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Tolkien the Catholic: to the blessing or detriment? <Beren IV> [9/30 @ 21:37] (9/24)

Being Catholic myself <Snowmane> [10/5 @ 15:02] (0/0)
Don't forget that both Tolkien <Elf_Maven> [10/2 @ 12:03] (4/13)

Good point. <Snowmane> [10/5 @ 15:10] (0/0)
*raises hand* <Arquen> [10/3 @ 15:49] (2/6)

Huzzah Arquen <Penthe> [10/4 @ 18:52] (2/2)

It's the point of view <93143> [10/6 @ 16:44] (0/0)
Tolkien would have agreed with you! <Elf_Maven> [10/5 @ 12:11] (0/0)

Perhaps you didn't realize that <Elf_Maven> [10/3 @ 23:16] (1/2)

Point of logic here... <Arquen> [10/5 @ 15:19] (1/1)

We just have <Elf_Maven> [10/5 @ 19:33] (0/0)

Universal assertions actually lack much power <squire > [10/3 @ 11:11] (3/3)

Compare *and* contrast. <Curious> [10/4 @ 6:22] (0/0)
Is a plot, a story? <Elf_Maven> [10/3 @ 23:28] (0/0)
I love the Reading Room (No Text) <Finding Frodo> [10/3 @ 20:43] (0/0)

Thats a powerful statement <CelebornsMirror> [10/3 @ 9:33] (0/0)

Creative Process <CelebornsMirror> [10/1 @ 9:58] (0/0)
I'm with Chip <Lúthien_Rising> [10/1 @ 8:37] (0/0)
Blessing ;-) <Chip of Dale> [10/1 @ 6:35] (0/0)
at heart, a story <an seileachan> [10/1 @ 5:38] (0/0)
Tolkien was many things. <Curious> [10/1 @ 5:17] (2/2)

I lost my upmodding <Golfimbul> [10/2 @ 23:40] (0/0)
deja vu all over again <an seileachan> [10/1 @ 5:26] (0/0)

Non-christians. <Ceorl> [10/1 @ 4:09] (0/0)
I had no idea... <Finding Frodo> [9/30 @ 22:17] (0/0)

Sil-Ch 14. Q8 Pillow Talk <Arquen> [9/30 @ 18:35] (6/12)

Galadriel's reticence Part 1 <dna> [10/1 @ 18:24] (0/0)
Hmmm I don't have much to say, but.. <Lady Scaper> [10/1 @ 16:18] (1/3)

Thingol asked Beren to go get one <erather> [10/1 @ 18:28] (2/2)

but once he'd asked he was stuck on having it. <Penthe> [10/1 @ 22:25] (0/0)
In BoLT, that was in jest... (No Text) <Beren IV> [10/1 @ 19:51] (0/0)

Why can't Melian speak more plainly? <Curious> [10/1 @ 5:32] (1/2)

Transcendental Ideas <Bythedar> [10/1 @ 7:52] (1/1)

nice and accurate prophecies <Penthe> [10/1 @ 22:30] (0/0)

This sends shivers down my spine <Kimi> [9/30 @ 19:37] (1/1)

foreshadowing indeed <Penthe> [10/1 @ 4:08] (0/0)

The foe of my foe is my friend? <erather> [9/30 @ 19:26] (0/0)
It's not that Thingol isn't concerned about the sons... <Beren IV> [9/30 @ 18:53] (0/0)

Sil-Ch 14. Q7 Girl Talk <Arquen> [9/30 @ 10:31] (5/17)

Lùthien <Beren IV> [9/30 @ 17:57] (0/0)
a certain silver-haired gent?? (No Text) <dna> [9/30 @ 15:48] (0/0)
*giggles* Gladdy's got a boyfriend! <Kimi> [9/30 @ 15:44] (2/12)

Isn't that Celeborn dreamy? :) <drogo_drogo> [9/30 @ 18:02] (2/4)

I have to agree with this. <Lúthien_Rising> [10/1 @ 8:26] (1/2)

Firmly think Gladys was in it for the power. <Chip of Dale> [10/1 @ 10:41] (1/1)

Celeborn's wisdom <Penthe> [10/3 @ 21:52] (0/0)

How about the weapons <Beren IV> [9/30 @ 18:06] (0/0)

argh, you beat me to the beer! (No Text) <dna> [9/30 @ 15:48] (1/6)

Share? <Kimi> [9/30 @ 16:35] (2/5)

How about this one? (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [9/30 @ 17:49] (1/3)

I'd be dubious <Kimi> [9/30 @ 22:04] (1/2)

oh no, <Lúthien_Rising> [10/1 @ 8:27] (1/1)

They served that beer at the One Party <Entmaiden> [10/2 @ 16:38] (0/0)

mmm, but I'll stick to Guinness, virtual or no (No Text) <dna> [9/30 @ 16:42] (0/0)

Suppressed Memories <Bythedar> [9/30 @ 13:59] (0/0)
Galadriel's motives <drogo_drogo> [9/30 @ 11:40] (0/0)

D.M.E.D: Halifirien <Iarwain_Ben-Adar> [9/30 @ 8:55] (1/6)

"Holy Mountain," isn't it? <N.E. Brigand> [9/30 @ 10:01] (1/5)

from the current edition <Lúthien_Rising> [9/30 @ 10:28] (1/4)

