/0)

wow interesting question <Belegfanaiel> [5/19 @ 22:15] (0/0)
the one <Ehtemir> [5/19 @ 22:11] (0/0)

Whatever happened to Arwen's brothers? (No Text) <Falen> [5/19 @ 15:46] (2/12)

We don't know. In his letters Tolkien said . . . <Curious> [5/19 @ 18:11] (2/7)

I am slightly confused here <Arador> [5/19 @ 21:00] (1/5)

You're both right <Altaira> [5/19 @ 22:15] (1/4)

I think <Glorund> [5/20 @ 0:14] (3/3)

Tolkien explicitly says somewhere <Hrothgar> [5/20 @ 12:19] (0/0)
Stars and glory! Glorund! <Altaira> [5/20 @ 10:35] (0/0)
Also . . . <Annael> [5/20 @ 6:38] (0/0)

did they have to <Ehtemir> [5/19 @ 18:20] (0/0)

I vaguely recall... <Reverend> [5/19 @ 17:43] (1/3)

At the end of the prologue to FOTR.. <Altaira> [5/19 @ 18:14] (1/2)

Always wondered about that... <ElevenZies> [5/19 @ 19:49] (1/1)

I highly recommend the Letters <Altaira> [5/19 @ 21:35] (0/0)

Bored of the Rings <El Scrocho> [5/19 @ 14:29] (7/21)

I like it because the Loch Ness Monster shows up <Narya> [5/21 @ 15:10] (0/0)
It has its moments, but <NZ Strider> [5/20 @ 17:02] (2/2)

"Keen are the noses of the Elves!" (No Text) <Reverend> [5/21 @ 7:02] (0/0)
"the knob, the knob!" <Froda> [5/21 @ 5:57] (0/0)

My friend who hates fantasy loves this book! <Idril Celebrindal> [5/20 @ 11:03] (0/0)
uneven at best but... <Froda> [5/20 @ 6:43] (0/0)
It's a bit overdone <Annael> [5/20 @ 6:41] (0/0)
It's blasphemous - but, it's funny <Falen> [5/19 @ 15:41] (2/6)

quite shocking actually <Arador> [5/19 @ 21:03] (1/3)

Yeah, vile in spots. But occasionally very good. <Smokering> [5/20 @ 3:43] (1/2)

Smokering! Your parents let you read such trash? (No Text) <Reverend> [5/20 @ 6:15] (1/1)

Well,sort of. (No Text) <Smokering> [5/20 @ 18:01] (0/0)

a bit dated but... <Nimrodel > [5/19 @ 18:28] (1/1)

yep...definitely dated <Esgaroth> [5/21 @ 15:03] (0/0)

"One of the very few tornadoes is Rhode Island?" (No Text) <Reverend> [5/19 @ 15:06] (1/6)

well <El Scrocho> [5/19 @ 16:03] (1/5)

only two?! this can't be (No Text) <Ehtemir> [5/19 @ 18:29] (1/4)

I have asked the main board <El Scrocho> [5/20 @ 3:06] (1/3)

I wonder if TORn's population... <Kiskadee> [5/20 @ 5:11] (1/2)

ah the Ben and Jerry's <El Scrocho> [5/20 @ 9:58] (1/1)

Your are right. That is strange. <Reverend> [5/21 @ 20:43] (0/0)

When elfs give up their immortality to get married to a human do the keep their pointy ears or do they lose their pointyness? (No Text) <Morwen_of_Mirkwood> [5/19 @ 11:31] (6/13)

I don't think they did give up their immortality <Glorund> [5/19 @ 21:11] (1/1)

Elros and Elrond were chidren of Earendil <Beleg Cuthalion> [5/20 @ 8:42] (0/0)

Tolkien despised "cute" elves. <Reverend> [5/19 @ 15:12] (0/0)
i think u just automatically think pointy when some one says elf or elf ears(or at least i do i dont know about anyone else) (No Text) <Morwen_of_Mirkwood> [5/19 @ 15:04] (0/0)
there is no reference <El Scrocho> [5/19 @ 14:32] (1/3)

