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Role of the shire - Thanks <EssayWriter> [3/15 @ 23:16] (1/1)

You should Post your essay here when you're done! <The Black Captain > [3/16 @ 0:41] (0/0)

arwen and aragorn <Estel> [3/15 @ 23:13] (4/8)

Aragorn the Young/Old <PhantomS> [3/16 @ 14:19] (1/1)

Estel, you can find all these fun facts and more <erather> [3/16 @ 16:03] (0/0)

Different analysis <Mitz> [3/16 @ 8:05] (2/2)

Remember too that <Elf_Maven> [3/18 @ 16:53] (0/0)
"We are all starstuff" <CactusWren> [3/16 @ 13:21] (0/0)

Aragorn's age. <Taedius> [3/16 @ 4:22] (1/1)

88 <Mitz> [3/16 @ 7:53] (0/0)

Can't answer that now... <Beren IV> [3/16 @ 2:33] (0/0)

Swordplay <Prancing Pony> [3/15 @ 19:20] (2/3)

hate to step in over my head, <Brockomir> [3/15 @ 23:30] (0/0)
Ringil <kodax> [3/15 @ 22:16] (1/1)

A few points... <Taedius> [3/16 @ 4:31] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #III. The Shining Sword <Entmaiden> [3/15 @ 14:33] (14/32)

One little comment... On Tolkien's use of the motif of the "glowing/shining" sword... <NZ Strider> [3/16 @ 16:59] (2/3)

Glowing elven weapons in the 3rd age <Takeo> [3/16 @ 19:39] (1/1)

Not mentioned, I don't think. (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 3:49] (0/0)

I'm not sure <Curious> [3/16 @ 17:50] (0/0)

Elf "magic" <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 12:41] (0/0)
There are spirits in the swords. <Curious> [3/16 @ 11:53] (3/6)

Iron vs. Steel in swords <Arquen> [3/16 @ 20:53] (2/2)

Here's another article <O'Curious> [3/17 @ 10:31] (0/0)
Lots of old swords in archaeological digs - LOTS! (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 3:46] (0/0)

What about umbrellas? <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 12:44] (1/1)

Umbrellas are much older, but not <Curious> [3/16 @ 13:01] (0/0)

Made me laugh... <White Gull> [3/16 @ 12:42] (0/0)

Without having scrutinized every post below... <Taedius> [3/16 @ 4:49] (0/0)
This reminds me ... (Help!) <CactusWren> [3/16 @ 4:06] (0/0)
Elven Swords <Beren IV> [3/16 @ 2:31] (0/0)
U-235 plus zinc sulphide. *ducks* *runs* (No Text) <Arquen> [3/16 @ 0:07] (3/5)

But what is it in Orc biology to trigger the glow? <Entmaiden> [3/16 @ 14:04] (1/1)

Oh, that's easy <Arquen> [3/16 @ 15:45] (0/0)

Radioactive orcs instead? <OrcKid> [3/16 @ 0:56] (0/0)
Your turn for a halibut bruise. :) (No Text) <White Gull> [3/16 @ 0:28] (1/1)

*whips off hardhat* neener, neener (No Text) <Arquen> [3/16 @ 15:47] (0/0)

star magic <Estel> [3/15 @ 23:02] (0/0)
Is that your sword glowing, or are you just glad to see me? <Farawyn> [3/15 @ 22:05] (1/2)

*snert*, oh, sorry, this is the RR. (No Text) <White Gull> [3/16 @ 12:34] (1/1)

Those who read may also *snert*, yes? (No Text) <Farawyn> [3/17 @ 12:41] (0/0)

Noldorian technology from Aman <drogo_drogo> [3/15 @ 18:37] (0/0)
Interesting <Inferno> [3/15 @ 18:02] (0/0)
Shining blades <Elen> [3/15 @ 16:39] (0/0)
Perhaps some variation on Silmaril technology <nerdanel_50> [3/15 @ 16:22] (0/0)
I'm number one <gullygilly> [3/15 @ 15:28] (1/2)

Psst, gullygilly <White Gull> [3/16 @ 12:46] (1/1)

yes <gullygilly> [3/16 @ 15:00] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #II. Finding the Ring <Entmaiden> [3/15 @ 12:23] (11/20)

Bilbo's finding was Providence's part <Daughter of Nienna> [3/17 @ 14:02] (0/0)
"career" <Golfimbul> [3/16 @ 17:35] (0/0)
Then something happened the Ring did not intend... <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 12:36] (0/0)
A ring of rings <Beren IV> [3/16 @ 2:24] (0/0)
Bilbo settles in <Farawyn> [3/15 @ 21:47] (0/0)
the ring and the One Ring <drogo_drogo> [3/15 @ 18:18] (2/3)

As I said to N.E. Brigand below, <Curious> [3/16 @ 11:14] (0/0)
Luck <Brockomir> [3/15 @ 23:13] (1/1)

Even in the 1951 version, <Curious> [3/16 @ 11:17] (0/0)

The two texts problem. <N.E. Brigand> [3/15 @ 15:37] (2/4)

No Providence in 1937? <Curious> [3/16 @ 11:08] (1/2)

To clarify... <N.E. Brigand> [3/16 @ 14:36] (1/1)

And a third answer <Curious> [3/16 @ 14:50] (0/0)

I have the same problem <Entmaiden> [3/15 @ 18:22] (0/0)

Life of crime <gullygilly> [3/15 @ 15:16] (0/0)
ringing changes <nerdanel_50> [3/15 @ 14:07] (0/0)
Bilbo and shoes. <N.E. Brigand> [3/15 @ 13:52] (1/1)

Bilbo Baggins's borrowed boots? <CactusWren> [3/16 @ 3:55] (0/0)

Coming into his own <Timerider> [3/15 @ 13:51] (1/1)

...property rights of the enemy? <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 12:53] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #I. Setting the scene <Entmaiden> [3/15 @ 0:21] (9/13)

Darkness <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 12:30] (0/0)
The dark <Farawyn> [3/15 @ 21:42] (0/0)
Alone <CelebornsMirror> [3/15 @ 15:52] (0/0)
You bet! <gullygilly> [3/15 @ 14:58] (0/0)
Hearing Bilbo's thoughts <nerdanel_50> [3/15 @ 13:55] (0/0)
wait until dark <drogo_drogo> [3/15 @ 10:36] (1/1)

Good connection <CactusWren> [3/16 @ 3:47] (0/0)

In the dark <Elen> [3/15 @ 3:35] (1/3)

Spelunking! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/15 @ 11:28] (2/2)

Wait Until Dark starring <Curious> [3/16 @ 10:57] (0/0)
OT: Movie darkness <Suni> [3/15 @ 13:25] (0/0)

Bilbo alone <Beren IV> [3/15 @ 2:50] (0/0)
It's just Bilbo (and us) now <Altaira> [3/15 @ 1:02] (0/0)

*dusts mantel - picks up keys* Riddles in the Dark Opening Remarks <Entmaiden> [3/15 @ 0:17] (1/1)

You *do* dust the mantle! <Altaira> [3/15 @ 0:44] (0/0)

Politics in Middle-Earth, part 3: Rohan <Erudil> [3/14 @ 23:42] (4/8)

At leas tthey didn't call it "The Big Ranch" <PhantomS> [3/15 @ 15:29] (0/0)
A very quick thought <Alveric> [3/15 @ 5:27] (1/2)

A very good thought <Erudil> [3/15 @ 11:53] (1/1)

Attila and his Huns <Alveric> [3/15 @ 13:07] (0/0)

Mongolia <Beren IV> [3/15 @ 2:46] (0/0)
Aldburg? What is Aldburg? Please expand on reference. (No Text) <Draug, the Unspeakably Violent> [3/15 @ 0:52] (2/2)

Aldburg and some stuff about Rohan's Languages <Alveric> [3/15 @ 9:08] (0/0)
The website "Encyclopedia of Arda" is <Elf_Maven> [3/15 @ 1:14] (0/0)

Where is Tasarinan? <Estel> [3/14 @ 15:03] (2/8)

I THOUGHT it was Dorthonian, but more likely Mouths of Sirion (No Text) <Draug, the Unspeakably Violent> [3/15 @ 0:48] (0/0)
Beleriand. In the cataclysm <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 15:20] (2/6)

Was this a prophesy by Galadriel, or wishful thinking? <Draug, the Unspeakably Violent> [3/15 @ 0:50] (1/4)

Prophecy I think <Alveric> [3/15 @ 7:02] (1/3)

I find it sad <White Gull> [3/16 @ 12:32] (1/2)

Don't be too sad <Alveric> [3/17 @ 7:27] (1/1)

Wow, thanks. <White Gull> [3/17 @ 9:30] (0/0)

Thanx! <Estel> [3/14 @ 20:06] (0/0)

Was Tolkien afraid of older women? <squire> [3/14 @ 2:18] (19/147)

i would like to know more about devouring mothers... <lucia> [3/16 @ 16:39] (1/2)

Who are you--Gandalf? <nerdanel_50> [3/16 @ 19:50] (1/1)

LOL...in return I'll show you my pointy hat trick!. (No Text) <lucia> [3/16 @ 21:20] (0/0)

*running in late* The mariner's wife... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/16 @ 15:34] (1/8)

Oh.. hi, Dora... they're just wheeling the last of them home in carts. <squire> [3/16 @ 15:53] (2/7)

Erendis, Aldarion and the Ents <Alveric> [3/17 @ 14:27] (0/0)
Hmm. I like Erendis <Curious> [3/16 @ 16:14] (1/5)

It's not the intelligence, it's the personality I can't stand <squire> [3/16 @ 16:52] (1/4)

Honestly, <Curious> [3/16 @ 17:12] (2/3)

Oh, I know exactly why I don't especially like her... <aragonvaar> [3/16 @ 18:26] (1/1)

Judgments, not data. <Curious> [3/17 @ 7:14] (0/0)

Let me get back to you on this, Curious <squire> [3/16 @ 17:41] (0/0)

Question: Before the advent of modern medicine... <hartk> [3/16 @ 13:35] (2/3)

Add to that the fashion of the day <Mercury Cat> [3/16 @ 21:30] (0/0)
Good point <CactusWren> [3/16 @ 15:05] (1/1)

Someone remind me <Lady of Riddermark> [3/17 @ 14:10] (0/0)

Interesting how the discussion seems to have gone <squire> [3/15 @ 16:27] (2/15)

I like your Gondorian scenario! <Mistress Underhill> [3/16 @ 5:10] (0/0)
I find your thought process v. interesting. <lucia> [3/15 @ 21:31] (1/13)

Here are my thoughts, since you ask <squire> [3/16 @ 1:00] (3/12)

My reaction to your initial post <Entmaiden> [3/16 @ 10:10] (1/2)

My focus has drifted a bit since Saturday night <squire> [3/16 @ 10:52] (1/1)

an elven mother <nerdanel_50> [3/16 @ 13:17] (0/0)

While I appreciate your thoughtful <Curious> [3/16 @ 8:57] (2/7)

I've always kind of wondered... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/16 @ 15:38] (1/3)

A snippet on this <Kimi> [3/16 @ 17:38] (1/2)

Note that Sam <Curious> [3/16 @ 18:25] (1/1)

"Your land <Kimi> [3/16 @ 21:30] (0/0)

My thoughts on Edith today came from this source: <squire> [3/16 @ 10:01] (1/2)

Thanks for <Curious> [3/16 @ 12:12] (1/1)

Not hiding Eowyn <Lady of Riddermark> [3/17 @ 14:06] (0/0)

Well, thank you, squire, for starting this discussion. Its the best we've had in a while! (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/16 @ 1:43] (0/0)

I've read somewhere that girls and women <Lottelita> [3/15 @ 15:15] (7/11)

One gay man's perspective <Chip of Dale> [3/16 @ 0:35] (0/0)
I was going to write the same... <Alvid> [3/15 @ 18:46] (0/0)
Marry Lennox <Alveric> [3/15 @ 16:39] (0/0)
Side Note <Lady of Riddermark> [3/15 @ 16:03] (1/1)