In *Unfinished Tales* <Finding Frodo> [9/30 @ 21:55] (1/3)

Yes. <N.E. Brigand> [10/1 @ 12:50] (1/2)

Hey Brigand <squire > [10/1 @ 14:24] (1/1)

Hmm... <N.E. Brigand> [10/3 @ 13:25] (0/0)

Rohan vs Gondor. <Ceorl> [9/30 @ 7:40] (3/19)

Debatable <WhipoftheBalrog> [9/30 @ 18:56] (0/0)
A few more notes... <Beren IV> [9/30 @ 15:54] (1/1)

Cavalry <Ceorl> [10/1 @ 2:51] (0/0)

But how experienced are the warriors of Rohan? <Pukel-man> [9/30 @ 8:12] (3/15)

Rohan's enemies. <Ceorl> [9/30 @ 9:26] (2/7)

The Scythians <Beren IV> [9/30 @ 18:15] (0/0)
Of course Sparta <Curious> [9/30 @ 9:50] (1/5)

there are tributaries <PhantomS> [9/30 @ 10:17] (2/4)

Wasn't Pelargir ever Gondor's port? <Chip of Dale> [9/30 @ 10:30] (1/2)

Over time (and for Curious) <PhantomS> [10/1 @ 13:09] (1/1)

A professional army, <Curious> [10/1 @ 18:22] (0/0)

But no slaves. (No Text) <Curious> [9/30 @ 10:26] (0/0)

The whole point of Rohan <PhantomS> [9/30 @ 8:54] (2/2)

Warrior tradition <drogo_drogo> [9/30 @ 11:52] (0/0)
Good point.... <Ceorl> [9/30 @ 9:42] (0/0)

They'd been fighting orcs and Dunlendings <Matthew/Ugluk> [9/30 @ 8:52] (1/3)

yes, location, and *generals*! <dna> [9/30 @ 16:21] (2/2)

Theoden vs. Denethor <Matthew/Ugluk> [10/1 @ 6:41] (0/0)
Terrain <Ceorl> [10/1 @ 2:38] (0/0)

Sil-Ch 14. Q6 Character! Dialog! Things Happen! <Arquen> [9/29 @ 17:38] (6/15)

Nevrast and the West <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/30 @ 11:29] (2/5)

Great catch! <Curious> [9/30 @ 12:27] (2/3)

ancestral voices prophesying war? <an seileachan> [9/30 @ 14:43] (0/0)
There is a danger though, <Curious> [9/30 @ 14:16] (1/1)

reminds me a bit of the Temple <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/30 @ 20:18] (0/0)

*swoons* <Arquen> [9/30 @ 11:32] (0/0)

Note Manwe's involvement here! <Curious> [9/30 @ 9:42] (0/0)
THIS is why Gondolin has to last more than 500 years! <Beren IV> [9/30 @ 0:43] (1/1)

or do you just WANT it to? <dna> [9/30 @ 16:36] (0/0)

In Xanadu did Kubla Khan <an seileachan> [9/29 @ 20:33] (2/2)

Now that's poetry! <Curious> [9/30 @ 10:36] (0/0)
A vision more than a city <Penthe> [9/30 @ 0:15] (0/0)

expectation of Earendil and Tuor <Menelwyn> [9/29 @ 20:19] (1/1)

yes, of course Earendel <dna> [9/29 @ 21:24] (0/0)

Gondolin, etc. <dna> [9/29 @ 18:51] (0/0)

Sil-Ch 14. Q5 Music! Portents!! <Arquen> [9/29 @ 11:14] (2/4)

Singing as camouflage <Penthe> [9/30 @ 0:11] (2/2)

Tone-deaf orcs <Arquen> [9/30 @ 10:18] (0/0)
Sooner the Men, sooner the Dead <Beren IV> [9/30 @ 0:28] (0/0)

Even though Gelion... <N.E. Brigand> [9/29 @ 19:25] (0/0)

D.M.E.D: Amon Amarth <Iarwain_Ben-Adar> [9/29 @ 9:07] (2/6)

Foster says an obelisk on top :-) <dna> [9/29 @ 17:43] (1/2)

::grins;; <Iarwain_Ben-Adar> [9/29 @ 17:56] (1/1)

the randomer the better! (No Text) <dna> [9/29 @ 18:14] (0/0)

Interesting <squire > [9/29 @ 9:26] (2/2)

It's in the Appendix <an seileachan> [9/29 @ 20:49] (0/0)
BTW squire . . . <Elf_Maven> [9/29 @ 11:02] (0/0)

Farmer Giles of Ham: The character of the miller. <squire > [9/29 @ 7:19] (3/6)

Not much to add, but... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [10/1 @ 15:41] (1/1)

Curious had a good note on this question <squire > [10/1 @ 16:50] (0/0)

on 2nd thought, Chaucer's Miller <dna> [9/29 @ 18:13] (0/0)
“Bosom enemies” <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/29 @ 17:19] (1/2)

So why does Tolkien use the phrase? <squire > [10/1 @ 0:02] (1/1)

I agree <Entwife Wandlimb> [10/1 @ 11:45] (0/0)

Sil-Ch 14. Q4 <Arquen> [9/28 @ 18:39] (6/14)

