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And here's two of two: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [2/11 @ 18:58] (0/0)
Here's one of two: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [2/11 @ 18:58] (0/0)

My thoughts. <Curious> [2/11 @ 18:29] (1/1)

Good lord <Smallbottle> [2/11 @ 18:50] (0/0)

My humble opinions! <Ceorl> [2/11 @ 17:35] (0/0)
my answers <drogo_drogo> [2/11 @ 17:03] (0/0)
v. amusing! & can i add one more? <Froda> [2/11 @ 17:01] (3/6)

The one true answer... <gullygilly> [2/12 @ 11:46] (0/0)
One finger on each tentacle. <Curious> [2/11 @ 17:50] (1/3)

ah, that would be (b) <Froda> [2/11 @ 18:22] (1/2)

No, it wouldn't. <Curious> [2/11 @ 18:44] (1/1)

lol! hideous image! (No Text) <Froda> [2/11 @ 21:17] (0/0)

Certainly... <HeavyFurball> [2/11 @ 17:16] (0/0)

Ai... <Watson> [2/11 @ 16:43] (0/0)
My answers <Flower of Telperion> [2/11 @ 16:04] (0/0)
My own answers <HeavyFurball> [2/11 @ 15:37] (0/0)

Why does Tolkien have so much sadness in the books? (No Text) <Legolas_IsThe_Best> [2/11 @ 14:54] (6/10)

A bit of speculation..... <balrogslippers> [2/12 @ 2:59] (1/1)

Wow. Well said. (No Text) <Seillib> [2/12 @ 12:04] (0/0)

His biographer has said... <Nimrodel > [2/12 @ 1:17] (0/0)
Life is sadness <Flammable> [2/11 @ 20:12] (0/0)
religion and mythology influenced his writings <drogo_drogo> [2/11 @ 18:28] (0/0)
Excellent question, especially <Curious> [2/11 @ 17:22] (1/1)

Absolutely, and... <notlost> [2/12 @ 11:43] (0/0)

because he experienced so much in his life <princess greenleaf> [2/11 @ 15:55] (1/2)

It's astounding to read his letters <Smallbottle> [2/11 @ 17:46] (1/1)

yet theres something about the sadness that increases its reality (No Text) <princess greenleaf> [2/12 @ 16:21] (0/0)

Tree-huggers and farmers and Rangers <Calenia> [2/11 @ 14:08] (3/8)

Galadriel <rangers rule> [2/12 @ 13:06] (1/2)

I don't agree <Calenia> [2/12 @ 13:28] (1/1)

I Agree <rangers rule> [2/12 @ 14:42] (0/0)

Thoughts. <Curious> [2/11 @ 19:11] (1/2)

Orcs <Calenia> [2/12 @ 1:53] (1/1)

Oh, I'm sure <Curious> [2/12 @ 17:49] (0/0)

Dwarves and the mountains <PhantomS> [2/11 @ 15:59] (1/1)

I left them for you. <Calenia> [2/12 @ 1:49] (0/0)

It's about time <Calenia> [2/11 @ 13:57] (3/9)

here's a (partial) answer! <Froda> [2/11 @ 23:04] (1/1)

I'm not looking for an "answer," but a discussion <Calenia> [2/12 @ 1:17] (0/0)

It's a matter of perspective. <Curious> [2/11 @ 19:19] (1/1)

Yes <Calenia> [2/12 @ 12:14] (0/0)

As for Tom... <Ossë> [2/11 @ 14:10] (1/4)

Yes, I do. <Calenia> [2/12 @ 1:39] (1/3)

How can I refuse..? <Ossë> [2/12 @ 5:53] (1/2)

Do all Elves <Calenia> [2/12 @ 11:55] (1/1)

Er... <Ossë> [2/12 @ 12:18] (0/0)

A river runs through it <Calenia> [2/11 @ 13:22] (2/3)

We've talked about this a few times I think... <cubbyphan> [2/11 @ 14:56] (1/1)

Especially since some of "we" haven't <Calenia> [2/12 @ 1:05] (0/0)

Not many. <Curious> [2/11 @ 13:49] (0/0)

The Nature of Arda? <Ossë> [2/11 @ 11:33] (3/4)

Great passage.. <drogo_drogo> [2/11 @ 14:49] (0/0)
Another way to look at this... <Reverend> [2/11 @ 13:41] (1/1)

Hmm... <Ossë> [2/11 @ 13:47] (0/0)

Excellent point. <Curious> [2/11 @ 12:48] (0/0)

What happens to the spirits of Maia upon death? <Temujin> [2/11 @ 11:20] (2/10)

It depends <Watson> [2/11 @ 11:53] (1/3)

One quick question <Ossë> [2/11 @ 12:05] (1/2)

Well... <Watson> [2/11 @ 13:30] (1/1)

Found the quotes... <Ossë> [2/11 @ 13:42] (0/0)

They can't die. <Curious> [2/11 @ 11:29] (2/5)

I've often wondered... <Ossë> [2/11 @ 11:41] (2/3)

If Sauron was truly evil <Temujin> [2/11 @ 22:10] (0/0)
Doubtful. <Curious> [2/11 @ 12:14] (1/1)

Energy and matter <drogo_drogo> [2/11 @ 15:21] (0/0)

I am referring to Balrogs, <Curious> [2/11 @ 11:35] (0/0)

A curious question <PhantomS> [2/11 @ 10:24] (1/5)

Not sure... <Ossë> [2/11 @ 10:49] (1/4)

I was slightly confused because <PhantomS> [2/11 @ 12:01] (1/3)

I always... <Ossë> [2/11 @ 12:08] (1/2)

My interpretation... <Reverend> [2/11 @ 13:54] (1/1)

Yes, but <Ossë> [2/11 @ 14:01] (0/0)

The Great River: The Silent Journey <Curious> [2/11 @ 9:50] (8/10)

Simple answer..... <Lady Aredhel> [2/12 @ 0:39] (1/1)

I came to the same conclusion. <Nemain> [2/12 @ 3:59] (0/0)

Part of the reason is physical <Entmaiden> [2/11 @ 23:21] (0/0)
my reasons... <gullygilly> [2/11 @ 16:17] (0/0)
A far-out thought. <Curious> [2/11 @ 13:29] (1/1)

not so far out! <Froda> [2/11 @ 16:55] (0/0)

Nobody knows what happens next. <Reverend> [2/11 @ 13:18] (0/0)
Some ideas <JewelTook> [2/11 @ 13:12] (0/0)
The tension was building. <Morwen> [2/11 @ 10:41] (0/0)
I think <Ossë> [2/11 @ 10:21] (0/0)

The Great River: Why All the Strange Words? <Curious> [2/11 @ 9:45] (11/19)

There are a number... <Nemain> [2/12 @ 3:56] (0/0)
history of place names <drogo_drogo> [2/11 @ 18:49] (0/0)
Perhaps it is just the landscape going by <nerdanel50> [2/11 @ 15:26] (0/0)
This just MIGHT be... <Reverend> [2/11 @ 13:15] (1/6)

I'll never forget <Curious> [2/11 @ 13:39] (2/5)

Isn't it also <Smallbottle> [2/11 @ 18:58] (1/2)

That is certainly <Curious> [2/11 @ 20:19] (1/1)

Formal place names yes, <Smallbottle> [2/11 @ 20:38] (0/0)

Which is what... <Reverend> [2/11 @ 13:45] (1/1)

Interesting points... <gullygilly> [2/11 @ 15:55] (0/0)

Not strange <Hengist> [2/11 @ 12:24] (0/0)
Well, a lot of them <Eledhwen> [2/11 @ 10:46] (1/1)

As an American, when I first read LotR... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/11 @ 14:44] (0/0)

weird words? <Froda> [2/11 @ 10:44] (0/0)
Cool words <Morwen> [2/11 @ 10:28] (0/0)
I'm gonna try... <joannaspring> [2/11 @ 10:09] (0/0)
My opinion <Ossë> [2/11 @ 10:06] (1/1)

Just adds to the richness of the text <RowanofRohan> [2/11 @ 11:49] (0/0)

Because Tolkein was a lunguist <Ufthak> [2/11 @ 9:49] (0/0)

But can he really deliver? <Mirime> [2/11 @ 9:21] (2/10)

Perhaps... <Ossë> [2/11 @ 9:36] (1/2)

Not so sure about that. <Ufthak> [2/11 @ 9:43] (1/1)

According to the Sil... <Ossë> [2/11 @ 9:56] (0/0)

It's probably more a case of <Ufthak> [2/11 @ 9:26] (1/6)

Don't forget the Balrog <Calenia> [2/11 @ 13:33] (1/5)

About that Balrog <drogo_drogo> [2/11 @ 17:15] (3/4)

smaug with sauron? <NayMander> [2/12 @ 11:44] (0/0)
Sauron was lying, wasn't he? <Calenia> [2/12 @ 1:21] (1/1)

That's kinda what I was thinking <Mirime> [2/12 @ 11:14] (0/0)

I haven't read too far into it in books... <Dlz> [2/12 @ 0:44] (0/0)

alternative ending <kodax> [2/11 @ 8:19] (4/8)

problem, no man can kill him, so.... <kbdiggity> [2/12 @ 16:01] (0/0)
And they say Tolkien was sexist... <HeavyFurball> [2/11 @ 14:10] (2/2)

You have given voice to my greatest fear <Calenia> [2/12 @ 1:59] (0/0)
lol! perhaps Shelob should knock him off instead? <Froda> [2/11 @ 16:27] (0/0)

I think we'll stick with the original. <Ufthak> [2/11 @ 9:23] (1/2)

"You will take me to Sauron now. " (No Text) <HeavyFurball> [2/11 @ 13:31] (1/1)

It's nice to view things with an open mind and not shun them as I have seen with other Message Boards. (No Text) <*Frodo*LK> [2/12 @ 1:02] (0/0)

Oops <kodax> [2/11 @ 8:20] (0/0)

Posted Yesterday - Can the Reading Room help <Villordsutch> [2/11 @ 7:28] (3/5)

Here you go <Altaira> [2/11 @ 11:31] (0/0)
Have you tried a search? <Eledhwen> [2/11 @ 9:15] (1/1)

