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Well..... <notlost> [6/30 @ 18:50] (3/6)

wandering in the desert <drogo_drogo> [7/1 @ 6:46] (1/1)

desert/plains <notlost> [7/1 @ 18:41] (0/0)

Great to hear from you; and welcome back. <NZ Strider> [6/30 @ 20:10] (1/2)

and speaking of vacations <Lothirienne> [7/1 @ 1:31] (1/1)

Thanks for that; <NZ Strider> [7/1 @ 4:06] (0/0)

Welcome back <nerdanel50> [6/30 @ 19:05] (0/0)

Horses of the Vales <PhantomS> [6/30 @ 13:20] (6/18)

People, i must confess.... <PhantomS> [7/2 @ 5:39] (0/0)
OK, but do bloodlines in horses <hatster> [7/1 @ 17:57] (1/2)

Yep.... <notlost> [7/1 @ 18:58] (1/1)

and... <spencer> [7/2 @ 9:01] (0/0)

Everybody below is wrong. <Reverend> [6/30 @ 19:47] (2/3)

Yup <spencer> [7/1 @ 11:23] (1/1)

So sorry! <notlost> [7/1 @ 17:55] (0/0)

That's not necessarily inconsistent... <erather> [6/30 @ 20:02] (0/0)

Horse Cultures <notlost> [6/30 @ 19:03] (0/0)
Oh goody! <spencer> [6/30 @ 16:15] (1/6)

psst, Spencer <notlost> [6/30 @ 19:06] (1/5)

Tolkien and horse quality <spencer> [7/1 @ 11:42] (1/4)

Breeding <notlost> [7/1 @ 18:53] (1/3)

yeah! <spencer> [7/2 @ 9:03] (1/2)

COTH? <notlost> [7/3 @ 18:13] (1/1)

Duh <notlost> [7/3 @ 18:16] (0/0)

Different breeds of horses have different characteristics. <NZ Strider> [6/30 @ 15:29] (1/1)

oh and... <spencer> [6/30 @ 16:33] (0/0)

“The Stairs of Cirith Ungol” 2: Frodo, Sam, Gollum, and the Ring Go for Tea with the Wraiths <drogo_drogo> [6/30 @ 12:39] (7/9)

Remember that the Nazgul are blind. <Curious> [7/1 @ 7:40] (0/0)
Feelings...nothing more than feelings.... <notlost> [7/1 @ 2:14] (0/0)
my thoughts... <wajeff> [6/30 @ 20:38] (0/0)
This is not a good sign. <Reverend> [6/30 @ 19:36] (0/0)
My thoughts <Kimi> [6/30 @ 17:15] (0/0)
Some brief thoughts... <NZ Strider> [6/30 @ 16:13] (1/2)

OK, I'll ask.. <Merryk> [6/30 @ 23:21] (1/1)

I agree with your answer -- <NZ Strider> [7/1 @ 4:09] (0/0)

Visions of the other side? <nerdanel50> [6/30 @ 14:02] (0/0)

Gandalf Jr.? <Fisher> [6/30 @ 12:38] (3/10)

I'm still waiting for: <NZ Strider> [6/30 @ 15:51] (5/6)

Well, she's borrowed from many sources... <Aerlinn> [7/1 @ 4:21] (1/1)

Yes, my 12-yr-old son is very annoyed <Raynbow Elf> [7/3 @ 3:04] (0/0)

ahhh, and Dobby is really Gollum <drogo_drogo> [6/30 @ 21:29] (0/0)
Hee! <notlost> [6/30 @ 20:21] (0/0)
Be VERY careful what you wish for. (No Text) <Reverend> [6/30 @ 19:37] (0/0)
LOL! (No Text) <WhiteAslan> [6/30 @ 16:03] (0/0)

Just ask Melian <PhantomS> [6/30 @ 13:15] (1/1)

Several Valar were legally married... <Reverend> [6/30 @ 19:44] (0/0)

Ask Beren <Temujin> [6/30 @ 12:57] (0/0)

decifering this line... <Bboy486> [6/30 @ 9:58] (2/2)

It reveals Tom's roots, just as <Curious> [7/1 @ 11:05] (0/0)
Well yes... <Golfimbul> [6/30 @ 10:49] (0/0)

Tolkien Trivia #1 <Fountain_head> [6/30 @ 7:36] (2/3)

Please post these on Main <Altaira> [6/30 @ 12:13] (0/0)
"old man" in Orcish <drogo_drogo> [6/30 @ 7:41] (1/1)

Ding ding ding ding! 5 minutes, that's good! (No Text) <Fountain_head> [6/30 @ 7:54] (0/0)

“The Stairs of Cirith Ungol” 1: Minas Morgul, or Dancing with the Nazgûl in the Pale Moonlight <drogo_drogo> [6/30 @ 6:46] (8/11)

my thoughts... <wajeff> [6/30 @ 20:33] (0/0)
Minas Ithil is more horrific than Mordor <Curious> [6/30 @ 17:29] (0/0)
Some thoughts <NZ Strider> [6/30 @ 15:20] (1/1)

I'll settle for agreeing with this. <Kimi> [6/30 @ 16:54] (0/0)

Towers <nerdanel50> [6/30 @ 13:47] (1/1)

great theory--Minas Mogul meets the mushroom cloud <drogo_drogo> [6/30 @ 17:14] (0/0)

The Human Rings of Power .... <Reverend> [6/30 @ 11:15] (1/1)

I like that UUT... <Ossë> [6/30 @ 11:58] (0/0)

I went to the Mordor Necropolis, and all I got was this lousy T-shirt (plus an unnaturally stretched half-life of weariness and pain) <IAMKendig> [6/30 @ 8:42] (0/0)
The second link: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [6/30 @ 7:53] (0/0)
**Note on the hyperlinks in message above** <drogo_drogo> [6/30 @ 7:12] (0/0)

Elves at Hollin <Nightfall> [6/30 @ 5:14] (2/5)

Lot of Rings Back Story Here <Alveric> [6/30 @ 15:52] (0/0)
For this, you have to mine <Princess of Geekland> [6/30 @ 9:43] (1/3)

And here's another UUT... <Reverend> [6/30 @ 12:14] (2/2)

Gives a whole 'nother feeling <Princess of Geekland> [7/2 @ 23:42] (0/0)
Wow, amazing... <Nightfall> [6/30 @ 16:11] (0/0)

Strength in numbers <kodax> [6/30 @ 2:18] (5/6)

Yes. Maybe not the whole story though... <Alveric> [6/30 @ 17:34] (0/0)
There are also powers unseen, or <Curious> [6/30 @ 15:55] (0/0)
Well, remember... <Reverend> [6/30 @ 11:52] (0/0)
*puts on Sun Tzu ping pong shorts* <PhantomS> [6/30 @ 11:30] (1/1)

Overestimating strength <kodax> [7/1 @ 3:32] (0/0)

Quibbles <Atlas> [6/30 @ 3:46] (0/0)

Unfin tales <Bboy486> [6/29 @ 19:46] (2/2)

If you didn't like UT... <Reverend> [6/30 @ 11:27] (0/0)
UT and HoME <drogo_drogo> [6/29 @ 20:43] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: #13: Summary <NZ Strider> [6/29 @ 18:15] (14/14)

a belated thank you for a great bunch of questions <hatster> [7/1 @ 17:53] (0/0)
Great job! Thanks! (No Text) <Acathalion> [7/1 @ 7:24] (0/0)
Splendid, thank you! (No Text) <Merryk> [6/30 @ 18:50] (0/0)
Thanks very much! (No Text) <nerdanel50> [6/30 @ 12:13] (0/0)
Thanks NZ Strider <Ossë> [6/30 @ 12:00] (0/0)
Great job NZS! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/30 @ 10:42] (0/0)
Thank you, NZ! <Altaira> [6/30 @ 1:06] (0/0)
Thanks! (No Text) <Kimi> [6/30 @ 0:59] (0/0)
thanks for the discussion! (No Text) <Lothirienne> [6/30 @ 0:29] (0/0)
Thanks, NZ! (No Text) <Morwen> [6/30 @ 0:03] (0/0)
Thank you, great job as always. (No Text) <Curious> [6/29 @ 21:59] (0/0)
Great chapter NZ! Always a pleasure reading your posts. (No Text) <IAMKendig> [6/29 @ 20:06] (0/0)
Thanks.... enjoyed reading! (No Text) <beren_boy> [6/29 @ 19:57] (0/0)
great job with a tough chapter, thanks (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [6/29 @ 19:22] (0/0)

"The Stairs of Cirith Ungol": So It Begins... <drogo_drogo> [6/29 @ 11:58] (3/7)

Aaarrggh! <spencer> [6/30 @ 12:13] (0/0)
Conrad, Dickens, Hardy, Shakespeare, <Curious> [6/29 @ 12:41] (3/3)

also <notlost> [6/30 @ 18:31] (0/0)
Mordor is as hot as the Congo but at least it's a dry heat... <drogo_drogo> [6/29 @ 13:04] (0/0)
Hey, nicely done. (No Text) <Reverend> [6/29 @ 12:54] (0/0)

rubbing palms together with anticipation <hatster> [6/29 @ 12:25] (1/1)

Hee <Altaira> [7/2 @ 15:02] (0/0)

A question about the Hobbit.... <smackd0wnm> [6/29 @ 9:15] (2/8)

Gloin talks about it in the Fellowship of the Ring <Estella Brandybuck> [6/29 @ 15:07] (0/0)
Bard passed his leadership down to his son. <IAMKendig> [6/29 @ 9:45] (1/6)

thanks <smackd0wnm> [6/29 @ 11:08] (2/5)

Yes. <IAMKendig> [6/29 @ 13:38] (0/0)
See the Appendixes to RotK. <Reverend> [6/29 @ 13:04] (2/3)

Battle of Dale <kodax> [6/30 @ 1:53] (1/1)

The Elves of Mirkwood... <Reverend> [6/30 @ 12:01] (0/0)

great <smackd0wnm> [6/29 @ 23:06] (0/0)

Detail-questions - please help? <Nightfall> [6/29 @ 6:19] (4/7)

Only one thing to add about Glorfindel. <Curious> [6/30 @ 15:32] (0/0)
A few answers <Alveric> [6/29 @ 9:19] (0/0)
some more stuff <hatster> [6/29 @ 8:19] (0/0)
Hmm <MotherWasAHamster> [6/29 @ 7:11] (2/3)

p's and q's <faerygirl3> [6/29 @ 18:00] (1/1)

Um... <Atlas> [6/30 @ 3:03] (0/0)

Thank you all <Nightfall> [6/29 @ 11:40] (0/0)

book review <stanne> [6/29 @ 3:54] (0/0)

Some Questions about geography & history of Mordor... <SonofElrond> [6/28 @ 22:02] (6/7)

Durthang is the castle. <Curious> [6/30 @ 15:11] (0/0)
Hey, Tolkien said that... <Reverend> [6/29 @ 12:53] (1/1)

The land of Núrn <Alveric> [6/29 @ 13:12] (0/0)

agriculture near salt-water bodies <drogo_drogo> [6/29 @ 8:18] (0/0)
Remains of Gondors Greatness <Alveric> [6/29 @ 5:34] (0/0)
There is a reference to <NZ Strider> [6/29 @ 5:03] (0/0)
Agriculture may be possible. <Rwll_> [6/29 @ 2:47] (0/0)

A Hobbit question <Farawyn> [6/28 @ 21:02] (5/6)

First, do not confuse Wood Elves <Curious> [6/30 @ 14:08] (0/0)
They went there because <Estella Brandybuck> [6/29 @ 11:04] (1/1)

I see I need to read it again. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/29 @ 12:36] (0/0)

Elves and Dwarves and riches <drogo_drogo> [6/29 @ 8:25] (0/0)
In defence of the Wood Elves <MotherWasAHamster> [6/29 @ 4:48] (0/0)
I think the Wood-elves.... <Golfimbul> [6/29 @ 1:31] (0/0)

The Black Country <Firiel50> [6/28 @ 19:45] (6/10)

Pictures: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [6/29 @ 7:52] (2/3)

Thanks, Curious, I hadn't seen that (No Text) <Firiel50> [6/29 @ 9:43] (1/1)

The great thing about this board <Curious> [6/29 @ 11:58] (0/0)

Postscript: <Curious> [6/29 @ 8:31] (0/0)

More thanks! (No Text) <Acathalion> [6/28 @ 22:26] (0/0)
yes, Tolkien does have a Dickensian streak in his hatred of industrialization <drogo_drogo> [6/28 @ 21:20] (1/1)

Conrad redux. <Curious> [6/30 @ 12:08] (0/0)

Yes, thanks! (No Text) <nerdanel50> [6/28 @ 20:43] (0/0)
Wow, interesting! (No Text) <Estella Brandybuck> [6/28 @ 20:41] (0/0)
Thanks for that; most interesting! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/28 @ 19:48] (0/0)

Where might I find an online copy of ... <Laitaine> [6/28 @ 14:27] (1/3)

Its title is "On Fairy-Stories." <NZ Strider> [6/28 @ 20:00] (1/2)

Many Thanks! <Laitaine> [6/28 @ 21:04] (1/1)

Or you can spend $7: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [6/28 @ 21:14] (0/0)

Are there any childless married couples in Tolkien? (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/28 @ 13:11] (6/18)

Faramir does say the following to Frodo and Sam: <NZ Strider> [6/28 @ 19:46] (2/4)

Great! Does this mean.... <Golfimbul> [6/29 @ 12:33] (1/2)

Or, like Frodo and Gandalf, <Curious> [6/29 @ 13:01] (1/1)

Yes, that too. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/29 @ 15:10] (0/0)

Earnur reminds me of Boromir, <Curious> [6/28 @ 21:09] (0/0)

There is a reason for their rarity. <Curious> [6/28 @ 18:34] (2/3)

Also, <Ossë> [6/28 @ 19:17] (0/0)
wouldn't it be stranger for <Goldilocks Took> [6/28 @ 18:49] (1/1)

I am not saying *every* <Curious> [6/28 @ 18:56] (0/0)

maybe Merry and Estella Brandybuck... <jadeshadow> [6/28 @ 17:18] (1/2)

Merry had at least one son, <Curious> [6/28 @ 18:47] (1/1)

I wonder if he named him <Marigold Gamgee> [6/29 @ 15:09] (0/0)

Turin and Niniel <ZG1> [6/28 @ 16:16] (2/2)

Niniel had a child, <Marigold Gamgee> [6/28 @ 17:42] (0/0)
I don't think that counts. :P <Estella Brandybuck> [6/28 @ 16:43] (0/0)

Beruthiel and Tarannon Falastur(?) (No Text) <Galadriel1a> [6/28 @ 14:07] (0/0)
Tom and Goldberry come to mind. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/28 @ 13:18] (1/1)

How about mortals? (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/28 @ 13:34] (0/0)

when were the marshes of the dead created?? <smellitsa> [6/28 @ 10:09] (2/2)

The Dead Marshes <Alveric> [6/28 @ 11:21] (0/0)
I think it was the great battle <Princess of Geekland> [6/28 @ 11:06] (0/0)

Why did Strider choose exile? <jawuoth> [6/27 @ 22:13] (3/9)

I think the "choose exile" phrase is from the movie <Entmaiden> [6/28 @ 12:42] (0/0)
three brand new posters <hatster> [6/27 @ 22:27] (1/4)

nah, I doubt it... <drogo_drogo> [6/28 @ 7:40] (1/3)

heee! did you see this from the Main forum <hatster> [6/28 @ 7:45] (1/2)

yikes, I hadn't seen that thread <drogo_drogo> [6/28 @ 9:37] (1/1)

Strange tangents <jawuoth> [6/28 @ 18:54] (0/0)

