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Picking your brains on wainriders . . . <Pukel-man> [5/15 @ 14:52] (4/7)

On another note: what happenned to the Wainraiders? <Beren IV> [5/16 @ 12:55] (0/0)
They're an interesting problem... <NZ Strider> [5/16 @ 5:54] (1/1)

Amalgam of various cultures <drogo_drogo> [5/16 @ 8:23] (0/0)

Just so... <White Gull> [5/15 @ 19:02] (1/2)

Sorry . . . <Pukel-man> [5/15 @ 20:34] (1/1)

It's a beautiful <White Gull> [5/15 @ 22:48] (0/0)

Try the Scythians <squire > [5/15 @ 15:39] (0/0)

Chapter 13 summary <Arquen> [5/15 @ 11:46] (14/15)

Thank you Arquen <Altaira> [5/17 @ 22:56] (0/0)
Very thoughtful week, thank you (No Text) <Merryk> [5/16 @ 22:56] (0/0)
Thank you, Arquen! Really nice job. (No Text) <Takeo> [5/16 @ 22:35] (0/0)
Outstanding summary! <N.E. Brigand> [5/16 @ 21:22] (0/0)
Thanks, Arquen! Really good discussion <Entmaiden> [5/16 @ 20:33] (0/0)
Thank you, Arquen! Great stuff. <NZ Strider> [5/16 @ 16:41] (0/0)
Thanks, love the combo of science and myth in the discussion (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [5/16 @ 8:25] (0/0)
Thanks, Arquen. (No Text) <Penthe> [5/16 @ 4:30] (0/0)
Nice summary! Thanks indeed, Arquen! (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/16 @ 2:10] (0/0)
Thanks, great job! And summary! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [5/16 @ 1:13] (0/0)
Good week, thanks, Arquen! (No Text) <erather> [5/16 @ 0:56] (0/0)
Great summary and great job! (No Text) <Curious> [5/15 @ 23:50] (0/0)
You did a marvellous job, Arquen <Kimi> [5/15 @ 18:39] (0/0)
Mahalo nui loa! <Daughter of Nienna> [5/15 @ 16:47] (1/1)

Thanks, Arquen! <nerdanel_50> [5/15 @ 17:01] (0/0)

passing of the hobbits? <Goldilocks Took> [5/15 @ 9:52] (8/69)

One more thought.. <White Gull> [5/17 @ 0:24] (2/17)

Elanor <Goldilocks Took> [5/17 @ 1:33] (2/8)

Yes, I think so. <White Gull> [5/17 @ 2:33] (3/6)

Wow...*tearing up*... (No Text) <lucia> [5/17 @ 23:21] (0/0)
oh, White Gull <Arevanye> [5/17 @ 19:34] (1/1)

Speaking of wishful.... <White Gull> [5/17 @ 21:35] (0/0)

Umm..that poem - awesome <NottaSackville> [5/17 @ 9:04] (1/2)

*sniff** (and pst white gull) <Goldilocks Took> [5/17 @ 10:24] (1/1)

Or Frodo on a balcony? :) (No Text) <White Gull> [5/17 @ 10:52] (0/0)

Yes, that's what I get from it <Chip of Dale> [5/17 @ 2:07] (0/0)

The original was lost over the years <Chip of Dale> [5/17 @ 1:30] (1/7)

Could you post a link? <White Gull> [5/17 @ 2:35] (1/6)

From the Prologue: <Chip of Dale> [5/17 @ 5:08] (2/5)

Another interesting Gamgee connection ..... <Baggins Babe> [5/17 @ 14:44] (1/1)

Very nice thought! (No Text) <White Gull> [5/17 @ 15:46] (0/0)

Oooh <White Gull> [5/17 @ 7:44] (1/2)

And... <White Gull> [5/17 @ 7:55] (1/1)

Yes <Chip of Dale> [5/17 @ 10:03] (0/0)

Heroic burial practices <drogo_drogo> [5/16 @ 11:57] (1/1)

symbolic deaths <Goldilocks Took> [5/17 @ 1:50] (0/0)

Gondor is Faerie. The Shire is mundane. <Curious> [5/16 @ 0:22] (6/16)

could it be that they don't go to Faery <Goldilocks Took> [5/16 @ 14:33] (0/0)
I disagree with that -- I think Faerie is not involved here. <squire > [5/16 @ 10:22] (1/4)

LotR is a fairy-story, and most of it does not concern elves. <Curious> [5/16 @ 13:34] (1/3)

All of it concerns Elves <squire > [5/16 @ 15:58] (1/2)

Yes, Rohan *was* mundane. But <Curious> [5/17 @ 4:58] (1/1)

"Oblivious to the magic about them. " <White Gull> [5/17 @ 9:08] (0/0)

*applauds* Hear, hear. (No Text) <Chip of Dale> [5/16 @ 6:42] (0/0)
And the movie shows this so poignantly <Larner> [5/16 @ 5:57] (1/1)

perfect illustration! <Goldilocks Took> [5/16 @ 14:36] (0/0)

Forgive me, but what is Faerie? (No Text) <Frodo-esque> [5/16 @ 2:16] (4/5)

On Fairy Stories, by J. R. R. Tolkien (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/17 @ 20:16] (1/1)

On Fairy Stories .pdf (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/17 @ 20:18] (0/0)

The world of magic and enchantment. <Curious> [5/17 @ 5:02] (0/0)
you really need to read the essay "On Fairy-stories" <hatster> [5/16 @ 10:16] (0/0)
Faerie <Larner> [5/16 @ 5:52] (0/0)

Well put (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/16 @ 1:52] (0/0)

I feel more sorry for their families and folk <squire > [5/15 @ 23:53] (2/14)

Eowyn's speech <Goldilocks Took> [5/16 @ 14:25] (2/12)

Here's where I got my feelings from <squire > [5/16 @ 16:36] (1/8)

They honored them for the wrong reasons. <Curious> [5/17 @ 5:08] (2/7)

You may be right <squire > [5/17 @ 9:45] (1/5)

We <Curious> [5/17 @ 16:23] (1/4)

I'm always surprised when <squire > [5/17 @ 17:45] (1/3)

I've thought <White Gull> [5/17 @ 18:04] (1/2)

I don't <Curious> [5/18 @ 5:44] (1/1)

That's unargueable <White Gull> [5/18 @ 8:15] (0/0)

Yes <Larner> [5/17 @ 9:44] (0/0)

Interesting that they don't stay long..... <Baggins Babe> [5/16 @ 16:04] (2/2)

I didn't know <Goldilocks Took> [5/17 @ 1:41] (0/0)
Exactly <Silent _ Watcher> [5/16 @ 17:51] (0/0)

but it was the predominant atmosphere in Tolkien's day <Arevanye> [5/16 @ 8:43] (0/0)

In the timeline in Appendix B, it also says.... <Baggins Babe> [5/15 @ 13:28] (1/2)

And what a huge honor this is <Frodo-esque> [5/15 @ 15:45] (1/1)

yes, all the referrences <Goldilocks Took> [5/15 @ 16:21] (0/0)

Merry & Pippin were no longer ordinary hobbits either <Chip of Dale> [5/15 @ 12:07] (2/2)

and don't forget <Arevanye> [5/15 @ 21:11] (0/0)
Pippin's wish <Goldilocks Took> [5/15 @ 14:10] (0/0)

Touching, isn't it? <White Gull> [5/15 @ 11:23] (1/9)

A thought to add... <White Gull> [5/15 @ 11:36] (2/8)

good point <Goldilocks Took> [5/15 @ 14:13] (0/0)
Well, hobbits are supposed to still be around <Chip of Dale> [5/15 @ 11:53] (2/6)

Interestingly there are occasional reports.. <Baggins Babe> [5/15 @ 13:22] (0/0)
Yes, but <White Gull> [5/15 @ 11:59] (1/4)

Really? <Chip of Dale> [5/15 @ 12:10] (1/3)

Same as yours... <White Gull> [5/15 @ 12:44] (1/2)

Only in fevered dreams! LOL (No Text) <Chip of Dale> [5/15 @ 21:17] (1/1)

That I knew! (No Text) <White Gull> [5/15 @ 22:49] (0/0)

that is a wonderful observation <Arevanye> [5/15 @ 11:01] (0/0)

From the Hills of Dream <Linguilindale> [5/15 @ 9:37] (1/2)

hmm that's al very good question <KBGamgee-Took> [5/15 @ 12:57] (1/1)

psst...KB.. your script is completely illegable. Please make it bigger. (No Text) <lucia> [5/17 @ 23:24] (0/0)

elven names <hills> [5/14 @ 20:25] (2/5)

have heard it said...but I have a thought on it <arwëon> [5/15 @ 7:11] (1/2)

Elves may be given new bodies. <erather> [5/15 @ 17:28] (1/1)

Canon and letters <Beren IV> [5/16 @ 0:04] (0/0)

The problem, you see, is that elves are immortal. <erather> [5/14 @ 20:33] (1/1)

So, I take it that George Foreman isn't elvish...;-) (No Text) <Arevanye> [5/14 @ 23:33] (0/0)

Chapte 13--Open Forum <Arquen> [5/14 @ 16:43] (1/7)

"Not at Home" and Balin's fate <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/14 @ 17:41] (3/6)

Dwarvish determination <drogo_drogo> [5/15 @ 8:13] (0/0)
Balin was credible, <Merryk> [5/15 @ 7:57] (1/2)

a name that matters <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/15 @ 9:18] (1/1)

Temptation. <N.E. Brigand> [5/16 @ 21:47] (0/0)

foolishness versus bravery <Penthe> [5/15 @ 0:58] (1/1)

For and against Balin <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/15 @ 10:16] (0/0)

At risk of redundancy, <White Gull> [5/14 @ 12:38] (6/27)

All I can add is <Goldilocks Took> [5/15 @ 10:00] (0/0)
Other endings described by Tolkien. <Hama of Rohan> [5/15 @ 1:20] (1/1)

Thanks for that <White Gull> [5/15 @ 11:56] (0/0)

Uh oh...once a typo, twice a.... <White Gull> [5/14 @ 21:25] (0/0)
I think Tolkien was simply listing the alternatives. <Curious> [5/14 @ 14:02] (2/4)

Do you know whether Tolkien seriously considered any alternative ending, these or others? <linkinparkelf> [5/14 @ 19:28] (2/2)

Divine Providence <erather> [5/14 @ 22:38] (0/0)
Till Curious shows up, <White Gull> [5/14 @ 21:17] (0/0)

And I had forgotten about Gollum. (No Text) <White Gull> [5/14 @ 14:08] (0/0)

"he was not given any time" <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/14 @ 13:57] (2/16)

Undercutting the theory <White Gull> [5/14 @ 14:13] (0/0)
I can't imagine either Frodo or Gollum <Curious> [5/14 @ 14:06] (2/14)

repentance <Penthe> [5/15 @ 1:08] (2/2)

I agree. <White Gull> [5/15 @ 12:15] (0/0)
But what of Fate(Music)? <Hama of Rohan> [5/15 @ 1:35] (0/0)

Why? <White Gull> [5/14 @ 19:19] (1/10)

Frodo couldn't even throw the Ring <Curious> [5/15 @ 2:29] (2/9)

There's a difference <White Gull> [5/15 @ 11:50] (1/1)

Still. <Hama of Rohan> [5/16 @ 0:06] (0/0)

I didn't know ;-) <Hama of Rohan> [5/15 @ 2:37] (2/6)

The dangers of youth literacy <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/15 @ 10:24] (1/1)

*smiles* <Hama of Rohan> [5/16 @ 0:23] (0/0)

On the contrary, we know he will <Curious> [5/15 @ 2:48] (2/3)

Yep, that was me. (No Text) <White Gull> [5/15 @ 12:46] (0/0)
Small confession. <Hama of Rohan> [5/15 @ 2:50] (1/1)

Even <Curious> [5/16 @ 0:25] (0/0)

cool... thanks for the post, White Gull! (No Text) <Eventides> [5/14 @ 13:29] (0/0)

Chapter 13 # 10 Fade to Black <Arquen> [5/14 @ 12:25] (3/4)

hurry up and wait life of a soldier <Daughter of Nienna> [5/15 @ 18:09] (0/0)
naughty dwarves <nerdanel_50> [5/14 @ 14:22] (1/1)

seems like an excellent lookout <Daughter of Nienna> [5/15 @ 18:22] (0/0)

Some answers <Beren IV> [5/14 @ 13:54] (0/0)

Question re Ents & Saruman <well he's back> [5/14 @ 10:18] (2/4)

probably both <Larner> [5/16 @ 21:55] (0/0)
I think two things are at work <Bythedar> [5/14 @ 10:57] (2/2)

Saruman as a squashed pancake <Penthe> [5/15 @ 1:12] (0/0)
I generally agree (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/14 @ 13:49] (0/0)

In my couple years at TORn, I've never participated... <Lady Elizabeth> [5/13 @ 23:14] (4/13)

Ditton on jump right in, and look for voting thread <drogo_drogo> [5/14 @ 8:02] (0/0)
Keep an eye <Kimi> [5/13 @ 23:24] (2/5)

psst Kimi <Daughter of Nienna> [5/14 @ 14:41] (0/0)
The TORn calendar: <erather> [5/13 @ 23:38] (3/3)