Fixing taint o' Ungoliant <Arquen> [10/1 @ 11:05] (0/0)
Gorge(ous) <Penthe> [9/30 @ 0:25] (1/7)

You don't think of the gorge of the Kalagandaki? :) (No Text) <Beren IV> [9/30 @ 19:29] (1/6)

*looks down with shame* <Penthe> [10/1 @ 4:01] (1/5)

Perhaps he means <Kimi> [10/1 @ 4:13] (2/4)

Yep - I misspelt it! :( (No Text) <Beren IV> [10/3 @ 1:54] (0/0)
Wow! <Penthe> [10/1 @ 22:22] (1/2)

8,000 meter peaks <Beren IV> [10/3 @ 2:00] (1/1)

No, they don't. <squire > [10/3 @ 21:52] (0/0)

Love the old road and bridge! <erather> [9/29 @ 20:08] (1/1)

Whin Sill <Arquen> [9/29 @ 21:35] (0/0)

Another Lothlorien-Doriath parallel <N.E. Brigand> [9/29 @ 19:21] (0/0)
On the poisonous water <drogo_drogo> [9/29 @ 12:13] (0/0)
Geology of Menegroth? <Beren IV> [9/29 @ 1:27] (0/0)

UK versions of Tolkien books <undsioux7> [9/28 @ 12:53] (1/3)

HarperCollins has a nice 3 vol. HoME set <drogo_drogo> [9/28 @ 17:42] (1/2)

Thanks for the reply, one more question <undsioux7> [9/29 @ 8:33] (1/1)

It could be stock photos of the covers <drogo_drogo> [9/29 @ 9:55] (0/0)

Sil-Ch 14. Q3 <Arquen> [9/28 @ 10:22] (5/17)

Regarding water <Kimi> [9/29 @ 2:16] (0/0)
The Watcher in the Water <Beren IV> [9/29 @ 1:27] (1/2)

The thing to remember about the Watcher <squire > [9/29 @ 7:05] (1/1)

Good point. (No Text) <Arquen> [9/29 @ 12:29] (0/0)

Thanks for all these photo links <Finding Frodo> [9/28 @ 21:17] (0/0)
Political alignments <erather> [9/28 @ 19:04] (8/10)

The Kingdoms-in-Exile <Chip of Dale> [9/30 @ 0:47] (1/1)

possible theory on the Numenoreans <PhantomS> [9/30 @ 9:05] (0/0)

Turgon is the Arthur of the Sil <drogo_drogo> [9/29 @ 16:45] (1/1)

Gondolin as Camelot <an seileachan> [10/2 @ 6:48] (0/0)

Help! Help! I'm being repressed! <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/29 @ 16:28] (0/0)
Elendil <PhantomS> [9/29 @ 8:53] (0/0)
But Turgon was different. <Curious> [9/29 @ 4:32] (0/0)
Tolkien was an incurable romantic <Beren IV> [9/29 @ 1:30] (0/0)
Rather bothersome, really <Penthe> [9/28 @ 23:50] (0/0)
Reminds me of running gag on Slashdot... <Arquen> [9/28 @ 20:55] (0/0)

Tarns & Tirith-on-Sirion <N.E. Brigand> [9/28 @ 15:56] (0/0)

D.M.E.D: Three-farthing Stone <Iarwain_Ben-Adar> [9/28 @ 9:09] (5/22)

Middle-earth is filled with standing stones, <Curious> [9/29 @ 5:48] (1/5)

Filled with? <squire > [9/29 @ 13:39] (3/4)

Stone of the Hapless? <dna> [9/29 @ 17:33] (0/0)
Correction noted. <Curious> [9/29 @ 16:57] (1/1)

Well, I think you are certainly right <squire > [10/1 @ 0:08] (0/0)

Nice stones! (No Text) <Kimi> [9/29 @ 14:40] (0/0)

Farthings... <Arquen> [9/28 @ 21:32] (1/1)

Great article on the difficulties of translating Tolkien! <squire > [9/28 @ 23:13] (0/0)

Return of the Daily Middle Earth Definition <Iarwain_Ben-Adar> [9/28 @ 17:55] (1/1)

oops...didn't mean to offend <dna> [9/28 @ 18:19] (0/0)

Tyler's Companion <dna> [9/28 @ 16:55] (2/6)

Of course... <N.E. Brigand> [9/28 @ 17:15] (1/1)

by no means <dna> [9/28 @ 17:47] (0/0)

where in Tolkien is the stone mentioned, then? (No Text) <Lúthien_Rising> [9/28 @ 17:11] (1/3)

In "The Grey Havens" <Kimi> [9/28 @ 17:18] (1/2)

also in The Scouring <dna> [9/28 @ 18:02] (1/1)

I picture something like this: <Kimi> [9/28 @ 18:29] (0/0)

Where does Tolkien say... <N.E. Brigand> [9/28 @ 15:04] (2/4)

Yeah <squire > [9/28 @ 15:22] (0/0)
Agreed... <Beren IV> [9/28 @ 15:12] (1/2)

*This* is why I love the RR! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/28 @ 16:02] (1/1)

A nice rock for sitting on <Penthe> [9/28 @ 20:03] (0/0)

Sil-Ch 14. Q2 <Arquen> [9/27 @ 18:40] (4/5)