They all seem to <Villordsutch> [2/11 @ 10:01] (0/0)

Er... No idea, but <Ossë> [2/11 @ 8:12] (1/1)

Wouldn't work... <Lamarne> [2/11 @ 15:38] (0/0)

favorite song? <SquidOmelet> [2/11 @ 7:03] (4/6)

Couldn't possibly choose <Calenia> [2/12 @ 1:37] (0/0)
The Stone Troll, without qualification. (No Text) <Reverend> [2/11 @ 20:42] (0/0)
The Bath song! <Hobbit Lori> [2/11 @ 19:21] (1/1)

Donald Swann's music for <galadhremmin> [2/12 @ 1:04] (0/0)

Hmm... <Ossë> [2/11 @ 9:29] (1/1)

I don't know why . . . <*Frodo*LK> [2/12 @ 1:07] (0/0)

Undying Lands Qualifications <Orange Blossom Toadfoot> [2/10 @ 21:09] (1/15)

Sam did go. <Silverlode> [2/10 @ 21:36] (1/14)

hmm... <drogo_drogo> [2/10 @ 22:00] (2/13)

What Gimli would do <PhantomS> [2/11 @ 10:17] (1/1)

That's a good point... <Ossë> [2/11 @ 10:40] (0/0)

I like to think <Altaira> [2/10 @ 22:15] (3/10)

The whole point <JewelTook> [2/10 @ 23:50] (1/1)

Every time <Altaira> [2/11 @ 1:55] (0/0)

I like to think that too! <Goldilocks Took> [2/10 @ 22:41] (1/5)

good points.. <drogo_drogo> [2/10 @ 23:22] (2/4)

It's likely... <Silverlode> [2/11 @ 5:39] (0/0)
Ok now I'm scaring myself <Goldilocks Took> [2/10 @ 23:42] (1/2)

In The Hobbit <JewelTook> [2/11 @ 0:12] (1/1)

They also hunt... <Nimrodel > [2/11 @ 0:49] (0/0)

That's about what I thought... <Nimrodel > [2/10 @ 22:40] (1/1)

The ultimate spa... <gullygilly> [2/11 @ 6:21] (0/0)

Songs <Lotr_is_#_1> [2/10 @ 19:57] (1/4)

Yes <Altaira> [2/10 @ 22:06] (2/3)

I believe it still is <Watson> [2/10 @ 23:08] (0/0)
Actually . . . <Doorwarden of Theoden> [2/10 @ 23:03] (1/1)

And... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/11 @ 14:48] (0/0)

The Great River: A Look Back at Lorien. <Curious> [2/10 @ 16:01] (5/11)

NZ Strider said he had a busy week <Lothirienne> [2/11 @ 1:51] (0/0)
Goldberry and Galadriel <Kimi> [2/10 @ 23:12] (0/0)
Tom and Galadriel <galadhremmin> [2/10 @ 21:39] (1/1)

Tom and Goldberry as nature spirits <drogo_drogo> [2/11 @ 0:02] (0/0)

Sorry... <gullygilly> [2/10 @ 19:29] (0/0)
Couldn't... <Ossë> [2/10 @ 16:37] (3/5)

It's interesting to contrast <Smallbottle> [2/10 @ 21:43] (1/2)

Is she an alien in it? <Calenia> [2/11 @ 14:03] (1/1)

Both are true <Smallbottle> [2/11 @ 17:27] (0/0)

Tom, Ents, and Galadriel and Nature <drogo_drogo> [2/10 @ 19:30] (0/0)
Er <Ossë> [2/10 @ 17:12] (0/0)

What do Nazgul do in their free time? <blashyrkh777> [2/10 @ 15:21] (7/10)

Argue over who's turn it is to muck out the fell beasts. (No Text) <Ufthak> [2/11 @ 7:13] (0/0)
My friend and I always had a funny idea.. <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/10 @ 23:05] (0/0)
always watching <SquidOmelet> [2/10 @ 18:21] (0/0)
Hmm....Twister? <LOTR_nutcase> [2/10 @ 17:32] (0/0)
Pin the Morgul Blade on the Orc! : ) <Weige> [2/10 @ 15:48] (0/0)
Same thing they do every night. <Inferno> [2/10 @ 15:29] (2/3)

Are you thinking what I'm thinking? <Calenia> [2/12 @ 2:03] (0/0)
muscle <dwimmerCrafty> [2/10 @ 20:53] (1/1)

sorta like the joe pesci and robert deniro of mordor, huh? (No Text) <blashyrkh777> [2/11 @ 10:33] (0/0)

Fun stuff.. <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 15:28] (0/0)

Who Can See Frodo With the Ring? <Largefoot Hardbottle> [2/10 @ 14:09] (4/28)

He's definitely invisible to wood-elves. <Reverend> [2/10 @ 15:12] (3/15)

Glorfindel's sight. <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 17:09] (0/0)
Bilbo sneaks <Curious> [2/10 @ 15:46] (1/1)

Yes.. <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 16:24] (0/0)

Why is that? <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 15:33] (1/11)

Their main weapon... <Reverend> [2/10 @ 15:54] (2/10)

Could the Wraiths sense <Goldilocks Took> [2/10 @ 22:51] (0/0)
Hmmm... <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 16:20] (3/8)

Nazgul bane <Cyberia> [2/10 @ 21:37] (0/0)
Nazgul power <A man> [2/10 @ 16:39] (1/2)

Maybe They are Like the Ring <Largefoot Hardbottle> [2/10 @ 19:44] (1/1)

Evolution of the Nazgul <drogo_drogo> [2/10 @ 21:45] (0/0)

Your explanation <Curious> [2/10 @ 16:32] (2/3)

In the end... <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 17:05] (0/0)
Weathertop <A man> [2/10 @ 16:44] (1/1)

That's a good point. (No Text) <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 17:30] (0/0)

Gollum. <Inferno> [2/10 @ 15:01] (1/9)

Er... <Ossë> [2/10 @ 15:04] (1/8)

3 possibilities. <Inferno> [2/10 @ 15:12] (3/7)

I beg to differ... <gullygilly> [2/10 @ 19:22] (0/0)
Then, <Ossë> [2/10 @ 15:49] (0/0)
How about <Curious> [2/10 @ 15:14] (2/4)

Gollum's Glasses <A man> [2/10 @ 16:49] (1/1)

Good point! <Curious> [2/10 @ 17:14] (0/0)

That's possible. <Inferno> [2/10 @ 15:18] (1/1)

Gollum <Curious> [2/10 @ 15:28] (0/0)

Hmm... <Ossë> [2/10 @ 14:52] (0/0)
Glorfindel.. <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 14:45] (0/0)

Semi-OT: Request for Curious <Idril Celebrindal> [2/10 @ 12:22] (1/2)

Is this better? <Curious> [2/10 @ 14:39] (1/1)

Much better -- thanks! (No Text) <Idril Celebrindal> [2/11 @ 13:44] (0/0)

OT: Quote for Graduation <Lamarne> [2/10 @ 11:36] (6/11)

"I don't know half of you half... <drogo_drogo> [2/10 @ 19:42] (1/1)

Ha! that one'll only work if <Froda> [2/10 @ 22:23] (0/0)

In retrospect, I should have used this one as mine... <Randiriel> [2/10 @ 18:12] (1/1)

D'oh.. <drogo_drogo> [2/10 @ 19:45] (0/0)

"You shall not pass!" (No Text) <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/10 @ 16:10] (1/1)

ROFL (No Text) <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 17:29] (0/0)

Haldir's line in FOTR is my favorite: <Nimrodel > [2/10 @ 14:56] (0/0)
'I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil.' <Pukel-man> [2/10 @ 13:51] (1/1)

"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens." - Gimli (No Text) <Ehtemir> [2/10 @ 14:26] (0/0)

well... <jadeshadow> [2/10 @ 11:52] (1/1)

Ok...Thanks.... <Lamarne> [2/11 @ 10:27] (0/0)

First time posting in the Reading Room, and I need a little help... <Nurindel> [2/10 @ 10:17] (5/31)

Thank you, everyone! <Nurindel> [2/10 @ 17:47] (0/0)
High and low! <Ceorl> [2/10 @ 13:01] (0/0)
I have a question for you. <Curious> [2/10 @ 10:57] (11/22)

Newbies and homework <Atlas> [2/11 @ 6:21] (0/0)
To me <Faramira> [2/11 @ 2:34] (0/0)
I'd differentiate between intimidating and off-putting <Kimi> [2/10 @ 20:44] (0/0)
A suggestion, kind of <joannaspring> [2/10 @ 17:24] (4/6)

I like your suggestion <Kimi> [2/10 @ 20:24] (0/0)
Keep your dictionary at hand, <Merryk> [2/10 @ 18:42] (0/0)
Two ideas <Princess of Geekland> [2/10 @ 17:58] (1/1)

As to the Ring of Barahir: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [2/10 @ 18:03] (0/0)

I am <Curious> [2/10 @ 17:42] (1/1)

I am so <joannaspring> [2/10 @ 20:35] (0/0)

Thanks! My general response: <Curious> [2/10 @ 15:04] (0/0)
I imagine some people <Princess of Geekland> [2/10 @ 13:39] (0/0)
This feels like an invitation so <Elen> [2/10 @ 12:46] (0/0)
Well ... <Eledhwen> [2/10 @ 12:43] (1/1)

I agree. <Annael> [2/10 @ 13:56] (0/0)

*nervously* Well..... <LOTR_nutcase> [2/10 @ 12:01] (0/0)
well... <jadeshadow> [2/10 @ 11:54] (0/0)
As far as intimidation goes... <Farawyn> [2/10 @ 11:21] (1/4)

Aaargh! In all rooms to spell DISINTEGRATE wrong!! *bashing my head into my keyboard* (No Text) <Farawyn> [2/10 @ 11:22] (2/3)

Off with your head! <Altaira> [2/10 @ 14:58] (0/0)
Disintigrate? Oh forget it!! (No Text) <Farawyn> [2/10 @ 11:24] (1/1)

"Poor little blighter"..... (No Text) <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 12:34] (0/0)

Exile <Altaira> [2/10 @ 10:53] (1/4)

Ummm.... <Watson> [2/10 @ 11:15] (2/3)