I submitted my b'day months ago and it's not on (No Text) <starmaid> [5/14 @ 14:44] (0/0)
ooh - I didn't know about that! <Lúthien_Rising> [5/14 @ 9:38] (0/0)
Thanks! (No Text) <Kimi> [5/14 @ 0:01] (0/0)

Jump right in LE! <nerdanel_50> [5/13 @ 23:19] (0/0)
If you've read The Hobbit, you're welcome to dive in! <erather> [5/13 @ 23:19] (1/4)

Oh goody! *claps hands* <Lady Elizabeth> [5/13 @ 23:23] (1/3)

Ooh! Ooh! come in for my chapter! <nerdanel_50> [5/13 @ 23:26] (1/2)

*accepts invitation!* : ) <Lady Elizabeth> [5/13 @ 23:30] (1/1)

re: schedule... <Daughter of Nienna> [5/14 @ 6:45] (0/0)

Chapter 13 # 9 Cram cookoff <Arquen> [5/13 @ 18:00] (11/24)

Preliminary results of cookoff <Arquen> [5/14 @ 16:21] (0/0)
Thirty years of Cram <Arquen> [5/14 @ 11:44] (0/0)
Time to eat! <Matthew/Ugluk> [5/14 @ 10:29] (0/0)
Here's one I found: <Daughter of Nienna> [5/14 @ 8:02] (0/0)
I don't cook bad food, <Beren IV> [5/14 @ 3:28] (1/3)

I get the same numbers, except that <Takeo> [5/14 @ 18:02] (2/2)

Good point <Beren IV> [5/16 @ 13:19] (0/0)
Whew <White Gull> [5/14 @ 18:10] (0/0)

Various hardtack recipes, along with <Curious> [5/14 @ 3:09] (3/4)

*bows to the Loremaster of Google* (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [5/14 @ 15:56] (0/0)
Yikes <White Gull> [5/14 @ 7:43] (1/1)

No. Just up late. (No Text) <Curious> [5/14 @ 10:56] (0/0)

I forgot to mention some stories <Curious> [5/14 @ 3:13] (0/0)

Holding my breath for Takeo's answer here... <erather> [5/13 @ 21:21] (1/4)

Are you dead yet? (No Text) <White Gull> [5/14 @ 11:47] (1/3)

*gasps* How much air is in that cave, again? (No Text) <erather> [5/14 @ 13:50] (1/2)

*snert* (No Text) <Takeo> [5/14 @ 18:04] (1/1)

*pants* Thanks, Takeo, was about to despair! (No Text) <erather> [5/14 @ 20:07] (0/0)

Most of the cut-out Christmas cookies I have ever made <nerdanel_50> [5/13 @ 20:43] (0/0)
Some answers <White Gull> [5/13 @ 20:20] (0/0)
Hard Tack or Ship's Biscuits <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/13 @ 20:10] (1/1)

And dwarfs, too! <Kimi> [5/13 @ 20:32] (0/0)

some answers <drogo_drogo> [5/13 @ 18:10] (1/1)

cram-like biscuits <Penthe> [5/13 @ 19:15] (0/0)

I know, dumb question... <Firithfalaswen> [5/13 @ 14:21] (2/11)

If you want to read a dumb question, go here: (No Text - Link Inside) <White Gull> [5/13 @ 18:05] (2/8)

Do you have this link WG?: Internet Acronyms Dictionary (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/14 @ 15:26] (2/3)

I didn't, but I do now. (No Text) <White Gull> [5/14 @ 16:34] (0/0)
just ignore... <Daughter of Nienna> [5/14 @ 15:34] (1/1)

i caught the original discussion on that one. <White Gull> [5/14 @ 16:35] (0/0)

now, White Gull... <Arevanye> [5/13 @ 21:49] (1/3)

Actually <White Gull> [5/14 @ 9:39] (1/2)

So did I, <Arevanye> [5/14 @ 15:08] (1/1)

And I thought <White Gull> [5/14 @ 16:36] (0/0)

"Palantir" is singular, and "palantiri" is plural. <erather> [5/13 @ 14:30] (1/1)

*thanks!!* (No Text) <Firithfalaswen> [5/15 @ 11:25] (0/0)

History of Rangers? <Temujin> [5/13 @ 13:38] (2/12)

Roger's Rangers .org (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/15 @ 17:34] (1/1)

I first learned about . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [5/15 @ 17:52] (0/0)

From www.armyranger.com: <Curious> [5/13 @ 18:19] (1/9)

Curious, I'm curious <Ransom> [5/13 @ 19:09] (2/8)

I'm curious. And <Curious> [5/14 @ 2:40] (2/2)

Ah! Einstein's phone number <WrightWords> [5/16 @ 14:48] (0/0)
So *that's* why <White Gull> [5/14 @ 9:48] (0/0)

Here's what he told me when I asked that question: <erather> [5/13 @ 19:48] (2/4)

No, the quotes are from <Curious> [5/14 @ 2:43] (1/2)

Letters on line <erather> [5/14 @ 14:35] (1/1)

Here: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [5/14 @ 14:49] (0/0)

Yeah, *and* the drop of a hat! (No Text) <White Gull> [5/13 @ 19:58] (0/0)

Chapter 13 # 8 Run river run <Arquen> [5/13 @ 12:31] (6/10)

In the words of Tim the Enchanter: "Look at the bones!" (No Text) <The Silent Watcher> [5/14 @ 17:10] (1/1)

:-) (No Text) <Arquen> [5/14 @ 22:26] (0/0)

old Balin -- the look-out man, who was rather fond the hobbit <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/14 @ 9:31] (0/0)
flash of Merry and Pippin <Daughter of Nienna> [5/14 @ 6:32] (0/0)
Little to comment <Beren IV> [5/14 @ 3:20] (0/0)
quick comment on the fear factor <drogo_drogo> [5/13 @ 18:17] (0/0)
Some thoughts <nerdanel_50> [5/13 @ 16:42] (1/3)

expected bones <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/14 @ 9:02] (1/2)

I use the "Quote" Button <nerdanel_50> [5/14 @ 13:28] (1/1)

The answer was right under my nose! <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/14 @ 15:01] (0/0)

why aragorn is carrying a broken sword ? <featheronlegolasarrow> [5/13 @ 10:45] (7/18)

The Power of Narsil <Beren IV> [5/14 @ 2:55] (1/1)

It's made of Talonite :) <Temujin> [5/14 @ 9:52] (0/0)

my answer added to others (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/13 @ 19:56] (1/2)

Ah, fond memories of endless chit-chat.... (No Text) <squire > [5/13 @ 23:21] (1/1)

he, he! <Daughter of Nienna> [5/14 @ 5:28] (0/0)

The placement of Narsil in Rivendell made more sense <Morwilwarin> [5/13 @ 19:14] (0/0)
Elrond gave Narsil <NZ Strider> [5/13 @ 18:15] (1/1)

Nice speculation, but do you really think <Curious> [5/13 @ 18:30] (0/0)

Symbolism trumps logic <squire > [5/13 @ 12:35] (0/0)
You can't hunt with a sword. <Pukel-man> [5/13 @ 12:18] (2/2)

Psst, Pukel-Man <White Gull> [5/14 @ 0:04] (0/0)
But Rangers have to fight orcs & other baddies, <erather> [5/13 @ 13:58] (0/0)

My take: he only carries it in Bree. <Curious> [5/13 @ 11:01] (2/5)

The Answer <olsonm> [5/13 @ 19:45] (1/2)

Would the trip to Rivendell be a "journey"? <Curious> [5/14 @ 2:53] (1/1)

Aragorn tells us what happpened <olsonm> [5/14 @ 17:27] (0/0)

Maybe that's why <White Gull> [5/13 @ 11:38] (1/1)

Sentimental Value <Servant Of Morgoth> [5/13 @ 11:57] (0/0)

Glorfindel? <antti> [5/13 @ 6:10] (1/3)

Tolkien said they are the same, but not much about his lineage <drogo_drogo> [5/13 @ 7:40] (2/2)

Just a thought <Beren IV> [5/14 @ 2:42] (0/0)
OK <antti> [5/13 @ 8:44] (0/0)

Chapter 13 # 7 The Midas touch (#6 conflated with #5 oops) <Arquen> [5/12 @ 22:35] (3/10)

"And anyway, all those notions are a trick" <Daughter of Nienna> [5/14 @ 5:24] (0/0)
Isn't it interesting that Bilbo now longs for Beorn's refreshments, <nerdanel_50> [5/13 @ 15:39] (0/0)
Something has occurred to me... <Beren IV> [5/13 @ 2:23] (1/7)

Hmmm.... Glowworms? <NZ Strider> [5/13 @ 7:50] (1/6)

I was thinking more of florescent lichen. (No Text) <White Gull> [5/13 @ 14:23] (1/5)

You know, I like this... <Arquen> [5/13 @ 14:36] (3/4)

Hey, cool! (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/14 @ 2:38] (0/0)
Hey, glowworms *and* fungus! (No Text) <White Gull> [5/13 @ 14:54] (0/0)
Yikes!!!!!!!!!!! (No Text - Link Inside) <Arquen> [5/13 @ 14:54] (1/1)

The customer review got me... <White Gull> [5/13 @ 14:56] (0/0)

Elladan and Elrohir question <Estelwyn> [5/12 @ 20:04] (2/13)

theres no real answer, but <hills> [5/12 @ 23:31] (0/0)
We don't really know. <erather> [5/12 @ 21:22] (1/11)

Poor Elrond... <Estelwyn> [5/12 @ 21:35] (1/10)

More children ? <Senta> [5/12 @ 22:10] (2/9)

Children in Valinor <Alveric> [5/13 @ 10:35] (0/0)
It's quite difficult... <Nimrodel > [5/13 @ 0:44] (2/7)

You have to admire Nerdanel, <erather> [5/13 @ 13:54] (2/3)

I've always thought so. :o) (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [5/14 @ 15:41] (0/0)
She must have had exceptional <Kimi> [5/13 @ 16:26] (1/1)

Amen to that. (No Text) <White Gull> [5/13 @ 20:06] (0/0)

I wonder if Celebrian is even alive... <Beren IV> [5/13 @ 2:02] (2/2)

Even if she had died... <Alveric> [5/13 @ 10:40] (0/0)
I beliebe she would have been healed. <Kimi> [5/13 @ 2:53] (0/0)

What about Rosie? <Smokering> [5/12 @ 18:36] (12/61)

article you may find interesting (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/15 @ 16:35] (0/0)
Please note the last lines in the book. <linkinparkelf> [5/13 @ 23:33] (2/11)

Lovely. Yes. <Ascarwen> [5/14 @ 13:19] (1/3)

That's a real <White Gull> [5/14 @ 16:37] (1/2)

Well, not to get too off topic, but... <Ascarwen> [5/15 @ 9:28] (1/1)

awwww !!! <Goldilocks Took> [5/15 @ 9:33] (0/0)

Yes, except <White Gull> [5/13 @ 23:59] (3/6)

Yes, Sam thought Frodo was going to Rivendell <Larner> [5/15 @ 1:52] (0/0)
Yes, your right <linkinparkelf> [5/14 @ 0:15] (1/3)

Your theory <White Gull> [5/14 @ 0:40] (1/2)

psst White Gull <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/14 @ 1:01] (1/1)

I'm not sure <White Gull> [5/14 @ 9:44] (0/0)

Gandalf might have. <Kimi> [5/14 @ 0:11] (0/0)

Rosie Revered Frodo (IMHO) <Frodo-esque> [5/13 @ 13:17] (0/0)
well taken care of <Goldilocks Took> [5/13 @ 12:49] (2/7)

I think Frodo was successful hiding his illness <Lady of Numenor> [5/13 @ 13:24] (4/4)

blinded again by pride in Frodo? <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/13 @ 19:52] (0/0)
One sees what one wants to see. <erather> [5/13 @ 14:15] (0/0)
good point <Goldilocks Took> [5/13 @ 13:44] (0/0)
Welcome :-) (No Text) <Frodo-esque> [5/13 @ 13:31] (0/0)

Does this help? <White Gull> [5/13 @ 13:03] (1/1)

thank you! <Goldilocks Took> [5/13 @ 13:42] (0/0)

*gritting teeth* <Ascarwen> [5/13 @ 12:18] (1/5)

Must...bite....tongue... <White Gull> [5/13 @ 12:30] (1/4)

Sounds like a pretty good year to me. (No Text) <Chip of Dale> [5/14 @ 7:22] (3/3)

**swoons* <Goldilocks Took> [5/15 @ 1:47] (0/0)
Woo hoo!!! *hugs CoD* (No Text) <Ascarwen> [5/14 @ 13:17] (0/0)
Must...ignore.... (No Text) <White Gull> [5/14 @ 9:42] (0/0)

Bilbo's bag of gold <Fisher> [5/13 @ 12:12] (1/1)

Nice thought. (No Text) <White Gull> [5/13 @ 12:32] (0/0)

OK, can anyone post <Estelwyn> [5/13 @ 5:18] (1/2)

It's this one. (No Text - Link Inside) <White Gull> [5/13 @ 8:01] (1/1)

Thanks W-G :-) (No Text) <Estelwyn> [5/13 @ 19:53] (0/0)

I've been sifting <White Gull> [5/12 @ 23:33] (4/16)

Is it? <Beren IV> [5/13 @ 1:58] (1/4)

I sure thought <White Gull> [5/13 @ 2:02] (1/3)

Not quite what I was referring to... <Beren IV> [5/13 @ 2:39] (2/2)