I think there is a long tradition <Mercury Cat> [3/15 @ 21:40] (0/0)

I sort of liked Harriet the Spy <squire> [3/15 @ 15:58] (0/0)
Not Harriet the Spy, but <Curious> [3/15 @ 15:22] (2/2)

Wrinkle in in time for sure, and my list includes "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand. (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/15 @ 19:00] (0/0)
Good on ya, Curious! <Lottelita> [3/15 @ 15:33] (0/0)

((psst Lottelita)) <Lady of Riddermark> [3/15 @ 15:21] (1/1)

Thanks, Lady! <Lottelita> [3/15 @ 15:34] (0/0)

Sam is a mother <nerdanel_50> [3/15 @ 13:41] (2/3)

but that analogy could be flipped... <nefisa2> [3/15 @ 16:20] (1/1)

I suppose so, <nerdanel_50> [3/15 @ 16:28] (0/0)

Now this is interesting. <Curious> [3/15 @ 15:03] (0/0)

Fairy tales are full of motherless children. <Curious> [3/15 @ 11:26] (0/0)
Maybe not in LOTR... <Hamfast of Gamwich> [3/15 @ 1:45] (0/0)
I call it the "Disney Syndrome"... <nefisa2> [3/15 @ 1:13] (3/23)

I'm with you, nefisa2. <lucia> [3/15 @ 21:22] (1/2)

*Sigh* It's not about Disney. <CactusWren> [3/16 @ 4:23] (1/1)

but does that mean they should continue to be? <nefisa2> [3/17 @ 1:53] (0/0)

Mom may be dead, bu "Mother" is far from absent <nerdanel_50> [3/15 @ 13:27] (2/13)

I've already said <Curious> [3/15 @ 13:56] (1/11)

What if they were? <nerdanel_50> [3/15 @ 16:34] (1/10)

Should I agree with every theory? <Curious> [3/15 @ 17:39] (1/9)

Certainly not <nerdanel_50> [3/15 @ 19:28] (1/8)

I <Curious> [3/16 @ 1:24] (3/7)

Thank you. <nerdanel_50> [3/16 @ 2:45] (1/3)

LotR <Curious> [3/16 @ 8:39] (1/2)

well, <nerdanel_50> [3/16 @ 13:07] (1/1)

I agree <Curious> [3/16 @ 13:49] (0/0)

A pathetic little request <Kimi> [3/16 @ 1:42] (1/1)

Oh, but when you see that *I* <Green Gull> [3/17 @ 17:25] (0/0)

Wooo Baby! Nice one, Curious. Just make the subject a little larger <squire> [3/16 @ 1:39] (0/0)

Those are the "witch/stepmother" <squire> [3/15 @ 13:39] (0/0)

A different explanation: <Curious> [3/15 @ 1:50] (1/5)

um, I think it is possible to have growing up <nefisa2> [3/15 @ 2:15] (3/4)

Nobody sings <Curious> [3/15 @ 11:13] (0/0)
find it interesting that you say Mom is always gone... <Brockomir> [3/15 @ 9:38] (1/1)

Note that Lion King is a contemporary story, <Lottelita> [3/15 @ 15:04] (0/0)

For childrens' fantasy stories <squire> [3/15 @ 7:31] (0/0)

The teaser worked! <Farawyn> [3/14 @ 17:30] (0/0)
...What about Rosie? <Maiden of Numenor> [3/14 @ 16:11] (2/2)

You saved me the typing! <HobbitHearted> [3/15 @ 18:02] (0/0)
Excellent example. <erather> [3/14 @ 19:23] (0/0)

Yes <nerdanel_50> [3/14 @ 15:50] (6/23)

Another point of interest in you post <Brockomir> [3/15 @ 18:51] (2/3)

I think I agree with you completely. <nerdanel_50> [3/16 @ 1:19] (1/1)

Its funny, <Brockomir> [3/16 @ 1:50] (0/0)

I'm sure nerdanel has her own thoughts on this <Entmaiden> [3/15 @ 23:22] (0/0)

I don't buy the "obvious" symbolism. <Curious> [3/15 @ 0:45] (0/0)
Still not convinced <Alveric> [3/14 @ 18:39] (2/6)

It's not about convincing anyone of anything. <nerdanel_50> [3/15 @ 13:18] (2/4)

I agree Freud didn't make it up, but.... <Alveric> [3/15 @ 14:41] (0/0)
I beg to differ. <Curious> [3/15 @ 14:01] (1/2)

We wouldn't still be fretting about him if he weren't onto something. (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [3/15 @ 14:08] (1/1)

You've got me. <Curious> [3/15 @ 14:53] (0/0)

Yes, talk about Freud... <Farawyn> [3/14 @ 19:06] (0/0)

"Homosocialty"..excellent! (No Text) <Farawyn> [3/14 @ 17:32] (1/2)

Not really a well-formed word, but we all know what it is supposed to mean. <squire> [3/15 @ 11:17] (1/1)

Not my word <nerdanel_50> [3/15 @ 13:10] (0/0)

representation of women within a cultural context <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 17:31] (1/1)

Well written. <Mercury Cat> [3/14 @ 22:47] (0/0)

I consider myself blessedly innocent in this realm. <Brockomir> [3/14 @ 16:49] (2/5)

Some spiders <Beren IV> [3/14 @ 21:49] (0/0)
Here, perhaps you'll enjoy this: <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 17:09] (1/3)

HA! <Brockomir> [3/14 @ 19:05] (1/2)

Hope you don't think I was being serious there! <Alveric> [3/15 @ 5:09] (1/1)

Oh no, <Brockomir> [3/15 @ 9:49] (0/0)

Three strong mom's in Tolkien <Brockomir> [3/14 @ 14:20] (1/1)

Well spoken! (No Text) <Ithilien Princess> [3/14 @ 16:27] (0/0)

No, <lucia> [3/14 @ 13:16] (3/8)

In reading this post it reminded me <Miriel Telcontar> [3/15 @ 16:51] (0/0)
Don't you think <nerdanel_50> [3/14 @ 16:06] (0/0)
Myths are full of sex! <Pukel-man> [3/14 @ 13:24] (3/5)

How sexy were the Scandinavian myths? <Lottelita> [3/15 @ 15:50] (0/0)
Somewhere Tolkien simply admitted <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 15:17] (2/2)

He certainly didn't do a very good job <Lottelita> [3/15 @ 15:06] (0/0)
Where did he say that?!? <Curious> [3/15 @ 11:33] (0/0)

I know that many great mythic stories are "driven" <lucia> [3/14 @ 14:31] (0/0)

If I might be controversial . . . <Pukel-man> [3/14 @ 13:13] (7/19)

World War I friendships <Modtheow> [3/15 @ 17:24] (0/0)
You're not being controversial, you're being contemporary, <Lottelita> [3/15 @ 15:19] (0/0)
I don't know if I agree on the closet part... <nefisa2> [3/15 @ 1:20] (0/0)
I am not dismissing it as offensive, I am <Curious> [3/15 @ 0:36] (1/8)

I don't believe I assumed that he did. <Pukel-man> [3/15 @ 5:11] (1/7)

No, you just raised the "possibility." <Curious> [3/15 @ 11:04] (1/6)

I don't see why <Varda Elentari> [3/16 @ 6:59] (1/5)

Perhaps <Curious> [3/16 @ 12:18] (1/4)

Reaction v. Discussion <nerdanel_50> [3/16 @ 20:02] (1/3)

Now you <Curious> [3/17 @ 7:09] (1/2)

Why can't you see the difference <nerdanel_50> [3/17 @ 12:24] (1/1)

Who's <O'Curious> [3/17 @ 12:57] (0/0)

just one Q: Shelob has sexually menacing overtones? <Brockomir> [3/14 @ 14:24] (1/1)

We've tried to discuss <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 15:12] (0/0)

Completly disagree <Alveric> [3/14 @ 14:16] (1/1)

Thank you Alveric. <Brockomir> [3/14 @ 14:22] (0/0)

Despite my earlier resistence to enter murky waters <lucia> [3/14 @ 14:02] (1/2)

Male friendships in wartime are particularly close <Mistress Underhill> [3/14 @ 21:45] (1/1)

I think all friendships, male or female... <nefisa2> [3/15 @ 2:21] (0/0)

All happy families are alike.. <Kohimarama> [3/14 @ 5:09] (1/4)

hmmm...In every happy family I know... <Golfimbul> [3/14 @ 11:09] (2/3)

Hear Hear! (No Text) <Farawyn> [3/14 @ 17:39] (0/0)
I would disagree if my wife would let me (No Text) <Bythedar> [3/14 @ 11:57] (1/1)

I have a happy family too. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/14 @ 22:19] (0/0)

Some quick thoughts <Alveric> [3/14 @ 4:56] (2/6)

Luthien <Chip of Dale> [3/14 @ 13:10] (2/4)

More on Lùthien <Beren IV> [3/14 @ 22:03] (0/0)
But are Beren and Luthien in love? <Pukel-man> [3/14 @ 13:18] (2/2)

What the--? <Smokering> [3/15 @ 17:58] (0/0)
No doubt about it <Alveric> [3/14 @ 13:53] (0/0)

Excellent summary! Thank you. (No Text) <Kohimarama> [3/14 @ 5:12] (0/0)

The best argument <Merryk> [3/14 @ 3:08] (0/0)
Who argued there COULDN'T be one? <The Black Captain > [3/14 @ 2:44] (0/0)

death of frodo's parents <morgoth´s shadow> [3/13 @ 20:25] (4/4)

Not probable, I'm afraid. (No Text) <Maiden of Numenor> [3/14 @ 16:13] (0/0)
Ah, so Gollum caused my boat to sink! <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 10:13] (0/0)
Except of course <Alveric> [3/14 @ 5:00] (0/0)
Not bad, really... <Taedius> [3/13 @ 23:06] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill #11: Bilbo – Hero or Coward so Far? (Summary) <Altaira> [3/13 @ 20:22] (12/14)

Thanks <gullygilly> [3/15 @ 14:50] (0/0)
Thanks, Altaira - <Celandine Brandybuck> [3/15 @ 14:21] (0/0)
My first try in this kind of topic <Elfmei> [3/15 @ 4:55] (0/0)
Thank you Altaira! Now, about Bilbo: <Curious> [3/15 @ 1:38] (0/0)
Thanks, Altaira. Wonderful discussion. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 22:41] (0/0)
Yeah, thanks <Beren IV> [3/14 @ 21:38] (0/0)
I think that <Ithilien Princess> [3/14 @ 16:36] (0/0)
Thanks so much, Altaira. <Kimi> [3/14 @ 15:24] (0/0)
Mahalo Nui Loa! <Daughter of Nienna> [3/14 @ 14:10] (0/0)
Bilbo hasn't grown much yet but children can relate to him <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 9:45] (0/0)
Looking ahead - will finding <Merryk> [3/14 @ 1:42] (0/0)
not quite sure-footed as yet <Daughter of Nienna> [3/14 @ 0:26] (2/2)

Nicely put - I agree (No Text) <Elen> [3/14 @ 12:21] (0/0)
Growing Pains <Beren IV> [3/14 @ 1:05] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill - Open Discussion <Altaira> [3/13 @ 14:29] (3/10)

Did Gandalf throw a grenade? <Curious> [3/15 @ 13:02] (3/3)

It was the ozone <squire> [3/16 @ 15:59] (0/0)
Invention of Gunpowder <Arquen> [3/16 @ 0:19] (0/0)
Only bad guys.... <Golfimbul> [3/15 @ 15:27] (0/0)

Note Gandalf's invisibility. <Curious> [3/15 @ 0:14] (0/0)
Donkeys are mentioned.... <Golfimbul> [3/13 @ 17:10] (2/4)

Maybe not heroic enough? <Elen> [3/14 @ 12:28] (1/1)