Siberia <drogo_drogo> [9/28 @ 10:26] (0/0)
The Arctic Tundra <Beren IV> [9/28 @ 1:13] (0/0)
the Mearas <an seileachan> [9/27 @ 20:06] (1/1)

And to back you up <Kimi> [9/27 @ 20:16] (0/0)

no real comment, but <Lúthien_Rising> [9/27 @ 18:45] (0/0)

Sil: Ch. 13 Summary <hills> [9/27 @ 17:06] (10/10)

Thanks Hills! (No Text) <Beren IV> [9/28 @ 0:26] (0/0)
Thanks hills <Penthe> [9/27 @ 19:49] (0/0)
Thanks for a great job despite you illness! <erather> [9/27 @ 19:27] (0/0)
Thanks. Hope you feel better soon (No Text) <Modtheow> [9/27 @ 18:48] (0/0)
Thanks, hills , and if Ibuprofen won't fix it, scotch might. (No Text) <Arquen> [9/27 @ 18:41] (0/0)
Thanks very much! <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/27 @ 18:37] (0/0)
Thank you, and take care of yourself! (No Text) <Curious> [9/27 @ 18:10] (0/0)
thanks, hills! <Lúthien_Rising> [9/27 @ 17:45] (0/0)
Thanks and hope you get well soon (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 17:41] (0/0)
Thanks so much, hills. <Kimi> [9/27 @ 17:19] (0/0)

Sil-Ch 14. Q1. <Arquen> [9/27 @ 10:35] (4/8)

Volcanoes are more impressive than man-made forges <Beren IV> [9/28 @ 0:55] (1/4)

Let's not be hasty... <Arquen> [9/28 @ 10:12] (1/3)

Veins? <Beren IV> [9/28 @ 15:10] (2/2)

past hydrothermal activity <Lúthien_Rising> [9/28 @ 15:56] (0/0)
Veins are wonderful. <Arquen> [9/28 @ 15:34] (0/0)

if you buy into a 'narrator'... <dna> [9/27 @ 17:38] (0/0)
The omniscient narrator tells us <Curious> [9/27 @ 15:02] (0/0)
Angband as the prototype <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 12:48] (0/0)

Farmer Giles of Ham: The character of the parson <squire > [9/27 @ 9:49] (7/13)

One other way to take the joke <squire > [9/28 @ 8:17] (0/0)
One minor point on the parson <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 4:44] (0/0)
Chaucer's Parson <dna> [9/28 @ 3:31] (1/1)

No Chaucerian blacksmith, though (No Text) <Penthe> [9/28 @ 4:38] (0/0)

O illustrious spark <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/27 @ 17:38] (0/0)
There's no need <Kimi> [9/27 @ 17:32] (1/4)

"He was a grammarian" <Kimi> [9/27 @ 18:23] (2/3)

Grammar / Glamour <N.E. Brigand> [9/27 @ 21:06] (1/1)

"The Road to Middle-earth" <Lúthien_Rising> [9/28 @ 7:31] (0/0)

how amazing <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/27 @ 18:32] (0/0)

The Parson prods Giles, and <Curious> [9/27 @ 14:35] (0/0)
The parson as wizard <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 13:04] (1/1)

Yes, he's a less-serious version of Gandalf. <erather> [9/27 @ 15:31] (0/0)

D.M.E.D: Inziladun (Ar-Inziladun) <Iarwain_Ben-Adar> [9/27 @ 8:53] (1/2)

So does "Inziladun"... <N.E. Brigand> [9/27 @ 21:09] (1/1)

It means "Flower of the West" <Kimi> [9/27 @ 21:23] (0/0)

Elrond's sons (Elrohir and Elladan) <Finrod Felagund 5> [9/27 @ 3:06] (4/17)

About Elrond... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/28 @ 16:16] (0/0)
I think <an seileachan> [9/27 @ 19:50] (2/9)

It is so odd to me though <Finrod Felagund 5> [9/27 @ 20:33] (3/5)

me, too <an seileachan> [9/28 @ 6:11] (1/2)

If Elrond's sons were to have that choice... <Finrod Felagund 5> [9/28 @ 7:01] (1/1)

The Valar (and Tolkien) were trying to think ahead. <erather> [9/28 @ 15:43] (0/0)

lol <Beren IV> [9/28 @ 0:59] (0/0)
You put your finger right on it: <erather> [9/27 @ 20:41] (0/0)

A bit more from "Letters" <Kimi> [9/27 @ 19:58] (1/2)

"remain for a while" <an seileachan> [9/27 @ 20:10] (1/1)

And they managed to delay their choice <Entmaiden> [9/28 @ 17:22] (0/0)

the choices of Elrond's children <janeyan> [9/27 @ 9:20] (2/4)

Slight difference... <White Gull> [9/27 @ 14:36] (0/0)
Are you sure about that though? <Finrod Felagund 5> [9/27 @ 12:50] (1/2)

It's in the RotK Appendix (A, I think). <erather> [9/27 @ 13:52] (1/1)

More than one way to argue... <Beren IV> [9/27 @ 14:40] (0/0)

One answer is <squire > [9/27 @ 9:07] (0/0)

Inconsistancies of the Sil Part II - The Timescale of the First Age <Beren IV> [9/27 @ 0:36] (3/14)