I'll buy that. (No Text) <White Gull> [5/13 @ 7:57] (0/0)
In support of your view: <Kimi> [5/13 @ 3:01] (0/0)

Not awful! <Merryk> [5/12 @ 23:56] (1/2)

I have read that <White Gull> [5/13 @ 1:09] (1/1)

Fictional heroes do exist offscreen. <Chip of Dale> [5/13 @ 3:10] (0/0)

I know! <Smokering> [5/12 @ 23:56] (3/5)

I loved her comment, too,... <Ascarwen> [5/13 @ 12:21] (0/0)
Oh gosh, <White Gull> [5/13 @ 1:26] (0/0)
Sam's judgement - Ha! <Merryk> [5/13 @ 0:04] (2/2)

No apology's needed <White Gull> [5/13 @ 1:36] (0/0)
Oh, right... <Smokering> [5/13 @ 0:13] (0/0)

Rosie's comment... <CAhobbit> [5/12 @ 23:54] (1/1)

I've had to <White Gull> [5/13 @ 1:20] (0/0)

Consider the alternative <Kimi> [5/12 @ 21:00] (0/0)
Psst Smokering <Estelwyn> [5/12 @ 20:33] (1/3)

Psst: Estelwyn <Kimi> [5/12 @ 20:54] (1/2)

Thanks Kimi and one qn <Estelwyn> [5/12 @ 21:25] (1/1)

Yes! (No Text) <Kimi> [5/12 @ 21:27] (0/0)

Interesting to consider it from Rosie's <lucia> [5/12 @ 19:40] (2/3)

Barmaid, nein.... <Smokering> [5/12 @ 23:28] (0/0)
'If you've been looking after Mr. Frodo all this while, what d'you want to leave him for?' <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/12 @ 20:52] (1/1)

I agree <Kimi> [5/12 @ 21:02] (0/0)

Frodo's move to Buckland was planned for months. <erather> [5/12 @ 19:07] (1/1)

good points (No Text) <White Gull> [5/13 @ 2:04] (0/0)

Mordor's geography <Lorien-lover> [5/12 @ 14:13] (4/15)

I have a vague recollection of a desert in central asia <Curious> [5/13 @ 10:15] (2/4)

Tarim Basin with Links <Arquen> [5/13 @ 12:49] (1/2)

The Tarim Basin <Curious> [5/13 @ 14:07] (1/1)

No volcanoes. <Arquen> [5/13 @ 14:24] (0/0)

Himalayan desert <Alveric> [5/13 @ 11:16] (0/0)

My own UUT <Arquen> [5/12 @ 19:27] (2/3)

Melkor's powers <Beren IV> [5/13 @ 1:50] (1/1)

The law of conservation of magic <Arquen> [5/13 @ 14:31] (0/0)

well yes... <Lorien-lover> [5/12 @ 21:18] (0/0)

A UUT is that Morgoth reared the mountain fences <drogo_drogo> [5/12 @ 15:44] (0/0)
Ah, time for one of my favorite links: Mordor, Australia (No Text - Link Inside) <erather> [5/12 @ 14:26] (3/4)

The Wilpena Pound <Beren IV> [5/13 @ 1:53] (0/0)
I hate to rain on your desert, but... <squire > [5/12 @ 15:37] (0/0)
fascinating, but.... <Lorien-lover> [5/12 @ 14:40] (1/1)

The experts here can answer better than I, <erather> [5/12 @ 14:46] (0/0)

Chapter 13 #5 The mice will play <Arquen> [5/11 @ 21:57] (6/10)

his little warrior <Daughter of Nienna> [5/13 @ 14:45] (1/1)

Bilbo's first payment by Alan Lee (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/14 @ 1:14] (0/0)

What's come of his weskit? <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/13 @ 2:12] (0/0)
A few quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [5/12 @ 14:35] (1/1)

Try not to confuse mithril with Mithril <squire > [5/14 @ 9:56] (0/0)

some answers <drogo_drogo> [5/12 @ 11:22] (0/0)
electricity? <Beren IV> [5/12 @ 1:39] (1/2)

gold plate <hatster> [5/12 @ 5:51] (1/1)

OK, with this info I went fishing... <Arquen> [5/12 @ 12:52] (0/0)

Bilbo's new clothes <nerdanel_50> [5/12 @ 0:46] (0/0)

Chapter 13 #4 Up to Bat <Arquen> [5/11 @ 10:24] (6/8)

Thorin's not so bad. <Atlas> [5/14 @ 13:49] (0/0)
‘out to lunch’ <Daughter of Nienna> [5/12 @ 14:57] (1/1)

Ventilation <Arquen> [5/13 @ 1:00] (0/0)

Did the bat attack Bilbo? <Curious> [5/12 @ 7:12] (1/1)

Good point. (No Text) <Arquen> [5/12 @ 12:36] (0/0)

Architecture <Beren IV> [5/12 @ 1:33] (0/0)
Thorin the rotten boss <Penthe> [5/11 @ 23:33] (0/0)
Good old Balin! <Kimi> [5/11 @ 18:04] (0/0)

Chapter 13 # 3 Take the money and run. <Arquen> [5/10 @ 19:38] (11/113)

The only thing that made it "wrong" was <Takeo> [5/11 @ 20:23] (1/2)

Avarice? What of sentiment? Loyalty? <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/13 @ 1:27] (1/1)

There is a double standard here. <Takeo> [5/14 @ 18:58] (0/0)

Did Thorin ever specifically say <RosieLass> [5/11 @ 18:01] (2/4)

No. Which is why Bilbo <NZ Strider> [5/11 @ 18:07] (0/0)
I believe that he gave a warning <Gourry> [5/11 @ 18:05] (2/2)

He did, but that was later. <Smokering> [5/12 @ 17:06] (0/0)
I don't remember. <RosieLass> [5/11 @ 19:16] (0/0)

Right or wrong, Bilbo has been talking to a dragon.... <Olorin of the West> [5/11 @ 14:43] (1/1)

Good point! (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/12 @ 2:23] (0/0)

Three of the largest diamonds in the world <Curious> [5/11 @ 10:56] (6/69)

Situational ethics <drogo_drogo> [5/12 @ 11:45] (1/2)

Great point about Pippin. <Curious> [5/12 @ 14:27] (1/1)

And even pocketing the Ring in "Riddles in the Dark" could be included here <drogo_drogo> [5/12 @ 15:35] (0/0)

I think it was wrong for Bilbo to take it <Kimi> [5/11 @ 17:27] (1/3)

But not to Thorin! <Curious> [5/11 @ 17:37] (1/2)

That's a good point :-) <Kimi> [5/11 @ 17:55] (1/1)

I think it's less "the end justifying the means" <RosieLass> [5/11 @ 19:18] (0/0)

Reminds me of an old Ogden Nash poem <Aunt Dora Baggins> [5/11 @ 15:16] (0/0)
Hmm... Do note that when Bilbo takes the Arkenstone, <NZ Strider> [5/11 @ 13:24] (2/5)

In some cultures <RosieLass> [5/11 @ 19:20] (0/0)
Careless phrasing, or Providence? <Curious> [5/11 @ 13:33] (1/3)

Could he be, <Merryk> [5/11 @ 15:46] (1/2)

Interesting thought. <Curious> [5/11 @ 16:00] (1/1)

OK, Providence <Merryk> [5/12 @ 17:07] (0/0)

Note the words: <Arquen> [5/11 @ 13:06] (2/2)

reminds just a little of <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 22:19] (0/0)
Yes, but that would not excuse <Curious> [5/11 @ 13:24] (0/0)

Is the Arkenstone a fourteenth share? <Pukel-man> [5/11 @ 11:07] (2/51)

Thorin trades a 14th share for it. (No Text) <N.E. Brigand> [5/11 @ 12:24] (1/2)

That only defines its minimum value. <Pukel-man> [5/11 @ 12:32] (1/1)

He's actually asked for a 12th share. <N.E. Brigand> [5/11 @ 18:21] (0/0)

OK, I will soften my position. <Curious> [5/11 @ 11:22] (2/47)

My point about the plot twist... <Arquen> [5/12 @ 12:22] (1/6)

Why is that? <squire > [5/12 @ 12:39] (1/5)

Because it's an autobiography. <Arquen> [5/12 @ 13:31] (1/4)

All well and good for Tolkien, but what about his audience? <squire > [5/12 @ 14:26] (2/3)

How old a kid are we talking about? <Arquen> [5/12 @ 22:42] (1/1)

Between 7 and 9 <squire > [5/12 @ 23:43] (0/0)

Tolkien agreed. <Curious> [5/12 @ 14:31] (0/0)

I think he was doing absolutely the wrong thing. <Pukel-man> [5/11 @ 11:44] (1/39)

Hmmm, I'm confused. <Curious> [5/11 @ 12:06] (2/38)

Choice, not justification <Penthe> [5/11 @ 23:26] (1/16)

I disagree. <Curious> [5/12 @ 7:42] (2/15)

I certainlky can't speak for Tolkien, but allow me to speak to... <aragonvaar> [5/12 @ 13:24] (1/1)

That sounds right. <Curious> [5/12 @ 14:46] (0/0)

"...may be offered many opportunities to do so."? <squire > [5/12 @ 8:19] (1/12)

The fact <Curious> [5/12 @ 10:36] (1/11)

help <squire > [5/12 @ 11:15] (1/10)

Let's <Curious> [5/12 @ 11:32] (1/9)

Sure. <squire > [5/12 @ 11:56] (1/8)

Gollum, <Curious> [5/12 @ 12:08] (2/7)

Gollum was on the verge of repenting <Ransom> [5/13 @ 11:41] (2/4)

Wait a minute.... <White Gull> [5/13 @ 23:45] (1/2)

Can <Curious> [5/14 @ 10:24] (1/1)

If you don't recall it <White Gull> [5/14 @ 11:50] (0/0)

Well, <Curious> [5/13 @ 16:54] (0/0)

I think . . . <Pukel-man> [5/12 @ 12:15] (1/1)

Not <Curious> [5/12 @ 13:13] (0/0)

Tolkien's notion of sin . . . <Pukel-man> [5/11 @ 12:30] (2/20)

I disagree on <Daughter of Nienna> [5/12 @ 13:34] (0/0)
I couldn't disagree more. <Curious> [5/12 @ 7:35] (1/18)

'Counter-intuitive' is not the same as 'irrational'. <Pukel-man> [5/12 @ 9:24] (2/17)

Instinct vs Intuition <Daughter of Nienna> [5/12 @ 13:33] (0/0)
And what of luck? <Curious> [5/12 @ 10:23] (1/15)

Hmm . . . <Pukel-man> [5/12 @ 13:08] (3/14)

the difference is <Daughter of Nienna> [5/12 @ 13:41] (0/0)
Three words: Luthien and Beren. <aragonvaar> [5/12 @ 13:28] (0/0)
So <Curious> [5/12 @ 13:27] (1/11)

But faith is . . . <Pukel-man> [5/12 @ 13:45] (2/10)

I think <Curious> [5/12 @ 14:40] (0/0)
to make choices in faith <Daughter of Nienna> [5/12 @ 14:27] (1/8)

Interesting discussion here; <NZ Strider> [5/12 @ 14:50] (2/7)

impulse is not choice at all <Daughter of Nienna> [5/12 @ 15:52] (1/3)

Following impulse is a choice. <Smokering> [5/12 @ 17:16] (2/2)

If one goes through a decision <lucia> [5/12 @ 20:24] (0/0)
a lot <Daughter of Nienna> [5/12 @ 18:23] (0/0)

Spock <Curious> [5/12 @ 15:07] (1/2)

True, if for no other reason <squire > [5/12 @ 15:38] (1/1)

:-D <Curious> [5/12 @ 15:53] (0/0)

Radioactive Silmarils . . . <Pukel-man> [5/11 @ 10:00] (1/2)

Historical note: <Aunt Dora Baggins> [5/11 @ 15:23] (1/1)

Poor Marie Curie discovered just how dangerous radium is (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [5/11 @ 17:05] (0/0)

Semi-OT: A quote . . . <Pukel-man> [5/11 @ 9:53] (1/2)

Good spot on that in the Nibelungenlied; <NZ Strider> [5/11 @ 13:36] (1/1)

I did wonder . . . <Pukel-man> [5/11 @ 13:47] (0/0)

Hmm, Bilbo is to the Arkenstone what Morgoth is to the Silmarils, therefore Bilbo = Morgoth <drogo_drogo> [5/11 @ 9:14] (2/5)

I sort of go along with <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 21:44] (0/0)
Bilbo=Beren. Smaug=Morgoth. Dwarves=Noldor.. (No Text) <Curious> [5/11 @ 9:26] (2/3)

Good analogy! (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/12 @ 1:23] (0/0)
And Sam = Bilbo <drogo_drogo> [5/11 @ 17:47] (1/1)

yes, and... <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 21:52] (0/0)

It IS magical! <Beren IV> [5/11 @ 1:36] (0/0)
Burgling's a dangerous habit <Kimi> [5/10 @ 22:59] (0/0)
There was always more about Mr. Baggins than anyone suspected <nerdanel_50> [5/10 @ 22:05] (1/14)

pssst Ner... (No Text - Link Inside) <Arquen> [5/10 @ 23:12] (1/13)

*snert* (*snort*? *snirt*?) <nerdanel_50> [5/11 @ 0:11] (1/12)