It's explained in Appendix A I (v). <NZ Strider> [6/27 @ 22:21] (2/2)

Gotcha <jawuoth> [6/27 @ 22:31] (0/0)
Eeek! Read "love at first *sight*." (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/27 @ 22:28] (0/0)

A movie to book/ book to movie question. <Farawyn> [6/27 @ 21:41] (3/5)

Galadriel gave him <hatster> [6/27 @ 22:17] (1/1)

Thanks...I DO remember that. <Farawyn> [6/28 @ 20:37] (0/0)

I don't think it exists <Marigold Gamgee> [6/27 @ 21:52] (0/0)
Yes; only Arwen gave the pendent to Frodo instead. <NZ Strider> [6/27 @ 21:52] (1/1)

Okay...I remember that! <Farawyn> [6/27 @ 21:55] (0/0)

Kind of odd question here, <Estella Brandybuck> [6/27 @ 20:47] (3/5)

I agree with Golfimbul that <Princess of Geekland> [6/27 @ 23:11] (1/2)

uh oh, I sense a hobbit soap opera coming... <drogo_drogo> [6/28 @ 7:27] (1/1)

Reminds me of a scene from Tootsie. (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [6/28 @ 11:07] (0/0)

I'll guess.... <Golfimbul> [6/27 @ 20:53] (0/0)
No -- Tolkien never says anything more. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/27 @ 20:53] (0/0)

Question about morgoth in the silmarillion (Mini-Spoiler - The Silmarillion) <SriramSiv> [6/27 @ 19:25] (2/5)

For ages of ages... in saecula saeculorum <NZ Strider> [6/27 @ 20:19] (0/0)
Yes, the First Age... <Ossë> [6/27 @ 20:14] (2/3)

thanks <SriramSiv> [6/28 @ 8:59] (0/0)
Perfect. <Reverend> [6/27 @ 21:19] (1/1)

Somewhere Galadriel's birthdate <Curious> [6/28 @ 21:41] (0/0)

another orc question <Rwll_> [6/27 @ 15:18] (5/26)

I appreciate very much <Rwll_> [6/30 @ 10:28] (0/0)
Goblins to Orcs - Tolkens changing ideas (rather long, even for me!) <Alveric> [6/28 @ 10:39] (3/8)

Tolkien's final thoughts on Orcs <NZ Strider> [6/29 @ 5:36] (0/0)
Great Druedain citation <Acathalion> [6/29 @ 1:03] (0/0)
The trolls in The Hobbit turn to stone, <Curious> [6/28 @ 18:52] (1/5)

Live Trolls in Lord of the Rings <Alveric> [6/29 @ 5:23] (1/4)

There is sun in Moria in the book. <Curious> [6/29 @ 7:35] (1/3)

Yes, shining down through light-shafts <Alveric> [6/29 @ 8:44] (1/2)

A troll tried to enter <Curious> [6/29 @ 12:18] (1/1)

It could have had a nasty suprise when it got in though! <Alveric> [6/29 @ 12:59] (0/0)

Note that half-orcs *do* survive. <Curious> [6/28 @ 8:10] (0/0)
In the appendices <Marigold Gamgee> [6/27 @ 21:40] (0/0)
Read a little more closely... <Reverend> [6/27 @ 15:36] (1/13)

Orcs Rational Beings I Think.. (Story Spoiler - RotK) <Alveric> [6/27 @ 17:13] (2/12)

psssst Alveric <hatster> [6/27 @ 18:39] (1/1)

Thanks (No Text) <Alveric> [6/27 @ 20:04] (0/0)

Sure, <Reverend> [6/27 @ 17:57] (3/9)

Still not sure about Immortal Orcs <Alveric> [6/27 @ 20:02] (2/4)

I agree <Marigold Gamgee> [6/27 @ 21:50] (0/0)
The conversation between <NZ Strider> [6/27 @ 20:10] (1/2)

This is where I have a problem <Ataahua> [6/28 @ 8:22] (1/1)

Qualified agreement <Acathalion> [6/28 @ 21:12] (0/0)

mopping up--in the epilogue <hatster> [6/27 @ 18:38] (1/1)

Interesting! <Curious> [6/30 @ 11:49] (0/0)

In Morgoth's Ring he does suggest <NZ Strider> [6/27 @ 18:02] (1/1)

The Hobbit Orcs are a case in point <drogo_drogo> [6/27 @ 19:52] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 12: Open Discussion <NZ Strider> [6/27 @ 13:20] (5/14)

Fantastic discussion. <IAMKendig> [6/29 @ 13:43] (0/0)
The Silence <erather> [6/28 @ 11:24] (1/1)

Could be, BTW.... <Golfimbul> [6/28 @ 12:19] (0/0)

Do we know <Kimi> [6/28 @ 0:15] (2/2)

That isn't known, but <Marigold Gamgee> [6/28 @ 17:46] (0/0)
er, no we don't... <wajeff> [6/28 @ 13:17] (0/0)

A little comment <Marigold Gamgee> [6/27 @ 18:00] (0/0)
Why doesn't Gollum eat Faramir's food? <Curious> [6/27 @ 14:01] (3/6)

Reason (e): so that <Curious> [6/28 @ 7:54] (0/0)
(d) all of the above <nerdanel50> [6/27 @ 19:03] (3/3)

Faramir and Gollum <Morwen> [6/28 @ 10:41] (0/0)
Gollum did not have a pack. <Curious> [6/28 @ 7:51] (0/0)
ditto on (d) <drogo_drogo> [6/27 @ 19:20] (0/0)

I always imagined that at this point... <Weige> [6/27 @ 16:50] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 11: The Old King <NZ Strider> [6/27 @ 13:10] (10/16)

Glimpse, twice removed. <Atlas> [6/30 @ 2:21] (0/0)
"Day shall come again!" <Curious> [6/28 @ 7:44] (1/2)

Good point and OT <nerdanel50> [6/28 @ 14:23] (1/1)

Oops! <Curious> [6/28 @ 14:30] (0/0)

Are you saying... <Nemain> [6/28 @ 2:03] (0/0)
A fragile hope <Kimi> [6/28 @ 0:10] (0/0)
not much to add.... <wajeff> [6/27 @ 21:26] (0/0)
thoughts <drogo_drogo> [6/27 @ 19:13] (0/0)
A very beautiful scene <Marigold Gamgee> [6/27 @ 17:57] (1/1)

ack! you beat me to it! thanks! (No Text) <hatster> [6/27 @ 18:06] (0/0)

This is, at the very least.... <Reverend> [6/27 @ 15:25] (0/0)
"They cannot conquer forever!" <nerdanel50> [6/27 @ 14:13] (1/1)

beyond the self--lost in the movie version <hatster> [6/27 @ 18:05] (0/0)

I get to answer first! <Lothirienne> [6/27 @ 13:18] (1/2)

The final defeat <IAMKendig> [6/27 @ 14:06] (1/1)

The Sun King? <hatster> [6/27 @ 18:44] (0/0)

goblins and orcs, what's the difference? <Fountain_head> [6/27 @ 10:07] (9/14)

From the preface to The Hobbit: <Curious> [6/28 @ 7:16] (0/0)
The Same: Easiest Explanation <Ostadan> [6/27 @ 22:56] (1/1)

Easiest Explanation Must be Right... <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/27 @ 23:55] (0/0)

They're the same, <Marigold Gamgee> [6/27 @ 21:45] (0/0)
goblins and orcs <drogo_drogo> [6/27 @ 19:38] (0/0)
Gimli uses the words <hatster> [6/27 @ 19:15] (0/0)
Much the Same Creature <Alveric> [6/27 @ 11:38] (2/3)

I think of it <Ataahua> [6/28 @ 8:38] (0/0)
Gnomes <Thistlethorn> [6/27 @ 14:27] (1/1)

You are Quite Right of Course..... <Alveric> [6/27 @ 15:46] (0/0)

Occasionally, the word 'orc' is ... <Reverend> [6/27 @ 11:23] (0/0)
goblin men <huorn> [6/27 @ 11:02] (0/0)
Actually, in the movie. . . <WhiteAslan> [6/27 @ 10:15] (1/1)

I've always thought of it... <Vinyawethiel> [6/27 @ 11:51] (0/0)

Could Sauron have made another ring? <Fisher> [6/27 @ 8:02] (5/8)

In Tolkien's World <PhantomS> [6/28 @ 3:46] (0/0)
No, because <Groovicles> [6/27 @ 12:27] (0/0)
I'd Doubt it <Alveric> [6/27 @ 11:54] (0/0)
precious <Linguilindale> [6/27 @ 10:21] (2/2)

Right. <Reverend> [6/27 @ 11:26] (0/0)
That makes sense. (No Text) <Fountain_head> [6/27 @ 10:24] (0/0)

Probably... <Ossë> [6/27 @ 8:19] (1/1)

The end of magic <cincinnatus_c> [6/27 @ 11:12] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 10: The Cross-roads <NZ Strider> [6/27 @ 4:10] (9/14)

theres always a choice... <wajeff> [6/27 @ 20:32] (0/0)
The cross-roads does not present Frodo with a choice; <nerdanel50> [6/27 @ 13:55] (0/0)
my thoughts <Lothirienne> [6/27 @ 12:23] (0/0)
Brief addition <Morwen> [6/27 @ 9:13] (0/0)
This is not a symbolic crossroads, it <Curious> [6/27 @ 9:08] (2/3)

Freud was in denial about that cigar, you know. ;-) (No Text - Link Inside) <nerdanel50> [6/27 @ 13:13] (1/1)

Hah! Great article. Thanks. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/27 @ 18:12] (0/0)

Right. <Reverend> [6/27 @ 11:14] (0/0)

A few thoughts before leaving... <gullygilly> [6/27 @ 8:28] (0/0)
We're at the crossroad <Merryk> [6/27 @ 8:17] (0/0)
crossing over <hatster> [6/27 @ 7:27] (2/2)

I love your comparison. <Marigold Gamgee> [6/27 @ 17:51] (0/0)
There were also 3 persons... <Golfimbul> [6/27 @ 12:24] (0/0)

Was there any way... <Ossë> [6/27 @ 6:59] (0/0)

Some thoughts on "The Dream of the Rood" <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 22:40] (5/5)

The Beatitudes <gullygilly> [6/27 @ 10:10] (0/0)
splintered images <hatster> [6/27 @ 7:44] (0/0)
It is not just Aragorn <Curious> [6/27 @ 7:20] (0/0)
Well worth reading <Merryk> [6/26 @ 23:31] (0/0)
If some of the archaeologically inclined (Beren Boy?) could comment <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 22:41] (0/0)

The Dream of the Rood <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 22:38] (1/2)

Here's one <Kimi> [6/27 @ 0:23] (1/1)

Dated c. 870, btw (No Text) <Kimi> [6/27 @ 0:25] (0/0)

Of Rings and Dwarves <Eruandon> [6/26 @ 19:57] (3/8)

My answer from farther down the page: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [6/27 @ 6:25] (0/0)
rings are like MSG... <drogo_drogo> [6/26 @ 23:35] (0/0)
We don't know for certain. <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 22:57] (1/5)

Dwarves are mortals as well <PhantomS> [6/28 @ 3:32] (1/4)

'Twas Gandalf who said it... <Ossë> [6/28 @ 5:53] (1/3)

Dwarves were not given the Gift of Death. <Curious> [6/28 @ 7:06] (1/2)

Hmm... <Ossë> [6/28 @ 8:29] (1/1)

Let's collect our lore <PhantomS> [6/30 @ 11:15] (0/0)

WHo is Grishnakh <Downtown> [6/26 @ 18:37] (3/5)

Interesting point about Orc Morality (Story Spoiler - RotK) <Alveric> [6/27 @ 17:32] (2/2)

Like Gollum and Saruman, the orcs <Curious> [6/28 @ 6:43] (0/0)
This was supposed to be a reply to Matthew/Ugluk (No Text) <Alveric> [6/27 @ 17:34] (0/0)

V.I.O.--Very Important Orc <Matthew/Ugluk> [6/26 @ 22:47] (0/0)
Grishnakh... <Lairosion> [6/26 @ 19:25] (0/0)

How do you pronounce the ´? <Suni> [6/26 @ 16:49] (1/2)

Yeah, that's correct... <Lairosion> [6/26 @ 19:29] (1/1)

OK, thanks! (No Text) <Suni> [6/27 @ 18:38] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 9: Decent Places <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 16:47] (8/15)

Thoughts of home <Marigold Gamgee> [6/27 @ 17:48] (0/0)
master and servant <Lothirienne> [6/27 @ 12:35] (0/0)
Uneasy dreams <Morwen> [6/27 @ 8:50] (1/1)

I agree that Sam's thoughts and dreams of home <nerdanel50> [6/27 @ 13:39] (0/0)

I am reminded of Galadriel's mirror, <Curious> [6/27 @ 6:21] (0/0)
it "hobbitizes" the hobbits and reminds the reader of what's at stake <drogo_drogo> [6/26 @ 18:40] (1/1)

agree it helps with <Lothirienne> [6/27 @ 12:37] (0/0)

Sam dreaming <Kimi> [6/26 @ 18:30] (1/3)

good point! <wajeff> [6/26 @ 20:26] (1/2)

But he's still such a <Merryk> [6/26 @ 22:52] (1/1)

Re Sam & Merry & smoking <nerdanel50> [6/27 @ 13:21] (0/0)

I always read too much into things <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 18:00] (0/0)
Pardon me... <Reverend> [6/26 @ 17:16] (2/2)

Hey; good to have you here at any rate. <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 23:01] (0/0)
this is frightening... I agree <hatster> [6/26 @ 20:53] (0/0)

Elvish Aging <Groovicles> [6/26 @ 13:27] (1/5)

an elvish (h)air about him <Linguilindale> [6/26 @ 22:16] (2/4)

I believe so <Groovicles> [6/27 @ 12:22] (0/0)
It's in "The Grey Havens" <Kimi> [6/26 @ 22:25] (1/2)

did many other elves have beards? I had thought elves were as hobbits: no facial hair. (No Text) <Linguilindale> [6/27 @ 0:25] (1/1)

The "no facial hair on elves" theory <Curious> [6/27 @ 5:54] (0/0)

Eldest Elf during War of the Ring <Jus> [6/26 @ 12:58] (2/2)

Well in Middle Earth <Reddevil> [6/26 @ 17:41] (0/0)
It'd have to be Cirdan. <beren_boy> [6/26 @ 13:20] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 8: Morgul Vale <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 1:58] (14/19)

I'm a bit late for this one! <Marigold Gamgee> [6/27 @ 17:39] (0/0)
Persephone <Merryk> [6/26 @ 23:54] (0/0)
The old bait and switch, eh? <Curious> [6/26 @ 20:58] (0/0)
Enchanted streams <hatster> [6/26 @ 15:12] (0/0)
tension and weariness <spencer> [6/26 @ 12:33] (0/0)
dread and putrifaction <FantasyFan> [6/26 @ 11:23] (1/3)

Actually springs... <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 11:45] (2/2)

true, I forgot about that (No Text) <FantasyFan> [6/26 @ 19:17] (0/0)
Both. <Curious> [6/26 @ 12:07] (0/0)

My thoughts... <Ossë> [6/26 @ 9:43] (1/1)

This seems the best UUT! Thanks. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 16:50] (0/0)

A few thoughts <Alveric> [6/26 @ 9:39] (0/0)
It's poisonous! <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 9:34] (0/0)
Morgul <Morwen> [6/26 @ 9:16] (0/0)
poisoned water <Luinaelin> [6/26 @ 9:11] (0/0)
landscape <drogo_drogo> [6/26 @ 7:02] (1/1)

OT but a note to ya... <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 8:58] (0/0)