No goats too? (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/14 @ 22:21] (0/0)

I think <Beren IV> [3/14 @ 0:58] (1/1)

But maybe the two footed... <Golfimbul> [3/14 @ 10:19] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill #10 – Biter and Beater <Altaira> [3/13 @ 14:28] (6/14)

It must have been a *very* distinctive sword. <Curious> [3/15 @ 1:13] (0/0)
Swords recognized <Ithilien Princess> [3/14 @ 14:13] (0/0)
Surviving artifacts of the First Age are very rare <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 9:37] (1/4)

An alternative solution <Alveric> [3/14 @ 10:06] (1/3)

Wouldn't Elrond have identified them as such, then? <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/14 @ 10:42] (1/2)

True <Alveric> [3/14 @ 11:04] (1/1)

Eregion is a good alternative too <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 11:45] (0/0)

No <Beren IV> [3/14 @ 0:56] (0/0)
Ah, the Big Question! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/13 @ 17:01] (3/3)

Inscribed swords? <Alveric> [3/14 @ 8:29] (0/0)
IF(!) orcs/goblins are descended <Elen> [3/14 @ 6:23] (0/0)
I think the Great Goblin <Entmaiden> [3/13 @ 21:09] (0/0)

No time now - will answer later (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/13 @ 15:13] (1/1)

FYI <Altaira> [3/13 @ 21:13] (0/0)

The Druedain <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/13 @ 1:02] (4/4)

They might have not gotten along with the Naugrim <PhantomS> [3/13 @ 20:52] (0/0)
i always liked to think of them as a forest-dwelling human/dwarf hybrid (No Text) <morgoth´s shadow> [3/13 @ 20:12] (0/0)
The Drúedain in Middle-earth <Alveric> [3/13 @ 11:36] (0/0)
Illuvitar's Elusiveness <pengolodh> [3/13 @ 11:32] (0/0)

Sea Monsters? <Sir-Jimmy> [3/12 @ 20:11] (2/3)

In a way, <PhantomS> [3/14 @ 12:19] (0/0)
Sea Monsters in Tolkien’s Middle-earth <Alveric> [3/13 @ 11:28] (1/1)

Thanks <Sir-Jimmy> [3/13 @ 13:11] (0/0)

Amon Sul <anduril07> [3/12 @ 19:59] (2/2)

It was a midpoint <PhantomS> [3/13 @ 20:47] (0/0)
border-marker <pengolodh> [3/13 @ 10:52] (0/0)

anybody have links to other lotr maps besides middle earth (No Text) <anduril07> [3/12 @ 11:07] (2/3)

Here: <Erufaildon> [3/12 @ 16:03] (0/0)
Try these <Alveric> [3/12 @ 11:16] (1/1)

*bookmarks page* (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/12 @ 14:50] (0/0)

I can't believe I'm posting a "what should I read next" question, but <nerdanel_50> [3/12 @ 1:08] (8/21)

Thanks for your help! Just for the record . . . <nerdanel_50> [3/13 @ 13:27] (1/4)

nerdanel - I've been thinking about getting Fonstad's book <Entmaiden> [3/13 @ 16:40] (3/3)

I agree with Alveric and nerdanel <Altaira> [3/15 @ 12:40] (0/0)
I'd recommend it, mistakes and all <Alveric> [3/14 @ 18:26] (0/0)
I'm not enough of a purist <nerdanel_50> [3/14 @ 17:31] (0/0)

His bio. <Arquen> [3/12 @ 16:56] (1/1)

Do read the Humphrey Carpenter biography <Nimrodel > [3/13 @ 11:36] (0/0)

I know your question was specific, but <Curious> [3/12 @ 15:32] (2/4)

Actually <Arathorn> [3/13 @ 11:28] (0/0)
Outside the USA <Alveric> [3/12 @ 16:54] (2/2)

yup, I order from the opposite direction too <drogo_drogo> [3/12 @ 19:57] (0/0)
Well, it depends where you are <Curious> [3/12 @ 17:03] (0/0)

Other recommendations from HoME <drogo_drogo> [3/12 @ 8:17] (0/0)
CS Lewis <Janess> [3/12 @ 7:12] (1/1)

*ahem* methinks you should have read her entire post first! (No Text) <Elf_Maven> [3/12 @ 13:41] (0/0)

My Recommendation <Alveric> [3/12 @ 5:18] (1/1)

Good choice <Menelwyn> [3/12 @ 12:18] (0/0)

Lost Tales I-II <Beren IV> [3/12 @ 1:45] (1/2)

I loved that too. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/12 @ 11:49] (1/1)

More imaginible, too, as well <Beren IV> [3/12 @ 14:47] (0/0)

Hm. <Inferno> [3/12 @ 1:27] (0/0)

Sort of OT: The Volsunga Saga <Nicole B> [3/11 @ 18:05] (3/8)

Rereading at the moment <Elen> [3/12 @ 6:20] (0/0)
Tolkien's source <Beren IV> [3/12 @ 1:40] (2/5)

Exactly! <Nicole B> [3/12 @ 3:35] (2/3)

Not sure about Niebelungen link <Alveric> [3/14 @ 10:00] (1/1)

Thanks for the link Alveric! (No Text) <Nicole B> [3/14 @ 22:50] (0/0)

Another chapter <Beren IV> [3/12 @ 3:42] (0/0)

ONE of his sources - oops (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/12 @ 1:42] (0/0)

I haven't but I'd love to one day <Entmaiden> [3/12 @ 0:35] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill #9: Goblin Society <Altaira> [3/11 @ 16:25] (9/14)

in defense of this passage <Menelwyn> [3/12 @ 12:34] (0/0)
Pirates <MWStrider> [3/12 @ 12:16] (0/0)
connection? <MWStrider> [3/12 @ 12:08] (1/1)

Sauron, too <Beren IV> [3/12 @ 14:40] (0/0)

Goblins also have a long memory, since <Curious> [3/12 @ 11:55] (0/0)
Goblin Life <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/12 @ 11:29] (1/3)

A Question <Alveric> [3/12 @ 12:49] (1/2)

It says so in this chapter! <Curious> [3/12 @ 13:29] (1/1)

Thanks! <Alveric> [3/12 @ 16:49] (0/0)

But where are female goblins? <Elen> [3/12 @ 10:49] (1/1)

possible answer? <tracey> [3/13 @ 23:30] (0/0)

Wow! <Beren IV> [3/12 @ 1:52] (0/0)
These are Orcs in the wild <drogo_drogo> [3/11 @ 17:27] (0/0)
In LOTR.... <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 17:11] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill #8: Goblins II – Goblin Songs <Altaira> [3/11 @ 15:27] (8/15)

I think singing in Middle Earth <Entmaiden> [3/12 @ 14:52] (0/0)
The song is onomatopoetic. <Curious> [3/12 @ 11:27] (1/1)

nicely put. (No Text) <cheesecake> [3/13 @ 14:32] (0/0)

Oo, fun. <Inferno> [3/11 @ 21:06] (1/2)

Nice, Inferno <White Gull> [3/12 @ 0:08] (1/1)

Ainulindale <Beren IV> [3/12 @ 1:39] (0/0)

We use this song as a hiking song.. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/11 @ 18:36] (1/1)

Sounds like fun. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/12 @ 17:33] (0/0)

goblin rhythm <drogo_drogo> [3/11 @ 17:17] (1/1)

I thought that, too! <Entmaiden> [3/12 @ 0:34] (0/0)

Bad guys rock! <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 17:01] (1/2)

Good ones! <Altaira> [3/12 @ 0:34] (1/1)

Yes, ideed, but... <Beren IV> [3/12 @ 1:35] (0/0)

Clash, crash! Crush, smash! <Ithilien Princess> [3/11 @ 16:06] (0/0)
Songs <Beren IV> [3/11 @ 15:52] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill #7: Goblins I – Faces only their Mothers Could Love <Altaira> [3/11 @ 14:20] (16/24)

Rankin Bass goblins <Ransom> [3/14 @ 13:36] (0/0)
Orc Gallery <Daughter of Nienna> [3/13 @ 20:59] (1/1)

Fabulous links. Thanks! <Altaira> [3/14 @ 3:54] (0/0)

Here's the image I had in my head <Smallbottle> [3/12 @ 16:52] (0/0)
Hobbit v. LOTR <Morwen> [3/12 @ 9:06] (0/0)
Other comments about this passage. <Curious> [3/12 @ 7:26] (0/0)
Not tough enough <Elen> [3/12 @ 6:31] (0/0)
Until I saw the movies <Entmaiden> [3/12 @ 0:30] (0/0)
here's a pretty good one <nerdanel_50> [3/12 @ 0:16] (4/5)

Too "Alien" for me; goblins are of human form in the end. <squire> [3/12 @ 9:03] (0/0)
I can almost smell the breath! (No Text) <CactusWren> [3/12 @ 5:03] (1/1)

Yes, I think the halitosis cinches it for me. (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [3/12 @ 14:59] (0/0)

More like a troll <Beren IV> [3/12 @ 1:30] (0/0)
Yikes! <Altaira> [3/12 @ 0:31] (0/0)

goblins <drogo_drogo> [3/11 @ 17:12] (1/1)

Munchkin-like? Later in the book... <N.E. Brigand> [3/11 @ 19:37] (0/0)

When I first re-read the Hobbit <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 16:43] (0/0)
Hmm, hard to decide! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/11 @ 16:18] (0/0)
Goblinses, lots of goblinses... <Ithilien Princess> [3/11 @ 16:01] (0/0)
Goblin visage <Beren IV> [3/11 @ 15:57] (1/1)

Bolg, son of Azog. . . <Daughter of Nienna> [3/13 @ 21:49] (0/0)

Goblins <Kimi> [3/11 @ 15:41] (0/0)
This isn't a great picture, but... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/11 @ 15:15] (0/0)
They both work. <lucia> [3/11 @ 15:03] (0/0)

I'm looking for a quote <Olorin of the West> [3/11 @ 13:34] (1/2)

Letter 142 <Kimi> [3/11 @ 15:17] (1/1)

THANK YOU! (No Text) <Olorin of the West> [3/11 @ 15:36] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill #6: Shelter from the Storm <Altaira> [3/11 @ 1:48] (6/10)

Sorry, I don't do "what if" questions. <Curious> [3/12 @ 6:25] (1/3)

Did somebody <Altaira> [3/13 @ 14:31] (1/2)

I apologize. <Curious> [3/14 @ 21:07] (1/1)

Accepted, thanks. :-) (No Text) <Altaira> [3/15 @ 2:43] (0/0)

the cave <nerdanel_50> [3/11 @ 19:54] (0/0)
quick answers <drogo_drogo> [3/11 @ 12:40] (0/0)
Thoughts about the shelter <Elen> [3/11 @ 8:24] (0/0)
Caves, Dwarves, and unfortunate events <Beren IV> [3/11 @ 2:09] (0/0)
I'll just comment on the last bit <Ithilien Princess> [3/11 @ 1:59] (1/1)

Since we have very un-hobbit <Mercury Cat> [3/11 @ 12:36] (0/0)

So who knew that the Ring could not be destroyed? <nefisa2> [3/11 @ 1:42] (3/3)

Almost OT: How was Sauron overthrown? <N.E. Brigand> [3/13 @ 13:31] (0/0)
"Hope without guarantees" <drogo_drogo> [3/11 @ 12:57] (0/0)
Destroying the Ring <Beren IV> [3/11 @ 2:03] (0/0)

Magic in Middle-Earth: Minas Morgul Answers <The Black Captain > [3/11 @ 1:17] (2/15)

Some clues: <Curious> [3/11 @ 7:39] (2/8)

Musical Creation and Magic <Bythedar> [3/11 @ 11:15] (2/4)

Possibly <Alveric> [3/11 @ 12:11] (1/2)

The Ainur <MWStrider> [3/11 @ 12:39] (1/1)