D'oh, do you always have to confuse things with facts? :) <Altaira> [2/10 @ 14:50] (0/0)
I agree, assuming <Princess of Geekland> [2/10 @ 13:41] (1/1)

More or less <Watson> [2/10 @ 14:35] (0/0)

We-elll <Calenia> [2/10 @ 10:40] (0/0)

Thank you, Mrs. Boromir, for a great discussion! <Curious> [2/10 @ 9:26] (7/7)

HA!! <Mrs. Boromir> [2/11 @ 11:21] (0/0)
Enjoyed it muchly! (No Text) <lumpkin> [2/11 @ 0:19] (0/0)
sorry i missed it (travelling)... <Froda> [2/10 @ 22:21] (0/0)
Absolutely! I hope you'll do it again! (No Text) <Kimi> [2/10 @ 20:41] (0/0)
Wonderful discussion, <nerdanel50> [2/10 @ 19:06] (0/0)
yes thanks! <gullygilly> [2/10 @ 15:48] (0/0)
Amen (No Text) <Reverend> [2/10 @ 12:29] (0/0)

The Great River: Place Names <Curious> [2/10 @ 8:41] (4/10)

River names <Stanislaus Bocian> [2/11 @ 14:26] (0/0)
*crickets chirping* <Curious> [2/10 @ 15:17] (0/0)
about Fangorn <Elen> [2/10 @ 12:51] (1/2)

You are correct. But <Curious> [2/10 @ 20:37] (1/1)

Either <Atlas> [2/11 @ 6:56] (0/0)

All of the names tend to be flatly descriptive. <Reverend> [2/10 @ 11:38] (2/4)

I disagree somewhat <Smallbottle> [2/10 @ 22:15] (1/2)

Agreement, with some examples <Atlas> [2/11 @ 7:07] (1/1)

Except <Curious> [2/11 @ 9:31] (0/0)

Very interesting point. <Curious> [2/10 @ 20:32] (0/0)

The Great River: The Valar? Take 2. <Curious> [2/10 @ 8:27] (7/19)

Proxies <drogo_drogo> [2/10 @ 19:09] (1/1)

Note that Earendil <Curious> [2/10 @ 20:11] (0/0)

Valar's influence <A man> [2/10 @ 16:59] (0/0)
Well done.. <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 15:43] (0/0)
How Valar act <Stanislaus Bocian> [2/10 @ 15:08] (2/2)

Very nice! (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/11 @ 19:13] (0/0)
I assume you mean <Curious> [2/10 @ 15:13] (0/0)

Another example? <Ossë> [2/10 @ 12:10] (2/2)

Nicely put. (No Text) <Curious> [2/10 @ 20:49] (0/0)
That is exactly what I think. (No Text) <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 13:42] (0/0)

Devil's advocate <Calenia> [2/10 @ 11:40] (3/7)

Second that. <Atlas> [2/11 @ 5:53] (2/4)

Or even that <Calenia> [2/11 @ 12:21] (0/0)
And it is a fair interpretation, <Curious> [2/11 @ 9:28] (1/2)

The burden of proof <Calenia> [2/11 @ 12:13] (1/1)

For <Curious> [2/11 @ 14:04] (0/0)

Atheist. (No Text) <Smallbottle> [2/11 @ 2:15] (0/0)
OK. <Curious> [2/10 @ 14:04] (0/0)

Again yes, and because he's Tolkien. (No Text) <Reverend> [2/10 @ 11:29] (0/0)

Leaf by Niggle Question <teth> [2/10 @ 3:14] (2/2)

My speculation: <Curious> [2/10 @ 8:36] (0/0)
sounds like an e.e. cummings line... (No Text) <gullygilly> [2/10 @ 6:35] (0/0)

The Great River: The Valar? <Curious> [2/10 @ 0:20] (9/32)

Behind the scenes aid <drogo_drogo> [2/10 @ 18:51] (0/0)
Tolkien didn't tell us there was such a thing as Maiar, either. <Reverend> [2/10 @ 11:23] (2/14)

Adding one thing.... <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 12:54] (1/9)

Or because.... <Reverend> [2/10 @ 13:08] (1/8)

True... <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 13:28] (1/7)

The Great River and <Curious> [2/10 @ 14:26] (1/6)

Don't forget... <Ossë> [2/10 @ 14:59] (1/5)

Oooh! <Curious> [2/10 @ 15:22] (1/4)

But <Curious> [2/10 @ 15:26] (2/3)

Perhaps.. <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 15:45] (0/0)
Actually, <Ossë> [2/10 @ 15:45] (1/1)

Because evil will <Smallbottle> [2/11 @ 2:04] (0/0)

Symbols of the Valar <Calenia> [2/10 @ 12:12] (1/3)

Why not indeed? <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 13:09] (1/2)

Because <Calenia> [2/11 @ 12:53] (1/1)

Nor will I. <HeavyFurball> [2/11 @ 13:59] (0/0)

Manwe and Ulmo at least <Groovicles> [2/10 @ 11:06] (0/0)
Ulmo and the Nazgul <Hwed> [2/10 @ 10:58] (0/0)
valar in middle earth <durandir> [2/10 @ 7:27] (0/0)
great questions <gullygilly> [2/10 @ 6:25] (2/2)

ROFL--More! More! (No Text) <nerdanel50> [2/11 @ 0:08] (0/0)
oops...I meant Valar not Valinor in first line... (No Text) <gullygilly> [2/10 @ 6:28] (0/0)

Bueller? Bueller? Bueller? <Atlas> [2/10 @ 6:06] (1/7)

Signs and symbols <Calenia> [2/10 @ 10:57] (2/6)

Well... <HeavyFurball> [2/10 @ 14:39] (1/4)

No argument there <Calenia> [2/11 @ 12:45] (1/3)

Ah! I see now. <HeavyFurball> [2/11 @ 13:29] (1/2)

On thinking about the fog <Calenia> [2/11 @ 14:38] (1/1)

Nice pickup... <HeavyFurball> [2/11 @ 15:42] (0/0)

"There is more at work <Curious> [2/10 @ 14:30] (0/0)

At a certain level he was writing for himself <Kimi> [2/10 @ 1:05] (0/0)
good question... <valie_yavanna> [2/10 @ 0:46] (0/0)

Frodo Baggins charged with War Crimes. (No Text - Link Inside) <Reverend> [2/9 @ 22:50] (7/14)

Hilarious... <Princess of Geekland> [2/10 @ 13:55] (0/0)
oh my god... <Groovicles> [2/10 @ 11:20] (0/0)
Excellent! (No Text) <Atlas> [2/10 @ 5:54] (0/0)
that's so hysterical... <gullygilly> [2/10 @ 5:44] (0/0)
LOL! Apparently... <Morwen> [2/10 @ 1:02] (1/6)

Absolutely. I like it. (No Text) <hot water nobility> [2/10 @ 2:07] (1/5)

I like the satire, but... <Myrman> [2/10 @ 5:33] (2/4)

Re: Myrman's Post <Turin00> [2/11 @ 0:42] (0/0)
Frankly, <Reverend> [2/10 @ 11:06] (1/2)

slightly OT: origin of "Blog" <Falathar> [2/10 @ 13:23] (1/1)

Ah. <Reverend> [2/10 @ 14:57] (0/0)

Follow-up on Baggins War Crime Trial (No Text - Link Inside) <Reverend> [2/10 @ 0:24] (0/0)
Sign of the times, I suppose <Entmaiden> [2/9 @ 23:10] (1/1)

isn't... <jadeshadow> [2/9 @ 23:21] (0/0)

The Republic Of Gondor <PhantomS> [2/9 @ 20:02] (3/6)

Holy Gondorian Empire ?? <drogo_drogo> [2/10 @ 23:17] (0/0)
I believe that's Gondor Province... <Reverend> [2/9 @ 22:49] (1/2)

The People's Republic of Gondor? <Nimrodel > [2/9 @ 23:23] (1/1)

The Union of Gondorian Socialist Republics. (No Text) <Azree> [2/10 @ 9:59] (0/0)

yes it does <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/9 @ 20:08] (1/1)

The Gondorian Federation! <Ceorl> [2/10 @ 13:20] (0/0)

silmarllion question <marsgirl_000> [2/9 @ 19:22] (7/20)

I think 'messengers' is the key word (No Text) <starbright> [2/10 @ 20:25] (0/0)
Love this thread, especially <Princess of Geekland> [2/10 @ 13:51] (0/0)
The elves don't go to Valinor, they go to <Azree> [2/9 @ 20:24] (1/8)

Not true <Watson> [2/9 @ 20:33] (1/7)

I think <Altaira> [2/9 @ 21:12] (1/6)

Quite possible, although... <Watson> [2/9 @ 21:14] (1/5)

Take two chapters <Altaira> [2/9 @ 21:39] (1/4)

And Galadriel <Watson> [2/9 @ 22:59] (1/3)

grumble, grumble *heads back to study hall, books under arm* <Azree> [2/10 @ 0:35] (1/2)

Tol Eressea <PhantomS> [2/10 @ 7:55] (1/1)

Maybe. <Curious> [2/10 @ 11:03] (0/0)

In the context of that passage... <PhantomS> [2/9 @ 19:56] (0/0)
darn, it would appear I jumped ahead of myself. <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/9 @ 19:38] (0/0)
Earendil <drogo_drogo> [2/9 @ 19:33] (1/5)

island <marsgirl_000> [2/9 @ 19:37] (1/4)

World had changed <drogo_drogo> [2/9 @ 20:03] (1/3)

sailing around the world <Doorwarden of Theoden> [2/10 @ 2:46] (1/2)

Maybe they stopped in Iceland? <Myrman> [2/10 @ 5:16] (1/1)

LOL! (No Text) <Ancalimë> [2/10 @ 16:46] (0/0)

That would be Eriol <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/9 @ 19:30] (0/0)

Farewell to Lothlorien: Galadriel’s gifts. <Curious> [2/9 @ 12:20] (13/35)

Gimli's gift one of the greatest <dremiel> [2/10 @ 14:04] (1/1)

Although <Curious> [2/10 @ 15:31] (0/0)

The significance of Boromir's belt <Cressida> [2/10 @ 13:22] (2/4)