Hum. <Atlas> [6/26 @ 3:12] (0/0)
my thoughts... <wajeff> [6/26 @ 2:24] (0/0)

a strange and impossible question <hatster> [6/25 @ 21:42] (14/40)

I think so <Fountain_head> [6/27 @ 9:54] (1/4)

At risk of sounding like Joni Mitchell here <hatster> [6/27 @ 19:23] (1/3)

Aha! Back to the question of <Princess of Geekland> [6/27 @ 23:14] (1/2)

ah I was honest that this topic <hatster> [6/28 @ 0:36] (1/1)

IMHO, feeling and seeing the <Princess of Geekland> [6/28 @ 14:37] (0/0)

A fantasy alternative to death and madness. <Curious> [6/26 @ 15:22] (1/7)

I always think of his son <hatster> [6/26 @ 15:32] (1/6)

That is a big "except"! <Curious> [6/26 @ 15:49] (1/5)

that isn't a very huge "except" <hatster> [6/26 @ 15:54] (2/4)

I'm <Curious> [6/26 @ 16:29] (0/0)
Well, if one believes in the hereafter... <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 16:00] (1/2)

ummm that was my point <hatster> [6/26 @ 16:03] (1/1)

Umm... I'm kinda slow sometimes... <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 16:12] (0/0)

revisited <Brockomir> [6/26 @ 14:13] (2/2)

Good to see you Brockomir <Altaira> [6/26 @ 15:05] (0/0)
Nice to see you here again! <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 14:24] (0/0)

I'm afraid its a sad <Goldilocks Took> [6/26 @ 13:16] (1/3)

Well, I'll never get over it... <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 13:48] (2/2)

awww that little <Goldilocks Took> [6/27 @ 1:30] (0/0)
And many happy returns of the day. (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [6/26 @ 13:57] (0/0)

No. Seven of AFI's top 10 greatest love stories <Curious> [6/26 @ 11:39] (1/1)

Exactly. Most of the drama <Princess of Geekland> [6/26 @ 13:16] (0/0)

Two things to consider here, at least. <Princess of Geekland> [6/26 @ 9:48] (0/0)
kind of a side question but <Bimbo_Baggins> [6/26 @ 8:02] (1/5)

Probably... <Ossë> [6/26 @ 8:41] (1/4)

Well I think there is other evidence <hatster> [6/26 @ 14:08] (2/3)

Aah! Never... <Ossë> [6/26 @ 14:40] (0/0)
You had to post that... <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 14:27] (1/1)

Psst, GG <Princess of Geekland> [6/26 @ 16:32] (0/0)

But there are happily ever afters. <Atlas> [6/26 @ 2:16] (2/4)

remembering my reactions <spencer> [6/26 @ 12:10] (1/2)

Right on <Brockomir> [6/26 @ 14:24] (1/1)

yes, and.. <spencer> [6/26 @ 14:59] (0/0)

ouch! now there's an either or I wasn't thinking of <hatster> [6/26 @ 6:54] (0/0)

For me the answer is no <Altaira> [6/26 @ 1:49] (0/0)
A simple answer <Merryk> [6/25 @ 23:46] (0/0)
their parting is really the only way their story could end <drogo_drogo> [6/25 @ 23:01] (0/0)
An interesting question. <Kimi> [6/25 @ 23:01] (0/0)
No happily ever afters <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 22:31] (0/0)
Interesting question and difficult to answer <tosaanne> [6/25 @ 21:58] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 7: Darkness emanates from Mordor <NZ Strider> [6/25 @ 15:35] (14/40)

Artificial volcanic eruptions... <Darkstone> [6/26 @ 13:07] (2/4)

On further review <Curious> [6/26 @ 14:17] (1/1)

The name "Ernest Glitch" ("honest mistake") does appear contrived. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 15:06] (0/0)

More experiments here: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [6/26 @ 14:10] (1/1)

"The Boy Mechanic".... <Golfimbul> [6/26 @ 14:23] (0/0)

Beregond explains the Darkness: <Curious> [6/26 @ 11:11] (3/10)

I'm no expert on volcanism, but <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 15:12] (1/4)

All I know is <Curious> [6/26 @ 15:32] (1/3)

Although, <Curious> [6/26 @ 15:42] (1/2)

Barring the final paragraph, precisely. <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 15:57] (1/1)

OK, I <Curious> [6/26 @ 16:36] (0/0)

There were signs of even more recent eruption <hatster> [6/26 @ 14:14] (1/1)

Great point! <Curious> [6/26 @ 14:19] (0/0)

What can I say ... <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 11:31] (1/2)

OT: Do you know <Curious> [6/26 @ 13:44] (1/1)

yes, I'm familar with the quote but not <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 13:53] (0/0)

The darkness and east wind <FantasyFan> [6/26 @ 11:07] (0/0)
Ash and be answered. <Atlas> [6/26 @ 2:52] (0/0)
Both <Altaira> [6/26 @ 0:45] (0/0)
I think it much more than volcanic occurance. <Marigold Gamgee> [6/26 @ 0:08] (1/1)

Excellent point... <gullygilly> [6/26 @ 8:40] (0/0)

Flipping thru Appendix B... <wajeff> [6/25 @ 20:31] (1/1)

Rain of ash... <Trixie Hobbit> [6/27 @ 13:48] (0/0)

I'm missing a day? where is it? <hatster> [6/25 @ 19:51] (1/4)

Now I'm all confused... <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 3:39] (1/3)

ok here's where I think you've gotten confused <hatster> [6/26 @ 7:53] (1/2)

I gracefully yield. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 16:53] (1/1)

ack! Don't yield if I missed something! Please! (No Text) <hatster> [6/26 @ 19:16] (0/0)

Sauron is like Dr. Evil and that James Bond villain... <drogo_drogo> [6/25 @ 19:47] (1/1)

Ernst Stavro Blofeld, of S.P.E.C.T.R.E. (No Text) <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/25 @ 20:30] (0/0)

Oh yeah? And who made the volcano erupt, huh? <nerdanel50> [6/25 @ 18:23] (1/2)

Mom and Dad were responsible for presents under the tree? <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 19:08] (1/1)

It had to have been Mom and Dad... <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/25 @ 19:32] (0/0)

*Admits his stupidity* <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/25 @ 18:01] (1/1)

What I like about Tolkien <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 3:54] (0/0)

Just magic..... <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 17:52] (0/0)
I grew up within sight <Kimi> [6/25 @ 17:22] (1/2)

Not atypical... <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 17:36] (1/1)

Me, normal? Who knew? <Kimi> [6/25 @ 17:45] (0/0)

My rantings <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 16:27] (0/0)

Wizards <Fountain_head> [6/25 @ 11:03] (3/8)

more on wizards <drogo_drogo> [6/25 @ 14:47] (0/0)
The most detailed account <Altaira> [6/25 @ 12:56] (0/0)
You have much to learn, Grasshopper. <WhiteAslan> [6/25 @ 11:16] (1/5)

I thought he was very insightful. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 11:55] (1/4)

What's that supposed to mean? :-) (No Text) <WhiteAslan> [6/25 @ 12:00] (2/3)

He guessed.... <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 14:16] (0/0)
I'm not sure, however... <Fountain_head> [6/25 @ 12:56] (1/1)

Wizards in LotR <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/25 @ 13:07] (0/0)

How could the head Nagul be killed if they are neither living nor dead???? (No Text) <foolishtook> [6/25 @ 1:07] (4/11)

Death has two meanings in Tolkien's world. <Curious> [6/25 @ 11:22] (0/0)
"I'm not quite dead!" <Atlas> [6/25 @ 3:28] (2/2)

Return of the Witch-king <Alveric> [6/25 @ 12:04] (0/0)
Or only partly dead <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 9:34] (0/0)

Good question. The Nazgûl are mortals <NZ Strider> [6/25 @ 1:30] (2/5)

I've never... <Ossë> [6/26 @ 9:55] (1/3)

Well, a couple things... <NZ Strider> [6/26 @ 20:31] (2/2)

Hmm... <Ossë> [6/27 @ 6:00] (0/0)
Their "nothingness" <Kimi> [6/26 @ 20:48] (0/0)

Nazgul death <Luinaelin> [6/25 @ 9:03] (0/0)

His spirit.... <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 1:27] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 6: Gollum’s Behaviour <NZ Strider> [6/25 @ 0:36] (10/25)

Tricksey Gollum <Marigold Gamgee> [6/25 @ 12:56] (0/0)
Off hunting alone? or hinding? <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 9:26] (1/1)

errr... I meant 'hiding' ...Freudian slip (No Text) <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 9:29] (0/0)

For Gollum, as for Saruman, the world is <Curious> [6/25 @ 9:10] (1/3)

Visual clues. <Curious> [6/25 @ 10:59] (1/2)

Actually, to "A Pair of Gleaming Eyes" <NZ Strider> [6/25 @ 16:07] (1/1)

That pale gleam <Curious> [6/25 @ 16:37] (0/0)

Stinker and Slinker know sarcasm <hatster> [6/25 @ 7:45] (1/7)

sarcasm vs. straight-talk <drogo_drogo> [6/25 @ 14:30] (1/6)

They call me <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 15:05] (1/5)

Good point about Bilbo. <Curious> [6/25 @ 16:53] (1/4)

Very! I almost added that only <hatster> [6/25 @ 18:47] (1/3)

No. <Curious> [6/25 @ 19:10] (1/2)

Or he's above it ;) (No Text) <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 19:25] (1/1)

Sam <Curious> [6/25 @ 21:03] (0/0)

return of the Gollum <drogo_drogo> [6/25 @ 7:31] (1/1)

It's Quiet...Too Quiet <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/25 @ 10:31] (0/0)

Gollum triumphs. <Atlas> [6/25 @ 3:48] (1/1)

Eeew on #2 (No Text) <Marigold Gamgee> [6/25 @ 13:56] (0/0)

Gollum's shoes . . . <nerdanel50> [6/25 @ 1:44] (0/0)
Slinker! <Kimi> [6/25 @ 1:10] (2/2)

Great comparison to Shylock! And <Curious> [6/25 @ 7:04] (0/0)
can't demand to feel forgiveness <Lothirienne> [6/25 @ 1:14] (0/0)

my thoughts... <wajeff> [6/25 @ 1:09] (0/0)
Gollum says, "I'm Ba-ack!" <Merryk> [6/25 @ 0:54] (0/0)

UT - Haleth... an Amazon? <diedye> [6/24 @ 23:19] (2/12)

I like Haleth.... <Golfimbul> [6/26 @ 2:42] (0/0)
Haleth was the ancestor (ancestress?) <NZ Strider> [6/24 @ 23:27] (1/10)

He called her a lady..... <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 1:14] (2/9)

Back on the old Anglo-Saxon influences horse . . . <Pukel-man> [6/25 @ 13:34] (2/2)

Boadicca, perhaps? (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/25 @ 15:46] (0/0)
Could be the inspiration? (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 14:25] (0/0)

What I know about Amazons <Princess of Geekland> [6/25 @ 12:33] (1/5)

When you are an Amazon.... (PG) <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 14:23] (2/4)

actually, <Luinaelin> [6/26 @ 9:01] (1/1)

I agree.... <Golfimbul> [6/26 @ 9:17] (0/0)

Good heavens. <Princess of Geekland> [6/25 @ 14:29] (1/1)

This is the ancient Greek.... <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 14:43] (0/0)

Hey What order should i read the whole series of Middle earth <Downtown> [6/24 @ 21:47] (2/2)

I suggest this site. It lists them according to your preference. (No Text - Link Inside) <BrambleroseBrandybuck> [6/25 @ 13:49] (0/0)
Hi, Downtown. Lots of great information at link >>> (No Text - Link Inside) <NZ Strider> [6/24 @ 21:59] (0/0)

Easy, stupid questions... <elessar180> [6/24 @ 18:53] (2/4)

Difficult answers. <Curious> [6/25 @ 18:21] (0/0)
well... <Ring's wrath> [6/24 @ 19:34] (1/2)

It does <elessar180> [6/24 @ 23:02] (1/1)

anytime :) (No Text) <Ring's wrath> [6/24 @ 23:56] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 5: Botany & Lebethron <NZ Strider> [6/24 @ 15:12] (13/25)

Lebethron <Luinaelin> [6/25 @ 12:26] (1/1)

I forgot <Luinaelin> [6/25 @ 12:41] (0/0)

Kauri is a good choice. <Kimi> [6/25 @ 0:30] (0/0)
Many of these trees must have been <Curious> [6/24 @ 20:52] (1/6)

Mould can be your friend! <Kimi> [6/24 @ 23:58] (2/5)

I understand <Curious> [6/25 @ 6:53] (1/2)

Re:Prickly mould <Kiskadee> [6/25 @ 8:02] (1/1)

Thanks. <Curious> [6/25 @ 8:32] (0/0)

I'm certain Tolkien <Celandine Brandybuck> [6/25 @ 1:12] (1/1)

My point exactly. <Kimi> [6/25 @ 1:19] (0/0)

Two thoughts <Morwen> [6/24 @ 19:57] (0/0)
Frodo the Obscure <drogo_drogo> [6/24 @ 18:52] (1/2)

"Hardy's pessimism is bleak and complete" <Kimi> [6/25 @ 0:56] (1/1)

That deserves a Laurel and 'Hardy ' handshake... <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 11:33] (0/0)

For Q #2 <Marigold Gamgee> [6/24 @ 17:43] (0/0)
Excuse me . . . <nerdanel50> [6/24 @ 17:20] (1/1)

Padding: to expand with needless <Merryk> [6/24 @ 23:32] (0/0)

Moody Blues... <gullygilly> [6/24 @ 16:56] (1/1)

You're so right about the mood <nerdanel50> [6/24 @ 17:15] (0/0)

my thoughts... <wajeff> [6/24 @ 16:34] (0/0)
The Land Shielding Itself <Alveric> [6/24 @ 16:22] (0/0)
cut down to size <spencer> [6/24 @ 16:12] (1/1)

I think it's kind.... <Golfimbul> [6/24 @ 19:42] (0/0)

Is it at all possible <Entish_FreedomFighter> [6/24 @ 15:35] (0/0)
Virtuous wood <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/24 @ 15:34] (0/0)

middle earth, how was it made and by whom?? <smellitsa> [6/24 @ 10:35] (6/10)

Good input, but I have another question... <Fountain_head> [6/25 @ 11:24] (1/1)

*Answers w/o spoiling the Sil* <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/25 @ 12:10] (0/0)

I think you'll find all the answers in The Silmarillion. (No Text) <elvenhobbit84> [6/24 @ 15:49] (0/0)
Summary of Middle-earts creation. <Alveric> [6/24 @ 14:16] (2/3)

Correction <Reddevil> [6/24 @ 17:00] (1/1)

Of Course :) (No Text) <Alveric> [6/25 @ 5:33] (0/0)

Bravo! <WhiteAslan> [6/24 @ 14:27] (0/0)

and here is a good resource for a newbie <hatster> [6/24 @ 13:59] (0/0)
As WhiteAslan said, <Lairosion> [6/24 @ 11:55] (0/0)
The Silmarillion is the book. . . <WhiteAslan> [6/24 @ 10:48] (0/0)

beowulf <precious2004> [6/24 @ 0:26] (3/9)

You know, don't you <nerdanel50> [6/24 @ 13:11] (0/0)
Actually... <Kendig> [6/24 @ 8:56] (3/6)

Tolkien addressed this in his letters <Altaira> [6/24 @ 14:20] (0/0)
Hmm Not sure about that (Story Spoiler - For Beowulf and the Hobbit) <Alveric> [6/24 @ 11:20] (1/3)

Erm ... (and similer spoilers apply) <Kendig> [6/24 @ 11:50] (1/2)

another dragon to deal with (rather long post, sorry) <Luinaelin> [6/24 @ 13:40] (1/1)