A nice thought <Alveric> [3/12 @ 5:48] (0/0)

I like the logic of that. <lucia> [3/11 @ 12:07] (0/0)

Good Point! Although it could be argued that... <The Black Captain > [3/11 @ 8:12] (1/2)

Reverend pointed that out <Curious> [3/11 @ 12:52] (1/1)

*lights candle for Reverend* (No Text) <Ascarwen> [3/11 @ 17:51] (0/0)

Magic, Sorcery, etc. <Beren IV> [3/11 @ 1:58] (3/5)

Just quickly: Certainly andalf has Magic, and other elves too. (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 9:34] (1/1)

Not according to the author! <Elf_Maven> [3/12 @ 13:45] (0/0)

orders of sorcerors? hmmm.... <Mapalon> [3/11 @ 4:25] (0/0)
It's Creative enough to be Plausable! <The Black Captain > [3/11 @ 2:23] (1/1)

Sorcerers organization ideas <Beren IV> [3/11 @ 16:12] (0/0)

Strider <tracey> [3/11 @ 1:14] (5/17)

Strider <PhantomS> [3/12 @ 11:21] (0/0)
Dùnedain <Beren IV> [3/11 @ 1:51] (0/0)
What he might be thinking of <Kimi> [3/11 @ 1:50] (1/6)

Good Point! But he still can't be pardoned... <The Black Captain > [3/11 @ 1:57] (1/5)

"For my part, I pity even <Kimi> [3/11 @ 2:22] (1/4)

Then this Professor is the King of all Pity! Read this... <The Black Captain > [3/11 @ 2:57] (3/3)

Ha! <tracey> [3/13 @ 23:24] (0/0)
<tracey>...you should really let your Prof read my story! <The Black Captain > [3/13 @ 15:52] (0/0)
Excellent! I'd mod you up if I could, <erather> [3/11 @ 21:17] (0/0)

No, Aragorn is not a Wizard! <The Black Captain > [3/11 @ 1:34] (1/6)

Ah ha! <tracey> [3/11 @ 1:42] (2/5)

Yikes! <Nimrodel > [3/11 @ 1:50] (1/3)

kiddy lit. <tracey> [3/11 @ 1:56] (1/2)

Perhaps... <Nimrodel > [3/11 @ 1:57] (1/1)

and <tracey> [3/11 @ 2:04] (0/0)

You should ask him if he's read LOTR before. <The Black Captain > [3/11 @ 1:49] (0/0)

I'd look around for a new professor if I were you <squire> [3/11 @ 1:27] (0/0)

hmm <rfb> [3/10 @ 23:27] (1/6)

Fighting <Beren IV> [3/10 @ 23:35] (1/5)

thanks <rfb> [3/10 @ 23:39] (3/4)

There's more to the Sil than Elves. <Nimrodel > [3/11 @ 1:53] (0/0)
Appendix A, III: Durin's Folk <The Black Captain > [3/11 @ 1:47] (0/0)
There is a QUest for Erebor <Beren IV> [3/11 @ 1:41] (1/1)

Everyone should check out those Dwarf stories! <The Black Captain > [3/11 @ 1:53] (0/0)

Role of The Shire <EssayWriter> [3/10 @ 22:47] (5/5)

The Shire is not paradise, nor utopia. <Curious> [3/11 @ 7:04] (0/0)
reply on the shire <tracey> [3/11 @ 1:24] (0/0)
The mundane world <Beren IV> [3/10 @ 23:33] (0/0)
A thought <White Gull> [3/10 @ 23:29] (0/0)
Rightio... <Smokering> [3/10 @ 23:08] (0/0)

Rohirrim <realnapstr> [3/10 @ 20:13] (2/13)

Just fyi... <Nimrodel > [3/11 @ 1:56] (0/0)
I don't.. <PhantomS> [3/10 @ 21:10] (2/11)

Family tree <Beren IV> [3/10 @ 23:23] (1/1)

he doesn't count-it's not like Eomund was in that line either (No Text) <PhantomS> [3/11 @ 0:29] (0/0)

Brego isn't a horse??? <Firithfalaswen> [3/10 @ 21:21] (4/8)

That whole Brego horse-episode sets my teeth on edge!What was wrong with Hasufel or Aragorn's own horse Roheryn!? (No Text) <Ceorl> [3/11 @ 12:22] (1/1)

here,horsey... <PhantomS> [3/14 @ 12:24] (0/0)

"You have a kingly name!" <Kimi> [3/11 @ 1:46] (0/0)
Brego built the Golden Hall of Meduseld. (No Text) <PhantomS> [3/11 @ 0:25] (0/0)
Brego was a former king (No Text) <ErebrielofLorien> [3/10 @ 21:26] (2/3)

Brego in the movie was named after a former kink <Shiriff> [3/11 @ 1:42] (0/0)
oh! Sorry!!! :oD (No Text) <Firithfalaswen> [3/10 @ 21:35] (1/1)

thanks a bundle (No Text) <realnapstr> [3/10 @ 23:29] (0/0)

I've never seen anywhere written... <elf_wannabee> [3/10 @ 19:44] (2/4)

This 'maybe' helpful <Alveric> [3/12 @ 17:14] (0/0)
It's hard.... <Golfimbul> [3/10 @ 21:31] (1/2)

Go Not To The Elves For Advice... <The Black Captain > [3/10 @ 23:38] (1/1)

The Real answer... <Taedius> [3/12 @ 13:35] (0/0)

Huan <Fionnuala> [3/10 @ 19:28] (2/2)

What about CuChulainn? <Nimrodel > [3/11 @ 2:02] (0/0)
Not sure... <Beren IV> [3/10 @ 23:17] (0/0)

Q about statement in LETTERS <Elf_Maven> [3/10 @ 12:28] (5/15)

Context is everything <Narf> [3/10 @ 17:01] (1/2)

It's an accurate excerpt, although <Kimi> [3/10 @ 19:03] (1/1)

Thanks for that very interesting citation, guys! <Lottelita> [3/10 @ 19:55] (0/0)

Tolkien was proud of his Anglo-Saxon <Curious> [3/10 @ 16:10] (0/0)
Britain is artificial, England is natural <PhantomS> [3/10 @ 13:09] (2/8)

one clarification: <Elf_Maven> [3/10 @ 14:23] (0/0)
Interesting that you mention St. George's flag <Lottelita> [3/10 @ 13:59] (2/6)

English Nationalism <Ceorl> [3/10 @ 14:25] (1/2)

Wow, Ceorl, thanks. <Lottelita> [3/10 @ 16:03] (1/1)

Thanks Lottelita you are very welcome :-) inside is a link you might be interested in if you want read more about modern Britain (No Text - Link Inside) <Ceorl> [3/10 @ 17:19] (0/0)

technically, <PhantomS> [3/10 @ 14:08] (1/2)

St George and flags <Ceorl> [3/10 @ 17:50] (1/1)

Thank you! (No Text) <Elf_Maven> [3/12 @ 13:32] (0/0)

I'd agree with LDNL <Alveric> [3/10 @ 13:06] (0/0)
hmmm... <LNDL> [3/10 @ 12:46] (0/0)

Questions from a new fan <Tail-kinker> [3/10 @ 11:55] (3/7)

More Tolkien <Beren IV> [3/10 @ 23:13] (0/0)
More on Aragorn <Narf> [3/10 @ 16:32] (1/2)

Thanks, I was hoping for... <Tail-kinker> [3/10 @ 16:49] (1/1)

You're not alone. <erather> [3/10 @ 19:49] (0/0)

Hello, or in Orcish , Bzrhfkltkldguk :P <PhantomS> [3/10 @ 12:45] (1/2)

I think that's the plural form. Should be Bsrhfkltkldguk :) (No Text) <Entmaiden> [3/11 @ 0:00] (1/1)

Not in my dialect :) (No Text) <PhantomS> [3/14 @ 10:01] (0/0)

Unfinished Tales and the Quest of Erebor <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/10 @ 11:20] (5/9)

Perhaps that's why <Altaira> [3/14 @ 4:20] (0/0)
approaching The Hobbit both as a children's book and as part of the legendarium <drogo_drogo> [3/10 @ 15:38] (1/1)

Thank you d_d, that is very cogent and clear (No Text) <squire> [3/10 @ 17:00] (0/0)

I totally agree <squire> [3/10 @ 12:47] (1/3)

Heartily disagree <Mitz> [3/10 @ 13:38] (1/2)

Sure, it's interesting <squire> [3/10 @ 14:15] (1/1)

Other way round <Alveric> [3/10 @ 16:23] (0/0)

I disagree <Alveric> [3/10 @ 12:41] (0/0)
so what's your point? <LNDL> [3/10 @ 11:29] (0/0)

Gollum: The Air of a Liar <The Black Captain > [3/10 @ 4:40] (3/8)

Try this: <Wynnie> [3/10 @ 21:51] (0/0)
What's your other interpretation? <N.E. Brigand> [3/10 @ 21:28] (1/2)

Interpretation and Confusion <The Black Captain > [3/10 @ 23:10] (1/1)

"Part of the injured air:" <N.E. Brigand> [3/11 @ 19:21] (0/0)

the sentence <LNDL> [3/10 @ 12:35] (1/3)

So is that your interpretation of it too? (No Text) <The Black Captain > [3/10 @ 14:56] (2/2)

It is mine. On the other hand... <Sierra_Le_Oli> [3/10 @ 19:48] (0/0)
I think <The One Mathom> [3/10 @ 17:16] (0/0)

Frodo and Bilbo <kodax> [3/10 @ 0:50] (5/7)

I always like to compare and contrast <Curious> [3/11 @ 5:06] (0/0)
Fascinating! <Smokering> [3/10 @ 22:32] (0/0)
Bilbo is the greatest Hobbit in all the land <Temujin> [3/10 @ 11:46] (0/0)
Can't even compare <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/10 @ 3:10] (2/2)

f <cubbyphan> [3/14 @ 11:24] (0/0)
The orcs in LotR are much like the trolls <Curious> [3/11 @ 5:03] (0/0)

I think that's why Gandalf... <Beren IV> [3/10 @ 1:07] (0/0)

A newbie Glorfindel question <Morwilwarin> [3/9 @ 20:06] (4/11)

Absolutely.. see interesting enclosed link :) <Pring> [3/10 @ 20:18] (0/0)
Yes <kodax> [3/10 @ 1:33] (2/4)

No, that's not his job <PhantomS> [3/10 @ 13:56] (0/0)
I'm not sure... <Beren IV> [3/10 @ 3:33] (1/2)

More powerful <kodax> [3/11 @ 0:33] (1/1)

If that's your reasoning.... <Atlas24> [3/11 @ 12:23] (0/0)

Its up in the air really <Groovicles> [3/9 @ 22:24] (1/2)

Tolkien's last thoughts <Alveric> [3/10 @ 7:51] (1/1)

you actually answered a question i had <Groovicles> [3/10 @ 19:39] (0/0)

They're one in the same <The Black Captain > [3/9 @ 20:50] (1/1)

Elven reincarnation <Beren IV> [3/10 @ 1:00] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill #5: Stone Giants! <Altaira> [3/9 @ 17:10] (11/35)

My bit... <Ithilien Princess> [3/11 @ 1:55] (1/1)

Norse Giants <Alveric> [3/11 @ 7:29] (0/0)

Like drogo drogo <Ufthak> [3/10 @ 18:49] (2/5)

In the context of fantasy, there is <Curious> [3/11 @ 4:37] (1/2)

What? <Ufthak> [3/11 @ 19:12] (1/1)

Metaphors are not lies. <Curious> [3/12 @ 0:32] (0/0)

Drogo Drogo is a stone giant? <White Gull> [3/10 @ 20:27] (1/1)

*smacks WG with halibut* <Arquen> [3/10 @ 23:51] (0/0)

The stone-giants are a metaphor. <Curious> [3/10 @ 11:57] (2/2)