Tolkien did say that Hobbits .. <Kiskadee> [5/20 @ 5:52] (1/2)

Were they in the movie? (No Text) <El Scrocho> [5/20 @ 10:43] (1/1)

Yes. You can see Frodo's pointy ears in that publicity shot of Galadriel kissing him. (No Text) <Smokering> [5/20 @ 23:24] (0/0)

Really,they give up their <EldersisofMerry> [5/19 @ 13:08] (2/3)

Eldersisof Merry!!!! <JozieBrandybuck> [5/19 @ 18:41] (0/0)
but <Arador> [5/19 @ 14:04] (1/1)

He said... <Nimrodel > [5/19 @ 18:31] (0/0)

Good question! I haven't the foggiest notion. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [5/19 @ 12:12] (0/0)

Perhaps a little OT but would like to know <EldersisofMerry> [5/19 @ 3:01] (2/21)

I didn't get it either... for the first 30 years or so. <Karen> [5/20 @ 13:30] (0/0)
I think that is on topic. <Curious> [5/19 @ 4:08] (3/19)

Also <Eruviell> [5/20 @ 16:48] (0/0)
isn't that what OT means?lolJ/K! <EldersisofMerry> [5/19 @ 4:20] (1/3)

The interim place is purgatory, the later place heaven. <Curious> [5/19 @ 4:37] (1/2)

Me too, <EldersisofMerry> [5/19 @ 4:42] (1/1)

I said that ironically, LotR . . . <Curious> [5/20 @ 10:42] (0/0)

Isn't "Leaf by Niggle" an exception to.... <Reverend> [5/19 @ 4:14] (2/13)

The line between applicability and allegory can be fuzzy. <Curious> [5/19 @ 4:34] (2/7)

Tolkien began his famous essay on Beowulf <NZ Strider> [5/19 @ 12:19] (1/4)

Do you have any idea where I can find that essay? <Karen> [5/20 @ 13:33] (1/3)

It's reprinted <NZ Strider> [5/20 @ 16:06] (1/2)

Found it on amazon. Thanks! But, yikes!... <Karen> [5/21 @ 9:53] (1/1)

I found it cheap <Curious> [5/21 @ 10:03] (0/0)

The Voices in "Leaf by Niggle" reminded me too much of the dreaded art critique in school after work was submitted! (No Text) <woodsnake> [5/19 @ 6:27] (1/1)

LOL! So, did you get the 'gentle treatment'? (No Text) <Smokering> [5/20 @ 23:26] (0/0)

That may be possible <EldersisofMerry> [5/19 @ 4:30] (2/4)

Christ's parables vs. Tolkien's stories... <woodsnake> [5/19 @ 6:23] (1/2)

Right. All I was saying in reference to the parables <EldersisofMerry> [5/19 @ 13:13] (1/1)

I know, EldersisofMerry, and I agree w/you that they are there. (No Text) <woodsnake> [5/19 @ 14:28] (0/0)

Excellent point about Christ's parables! <Curious> [5/19 @ 4:40] (0/0)

Unfinished Tales? <Grishnakk> [5/19 @ 1:46] (1/1)

No, it came after the Silmarillion and before the HoME. (No Text) <Curious> [5/19 @ 3:52] (0/0)

How did Galadriel and Celeborn meet? <Arador> [5/18 @ 14:42] (3/5)

Lavalife? (No Text) <nefisa> [5/19 @ 14:08] (1/1)

Where'd you hear/see about lavalife? *shock (not really)* (No Text) <Falen> [5/19 @ 15:43] (0/0)

Yes, it is confusing :) <Lady Aredhel> [5/18 @ 15:22] (1/1)

thanks for clearing that up(in a way) <Arador> [5/18 @ 18:56] (0/0)

I dont think <Eruviell> [5/18 @ 15:05] (0/0)

Q: when was Eldarion born?� Speculations please... <Morgana Le Fey> [5/18 @ 6:43] (1/1)

121-88=33 years after the wedding. And in Appenix A . . . <Curious> [5/18 @ 7:15] (0/0)

"Et tu, Faramir?" <tcm-gimli> [5/18 @ 0:35] (1/1)