Thats not a long post :) (No Text) <Alveric> [6/24 @ 14:22] (0/0)

My thoughts too...A thief stealing...hmmmm! (No Text) <Villordsutch> [6/24 @ 9:57] (0/0)

Wait for Eomer... (No Text) <Villordsutch> [6/24 @ 7:47] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 4: Faramir’s Gift <NZ Strider> [6/23 @ 16:47] (13/46)

staves <Luinaelin> [6/25 @ 12:16] (1/1)

thanks, also interesting (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 15:08] (0/0)

Is "staves" the plural of "staff"? thanks (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 1:19] (1/12)

Yes. It's a bit of <NZ Strider> [6/25 @ 1:47] (1/11)

So there's no such thing as one stave? (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 2:55] (1/10)

Surprisingly, there is: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [6/25 @ 11:02] (1/9)

Thanks, English is rather complex. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 11:45] (1/8)

The singular "stave" is <NZ Strider> [6/25 @ 16:36] (3/7)

Isn't a medical term <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 20:26] (0/0)
Backformations <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/25 @ 17:43] (0/0)
Ha! <Curious> [6/25 @ 17:04] (1/4)

why not? <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 17:39] (2/3)

pssst Golfimbul... <gullygilly> [6/25 @ 20:28] (1/1)

(thanks) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 23:46] (0/0)

If Dwarves and Elves don't get along, how about a Dwarve and an Elve? :) (No Text) <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/25 @ 17:45] (0/0)

Tolkien's view of magic... <Smokering> [6/25 @ 1:14] (0/0)
My responses <Ufthak> [6/24 @ 7:28] (1/3)

That's worth considering <Merryk> [6/24 @ 9:33] (2/2)

IMHO, it was definitely <Princess of Geekland> [6/25 @ 12:35] (0/0)
Same here. As a kid I was all fascinated <NZ Strider> [6/24 @ 16:41] (0/0)

You missed some gifts. <Curious> [6/24 @ 7:19] (1/1)

I think that's true about food. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/24 @ 14:07] (0/0)

I thought of Sam <Merryk> [6/23 @ 23:34] (0/0)
Disorganized thoughts <Morwen> [6/23 @ 23:29] (3/3)

I agree with this... <Pipe to Nul> [6/24 @ 6:36] (0/0)
The fate of the staves. <Curious> [6/24 @ 6:20] (0/0)
Nice point <Altaira> [6/24 @ 0:06] (0/0)

Elrond said <lumpkin> [6/23 @ 22:08] (1/6)

Elrond didn't <Merryk> [6/23 @ 23:17] (2/5)

Elrond's gifts. <Curious> [6/24 @ 6:29] (1/2)

And a chain to hang the Ring on! (No Text) <Cressida> [6/24 @ 16:05] (1/1)

OK - There <Merryk> [6/24 @ 17:00] (0/0)

Stretching it, but <Kimi> [6/23 @ 23:27] (1/1)

*snort* (No Text) <Merryk> [6/23 @ 23:35] (0/0)

Sorry I jumped the gun! <gullygilly> [6/23 @ 20:41] (3/6)

Excellent thought -- that not the staves, <NZ Strider> [6/24 @ 16:15] (2/3)

thank you (No Text) <gullygilly> [6/24 @ 18:32] (0/0)
That was how I read it too... <Cressida> [6/24 @ 16:47] (1/1)

I never considered the other view. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 1:18] (0/0)

Don't worry; if rules were made <NZ Strider> [6/24 @ 16:12] (0/0)
Yes it's the hobbits.... <Golfimbul> [6/23 @ 21:04] (0/0)

my thoughts... <wajeff> [6/23 @ 20:38] (0/0)
gifts and magic <drogo_drogo> [6/23 @ 19:02] (0/0)
Supernatural not <hatster> [6/23 @ 18:06] (0/0)
The staves are so cool :) <Marigold Gamgee> [6/23 @ 17:33] (1/1)

Gifts getting less <Cressida> [6/24 @ 17:06] (0/0)

A thought on pov's. <Suni> [6/23 @ 16:42] (3/6)

Point of view and the name of Sauron. <Curious> [6/24 @ 10:32] (1/1)

That's an idea... <Suni> [6/24 @ 18:14] (0/0)

On the technical problem <nerdanel50> [6/23 @ 20:31] (1/2)

Doing it in Word first <Golfimbul> [6/23 @ 21:09] (1/1)

Thanks for the tips! (No Text) <Suni> [6/24 @ 18:11] (0/0)

Not much to say here, <Marigold Gamgee> [6/23 @ 17:41] (0/0)

Númenor <Sunflash> [6/23 @ 15:30] (1/7)

At a guess 1400 miles SW <Alveric> [6/23 @ 16:29] (1/6)

Perhaps it should be imagined <NZ Strider> [6/23 @ 16:56] (1/5)

West by Southwest <drogo_drogo> [6/23 @ 19:29] (2/4)

I've always thought of the Azores myself <Alveric> [6/24 @ 4:31] (0/0)
I think... <Ossë> [6/23 @ 20:40] (1/2)

Good catch! That does help explain <NZ Strider> [6/24 @ 16:42] (1/1)

Thanks for... <Ossë> [6/24 @ 17:24] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 3: A Test of Frodo’s Leadership <NZ Strider> [6/23 @ 13:53] (10/46)

Further thoughts on leadership style <nerdanel50> [6/24 @ 17:03] (0/0)
Once again, I disagree with <Curious> [6/24 @ 6:00] (3/24)

My feeling is the same. <Golfimbul> [6/24 @ 13:48] (1/1)

Right. Now in revisions <Curious> [6/24 @ 13:53] (0/0)

Surely you agree that there is enough <nerdanel50> [6/24 @ 13:36] (2/4)

Ways of looking at the book <Merryk> [6/24 @ 17:21] (1/2)

I hope you're right that he's chortling <nerdanel50> [6/24 @ 17:29] (1/1)

I <Curious> [6/24 @ 17:41] (0/0)

I agree. And <Curious> [6/24 @ 13:48] (0/0)

hmmm sometimes truth will out <hatster> [6/24 @ 7:57] (2/16)

I am sorry if I was unclear. <Curious> [6/24 @ 10:03] (2/14)

if an apple and an orange fell at the same time <hatster> [6/24 @ 13:56] (1/2)

Mark Twain <Curious> [6/24 @ 14:02] (1/1)

a bit more sublime <hatster> [6/24 @ 19:59] (0/0)

Well, ltet's get out the definition of parallelism... <gullygilly> [6/24 @ 10:18] (1/10)

My main points <Curious> [6/24 @ 10:48] (3/9)

this entire discussion <FantasyFan> [6/24 @ 14:45] (1/1)

I trust <Curious> [6/24 @ 15:21] (0/0)

Situations, not characters <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/24 @ 13:02] (1/1)

Here <Curious> [6/24 @ 13:12] (0/0)

pardon, but would you notice contrasts <hatster> [6/24 @ 11:20] (1/4)

I just <Curious> [6/24 @ 12:56] (1/3)

And we like to <gullygilly> [6/24 @ 15:45] (1/2)

I <Curious> [6/24 @ 16:25] (1/1)

Guess I'd <gullygilly> [6/24 @ 18:28] (0/0)

I couldn't have said it better ;) (No Text) <gullygilly> [6/24 @ 9:33] (0/0)

A few more cents to add <Altaira> [6/23 @ 23:31] (1/3)

That is so true. It is so sad <NZ Strider> [6/24 @ 16:05] (1/2)

Psst, NZ Strider. <Curious> [6/24 @ 16:44] (1/1)

Everything's cool, Curious. <NZ Strider> [6/24 @ 16:57] (0/0)

Nice parallels. <Morwen> [6/23 @ 22:47] (0/0)
same stature? is that a joke? <wajeff> [6/23 @ 20:29] (1/1)

You made my point <Curious> [6/24 @ 16:49] (0/0)

Frodo leads because others follow <nerdanel50> [6/23 @ 20:12] (1/1)

Perfect - <Merryk> [6/23 @ 23:10] (0/0)

my thoughts <Lothirienne> [6/23 @ 17:05] (2/4)

Possibly going OT; a poem of Kipling's <NZ Strider> [6/24 @ 16:51] (2/2)

nice - Walt Whitman also <Lothirienne> [6/25 @ 1:20] (0/0)
And even in his life time... <gullygilly> [6/24 @ 18:40] (0/0)

parallels <drogo_drogo> [6/23 @ 18:40] (0/0)

Hmm... <Ossë> [6/23 @ 16:11] (1/1)

Frodo leads... <spencer> [6/23 @ 16:22] (0/0)

finding and returning <gullygilly> [6/23 @ 15:20] (1/2)

I love the staffs <Golfimbul> [6/23 @ 15:45] (1/1)

See # 4 above! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/23 @ 17:06] (0/0)

Notice how quickly Frodo responds. <Marigold Gamgee> [6/23 @ 14:30] (0/0)

Did the Orcs have cats? <Golfimbul> [6/23 @ 1:12] (10/37)

Not.... exactly. <Estella Brandybuck> [6/24 @ 16:02] (1/2)

They don't have a special word for baby orcs. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/24 @ 17:42] (1/1)

Orclets! :0) (No Text) <Smokering> [6/25 @ 23:02] (0/0)

JRRT did write that siamese cats <Galadriel1a> [6/23 @ 16:42] (1/1)

"Melkor hated the sea, for he could not subdue it." (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/23 @ 19:03] (0/0)

Good eat'n maybe? (No Text) <NoneOfTheAbove> [6/23 @ 15:23] (0/0)
oh dear.. <tolkien_wings> [6/23 @ 14:06] (0/0)
No way. <Marigold Gamgee> [6/23 @ 12:24] (0/0)
If orcs had cats, they would be as Wargs <Curious> [6/23 @ 12:10] (2/10)

Ha! <Marigold Gamgee> [6/23 @ 17:44] (4/5)

Siamese cat lovers unite <spencer> [6/24 @ 16:05] (1/1)

Hear! Hear! <WhiteAslan> [6/24 @ 16:08] (0/0)

You've wounded me! <WhiteAslan> [6/24 @ 8:48] (0/0)
Great point! If Barliman had a cat, <Curious> [6/24 @ 5:23] (0/0)
Thanks! Great observation! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/23 @ 19:05] (0/0)

Now *there's* a scary thought! <Altaira> [6/23 @ 13:29] (2/3)

Penguins <Alveric> [6/24 @ 11:53] (1/1)

Auks, Orcs, Balrogs. <Curious> [6/24 @ 13:20] (0/0)

Cats are mentioned 5 times.... <Golfimbul> [6/23 @ 15:20] (0/0)

Orcs with pets <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/23 @ 10:24] (1/2)

Please don't use spellcheck. <Curious> [6/23 @ 10:33] (1/1)

Orcs with pets redux <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/23 @ 11:13] (0/0)

Nobody has cats <Draupne> [6/23 @ 10:07] (2/6)

You can say that again :) (No Text) <Marigold Gamgee> [6/23 @ 18:03] (0/0)
Too true! <WhiteAslan> [6/23 @ 10:12] (1/4)

But... <Asia the Cat> [6/23 @ 11:15] (1/3)

That hardly applies these days. . . <WhiteAslan> [6/23 @ 11:24] (2/2)

need for cats <spencer> [6/23 @ 12:21] (0/0)
I think Geocities.... <Golfimbul> [6/23 @ 11:34] (0/0)

Of course not! <WhiteAslan> [6/23 @ 8:46] (1/2)

That's unpleasant <Merryk> [6/23 @ 9:54] (1/1)

Don't know but. . . <WhiteAslan> [6/23 @ 10:13] (0/0)

No! Cats would never stay with orcs! <Kimi> [6/23 @ 1:45] (1/4)

Yes, cats would stay with only those species <Ataahua> [6/23 @ 6:17] (1/3)

...cat, dogs...no difference, all in the orc crockpot I reckon. (No Text) <Pipe to Nul> [6/23 @ 8:05] (2/2)

hey <cubbyphan> [6/26 @ 11:52] (0/0)
Exactly! <gullygilly> [6/23 @ 9:09] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 2: Faramir the Ranger <NZ Strider> [6/22 @ 23:33] (17/41)

Two issues at work here (Rangers) <Cressida> [6/24 @ 9:59] (0/0)
Northern Rangers, Ithilien Rangers <Atlas> [6/24 @ 1:57] (0/0)
Later thoughts <nerdanel50> [6/23 @ 13:15] (0/0)
Aragron and Faramir share one quality, I think. <Fountain_head> [6/23 @ 12:42] (2/3)

Good point. (No Text) <Acathalion> [6/25 @ 7:54] (0/0)
Ayn Rand? <Mortae> [6/23 @ 20:07] (1/1)

Yes, most good. <Fountain_head> [6/25 @ 9:40] (0/0)

A re-post for Curious <Kendig> [6/23 @ 12:27] (0/0)
Unnatural silence can be very threatening. <Marigold Gamgee> [6/23 @ 12:20] (0/0)
Faramir helps us with Aragorn <Lothirienne> [6/23 @ 11:57] (1/2)

Here the link to Lothirienne's post on Aragorn and Faramir. <NZ Strider> [6/23 @ 13:45] (1/1)

thanks for posting that <Lothirienne> [6/23 @ 17:06] (0/0)

Faramir does not mention birds. <Curious> [6/23 @ 11:32] (1/3)

No but later ... <gullygilly> [6/23 @ 14:49] (1/2)

My point <Curious> [6/23 @ 15:01] (1/1)

Ahhh... <gullygilly> [6/23 @ 15:32] (0/0)

The Nothing <gullygilly> [6/23 @ 9:05] (0/0)
My additions <Morwen> [6/23 @ 8:51] (0/0)
Shhh! <Kendig> [6/23 @ 8:44] (1/10)

D'oh! <Kendig> [6/23 @ 8:48] (2/9)

that's two drogos too many... no wonder the boat sank! :) (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [6/23 @ 22:39] (1/1)

LOL! :) (No Text) <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/24 @ 15:01] (0/0)

I can't even read your post <Curious> [6/23 @ 10:14] (1/6)

I agree that <Morwen> [6/23 @ 10:29] (1/5)

I'm <Curious> [6/23 @ 10:34] (1/4)

I'm using netscape and I just see the one repetition (No Text) <hatster> [6/23 @ 12:37] (1/3)

Hmm. <Curious> [6/23 @ 12:42] (1/2)

just checked with ns 4.7.. <hatster> [6/23 @ 13:31] (1/1)

Now I understand <Morwen> [6/23 @ 22:11] (0/0)

Rangers and Silence <Pipe to Nul> [6/23 @ 8:37] (1/1)

Good to see you over here, Pipe! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/23 @ 13:46] (0/0)

Rangers and silence--silent Rangers <hatster> [6/23 @ 7:34] (0/0)
alone on the range (where the orc and the warg-aloes roam) <drogo_drogo> [6/23 @ 7:24] (1/1)

It does seem to be a comforting thought <NZ Strider> [6/23 @ 14:02] (0/0)

my thoughts <wajeff> [6/23 @ 1:27] (0/0)
thoughts on your questions <nerdanel50> [6/23 @ 1:06] (1/2)

Nice catch on the time lines! <Kimi> [6/23 @ 1:52] (1/1)

To go a little further <Merryk> [6/23 @ 10:08] (0/0)

Rangers, etc. <Altaira> [6/23 @ 0:55] (2/2)

worried for Frodo <spencer> [6/23 @ 16:17] (0/0)
Foreboding, Rangers <Princess of Geekland> [6/23 @ 7:35] (0/0)

Why did Tolkien kill Fëanor so early? <Reddevil> [6/22 @ 17:57] (6/11)

For the same reason Shakespeare killed off Mercutio early: <erather> [6/24 @ 19:10] (1/1)