See, this is why I come to the RR. <White Gull> [3/10 @ 20:26] (0/0)
I just hope they don't have wings. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/10 @ 13:08] (0/0)

Stone giants <Morwen> [3/10 @ 1:47] (0/0)
Initial thoughts <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 23:13] (1/7)

Troll as ruined giants? (Guesses, anyone?) <Beren IV> [3/10 @ 0:55] (2/6)

Quick thoughts <Alveric> [3/10 @ 6:37] (1/1)

"Human Forefathers", direct link plus directions how <Daughter of Nienna> [3/13 @ 15:52] (0/0)

They don't seem to fit <Altaira> [3/10 @ 1:35] (2/3)

Aule or Morgoth-made? <drogo_drogo> [3/10 @ 8:11] (0/0)
What happened to... <Beren IV> [3/10 @ 3:36] (1/1)

My very first UUT <CactusWren> [3/12 @ 4:44] (0/0)

Good day <Ossë> [3/9 @ 22:23] (5/5)

Well met and welcome back. (No Text) <Ascarwen> [3/10 @ 15:23] (0/0)
Welcome back! <Entmaiden> [3/10 @ 15:13] (0/0)
love the Return of the Knights Who Say Ni footer (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/10 @ 8:24] (0/0)
Welcome back, old friend. <NZ Strider> [3/10 @ 5:41] (0/0)
Osse! Welcome back! <Altaira> [3/10 @ 0:00] (0/0)

Some thoughts <Kimi> [3/9 @ 20:43] (0/0)
See No. 2 below (No Text) <Arquen> [3/9 @ 18:10] (0/0)
Quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [3/9 @ 17:52] (1/1)

Maybe Trolls are ruined Giants <Temujin> [3/9 @ 18:12] (0/0)

The Giants may just be anomalies <drogo_drogo> [3/9 @ 17:33] (1/3)

He would be a great Beorn, come to think of it... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/9 @ 17:38] (1/2)

A little too Winnie the Pooh, if you ask me . . . (No Text) <Pukel-man> [3/9 @ 18:35] (1/1)

Now I'm picturing PJ with a scale-double Piglet (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/9 @ 20:28] (0/0)

Not Trolls <Brockomir> [3/9 @ 17:24] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill #4: Thunder and Lightning <Altaira> [3/9 @ 16:58] (4/6)

A bit of both <Elen> [3/10 @ 5:11] (0/0)
Storms could be natural, but... <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 23:04] (1/1)

Middle-Earth: Moral polarities in nature <CactusWren> [3/12 @ 4:25] (0/0)

Had Tolkien experienced storms while in the Alps? <N.E. Brigand> [3/9 @ 17:19] (1/1)

Yes. <Kimi> [3/9 @ 20:35] (0/0)

storms and higher powers clashing <drogo_drogo> [3/9 @ 17:14] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill #3: A Snail’s Pace <Altaira> [3/9 @ 15:38] (7/14)

I *don't* think they are moving slowly. <Curious> [3/9 @ 17:41] (1/1)

Another good point <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 22:58] (0/0)

UUT: Maybe they were foraging for food. <lucia> [3/9 @ 17:40] (1/1)

Wouldn't they have been well-provisioned... <N.E. Brigand> [3/9 @ 17:50] (0/0)

It's something JRRT never reconciled. <N.E. Brigand> [3/9 @ 17:34] (0/0)
Well, Dwarves do have short legs :) <drogo_drogo> [3/9 @ 17:04] (1/2)

Not Bilbo's birthday (I think). <N.E. Brigand> [3/9 @ 17:44] (1/1)

I think that's right, more retrospective revision <drogo_drogo> [3/9 @ 17:56] (0/0)

I guess (mostly agreeing with the others) <NZ Strider> [3/9 @ 17:04] (0/0)
Calculations <Elen> [3/9 @ 16:19] (1/2)

According to Fonstad <Altaira> [3/9 @ 17:06] (1/1)

Yes, Bombur's why they were slowed :) <drogo_drogo> [3/9 @ 17:24] (0/0)

Fourth option <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 15:54] (1/1)

4 to 5 miles a day <Golfimbul> [3/9 @ 16:19] (0/0)

Dates? <SOB> [3/9 @ 13:14] (4/6)

A Detailed Timeline Based on Tolkien's Info <Aule-33> [3/10 @ 4:45] (0/0)
Interpretations and clashes <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 15:44] (0/0)
Depends on which part. <Inferno> [3/9 @ 14:25] (1/2)

Addendum <Inferno> [3/9 @ 14:31] (1/1)

Addendum II <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 15:50] (0/0)

I Guess... <helmsdeep-archer> [3/9 @ 13:49] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill #2: The Mountain Path <Altaira> [3/8 @ 16:38] (9/11)

Pointy Mountains... <Arquen> [3/9 @ 15:48] (1/1)

Frost giants! <Kimi> [3/9 @ 16:16] (0/0)

I'm sure Tolkien envisioned the Alps <Inferno> [3/9 @ 13:08] (1/1)

I agree with steepness, but not with scale <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 15:36] (0/0)

As Beren IV says, the peaks are too conical <Curious> [3/9 @ 8:37] (0/0)
Monster Mountains <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 2:55] (0/0)
Quick thought or two... <NZ Strider> [3/9 @ 0:36] (0/0)
Undercurrents <Farawyn> [3/8 @ 21:51] (0/0)
I still associate that image with the Sil <drogo_drogo> [3/8 @ 20:11] (0/0)
The path's much better <Kimi> [3/8 @ 18:43] (0/0)
I never read this with the feeling that <lucia> [3/8 @ 16:55] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill #1: One wrong turn…. <Altaira> [3/8 @ 16:03] (8/10)

Wild places <Morwen> [3/10 @ 0:57] (0/0)
Thoughts on #1 <Entmaiden> [3/9 @ 14:02] (0/0)
The land itself has a personality in both <Curious> [3/9 @ 8:05] (1/1)

Good point (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 15:26] (0/0)

My (un)informed opinion... <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 2:33] (1/1)

Btw <Altaira> [3/10 @ 1:43] (0/0)

To answer the second question, <Inferno> [3/8 @ 22:35] (0/0)
A quick thought or two... <NZ Strider> [3/8 @ 19:44] (0/0)
Deceptive paths ... <lucia> [3/8 @ 16:43] (0/0)
Pathetic fallacy <Kimi> [3/8 @ 16:31] (0/0)

Eye color of certain characters in the book <Tevildiel> [3/8 @ 14:49] (1/5)

Lights in eyes <PhantomS> [3/8 @ 21:41] (1/4)

Just what is "Gray"? <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 2:42] (1/3)

perhaps it was literally grey. <PhantomS> [3/9 @ 10:27] (1/2)

I like that idea... <Beren IV> [3/9 @ 15:22] (1/1)

Eol and Meaglin <PhantomS> [3/9 @ 16:55] (0/0)

Seven stars, and seven stones? <Elf_Maven> [3/8 @ 13:49] (4/8)

I've always thought of <PhantomS> [3/9 @ 11:52] (0/0)
The Valacirca <Chip of Dale> [3/8 @ 22:53] (0/0)
Maybe they do <Alveric> [3/8 @ 18:12] (0/0)
Apparently not. <Curious> [3/8 @ 13:57] (1/4)

Aragorn's Star of the North is also th <Elf_Maven> [3/8 @ 19:24] (2/3)

also.. <LNDL> [3/9 @ 4:26] (1/1)

Ah, but Numenor is only a five-pointed star (No Text) <Aule-33> [3/10 @ 4:26] (0/0)

No, no one does. (No Text) <Curious> [3/9 @ 0:26] (0/0)

Thank you, Doorwarden of Theoden, for leading last week's discussion! <Curious> [3/8 @ 12:50] (12/12)

Thanks <gullygilly> [3/11 @ 5:18] (0/0)
Thank you, DoorW of T, <IBo> [3/9 @ 15:33] (0/0)
You're all so sweet :) <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/9 @ 3:44] (0/0)
Thag you very buch! <Altaira> [3/9 @ 0:28] (0/0)
Thanks, Doorwarden! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/8 @ 18:25] (0/0)
Enjoyed the discussions, thanx!! (No Text) <lucia> [3/8 @ 16:25] (0/0)
Yes, thank you! (No Text) <Entmaiden> [3/8 @ 15:37] (0/0)
Yes indeed! A fine job, thank you. (No Text) <Kimi> [3/8 @ 14:51] (0/0)
Wonderful work! and under such trying circumstances-- <nerdanel_50> [3/8 @ 14:40] (0/0)
Mahalo Nui Loa, Doorwarden of Theoden! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/8 @ 14:24] (0/0)
Thanks, DofT, I'll never hear singing elves the same. (No Text) <Arquen> [3/8 @ 13:37] (0/0)
Yes, thanks. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/8 @ 13:28] (0/0)

Over Hill and Under Hill: Introduction <Altaira> [3/8 @ 1:42] (3/6)

Thanks.. <Daughter of Nienna> [3/9 @ 1:16] (1/1)

Good luck <Altaira> [3/9 @ 2:17] (0/0)

Hurrah for you! <Entmaiden> [3/8 @ 15:08] (0/0)
Just can't get away from pinch hitting, can you :) <drogo_drogo> [3/8 @ 8:28] (2/2)

Look who's talking ;) <Altaira> [3/9 @ 0:31] (0/0)
Snow <Farawyn> [3/8 @ 11:38] (0/0)

What is Elrond's surname? <Senrats> [3/8 @ 1:26] (3/9)

Half-Elven. <Kimi> [3/8 @ 2:37] (0/0)
Elrond Peredhil, but elves don't have inherited surnames, just nicknames <Aule-33> [3/8 @ 2:36] (2/2)

"Longshanks" (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/8 @ 14:21] (0/0)
and Wingfoot and The Dunadan (No Text) <Erufaildon> [3/8 @ 10:20] (0/0)

Elrond's surname <Senrats> [3/8 @ 1:29] (1/4)

Elves don't have 'surnames' <PhantomS> [3/8 @ 12:05] (1/3)

Is the use of surnames unique to Hobbits, then? (No Text) <Ioreth's sister> [3/8 @ 19:54] (2/2)

And the Men of Bree-land (at least) (No Text) <Ostadan> [3/9 @ 12:00] (0/0)
It seems so. <Kimi> [3/8 @ 20:59] (0/0)

Tolkien's "sanctity" versus film-Saruman's "piety" <Elf_Maven> [3/7 @ 23:50] (3/10)

Saruman would not admit that Gandalf <Curious> [3/8 @ 12:01] (1/3)

I agree with this <Chip of Dale> [3/8 @ 12:19] (1/2)

Then do you see this as another <Elf_Maven> [3/8 @ 12:26] (1/1)

That's how I understood it. <Chip of Dale> [3/8 @ 13:59] (0/0)

Higher powers in a nutshell <drogo_drogo> [3/8 @ 8:54] (2/4)

drogo, did I give the impression <Elf_Maven> [3/8 @ 12:21] (1/2)

I didn't know the backround info. <Farawyn> [3/8 @ 12:30] (1/1)

Nevertheless, you grasped the crux of my issue correctly. (No Text) <Elf_Maven> [3/8 @ 13:43] (0/0)

But, <Farawyn> [3/8 @ 11:42] (0/0)

The negative connotations of "piety" <Merryk> [3/8 @ 2:15] (0/0)

Maps besides Middle Earth/Numenor? Seas? (No Text) <anduril07> [3/7 @ 20:41] (1/1)

http://lotrmaps.middle-earth.us/index.php?tab=maps&page=Maps&catID=12 (No Text) <Erufaildon> [3/8 @ 15:09] (0/0)

somthing i had to write.... <Marius> [3/7 @ 19:06] (3/3)

FYI, this should have been posted on Main <Altaira> [3/8 @ 0:25] (0/0)
very evocative <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/7 @ 22:59] (0/0)
At first I thought the scripture in your footer was what you wrote <Eldarin> [3/7 @ 19:30] (0/0)