Golden Belt <Stanislaus Bocian> [2/10 @ 16:26] (2/2)

Is this where pro wrestling <Curious> [2/10 @ 18:07] (0/0)
Interesting, then, <Curious> [2/10 @ 16:40] (0/0)

Excellent point! Although <Curious> [2/10 @ 14:42] (0/0)

I was thinking.... <Nemain> [2/10 @ 4:22] (0/0)
Galadriel's gift to Sam <nerdanel50> [2/9 @ 21:39] (1/4)

actually... <gullygilly> [2/10 @ 6:33] (1/3)

A gardener knows the value of compost <nerdanel50> [2/10 @ 19:17] (2/2)

Great link! (No Text) <Curious> [2/10 @ 22:54] (0/0)
Hmm... <Kimi> [2/10 @ 20:03] (0/0)

needed and honorary gifts <gullygilly> [2/9 @ 18:10] (0/0)
Further research <Curious> [2/9 @ 16:41] (0/0)
Some people are just hard to shop for <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/9 @ 13:30] (1/1)

gifts <Anil-Galia> [2/9 @ 18:10] (0/0)

Gimli's gift <drogo_drogo> [2/9 @ 13:29] (0/0)
ANSWER TO ALL! <Brockomir> [2/9 @ 13:17] (0/0)
He must hide it... <HeavyFurball> [2/9 @ 13:09] (1/3)

Depends <Calenia> [2/9 @ 13:30] (1/2)

A cloak could cover it.. <HeavyFurball> [2/9 @ 14:11] (1/1)

I doubt <Calenia> [2/9 @ 14:51] (0/0)

Gifts <Calenia> [2/9 @ 13:07] (0/0)
comments <PhantomS> [2/9 @ 12:53] (0/0)
You've forgotten the Elessar <Reverend> [2/9 @ 12:52] (2/9)

No, actually, he didn't. <Calenia> [2/9 @ 15:25] (1/4)

Have you <Curious> [2/9 @ 16:15] (1/3)

No, I haven't <Calenia> [2/9 @ 16:47] (1/2)

Sometimes it is hard <Curious> [2/9 @ 17:09] (1/1)

Aragorn's knowledge <PhantomS> [2/11 @ 10:36] (0/0)

elf-hair literally? <Khazad-doom> [2/9 @ 15:05] (1/3)

Yes, literally <Calenia> [2/9 @ 15:16] (1/2)

will the elf with the longest hair pls. step up :p <Khazad-doom> [2/9 @ 15:28] (1/1)

Oh, no! <Calenia> [2/9 @ 16:50] (0/0)

Bilbo's Part Invitations <WoozwiseGamgee> [2/9 @ 2:54] (1/3)

Part? <bracegirdle> [2/9 @ 13:50] (1/2)

Actual Text anywhere <WoozwiseGamgee> [2/9 @ 17:42] (1/1)

Not unless you make up your own <bracegirdle> [2/10 @ 9:49] (0/0)

The spear that pinned Frodo? <hot water nobility> [2/9 @ 1:20] (2/8)

Thanks everyone <hot water nobility> [2/10 @ 1:52] (0/0)
Being speared is nasty business <White Lady of Rohan> [2/9 @ 4:55] (1/6)

Yup, that's pretty much it <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/9 @ 13:06] (1/5)

Do remember... <Nimrodel > [2/9 @ 23:28] (1/4)

Is 'smushed' a technical term ;) (No Text) <White Lady of Rohan> [2/10 @ 0:04] (1/3)

Yes, of course... <Nimrodel > [2/10 @ 0:21] (1/2)

Hey! <White Lady of Rohan> [2/10 @ 0:51] (1/1)

Sorry. ;-) (No Text) <Nimrodel > [2/10 @ 15:05] (0/0)

Celebrian and her family <valie_yavanna> [2/8 @ 22:51] (3/6)

Elrohir etc. <Orange Blossom Toadfoot> [2/9 @ 20:20] (1/1)

Do you have a source for that? <Entmaiden> [2/9 @ 23:14] (0/0)

You fill in the blanks. <Reverend> [2/8 @ 23:09] (0/0)
"The In Laws" <PhantomS> [2/8 @ 23:02] (1/2)

I always thought... <valie_yavanna> [2/9 @ 1:51] (1/1)

A good arguement for staying <PhantomS> [2/9 @ 12:42] (0/0)

Lembas <Orange Blossom Toadfoot> [2/8 @ 18:08] (4/7)

a decent lembas recipie <Arquen> [2/8 @ 20:50] (2/2)

Needs some protien <Temujin> [2/9 @ 12:08] (0/0)
...forgot to include in above recipie <Arquen> [2/8 @ 21:12] (0/0)

coneys in broth <bracegirdle> [2/8 @ 19:23] (0/0)
Chekc out this thread: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [2/8 @ 19:17] (0/0)
Fish à la Gollum <Eledhwen> [2/8 @ 18:17] (1/1)

aka sashimi ;-) (No Text) <Nimrodel > [2/8 @ 20:02] (0/0)

The Great River: What Is the Point of this Chapter? <Curious> [2/8 @ 14:56] (12/40)

Fun thread.... <Princess of Geekland> [2/10 @ 14:12] (0/0)
This chapter is a transition <Entmaiden> [2/9 @ 23:24] (1/1)

Yes, and Tolkien <Curious> [2/10 @ 11:07] (0/0)

As to why Tolkien wrote it <drogo_drogo> [2/9 @ 17:16] (1/1)

I like the way you put that. <Curious> [2/9 @ 17:27] (0/0)

Thanks, folks, I feel much better! <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/8 @ 23:50] (0/0)
Isn't it safe to assume <Altaira> [2/8 @ 21:06] (0/0)
Yes, teacher... <gullygilly> [2/8 @ 19:46] (0/0)
About question 2 ... <Eledhwen> [2/8 @ 17:52] (0/0)
The only response I could make.... <HeavyFurball> [2/8 @ 17:31] (2/9)

You are too kind <Calenia> [2/8 @ 21:26] (1/7)

You make Aragorn sound like Capt. Kirk. <Julie of the pointed ears> [2/8 @ 21:39] (1/6)

Now that you mention it, <Calenia> [2/9 @ 1:44] (1/5)

Dwarf tossing....... <HeavyFurball> [2/9 @ 3:16] (2/4)

lol.. <starbright> [2/10 @ 20:29] (0/0)
Stopping your ears <Calenia> [2/9 @ 12:50] (1/2)

they certainly got it from me... <starbright> [2/10 @ 20:34] (1/1)

And because it can be done, it should be done? <Calenia> [2/11 @ 1:49] (0/0)

LOL! <Altaira> [2/8 @ 20:46] (0/0)

Because if he hadn't, you wouldn't had gotten a second chapter assignment (No Text) <THE BAGEL OF DOOM> [2/8 @ 17:07] (0/0)
Growing tension. <Reverend> [2/8 @ 16:51] (1/1)

I agree, and I judge that <Curious> [2/10 @ 11:09] (0/0)

Video-game culture... <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/8 @ 16:00] (2/4)

On video games and insults to one's intelligence... <balrogslippers> [2/9 @ 1:14] (1/1)

No offense intended! <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/9 @ 11:57] (0/0)

Not upset about you or your questions, Curious! <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/8 @ 16:04] (1/1)

On the contrary <Altaira> [2/9 @ 1:02] (0/0)

Great link! Thanks! <Julie of the pointed ears> [2/8 @ 15:24] (4/12)

"I can't believe they killed off Frodo..." <Aragorn_Elessar> [2/9 @ 19:30] (1/1)

That one is probably a joke. <Curious> [2/10 @ 11:05] (0/0)

<giggles> gee, these reviews are helpful... <jadeshadow> [2/8 @ 19:46] (1/1)

I'm so confused.. <Arador> [2/9 @ 4:12] (0/0)

"if you want REAL fantasy read TERRY BROOKS THE SWORD OF SHANNARA! " <Reverend> [2/8 @ 17:13] (1/4)

Yeah... <Julie of the pointed ears> [2/8 @ 17:26] (2/3)

Methinks these are the same.. <Princess of Geekland> [2/10 @ 14:08] (0/0)
But it's fun to go through the Amazon site and give each 1-star review a "not helpful" vote! (No Text) <Smallbottle> [2/8 @ 18:26] (1/1)

hehehe *click* hehehe <Julie of the pointed ears> [2/8 @ 21:17] (0/0)

"The only reason it became popular was because of the movies. " <Reverend> [2/8 @ 17:01] (2/2)

Talk about.... <Princess of Geekland> [2/10 @ 14:10] (0/0)
*wide eyed* Wow! <Julie of the pointed ears> [2/8 @ 17:31] (0/0)

To Mrs. Boromir <Curious> [2/8 @ 12:42] (1/11)

I'm sorry, I don't. <Mrs. Boromir> [2/8 @ 22:23] (5/10)

Thanks for a wonderful discussion, Mrs. B! <Altaira> [2/9 @ 13:12] (0/0)
A gift from Galadriel? <Calenia> [2/9 @ 12:22] (1/3)

I'm not sure about the weaving... <valie_yavanna> [2/10 @ 0:51] (1/2)

A girl needs something to do <Calenia> [2/10 @ 2:47] (1/1)

I don't know, I mean, they don't really sleep, right? ;) (No Text) <Kathira> [2/10 @ 21:35] (0/0)

How could I top Gimli? To <Curious> [2/9 @ 8:53] (0/0)
Quality, not quantity <Kimi> [2/8 @ 23:19] (0/0)
Well, I suppose I can't have the Elessar. <Morwen> [2/8 @ 23:14] (1/2)

And last but not least <Morwen> [2/8 @ 23:16] (1/1)

Thank you, all. <Mrs. Boromir> [2/9 @ 10:31] (0/0)

A couple of questions about the Sil <Aragorn_Elessar> [2/8 @ 12:31] (6/9)

#2 <Callie> [2/9 @ 0:22] (0/0)
About Elendil's father, I would note <Curious> [2/8 @ 15:05] (0/0)
I might know #7... <jadeshadow> [2/8 @ 14:29] (3/3)