Snirt. <Curious> [5/11 @ 9:18] (1/11)

Snert seems so generally accepted <squire > [5/11 @ 12:09] (1/10)

Snert can be offensive <Curious> [5/11 @ 13:29] (3/9)

thank you Curious and Squire! <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 18:49] (1/1)

This is why I favor "snirt." <Curious> [5/12 @ 6:26] (0/0)

Very clever and appropriate <squire > [5/11 @ 15:24] (1/3)

*snurt* <lucia> [5/11 @ 15:40] (1/2)

Wha, ye dinna ken "We TORnsibs maistlins aucht snert, the nou." ? <squire > [5/11 @ 21:01] (1/1)

:- ) (No Text) <lucia> [5/11 @ 22:13] (0/0)

not understanding... <lucia> [5/11 @ 14:54] (2/2)

Internet Acronyms Dictionary (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/12 @ 19:16] (0/0)
See this: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [5/11 @ 14:58] (0/0)

D.E.N.I.A.L. - Don't Even kNow I Am Lying <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/10 @ 21:41] (2/3)

I like this idea of third <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 23:06] (0/0)
psst Wanda: "The Epilogue" excerpt (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 2:01] (1/1)

Thank you! <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/11 @ 2:10] (0/0)

Chapter 13 #2: A light in dark places. <Arquen> [5/10 @ 13:04] (7/11)

Bilbo was the designated sneak. <Atlas> [5/12 @ 4:17] (0/0)
‘pale white glint’ <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 3:41] (0/0)
Brave Bilbo <nerdanel_50> [5/10 @ 17:51] (0/0)
It's the Arkenstone, which, like the Silmarils <Curious> [5/10 @ 17:42] (2/4)

also, Band of Brothers <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/10 @ 19:47] (1/1)

BoB was brilliant. <Chip of Dale> [5/12 @ 3:26] (0/0)

Movie dwarf count. <N.E. Brigand> [5/10 @ 18:24] (1/1)

dwarves as herd creatures <Penthe> [5/10 @ 19:00] (0/0)

some answers <drogo_drogo> [5/10 @ 17:42] (0/0)
such good questions! <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/10 @ 17:41] (0/0)
Can't really answer... <Beren IV> [5/10 @ 13:53] (0/0)

Question regarding Arwen's gift to Frodo. <Alassëa Eruvande> [5/10 @ 12:30] (4/10)

I....... <elvendala> [5/14 @ 15:15] (0/0)
Would you please change your font and/or color? I can barely read that. (No Text) <Hamfast of Gamwich> [5/10 @ 23:07] (1/6)

How is this? <Alassëa Eruvande> [5/11 @ 12:38] (1/5)

better.... <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 15:17] (1/4)

Thanks, I don't know any codes. <Alassëa Eruvande> [5/12 @ 11:43] (1/3)

I hope this helps.... <Daughter of Nienna> [5/13 @ 1:50] (1/2)

Thanks, those are good links! <Alassëa Eruvande> [5/13 @ 11:38] (1/1)

you're welcome! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/13 @ 20:24] (0/0)

Here's what Tolkien said about this, <erather> [5/10 @ 14:38] (0/0)
Frodo is not immortal. <lucia> [5/10 @ 14:24] (0/0)

~tell me please what are you doing here~ <the_evening_star> [5/10 @ 10:14] (2/2)

Mae govannen (or just "howdy"), Here's a good guide to the TORN message boards--> (No Text - Link Inside) <drogo_drogo> [5/10 @ 13:02] (0/0)
Hi, the evening star <squire > [5/10 @ 10:28] (0/0)

Question re: Arwen's "availability" for marriage <Lady Elizabeth> [5/10 @ 1:12] (7/17)

When did Elrond himself marry? <N.E. Brigand> [5/12 @ 11:10] (0/0)
Thanks, everyone! (No Text) <Lady Elizabeth> [5/11 @ 0:36] (0/0)
There are two ways to look at it <squire > [5/10 @ 10:45] (1/5)

I like option #1 <Beren IV> [5/10 @ 13:45] (1/4)

Can't think of Death in same way with Elves <Bythedar> [5/10 @ 14:18] (1/3)

That's one of Tolkien's conceptions; <Beren IV> [5/11 @ 2:48] (1/2)

In this instance <Bythedar> [5/11 @ 8:15] (1/1)

I agree! (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/12 @ 1:28] (0/0)

My Thoughts <Bythedar> [5/10 @ 10:43] (1/3)

Hmmm, a lot of people think of marriage as "for the present". <erather> [5/10 @ 21:42] (2/2)

And for some it's all about the presents! Sorry, bad pun. (No Text) <Elberbeth> [5/11 @ 14:01] (0/0)
Well, thats not exactly what I meant! <Bythedar> [5/11 @ 8:13] (0/0)

I'd like to think <Frodo-esque> [5/10 @ 8:35] (1/2)

psst, Frodo-esque.. <lucia> [5/10 @ 14:40] (1/1)

merci! (No Text) <Frodo-esque> [5/10 @ 16:40] (0/0)

Typical Elven marraige <Beren IV> [5/10 @ 2:35] (0/0)
A simple answer... <Nimrodel > [5/10 @ 1:30] (0/0)

Chapter 13 #1: The sounds of silence <Arquen> [5/10 @ 0:41] (7/10)

Dwarves in the dark. <Atlas> [5/12 @ 3:59] (0/0)
found hope <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 19:21] (0/0)
Suffocation <Takeo> [5/10 @ 16:03] (1/3)

Hmm... <Arquen> [5/10 @ 16:59] (1/2)

Adjustments <Takeo> [5/10 @ 17:59] (1/1)

Actually, this works out fine: <Arquen> [5/10 @ 18:18] (0/0)

hope in the darkest moments <drogo_drogo> [5/10 @ 6:56] (0/0)
lightening and such <gullygilly> [5/10 @ 4:02] (0/0)
third time's the charm? <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/10 @ 2:34] (0/0)
dark and, well, more dark <Penthe> [5/10 @ 0:52] (0/0)

Is Ungoliant a Maia? <bigidiot> [5/9 @ 23:20] (6/15)

yep <hills> [5/11 @ 10:22] (1/2)

i really want to know (No Text) <bigidiot> [5/11 @ 10:29] (1/1)

ok, so... <hills> [5/11 @ 23:12] (0/0)

Don't think so <Rhiandra Took> [5/10 @ 16:53] (1/1)

Ungoliant and nature spirits <Alveric> [5/11 @ 6:28] (0/0)

heres a link (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/10 @ 13:53] (1/1)

nuff said I guess, thanks (No Text) <bigidiot> [5/10 @ 14:57] (0/0)

She's the anti-Bombadil <drogo_drogo> [5/10 @ 7:04] (0/0)
In early versions of the Sil, <Beren IV> [5/10 @ 2:31] (1/2)

I Agree <Alveric> [5/10 @ 5:08] (1/1)

Melkor, corruption, and evil <Beren IV> [5/10 @ 14:06] (0/0)

Intriguing question! <Durin III> [5/10 @ 1:02] (1/3)

Would the Ents also fall into this category? <Alassëa Eruvande> [5/10 @ 12:38] (1/2)

ents cannot change form <bigidiot> [5/10 @ 13:20] (1/1)

Yabbut, <Alassëa Eruvande> [5/10 @ 13:32] (0/0)

long, long article (did I mention very long) link <Penthe> [5/9 @ 22:13] (2/2)

Thanks, interesting. (No Text) <Olorin of the West> [5/11 @ 15:06] (0/0)
Thanks, I enjoyed reading that. (No Text) <linkinparkelf> [5/10 @ 2:41] (0/0)

Chapter 13--Not at Home--opening Remarks <Arquen> [5/9 @ 12:04] (6/10)

Looking forward to it! (No Text) <Kimi> [5/10 @ 3:37] (0/0)
I'd have to say that your Dwarven metabolism study is an interesting one... <Beren IV> [5/9 @ 22:04] (0/0)
Mmmm, cram! Sounds great, looking forward to it (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [5/9 @ 16:23] (0/0)
sounds great! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/9 @ 15:41] (0/0)
Yeah! Recipes! <Entmaiden> [5/9 @ 15:00] (1/3)

psst, Entmaiden <nerdanel_50> [5/9 @ 15:50] (2/2)

pssst, nerdanel_50 <Entmaiden> [5/9 @ 17:00] (0/0)
psst, Nerdanel and Entmaiden <lucia> [5/9 @ 16:26] (0/0)

Looking forward to the week, if not the cram, but . . . <nerdanel_50> [5/9 @ 13:48] (1/1)

Waaay to complicated to explain... <Arquen> [5/10 @ 22:08] (0/0)

Why couldn't, say, Legolas's ship take Arwen into the West? <Rhiandra Took> [5/9 @ 10:28] (3/12)

As others have said <Bythedar> [5/10 @ 10:46] (0/0)
It's not her ship. <PhantomS> [5/9 @ 11:18] (3/7)

Beyond the circles of the world <Senta> [5/9 @ 20:13] (0/0)
Yeah, I don't see any insult there, either. <Ascarwen> [5/9 @ 19:22] (0/0)
"-to reject it then would be an insult to Aragorn's two best friends" <lucia> [5/9 @ 14:52] (3/4)

Did Arwen truly have a choice at the time of Aragorn's death? <Ioreth's sister> [5/10 @ 13:29] (1/1)

I think he knew <dcmdramas> [5/10 @ 13:38] (0/0)

Never more than memory... <ComtesseDeDia> [5/10 @ 8:43] (0/0)
imagine the scene. <PhantomS> [5/10 @ 4:00] (0/0)

Because... <CelebornsMirror> [5/9 @ 10:41] (1/2)

arwen on legolas's ship... <Mapalon> [5/9 @ 17:34] (1/1)

Just realised this <Rhiandra Took> [5/12 @ 17:09] (0/0)

Correlary to Elven Population Dynamics <Beren IV> [5/9 @ 3:20] (2/3)

There may not need to be a "sink" <Takeo> [5/10 @ 16:52] (1/1)

I like that idea... <Beren IV> [5/11 @ 2:11] (0/0)

I would think that the ratio of men to women in armies was... <Morwilwarin> [5/9 @ 10:38] (0/0)

Population Dynamics part II - Dwarves <Beren IV> [5/9 @ 1:28] (2/2)

Dwarves are... different. <Atlas> [5/10 @ 2:34] (0/0)
Aule should have gotten Yavanna's input on the beard thing :) <drogo_drogo> [5/9 @ 8:46] (0/0)

2 ? <hills> [5/8 @ 21:44] (5/7)

A couple of thoughts <Ioreth's sister> [5/10 @ 13:40] (1/1)

that's a very <Merryk> [5/10 @ 23:11] (0/0)

Your second question... <Nimrodel > [5/10 @ 1:36] (1/1)

Last of her people <Alveric> [5/10 @ 6:36] (0/0)

Arwen's Age <Alveric> [5/9 @ 7:44] (0/0)
Last born? <Beren IV> [5/9 @ 1:20] (0/0)
Did they say <Merryk> [5/9 @ 1:13] (0/0)

The Palantir. <WitchKing91> [5/8 @ 20:34] (1/2)

yep <hills> [5/8 @ 21:57] (1/1)

All the same shipwreck. <erather> [5/9 @ 19:40] (0/0)

What is the White Council <aliblack> [5/8 @ 20:22] (1/3)

The White Council.... <WitchKing91> [5/8 @ 20:29] (2/2)

It also includes the leaders of the Elves (Galadriel, Elrond, etc.) <Beren IV> [5/9 @ 1:15] (0/0)
Thank you! <aliblack> [5/8 @ 20:31] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #11: Inside Information - Summary and Open Forum <jflower> [5/7 @ 21:55] (16/30)

Thanks so much, jflower. <Kimi> [5/10 @ 2:31] (0/0)
Wonderful job, jflower! <Altaira> [5/9 @ 23:48] (0/0)
End of the week already? Thanks -- learning a lot (No Text) <Modtheow> [5/9 @ 16:22] (0/0)
Thanks, jflower, nice job. (No Text) <Arquen> [5/9 @ 12:07] (0/0)
Yes, thanks for very interesting, thorough questions (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [5/9 @ 8:30] (0/0)
Oops, I didn't realize that this was the end. Thank you, jflower! (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/9 @ 1:29] (0/0)
Thanks, jflower! <Entmaiden> [5/8 @ 23:39] (0/0)
Mahalo Nui Loa! <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 20:00] (0/0)
Thanks for leading the discussion, jflower. <NZ Strider> [5/8 @ 16:01] (0/0)
The hand of Providence... <OrcKid> [5/8 @ 13:00] (0/0)
The same things keep happening <Golfimbul> [5/8 @ 11:52] (0/0)
Bilbo’s ‘sixth sense’ <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 0:14] (2/6)

Psst, DoN... <Tar-Telperien> [5/8 @ 2:12] (1/3)

aloha! <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 2:50] (1/2)

That's incredible! <Tar-Telperien> [5/9 @ 3:33] (1/1)

not Manoa <Daughter of Nienna> [5/9 @ 3:51] (0/0)

Ash Nazg... <Beren IV> [5/8 @ 0:38] (1/1)

The ring was not yet the Ring. <Curious> [5/8 @ 0:53] (0/0)

Ponies: <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 0:13] (1/1)

Yes, the ponies did not fare well <Curious> [5/8 @ 0:46] (0/0)