More on Elven population growth et. al. <Beren IV> [9/29 @ 0:22] (0/0)
I use the analogy of the Golden Age of Athens <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 14:20] (1/10)

Gondolin, Golden Age, and Mathematics <Beren IV> [9/27 @ 14:46] (2/9)

I think the procreation cycle goes faster than that. <erather> [9/27 @ 22:01] (1/5)

One child at a time <Beren IV> [9/28 @ 0:23] (1/4)

Really? That sounds unlikely, somehow. <erather> [9/28 @ 19:42] (1/3)

No, I don't, but... <Beren IV> [9/29 @ 0:18] (1/2)

Not so very late in his life. <Kimi> [9/29 @ 0:54] (1/1)

Comparative youth <Beren IV> [9/29 @ 13:47] (0/0)

Oh, I'm terrible with numbers... <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 17:39] (1/2)

His numbers <Beren IV> [9/28 @ 0:26] (1/1)

while I agree <dna> [9/28 @ 4:21] (0/0)

Gondolin <dna> [9/27 @ 1:06] (1/1)

sorry, I meant 4 & 1/2 centuries! (No Text) <dna> [9/27 @ 1:13] (0/0)

Farmer Giles of Ham: Part 2, Introduction <squire > [9/27 @ 0:25] (10/18)

Just dropping in to say.... <Kerewyn > [9/28 @ 3:01] (2/7)

If you are really interested, Kerewyn <squire > [9/28 @ 8:24] (2/5)

As long as not too much trouble... <Kerewyn > [9/28 @ 22:48] (1/2)

Not too much trouble at all! <squire > [9/28 @ 23:35] (1/1)

Thank you! *printing* (No Text) <Kerewyn > [9/29 @ 2:39] (0/0)

Is that cover art... <N.E. Brigand> [9/28 @ 16:43] (1/1)

Gee, I guess so. I mean... <squire > [9/28 @ 16:58] (0/0)

Congratulations on your first post in the RR <Penthe> [9/28 @ 4:43] (0/0)

my dog fell down the stairs... <Modtheow> [9/27 @ 18:47] (0/0)
*stops walking and puts gum back in mouth* <Arquen> [9/27 @ 13:57] (0/0)
I *meant* to be here, <Lúthien_Rising> [9/27 @ 12:29] (0/0)
Sorry <White Gull> [9/27 @ 12:17] (0/0)
Trying to try harder. <N.E. Brigand> [9/27 @ 11:43] (1/1)

That's OK <squire > [9/27 @ 12:26] (0/0)

Confession... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/27 @ 9:07] (0/0)
I will participate, I will <Penthe> [9/27 @ 5:49] (0/0)
Unfortunately, the people who <Curious> [9/27 @ 2:02] (0/0)
It's nice to be <Kimi> [9/27 @ 0:28] (0/0)

Farmer Giles of Ham: Part 1. Summary <Kimi> [9/27 @ 0:15] (6/6)

Thanks, Kimi! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 22:30] (0/0)
Thanks, Kimi! <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/27 @ 14:31] (0/0)
Nice summary. <N.E. Brigand> [9/27 @ 11:38] (0/0)
Thanks <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 5:50] (0/0)
Thanks very much Kimi <Penthe> [9/27 @ 5:47] (0/0)
Thanks Kimi! <Curious> [9/27 @ 3:30] (0/0)

Sil: Ch 14 & 15 Introduction <Arquen> [9/27 @ 0:02] (7/10)

"All Gaul is quartered into three halves," according to my grandmother. (No Text) <erather> [9/28 @ 21:04] (0/0)
Sounds interesting! <Lúthien_Rising> [9/27 @ 7:36] (0/0)
Looking forward to it Arquen (No Text) <Penthe> [9/27 @ 5:45] (0/0)
Geography is everything in Beleriand <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 5:45] (0/0)
see NDQ post below (No Text) <dna> [9/27 @ 0:36] (1/1)

Thanks... <Arquen> [9/27 @ 10:39] (0/0)

Looking forward to it! <Kimi> [9/27 @ 0:07] (1/1)

Agreed. Tolkien wrote The Sil for <Curious> [9/27 @ 3:28] (0/0)

Thanks for the maps, Arquen! <Beren IV> [9/27 @ 0:07] (1/1)

Hard to say... <Arquen> [9/27 @ 10:38] (0/0)

Sil: Return of the Noldor: Bring it On <hills> [9/26 @ 21:32] (3/6)

How did Fingon know? <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/27 @ 9:47] (1/1)

thanks all for he concern <hills> [9/27 @ 10:59] (0/0)

mom AND nurse here <an seileachan> [9/27 @ 6:32] (0/0)
hills, you really do need to take care of yourself. <erather> [9/26 @ 21:46] (1/2)

Echoing that. <Kimi> [9/26 @ 21:54] (1/1)

agrees with erather and Kimi <Penthe> [9/26 @ 22:21] (0/0)

Sauron's Ring <Timerider> [9/26 @ 17:58] (1/4)

Fortunately this is one <Kimi> [9/26 @ 18:27] (1/3)

Thank you Kimi! <Timerider> [9/26 @ 18:53] (1/2)

It's a fair question <Kimi> [9/26 @ 19:45] (1/1)

Great Eye <Penthe> [9/26 @ 19:55] (0/0)