Yes, it's Luthiens device... <HeavyFurball> [2/8 @ 15:05] (0/0)
That´s right it is the device of Luthien <Galadriel 2010> [2/8 @ 14:57] (0/0)
You are correct! <Curious> [2/8 @ 14:56] (0/0)

Just a couple <Calenia> [2/8 @ 14:29] (0/0)
Some answers <Altaira> [2/8 @ 13:06] (0/0)
Well, here goes... <Reverend> [2/8 @ 13:02] (0/0)

if aragorn was meant to be the last of the numenorean kings.... <leggylulu> [2/8 @ 10:47] (3/5)

After the Third Age ended, <PhantomS> [2/8 @ 23:16] (0/0)
He isn't a Numenorean king... <dungolfin> [2/8 @ 12:35] (1/1)

I don't see it <Calenia> [2/8 @ 14:08] (0/0)

Appearantly not. <Reverend> [2/8 @ 10:51] (1/1)

Death at will <Princess of Geekland> [2/10 @ 15:25] (0/0)

Language question Adunic <Eärendil I Ciryamo> [2/8 @ 3:40] (2/3)

Hang on ... <Eledhwen> [2/8 @ 17:19] (0/0)
PLEASE no. <Reverend> [2/8 @ 10:48] (1/1)

I am not pushing any interpration <Eärendil I Ciryamo> [2/8 @ 18:50] (0/0)

What is Tolkien? <Pukel-man> [2/7 @ 23:54] (6/21)

The language/history before the stories <drogo_drogo> [2/9 @ 19:48] (1/1)

Very important point. (No Text) <Calenia> [2/9 @ 22:35] (0/0)

not a history <Brockomir> [2/8 @ 12:56] (0/0)
"I much prefer history, real or feigned." (No Text) <Smallbottle> [2/8 @ 2:18] (1/7)

Fictional history/historical fiction <Calenia> [2/8 @ 13:49] (1/6)

Yes but <Smallbottle> [2/8 @ 15:34] (1/5)

Historical fiction is more than just events <Calenia> [2/8 @ 16:27] (1/4)

But my point is <Smallbottle> [2/8 @ 16:44] (1/3)

The question <Calenia> [2/8 @ 17:43] (1/2)

The problem is <Smallbottle> [2/8 @ 18:31] (1/1)

Maybe it's time we branched out <Calenia> [2/8 @ 21:06] (0/0)

*Bumps into suspicious-looking tumbleweed* ...I think <Amanda > [2/8 @ 1:29] (0/0)
Only because Tolkien drew upon <Curious> [2/8 @ 0:22] (2/7)

Tolkien and history <Stanislaus Bocian> [2/9 @ 9:44] (1/4)

A couple of points. <Curious> [2/9 @ 16:59] (1/3)

Dwarves and Jews <Stanislaus Bocian> [2/9 @ 18:25] (2/2)

Which is why <Curious> [2/10 @ 14:46] (0/0)
I like the way you put this point <Smallbottle> [2/9 @ 21:06] (0/0)

Didn't Tolkien <Ataahua> [2/8 @ 1:45] (1/1)

I don't think he meant <Curious> [2/8 @ 9:55] (0/0)

Be serious. <Reverend> [2/8 @ 0:05] (0/0)

Question <Scarfang> [2/7 @ 18:29] (1/5)

From Tolkien's letters: <Azree> [2/7 @ 18:38] (1/4)

The orc-chieftan who speared Frodo... <Reverend> [2/7 @ 18:55] (1/3)

Thank you for that...um...graphic description. *urp* :-) <Azree> [2/7 @ 19:14] (1/2)

The different... <Ossë> [2/7 @ 19:27] (1/1)

I meant blonde/black haired ELF, but hey... <Azree> [2/7 @ 23:26] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #7: FAREWELL TO LÓRIEN <Mrs. Boromir> [2/7 @ 15:34] (8/12)

Just a red herring? <Merryk> [2/8 @ 0:22] (0/0)
Turf wars <Altaira> [2/7 @ 22:55] (0/0)
I always thought it was jealousy! <Weige> [2/7 @ 19:01] (0/0)
Hmm... <Celandine Brandybuck> [2/7 @ 18:14] (0/0)
Celeborn's wariness of Fangorn <nerdanel50> [2/7 @ 17:48] (1/1)

I agree <Calenia> [2/7 @ 22:58] (0/0)

Treebeard at this stage <Kimi> [2/7 @ 16:50] (1/1)

That's what I was thinking <Aerlinn> [2/8 @ 0:45] (0/0)

My guess is <JewelTook> [2/7 @ 15:50] (1/1)

I tend to agree <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/7 @ 16:31] (0/0)

Good question <Ossë> [2/7 @ 15:43] (1/1)

Also <Ossë> [2/7 @ 19:32] (0/0)

question about the silmarillion <athelas41> [2/7 @ 12:51] (7/11)

Silmarillion on CD <sorrykb> [2/7 @ 21:12] (1/1)

Also CT's Beren & Luthien on the Audio Collection <dremiel> [2/10 @ 13:24] (0/0)

I agree <Ossë> [2/7 @ 19:35] (0/0)
it deepens the experience of LOTR <old_toby> [2/7 @ 18:24] (0/0)
Wow! Where to begin! <Azree> [2/7 @ 14:02] (0/0)
LotR is in fact a trick... <Reverend> [2/7 @ 14:01] (1/1)

Hook, line and sinker! (No Text) <Azree> [2/7 @ 14:03] (0/0)

It is the major work... <HeavyFurball> [2/7 @ 13:15] (0/0)
read it <jadeshadow> [2/7 @ 13:00] (1/2)

definitely read! <Moriel Aldawen> [2/7 @ 13:58] (1/1)

What I have always wondered? <Gondolinite> [2/8 @ 23:28] (0/0)

Farewell to Lothlorien: The Company Debates Their Path <Curious> [2/7 @ 12:45] (4/12)

Logic v. loyalty <Morwen> [2/8 @ 12:09] (0/0)
Based on what it says in the text, <Calenia> [2/7 @ 23:48] (1/8)

So is this a failure of leadership? <Curious> [2/8 @ 0:04] (2/7)

Was that the question? <Calenia> [2/8 @ 13:59] (1/4)

Aragorn <Curious> [2/8 @ 14:26] (1/3)

I don't think he made a mistake <Calenia> [2/8 @ 17:56] (1/2)

Aragorn thought <Curious> [2/9 @ 8:24] (1/1)

At the time it happened <Calenia> [2/9 @ 12:12] (0/0)

I take this as an example... <Reverend> [2/8 @ 1:15] (1/1)

And yet <Curious> [2/8 @ 12:28] (0/0)

my thoughts <Lothirienne> [2/7 @ 18:14] (0/0)
As for the vote... <Ossë> [2/7 @ 15:12] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #6: FAREWELL TO LÓRIEN <Mrs. Boromir> [2/7 @ 12:22] (5/7)

I see it as simpler than that <Calenia> [2/7 @ 23:17] (0/0)
Great answers, all <lumpkin> [2/7 @ 14:13] (1/1)

rings and time <drogo_drogo> [2/7 @ 20:11] (0/0)

We are repeatedly told... <Reverend> [2/7 @ 13:59] (1/1)

Very interesting, Reverend. <Mrs. Boromir> [2/7 @ 15:24] (0/0)

Frodo had seen the Ring on her hand. <Morwen> [2/7 @ 12:58] (0/0)
Good questions. <Elwen> [2/7 @ 12:57] (0/0)

I heard something <Celebdil> [2/7 @ 11:36] (3/4)

You might be thinking <Calenia> [2/8 @ 14:11] (0/0)
Written by Tolkien? (No Text) <Elen> [2/7 @ 12:37] (0/0)
Well, now that you mention it... <little prince> [2/7 @ 12:23] (1/1)

If you're really interested... <old_toby> [2/7 @ 18:32] (0/0)

Palantir of Minas Anor <PhantomS> [2/7 @ 10:48] (1/7)

We are told... <Reverend> [2/7 @ 11:14] (2/6)

In addition... <Azree> [2/7 @ 14:08] (1/1)

Yep, so why bother if you don't have to? (No Text) <Calenia> [2/7 @ 23:37] (0/0)

Are you getting your timing wrong? <Ossë> [2/7 @ 11:25] (1/3)

Not really <Watson> [2/7 @ 15:10] (1/2)

I meant... <Ossë> [2/7 @ 15:31] (1/1)

hmmmm <PhantomS> [2/8 @ 23:20] (0/0)

After the War of the RIng <Turin00> [2/7 @ 1:46] (4/13)

I don't think... <Dlz> [2/7 @ 10:50] (0/0)
The hobbits hid, the remaining elves <Curious> [2/7 @ 9:57] (3/6)

I think.... <Sunflash> [2/8 @ 9:15] (0/0)
And Radagast! (No Text) <HeavyFurball> [2/7 @ 14:17] (1/3)

Not unchanged. <Curious> [2/7 @ 19:26] (1/2)

True....however.. <HeavyFurball> [2/8 @ 12:12] (1/1)

Isn't that her.... <Reverend> [2/8 @ 13:04] (0/0)

And the War continues <Calenia> [2/7 @ 11:59] (0/0)

I never pictured the hobbits as becoming "magical," <Azree> [2/7 @ 9:30] (1/1)

Very true... <valie_yavanna> [2/7 @ 18:58] (0/0)

The fading of the Elves... <valie_yavanna> [2/7 @ 2:32] (1/2)

Evils of Men <Turin00> [2/7 @ 3:14] (1/1)

Fourth Age not Fifth <Smallbottle> [2/7 @ 10:43] (0/0)

Need ideas of other books to read <diorj> [2/6 @ 22:38] (26/49)

Thanks <diorj> [2/8 @ 19:03] (0/0)
???? Nobody's mentioned Lois McMaster Bujold.... <aragonvaar> [2/8 @ 16:38] (0/0)
Andre Norton's Witchworld series <Calenia> [2/8 @ 14:34] (0/0)
Read everything below as a teenager. <Reverend> [2/7 @ 20:43] (1/2)

That would be Tim Powers. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [2/8 @ 0:12] (1/1)

Thank you. <Reverend> [2/8 @ 1:02] (0/0)