Thanks for the link -- it's a worthwhile article <NZ Strider> [5/18 @ 18:36] (0/0)

Arwen's Immortality (Story Spoiler) <Elennaur> [5/17 @ 21:22] (5/26)

A question regarding this... <ElevenZies> [5/19 @ 19:46] (1/4)

Neither Aragorn nor Arwen aged. <Curious> [5/20 @ 7:41] (3/3)

Aragorn had "a shaggy head of dark hair flecked with grey" <Morwen> [5/20 @ 20:05] (0/0)
Aragorn didn't age? <Hrothgar> [5/20 @ 12:23] (0/0)
That's not what I thought <Idril Celebrindal> [5/20 @ 11:19] (0/0)

She gave it up <Watson> [5/18 @ 5:24] (1/13)

It is not clear to me whether Arwen is saying . . . <Curious> [5/19 @ 4:19] (2/12)

Well, consider this. <Erik Tracy> [5/20 @ 10:10] (1/9)

The last time we addressed Celeborn's . . . <Curious> [5/20 @ 10:54] (1/8)

Anything in isolation can be ambiguous. <Erik Tracy> [5/20 @ 11:03] (1/7)

Well, considering how often . . . <Curious> [5/20 @ 11:39] (1/6)

Celeborn could also have changed his mind, too. <Erik Tracy> [5/20 @ 12:10] (1/5)

Tolkien's concept of Celeborn changed repeatedly <Hrothgar> [5/20 @ 12:42] (2/4)

So, then how do you explain the Prologue comment in the FotR? <Erik Tracy> [5/20 @ 22:04] (0/0)
Noldor? <Reverend> [5/20 @ 15:13] (1/2)

From Valinor . . . <Curious> [5/20 @ 15:21] (1/1)

Thanks, Curious. (No Text) <Hrothgar> [5/21 @ 7:36] (0/0)

It is perfectly clear to me <Watson> [5/19 @ 5:31] (1/1)

Well, last I looked the letters were not part of LotR. <Curious> [5/19 @ 18:05] (0/0)

Being Elrond's daughter.... <Lady Aredhel> [5/18 @ 4:51] (1/2)

You have correctly stated Tolkien's view, but . . . <Curious> [5/19 @ 4:14] (1/1)

Here is a link for you..... <Lady Aredhel> [5/19 @ 13:51] (0/0)

The answer is not clear. <Curious> [5/17 @ 22:45] (1/2)

About there being no ships <Tauriel> [5/18 @ 1:24] (1/1)

The key word is "repent" <Eruviell> [5/18 @ 15:14] (0/0)

Arwen gives up her immortality when she makes the decision to do so. <Karmul> [5/17 @ 21:34] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #13) The Ships of The Numenoreans: Some Weekend Fun! <Altaira> [5/17 @ 18:41] (4/20)

Earendil's Vingilot had oars but a crew of four. <Curious> [5/17 @ 22:27] (2/4)

Viking knorrs--big ship, small crew <Kiskadee> [5/18 @ 22:06] (0/0)
Vingilot, of course, was as magic as it gets. (No Text) <Reverend> [5/18 @ 4:02] (1/2)

Not before the Valar remade it with a crew of one. (No Text) <Curious> [5/18 @ 5:49] (1/1)

C'mon... <Reverend> [5/18 @ 8:42] (0/0)

The Pinta is actually too small .... <Reverend> [5/17 @ 19:46] (3/10)

Hirilonde: "men and stores enough for a town" <Altaira> [5/19 @ 9:19] (1/1)

Yes, that's it. <Reverend> [5/19 @ 17:49] (0/0)

This is fascinating <NZ Strider> [5/17 @ 21:08] (1/1)

I wish Tolkien.... <Reverend> [5/18 @ 8:38] (0/0)

Wow, fascinating! <Altaira> [5/17 @ 20:18] (1/5)

Viking ships... <Reverend> [5/17 @ 20:38] (3/4)

Here's the link. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [5/17 @ 21:57] (1/1)

*jaw drops onto table* <Altaira> [5/19 @ 8:48] (0/0)