Sil Return of the Noldor: Noldor vs. Sindar <hills> [9/26 @ 15:21] (3/4)

Lùthien, the ultimate exception <Beren IV> [9/26 @ 23:42] (0/0)
Reminded of the Romans and Saxons. <erather> [9/26 @ 17:29] (1/1)

Romans and Celts even more <dna> [9/27 @ 0:10] (0/0)

The Noldor have been changed by Aman <drogo_drogo> [9/26 @ 16:57] (0/0)

D.M.E.D: Dagorlad <Iarwain_Ben-Adar> [9/26 @ 11:32] (1/3)

what is the origin of the -lad ending? <Lúthien_Rising> [9/26 @ 14:31] (2/2)

-lad is the word for 'plain' <squire > [9/26 @ 15:25] (0/0)
It's Sindarin for "plain" <Kimi> [9/26 @ 15:23] (0/0)

NDQ: The Sil: Beleriand and beyond <Lúthien_Rising> [9/26 @ 9:04] (2/5)

In BoLT... <Beren IV> [9/26 @ 23:39] (0/0)
Okay, I'll ask one... <Tar-Telperien> [9/26 @ 20:04] (3/3)

This chapter makes me <an seileachan> [9/27 @ 6:37] (0/0)
that's *exactly* what it is <dna> [9/26 @ 23:54] (0/0)
A very good question <Penthe> [9/26 @ 20:50] (0/0)

Sil Return of the Noldor: Free Will <hills> [9/26 @ 8:18] (3/5)

Sleeping Elves? <Beren IV> [9/26 @ 23:36] (0/0)
patron Valar of the lost <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/26 @ 16:25] (1/2)

Where did you get that signature? <Beren IV> [9/26 @ 23:33] (1/1)

mea culpa (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/27 @ 0:14] (0/0)

"Free will" lies in how we respond to challenges. <erather> [9/26 @ 13:54] (0/0)

Farmer Giles of Ham: 8. Knights and dragons <Kimi> [9/26 @ 3:07] (4/10)

A belated comment on the Mock Tail... <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 4:54] (0/0)
A little more about the Mock Tail <Kimi> [9/26 @ 20:09] (2/2)

I also thought of the Boar's Head <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/28 @ 16:08] (0/0)
cake of the evening, bee-oootiful cake? (No Text) <Penthe> [9/26 @ 20:45] (0/0)

Myths, religion and the public service <Penthe> [9/26 @ 19:40] (0/0)
imitations <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/26 @ 11:32] (2/4)

Sir Humphrey <erather> [9/26 @ 13:47] (1/1)

Thanks, erather! <Kimi> [9/26 @ 15:04] (0/0)

play on words? <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/26 @ 12:02] (1/1)

In which case, very much like Nokes's cake. <Penthe> [9/26 @ 19:28] (0/0)

Sil Return of the Noldor: Chaining of Maedhros #2 <hills> [9/25 @ 21:47] (3/8)

Letting go <Chip of Dale> [9/26 @ 2:45] (0/0)
a hobbit and a man <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/26 @ 1:37] (1/2)

and Luthien <Modtheow> [9/26 @ 8:19] (1/1)

I hadn't thought of that! <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/26 @ 9:59] (0/0)

General Elvish psychology <Beren IV> [9/25 @ 22:25] (2/3)

Maedhros has red hair <PhantomS> [9/26 @ 8:46] (1/1)

Their mother *Nerdanel* <Kimi> [9/26 @ 15:06] (0/0)

I believe Maedhros had red hair... <Tar-Telperien> [9/25 @ 23:31] (0/0)

Sil Return of the Noldor: Division and Falls <hills> [9/25 @ 21:18] (2/3)

the fall of the Elves <an seileachan> [9/27 @ 19:02] (0/0)
The fall has occurred; this is the aftermath. <erather> [9/25 @ 21:26] (1/1)

Even more so... <Beren IV> [9/25 @ 22:16] (0/0)

D.M.E.D: Olog-hai <Iarwain_Ben-Adar> [9/25 @ 11:05] (2/5)

oh yes -- and thanks for these! <Lúthien_Rising> [9/25 @ 13:39] (0/0)
I don't remember these <Lúthien_Rising> [9/25 @ 11:28] (2/3)

Also they appear here: <squire > [9/26 @ 0:57] (1/1)

The Field of Cormallen <Beren IV> [9/26 @ 1:30] (0/0)

The LotR appendices... <N.E. Brigand> [9/25 @ 12:06] (0/0)

Farmer Giles of Ham: 7. The King <Kimi> [9/25 @ 2:45] (5/14)

Newfangled swords <Stanislaus Bocian> [9/26 @ 15:09] (0/0)
On titles and swords <squire > [9/25 @ 22:51] (2/8)

Great job on the titles, squire, <erather> [9/26 @ 13:37] (0/0)
Rationalize if you like, <Curious> [9/26 @ 4:57] (1/6)

Well, I didn't say anachronisms were forbidden <squire > [9/26 @ 8:59] (1/5)

My apologies on the period of the blunderbus <squire > [9/26 @ 9:44] (1/4)

"According to the food historians, <Curious> [9/26 @ 9:50] (2/3)

Does that fact help... <N.E. Brigand> [9/27 @ 11:20] (1/1)