Tolkien himself read Mary Renault and Isaac Asimov. (No Text) <Curious> [2/7 @ 19:18] (0/0)
Titus Groan <rangers rule> [2/7 @ 18:52] (0/0)
Forget that junk... <old_toby> [2/7 @ 18:37] (4/5)

To each their own, I guess.... <HeavyFurball> [2/8 @ 12:20] (0/0)
yes <drogo_drogo> [2/7 @ 20:41] (0/0)
Second that! <Azree> [2/7 @ 18:51] (1/1)

Excellent!! <old_toby> [2/7 @ 19:22] (0/0)

(excepting Once and Future King...) <old_toby> [2/7 @ 18:39] (0/0)

T.H. White's "The Once and Future King" <Kelly of Water's Edge> [2/7 @ 17:35] (0/0)
LeGuin's Earthsea Trilogy. McKillip's Riddle-Master trilogy. (No Text) <Annael> [2/7 @ 14:49] (0/0)
Fionavar Tapestry <Sirinde> [2/7 @ 14:45] (0/0)
Harry Turtledove's World at War and Colonisation series and Ross Leckie' trilogy Hannibal,Scipio and Carthage about the Punic Wars (No Text) <Ceorl> [2/7 @ 13:57] (0/0)
David Gemmell... <dungolfin> [2/7 @ 13:34] (1/1)

Second that, read both-excellent! (No Text) <Ceorl> [2/7 @ 13:54] (0/0)

_Christian Mythmakers: Tolkien, Lewis, and L'Engle" <niennas_tears> [2/7 @ 13:24] (0/0)
Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea series <Idril Celebrindal> [2/7 @ 13:22] (1/1)

and _the left hand of darkness_, or anything else by her! (No Text) <niennas_tears> [2/7 @ 13:26] (0/0)

Elizabeth Moon's Deed of Paksenarrion, <Curious> [2/7 @ 13:20] (0/0)
Evangeline Walton's version of the Mabinogian <Watson> [2/7 @ 13:17] (2/2)

thanks for posting this! <niennas_tears> [2/7 @ 13:22] (0/0)
Wow - I thought I was one of a very few who had read those! <Hama of Rohan> [2/7 @ 13:20] (0/0)

Susan Cooper "The Dark is Rising" (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/7 @ 12:48] (0/0)
C.J. Cherryh's Tristan Series <Hama of Rohan> [2/7 @ 11:59] (1/1)

CJ <Princess of Geekland> [2/7 @ 13:14] (0/0)

J. Gregory Keyes <Miradan> [2/7 @ 10:38] (0/0)
Bernard Cornwell's Arthur trilogy... <dungolfin> [2/7 @ 5:08] (2/6)

Mary Stewart's Arthur trilogy <Smallbottle> [2/7 @ 10:44] (0/0)
I'll second that.... <HeavyFurball> [2/7 @ 6:19] (1/4)

Third it. Also 'Gates of Fire' . . . <Pukel-man> [2/7 @ 9:09] (3/3)

Respect Pukel-Man, Gates of Fire is wicked, also agree about historical fiction! (No Text) <Ceorl> [2/7 @ 13:58] (0/0)
I think it means just that. (No Text) <HeavyFurball> [2/7 @ 12:48] (0/0)
Fourth it (sorry!!) <emma314> [2/7 @ 10:52] (0/0)

I would avoid all those you mentioned <Eärendil I Ciryamo> [2/7 @ 4:09] (0/0)
Lynn Flewelling, Guy Gavriel Kay... <Aerlinn> [2/7 @ 1:12] (1/1)

J.M Barrie ;-) (No Text) <Pukel-man> [2/7 @ 9:12] (0/0)

Robertson Davies <Calenia> [2/7 @ 0:52] (1/3)

You don't see a lot of RB fans <bracegirdle> [2/7 @ 10:27] (2/2)

I agree about Davies, too. (No Text) <Tar_Minastir> [2/7 @ 13:50] (0/0)
Something else <Calenia> [2/7 @ 11:46] (0/0)

"The Lost Years of Merlin" <Lairosion> [2/6 @ 23:14] (0/0)
Well, I always suggest Terry Pratchett <Randraug> [2/6 @ 22:57] (0/0)
Not really fantasy, but related... <Azree> [2/6 @ 22:55] (1/1)

You are so right... <old_toby> [2/7 @ 18:42] (0/0)

Arwen and her fate <Turin00> [2/6 @ 21:46] (3/6)

Some excerpts from Tolkien's Letters <Hama of Rohan> [2/7 @ 12:18] (1/2)

Remember that oaths <Curious> [2/7 @ 13:26] (1/1)

I don't think she could have... <Princess of Geekland> [2/7 @ 15:09] (0/0)

The Rules Of Sailing <PhantomS> [2/7 @ 10:43] (0/0)
She was given the same choice as Elrond, <Azree> [2/6 @ 23:20] (1/1)

Don't you just wish.... <Lady Elizabeth> [2/8 @ 20:46] (0/0)

Apes in the Far South <Tharangil> [2/6 @ 19:11] (3/44)

Grishnakh also calls Ugluk "ape" as an <Curious> [2/6 @ 21:40] (2/2)

Other way around, I think. <Reverend> [2/8 @ 0:03] (0/0)
And I had not read the posts below <Curious> [2/6 @ 21:42] (0/0)

south <drogo_drogo> [2/6 @ 20:09] (1/39)

I still don't see why. <Ufthak> [2/6 @ 20:52] (3/38)

I agree... <drogo_drogo> [2/7 @ 21:02] (0/0)
Notice the dunlanders are dark? <Eärendil I Ciryamo> [2/6 @ 21:34] (2/23)

They're not dark.... <PhantomS> [2/7 @ 10:45] (0/0)
The fact remains... <HeavyFurball> [2/6 @ 22:23] (2/21)

I missed them <Calenia> [2/7 @ 12:28] (0/0)
truly? <Arador> [2/6 @ 22:33] (2/19)

Found the passage... <HeavyFurball> [2/7 @ 14:31] (0/0)
It was an aside... <HeavyFurball> [2/6 @ 23:21] (1/17)

Good point, but <Curious> [2/7 @ 1:14] (1/16)

I did not mean.. <HeavyFurball> [2/7 @ 2:20] (3/15)

very well put! (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [2/7 @ 21:05] (0/0)
Tolkien held Jews in high regard <Smallbottle> [2/7 @ 17:56] (2/12)

I can assure you... <HeavyFurball> [2/8 @ 14:12] (2/3)

Stereotypes <Calenia> [2/9 @ 12:45] (0/0)
I agree with much of what you say <Smallbottle> [2/8 @ 15:49] (1/1)

Or a bit of both... <HeavyFurball> [2/8 @ 16:07] (0/0)

He also held dwarves <Curious> [2/7 @ 19:23] (2/7)

Say rather that the Dwarves return distrust w/ distrust... <aragonvaar> [2/8 @ 15:50] (0/0)
Well <Smallbottle> [2/7 @ 23:17] (1/5)

I <Curious> [2/8 @ 0:32] (1/4)

I know what you mean but <Smallbottle> [2/8 @ 2:26] (1/3)

I <Curious> [2/8 @ 14:42] (1/2)

The reverse is also true <Smallbottle> [2/8 @ 15:41] (1/1)

The <Curious> [2/8 @ 16:09] (0/0)

Agreed. (No Text) <Curious> [2/7 @ 9:08] (0/0)

I think... <Reverend> [2/6 @ 21:31] (3/12)

And I thought Mordor was France, with all the bad food and so on? (No Text) <little prince> [2/7 @ 8:56] (1/1)

Denethor, Faramir and the herbsmaster at thehouses of healing comes across as VERY FRENCH. (No Text) <Galadriel 2010> [2/8 @ 6:19] (0/0)

Way off, Reverend... <HeavyFurball> [2/6 @ 22:26] (1/8)

The Dunlanders are <Curious> [2/6 @ 22:53] (1/7)

Then Tolkien made a rare error... <HeavyFurball> [2/6 @ 23:29] (2/6)

Do me a favour mate... <Ceorl> [2/7 @ 14:15] (0/0)
Celtic doesn't have to mean Scottish . . . <Pukel-man> [2/7 @ 9:17] (3/4)

Hardly <Eärendil I Ciryamo> [2/8 @ 2:56] (0/0)
Where a people lives on the map of ME doesn't indicate who they "represent" <Smallbottle> [2/7 @ 23:02] (1/1)

I think tolkien said it explicitly though <Eärendil I Ciryamo> [2/8 @ 3:32] (0/0)

What, Iberian Celts? (No Text) <HeavyFurball> [2/7 @ 12:45] (0/0)

Oh thats political explosive <Eärendil I Ciryamo> [2/6 @ 21:36] (0/0)

Just when you think you know the book... (No Text) <dungolfin> [2/6 @ 19:17] (0/0)

The Fading of the Elves ... discussion? <River-Woman> [2/6 @ 16:38] (8/10)

Oddly enough, River-Woman, I think your take is more "binary" than the Judaeo-Christian Tolkien's... <aragonvaar> [2/8 @ 16:30] (0/0)
Fascinating thoughts! <grammaboodawg> [2/8 @ 8:51] (0/0)
Going back to the Silmarillion... <Durin III> [2/6 @ 22:10] (1/2)

Morgoth = Lucifier <Calenia> [2/7 @ 0:29] (1/1)

Faded Elves... <Reverend> [2/7 @ 13:49] (0/0)

Somehow I find this doubtful, given Tolkein's Catholicism. (No Text) <Ufthak> [2/6 @ 20:39] (0/0)
elves/fairies were considered to be catholic <maeglin01> [2/6 @ 17:38] (0/0)
This resonates with <Greenwood Hobbit> [2/6 @ 17:29] (0/0)
Tolkien was all for monotheism and <Curious> [2/6 @ 17:12] (0/0)
ooof! <nina_glyndwr> [2/6 @ 17:11] (0/0)

Reading Room Links <Curious> [2/6 @ 15:55] (0/0)

Why doesnt Théoden recognize Aragorn? <little Hyper> [2/6 @ 15:47] (2/10)

In 2957 Theoden was nine. <Curious> [2/6 @ 16:55] (1/1)

Disguises <PhantomS> [2/6 @ 21:07] (0/0)