Yeah he did his thing... <Golfimbul> [6/25 @ 1:05] (0/0)

I would have liked Tolkien....... <Captains of Gondolin> [6/23 @ 18:05] (0/0)
Feanor would never have joined a siege. <Curious> [6/23 @ 12:31] (1/1)

I guess your right... <Reddevil> [6/23 @ 17:04] (0/0)

He set up the problem... <Golfimbul> [6/23 @ 11:22] (0/0)
Feanor <kodax> [6/22 @ 22:27] (1/3)

Fëanor the uniter? <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/22 @ 22:54] (2/2)

Feanor <kodax> [6/23 @ 5:14] (0/0)
I agree, plus <Altaira> [6/23 @ 1:11] (0/0)

i have the answer(maybe) <orlandobloomfan14> [6/22 @ 18:55] (0/0)

Journey to the Cross-roads: # 1: Preliminary Remarks <NZ Strider> [6/22 @ 13:42] (4/10)

ooh, I like that Hardy parallel <drogo_drogo> [6/22 @ 20:55] (1/3)

Hardy also shared Tolkien's concern <Curious> [6/23 @ 6:34] (1/2)

yeah, but there isn't an ounce of hope in Hardy (No Text) <hatster> [6/23 @ 6:47] (1/1)

yes.. <drogo_drogo> [6/23 @ 7:09] (0/0)

I love the end of that chapter. <Marigold Gamgee> [6/22 @ 20:18] (0/0)
yeah well, my syllabus worked out about <hatster> [6/22 @ 15:14] (0/0)
We're teachers... <gullygilly> [6/22 @ 14:30] (1/3)

Really, what do you teach? <summertime> [6/22 @ 20:05] (1/2)

I'm a high school journalism teacher <gullygilly> [6/22 @ 20:23] (1/1)

OT: mittens <summertime> [6/23 @ 20:16] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool: Summing up <hatster> [6/22 @ 13:03] (19/23)

Thanks, great discussion and summary! (No Text) <Suni> [6/23 @ 15:21] (0/0)
thanks for the discussion <Lothirienne> [6/23 @ 11:41] (0/0)
It appears I have missed a very interesting discussion :( <Ossë> [6/23 @ 9:49] (0/0)
Lurked a bunch, <Princess of Geekland> [6/23 @ 7:23] (0/0)
well done! thanks! (No Text) <wajeff> [6/23 @ 1:32] (0/0)
wow! great all around! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/23 @ 1:02] (0/0)
It's good that a poet <Merryk> [6/22 @ 21:54] (0/0)
Thanks for a fascinating discussion! <JewelTook> [6/22 @ 21:35] (2/2)

On the one hand, I <Curious> [6/23 @ 10:31] (0/0)
Psssst, Jewel! Here's the secret . . . <nerdanel50> [6/22 @ 23:18] (0/0)

just a footnote <drogo_drogo> [6/22 @ 20:57] (0/0)
Wonderful job! <Marigold Gamgee> [6/22 @ 20:19] (0/0)
Thank you, great job!! <Curious> [6/22 @ 17:29] (0/0)
Thank you Hatster! <Dame Ioreth > [6/22 @ 17:25] (0/0)
A wonderful week of discussions! <Kimi> [6/22 @ 16:32] (0/0)
Great week and thoughtful summary . . . <nerdanel50> [6/22 @ 14:42] (0/0)
Wonderful summary and discussion, hatster! <Altaira> [6/22 @ 13:57] (0/0)
Thanks, hatster! <Morwen> [6/22 @ 13:56] (0/0)
But what about Anborn? ;) <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/22 @ 13:49] (0/0)
Thanks, Hatster; very detailed summary. <NZ Strider> [6/22 @ 13:36] (1/1)

detailed but barely understandable <hatster> [6/22 @ 15:24] (0/0)

Wow...Love the character theme approach <gullygilly> [6/22 @ 13:20] (1/1)

get wet or get burned <hatster> [6/22 @ 13:39] (0/0)

gandalf <northernalliance> [6/22 @ 3:16] (2/3)

Here's a link <Altaira> [6/22 @ 11:37] (0/0)
Gandalf is a Maia. <NZ Strider> [6/22 @ 4:23] (1/1)

Names of the Istari <Alveric> [6/22 @ 5:53] (0/0)

Repost: Frodo's and Aragorn's Interrogations in TTT <NZ Strider> [6/21 @ 23:19] (5/5)

parallelisms and heroes <drogo_drogo> [6/22 @ 21:21] (0/0)
thank you again... <gullygilly> [6/22 @ 9:57] (0/0)
Some comments. <Curious> [6/22 @ 9:15] (0/0)
Definitely merits a re-read! Thanks. (No Text) <Kimi> [6/22 @ 0:39] (0/0)
Excellent points <Altaira> [6/22 @ 0:34] (0/0)

Place inconsistency in the Atlas? <bstorey> [6/21 @ 22:53] (2/3)

I'm afraid Fonstad <Curious> [6/22 @ 8:35] (1/1)

Thanks! <bstorey> [6/22 @ 12:41] (0/0)

You are indeed right. <NZ Strider> [6/22 @ 1:49] (0/0)

When will The Hobbit be discussed? <Marigold Gamgee> [6/21 @ 22:13] (3/13)

You can raise questions from The Hobbit <Curious> [6/22 @ 8:28] (2/3)

Well, you see, <Marigold Gamgee> [6/22 @ 20:10] (0/0)
But it wouldn't be the same . . . <nerdanel50> [6/22 @ 12:58] (1/1)

I'm hoping <gullygilly> [6/22 @ 13:22] (0/0)

There will be a vote taken <NZ Strider> [6/21 @ 23:32] (2/6)

We've never discussed the Hobbit.... <Golfimbul> [6/22 @ 3:04] (1/2)

What? <Marigold Gamgee> [6/22 @ 20:12] (1/1)

Yes, <Altaira> [6/22 @ 21:16] (0/0)

is the Sil a nominee (No Text) <Brown Radagast> [6/22 @ 0:23] (2/2)

So far, <Altaira> [6/22 @ 0:55] (0/0)
In all likelihood, it will be. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/22 @ 0:24] (0/0)

and can I ask..... <beren_boy> [6/21 @ 22:18] (1/1)

See my response above. <Curious> [6/22 @ 8:31] (0/0)

Forbidden Pool #21: Open Floor <hatster> [6/21 @ 6:00] (4/15)

What are the "mattresses" made from <Curious> [6/22 @ 17:46] (1/3)

Futons? <Kimi> [6/22 @ 22:33] (1/2)

Sounds buggy! <Curious> [6/23 @ 6:52] (1/1)

They'd gather them dry. <Kimi> [6/23 @ 6:56] (0/0)

Caves vs. Hobbit Holes.... <Dame Ioreth > [6/22 @ 9:21] (3/3)

Faramir's hide-out reminded me of a hobbit hole. <Curious> [6/22 @ 17:41] (0/0)
sorry I missed that for the summary! (No Text) <hatster> [6/22 @ 13:09] (0/0)
Nice! <nerdanel50> [6/22 @ 13:04] (0/0)

Why is Smeagol fishing *here*? <Curious> [6/21 @ 9:51] (2/3)

I usually have my topography all mixed up, so <nerdanel50> [6/21 @ 13:00] (1/1)

That's how I see it too <Kimi> [6/21 @ 18:24] (0/0)

Then why blindfolds <gullygilly> [6/21 @ 10:31] (0/0)

Not many questions left 'under the sun' <gullygilly> [6/21 @ 9:25] (2/2)

I love this part too <Altaira> [6/22 @ 12:16] (0/0)
They don't comfort me! <Curious> [6/21 @ 9:41] (0/0)

Mt. Doom & Barad-dûr <NZ Strider> [6/21 @ 5:22] (5/7)

Wow....... <beren_boy> [6/21 @ 21:33] (2/2)

Glad to hear that <NZ Strider> [6/21 @ 23:23] (0/0)
It's called Paradise Lost <gullygilly> [6/21 @ 22:11] (0/0)

Far more interesting, of course <Acathalion> [6/21 @ 15:38] (0/0)
That takes me back... <gullygilly> [6/21 @ 8:54] (0/0)
Reasons for Mount Doom <Alveric> [6/21 @ 8:49] (0/0)
wow.. I'd forgotten that... <hatster> [6/21 @ 6:15] (0/0)

how many lorien elves fought in the battle of Dol Guldor <The Renegade of Funk> [6/20 @ 20:24] (2/2)

All of them. <Nimrodel > [6/21 @ 22:45] (0/0)
Greetings! <Kimi> [6/20 @ 21:21] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #20 : Mathoms or Answers that need Questioning <hatster> [6/20 @ 19:18] (4/9)

Eyes are important to Tolkien. <Curious> [6/21 @ 3:31] (0/0)
On 1 and 2 <nerdanel50> [6/20 @ 23:02] (3/3)

I like your description of "sides" <Marigold Gamgee> [6/21 @ 20:55] (0/0)
A small knife has a thousand uses, <Curious> [6/21 @ 3:06] (0/0)
Nail Knife and #3 <Cressida> [6/21 @ 1:55] (0/0)

Number 3 reminds me <Kimi> [6/20 @ 21:41] (0/0)
Number three --yipee! <gullygilly> [6/20 @ 21:27] (2/2)

Thank you for sharing that <Altaira> [6/22 @ 12:36] (0/0)
Oh my - that's lovely <Merryk> [6/21 @ 0:54] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #19: My this chapter is short! <hatster> [6/20 @ 19:06] (5/7)

All the chapters in Book IV are short. <Curious> [6/21 @ 2:50] (0/0)
Well, as I'm now preparing <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 21:53] (1/1)

Amen (No Text) <Reverend> [6/20 @ 22:01] (0/0)

Short and sweet <gullygilly> [6/20 @ 21:08] (0/0)
You make it look easy <Kimi> [6/20 @ 19:31] (0/0)
19 questions is a lot! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/20 @ 19:08] (1/1)

More than I did! (No Text) <gullygilly> [6/20 @ 22:09] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool 18: White noise <hatster> [6/20 @ 19:02] (9/10)

I miss that sound. <Dame Ioreth > [6/22 @ 9:13] (0/0)
Comforting when Sam is falling asleep. <Curious> [6/21 @ 2:30] (0/0)
the relentless water <nerdanel50> [6/20 @ 22:49] (0/0)
I guess that Tolkien <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 21:59] (0/0)
White noise <gullygilly> [6/20 @ 21:05] (1/1)

Falling water retains some of the ... <Reverend> [6/20 @ 22:00] (0/0)

I think... <JewelTook> [6/20 @ 20:44] (0/0)
I found it comforting. <Morwen> [6/20 @ 19:46] (0/0)
I love the sound of water <Kimi> [6/20 @ 19:08] (0/0)
Water is often... <Golfimbul> [6/20 @ 19:06] (0/0)

The gods of war. <Reverend> [6/20 @ 11:53] (4/8)

Brrr.... JRRT did the right thing when he took it away <Galadriel1a> [6/23 @ 17:00] (1/1)

Just a thought though <Alveric> [6/24 @ 4:38] (0/0)

Vahalla <Alveric> [6/20 @ 17:38] (2/2)

valhalla, i am coming....I was named <Leucothea SouthernStar> [6/21 @ 13:39] (0/0)
It was Valhalla that I thought of as well. <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 21:42] (0/0)

Just goes to show how much I remember of the Sil. . . <WhiteAslan> [6/20 @ 13:45] (0/0)
Wow! <Golfimbul> [6/20 @ 12:09] (1/1)

In Norse myth the god of war <Galadriel1a> [6/23 @ 17:21] (0/0)

Oh, Hades. <Reverend> [6/20 @ 11:30] (4/6)

Less comfortable <Acathalion> [6/21 @ 2:06] (2/2)

Dante and pre-Christian Souls <Alveric> [6/24 @ 11:42] (0/0)
Christopher Tolkien, ... <Reverend> [6/21 @ 8:45] (0/0)

sidenote: <Golfimbul> [6/20 @ 19:17] (0/0)
Worse..... <Golfimbul> [6/20 @ 11:49] (0/0)
I prefer the later ideas, but..... <Alveric> [6/20 @ 11:45] (0/0)

Question on the Witch Kings' Ring (Story Spoiler - RotK) <Alveric> [6/20 @ 10:39] (2/10)

You have the wrong killer, but <Princess of Geekland> [6/20 @ 11:52] (1/1)

Oh Dear! <Alveric> [6/20 @ 12:37] (0/0)

The Nine <PhantomS> [6/20 @ 10:55] (3/7)

'The Nine the Nazgul keep' <Ossë> [6/23 @ 9:39] (1/4)

If so, where is the ring? <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/23 @ 11:29] (1/3)

Hmm... If <Ossë> [6/23 @ 13:44] (1/2)

Interesting idea <Alveric> [6/23 @ 16:42] (1/1)

It was... <Ossë> [6/23 @ 17:16] (0/0)

Basically, it's buried (like the palantír of Minas Ithil) <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 12:29] (0/0)
Aha! I did not know that. <Princess of Geekland> [6/20 @ 11:53] (0/0)

The Forbbiden Pool #17: Here come d' Judge <hatster> [6/20 @ 4:01] (6/17)

Hama says it best: <Curious> [6/20 @ 17:03] (2/2)

me too! (No Text) <wajeff> [6/20 @ 20:49] (0/0)
I'll tag along with you. (No Text) <Kimi> [6/20 @ 18:27] (0/0)

an added question <hatster> [6/20 @ 13:14] (1/1)

Or are royalty... <Dame Ioreth > [6/20 @ 16:29] (0/0)

Faramir is the sort of judge <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 12:49] (0/0)
Faramir... <Reverend> [6/20 @ 9:25] (0/0)
Judgment <Morwen> [6/20 @ 9:22] (1/5)

Haldir may be the exception that proves the rule <nerdanel50> [6/20 @ 10:23] (3/4)

Another Example: Shiriffs <Golfimbul> [6/22 @ 0:28] (0/0)
That reminds me of Star Trek... <Golfimbul> [6/20 @ 12:01] (0/0)
But I thought Haldir did bend the rules. <Morwen> [6/20 @ 10:37] (1/1)

No, you were right <nerdanel50> [6/20 @ 23:11] (0/0)

Judge not... <gullygilly> [6/20 @ 7:25] (1/3)

FWIW... <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/20 @ 10:48] (2/2)

Thank you! <Eowyn of Penns Woods> [6/20 @ 15:28] (0/0)
You are right... <gullygilly> [6/20 @ 13:11] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool # 16 : He's a poet and he don't know it, <hatster> [6/20 @ 1:51] (6/9)

The hardest thing is <Merryk> [6/21 @ 1:26] (0/0)
so I wonder how we could <hatster> [6/20 @ 21:36] (0/0)
my thoughts... <wajeff> [6/20 @ 20:45] (0/0)
Faramir exhibits this same behavior when <Curious> [6/20 @ 16:47] (0/0)
There are glimmers... <Reverend> [6/20 @ 9:23] (1/1)

Is this the Frodo of the song? <Dame Ioreth > [6/20 @ 16:16] (0/0)

To a large extent Frodo <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 3:52] (2/2)

looking forward to the repost, even though <FaramirFan> [6/20 @ 15:47] (0/0)
Baggins the Bard <gullygilly> [6/20 @ 6:51] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #15 : Where's Sam? <hatster> [6/20 @ 1:34] (6/11)

Notice that Sam does not witness <hatster> [6/20 @ 21:32] (0/0)
dropping eaves again... <wajeff> [6/20 @ 20:36] (0/0)
For a moment, we revert to FotR. <Curious> [6/20 @ 16:20] (0/0)
Sam's always been close . . . <nerdanel50> [6/20 @ 9:50] (1/1)