'third time pays for all’ <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 0:12] (2/4)

Sam uses the expression when he asks Gollum <hatster> [5/8 @ 12:20] (1/1)

thanks for the tip on Sam... <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 13:47] (0/0)

The Annotated Hobbit says it comes <Curious> [5/8 @ 0:51] (1/1)

here it is and more questons...for anyone <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 5:36] (0/0)

I found this one of the most straightforward chapters. <Curious> [5/7 @ 23:56] (3/3)

Perhaps the lesson is... <N.E. Brigand> [5/10 @ 18:27] (0/0)
Bilbo's the unsung hero but that lets him return to normalcy <drogo_drogo> [5/8 @ 8:03] (0/0)
I agree with this. <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 2:58] (0/0)

Certainly a well-marked transition . . . <nerdanel_50> [5/7 @ 22:07] (0/0)

Torn in two <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 19:38] (13/76)

"The Epilogue" excerpt <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 1:57] (1/12)

The call of the sea <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 2:18] (2/11)

There is one thing to consider however <Frodo-esque> [5/11 @ 10:33] (1/1)

Don't want to repeat myself, but <Ascarwen> [5/11 @ 12:45] (0/0)

consider the mirror <Goldilocks Took> [5/11 @ 8:39] (1/8)

I did notice that mirroring <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 15:35] (1/7)

to be honest the concept of whole <Goldilocks Took> [5/11 @ 16:13] (1/6)

maybe... <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 16:44] (1/5)

thank you for the links <Goldilocks Took> [5/11 @ 18:44] (1/4)

I was not referring to any one kind of wholeness <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 21:27] (1/3)

Uh oh...now you've brought up my favorite line. <Frodo-esque> [5/12 @ 0:33] (1/2)

"One have to have of self to ... <Daughter of Nienna> [5/12 @ 6:23] (1/1)

we are entitled <Goldilocks Took> [5/12 @ 13:13] (0/0)

Fantastic Post <Frodo-esque> [5/9 @ 23:34] (1/4)

maybe so, but here's my conclusions <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/10 @ 2:22] (1/3)

After reading through my own post <Frodo-esque> [5/10 @ 8:58] (1/2)

a happier ending for me <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/10 @ 12:50] (1/1)

That's true <Frodo-esque> [5/10 @ 13:42] (0/0)

And you came back, said Rose. <Goldilocks Took> [5/9 @ 0:25] (3/4)

Bilbo-Rivendell very interesting connection <eowyn_rohan> [5/12 @ 3:13] (0/0)
Re Bilbo and Rivendell's effect <Ascarwen> [5/9 @ 19:15] (0/0)
Thats a whole new idea to me <lucia> [5/9 @ 15:10] (1/1)

I'd like to think <Goldilocks Took> [5/9 @ 23:45] (0/0)

No it won't. <gullygilly> [5/8 @ 17:42] (3/10)

See, I can accept this as a valid <Ascarwen> [5/9 @ 19:25] (0/0)
and the Shire <Goldilocks Took> [5/9 @ 0:47] (3/5)

Yes, you are so right <gullygilly> [5/9 @ 8:33] (0/0)
"To tell my story" <Silent _ Watcher> [5/9 @ 6:35] (0/0)
Ringbearers sail when their tasks are complete. <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/9 @ 1:52] (2/2)

I love that. And I do think Frodo <Ascarwen> [5/9 @ 19:28] (0/0)
I think Sam's wound <Goldilocks Took> [5/9 @ 2:22] (0/0)

Hey, gullygilly! Where've you been and <nerdanel_50> [5/8 @ 18:29] (1/2)

Hi... <gullygilly> [5/8 @ 19:30] (1/1)

(((gullygilly))) <nerdanel_50> [5/8 @ 20:02] (0/0)

Yes, Frodo staying would solve... <Ascarwen> [5/8 @ 10:42] (1/5)

please, I did not say that <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 13:31] (1/4)

I misunderstood something, then... <Ascarwen> [5/9 @ 19:12] (1/3)

I am sorry this took so long… <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 0:10] (1/2)

Thorough and thoughtful... <Ascarwen> [5/11 @ 12:40] (1/1)

neither do I <Daughter of Nienna> [5/11 @ 14:39] (0/0)

I trust Gandalf. <Curious> [5/8 @ 4:00] (1/1)

Healing only in the West <Senta> [5/9 @ 20:25] (0/0)

The other interpretation. <Chip of Dale> [5/8 @ 2:35] (3/6)

I diasgree <linkinparkelf> [5/10 @ 0:30] (0/0)
If you haven't already, you should check out <nerdanel_50> [5/9 @ 15:48] (3/3)

Illuminating article <linkinparkelf> [5/10 @ 0:36] (0/0)
thanks for the link <Goldilocks Took> [5/10 @ 0:12] (0/0)
Thanks for the reminder; <Ascarwen> [5/9 @ 19:16] (0/0)

perhaps the most hobbity <Goldilocks Took> [5/9 @ 9:48] (0/0)

about spiritual wholeness <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 0:49] (2/5)

I disagree that Sam <Goldilocks Took> [5/9 @ 0:34] (1/1)

note her other post (No Text - Link Inside) <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/9 @ 1:54] (0/0)

ultimate wholeness <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/8 @ 3:34] (2/2)

"I will not say: do not weep; for not all tears are an evil." <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 5:04] (0/0)
all life is a process, a journey <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 4:49] (0/0)

Sam gets un-torn <Beren IV> [5/8 @ 0:31] (1/1)

from other things Tolkien wrote <dcmdramas> [5/8 @ 11:13] (0/0)

But then Frodo would be unhappy, and Sam torn again <WrightWords> [5/8 @ 0:07] (0/0)
there's another angle to this no one has brought up <dcmdramas> [5/7 @ 23:55] (1/1)

yes...wonderous gift of Joy! <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 1:59] (0/0)

Frodo knows he will not recover <nerdanel_50> [5/7 @ 20:38] (2/6)

I've been thinking about your post <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/8 @ 0:05] (1/1)

"I'm back." <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 1:26] (0/0)

Sam's wounds <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 21:39] (3/3)

IMHO, Tolkien shows us a Sam <Ascarwen> [5/11 @ 12:49] (0/0)
There's some real possibility <lucia> [5/7 @ 22:18] (0/0)
I think if Sam could have died in peace in the Shire <nerdanel_50> [5/7 @ 21:58] (0/0)

It would just perpetuate Sam's feeling of being torn in two <dcmdramas> [5/7 @ 19:49] (1/8)

just what sort of care would Frodo require? <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 20:09] (2/7)

Frodo needs time and energy. <lucia> [5/7 @ 21:51] (0/0)
It's not the physical care he would require... <an seileachan> [5/7 @ 20:25] (3/5)

I felt that was ONE of the many meanings of "torn in two" <hatster> [5/8 @ 12:25] (0/0)
I disagree. <Ascarwen> [5/8 @ 10:49] (0/0)
This is dangerous logic. <erather> [5/7 @ 20:38] (1/2)

i see what you're saying, but this isn't quite the same.... <cheesecake> [5/7 @ 20:57] (1/1)

thanks, you explained that well... :-) <an seileachan> [5/7 @ 21:15] (0/0)

The Complete History of Middle Earth, worth it? <Pring> [5/7 @ 12:07] (3/3)

I'm reading them right now <NottaSackville> [5/10 @ 11:34] (0/0)
That set contains early drafts and earlier versions <drogo_drogo> [5/7 @ 12:51] (0/0)
I would go with the hardbacks of LotR etc. <Curious> [5/7 @ 12:44] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #10: Inside Information - Temper, temper Smaug! <jflower> [5/7 @ 11:57] (3/12)

scorched grass & thrush’s stone <Daughter of Nienna> [5/7 @ 15:30] (1/3)

Caring about snails . . . <nerdanel_50> [5/7 @ 15:59] (1/2)

Just be glad they are not African Giant Snails! (No Text - Link Inside) <Golfimbul> [5/8 @ 12:41] (1/1)

Yipes! (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [5/8 @ 18:31] (0/0)

smithereens <nerdanel_50> [5/7 @ 14:42] (4/5)

Hmm. A couple of dictionaries I checked <Kimi> [5/9 @ 6:04] (0/0)
I asked an expert... <Arquen> [5/7 @ 22:46] (0/0)
Bllcchhhhh…plreckkkk…krccckhhcchh <Daughter of Nienna> [5/7 @ 18:22] (0/0)
perhaps from Irish smidiríní <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 15:22] (1/1)

Yes, but <nerdanel_50> [5/7 @ 15:54] (0/0)

Spectacular! <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 13:51] (1/1)

I noticed the parallel.. <Golfimbul> [5/8 @ 12:37] (0/0)

Hereward the Wake, and Beorn the Bear. <Pukel-man> [5/7 @ 11:19] (3/4)

Björn=Beorn is a common scandinavian name <Galadriel1a> [5/9 @ 5:07] (0/0)
Thanks for that, Pukel-man; most interesting. <NZ Strider> [5/7 @ 15:45] (1/1)

And to add another "Beorn the Bear" to this: <NZ Strider> [5/8 @ 16:51] (0/0)

The source . . . <Pukel-man> [5/7 @ 11:27] (0/0)

The Light of Earendil <Dunedain Chieftain> [5/7 @ 9:57] (1/2)

It's a bit of the Silmaril light <PhantomS> [5/7 @ 10:06] (1/1)

The Mirror <CelebornsMirror> [5/7 @ 10:36] (0/0)

Population dynamics part I - Elves <Beren IV> [5/7 @ 3:02] (9/23)

Calculations, revisited, and Valinor <Beren IV> [5/8 @ 0:26] (1/4)

I bet Tolkien didn't really consider <lucia> [5/8 @ 18:21] (2/3)

Not actually true <Beren IV> [5/9 @ 0:08] (1/1)

I see your point. <lucia> [5/9 @ 13:02] (0/0)

pssst, lucia <nerdanel_50> [5/8 @ 18:25] (0/0)

a couple of points <dcmdramas> [5/7 @ 17:54] (1/1)

third point (ok, I'm slow) <dcmdramas> [5/7 @ 18:38] (0/0)

I calculate 43,484,950 Elves. <Roheryn> [5/7 @ 16:53] (1/4)

This is really the same calculation as Beren's, since <Takeo> [5/7 @ 18:04] (2/3)

But what is the factor for <erather> [5/7 @ 18:32] (1/1)

Totally agreed. <Takeo> [5/7 @ 18:57] (0/0)

aloha...long time! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/7 @ 18:24] (0/0)

Here's the math <Beren IV> [5/7 @ 14:03] (0/0)
Here's a link <White Gull> [5/7 @ 9:34] (1/2)

And here's another article, on Elf populations. (No Text - Link Inside) <erather> [5/7 @ 16:28] (1/1)

We need to address this. <Beren IV> [5/8 @ 2:40] (0/0)

Take Arwen for Instance <Bythedar> [5/7 @ 9:05] (0/0)
Dutch Elf disease? (No Text) <NottaSackville> [5/7 @ 9:03] (0/0)
I think your estimates are rather high. <Kimi> [5/7 @ 5:09] (2/3)

Are you saying that few elvish men are marriage matieral? :-) (No Text) <Takeo> [5/7 @ 18:10] (0/0)
They're not estimates (see the math). (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/7 @ 14:04] (1/1)

Oops <Beren IV> [5/7 @ 14:07] (0/0)

Query about your assumptions. <Atlas> [5/7 @ 3:32] (0/0)

Orcs and Elves? <gliselve> [5/6 @ 21:29] (4/13)

re:orcs and elves <Thekingunderthemountain> [5/7 @ 16:23] (0/0)
They were tortured <Rhiandra Took> [5/7 @ 15:34] (0/0)
Orcs came from Men <Taur Edhel> [5/7 @ 2:37] (3/9)

This makes more sense to me than elves <Yncanes> [5/7 @ 18:13] (2/2)

Long-lived orcs. <N.E. Brigand> [5/8 @ 19:50] (0/0)
Mortal Orcs <Alveric> [5/8 @ 11:01] (0/0)

Drúedain? <Temujin> [5/7 @ 10:06] (0/0)
Not according to the Sil, they aren't! <Beren IV> [5/7 @ 2:45] (2/4)

Even in the Silmarillion... <Alveric> [5/7 @ 8:10] (0/0)
Re: Not according to the Sil, they aren't! <Taur Edhel> [5/7 @ 3:02] (1/2)

I agree. In fact, <Beren IV> [5/7 @ 3:08] (1/1)

Creation of the Orcs <Dunedain Chieftain> [5/7 @ 10:55] (0/0)

The powers of Melkor <Beren IV> [5/7 @ 1:55] (0/0)

Sharkey? <Princess of Ithilien> [5/6 @ 17:16] (5/8)

it shows how far Saruman has fallen. <cheesecake> [5/7 @ 21:01] (0/0)
Sharkey IS Saruman <Beren IV> [5/7 @ 1:49] (1/1)

Oh, I know it's Saruman, it just sounds dorky :o) (No Text) <Princess of Ithilien> [5/7 @ 2:22] (0/0)

Possible philological joke. <N.E. Brigand> [5/6 @ 20:15] (1/2)

Correction: Mandeville not Manderley. <N.E. Brigand> [5/8 @ 20:21] (1/1)