Dnethor would not have seen Aragorn <Curious> [2/6 @ 16:03] (2/7)

with reference to 'The 'Palantri' <PhantomS> [2/6 @ 21:00] (0/0)
another but <little Hyper> [2/6 @ 16:30] (1/5)

If Aragorn sought to <Curious> [2/6 @ 16:34] (1/4)

Denethor is stronger <little Hyper> [2/6 @ 17:03] (2/3)

I guess <Curious> [2/6 @ 17:16] (1/1)

I agree :D (No Text) <little Hyper> [2/6 @ 17:17] (0/0)

Only if he was "online" at the same time, though <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/6 @ 17:13] (0/0)

this is stupid but its been in my mind for a long time now <leggylulu> [2/6 @ 12:39] (4/20)

These are merely temporary measures. <Reverend> [2/6 @ 14:52] (4/10)

Love it, Rev.!! <Princess of Geekland> [2/7 @ 13:17] (0/0)
I wonder? <Mortae> [2/6 @ 22:44] (1/1)

As the Valar said of Feanor's <Curious> [2/6 @ 23:01] (0/0)

I find what you said very strange... <Metal Gold Knight> [2/6 @ 18:56] (3/5)

I took the Reverend's comment.. <Princess of Geekland> [2/7 @ 15:11] (0/0)
Of course, .... <Reverend> [2/6 @ 20:09] (1/1)

and... <drogo_drogo> [2/6 @ 20:14] (0/0)

*sudden Star Trek moment* <Julie of the pointed ears> [2/6 @ 19:44] (1/1)

Or the appeal of oligarchy <Curious> [2/6 @ 19:53] (0/0)

Wonderful! As Tolkien said <Smallbottle> [2/6 @ 16:02] (0/0)

Sauron was also bound to Morgoth <Curious> [2/6 @ 13:28] (2/3)

Fascinating... <Princess of Geekland> [2/7 @ 15:13] (0/0)
Motivations of a Dark Lord <Ceorl> [2/6 @ 18:07] (1/1)

But Morgoth was more chaotic <Curious> [2/6 @ 18:46] (0/0)

I don't think <Ossë> [2/6 @ 13:12] (0/0)
Sauron's motivations <Idril Celebrindal> [2/6 @ 12:59] (2/3)

As for Melkor... <Watson> [2/6 @ 15:31] (1/1)

We have seen that... <Princess of Geekland> [2/7 @ 15:15] (0/0)

And if he had gained that power <Calenia> [2/6 @ 13:27] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #5: FAREWELL TO LÓRIEN <Mrs. Boromir> [2/6 @ 12:20] (6/10)

It's the end of the world as we know it... <Aerlinn> [2/7 @ 4:26] (0/0)
a place not touched by the modern world <gullygilly> [2/6 @ 18:05] (0/0)
An end to beginnings? <nerdanel50> [2/6 @ 16:25] (1/1)

The Sea of Time <Calenia> [2/7 @ 0:46] (0/0)

There will be no spring for Lorien. <Curious> [2/6 @ 12:53] (2/3)

yeah, but. <Hama of Rohan> [2/6 @ 16:02] (1/1)

She also doesn't know if Frodo <Curious> [2/6 @ 16:30] (0/0)

typo..thanks (No Text) <Mrs. Boromir> [2/6 @ 13:00] (0/0)

Galadriel... <Ossë> [2/6 @ 12:41] (0/0)
Farewell indeed <Idril Celebrindal> [2/6 @ 12:39] (0/0)

The Shire is good tobacco country? <Temujin> [2/6 @ 11:19] (4/8)

weed... <drogo_drogo> [2/6 @ 20:04] (1/1)

And lava lamps! (No Text) <Calenia> [2/7 @ 0:14] (0/0)

Pipe weed... <dungolfin> [2/6 @ 19:20] (0/0)
Tropical? <Nimrodel > [2/6 @ 13:14] (0/0)
First, it is an anachronism. <Curious> [2/6 @ 11:35] (1/3)

Maybe <Calenia> [2/6 @ 13:32] (1/2)

And umbrellas? And <Curious> [2/6 @ 16:32] (1/1)

Well, you know what they say about fashion <Calenia> [2/7 @ 0:13] (0/0)

I may have missed something, but... <Ossë> [2/6 @ 10:23] (1/8)

Here: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [2/6 @ 11:21] (1/7)

Ah... <Ossë> [2/6 @ 11:52] (1/6)

He certainly had some control <Curious> [2/6 @ 12:20] (1/5)

Sauron could not create <Calenia> [2/6 @ 13:23] (2/4)

Yes he could <Ossë> [2/6 @ 15:26] (1/2)

That was Eru <Calenia> [2/7 @ 0:06] (1/1)

When <Ossë> [2/7 @ 5:27] (0/0)

He apparently had some <Curious> [2/6 @ 15:00] (0/0)

Hobbit words <Silmaril #3> [2/5 @ 18:58] (0/0)

OT: Baffled by C.S. Lewis <Reverend> [2/5 @ 15:34] (8/26)

Having read this over several times <Kimi> [2/5 @ 19:46] (4/7)

Just adding another vote to this interpretation <Calenia> [2/6 @ 0:46] (1/1)

Remember <Calenia> [2/6 @ 0:48] (0/0)

* Annoyed at being enlightened * <Reverend> [2/5 @ 22:19] (1/1)

Apologies and encouragement <Kimi> [2/5 @ 22:24] (0/0)

Baa, baa <gullygilly> [2/5 @ 20:21] (0/0)
That's what I thought originally. <Curious> [2/5 @ 19:55] (1/1)

Indeed. <Kimi> [2/5 @ 20:53] (0/0)

Hitler youth <SonOfSaradoc> [2/5 @ 19:02] (0/0)
Lewis's letters to Arthur Greeves <bracegirdle> [2/5 @ 18:37] (0/0)
Well, one thing not very well known... <Metal Gold Knight> [2/5 @ 17:35] (0/0)
I can think of.... <Silverlode> [2/5 @ 17:02] (0/0)
Well, it certainly confuses me but... <Weige> [2/5 @ 16:59] (0/0)
OT, too, but... <notlost> [2/5 @ 16:39] (0/0)
All I can think of <Curious> [2/5 @ 15:41] (1/11)

Nazi? <Reverend> [2/5 @ 15:49] (2/10)

Possibly <Kiskadee> [2/5 @ 17:00] (0/0)
I thought that was what he <Curious> [2/5 @ 15:54] (1/8)

Sorry .... <Reverend> [2/5 @ 16:01] (3/7)

Seems clear to me <Smallbottle> [2/5 @ 20:42] (0/0)
Perhaps the joke lies in <Tharangil> [2/5 @ 18:23] (0/0)
Are you sure <Curious> [2/5 @ 16:24] (1/4)

Sometimes we read into words too much... <gullygilly> [2/5 @ 16:54] (2/3)

actually...(OT) <jadeshadow> [2/5 @ 18:10] (1/1)

you're right... <gullygilly> [2/5 @ 19:39] (0/0)

well put <arwenwant2be> [2/5 @ 17:08] (0/0)

Melian and Galadriel question <Lorien-lover> [2/5 @ 15:26] (3/6)

Girdle of Melian vs Nenya <PhantomS> [2/6 @ 7:11] (0/0)
Galadriel lived with Melian for <Curious> [2/5 @ 15:36] (0/0)
According to some of the versions <NZ Strider> [2/5 @ 15:33] (1/3)

Psst, NZ:Calendar Enquiry <Kiskadee> [2/5 @ 15:53] (1/2)

I did ask for "The Riders of Rohan" -- and have <NZ Strider> [2/5 @ 19:38] (1/1)

Thanks for the clarification. <Kiskadee> [2/5 @ 23:36] (0/0)

Aragorn's DOB <venušlurv> [2/5 @ 13:23] (2/16)

Why impossible? <tygrestick> [2/5 @ 19:00] (0/0)
Not impossible at all! <Curious> [2/5 @ 13:31] (4/14)

Both Theoden and Denethor seemed older than they actually were <Idril Celebrindal> [2/5 @ 16:41] (0/0)
You mean he was <Lottelita> [2/5 @ 13:40] (2/2)

Only in the movie <Calenia> [2/7 @ 11:29] (0/0)
Do remember that... <Reverend> [2/5 @ 14:02] (0/0)

IIRC, he even says at one point <Azree> [2/5 @ 13:39] (4/7)

The Appendix and the Kings <Farawyn> [2/5 @ 22:02] (0/0)
That subject is fodder for much <Lottelita> [2/5 @ 14:22] (1/1)

I am a little hesitant about fan fiction <Azree> [2/5 @ 18:16] (0/0)

Just a thought... <dungolfin> [2/5 @ 14:16] (1/2)

Do you mean "bad" like "bad," or "bad" like "good?" ;-) (No Text) <Azree> [2/5 @ 18:17] (1/1)

Oh I think bad - bad. (No Text) <dungolfin> [2/6 @ 6:54] (0/0)

Yes....yes... <Princess of Geekland> [2/5 @ 14:07] (0/0)

Aragorn's DOB <venušlurv> [2/5 @ 13:35] (1/1)

A hint, ven.... <Nimrodel > [2/5 @ 15:19] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #4: FAREWELL TO LÓRIEN <Mrs. Boromir> [2/5 @ 12:14] (12/22)

From Letter 131 <Calenia> [2/6 @ 11:56] (3/4)

And letter 155: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [2/6 @ 13:01] (0/0)
More from Letter 131: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [2/6 @ 13:01] (0/0)
Another good essay about ME magic: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [2/6 @ 12:59] (1/1)

Great reading; thanks (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [2/7 @ 16:09] (0/0)

As others have said <Aerlinn> [2/6 @ 2:20] (0/0)
Magic and gifts <Calenia> [2/6 @ 0:30] (0/0)
A side note, <Merryk> [2/5 @ 23:56] (0/0)
Just a couple thoughts. <Morwen> [2/5 @ 23:45] (0/0)
Contact Zones <notlost> [2/5 @ 16:51] (0/0)
Frodo's own Valimar... <gullygilly> [2/5 @ 16:37] (0/0)
Hope. <jordan_the_discursive> [2/5 @ 15:48] (0/0)
Healing <Watson> [2/5 @ 13:18] (0/0)
And as to your first question, <Curious> [2/5 @ 12:51] (1/5)