Sam on the outside <Dame Ioreth > [6/20 @ 16:10] (0/0)

Sam I am <gullygilly> [6/20 @ 6:36] (0/0)
Hey, I get to answer first! <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 3:39] (3/4)

I agree. <Kimi> [6/20 @ 18:01] (0/0)
That, plus... <Reverend> [6/20 @ 9:14] (0/0)
hm interesting...did Sam make a fool of <hatster> [6/20 @ 3:45] (1/1)

Well, probably a bit of both. <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 3:59] (0/0)

God Bombadillo <estel7> [6/20 @ 0:44] (6/13)

I have to disagree <Marigold Gamgee> [6/23 @ 14:36] (0/0)
if Bombadil is God who is Illuvator? <Luinsilima> [6/23 @ 12:15] (0/0)
Tom Bombadil - Genius loci of the Shire <Alveric> [6/20 @ 8:53] (4/7)

Genius loci may certainly <NZ Strider> [6/21 @ 5:56] (0/0)
I wouldn't say above the Maiar. <Curious> [6/20 @ 12:16] (1/1)

Yes, but...... <Alveric> [6/20 @ 17:59] (0/0)

Beor <oloin> [6/20 @ 12:03] (1/2)

Beorn's ancestry <Alveric> [6/20 @ 12:49] (1/1)

In *The Hobbit* in "Queer Lodgings" <NZ Strider> [6/21 @ 6:06] (0/0)

Sorry about spelling - AndrethAndreth = Andreth (No Text) <Alveric> [6/20 @ 9:58] (0/0)

To add to what the Reverend said, <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 3:57] (0/0)
many people have have had that thought. <Reverend> [6/20 @ 1:20] (0/0)
Interesting theory..... <Golfimbul> [6/20 @ 1:15] (0/0)

Tolkiens Letters <Bboy486> [6/19 @ 16:52] (2/3)

Here you go... <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 17:23] (0/0)
Here (No Text - Link Inside) <Reverend> [6/19 @ 17:21] (1/1)

You beat me to it! (No Text) <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 17:24] (0/0)

Other orders <Reverend> [6/19 @ 12:50] (4/11)

All I can say is, cool. <Princess of Geekland> [6/20 @ 11:56] (0/0)
Lesser Spirits, Bombadil, Goldberry etc <Alveric> [6/20 @ 5:21] (0/0)
Tolkien's might be the literary equivalent <Acathalion> [6/20 @ 3:05] (0/0)
thanks for bringing up the other spirits <drogo_drogo> [6/19 @ 19:17] (1/7)

Middle-earth a very big place <Alveric> [6/20 @ 5:29] (1/6)

I might be in the minority here <Acathalion> [6/21 @ 1:47] (1/5)

Myths Transformed <Alveric> [6/21 @ 3:52] (2/4)

Uh-oh <Acathalion> [6/21 @ 15:14] (1/1)

Know how you feel <Alveric> [6/21 @ 18:07] (0/0)

Not sure about the appendices, but <NZ Strider> [6/21 @ 5:42] (1/1)

Cheers! (No Text) <Alveric> [6/21 @ 8:22] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #14 : It's (shower) curtains for you <hatster> [6/19 @ 6:52] (7/27)

Curtains <Kimi> [6/20 @ 18:15] (2/3)

Perish the thought! <Curious> [6/20 @ 18:46] (1/1)

That's what I was <Kimi> [6/20 @ 19:02] (0/0)

One word: fisshes :-) (No Text) <hatster> [6/20 @ 18:33] (0/0)

Two more uses of "curtain": <Curious> [6/20 @ 8:38] (1/7)

No symbolic link?! Maybe not but far <gullygilly> [6/20 @ 8:55] (2/6)

Hmmm... <JewelTook> [6/20 @ 9:12] (1/3)

Sorry, I just don't <Curious> [6/20 @ 9:24] (1/2)

'S okay, I'm not sure... <JewelTook> [6/20 @ 13:51] (1/1)

It <Curious> [6/20 @ 15:26] (0/0)

Tolkien repeats himself. <Curious> [6/20 @ 9:05] (1/1)

Yes, very much so. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/20 @ 12:20] (0/0)

I think Tolkien wants <Merryk> [6/20 @ 0:02] (0/0)
First, everything in Middle-earth <Curious> [6/19 @ 22:24] (1/2)

Actually there has not been <hatster> [6/20 @ 1:42] (1/1)

I judge <Curious> [6/20 @ 8:33] (0/0)

curtain images <drogo_drogo> [6/19 @ 14:40] (0/0)
I am useless here... <Reverend> [6/19 @ 13:35] (1/5)

you are NEVER useless <hatster> [6/19 @ 18:04] (1/4)

thanks (not really on topic, but oh well) <drogo_drogo> [6/19 @ 19:34] (3/3)

Have a good trip and hurry back! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 3:30] (0/0)
Have a good trip! (No Text) <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 20:02] (0/0)
Have a safe trip and enjoy! (No Text) <hatster> [6/19 @ 19:35] (0/0)

Curtains! Foiled again! <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 8:05] (1/3)

Are there any theories.... <Golfimbul> [6/19 @ 9:15] (1/2)

What do you think it means? <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 17:19] (1/1)

I think it comes from JRRT's subconscious (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/19 @ 17:53] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #13: Whose side are you on, anyway? <hatster> [6/19 @ 6:21] (5/8)

This is such a pivotal chapter <Altaira> [6/20 @ 0:25] (0/0)
I agree with drogo drogo <Curious> [6/19 @ 17:50] (1/1)

So do I. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 3:28] (0/0)

The big switch <JewelTook> [6/19 @ 9:09] (2/2)

Ah Sam, <Merryk> [6/19 @ 23:11] (0/0)
It's a good thing this chapter is so short <nerdanel50> [6/19 @ 13:47] (0/0)

Being off center <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 7:20] (0/0)
voice <drogo_drogo> [6/19 @ 7:12] (0/0)

I am very interested in Sea Elves <Leucothea SouthernStar> [6/18 @ 21:52] (4/8)

Here's a good start <Altaira> [6/20 @ 0:12] (0/0)
Also look under Cirdan. <Curious> [6/19 @ 14:46] (0/0)
Teleri <Alveric> [6/19 @ 7:59] (1/2)

Teleri and Sea Elves <PhantomS> [6/20 @ 10:07] (1/1)

Teleri calling themselves Avari? <Alveric> [6/20 @ 10:45] (0/0)

Teleri I believe... <Bboy486> [6/18 @ 22:56] (1/2)

Earendil the Mariner <Villordsutch> [6/19 @ 5:37] (1/1)

Thanks so much all!!! <Leucothea SouthernStar> [6/21 @ 13:41] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #12: A Wednesday night free for all <hatster> [6/18 @ 17:47] (4/17)

You're doing fine. <Curious> [6/19 @ 11:52] (0/0)
The Discarded Image, and your two points <Alveric> [6/19 @ 5:12] (0/0)
An invented landscape... <JewelTook> [6/18 @ 22:24] (2/5)

A Constructed Landscape? <notlost> [6/19 @ 0:12] (3/3)

Ah, semantics. <JewelTook> [6/19 @ 23:34] (0/0)
It was I <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 6:39] (0/0)
*Waves* G'day! (No Text) <beren_boy> [6/19 @ 1:14] (0/0)

Oooohhhh...... Marshmallows....... <beren_boy> [6/18 @ 23:06] (0/0)

Regarding The Discarded Image, <Curious> [6/18 @ 18:42] (3/8)

Romantics <notlost> [6/19 @ 0:26] (1/1)

I think it's the reverse for me <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 6:45] (0/0)

It has been far too many years since <hatster> [6/18 @ 19:35] (0/0)
My fodder <gullygilly> [6/18 @ 19:26] (2/4)

Campy thoughts <notlost> [6/19 @ 0:21] (0/0)
OT: Oh no! another bad song pun <hatster> [6/18 @ 19:45] (2/2)

OT: About that song... <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/18 @ 20:56] (0/0)
LOL... <gullygilly> [6/18 @ 20:09] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #11 : Architectural Digest or Psychology Today <hatster> [6/18 @ 17:32] (6/17)

This is the *only* structure <Curious> [6/19 @ 11:25] (0/0)
Some Gollumy thoughts. <Morwen> [6/19 @ 8:52] (2/2)

I'll settle for agreeing with this. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/20 @ 3:24] (0/0)
Well said. <Curious> [6/19 @ 14:28] (0/0)

Psycho Babbling Brook <notlost> [6/19 @ 0:51] (1/1)

Ohhh an Adriene Rich admirer <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 6:49] (0/0)

The Bat Cave or The Boys Club? <gullygilly> [6/18 @ 18:22] (1/1)

Holy flying Nazgul Batman, it's a mystery wrappped in a riddle! <drogo_drogo> [6/18 @ 19:01] (0/0)

Actually, <Dame Ioreth > [6/18 @ 17:53] (3/6)

Confession vs introspection <nerdanel50> [6/19 @ 14:54] (1/3)

It depends on what you think of as confesion... <Dame Ioreth > [6/19 @ 16:17] (1/2)

Oh, I agree completely that <nerdanel50> [6/19 @ 16:36] (1/1)

yes <Dame Ioreth > [6/20 @ 10:52] (0/0)

Confession <notlost> [6/19 @ 0:56] (0/0)
I thought the same on #3 :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/18 @ 19:33] (0/0)

I am sure that you are on to something... <Reverend> [6/18 @ 17:46] (1/1)

not "onto something" at all <hatster> [6/18 @ 17:59] (0/0)

The Gift of Freedom. <Reverend> [6/18 @ 12:15] (3/17)

My thoughts. <Princess of Geekland> [6/20 @ 7:49] (0/0)
The Good Catholic? <Acathalion> [6/20 @ 6:57] (1/3)

Finrod and Andreth <Alveric> [6/21 @ 5:17] (1/2)

Thanks for that <Acathalion> [6/21 @ 15:25] (1/1)

Four Themes in the Debate <Alveric> [6/22 @ 6:24] (0/0)

Rebuttal. <Curious> [6/18 @ 13:44] (1/11)

I really don't want to get into this again... <Reverend> [6/18 @ 15:49] (1/10)

Yes. <Curious> [6/18 @ 16:01] (2/9)

No, we're not. <Reverend> [6/18 @ 17:39] (1/5)

I'll tell you what. <Curious> [6/18 @ 18:10] (1/4)

Yah <Reverend> [6/18 @ 19:32] (1/3)

Why <Curious> [6/19 @ 6:11] (1/2)

It's... <Reverend> [6/19 @ 11:23] (1/1)

I <Curious> [6/19 @ 13:40] (0/0)

I really will join you two up here, <Princess of Geekland> [6/18 @ 16:43] (2/2)

WHOOOSH! <oloin> [6/19 @ 14:02] (0/0)
Just don't get them mixed up... <Dame Ioreth > [6/18 @ 17:37] (0/0)

Theogany. <Reverend> [6/18 @ 12:01] (12/40)

I suppose this is as good a place as any to air a theory or two... <aragonvaar> [6/22 @ 22:53] (0/0)
ordinarily I might sit and write a long <hatster> [6/19 @ 19:48] (0/0)
Tolkien clarifies this himself <Altaira> [6/19 @ 14:58] (1/11)

As Curious notes below... <Reverend> [6/19 @ 18:12] (2/10)

Blue Wizard <Curious> [6/20 @ 9:19] (0/0)
And all I can suggest <Altaira> [6/20 @ 0:02] (1/8)

Ah, I love you, Altaira, ... <Reverend> [6/20 @ 1:15] (2/7)

"...and love should only breed joy. " <Nino> [6/20 @ 6:00] (1/2)

*Hands Nino an oxygen mask* <Princess of Geekland> [6/20 @ 9:16] (1/1)

Nicely said, ladies <Altaira> [6/20 @ 13:23] (0/0)

I'm not sure <Altaira> [6/20 @ 2:04] (1/3)

One last try. <Reverend> [6/20 @ 9:42] (2/2)

Nope <Altaira> [6/20 @ 12:18] (0/0)
Yes. For instance I was amazed <Princess of Geekland> [6/20 @ 12:03] (0/0)

I like the answer in Job 38-41, in <Curious> [6/19 @ 7:21] (1/3)

Actually there are three alternates... <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 8:12] (1/2)

That's what I meant. <Curious> [6/19 @ 8:19] (1/1)

Sorry... nevermind ;) (No Text) <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 8:24] (0/0)

Pickin' a few bones. <Atlas> [6/19 @ 5:27] (5/8)

Beautiful. Thank you. (No Text) <Kimi> [6/20 @ 18:07] (0/0)
Without expressing unqualified agreement as to details <NZ Strider> [6/19 @ 20:12] (1/1)

That makes sense too if you <Princess of Geekland> [6/20 @ 12:00] (0/0)

Beautifully said... <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 18:47] (0/0)
Circular <kodax> [6/19 @ 15:04] (2/2)

There are acts that are <gullygilly> [6/19 @ 18:11] (0/0)
I think... <Reverend> [6/19 @ 17:19] (0/0)

Brilliantly put <Matthew/Ugluk> [6/19 @ 10:09] (0/0)

Sauron's advocate <kodax> [6/19 @ 2:22] (0/0)
Answers on a postcard.... at 3:34 a.m. <beren_boy> [6/18 @ 22:36] (0/0)
thoughs on good and evil over a diet pepsi <drogo_drogo> [6/18 @ 19:28] (0/0)
Another question.... <Golfimbul> [6/18 @ 19:27] (0/0)
Why? <gullygilly> [6/18 @ 14:49] (0/0)
Ask us something hard sometime, huh? <Princess of Geekland> [6/18 @ 12:17] (1/4)

{{Princess}} <nerdanel50> [6/18 @ 15:09] (1/3)

Ha! Yes. Which critic was it that <Princess of Geekland> [6/18 @ 16:51] (1/2)

I think that's from Alice in Wonderland... <Golfimbul> [6/18 @ 19:16] (1/1)

Believing the impossible <Atlas> [6/19 @ 4:10] (0/0)

I may come back with some answers, but for now <hatster> [6/18 @ 12:13] (1/2)

pssst, hatster <Princess of Geekland> [6/18 @ 12:18] (1/1)

psssst thanks! <hatster> [6/18 @ 17:17] (0/0)

Favourite bad guy <Djurgarden> [6/18 @ 11:17] (21/51)

Well, I think the coolest <Marigold Gamgee> [6/21 @ 20:57] (0/0)
Gollum or Ringwraith, Gollum or Ringwraith, Gollum or Ringwraith??? <Rachel Evenstar> [6/21 @ 12:55] (1/1)

Any particular Ringwraith? <Alveric> [6/21 @ 13:08] (0/0)

Melkor, but is Fëanor a bad guy? If he is, then I would choose him. <Reddevil> [6/19 @ 15:57] (1/2)

So much for the "black and white" world of Tolkien <Nimrodel > [6/20 @ 9:47] (1/1)

My point exactly. (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [6/21 @ 2:20] (0/0)

Ungoliant <oloin> [6/19 @ 10:36] (0/0)
Melkor. <Nimrodel > [6/18 @ 22:39] (0/0)
Gollum (No Text) <the_hobbit_girl> [6/18 @ 22:21] (0/0)
Saruman and Grima (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [6/18 @ 18:55] (0/0)
all the orcs of Cirith Ungol <Galadriel1a> [6/18 @ 16:39] (1/2)

Yes and the ones from Isengard too. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/18 @ 19:28] (1/1)

Ugluk and the Fighting Uruk-Hai! <Matthew/Ugluk> [6/19 @ 9:51] (0/0)

Ar-Pharazon... <Dame Ioreth > [6/18 @ 16:37] (3/5)