Sam and the ring...a question <ErebrielofLorien> [3/7 @ 11:44] (8/14)

The Nazgul, The Ring, and The Eye of Sauron <The Black Captain > [3/8 @ 19:28] (1/3)

Everyone was busy. <erather> [3/8 @ 22:49] (1/2)

Spies in the Mountains <The Black Captain > [3/8 @ 23:26] (1/1)

Please , a divider betwix text and footer (No Text) <Shiriff> [3/9 @ 3:01] (0/0)

Sam's corruption (or lack thereof) <shuya> [3/8 @ 17:35] (0/0)
also <LNDL> [3/8 @ 13:27] (0/0)
I think this is one of those times Tolkien... <nefisa2> [3/8 @ 2:42] (0/0)
But the Wraiths still follow Frodo <ErebrielofLorien> [3/7 @ 22:07] (0/0)
He had not 'claimed' the ring <RobertaFrodo> [3/7 @ 21:18] (1/2)

Well, I think your on to something <Brockomir> [3/7 @ 21:38] (1/1)

RobertaFrodo is right, the reason... <nick_orf> [3/8 @ 7:18] (0/0)

Part of the reason is <lucia> [3/7 @ 13:59] (1/1)

Plus... <Eldarin> [3/7 @ 16:25] (0/0)

sorry, *near* Minas Morgul, in the Tower of Cirith Ungol (No Text) <ErebrielofLorien> [3/7 @ 12:17] (0/0)

Politics in Middle-Earth part 2: Gondor <Erudil> [3/7 @ 2:06] (5/23)

Some thoughts <Alveric> [3/8 @ 18:05] (0/0)
There's also the reunification with Arnor. <Entmaiden> [3/8 @ 15:31] (1/10)

That's a good question... <Erudil> [3/8 @ 17:21] (3/9)

Another interesting question <Alveric> [3/10 @ 7:34] (1/2)

Forgot about Tharbad... <Erudil> [3/10 @ 13:32] (1/1)

More on Tharbad <Alveric> [3/10 @ 16:07] (0/0)

Elendil <MWStrider> [3/9 @ 12:38] (0/0)
Perhaps... <PhantomS> [3/8 @ 22:02] (1/4)

Some more speculation on populations <Alveric> [3/9 @ 6:00] (1/3)

We do know that <PhantomS> [3/9 @ 10:30] (1/2)

I'd guess <Alveric> [3/9 @ 16:20] (1/1)

A horse riding king, a Steward with Numenorean blood... <PhantomS> [3/9 @ 16:57] (0/0)

Gondor in the WOTR <Ceorl> [3/7 @ 12:11] (0/0)
The decline of Gondor <Thorondun > [3/7 @ 7:19] (3/8)

Tolkien himself said in UT that <PhantomS> [3/9 @ 18:18] (1/3)

Perhaps, but... <Erudil> [3/9 @ 23:22] (2/2)

Meneldil as King <PhantomS> [3/10 @ 12:56] (0/0)
I not sure I agree <Alveric> [3/10 @ 12:56] (0/0)

Dol Amroth <Alveric> [3/9 @ 16:49] (1/2)

Sounds about right <Erudil> [3/9 @ 18:03] (1/1)

Royal Family he was not. <PhantomS> [3/9 @ 18:13] (0/0)

Technically... <Erudil> [3/7 @ 23:22] (0/0)

The Stewardship Fourth Age <Chip of Dale> [3/7 @ 3:55] (0/0)

A Short Rest: Open Discussion <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/6 @ 19:55] (4/7)

Something I noticed on this reading <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/8 @ 18:23] (0/0)
Bilbo "rests" about every three chapters, <Curious> [3/8 @ 10:54] (0/0)
Just an observation.. <Golfimbul> [3/7 @ 2:56] (0/0)
Is this chapter FREC too? <Arquen> [3/6 @ 22:18] (1/3)

That is not what Tolkien meant by "recovery." <Curious> [3/8 @ 8:58] (1/2)

Well, but they kinda do.... <Arquen> [3/8 @ 13:30] (1/1)

I understand, I'm just <Curious> [3/8 @ 14:56] (0/0)

Also in the dark about Noldorian elves... <anduril07> [3/6 @ 16:08] (3/13)

Elves,elves everywhere! <PhantomS> [3/7 @ 5:48] (0/0)
here is my attempt to explain the different "races" of elves. <lucia> [3/6 @ 19:15] (5/5)

small addendum <PhantomS> [3/9 @ 10:32] (0/0)
If I may.... <Ataahua> [3/8 @ 14:01] (0/0)
Thx guys! (No Text) <anduril07> [3/7 @ 20:38] (0/0)
N.B. Some Eldar are not Calaquendi, e.g. the Teleri (No Text) <Aule-33> [3/7 @ 4:36] (0/0)
Elwe/Thingol... <stormpeak> [3/7 @ 3:26] (0/0)

One of the Eldar kindreds <Beren IV> [3/6 @ 16:43] (1/5)

Celeborn is NOT Noldorin... <aragonvaar> [3/6 @ 23:43] (1/4)

Golly! Your're right! <Beren IV> [3/7 @ 1:26] (1/3)

Strangely though <Loki31> [3/7 @ 18:03] (2/2)

It's all in the family <PhantomS> [3/8 @ 12:09] (0/0)
It goes through the father's line, I think. <Kimi> [3/7 @ 18:29] (0/0)

frodos' poen to goldberry <middleearthneophite> [3/6 @ 14:37] (1/2)

Oops <Beren IV> [3/6 @ 15:54] (1/1)

poem <lucia> [3/6 @ 18:05] (0/0)

Frodo <CelebornsMirror> [3/6 @ 12:01] (8/24)

Let me say once more, I have Very much enjoyed your responses! I am tempted to print out many responses!! :) (No Text) <CelebornsMirror> [3/10 @ 11:29] (0/0)
*rubs hands* (long) <Ascarwen> [3/9 @ 14:15] (1/5)

For the life of me, I cannot think <Curious> [3/9 @ 16:41] (2/4)

Perhaps Antonio and Bassanio? <Brockomir> [3/9 @ 17:16] (2/2)

or Hamlet and Horatio : <Silent _ Watcher> [3/10 @ 8:07] (0/0)
David and Jonathan, if we're getting Biblical! (No Text) <Smokering> [3/9 @ 18:42] (0/0)

Nope! <Smokering> [3/9 @ 16:50] (0/0)

As Merryk notes below, <Curious> [3/8 @ 12:23] (1/1)

And Gone With the Wind... (No Text) <Ascarwen> [3/9 @ 14:00] (0/0)

Frodo's allegiances... <Smokering> [3/7 @ 19:43] (2/2)

Very very nice. And I don't just say that. (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/8 @ 0:55] (0/0)
Nice! (sorry for so many posts, but there are so many good reponses!) (No Text) <CelebornsMirror> [3/7 @ 23:52] (0/0)

Some great thoughts... <CelebornsMirror> [3/7 @ 11:54] (0/0)
After reading your question and the other posts <lucia> [3/6 @ 17:54] (2/5)

I think, also <Brockomir> [3/7 @ 18:24] (2/2)

Of course! <Smokering> [3/9 @ 17:15] (0/0)
AHhh!!! Wonderful!! <CelebornsMirror> [3/7 @ 23:13] (0/0)

"Sam my dearest hobbit, <Merryk> [3/7 @ 0:47] (1/1)

'Can I whistle?' 'No!' "Well, can I hum?' <Smokering> [3/7 @ 20:02] (0/0)

These are different types of relationships <Entmaiden> [3/6 @ 15:59] (1/2)

Note that the relationship <Elf_Maven> [3/6 @ 21:20] (1/1)

Which makes it all the more <Ascarwen> [3/9 @ 14:05] (0/0)

My answer, <Brockomir> [3/6 @ 15:25] (1/1)

Sorry about spelling and such. <Brockomir> [3/6 @ 15:36] (0/0)

A Short Rest #9: What the Moon-letters said <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/6 @ 11:32] (4/8)

I also find it strange that the Elves could not <Curious> [3/8 @ 8:49] (0/0)
Calculate Durin's day: <Arquen> [3/6 @ 21:58] (0/0)
In Islam, even today... <N.E. Brigand> [3/6 @ 16:57] (1/3)

Leading to the inevitable conclusion <Ufthak> [3/6 @ 17:10] (1/2)

LOL....so you think maybe snail survival maybe shows intervention of the Valar? (No Text) <lucia> [3/6 @ 17:42] (1/1)

First they interfere in the affairs of Middle-Earth <Ufthak> [3/6 @ 20:32] (0/0)

Moone phases wreck my brain. <Brockomir> [3/6 @ 16:06] (1/1)

Or perhaps <Altaira> [3/6 @ 21:03] (0/0)

In the dark about Dark Elves <anduril07> [3/6 @ 0:56] (1/3)

I just read about them! <Gailiana> [3/6 @ 2:18] (1/2)

that's about it... <LNDL> [3/6 @ 4:37] (1/1)

Yes, more specifically.... <Jabesq> [3/6 @ 5:58] (0/0)

Elven reincarnation <Beren IV> [3/6 @ 0:45] (3/3)

Reincarnation <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/7 @ 9:23] (0/0)
Tolkien Actually Addresses the Issue <Aule-33> [3/7 @ 4:51] (0/0)
I suppose <Groovicles> [3/6 @ 1:41] (0/0)

Is there a story of the creation... <Firithfalaswen> [3/5 @ 23:01] (1/3)

No. But the Hobbits, the narrator <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 0:12] (1/2)

"Although their songs tell of a time <Ufthak> [3/6 @ 20:36] (1/1)

I prefer a contemp subspecies <Senrats> [3/8 @ 1:50] (0/0)

2 elven rings <CelebornsMirror> [3/5 @ 18:01] (3/5)

entrusted to another <kodax> [3/8 @ 1:59] (0/0)
If they left for a little while, it would be ok <Eldarin> [3/7 @ 19:35] (0/0)
The rings don't work any more. <erather> [3/5 @ 19:00] (1/2)

I think CM's question was... <N.E. Brigand> [3/5 @ 20:59] (1/1)

Ah, you're right, I didn't understand the question that way. <erather> [3/5 @ 21:32] (0/0)

An Expanded Book Trilogy? <GoodProfeesorT> [3/5 @ 17:14] (3/5)

Mysterious Books <Ostadan> [3/9 @ 12:07] (0/0)
Some extended scenes <Alveric> [3/6 @ 5:49] (0/0)
Sorry, your friend is wrong, though there is the History of Middle-earth series <drogo_drogo> [3/5 @ 18:05] (1/2)

Okay, that makes me feel better. <GoodProfeesorT> [3/5 @ 18:29] (1/1)

Most bookstores... <Elithraniel_M> [3/5 @ 21:31] (0/0)

Silmarillion Question <Frances Elena> [3/5 @ 14:01] (1/1)

It has to be "The Lay of the Children of Hurin," <Curious> [3/5 @ 15:12] (0/0)

A Short Rest #8: Moon-letters <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/5 @ 12:47] (5/9)

I think Elrond just disapproved of dwarven love of gold. <Curious> [3/8 @ 8:25] (0/0)
Dragons: servants of the enemy <Daughter of Nienna> [3/5 @ 20:05] (1/4)

Elrond was well-travelled, wasn't he? <Altaira> [3/6 @ 20:54] (2/3)

If Elrond leaves Rivendell, is it unguarded? <Takeo> [3/7 @ 14:22] (1/1)

I agree. After they started <Curious> [3/8 @ 8:12] (0/0)

Elrond and Dale <Kimi> [3/7 @ 0:51] (0/0)

On Moon-letters <Arquen> [3/5 @ 18:36] (0/0)
The Fall of Thangorodrim <Temujin> [3/5 @ 17:16] (0/0)
Just a note about the "Moon letters"... <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 13:43] (0/0)