Thankyou N.E. Brigand, very interesting reply! (No Text) <Princess of Ithilien> [5/10 @ 15:18] (0/0)

It is Saurman, only reduced to a Hobbit-sized villain <drogo_drogo> [5/6 @ 18:41] (0/0)
Yeah......I never did like that name..............lol (No Text) <Galadriel725> [5/6 @ 18:30] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #9: Inside Information - The Arkenstone . . .Thorin's true love! <jflower> [5/6 @ 14:18] (4/11)

The great King Bladorthin <Curious> [5/7 @ 14:41] (1/3)

Bladorthin and Dorwinion <Alveric> [5/8 @ 10:24] (1/2)

Gondor did extend that far. <Curious> [5/10 @ 10:40] (1/1)

Sindarized Avari/Silvan? <PhantomS> [5/10 @ 15:40] (0/0)

Ideas <Beren IV> [5/7 @ 1:39] (0/0)
Thorin is ultimately an honorable Dwarf <Daughter of Nienna> [5/6 @ 18:29] (1/2)

Thorin's on a roll <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 0:47] (1/1)

maybe its <Daughter of Nienna> [5/7 @ 2:45] (0/0)

Some quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [5/6 @ 15:14] (1/2)

Arkenstones and mythemes <drogo_drogo> [5/7 @ 8:24] (1/1)

wonderfull... <Daughter of Nienna> [5/7 @ 14:22] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #8: Inside Information - Bilbo the Worrier <jflower> [5/6 @ 14:05] (7/12)

Bilbo and Dwarves <drogo_drogo> [5/7 @ 7:59] (0/0)
Bilbo's learning curve <nerdanel_50> [5/7 @ 2:45] (0/0)
I have little to say that hasn't already been said, <Beren IV> [5/7 @ 1:28] (0/0)
More thrush trivia... <Arquen> [5/6 @ 18:59] (0/0)
Smaug it treacherous <Daughter of Nienna> [5/6 @ 17:50] (0/0)
Some quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [5/6 @ 15:43] (3/5)

"I have fled as a thrush <Kimi> [5/6 @ 18:14] (1/1)

very intriguing! thanks! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/8 @ 2:01] (0/0)

Perhaps simply because the thrush knocks? <Curious> [5/6 @ 16:40] (0/0)
One more minor point: <NZ Strider> [5/6 @ 15:53] (1/1)

mental image <Penthe> [5/6 @ 21:16] (0/0)

Well, <Inwai> [5/6 @ 15:22] (0/0)

Origin of place-name Rohan? <Smeagirl/Girllum> [5/6 @ 14:04] (1/3)

Although Tolkien invented <NZ Strider> [5/6 @ 14:20] (2/2)

Also a <Silent _ Watcher> [5/7 @ 10:49] (0/0)
Thanks much, I'll read the letter. (No Text) <Smeagirl/Girllum> [5/6 @ 14:25] (0/0)

How did Faramir do that? <Poppins> [5/6 @ 11:44] (9/51)

Onions, mushrooms, and hard nuts <Nimrodel > [5/8 @ 21:34] (0/0)
Faramir is a Hero of The Silmarillion <Curious> [5/7 @ 12:57] (0/0)
Blown away. <Cirdan the Shipwright> [5/7 @ 12:10] (0/0)
Faramir <kodax> [5/7 @ 7:42] (0/0)
Had a thought.... <Poppins> [5/6 @ 17:25] (3/3)

this relates to <Daughter of Nienna> [5/7 @ 19:24] (0/0)
"whose wit is greater than yours" <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/6 @ 20:27] (0/0)
and what an excellent thought, too! <an seileachan> [5/6 @ 19:48] (0/0)

because he is real <an seileachan> [5/6 @ 16:36] (0/0)
Bulldozed <White Gull> [5/6 @ 14:18] (2/4)

He IS all that, but don't forget <Cirdan the Shipwright> [5/7 @ 12:02] (0/0)
Slight Highjack <khh> [5/6 @ 15:06] (1/2)

All That is Gold Does Not Glitter <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 0:19] (1/1)

Thanks <khh> [5/7 @ 13:07] (0/0)

nearly removed to the appendices <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/6 @ 14:15] (3/29)

promises <Penthe> [5/6 @ 21:06] (1/6)

Good point about the oath! <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 0:31] (1/5)

pssst Wanda <Penthe> [5/7 @ 0:41] (1/4)

psst - Penthe <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 1:06] (1/3)

I am glad to know this <Daughter of Nienna> [5/7 @ 1:25] (1/2)

I thought of you <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 1:53] (1/1)

all sounds familiar! ; -) (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/7 @ 3:11] (0/0)

Oh, thank you for providing that great quote <erather> [5/6 @ 17:46] (2/2)

wow... <White Gull> [5/6 @ 21:15] (0/0)
Faramir's dream was one of Tolkein's <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/6 @ 19:00] (0/0)

Ack...more noble? <White Gull> [5/6 @ 14:24] (4/18)

Equals <Silent _ Watcher> [5/7 @ 5:07] (1/1)

Except in... <White Gull> [5/7 @ 8:53] (0/0)

define "noble" <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/6 @ 19:46] (1/1)

Going by dictionary definitions <White Gull> [5/6 @ 20:11] (0/0)

Perhaps "wiser?" <N.E. Brigand> [5/6 @ 16:01] (2/11)

I think so <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/6 @ 19:51] (0/0)
Definitely more world wise. <White Gull> [5/6 @ 16:44] (1/9)

More traveled? <N.E. Brigand> [5/6 @ 17:16] (1/8)

This reminds me of something <White Gull> [5/6 @ 18:12] (1/7)

OK, more together now. <White Gull> [5/6 @ 20:03] (2/6)

naming the ring <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 0:01] (0/0)
"reprimanded by Aragorn" <Daughter of Nienna> [5/6 @ 23:25] (3/4)

Sauron knew... <N.E. Brigand> [5/7 @ 17:09] (1/1)

so then what was Aragorn's concern? (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 18:28] (0/0)

It was a pretty stupid thing <White Gull> [5/7 @ 11:01] (0/0)
'Tolkien reminding us readers' ah! maybe so (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/7 @ 0:03] (0/0)

Perhaps more "cultured" ? <Bythedar> [5/6 @ 15:39] (1/1)

Probably. <White Gull> [5/6 @ 16:45] (0/0)

Faramir is an example of the Dunedain at their best <drogo_drogo> [5/6 @ 13:27] (2/6)

Actually <kodax> [5/7 @ 7:38] (0/0)
I think I need to re-read.... <houndrock> [5/6 @ 14:13] (4/4)

Faramir himself says <PhantomS> [5/7 @ 11:26] (0/0)
Thank you for your answers. <houndrock> [5/6 @ 18:21] (0/0)
They wouldn't match Aragorn's lifespan. <N.E. Brigand> [5/6 @ 15:42] (0/0)
Not pure of blood <Bythedar> [5/6 @ 15:36] (0/0)

gimli, and why he is allowed to the Undying Lands <alixe1234> [5/6 @ 8:17] (2/2)

Well <Rhiandra Took> [5/7 @ 16:05] (0/0)
Read the Appendices again at the end of the Tale of Years <PhantomS> [5/6 @ 8:33] (0/0)

Merry childless? <Lelin> [5/6 @ 7:33] (4/5)

The source for that fanfic UUT is, I think, <Chip of Dale> [5/7 @ 11:10] (1/1)

pssst Chip <Lelin> [5/7 @ 17:57] (0/0)

few of the children <FantasyFan> [5/6 @ 17:53] (0/0)
Seems I recall <White Gull> [5/6 @ 10:20] (0/0)
Merry had a son. <Curious> [5/6 @ 9:06] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #7: Inside Information - Bilbo's chat with Smaug (part deux) <jflower> [5/6 @ 0:27] (7/14)

On boots or the lack of - NB Squire <Kimi> [5/7 @ 4:37] (0/0)
Just some random remarks... <NZ Strider> [5/6 @ 16:31] (1/1)

Smaug's weak spot <Penthe> [5/6 @ 20:58] (0/0)

a wily dragon <Daughter of Nienna> [5/6 @ 15:44] (0/0)
The Burglar as Trickster. <Curious> [5/6 @ 13:35] (0/0)
Smaug underestimates Hobbits <drogo_drogo> [5/6 @ 13:21] (1/1)

Seems to be a mistake of many. (No Text) <White Gull> [5/6 @ 14:51] (0/0)

We have heard Smaug's voice elsewhere in Tolkien <squire > [5/6 @ 9:53] (0/0)
Dragon Guesses <Beren IV> [5/6 @ 2:00] (3/5)

On the "underbelly": <NZ Strider> [5/6 @ 16:46] (0/0)
But Glaurung makes *exactly* the same mistake. <Curious> [5/6 @ 14:14] (0/0)
underbelly exposure <Penthe> [5/6 @ 2:08] (2/2)

Unseen underbelly <Lelin> [5/6 @ 12:11] (0/0)
Good point(s) (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/6 @ 2:54] (0/0)

Gondor ? <Senta> [5/5 @ 22:17] (8/11)

Minas Tirith/Rome <Eldarion1983> [5/8 @ 22:15] (0/0)
Think Rome with the Barbarians at the gates <drogo_drogo> [5/6 @ 7:02] (0/0)
From Letter 211 <Alveric> [5/6 @ 6:29] (0/0)
Anti-diluvian world <kodax> [5/6 @ 3:56] (0/0)
Italy? <Lord Boromir> [5/6 @ 3:18] (0/0)
Rohan and Mongolia <Beren IV> [5/6 @ 1:50] (0/0)
Thank you <Senta> [5/5 @ 22:48] (0/0)
In general, Mediterranean civilization <squire > [5/5 @ 22:32] (1/3)

hmmm those Gondorians <Goldilocks Took> [5/5 @ 22:41] (1/2)

psst GoldilocksTook <Arevanye> [5/5 @ 22:50] (1/1)

sorry! (and thank you!) <Goldilocks Took> [5/5 @ 22:58] (0/0)

This *must* be gluggable, even for the RR <White Gull> [5/5 @ 17:26] (2/8)

Glugging? <Farawyn> [5/5 @ 20:06] (0/0)
It was a "white gem like a star," <Curious> [5/5 @ 18:15] (2/6)

Where did Arwen get it? <Elfstarbrow> [5/5 @ 22:40] (1/4)

Galadriel gave the Elfstone to Aragorn. <Curious> [5/6 @ 6:53] (1/3)

a little confusion here <PhantomS> [5/6 @ 10:06] (1/2)

Arwen must have left it there. <Curious> [5/6 @ 11:09] (1/1)

Yes, Galadriel says as much. <Kimi> [5/6 @ 16:40] (0/0)

Thanks <White Gull> [5/5 @ 18:24] (0/0)

First Time Reader, Long-time Movie Lover: The Friendship between Legolas and Gimli <Frodo-esque> [5/5 @ 14:47] (13/43)

You've given me a new perspective, Frodo-esque <Ioreth's sister> [5/7 @ 8:34] (1/2)

Yes, that's exactly it <Frodo-esque> [5/7 @ 11:06] (1/1)

That strikes at a whole different point <Daughter of Nienna> [5/7 @ 17:07] (0/0)

Preferred the book to the movie. <Atlas> [5/7 @ 2:00] (0/0)
answers to the questons <Daughter of Nienna> [5/6 @ 3:15] (0/0)
looked into the heart of an enemy and saw there love and understanding <Daughter of Nienna> [5/5 @ 23:47] (3/3)

Awesome post <khh> [5/6 @ 15:13] (0/0)
Wonderful explanation <Frodo-esque> [5/6 @ 12:28] (0/0)
Looking back on my adolescent <Merryk> [5/6 @ 1:06] (0/0)

Gimli, Legolas, and Galadriel <drogo_drogo> [5/5 @ 22:10] (0/0)
Here you go! <Farawyn> [5/5 @ 20:18] (1/1)

Lil' sprout!!!! <Goldilocks Took> [5/5 @ 22:36] (0/0)

Not rushed... <Celandine Brandybuck> [5/5 @ 18:27] (0/0)
A good question <White Gull> [5/5 @ 18:10] (0/0)
My take <Gourry> [5/5 @ 17:57] (0/0)
jewels among elves and dwarves <Goldilocks Took> [5/5 @ 16:23] (2/5)

Pssst, Goldilocks <Farawyn> [5/5 @ 20:19] (0/0)
Comments <Frodo-esque> [5/5 @ 16:39] (1/3)

"side by side" <Merryk> [5/6 @ 0:35] (1/2)

I liked the "side by side with a friend" line <Ioreth's sister> [5/7 @ 8:31] (1/1)

I liked it too, but thought it misplaced <Daughter of Nienna> [5/7 @ 19:35] (0/0)

Pics not showing up for me either, but... <NZ Strider> [5/5 @ 15:46] (2/2)

Good points and love the Robin Rox <khh> [5/6 @ 15:17] (0/0)
That's a *great* explaination <Merryk> [5/6 @ 0:53] (0/0)

The book is hobbit-centric. <Curious> [5/5 @ 15:24] (3/17)

Nice point on the "grief of the dwarves"! (No Text) <Farawyn> [5/5 @ 20:22] (0/0)
The book is *very* Hobbit-centric <Beren IV> [5/5 @ 15:36] (0/0)
The Dwarves have no Valinor <Frodo-esque> [5/5 @ 15:27] (6/14)