Another part of the Sil <Princess of Geekland> [6/21 @ 22:16] (1/1)

Too bad Viggo has already made his mark as Aragorn... (No Text) <Dame Ioreth > [6/22 @ 9:14] (0/0)

Ain't he great? <Matthew/Ugluk> [6/19 @ 9:45] (0/0)
Gotta agree with you there! (No Text) <nerdanel50> [6/18 @ 17:06] (1/1)

May have to change my vote.... (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [6/18 @ 18:18] (0/0)

Saruman! (No Text) <nerdanel50> [6/18 @ 15:15] (1/3)

Gotta go with Sauruman! <Farawyn> [6/18 @ 21:40] (2/2)

Make that four! (No Text) <Omringaren> [6/19 @ 14:52] (0/0)
That's three votes (No Text) <Merryk> [6/18 @ 23:26] (0/0)

Gollum... <ShadowFlame> [6/18 @ 14:48] (0/0)
Old Man Willow (No Text) <Fisher> [6/18 @ 14:42] (0/0)
Eru? (See Theogany post <Curious> [6/18 @ 13:57] (2/2)

Impossible <Durin III> [6/20 @ 14:36] (0/0)
*snert* (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [6/18 @ 14:46] (0/0)

Lobelia Sackville-Baggins <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/18 @ 12:53] (0/0)
Smaug (did I spell that right?) (No Text) <spencer> [6/18 @ 12:48] (1/1)

I'll go for Smaug too <Alveric> [6/18 @ 17:49] (0/0)

Bill Ferny (just to be different) (No Text) <hatster> [6/18 @ 12:25] (0/0)
Gollum. (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [6/18 @ 12:20] (0/0)
Balrog... <gullygilly> [6/18 @ 12:09] (0/0)
Androg the outlaw. <Reverend> [6/18 @ 11:30] (1/1)

Have to check that out. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/18 @ 11:39] (0/0)

Isildur..... <Golfimbul> [6/18 @ 11:29] (2/11)

I don't think Isildur should be in the "bad-guy" category at all. <Marigold Gamgee> [6/21 @ 21:04] (2/2)

Good points <Alveric> [6/22 @ 8:06] (0/0)
"Nothing was evil from the beginning, not even Sauron." -Gandalf (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/22 @ 2:12] (0/0)

Defending poor old Isildur <Alveric> [6/18 @ 11:41] (2/7)

Not to mention, <Lairosion> [6/19 @ 13:23] (0/0)
Yes..... <Golfimbul> [6/18 @ 11:46] (2/5)

The original reason he kept the Ring <Marigold Gamgee> [6/21 @ 21:12] (0/0)
But, but... <Nimrodel > [6/18 @ 22:38] (2/3)

Hmm. Not so sure..... <Alveric> [6/20 @ 4:47] (1/1)

To me LOTR is about Isildur.... <Golfimbul> [6/20 @ 19:03] (0/0)

I'm only... <Golfimbul> [6/18 @ 22:53] (0/0)

old fashion <Acthilion> [6/18 @ 11:22] (1/2)

Sauron in the Silmarllion.... <Golfimbul> [6/18 @ 11:32] (1/1)

Sauron the Mighty Were-wolf <Alveric> [6/18 @ 11:56] (0/0)

the last king of Gondor <Acthilion> [6/18 @ 11:13] (5/8)

King Kong <PhantomS> [6/20 @ 10:12] (0/0)
My "welcome" too! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/19 @ 19:28] (0/0)
Hey! <Acathalion> [6/19 @ 2:36] (0/0)
BTW a person seeing the movies.... <Golfimbul> [6/18 @ 11:53] (0/0)
No. <Reverend> [6/18 @ 11:22] (1/3)

thanks dad (No Text) <Acthilion> [6/18 @ 11:24] (1/2)

By the way, kid <Reverend> [6/18 @ 15:52] (1/1)

heeeeeeee! <hatster> [6/18 @ 17:12] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #10: Short question--the unseen punishment <hatster> [6/18 @ 11:00] (10/12)

I've always felt <Kimi> [6/20 @ 5:00] (0/0)
my thoughts... <wajeff> [6/18 @ 20:12] (0/0)
(insert a clever title here) <drogo_drogo> [6/18 @ 18:50] (0/0)
His vow... <JewelTook> [6/18 @ 17:28] (0/0)
I like your answers. Conscience, Smeagol, and Faramir's terrible, <Curious> [6/18 @ 15:54] (0/0)
Coupla thoughts <nerdanel50> [6/18 @ 15:39] (0/0)
Or Shelob's fate? <gullygilly> [6/18 @ 11:57] (0/0)
Fear.... <Golfimbul> [6/18 @ 11:21] (2/2)

Succinct and, I think, right. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/19 @ 19:27] (0/0)
No fair! That's a better answer than mine! (No Text) <Reverend> [6/18 @ 11:31] (0/0)

He's always sneaking around and spying... <Reverend> [6/18 @ 11:18] (0/0)
to number 2 <Acthilion> [6/18 @ 11:16] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool # 9: Riddles in the Dark <hatster> [6/18 @ 7:43] (10/13)

Response to #2 <Cressida> [6/19 @ 23:55] (0/0)
Nothing to add -- great discussion, folks! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/19 @ 19:23] (0/0)
my thoughts... <wajeff> [6/18 @ 20:06] (0/0)
Clues and lessons (re: 3,4,5) <JewelTook> [6/18 @ 17:12] (0/0)
It is Tolkien who misleads. <Curious> [6/18 @ 15:37] (2/2)

Excellent points <Cressida> [6/19 @ 23:22] (0/0)
I'd agree. Things are as they seem. <Merryk> [6/18 @ 23:24] (0/0)

Not answerable but he has the answers <gullygilly> [6/18 @ 11:34] (1/1)

tip toeing in <hatster> [6/18 @ 17:16] (0/0)

I'm not sure that he doesn't pity him <Dame Ioreth > [6/18 @ 11:13] (0/0)
Thoughts <Morwen> [6/18 @ 9:45] (0/0)
Faramir as Atticus Finch <notlost> [6/18 @ 9:41] (0/0)
riddle me this, Fishman (lame but best I can come up with) <drogo_drogo> [6/18 @ 9:13] (0/0)

suddenly shocked by Saruman <hatster> [6/18 @ 0:36] (5/6)

i think <Acthilion> [6/18 @ 11:20] (1/1)

And I think you are right <gullygilly> [6/18 @ 12:07] (0/0)

My impression was... <Reverend> [6/18 @ 10:06] (0/0)
Saruman the collector <drogo_drogo> [6/18 @ 7:30] (0/0)
I tend to think that.... <Ring's wrath> [6/18 @ 1:52] (0/0)
hmm....maybe he wasn't bad, just stupid. <moi> [6/18 @ 1:10] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #8 : And the Forbidden Tool <hatster> [6/17 @ 22:19] (6/12)

I think he does invoke <Kimi> [6/20 @ 4:19] (0/0)
Picking up some of Lothirienne's and Gullygilly's points... <NZ Strider> [6/19 @ 19:16] (0/0)
Frodo does not *claim* the Ring. He <Curious> [6/18 @ 7:51] (0/0)
It worked before... <gullygilly> [6/18 @ 6:15] (2/2)

Good point <Altaira> [6/19 @ 13:22] (0/0)
I agree <Dame Ioreth > [6/18 @ 10:54] (0/0)

Truth is important <Lothirienne> [6/17 @ 23:48] (2/2)

Well, I swear... <notlost> [6/18 @ 0:46] (0/0)
an addendum <Lothirienne> [6/17 @ 23:54] (0/0)

my thoughts... <wajeff> [6/17 @ 22:38] (1/2)

Yes!.... <Golfimbul> [6/17 @ 22:44] (1/1)

very true <drogo_drogo> [6/17 @ 23:04] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #7: Bonus (celebratory) resurrected question and Spidery things <hatster> [6/17 @ 22:14] (9/14)

One belated and contrarian (well, sort of) comment: <NZ Strider> [6/19 @ 18:44] (1/1)

Nice point. <Curious> [6/20 @ 13:16] (0/0)

A name doesn't necessarily mean.... <Kathira> [6/18 @ 7:51] (2/2)

I agree <Altaira> [6/19 @ 13:13] (0/0)
Yes, but <Curious> [6/18 @ 7:54] (0/0)

The Pass of the Spider is the translation <Curious> [6/18 @ 7:28] (0/0)
How soon we forget... <gullygilly> [6/18 @ 5:46] (0/0)
I don't like spiders and snakes...er, frogs... <notlost> [6/18 @ 0:32] (1/1)

I'm sure they did <Merryk> [6/18 @ 20:04] (0/0)

Guess at #3 <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/17 @ 23:29] (1/1)

a good guess! (No Text) <wajeff> [6/18 @ 0:28] (0/0)

names and legends <drogo_drogo> [6/17 @ 22:59] (0/0)
frogs are more human.... <Golfimbul> [6/17 @ 22:41] (0/0)
A bonus question? Oh boy... <wajeff> [6/17 @ 22:33] (0/0)

Elves' Immortality <metallicat_pip> [6/17 @ 15:09] (3/4)

Halls of Mandos and Beyond <Alveric> [6/17 @ 15:44] (0/0)
Glorfindel is the test case. <Reverend> [6/17 @ 15:40] (0/0)
Halls Of Mandos <Bimbo_Baggins> [6/17 @ 15:15] (1/1)

or until they are reincarnated <hatster> [6/17 @ 15:21] (0/0)

The Path of Dreams <Reverend> [6/17 @ 14:03] (3/3)

good dad <Acthilion> [6/18 @ 10:59] (0/0)
Dreams... <gullygilly> [6/17 @ 19:55] (0/0)
Some interesting points here <Alveric> [6/17 @ 17:15] (0/0)

The Hall of Fire <Reverend> [6/17 @ 13:31] (4/5)

Elven magic or carbon monoxide, either way <summertime> [6/17 @ 21:45] (1/1)

Yes it is a nice idea <Alveric> [6/18 @ 4:54] (0/0)

Wow. I've got to get these books... <gullygilly> [6/17 @ 19:31] (0/0)
Excellent! I'm looking forward <NZ Strider> [6/17 @ 19:07] (0/0)
Where'd you get the design specs for Homely Houses? ;-) (No Text) <WhiteAslan> [6/17 @ 13:38] (0/0)

The book of lost tales <Son of Thranduil> [6/17 @ 13:10] (3/6)

Some Answers in Green Books <Ostadan> [6/17 @ 15:36] (0/0)
NO! <Reverend> [6/17 @ 13:39] (1/3)

Good help here! <Son of Thranduil> [6/17 @ 14:11] (2/2)

Book of Lost Tales and the others <Alveric> [6/17 @ 15:32] (0/0)
Okay, .... <Reverend> [6/17 @ 15:21] (0/0)

The Book of Lost Tales. . . <WhiteAslan> [6/17 @ 13:18] (0/0)

Balrog and the Ring <Alveric> [6/17 @ 10:33] (2/4)

Tolkien directly answered this ... <Reverend> [6/17 @ 11:55] (0/0)
Maybe... <NoneOfTheAbove> [6/17 @ 11:23] (1/2)

I like this, Balrogs as the Pit Bulls of the Maiar (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [6/17 @ 18:53] (1/1)

well <Acthilion> [6/18 @ 11:08] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #6 : Oh, Just Shoot Me! Or Promises, Promises <hatster> [6/17 @ 7:21] (7/24)

some thoughts... <wajeff> [6/17 @ 18:51] (0/0)
Frodo offeres himself as a hostage <Curious> [6/17 @ 15:52] (1/6)

Many people today... <Golfimbul> [6/17 @ 21:42] (1/5)

Maybe. But just as most people <Curious> [6/17 @ 22:57] (1/4)

In the confirmation class <Merryk> [6/17 @ 23:14] (1/3)

Exactly. <Curious> [6/18 @ 7:03] (1/2)

Horrors <Smallbottle> [6/19 @ 0:42] (1/1)

"Some of the principles <Curious> [6/19 @ 6:25] (0/0)

compassion & practicality <spencer> [6/17 @ 13:41] (0/0)
Faithfulness to your oaths measures your quality. <Reverend> [6/17 @ 11:48] (3/11)

Thomas More on oaths <Smallbottle> [6/19 @ 0:57] (1/1)

Yes, but <Curious> [6/19 @ 10:46] (0/0)

LotR is *pre*-Christian. <Curious> [6/17 @ 15:22] (1/4)

Bererond (did I spell that right?).... <Golfimbul> [6/17 @ 21:46] (3/3)

Great point! Note, <Curious> [6/18 @ 7:13] (0/0)
yup..and he is punished though "saved" <hatster> [6/17 @ 23:44] (0/0)
I think it's 'Beregond' <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/17 @ 23:35] (0/0)

Huzzah! and some questions about oaths <hatster> [6/17 @ 14:58] (1/3)

Now I'm ashamed of myself <Merryk> [6/17 @ 23:20] (1/2)

oh I don't know...kinda like yours too <hatster> [6/17 @ 23:39] (1/1)

Oh good! (No Text) <Merryk> [6/18 @ 0:48] (0/0)

quick thought-let before running out <nerdanel50> [6/17 @ 11:01] (0/0)
Truth: one theme among many <gullygilly> [6/17 @ 8:22] (0/0)
quick answers <drogo_drogo> [6/17 @ 7:43] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool # 5: For Pity's Sake! <hatster> [6/17 @ 7:07] (8/22)

I wonder if Tolkien had ever read <Kimi> [6/20 @ 5:06] (0/0)
Like all of Frodo's journey <Merryk> [6/17 @ 23:35] (1/1)

Annoying Faramir... <Trixie Hobbit> [6/18 @ 15:01] (0/0)

on #5.... <wajeff> [6/17 @ 18:39] (0/0)
Some thoughts... <NZ Strider> [6/17 @ 16:29] (1/1)

Geesh... <notlost> [6/17 @ 20:32] (0/0)

Frodo felt "pity and disgust," <Curious> [6/17 @ 14:57] (0/0)
Frodo is being practical <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/17 @ 10:08] (1/2)

That's not enough <Melilot Brandybock> [6/17 @ 11:16] (1/1)

but a good point too (No Text) <Golfimbul> [6/17 @ 21:56] (0/0)

first three questions <gullygilly> [6/17 @ 7:48] (1/9)

To answer the rest of your question... <gullygilly> [6/17 @ 9:04] (7/8)

Well said. (No Text) <notlost> [6/17 @ 20:31] (0/0)
Thank you -- all for your praise <gullygilly> [6/17 @ 19:33] (0/0)
wow - that is great <Lothirienne> [6/17 @ 18:21] (0/0)
I'll just add my praise. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/17 @ 16:32] (0/0)
well put <spencer> [6/17 @ 13:33] (0/0)
Very, very, good. <Reverend> [6/17 @ 11:23] (0/0)
Just one point: <Curious> [6/17 @ 10:27] (1/1)

You've said it yourself <Merryk> [6/17 @ 22:52] (0/0)

pity and servitude <drogo_drogo> [6/17 @ 7:33] (1/1)

responsibility <spencer> [6/17 @ 13:30] (0/0)

Can anyone find an occasion when <nerdanel50> [6/17 @ 0:46] (2/2)

I've got you! <Son of Thranduil> [6/18 @ 12:11] (0/0)
I hope I understood <Melilot Brandybock> [6/17 @ 12:47] (0/0)

The Hobbit - Bilbo and the Eagles <diedye> [6/16 @ 22:15] (5/14)

Maybe you have it backwards... <gullygilly> [6/17 @ 7:16] (0/0)
Tolkien meets Dr. Doolittle <drogo_drogo> [6/17 @ 7:03] (0/0)
All speaking creatures seem to know <nerdanel50> [6/16 @ 22:30] (2/5)