A Short Rest #7: The Swords <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/5 @ 12:18] (7/7)

Link to Gondolinic Runes <Hama of Rohan> [3/9 @ 16:39] (0/0)
Maybe it was too dark <Altaira> [3/6 @ 21:21] (0/0)
Get well soon! My comments: <Curious> [3/6 @ 7:59] (0/0)
Master of Lore <Daughter of Nienna> [3/5 @ 17:26] (0/0)
Regurgitating Dragons <N.E. Brigand> [3/5 @ 17:20] (0/0)
Hope you're feeling better soon.... <Fisher> [3/5 @ 12:44] (0/0)
Quenya <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/5 @ 12:43] (0/0)

A small matter, but bothersome (to me at least...) <Mitz> [3/5 @ 8:10] (4/12)

It's possible that the replacement stone <Entmaiden> [3/6 @ 15:45] (0/0)
Pumice? <Curious> [3/5 @ 13:22] (1/3)

Naaahh, pumice isn't going to work, mmmm, <Arquen> [3/5 @ 14:55] (1/2)

Not the palantir! <Curious> [3/5 @ 15:05] (1/1)

Oh, sorry, missed that.... <Arquen> [3/5 @ 18:31] (0/0)

I was thinking about the Palantir also <FantasyFan> [3/5 @ 9:10] (2/2)

Rohan excels at making saddlebags <squire> [3/5 @ 13:06] (0/0)
I figure it was with his horse (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/5 @ 9:32] (0/0)

A mistake? Blasphemy! :-) <drogo_drogo> [3/5 @ 8:58] (2/3)

A foot diameter would be about bowling ball size, wouldn't it? <RosieLass> [3/5 @ 15:02] (1/1)

Much bigger than a bowling ball <Mitz> [3/8 @ 7:22] (0/0)

Thanks for your reply <Mitz> [3/5 @ 10:59] (0/0)

Galadriel, Queen of the Noldor <Lorien-lover> [3/4 @ 23:26] (5/8)

It doesn't matter. <PhantomS> [3/7 @ 5:59] (0/0)
well, it was not geneologically impossible... <aragonvaar> [3/5 @ 15:40] (0/0)
It Stays in the Line <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/5 @ 4:32] (0/0)
Galadriel didn't seem interested <Curious> [3/5 @ 3:29] (1/3)

really? <Lorien-lover> [3/5 @ 21:33] (2/2)

Galadriel wasn't sure she could return <Curious> [3/8 @ 8:08] (0/0)
and u have a point... <Firithfalaswen> [3/5 @ 22:52] (0/0)

If you follow the blood line.... <Firithfalaswen> [3/4 @ 23:41] (0/0)

Silmarrilion <ElfatHeart> [3/4 @ 22:01] (3/15)

You've got it. And my standard advice <Curious> [3/5 @ 3:37] (2/10)

advice heard too late <Gailiana> [3/6 @ 2:36] (0/0)
First Half/Second Half <CelebornsMirror> [3/5 @ 11:56] (4/8)

I agree <ExtraordinaryElvenKing> [3/7 @ 2:28] (0/0)
I like the first half... <Erufaildon> [3/6 @ 17:30] (0/0)
I don't mean <Curious> [3/5 @ 13:13] (0/0)
You are far from alone <Brockomir> [3/5 @ 12:11] (1/4)

Fingolfin and Hurin's greatest <Curious> [3/5 @ 13:08] (1/3)

Very true <Brockomir> [3/5 @ 13:55] (1/2)

Interesting about Frodo/Sam story vs... <N.E. Brigand> [3/5 @ 17:37] (1/1)

Interesting theory. <Brockomir> [3/5 @ 22:20] (0/0)

BTW, it's Iluvatar, or you could just call h im Eru (No Text) <ErebrielofLorien> [3/4 @ 22:54] (0/0)
the story goes soemthing like this... <Firithfalaswen> [3/4 @ 22:46] (1/2)

also <LordOfAngband> [3/4 @ 23:27] (1/1)

poor Aulë, his servants betrayed him!!! (No Text) <Firithfalaswen> [3/4 @ 23:38] (0/0)

Glorfindel's Power <smaug1> [3/4 @ 16:43] (5/7)

Elrond is Half Elven. <Shiriff> [3/7 @ 17:05] (1/1)

kinda... <LNDL> [3/8 @ 5:28] (0/0)

also.. <LNDL> [3/6 @ 4:42] (0/0)
Glorfindel <MWStrider> [3/5 @ 11:49] (0/0)
The children of the High Elves born <Curious> [3/5 @ 3:46] (0/0)
lineage <Atlas24> [3/4 @ 16:52] (1/1)

Glorfindels Power <Sam 15th> [3/4 @ 18:34] (0/0)

Journey to the Black Gate and emotions felt <Chris_Dillon10> [3/4 @ 15:42] (2/8)

Battle <ElfatHeart> [3/4 @ 16:11] (0/0)
Sorry, but I disagree... <ErebrielofLorien> [3/4 @ 16:09] (2/6)

No way! <erather> [3/4 @ 21:09] (0/0)
Huh? <CAhobbit> [3/4 @ 16:28] (1/4)

I thought I spotted him on a horse <ErebrielofLorien> [3/4 @ 18:38] (2/3)

unnamed banner bearer <Daughter of Nienna> [3/4 @ 22:33] (0/0)
He rides up with Gandalf. <CAhobbit> [3/4 @ 18:58] (1/1)

oh ok...thanks for clearing that up... <ErebrielofLorien> [3/4 @ 22:56] (0/0)

MIchigan Tolkien fans needed for new book group <djdeathskiss> [3/4 @ 14:58] (0/0)

"I once knew every spell in all the tongues of Elves or Men or Orcs..." <Aerlinn> [3/4 @ 12:50] (4/8)

Dwarves were extremely secretive about <Curious> [3/5 @ 3:57] (0/0)
The Orcs know a bit of rune-magic <PhantomS> [3/4 @ 15:18] (1/1)

Orcish door-opening spells <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/5 @ 10:51] (0/0)

Relatives of elves <Temujin> [3/4 @ 14:12] (2/3)

Good point. <Aerlinn> [3/4 @ 15:46] (0/0)
Anyone can cast spells in Middle-earth <squire> [3/4 @ 14:36] (1/1)

In a thin, but very interesting book <IBo> [3/4 @ 16:50] (0/0)

Not that I know of but <ErebrielofLorien> [3/4 @ 13:39] (0/0)

Was C.S. Lewis an atheist? <Wraithfan> [3/4 @ 11:23] (4/7)

He said he *had* been an atheist. <CactusWren> [3/4 @ 22:51] (2/2)

One does not find faith <Ransom> [3/7 @ 13:15] (0/0)
Not a really good counterargument against Lewis <Alveric> [3/5 @ 11:29] (0/0)

thanks all! (No Text) <Wraithfan> [3/4 @ 16:40] (0/0)
Yes then No <Alveric> [3/4 @ 11:42] (1/1)

Right . . . <Lady of Riddermark> [3/4 @ 13:59] (0/0)

No... <LNDL> [3/4 @ 11:38] (0/0)

Deep-Elves(Gnomes) <helmsdeep-archer> [3/3 @ 22:28] (1/5)

Yes <ElfatHeart> [3/3 @ 23:42] (2/4)

The one thing to remember, though, <Azree> [3/4 @ 10:27] (1/2)

"Stinkweed by any other name" <Kimi> [3/4 @ 16:10] (1/1)

LOL, <IBo> [3/4 @ 16:59] (0/0)

however... <LNDL> [3/4 @ 4:32] (0/0)

Dark Elves <helmsdeep-archer> [3/3 @ 22:15] (1/7)

Snorri's Edda? <NZ Strider> [3/3 @ 23:28] (3/6)

as an interesting sidenote <LordOfAngband> [3/4 @ 22:57] (0/0)
light elves, dark elves, etc. <Luinaelin> [3/4 @ 14:45] (0/0)
Psssst NZStrider <White Gull> [3/4 @ 9:26] (1/3)

Ah! Sorry about that... <NZ Strider> [3/4 @ 15:45] (1/2)

Me too. <Kimi> [3/4 @ 16:09] (1/1)

Ah, that X-ray vision <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 13:27] (0/0)

Kings of Gondor.... <muni> [3/3 @ 19:25] (2/7)

wrong point. <PhantomS> [3/3 @ 21:05] (0/0)
Elendil had two sons, Isildur and Anarion <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/3 @ 19:41] (2/5)

Not only that, but... <N.E. Brigand> [3/3 @ 23:13] (1/3)

It's a fact that Gondor chose to ignore. <PhantomS> [3/3 @ 23:38] (1/2)

it does appear that the Stewards had ulterior motives <LordOfAngband> [3/4 @ 18:54] (1/1)

Why not, I say? <PhantomS> [3/7 @ 6:02] (0/0)

Thanks! <muni> [3/3 @ 20:02] (0/0)

A Short Rest #6: Elrond <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/3 @ 18:56] (11/13)

Primus inter pares <Elen> [3/5 @ 7:39] (0/0)
First, Elrond is not an elf. <Curious> [3/5 @ 6:38] (0/0)
Elrond's wisdom <Entmaiden> [3/4 @ 23:47] (0/0)
‘Elf-friend’ <Daughter of Nienna> [3/4 @ 22:20] (0/0)
Work <nerdanel_50> [3/4 @ 18:25] (1/1)

I first interpreted the "evil things...." <Entmaiden> [3/4 @ 23:43] (0/0)

I agree with everyone <lucia> [3/4 @ 14:05] (0/0)
on Elrond <Menelwyn> [3/4 @ 13:00] (0/0)
Elrond's history. <Brockomir> [3/4 @ 10:33] (0/0)
This is one of the nicest descriptions <IBo> [3/4 @ 7:02] (0/0)
He's described as half Elf and half "Hero" <drogo_drogo> [3/3 @ 23:17] (0/0)
Elrond [insert fraction of your choice]-Elven <Kimi> [3/3 @ 20:56] (1/1)

Reminds me of what Melian did. (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/4 @ 21:49] (0/0)

A Short Rest #5: Intrigue in Imladris <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/3 @ 18:45] (4/12)

"Birds and beasts" and Orcses <Daughter of Nienna> [3/4 @ 20:20] (0/0)
Like Curious, I find it interesting <Entmaiden> [3/3 @ 23:55] (1/7)

But Rivendell *is* guarded. <Curious> [3/4 @ 8:21] (2/6)

Always on guard. <Elen> [3/4 @ 10:53] (0/0)
This is a stupid comment.... <White Gull> [3/4 @ 9:29] (1/4)

LOL at the subject line script....My comment, not yours. :) (No Text) <White Gull> [3/4 @ 9:30] (2/3)

I was just shining up my Admin badge :-) <Kimi> [3/4 @ 15:57] (1/1)

Also Shangri-La. (No Text) <Curious> [3/4 @ 18:55] (0/0)

I understand. :-) (No Text) <Curious> [3/4 @ 11:45] (0/0)

Hmm... <drogo_drogo> [3/3 @ 23:06] (0/0)
This reminds me of this passage from LotR: <Curious> [3/3 @ 19:21] (1/1)

That's a very good gloss on... <squire> [3/3 @ 20:14] (0/0)

"Brand new reader with questions" <Alassea Eruvande> [3/3 @ 17:51] (1/3)

Confusion is inevitable... <N.E. Brigand> [3/3 @ 23:05] (2/2)

Wait! What about . . . <Elf_Maven> [3/6 @ 21:29] (0/0)
Thanks, <Alassea Eruvande> [3/4 @ 12:00] (0/0)

Which is your favorite sub-story??? <Firithfalaswen> [3/2 @ 22:31] (11/21)

The Coming of Men into the West... <aragonvaar> [3/5 @ 15:24] (0/0)
The story of Isildur, among others. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/4 @ 15:09] (0/0)
Elrond and Arwen... <trotter24> [3/3 @ 21:12] (0/0)
Feanor's troubles and also the Downfall of Numenor. (No Text) <Alassea Eruvande> [3/3 @ 17:55] (0/0)
Narn i Hin Hurin (No Text) <Erufaildon> [3/3 @ 15:24] (2/8)