Roughly, yes. (No Text) <Curious> [9/27 @ 12:51] (0/0)

yes (No Text) <squire > [9/26 @ 10:17] (0/0)

reading Vogue not history <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/25 @ 9:46] (0/0)
I'll leave the Latin to others. <Curious> [9/25 @ 4:52] (1/1)

Along those lines... <N.E. Brigand> [9/25 @ 9:06] (0/0)

Fashion and function, or what is art ;-) <Penthe> [9/25 @ 4:22] (0/0)

Sil Return of the Noldor: Come All Ye Flowers! <hills> [9/24 @ 22:45] (3/8)

sunRISE in the west <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/25 @ 9:34] (2/4)

this one made me laugh... <hills> [9/25 @ 14:42] (0/0)
Tolkien really REALLY REALLY <an seileachan> [9/25 @ 9:45] (1/2)

I do find it strained. <Curious> [9/25 @ 12:51] (1/1)

so is there no night? <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/25 @ 15:14] (0/0)

*Riding my hobby horse* literary coincidence <Penthe> [9/25 @ 4:15] (1/1)

nah <hills> [9/25 @ 8:20] (0/0)

Heh, nice picture! <Beren IV> [9/25 @ 4:01] (0/0)

Return of the Daily Middle Earth Definition <Iarwain_Ben-Adar> [9/24 @ 12:42] (3/6)

Thanks so much for your feedback! <Iarwain_Ben-Adar> [9/24 @ 21:35] (1/1)

Typing advice <Penthe> [9/25 @ 4:10] (0/0)

Ithilien <erather> [9/24 @ 14:39] (1/2)

I think the origin of Anorien and Ithilien <squire > [9/24 @ 15:33] (1/1)

"Across the sea, a pale moon rises..." <erather> [9/24 @ 19:22] (0/0)

fabulous concept... <CelebornsMirror> [9/24 @ 14:17] (0/0)

Sil Return of the Noldor: Chaining of Maedhros #1 <hills> [9/24 @ 6:41] (3/5)

victory <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/24 @ 11:54] (0/0)
echoes of Prometheus <Modtheow> [9/24 @ 10:11] (2/2)

I agree. (No Text) <Beren IV> [9/25 @ 3:49] (0/0)
I make that same association when I read this. (No Text) <Finding Frodo> [9/24 @ 10:46] (0/0)

Maehros is a hostage of a terrorist <drogo_drogo> [9/24 @ 7:16] (0/0)

Sil Return of the Noldor: Moriquendi <hills> [9/23 @ 18:41] (5/12)

Thingol is not Calaquendi <Beren IV> [9/25 @ 3:46] (2/2)

It doesn't matter when you did the journey <PhantomS> [9/25 @ 7:59] (0/0)
But Thingol is not Moriquendi. <Kimi> [9/25 @ 5:09] (0/0)

Caranthir: Early Politician <Bythedar> [9/24 @ 10:31] (0/0)
Neener Neener Neener! <PhantomS> [9/24 @ 2:38] (0/0)
I'm like rubber; you're like glue. <N.E. Brigand> [9/23 @ 21:45] (2/5)

Celegorm and Curufin <Beren IV> [9/25 @ 22:27] (1/1)

archmage? <Lúthien_Rising> [9/26 @ 14:30] (0/0)

...whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you, muahaha! <Tar-Telperien> [9/23 @ 22:42] (1/2)

Well, all of the "C" sons are jerks, IMO. (No Text) <erather> [9/24 @ 12:50] (1/1)

Yep, if they didn't do something bad... <Penthe> [9/25 @ 4:23] (0/0)

Name calling. <Kimi> [9/23 @ 18:53] (0/0)

Farmer Giles of Ham: 6. Supporting characters. <Kimi> [9/23 @ 15:28] (2/2)

Miller of Dee <Penthe> [9/23 @ 18:53] (0/0)
Farmers have to pay millers <Curious> [9/23 @ 16:51] (0/0)

Sil Return of the Noldor: The Powers that Be <hills> [9/23 @ 11:04] (4/16)

Elu Thingol <Arquen> [9/23 @ 14:42] (1/1)

"This is a guy who is used to doing things his way. " <Penthe> [9/23 @ 18:43] (0/0)

Invaders from the West <erather> [9/23 @ 13:31] (0/0)
this marriage is not a coup <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/23 @ 12:22] (1/11)

Arwen/Melian as symbol <Penthe> [9/23 @ 18:42] (3/10)

Melian puts Thingol on equal footing with Noldor <drogo_drogo> [9/24 @ 7:47] (0/0)
ah! divine anoiting via matrimony <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/23 @ 22:28] (1/2)

"anoiting" annoying: *anointing* (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/23 @ 22:30] (1/1)

hahaha annoying! <Penthe> [9/24 @ 0:03] (0/0)

'cept he didn't... <Arquen> [9/23 @ 20:07] (2/5)

*takes it back* <Arquen> [9/23 @ 23:36] (0/0)
Did too :-) <Kimi> [9/23 @ 20:24] (3/3)

Here's the actual quote... <Tar-Telperien> [9/23 @ 22:35] (0/0)
To amplify just a bit... <erather> [9/23 @ 20:54] (0/0)
Yep, he did. <Penthe> [9/23 @ 20:47] (0/0)