Not just eagles <PhantomS> [6/17 @ 7:42] (0/0)
well, to contradict myself <hatster> [6/16 @ 22:41] (1/3)

Speaking Eaglish to Bilbo... <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/16 @ 22:49] (2/2)

guess I should have read down farther... <gullygilly> [6/17 @ 7:20] (0/0)
I agree <Altaira> [6/17 @ 0:31] (0/0)

He also understands Goblins,.... <Reverend> [6/16 @ 22:28] (2/2)

Not wolves though. <Brown Radagast> [6/17 @ 0:28] (0/0)
Seems to me that in the Silmarillion <hatster> [6/16 @ 22:42] (0/0)

can't answer except to ask <hatster> [6/16 @ 22:19] (2/2)

I'd say a yes here <Alveric> [6/17 @ 4:51] (0/0)
Hmmm... good question... <diedye> [6/16 @ 22:27] (0/0)

Did Gandalf..... <patric44> [6/16 @ 22:12] (3/13)

The Chess board <PhantomS> [6/17 @ 7:48] (3/8)

Not so clear-cut. <Atlas> [6/18 @ 2:24] (1/5)

Gandalf vs. WK <Cressida> [6/18 @ 17:21] (2/4)

Ambiguity <Atlas> [6/19 @ 3:51] (0/0)
Who's the man around here? <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/18 @ 20:25] (2/2)

ROFL, but . . . <nerdanel50> [6/19 @ 12:34] (0/0)
I figured the prophecy was ambiguous. <Cressida> [6/18 @ 21:36] (0/0)

Surely Gandalf's purpose <erather> [6/18 @ 1:08] (0/0)
Er, don't you mean queen? <Cressida> [6/17 @ 13:05] (0/0)

Among Gandalf's many roles <nerdanel50> [6/16 @ 22:34] (0/0)
Gandalf delayed his entry... <Reverend> [6/16 @ 22:30] (1/2)

Could have Gandalf the White.. <patric44> [6/17 @ 0:21] (1/1)

Gandalf defeated the Balrog <Altaira> [6/17 @ 0:42] (0/0)

a quick poll about tomorrow's questions <hatster> [6/16 @ 20:30] (6/31)

Since you folks are NO help <hatster> [6/17 @ 7:26] (1/2)

I'm off... <notlost> [6/17 @ 10:17] (1/1)

Best wishes to you both. (No Text) <Kimi> [6/17 @ 17:40] (0/0)

TORN covers so many time zones <Kimi> [6/17 @ 0:01] (1/4)

"Finding questions that don't... <NZ Strider> [6/17 @ 15:30] (1/3)

What time would be good for you southern folk? <hatster> [6/17 @ 15:47] (2/2)

*Echoing NZ Strider* <Kimi> [6/17 @ 17:40] (0/0)
Don't worry too much about that. <NZ Strider> [6/17 @ 17:28] (0/0)

anytime would work <drogo_drogo> [6/16 @ 21:20] (0/0)
dracula *and* vaccumm cleaners? <summertime> [6/16 @ 21:11] (3/18)

There's no such thing as gravity. <Reverend> [6/16 @ 22:40] (0/0)
Yes... <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 21:28] (1/11)

Hear, Hear! (or is it here, here!)? <notlost> [6/17 @ 10:15] (2/10)

oh my.... <summertime> [6/17 @ 21:16] (1/1)

Golly... <notlost> [6/18 @ 0:53] (0/0)

You're a first-timer? :( <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/17 @ 11:15] (1/7)

Gee... <notlost> [6/17 @ 19:43] (1/6)

pssssssssst notlost glad yours went well too <hatster> [6/17 @ 22:22] (2/5)

Yippeeee! <notlost> [6/18 @ 0:56] (2/2)

psst... to the both of you <gullygilly> [6/18 @ 6:33] (0/0)
raising some old winyards to no more surgeries! <hatster> [6/18 @ 1:09] (0/0)

Great news... <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/17 @ 23:12] (1/1)

OT: Thanks! and Yes, Illuvatar, Eru, <hatster> [6/18 @ 0:21] (0/0)

Give us those one-time reader reactions! <nerdanel50> [6/16 @ 21:15] (2/4)

Yes, I would like that, too, since <Princess of Geekland> [6/16 @ 23:17] (0/0)
thanks for that encouragement <summertime> [6/16 @ 21:27] (1/2)

Summertime... <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/16 @ 21:58] (1/1)

oh man, what is this! Bad Pun Day? (No Text) <hatster> [6/16 @ 22:01] (0/0)

What ever is best for you. <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 21:08] (1/1)

Ditto! (No Text) <Altaira> [6/17 @ 0:45] (0/0)

I would prefer <nerdanel50> [6/16 @ 21:03] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool # 4 : Something fisshy about these fissh <hatster> [6/16 @ 20:19] (10/18)

Gollum is consistently compared to <Curious> [6/17 @ 14:24] (0/0)
This fish of this pool are dearly bought. <FantasyFan> [6/17 @ 11:11] (0/0)
At this point, Frodo has no choice <Altaira> [6/17 @ 1:01] (0/0)
My life as a fish. <Kimi> [6/17 @ 0:27] (0/0)
something very fisshhhy here... <wajeff> [6/17 @ 0:19] (0/0)
As requested, here is a link to this week's chapter <hatster> [6/16 @ 21:31] (0/0)
I Can't Get No Satisfaction <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 21:19] (0/0)
fissh, ssurvival, and Ssmeagol <Menelwyn> [6/16 @ 21:10] (0/0)
fissh fetissh and hierarchy of needs <drogo_drogo> [6/16 @ 20:54] (3/7)

Agree. The thing about Gollum which strikes me <NZ Strider> [6/17 @ 15:21] (0/0)
"Soup, soap, then salvation" (and an OT pedantic note) <Kimi> [6/17 @ 0:14] (1/3)

yes, I thought sashimi was too obscure a term for the joke:) <drogo_drogo> [6/17 @ 6:53] (1/2)

Sorry :-) (No Text) <Kimi> [6/17 @ 17:34] (1/1)

hey no problemo... let's just say "pickled herring" instead (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [6/17 @ 20:04] (0/0)

a hobbit's hierarchy <summertime> [6/16 @ 21:06] (1/1)

life on the edge <spencer> [6/17 @ 13:18] (0/0)

random thought <Menelwyn> [6/16 @ 20:41] (1/1)

That's the first thing that always came to me... <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 21:09] (0/0)

The Forbiddin Pool #3 : special bonus round from HoME <hatster> [6/16 @ 16:38] (7/21)

Frodo was tested many times. <Curious> [6/17 @ 14:03] (0/0)
My thoughts <Kimi> [6/16 @ 23:46] (0/0)
Here's my attempt <Menelwyn> [6/16 @ 19:35] (0/0)
vow <drogo_drogo> [6/16 @ 19:34] (1/2)

Interesting point... <Menelwyn> [6/16 @ 19:42] (1/1)

yes, Gollum thinks he's free of his vow now <drogo_drogo> [6/16 @ 19:56] (0/0)

I don't have a HoME, and look-- here's my answer <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 18:29] (3/3)

Very clever. I'll <NZ Strider> [6/17 @ 15:27] (0/0)
Absolutely agree (Story Spoiler - RotK) <Alveric> [6/17 @ 5:50] (0/0)
I'm HoMEless too, and I agree. ;-) <JewelTook> [6/16 @ 23:18] (0/0)

Which volume of HoME is this? (No Text) <Cressida> [6/16 @ 17:27] (2/6)

pssst -you don't need HoME for the question <hatster> [6/16 @ 18:25] (2/3)

Thanks... <Cressida> [6/16 @ 22:04] (1/1)

nope, don't think so <hatster> [6/16 @ 22:17] (0/0)

psst, hatster <notlost> [6/16 @ 20:07] (0/0)

The War of the Ring and <hatster> [6/16 @ 17:32] (1/1)

Warning... <Reverend> [6/16 @ 17:50] (0/0)

Oh boy! <Reverend> [6/16 @ 17:06] (1/3)

Heart's desire <notlost> [6/16 @ 20:02] (1/2)

My very humble opinion <spencer> [6/17 @ 13:08] (1/1)

Power <notlost> [6/17 @ 19:49] (0/0)

the Witch-King <Fisher> [6/16 @ 12:32] (2/10)

let me clarify my question <Fisher> [6/16 @ 12:55] (1/7)

I think that it just means "sorceror." <NZ Strider> [6/16 @ 13:10] (1/6)

witches <drogo_drogo> [6/16 @ 20:28] (4/5)

Queen Beruthiel <Acathalion> [6/17 @ 23:59] (0/0)
I guess that the closest one gets <NZ Strider> [6/17 @ 16:43] (0/0)
Look no further than the Rohirrim <PhantomS> [6/17 @ 7:53] (0/0)
About the Ishtar <Acathalion> [6/17 @ 7:23] (1/1)

*snert* (No Text) <NZ Strider> [6/17 @ 16:44] (0/0)

I think it's the verb not the noun <hatster> [6/16 @ 12:41] (1/1)

Actually male witches are called witches <fak> [6/16 @ 13:08] (0/0)

Hey if any one cen help a brother out <Downtown> [6/16 @ 12:11] (4/6)

Go to Arda....? <PhantomS> [6/17 @ 8:01] (0/0)
Several things <Laureanna> [6/16 @ 16:05] (0/0)
Gandalf and the other wizards <NZ Strider> [6/16 @ 13:21] (1/2)

Defending the Blue Wizards and other Istari questions <Alveric> [6/17 @ 14:36] (1/1)

He changed his mind on the number <NZ Strider> [6/17 @ 17:20] (0/0)

would've made for a very short book :) <fak> [6/16 @ 12:35] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #2: Can you hear me now? <hatster> [6/16 @ 6:16] (8/52)

Great catch! <Curious> [6/17 @ 13:33] (1/1)

Thanks <Merryk> [6/17 @ 23:48] (0/0)

my thoughts... <wajeff> [6/16 @ 20:15] (0/0)
On question two <nerdanel50> [6/16 @ 14:45] (0/0)
Some thoughts... <NZ Strider> [6/16 @ 13:47] (3/3)

yup, we need those little storytelling tricks <drogo_drogo> [6/16 @ 19:46] (0/0)
more like... <notlost> [6/16 @ 15:17] (0/0)
Agreed... <Celandine Brandybuck> [6/16 @ 15:14] (0/0)

Songs going through my head <notlost> [6/16 @ 12:04] (3/8)

Melancholy Baby <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/16 @ 21:00] (2/3)

Is that after or before "Big Chuck and Houlihan"? (No Text) <notlost> [6/17 @ 10:08] (1/1)

Same time, different station (No Text) <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/17 @ 13:39] (0/0)

*seized by sudden flashback* <JewelTook> [6/16 @ 23:36] (0/0)

Hey... <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 16:32] (1/1)

Nope.... <notlost> [6/17 @ 19:50] (0/0)

one "word"...eeeeewwwwwwwwwwwww (No Text) <hatster> [6/16 @ 12:07] (1/1)

Hey, at least... <notlost> [6/16 @ 12:22] (0/0)

As a reader, I appreciate the .... <Reverend> [6/16 @ 10:14] (2/8)

reader response <hatster> [6/16 @ 17:50] (2/5)

Am I the only female <JewelTook> [6/16 @ 23:46] (1/2)

Um, I wasn't.... <Reverend> [6/17 @ 0:00] (1/1)

You're right about that <nerdanel50> [6/17 @ 0:38] (0/0)

Me too... <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 18:33] (1/1)

It's the age ... :) <Melilot Brandybock> [6/17 @ 13:41] (0/0)

I think that part of the reason <NZ Strider> [6/16 @ 13:55] (1/1)

Sure. <Reverend> [6/16 @ 17:08] (0/0)

time and place <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 8:11] (0/0)
Are the psychic roaming charges when Frodo makes calls from Ithilien? <drogo_drogo> [6/16 @ 7:32] (3/24)

Well... <notlost> [6/16 @ 11:47] (0/0)
Pendantic note. <Reverend> [6/16 @ 10:18] (2/17)

Not to be dumb, but... <notlost> [6/16 @ 11:56] (1/1)

Aye <Reverend> [6/16 @ 13:53] (0/0)

ah well drogodrogo is in good company <hatster> [6/16 @ 10:57] (3/14)

OT: There *is* a correct <Curious> [6/16 @ 14:02] (1/1)

see below <hatster> [6/16 @ 14:32] (0/0)

Uh, oh.... <notlost> [6/16 @ 11:54] (1/1)

hmmm don't think I see a difference <hatster> [6/16 @ 12:16] (0/0)

More likely.... <Reverend> [6/16 @ 11:20] (3/9)

actually, we lost the battle in 1933 <hatster> [6/16 @ 12:05] (0/0)
I'm disinterested in this whole subthread because it doesn't impact me. ;-) (No Text) <nerdanel50> [6/16 @ 11:38] (1/5)

Irregardless, you should be <notlost> [6/16 @ 12:10] (1/4)

Then there is 'alot' <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 16:29] (1/3)

raises hand guiltily...that'd be me probably! (No Text) <hatster> [6/16 @ 16:44] (1/2)

Abuse of language makes me nauseous... <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [6/16 @ 20:50] (1/1)

LOL! good one <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 21:25] (0/0)

what about infamous <hatster> [6/16 @ 11:25] (1/1)

oooh, that's one of my pet peeves! (No Text) <notlost> [6/16 @ 11:55] (0/0)

Well, I love the last suggestion <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 7:39] (2/4)

another hot zone <drogo_drogo> [6/16 @ 13:28] (1/1)

I must say that when I read your subject line <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 20:15] (0/0)

Uh... <notlost> [6/16 @ 12:21] (1/1)

Spell check can only do so much <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 14:42] (0/0)

The Forbidden Pool #1 : The Great Divide <hatster> [6/16 @ 6:07] (10/15)

I have a more innocent interpretation <Curious> [6/17 @ 12:52] (1/3)

oh my! exergasia and allegory are distinctly <hatster> [6/17 @ 16:09] (2/2)

If all you are saying <Curious> [6/17 @ 17:33] (0/0)
addendum <hatster> [6/17 @ 16:23] (0/0)

Faramir has good people skills. <Kimi> [6/16 @ 21:16] (0/0)
life is full of choices... <wajeff> [6/16 @ 20:00] (0/0)
My thoughts <Lothirienne> [6/16 @ 16:18] (0/0)
Another Bloomsday Inspired Musing <notlost> [6/16 @ 11:41] (1/2)

The King is father to us all. <Curious> [6/16 @ 13:42] (1/1)

I thought it was... <notlost> [6/16 @ 18:14] (0/0)

Both, of course <nerdanel50> [6/16 @ 11:29] (0/0)
If Tolkien is up to something.... <Reverend> [6/16 @ 10:04] (0/0)
Two by two. <Morwen> [6/16 @ 9:49] (0/0)
Wake up Frodo <gullygilly> [6/16 @ 7:35] (0/0)
Is it morning already indeed? <drogo_drogo> [6/16 @ 7:18] (0/0)

Dark Elves...Did they go West? <Villordsutch> [6/16 @ 4:39] (3/7)

'Dark' and 'dark' <PhantomS> [6/17 @ 8:13] (0/0)
Avari <Alveric> [6/16 @ 6:54] (1/2)

Moriquendi not avari <Black numenorian> [6/16 @ 14:27] (1/1)

Moriquendi and Caliquendi <Alveric> [6/16 @ 15:26] (0/0)

Personally, I don't believe the Dark Elves were evil. <Ataahua> [6/16 @ 5:26] (2/2)

Origins of the Avari <Alveric> [6/16 @ 15:51] (0/0)
They appeared <Villordsutch> [6/16 @ 7:15] (0/0)