Turin gets on my nerves <Entmaiden> [3/4 @ 0:00] (3/4)

and well it should! <Takeo> [3/6 @ 20:06] (0/0)
Very true... <Seillib> [3/4 @ 12:29] (0/0)
Me too! Why is he so popular? (No Text) <Cressida> [3/4 @ 11:44] (1/1)

The popularity of the *story* I can understand, but of its hero... <aragonvaar> [3/5 @ 15:33] (0/0)

good one! <ErebrielofLorien> [3/3 @ 17:09] (2/2)

Me to <Erufaildon> [3/4 @ 9:37] (0/0)
yeah! <LNDL> [3/4 @ 4:35] (0/0)

Arwen and Aragorn (No Text) <ErebrielofLorien> [3/3 @ 13:13] (0/0)
Radagast <kodax> [3/3 @ 12:40] (0/0)
i would say... <LNDL> [3/3 @ 5:23] (0/0)
It is a little hard to describe Feanor <nerdanel_50> [3/3 @ 0:28] (0/0)
I am partial to <Lothirienne> [3/2 @ 23:56] (1/1)

Nice! <CelebornsMirror> [3/3 @ 11:48] (0/0)

Of the ones you mentioned? <Farawyn> [3/2 @ 22:42] (1/1)

actually... <Firithfalaswen> [3/2 @ 22:49] (0/0)

Dante and Tolkien <A man> [3/2 @ 22:25] (6/11)

if you're still taking advice... <Earendil'sgirl> [3/3 @ 23:18] (1/2)

Some revisions <A man> [3/4 @ 21:42] (1/1)

Good luck! hope your prof recoginzes brilliance when s/he sees it! (No Text) <Earendil'sgirl> [3/5 @ 18:10] (0/0)

Thanks TORN <A man> [3/3 @ 20:38] (0/0)
just a comment on citing Dante and on Tolkien's letters <drogo_drogo> [3/3 @ 16:21] (1/1)

Dorothy L. Sayers <Alveric> [3/4 @ 5:49] (0/0)

I got confused. <Curious> [3/3 @ 13:36] (1/1)

Dante's influence <PhantomS> [3/3 @ 13:50] (0/0)

Um . . . <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/3 @ 1:08] (0/0)
hmmm. <cheesecake> [3/2 @ 23:18] (1/1)

"Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita, mi retrovai per una selva oscura... <Smallbottle> [3/3 @ 11:44] (0/0)

A Short Rest #4: So where did the pretentious elves go? <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/2 @ 19:20] (11/15)

Elves have lots of stories to tell <Daughter of Nienna> [3/4 @ 17:41] (0/0)
shoemaker elves <notlost> [3/4 @ 1:07] (0/0)
It's satire! <CactusWren> [3/3 @ 18:37] (3/3)

We shall have to keep looking for <Curious> [3/4 @ 14:43] (0/0)
That's a good catch! <Kimi> [3/4 @ 0:03] (0/0)
Good one, CW <Arquen> [3/3 @ 23:55] (0/0)

In regards to the question about the history between Dwarves and Elves <lucia> [3/3 @ 16:45] (0/0)
It takes all kinds <Entmaiden> [3/3 @ 16:43] (0/0)
Lighthearted Elves <drogo_drogo> [3/3 @ 15:49] (0/0)
As you note, Bilbo *had* met elves. <Curious> [3/3 @ 7:57] (0/0)
These elves are not so different <nerdanel_50> [3/3 @ 0:03] (1/1)

Legolas had a few giddy <Merryk> [3/3 @ 1:04] (0/0)

Elves before the big trouble <Brockomir> [3/2 @ 23:41] (0/0)
Elvish telepathy, <Smokering> [3/2 @ 23:23] (0/0)
Bilbo would rather stay and listen <Kimi> [3/2 @ 19:32] (0/0)

A Short Rest #3: The Elves' song <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/2 @ 19:07] (7/19)

Companions of Thráin <Daughter of Nienna> [3/4 @ 1:32] (0/0)
"Balin and Dwalin" is meant to be a rhyme for "valley", believe it or not <squire> [3/3 @ 11:09] (1/1)

Aha! Good point about the rhyme! (No Text) <Curious> [3/3 @ 11:16] (0/0)

The first time I read "The Hobbit" <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/3 @ 10:56] (1/6)

Tolkien *did* <Curious> [3/3 @ 11:50] (1/5)

I love the name of the head elf: <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/3 @ 14:33] (2/4)

If all the people of a country were <IBo> [3/4 @ 15:52] (0/0)
Well, the movie <Curious> [3/3 @ 15:06] (1/2)

Not subtle, but at least it was there <squire> [3/3 @ 15:13] (1/1)

Oh sure. <Curious> [3/3 @ 15:43] (0/0)

These are not *High* Elves. In LotR <Curious> [3/3 @ 7:37] (1/1)

They sound *high* to me ;) <gullygilly> [3/3 @ 17:44] (0/0)

Tolkien had a fondness for "silly" poetry; here's another: <NZ Strider> [3/3 @ 4:47] (1/1)

Hobbit Elves *do* relate to Tolkien's mythology <Smallbottle> [3/3 @ 12:49] (0/0)

Elvish, still. <Farawyn> [3/2 @ 22:35] (0/0)
Hey dol! Merry dol! <Kimi> [3/2 @ 19:20] (1/3)

Yes! Songs in the manner of Bombadil, <nerdanel_50> [3/3 @ 0:07] (1/2)

Why do you think? <CelebornsMirror> [3/3 @ 11:56] (1/1)

You 'may' do so; but you won't get far down the Withywindle before the cops take you away (No Text) <squire> [3/3 @ 14:06] (0/0)

The South <MWStrider> [3/2 @ 12:39] (1/11)

Middle-earth is "our" earth, so it's the southern hemisphere <drogo_drogo> [3/2 @ 13:17] (1/10)

Not the "southern hemisphere" <squire> [3/2 @ 13:52] (2/9)

"where the stars were strange" <Bythedar> [3/3 @ 11:49] (1/1)

You don't have to cross <CactusWren> [3/3 @ 14:29] (0/0)

Tolkien probably was thinking of Africa <drogo_drogo> [3/2 @ 16:36] (1/6)

Southern Southrons <Alveric> [3/3 @ 5:56] (1/5)

i really wish i understood <cjb92> [3/3 @ 6:25] (1/4)

Not well known <Alveric> [3/3 @ 11:23] (1/3)

The map <MWStrider> [3/3 @ 12:10] (2/2)

That's one of the speculative bits <Alveric> [3/4 @ 5:42] (0/0)
The Nether Darkness <PhantomS> [3/3 @ 13:28] (0/0)

A Short Rest 2: Rivendell and environs <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/1 @ 20:09] (8/21)

Bannock and Bundles (of twigs) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/4 @ 0:35] (0/0)
Just a very minor point: <NZ Strider> [3/3 @ 5:12] (0/0)
I much prefer <gullygilly> [3/2 @ 16:04] (0/0)
homely house <lucia> [3/2 @ 16:00] (1/1)

In my Annotated copy . .. <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/2 @ 18:46] (0/0)

Little bit of Arda Unmarred <drogo_drogo> [3/2 @ 12:08] (2/6)

Help with a completely unsubstantiated theory <hartk> [3/3 @ 14:56] (2/2)

A nice UUT! <Curious> [3/3 @ 15:47] (0/0)
Since both the bearers of Vilya and Nenya <lucia> [3/3 @ 15:33] (0/0)

Is Tolkien forshadowing <Merryk> [3/2 @ 17:36] (2/2)

I'd interpret it more from Bilbo's perspective. <Pukel-man> [3/2 @ 22:08] (0/0)
Valinor is also difficult for enemies <Curious> [3/2 @ 17:41] (0/0)

Last heading west. There are many homely houses <Curious> [3/2 @ 3:29] (4/6)

That's astonishing... <Arquen> [3/2 @ 16:03] (0/0)
enjoyed the link <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/2 @ 15:15] (0/0)
Do you mean East, Curious? <nerdanel_50> [3/2 @ 11:32] (2/2)

And about the homely houses, <Curious> [3/2 @ 12:18] (0/0)
Oops! Yes, east! Last heading east. (No Text) <Curious> [3/2 @ 12:10] (0/0)

Nice link. I've been therre. Easy to see how it would inspire Tolkien. (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/2 @ 9:40] (0/0)

warm valley? <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/2 @ 1:15] (0/0)
Land of the Elves <Arquen> [3/2 @ 0:30] (0/0)

Saruman imprisons Gandalf; gimme a break! <Patrick1268> [3/1 @ 17:55] (7/11)

Very possible <PhantomS> [3/2 @ 11:49] (0/0)
Whatever "magic" Gandalf could perform, <NZ Strider> [3/2 @ 0:27] (0/0)
This isn't the movies, remember. <Pukel-man> [3/1 @ 22:54] (0/0)
some thoughts on Narya <drogo_drogo> [3/1 @ 19:26] (2/3)

Thanks <Patrick1268> [3/2 @ 10:37] (0/0)
Saruman may have had rings too <Eldarin> [3/1 @ 20:36] (1/1)

Saruman's ring <drogo_drogo> [3/1 @ 21:55] (0/0)

Narya is not a weapon. <Narf> [3/1 @ 19:22] (0/0)
Magic <Brockomir> [3/1 @ 19:22] (0/0)
over hill and under hill <Linguilindale> [3/1 @ 18:02] (1/1)

repetition irritatingirritatingirritating (No Text) <CelebornsMirror> [3/1 @ 18:16] (0/0)

A Short Rest #1: No Mapquest in Middle Earth <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/1 @ 12:04] (8/12)

journey east <Daughter of Nienna> [3/4 @ 0:02] (1/1)

Balin & Thorin <Daughter of Nienna> [3/4 @ 0:03] (0/0)

It's what children would ask <Elen> [3/2 @ 12:59] (0/0)
A slightly different take <nerdanel_50> [3/2 @ 11:57] (0/0)
Plodding to Rivendell <Arquen> [3/2 @ 0:27] (0/0)
disapproval of dwarves <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/1 @ 17:00] (0/0)
are we there yet? <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/1 @ 15:00] (1/1)

Frodo was unconscious <Curious> [3/1 @ 15:34] (0/0)

Yes, Bilbo thinks the journey is over. <Curious> [3/1 @ 14:35] (1/2)

Rather like Sam in the LotR... <N.E. Brigand> [3/1 @ 17:03] (1/1)

My own experience <CactusWren> [3/1 @ 18:02] (0/0)

some hasty answers <drogo_drogo> [3/1 @ 13:00] (0/0)

Question over swords...Woo Hooo first post hi everyone <yeti29rotk> [3/1 @ 3:06] (1/5)

The Swords <PhantomS> [3/1 @ 9:41] (2/4)

I believe it's Beater <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/1 @ 12:23] (1/1)

Glamdring is Beater <PhantomS> [3/2 @ 11:52] (0/0)

Narsil... <LNDL> [3/1 @ 11:03] (1/1)

I wouldn't call it Dwarvish (big UUT inside0 <PhantomS> [3/2 @ 16:04] (0/0)

East and West in Lotr question <stanne> [3/1 @ 2:56] (3/6)

I asked someone <IBo> [3/2 @ 13:38] (1/3)

you are right <Luinaelin> [3/3 @ 12:15] (1/2)

I read something interesting yesterday <IBo> [3/4 @ 7:23] (1/1)

very interesting <Luinaelin> [3/4 @ 10:43] (0/0)

actually, north and south seem more important <Luinaelin> [3/2 @ 12:22] (0/0)
I don't think so. But there is in Mary Poppins, and Arthurian legends. <Curious> [3/1 @ 16:36] (0/0)