No wonder its all enchanted then. <Mrs. Boromir> [2/5 @ 12:55] (1/4)

I've heard the audio version <Curious> [2/5 @ 13:06] (1/3)

OT: Can you recommend a good recording? <Lottelita> [2/5 @ 13:20] (2/2)

the two I'm familiar with... <HeavyFurball> [2/5 @ 21:25] (0/0)
Sorry, <Curious> [2/5 @ 13:27] (0/0)

"Maybe thou shalt find Valimar. <Curious> [2/5 @ 12:48] (1/1)

Galadriel as lawyer? <notlost> [2/5 @ 16:45] (0/0)

Galadriel <Ossë> [2/5 @ 12:38] (0/0)

Scouring of the shire/communism? <rangers rule> [2/5 @ 12:12] (7/10)

You need to read TA Shippey's... <old_toby> [2/7 @ 18:51] (0/0)
Given that England had a Socialist... <Reverend> [2/6 @ 10:04] (1/1)

The world of 1955? Or <Curious> [2/6 @ 11:44] (0/0)

i think of socialism when i read it. (No Text) <Luthien TinuvieI> [2/5 @ 20:23] (0/0)
I think it was just... <Azree> [2/5 @ 13:20] (0/0)
Feudalism <Calenia> [2/5 @ 12:48] (0/0)
I think <Ossë> [2/5 @ 12:40] (0/0)
Any tax system is justified <Curious> [2/5 @ 12:25] (1/2)

complete agreement <rangers rule> [2/5 @ 12:42] (1/1)

Well he did start writing in the 30s, <Curious> [2/5 @ 13:01] (0/0)

Sauron is indeed evil.... <PhantomS> [2/5 @ 11:14] (3/6)

Well, duh, it's because if they're captured... <Azree> [2/5 @ 13:35] (2/3)

Or maybe... <Atlas> [2/7 @ 3:27] (0/0)
Um, we don't hear of Gimli & Legolas... <Reverend> [2/5 @ 15:38] (1/1)

Well then how could anyone have <Azree> [2/5 @ 18:23] (0/0)

Not just numbers... <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/5 @ 13:12] (0/0)
THey are in an army (No Text) <Brockomir> [2/5 @ 12:10] (0/0)

Ban of the Valar <Athiel> [2/5 @ 9:26] (4/7)

In some ways... <Watson> [2/5 @ 10:29] (0/0)
The Ban of bans <PhantomS> [2/5 @ 10:12] (0/0)
For their own protection. <Reverend> [2/5 @ 10:11] (0/0)
It wasn't their place. <Ufthak> [2/5 @ 9:27] (2/3)

My (probably completely unsupported) theory... <Ossë> [2/5 @ 10:14] (0/0)
But <Athiel> [2/5 @ 9:32] (1/1)

it really <Brockomir> [2/5 @ 12:17] (0/0)

Saruman - Sauron alliance <Athiel> [2/5 @ 9:25] (3/4)

According to Unfinished Tales <Smallbottle> [2/5 @ 13:10] (0/0)
When Pippin looks in the palantir <Calenia> [2/5 @ 11:12] (0/0)
I think the way it worked was <Ufthak> [2/5 @ 9:30] (1/1)

Thanks <Athiel> [2/5 @ 9:35] (0/0)

Narn I Hin Hurin - Amazing <Villordsutch> [2/5 @ 4:38] (3/11)

About the work of a Mannish poet, named Dirhavel who lived at the Havens of Sirion <elspeth_heather> [2/5 @ 12:46] (0/0)
A stage play would be great... <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/5 @ 11:16] (1/1)

That or Brian Blessed as a Narrator <Villordsutch> [2/5 @ 11:27] (0/0)

Well, the gist of it is in the Silmarillion. <Reverend> [2/5 @ 9:50] (2/7)

And I will hope, Reverend.... <HeavyFurball> [2/6 @ 2:50] (1/5)

I guess that... <Reverend> [2/6 @ 9:59] (2/4)

Furball's Lament <HeavyFurball> [2/6 @ 16:06] (0/0)
Thingol Action Figure with.. <Villordsutch> [2/6 @ 10:50] (1/2)

Or the Turin action figure.... <HeavyFurball> [2/6 @ 23:32] (1/1)

Don't leave out the ladies! <Calenia> [2/7 @ 1:26] (0/0)

Pesky Smarted (sic) People <Villordsutch> [2/5 @ 10:24] (0/0)

Book of the lost tails, which one is it! <Celtak> [2/5 @ 1:16] (3/5)

I'm sure... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/5 @ 14:59] (0/0)
There are two volumes as the "Book of Lost Tales" is rather big. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [2/5 @ 1:49] (0/0)
Unless you're looking for a book written by Squirrel Nutkin <Smallbottle> [2/5 @ 1:23] (2/2)

Or Mother Goose ("Little Bo-peep")! (No Text) <Curious> [2/5 @ 11:36] (0/0)
hehe yes, very tired <Celtak> [2/5 @ 1:39] (0/0)

Question about "The Necromancer"- Chapter 1 of the "Hobbit" <Celtak> [2/5 @ 1:14] (2/2)

The Necromancer <NZ Strider> [2/5 @ 1:46] (0/0)
The Unfinished Tales <LembasOrDeath> [2/5 @ 1:40] (0/0)

Nimrodel question <Goldilocks Took> [2/4 @ 23:01] (2/8)

Since you can hear her voice <Curious> [2/5 @ 9:29] (1/1)

Thank you!!! <Goldilocks Took> [2/6 @ 22:56] (0/0)

My theory is.... <Reverend> [2/5 @ 0:21] (2/5)

hey, UUT time <PhantomS> [2/5 @ 11:16] (1/2)

If you think Legolas is.... <Reverend> [2/5 @ 13:02] (1/1)

Thanks all!! and what is UUT??? (No Text) <Goldilocks Took> [2/6 @ 22:57] (0/0)

My theory... <Ataahua> [2/5 @ 2:19] (1/1)

It happens. (No Text) <dungolfin> [2/5 @ 8:44] (0/0)

About Elven Rings and related stuff... <Ossë> [2/4 @ 19:09] (10/39)

Anwyn's Counterpoint <Calenia> [2/6 @ 11:51] (1/1)

Thanks for that <Ossë> [2/6 @ 12:11] (0/0)

NOt your bad Osse <Brockomir> [2/5 @ 12:09] (1/2)

Absolutely! <Calenia> [2/5 @ 12:26] (1/1)

There's more just above <Ossë> [2/5 @ 12:28] (0/0)

There is a divine element too. <Curious> [2/5 @ 11:34] (1/8)

That... <Ossë> [2/5 @ 12:27] (2/7)

A statistical analogy <Calenia> [2/5 @ 13:23] (1/2)

As I... <Ossë> [2/5 @ 14:27] (1/1)

Everyone's? Simply? <Calenia> [2/6 @ 0:18] (0/0)

Celebrimbor was not one of <Curious> [2/5 @ 13:19] (1/3)

A few points... <Ossë> [2/5 @ 14:23] (1/2)

Frodo and Sam both had several <Curious> [2/5 @ 16:38] (1/1)

To be <Ossë> [2/5 @ 17:21] (0/0)

I really <Ossë> [2/5 @ 5:29] (1/4)

It's more that there is no answer <Calenia> [2/5 @ 10:45] (1/3)

Fair enough... <Ossë> [2/5 @ 11:01] (1/2)

There are more things <Calenia> [2/5 @ 11:26] (1/1)

I also <Ossë> [2/5 @ 11:38] (0/0)

Do not agree... <Nemain> [2/5 @ 4:49] (0/0)
I don't think so <Calenia> [2/5 @ 1:56] (0/0)
that answer <Brockomir> [2/4 @ 22:15] (1/1)

I wasn't... <Ossë> [2/5 @ 5:17] (0/0)

what about distance? <Brockomir> [2/4 @ 20:10] (2/2)

If <Ossë> [2/4 @ 20:38] (0/0)
Gandalf saw Frodo from a distance <Curious> [2/4 @ 20:17] (0/0)

I agree, although <Curious> [2/4 @ 19:39] (1/10)

Was it not true <Ossë> [2/4 @ 19:46] (1/9)

If Galadriel could not see Gandalf, <Curious> [2/4 @ 19:54] (1/8)

I don't know <Ossë> [2/4 @ 19:59] (1/7)

He hadn't died yet. <Curious> [2/4 @ 20:09] (1/6)

He... <Ossë> [2/4 @ 20:34] (2/5)

Yes, but <Curious> [2/5 @ 11:25] (1/3)

I... <Ossë> [2/5 @ 11:33] (1/2)

And I <Curious> [2/5 @ 11:57] (1/1)

They <Ossë> [2/5 @ 12:41] (0/0)

well <sedryn> [2/4 @ 21:05] (0/0)

It's clear that Galadriel (and others) have some gift of foresight... <Azree> [2/4 @ 19:12] (1/1)

Actually... <Ossë> [2/4 @ 19:24] (0/0)

Does anyone know what Tolkien thought of Tennyson? <Curious> [2/4 @ 16:08] (3/9)

In "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth" <NZ Strider> [2/5 @ 1:47] (1/3)

I'd agree with him . . . <Pukel-man> [2/5 @ 2:15] (1/2)

It's interesting... <gullygilly> [2/5 @ 8:49] (1/1)

Depends on the school <Calenia> [2/5 @ 11:35] (0/0)

The Two T's <notlost> [2/4 @ 22:32] (1/2)

I used to have as my footer quote: <Pukel-man> [2/5 @ 7:08] (1/1)

Pukel, you are a connudrum <notlost> [2/5 @ 16:33] (0/0)

"The Splendor falls" <Merryk> [2/4 @ 17:04] (1/1)

Thanks for that! (No Text) <Curious> [2/4 @ 17:20] (0/0)

Pappa Hobbit <foolintheshapeofatree> [2/4 @ 13:42] (1/1)

He fell into it. <Curious> [2/4 @ 15:07] (0/0)

What is in each Fellowship member's pack? <Curious> [