The Dwarves don't need Valinor <PhantomS> [5/6 @ 8:43] (0/0)
'halls set apart' <Daughter of Nienna> [5/6 @ 0:38] (1/2)

Yes, well, that is a long way off. <Curious> [5/6 @ 14:39] (1/1)

Yes, I agree <Daughter of Nienna> [5/6 @ 15:40] (0/0)

His people had been in decline... <N.E. Brigand> [5/5 @ 17:02] (0/0)
I think Moria is reclaimed at some point <Beren IV> [5/5 @ 15:37] (1/3)

Not in the epilogue. <Curious> [5/5 @ 16:26] (1/2)

Moria reclaimed <Alveric> [5/6 @ 6:16] (1/1)

He was the last Durin, though. (No Text) <Curious> [5/6 @ 6:56] (0/0)

Well, of course Men don't have Valinor, either. <erather> [5/5 @ 15:37] (1/2)

Not like animals. <Curious> [5/5 @ 16:52] (1/1)

Good, that's reassuring. (No Text) <erather> [5/5 @ 19:29] (0/0)

They do have the Last Battle <Curious> [5/5 @ 15:35] (1/1)

oh how I love that line <Goldilocks Took> [5/5 @ 16:14] (0/0)

Sorry, Red Xs of Doom, no pictures... <erather> [5/5 @ 15:09] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #6: Inside Information - Bilbo's chat with Smaug (part 1) <jflower> [5/5 @ 12:51] (9/17)

Out-clevering oneself. <Atlas> [5/7 @ 2:50] (0/0)
'O Smaug the Tremendous' <Daughter of Nienna> [5/6 @ 16:28] (0/0)
Bilbo himself is the riddle now <Modtheow> [5/6 @ 10:16] (0/0)
Conversation with Smaug illus. by JRRT (No Text - Link Inside) <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/6 @ 0:06] (2/3)

My response to you re: Thorin hopelessness (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/6 @ 14:03] (1/1)

Thanks! I'd missed this. Makes sense. (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/6 @ 20:38] (0/0)

Smaug doesn't look as scary <jflower> [5/6 @ 0:29] (0/0)

speaking skillfully in a tight spot (shortened repost) <nerdanel_50> [5/5 @ 22:16] (1/1)

both Hobbits <Merryk> [5/6 @ 1:11] (0/0)

One more thought on Smaug's speech... <NZ Strider> [5/5 @ 16:15] (0/0)
In the Volsunga Saga <NZ Strider> [5/5 @ 14:48] (1/1)

Intersting that in Wagner Siegfried tells Fafner his name <drogo_drogo> [5/5 @ 22:32] (0/0)

Bilbo knows how to speak to mythic creatures <drogo_drogo> [5/5 @ 14:22] (1/1)

Riddle of Sphinx <Arquen> [5/5 @ 15:26] (0/0)

Is Bilbo a Christ figure? <Golfimbul> [5/5 @ 14:12] (1/2)

I'm all for religion... but... <CelebornsMirror> [5/5 @ 15:20] (1/1)

I tend to agree.. <Golfimbul> [5/5 @ 15:43] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #5: Inside Information - Bilbo the leader? <jflower> [5/4 @ 21:57] (8/10)

Acting the part <Atlas> [5/7 @ 2:29] (0/0)
What's My Line? <nerdanel_50> [5/6 @ 0:24] (0/0)
some thoughts <drogo_drogo> [5/5 @ 10:36] (0/0)
Bilbo takes charge <Entmaiden> [5/5 @ 9:36] (0/0)
Quick thought or two... <NZ Strider> [5/5 @ 4:05] (0/0)
not what he signed up for <Daughter of Nienna> [5/5 @ 3:15] (0/0)
Bilbo's line <Beren IV> [5/5 @ 3:02] (0/0)
respect, or not for Bilbo <Penthe> [5/4 @ 22:24] (1/2)

'little Bilbo' <Daughter of Nienna> [5/5 @ 2:50] (1/1)

good call (No Text) <Penthe> [5/5 @ 6:45] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #4: Inside Information - Poor little ponies . . . <jflower> [5/4 @ 18:38] (4/6)

Why did Balin carry Bilbo? etc. <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/5 @ 17:22] (1/2)

Bilbo seems smaller <Kimi> [5/5 @ 19:53] (1/1)

that makes sense <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/6 @ 0:03] (0/0)

some thoughts <drogo_drogo> [5/5 @ 10:28] (0/0)
Questions that need answering! hurray! <EldersisofMerry> [5/4 @ 21:33] (0/0)
What kind of mad scheme is this? <lucia> [5/4 @ 19:33] (0/0)

can someone enlighten me on the Undying Lands <Laivine> [5/4 @ 17:28] (3/5)

They shall not be changed <PhantomS> [5/5 @ 10:28] (0/0)
"Undying" is for Elves. <erather> [5/4 @ 18:22] (1/2)

Well, we can speculate. But <Curious> [5/4 @ 18:34] (1/1)

Indeed, but possibly less "horrifying". (No Text) <erather> [5/4 @ 18:37] (0/0)

They die. <Curious> [5/4 @ 17:39] (0/0)

A very simple question I can't seem to answer <Frodo-esque> [5/4 @ 10:55] (7/58)

I'm much more aware of the extent and way he uses the <hatster> [5/5 @ 6:53] (1/1)

absolutely <FantasyFan> [5/6 @ 8:26] (0/0)

That's really interesting in that <Elberbeth> [5/4 @ 18:31] (0/0)
Oh dear! <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 15:53] (3/13)

You are so right! <erather> [5/4 @ 18:36] (1/1)

I agree... I certainly hope they don't mean yelling! <hatster> [5/5 @ 6:51] (0/0)

How interesting to read <Frodo-esque> [5/4 @ 16:29] (1/1)

really, I don't have <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 17:43] (0/0)

I blame Hemingway. <Curious> [5/4 @ 16:12] (3/8)

Fascinating aside, there, on the <Ascarwen> [5/5 @ 15:38] (0/0)
Yeah, but he barely used periods, either. I call him Captain Run-on. (!) (No Text) <NottaSackville> [5/5 @ 13:00] (0/0)
Why did the chicken cross the road? Hemingway's answer... <Kili's aunt> [5/5 @ 1:40] (2/5)

Frodo and Sam were hungry... <drogo_drogo> [5/5 @ 7:50] (0/0)
oh.. and I thought it was to stand beside the red wheel barrow <hatster> [5/5 @ 6:57] (2/3)

of course, hatster--so much depends on the red wheelbarrow... (No Text) <Kili's aunt> [5/5 @ 14:09] (0/0)
...beside the white Oliphaunts (Sam's revision here) (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [5/5 @ 10:39] (1/1)

No fair bringing in Williams. <Ascarwen> [5/5 @ 15:30] (0/0)

This quote from "Little Women" popped into my head: <Aunt Dora Baggins> [5/4 @ 15:23] (2/9)

reminds me of the scene <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 16:06] (2/5)

The Kate Hepburn version is pretty much straight from the book. <RosieLass> [5/4 @ 19:00] (1/2)

Ahhhh! a fellow classic films lover! <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 20:03] (1/1)

I really haven't seen that many classic movies. <RosieLass> [5/5 @ 11:30] (0/0)

Yes, it's in chapter two. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [5/4 @ 16:44] (1/1)

Mahalo! . . . ;-) (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 17:31] (0/0)

psst...what a great back yard ...love the bridge! (No Text) <lucia> [5/4 @ 15:28] (1/2)

Thanks! (My exclamation point is for...) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [5/4 @ 16:57] (1/1)

: ) !!!! (No Text) <lucia> [5/4 @ 19:36] (0/0)

Sometimes... <Golfimbul> [5/4 @ 11:48] (1/4)

Psst, Golfimbul! <IBo> [5/4 @ 15:47] (1/3)

That's great <Golfimbul> [5/5 @ 14:05] (1/2)

Promise! (No Text) <IBo> [5/6 @ 2:57] (1/1)

You will not regret it. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [5/6 @ 11:58] (0/0)

If you study their use <squire > [5/4 @ 11:30] (3/4)

Comic book... <Darkstone> [5/6 @ 15:04] (0/0)
useless trivia about the "!" in Victorian usage <drogo_drogo> [5/4 @ 13:24] (1/1)

Westward Ho! is where Kipling went to school, <erather> [5/4 @ 14:38] (0/0)

Very interesting indeed <Frodo-esque> [5/4 @ 11:37] (0/0)

In all my readings, I must admit, I never <Curious> [5/4 @ 11:06] (2/20)

Try reading "Journey to the Center of the Earth" <Larner> [5/5 @ 0:31] (0/0)
I think the usage of them has changed. <Pukel-man> [5/4 @ 11:23] (2/18)

usage vs. editing (No Text) <Lúthien Telperiën> [5/4 @ 11:59] (1/13)

and now the text ...! <Lúthien Telperiën> [5/4 @ 12:01] (2/12)

Here's an interesting question... <Frodo-esque> [5/4 @ 12:23] (1/10)

answering two different questions ... <Lúthien Telperiën> [5/4 @ 12:39] (2/9)

Ex-editor agrees <khh> [5/4 @ 14:03] (1/5)

good point! <Lúthien Telperiën> [5/4 @ 14:09] (1/4)

Imagine the endnote and footnotes <khh> [5/4 @ 14:27] (1/3)

yes <Lúthien Telperiën> [5/4 @ 14:58] (2/2)

Much as I admire editing, <Curious> [5/4 @ 15:12] (0/0)
LOL <khh> [5/4 @ 15:10] (0/0)

A "prestige" publication <Curious> [5/4 @ 13:01] (1/2)

That's so interesting <Frodo-esque> [5/4 @ 13:05] (1/1)

The Hobbit didn't do great business. <Curious> [5/4 @ 13:19] (0/0)

I believe Ray Unwin said <Curious> [5/4 @ 12:14] (0/0)

Definition <Frodo-esque> [5/4 @ 11:32] (1/3)

Merriam-Webster definition: <tealbee> [5/4 @ 11:57] (1/2)

But couldn't forceful utterance <Frodo-esque> [5/4 @ 11:58] (1/1)

It could be interpreted that way, <tealbee> [5/4 @ 12:27] (0/0)

LeGuin and Tolkien: further thoughts from her essays <Arevanye> [5/4 @ 9:10] (7/33)

An interesting angle <IBo> [5/4 @ 15:31] (2/2)

What I love about this, as <Ascarwen> [5/5 @ 15:37] (0/0)
That is fascinating reading <Arevanye> [5/4 @ 22:56] (0/0)

I don't question it then, though i'd love to see... <nefisa2> [5/4 @ 15:13] (4/10)

Eowyn's problem was not duty, it was dishonor... <Kili's aunt> [5/5 @ 14:15] (0/0)
In Tolkien's uncompleted sequel <squire > [5/4 @ 15:37] (1/5)

A mid-life crisis for Eowyn?!! <HobbitHearted> [5/4 @ 16:23] (1/4)

or, what about a little dalliance with her first love?... <nefisa2> [5/4 @ 16:43] (3/3)

Mercy! That's an image I won't forget. (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [5/4 @ 17:28] (0/0)
*sigh* I think it all came down to the kids <Arevanye> [5/4 @ 17:09] (0/0)
Time to start building a Labyrinth below the citadel, sounds like. (No Text) <squire > [5/4 @ 17:00] (0/0)

perhaps Faramir will be the stay-at-home dad <Arevanye> [5/4 @ 15:31] (1/1)

I hope he knows how to cook stew! ;-) (No Text) <HobbitHearted> [5/4 @ 16:06] (0/0)

LOL..you are so right! (No Text) <lucia> [5/4 @ 15:26] (0/0)

I've never had a problem with Eowyn's <lucia> [5/4 @ 14:51] (1/1)

**gets shivers** <Arevanye> [5/4 @ 18:49] (0/0)

His Dark Materials Review <khh> [5/4 @ 14:19] (3/5)

Thanks <Larner> [5/4 @ 23:42] (0/0)
I'm reading "The Amber Spyglass" now. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [5/4 @ 17:06] (1/1)

Email me if you want to discuss further when your done <khh> [5/6 @ 11:08] (0/0)

thanks for the link to your review... (Story Spoiler - The Amber Spyglass) <Arevanye> [5/4 @ 15:24] (1/1)

Sorry for the lack of reply <khh> [5/6 @ 11:07] (0/0)

After WW2... <Arquen> [5/4 @ 14:10] (0/0)

Tolkien writes a couple of letters about Eowyn. <Curious> [5/4 @ 10:12] (2/5)

Thanks, curious, <Kili's aunt> [5/5 @ 14:18] (0/0)
I hadn't thought about the war romances <Arevanye> [5/4 @ 15:13] (1/3)

Women won the right to vote in WWI. <Curious> [5/4 @ 16:18] (1/2)

and here's an intersting stat... <nefisa2> [5/4 @ 16:47] (1/1)

violence does breed violence <lucia> [5/4 @ 20:05] (0/0)

I personally never liked it <squire > [5/4 @ 9:31] (3/3)

Without putting it into words, I think I always assumed... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [5/4 @ 17:13] (0/0)
Perhaps it speaks to her impulsive nature: <Arevanye> [5/4 @ 15:03] (0/0)
Yes, well, <Curious> [5/4 @ 10:15] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #3: Inside Information - Smaug the Happy . . .nope, I don't think so! <jflower> [5/4 @ 0:05] (11/27)