Good grief! 400 hundred feet? <Altaira> [5/17 @ 21:05] (0/0)
15th c. Chinese ships ( Quicktime clip) and info <Kiskadee> [5/17 @ 20:51] (0/0)

nice posts Altaira. Its been a while and will catch up with this discussion soon. (No Text) <Karmul> [5/17 @ 19:44] (1/2)

YOU!!! <Altaira> [5/17 @ 19:48] (1/1)

glad to see you too :-) <Karmul> [5/17 @ 19:59] (0/0)

p.s.: to post a pic or a link... <Altaira> [5/17 @ 19:11] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #12) Meneldur's Mistake <Altaira> [5/17 @ 18:08] (5/11)

Great rank and priviledge means great responsibility. <Lotheriel> [5/18 @ 18:45] (1/1)

In a way it's refreshing to hear <NZ Strider> [5/18 @ 19:10] (0/0)

Meneldur's folly does not match Aldarion's. <Curious> [5/17 @ 22:21] (0/0)
In this, I do ask. Whether this chapter of UT was written before or after LOTR. <Karmul> [5/17 @ 19:51] (1/2)

Good question <Altaira> [5/17 @ 19:56] (1/1)

Yes, it would seem that way. Widening the universe but leaving definite holes in history. <Karmul> [5/17 @ 20:05] (0/0)

If his father would have just let him alone.... <Lady Aredhel> [5/17 @ 19:22] (0/0)
Parents sometimes forget <NZ Strider> [5/17 @ 18:28] (2/3)

lol about advice! <Altaira> [5/17 @ 20:03] (1/1)

Aldarion, to some extent, is of course <NZ Strider> [5/17 @ 20:31] (0/0)

Brief addition to the above: <NZ Strider> [5/17 @ 18:31] (0/0)

UT: Aldarion and Erendis - #11) Aldarion Returns Erendis' Love <Altaira> [5/17 @ 18:05] (8/10)

I think b as well <Karen> [5/20 @ 14:39] (0/0)
(a) and (b), I think <Kimi> [5/20 @ 2:50] (0/0)
I think "a" and "b" <Morwen> [5/18 @ 18:52] (0/0)
I think B also <Eruviell> [5/18 @ 15:17] (0/0)
I say (a) and (c). <Curious> [5/17 @ 22:11] (0/0)
I go for "a" and "b"� <Kiskadee> [5/17 @ 20:19] (1/2)

Follwoing on from your bracketed remark <NZ Strider> [5/17 @ 20:39] (1/1)

Aragorn says it himself.. <Kiskadee> [5/17 @ 21:09] (0/0)

I would also say "b" <Lady Aredhel> [5/17 @ 19:17] (0/0)
I'd go for "b" with a slight modification <NZ Strider> [5/17 @ 18:15] (0/0)

Goblins and Orcs <Grishnakk> [5/17 @ 13:34] (5/14)

I think <Eruviell> [5/18 @ 15:20] (0/0)
the same could be said for Elves and Gnomes... <Karmul> [5/17 @ 19:43] (1/6)

Elves and Gnomes the same? Gnomes are more like hobbits (No Text) <Grishnakk> [5/18 @ 7:08] (1/5)

but in Lost Tales Part 1 <Arador> [5/18 @ 14:25] (1/4)

"Gnome" being from the Greek "Gnosis"... <Reverend> [5/18 @ 18:49] (2/3)

the Garden Gnome probably came from <Grishnakk> [5/19 @ 1:41] (0/0)
Apparently, "gnome" in the sense of dwarf-like sprite <NZ Strider> [5/18 @ 19:07] (1/1)

Oh, sure, Paracelsus. <Reverend> [5/19 @ 17:51] (0/0)

In the Hobbit, which was the first <NZ Strider> [5/17 @ 17:08] (1/1)

Good Point <Altaira> [5/17 @ 19:46] (0/0)

In the introduction to The Hobbit . . . <Curious> [5/17 @ 15:04] (0/0)
I believe that "Goblin" was the Hobbitish word... <Reverend> [5/17 @ 14:29] (1/2)

I think this is a common mistake among readers... <