So the cup Bilbo stole was not... <Kili's aunt> [5/5 @ 14:23] (0/0)
Some quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [5/4 @ 23:37] (1/1)

I like your Biblical parallel. <N.E. Brigand> [5/5 @ 12:41] (0/0)

I think everyone said my answers, but <lucia> [5/4 @ 15:21] (0/0)
Dragon senses <Arquen> [5/4 @ 14:51] (1/2)

Class Archorsauria <Beren IV> [5/5 @ 3:23] (1/1)

Tough call. It really needs both. (No Text) <Arquen> [5/5 @ 13:14] (0/0)

Another cup burglar <Modtheow> [5/4 @ 10:18] (1/6)

Yes. In Beowulf someone enters <NZ Strider> [5/4 @ 23:18] (1/5)

I'd be interested in knowing <Modtheow> [5/5 @ 8:43] (2/4)

N.E.Brigand is right; <NZ Strider> [5/5 @ 21:19] (1/2)

Found it. <N.E. Brigand> [5/6 @ 13:37] (1/1)

Thanks <Modtheow> [5/6 @ 16:22] (0/0)

Don't have a link... <N.E. Brigand> [5/5 @ 12:49] (0/0)

My thoughts <Entmaiden> [5/4 @ 9:32] (0/0)
The cup is the Grail .... well, okay maybe not... <drogo_drogo> [5/4 @ 7:09] (1/2)

The Princess and the Pea! <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/4 @ 10:50] (1/1)

The cup fit in his soft spot, maybe :-) (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [5/4 @ 12:56] (0/0)

descriptive of his horde-ing nature <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 6:43] (0/0)
Dragon Treasure <Beren IV> [5/4 @ 1:52] (1/2)

dragon - a villian? <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/4 @ 2:41] (1/1)

It may be his own power (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/4 @ 22:11] (0/0)

The "grocer" remark <Kimi> [5/4 @ 1:31] (1/2)

Was that Napoleon? <Golfimbul> [5/4 @ 3:09] (1/1)

No, definitely Napoleon <DAS> [5/4 @ 5:38] (0/0)

sleep at your own risk <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/4 @ 0:58] (1/1)

Sloth too is a sin. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [5/4 @ 3:07] (0/0)

beacons of gondor <hills> [5/3 @ 22:56] (2/2)

There were no beacons yet. <PhantomS> [5/4 @ 10:36] (0/0)
But the Rohirrim weren't in Rohan, yet <Matthew/Ugluk> [5/4 @ 10:10] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #2: Inside Information - Courage, Gold and a little ole Smaug <jflower> [5/3 @ 22:06] (8/16)

Length of tunnel <Arquen> [5/4 @ 15:00] (2/4)

Ancient Tunnel--long <Arquen> [5/5 @ 13:27] (0/0)
Couldn't they see from one end... <N.E. Brigand> [5/5 @ 12:33] (1/2)

So how many steps can a hobbit climb? <Arquen> [5/5 @ 13:12] (1/1)

I think after months of hiking... <N.E. Brigand> [5/5 @ 14:41] (0/0)

Just some disjointed thoughts... <NZ Strider> [5/4 @ 14:49] (1/1)

I love your <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 19:56] (0/0)

Hobbbit belt tightening <drogo_drogo> [5/4 @ 7:00] (0/0)
loosened his dagger & tightened his belt <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 5:29] (1/2)

thanks for the quotes <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/4 @ 10:55] (1/1)

no, not too much <Daughter of Nienna> [5/5 @ 14:35] (0/0)

The ring in the Hobbit <DAS> [5/4 @ 5:28] (1/1)

That would then be inconsistent... <N.E. Brigand> [5/5 @ 14:49] (0/0)

Mountains <Beren IV> [5/4 @ 1:49] (0/0)
the moment we've all been waiting for <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/3 @ 23:11] (0/0)
Pocket-handkerchiefs as a metaphor <Kimi> [5/3 @ 23:01] (0/0)

Botany in Middle Earth <Loinnir> [5/3 @ 21:34] (3/5)

From Letter #312 <Arquen> [5/4 @ 13:55] (1/1)

I guess that's it, then :) (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/4 @ 22:14] (0/0)

Tolkien's botanical knowledge <Beren IV> [5/4 @ 1:43] (0/0)
yeah <hills> [5/3 @ 22:54] (1/1)

yay! <Loinnir> [5/5 @ 0:48] (0/0)

Sharkey looking to the west upon his death <Temujin> [5/3 @ 15:57] (1/1)

Link to earlier discussion inside message... <drogo_drogo> [5/3 @ 18:15] (0/0)

Chapter Discussion #1: Inside Information - Time to earn your keep Mr. Bilbo! <jflower> [5/3 @ 14:14] (9/14)

One more point -- it is a long way from Thorin to Gimli, <Curious> [5/4 @ 7:13] (0/0)
Hum <Atlas> [5/4 @ 3:47] (0/0)
Yes, Thranduil (or rather Thingol) <Beren IV> [5/4 @ 1:29] (0/0)
some are not, but are decent enough people <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 1:02] (0/0)
Expert Treasure-hunter, Burglar, whatever <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/3 @ 20:10] (0/0)
Bilbo's sticking up for himself <drogo_drogo> [5/3 @ 15:58] (0/0)
Assuming that Thorin is as he appears <lucia> [5/3 @ 15:22] (1/1)

"a suspicious Dwarf..." hee! True. (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/3 @ 19:41] (0/0)

The dwarves <Inwai> [5/3 @ 15:20] (3/4)

Good points! <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/3 @ 19:36] (0/0)
Bad dwarves. <N.E. Brigand> [5/3 @ 15:51] (1/1)

After hearing the dwarves point of view <lucia> [5/3 @ 20:27] (0/0)

Bad dwarves run rampant in The Silmarillion. <Curious> [5/3 @ 15:38] (0/0)

What exactly *is* the service Bilbo must perform? <Curious> [5/3 @ 15:19] (0/0)

Troll's blood! <Ceorl> [5/3 @ 11:26] (7/9)

Bodyguards are for status <Matthew/Ugluk> [5/4 @ 10:05] (0/0)
My catch-all Sil rationale . . . <Pukel-man> [5/3 @ 17:15] (0/0)
Perhaps as the Troll went through the ages and 'evolved' (not by much), and they were not the direct Trolls made by Morgoth, they had lost some of their 'venom'? (No Text) <Galadriel725> [5/3 @ 17:10] (0/0)
Glaurung's blood badly injured Turin <Curious> [5/3 @ 14:35] (0/0)
Maybe biofilms? <Arquen> [5/3 @ 12:58] (1/1)

I like the way you think about this <Beren IV> [5/4 @ 1:22] (0/0)

trolls <drogo_drogo> [5/3 @ 12:24] (1/1)

original trolls <tatharwen315> [5/4 @ 21:07] (0/0)

Only a little acid? <Inwai> [5/3 @ 12:14] (0/0)

A Dwarven UUT or Not? <Temujin> [5/3 @ 10:43] (3/9)

Durin VI not Durin IV <N.E. Brigand> [5/4 @ 13:13] (2/5)

Hmm, I disagree... <Temujin> [5/4 @ 14:28] (2/3)

Sauron did not make the Rings <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 19:40] (1/1)

‘The Rings of Power and the Third Age’ <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 19:42] (0/0)

The verse came later. <N.E. Brigand> [5/4 @ 17:04] (0/0)

oops...thanks for the correction <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 14:25] (0/0)

I don’t believe this is entirely correct. <Daughter of Nienna> [5/3 @ 16:15] (1/1)

Good info <Temujin> [5/3 @ 16:38] (0/0)

Durins are everywhere! :) <PhantomS> [5/3 @ 10:51] (0/0)

ainur pronunciation <garth30> [5/3 @ 9:58] (2/3)

But is it eye-NOOR or EYE-noor? (No Text) <CelebornsMirror> [5/4 @ 10:49] (0/0)
You are correct! ;-) (No Text) <Ceorl> [5/3 @ 11:12] (1/1)

thanks alot <garth30> [5/3 @ 16:01] (0/0)

WitchKing question <Lilia> [5/2 @ 18:03] (1/3)

Here's a short summary <drogo_drogo> [5/2 @ 18:28] (1/2)

to add on... <Sofdog> [5/3 @ 13:34] (1/1)

slight correction <PhantomS> [5/4 @ 13:49] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: #12: Summary <NZ Strider> [5/2 @ 2:30] (15/16)

Nicely done, as usual (No Text) <Merryk> [5/4 @ 0:21] (0/0)
Thanks for a great week! (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [5/3 @ 14:25] (0/0)
questions that made for very good reading. Thanks! (No Text) <hatster> [5/3 @ 6:31] (1/1)

Absolutely! Thanks for stepping in, NZ. (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/3 @ 9:49] (0/0)

Thanks a million, NZ <Altaira> [5/3 @ 0:36] (0/0)
Thanks NZ, <Arquen> [5/2 @ 18:29] (0/0)
*Drops apple on desk* <Pukel-man> [5/2 @ 17:14] (0/0)
Yes, Thanks NZ (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/2 @ 16:01] (0/0)
Thanks, NZ! Might we see <erather> [5/2 @ 15:10] (0/0)
Cheers NZ and people!!! <beren_boy> [5/2 @ 13:54] (0/0)
Thanks NZ (No Text) <Golfimbul> [5/2 @ 12:20] (0/0)
Thanks, NZS <Entmaiden> [5/2 @ 11:17] (0/0)
Thanks for great questions as usual <drogo_drogo> [5/2 @ 8:45] (0/0)
So the thrush is The Hobbit's fox? <Curious> [5/2 @ 7:09] (0/0)
Mahalo Nui Loa! <Daughter of Nienna> [5/2 @ 4:24] (0/0)
Thanks so much, NZ <Kimi> [5/2 @ 2:35] (0/0)

Istari question(s) <Eärendil'sgirl> [5/1 @ 23:24] (3/4)

You might already have seen this: <Inwai> [5/2 @ 16:26] (0/0)
Answering you both <PhantomS> [5/2 @ 10:52] (1/1)

thank you :-) (No Text) <Miradan> [5/2 @ 17:30] (0/0)

A related question <Miradan> [5/1 @ 23:52] (0/0)

Who drew the maps? <Veoni> [5/1 @ 17:11] (2/2)

Scattered through History of Middle-earth series <drogo_drogo> [5/1 @ 21:19] (0/0)
Christopher Tolkien drew the maps <Arwen's daughter> [5/1 @ 21:04] (0/0)

Roll Call for May Discussion Leaders <Altaira> [5/1 @ 16:05] (7/7)

Thanks everyone!! Looking forward to your discussions! (No Text) <Altaira> [5/2 @ 22:39] (0/0)
*raises hand* <jflower> [5/2 @ 20:10] (0/0)
re jflower <Daughter of Nienna> [5/2 @ 16:50] (0/0)
Aye, aye. (No Text) <Atlas> [5/1 @ 21:22] (0/0)
all set! (No Text) <Menelwyn> [5/1 @ 21:17] (0/0)
Warming up in the bull pen. (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [5/1 @ 20:36] (0/0)
Confirming, ma'am. (No Text) <Arquen> [5/1 @ 20:01] (0/0)

Can you stand another post on the geology of Middle-earth? <Roheryn> [5/1 @ 3:24] (8/24)

Interesting article; I have tried, <NZ Strider> [5/2 @ 15:36] (0/0)
Is this guy dead yet? Can I talk? <Arquen> [5/2 @ 12:49] (4/13)

Thanks, Arquen. <Kimi> [5/2 @ 18:34] (1/1)

*blushes, stammers* My Lady! (No Text) <Arquen> [5/2 @ 21:32] (0/0)

Good point (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/2 @ 16:12] (0/0)
A stupid, completely ignorant question: <NZ Strider> [5/2 @ 15:44] (3/4)

3 billion years in 200 words or less (No Text - Link Inside) <Arquen> [5/2 @ 19:10] (0/0)
All I can add is... <Arquen> [5/2 @ 19:02] (1/1)

Yes, the Urals are mysterious... <Beren IV> [5/2 @ 23:46] (0/0)

Mountain-building <Beren IV> [5/2 @ 16:18] (0/0)

Just out of interest <beren_boy> [5/2 @ 14:29] (1/4)

Here's your ref... <Arquen> [5/2 @ 15:42] (1/3)

It seems the iron was incidental . . . <Pukel-man> [5/2 @ 17:01] (1/2)

Yes and no. <Arquen> [5/2 @ 18:24] (1/1)

But <beren_boy> [5/4 @ 11:13] (0/0)

Thanks, Ro and Cel <Entmaiden> [5/2 @ 11:45] (0/0)
*kicks modem* Will post Monday (No Text) <Arquen> [5/2 @ 2:20] (0/0)
Anquen? What about me? <Beren IV> [5/1 @ 22:45] (1/2)

Side-question: <NZ Strider> [5/2 @ 15:38] (1/1)

It doesn't make sense, does it? <Beren IV> [5/2 @ 15:59] (0/0)

Thanks, Ro & Cel <Altaira> [5/1 @ 15:59] (0/0)
You might <Celandine Brandybuck> [5/1 @ 9:24] (0/0)
The squishy chairs are quite big <Kimi> [5/1 @ 5:00] (1/1)

I knew there had to be <Roheryn> [5/2 @ 21:39] (0/0)