Royal marriage <drogo_drogo> [9/23 @ 11:37] (0/0)

Bilbo's acorns <Elf_Maven> [9/22 @ 22:49] (2/4)

Different species <Beren IV> [9/23 @ 0:20] (1/1)

different species of ACORNS <Elf_Maven> [9/23 @ 8:40] (0/0)

Rather a "binding" food, apparently <Kimi> [9/22 @ 23:27] (1/1)

Not quite as many as that! <Elf_Maven> [9/23 @ 8:46] (0/0)

Since it's Bilbo and Frodo's birthday... <Rhiandra Took> [9/22 @ 14:07] (6/18)

by GEORGE, I may have it... <an seileachan> [9/24 @ 13:01] (4/5)

For what it's worth, this has got my vote. (No Text) <Advising Elf> [9/28 @ 19:16] (0/0)
Hmm. <Curious> [9/25 @ 3:46] (1/1)

If it can be found on Google, I'll find it <an seileachan> [9/25 @ 7:17] (0/0)

OMG. <Chip of Dale> [9/24 @ 23:13] (0/0)
Ooh, good catch! (No Text) <erather> [9/24 @ 20:23] (0/0)

Autumn equinox gets my bet. <Ascarwen> [9/24 @ 11:03] (1/1)

Oooh, very nice post! (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/24 @ 15:39] (0/0)

what's the answer? :-) <an seileachan> [9/23 @ 18:53] (0/0)
the numerology aspect <janeyan> [9/23 @ 0:50] (0/0)
Catholic feast day? <N.E. Brigand> [9/22 @ 20:49] (2/5)

After much investigation <Kimi> [9/22 @ 23:51] (2/3)

The "Feast of the Exaltation... <N.E. Brigand> [9/23 @ 21:27] (0/0)
"a particularly suitable time for ordination" <Chip of Dale> [9/23 @ 3:52] (1/1)

No, we didn't. <Kimi> [9/23 @ 4:01] (0/0)

No Catholic significance so far... <Chip of Dale> [9/22 @ 23:25] (0/0)

Well, it is the equinox. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/22 @ 14:23] (1/1)

Good point! <Beren IV> [9/23 @ 0:16] (0/0)

Sil Return of the Noldor: Feanor <hills> [9/22 @ 11:19] (9/11)

Releasing Fëanor from Mandos would make a huge mess of Valinor... <Tar-Telperien> [9/23 @ 1:43] (1/2)

Maedros... <Beren IV> [9/23 @ 10:58] (1/1)

Fëanor would not learn such a lesson before... <Tar-Telperien> [9/23 @ 13:08] (0/0)

I, too, hope you recover. <Beren IV> [9/23 @ 1:21] (0/0)
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. (No Text) <Arquen> [9/22 @ 23:43] (0/0)
Fire <Penthe> [9/22 @ 17:18] (0/0)
Feanor is a supernova <drogo_drogo> [9/22 @ 17:16] (0/0)
I hope you're feeling better. <Kimi> [9/22 @ 17:08] (0/0)
"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." <erather> [9/22 @ 14:55] (0/0)
Are you alright? <EldersisofMerry> [9/22 @ 14:45] (0/0)
Get well! <N.E. Brigand> [9/22 @ 13:14] (0/0)

The Sil: Chapter 12 -- Summary <Luinaelin> [9/21 @ 19:55] (6/6)

Nice Summary! (No Text) <Beren IV> [9/22 @ 22:43] (0/0)
kudos on 2 tough chapters! <dna> [9/22 @ 15:24] (0/0)
thanks for the summary and the link <an seileachan> [9/22 @ 6:21] (0/0)
Thank you three times! <Curious> [9/22 @ 2:20] (0/0)
Excellent! Thank you! (No Text) <EldersisofMerry> [9/21 @ 23:30] (0/0)
Another wonderful summary! Thanks, Luinaelin. (No Text) <Kimi> [9/21 @ 22:45] (0/0)

New book link on Home <Arquen> [9/21 @ 13:48] (2/10)

Just ordered it <Aeliyana> [9/22 @ 9:35] (0/0)
I'll pass. <squire > [9/21 @ 13:58] (2/8)

Silmarillion parody <dlloyd> [9/24 @ 10:47] (2/3)

Yes, welcome! <Curious> [9/25 @ 3:41] (1/1)

Sticking around <dlloyd> [9/27 @ 7:26] (0/0)

Welcome! What an honour! <Kimi> [9/24 @ 15:40] (0/0)

Hard to say... <Arquen> [9/21 @ 14:27] (2/3)

Ack! Too much pressure! <dlloyd> [9/24 @ 11:28] (1/1)

Hey! I get it! You're the author! <squire > [9/24 @ 14:39] (0/0)

MASH... <N.E. Brigand> [9/21 @ 16:56] (0/0)

Sil Return of the Noldor: The Eyes! <hills> [9/21 @ 6:37] (7/8)

Flieger would say (*ducks from thrown tomatoes*) <an seileachan> [9/22 @ 6:14] (1/1)

In fact, I just realized <an seileachan> [9/22 @ 6:27] (0/0)

Power manifested in different ways <Penthe> [9/21 @ 18:56] (0/0)
inner energy amplified by ambient engery <drogo_drogo> [9/21 @ 16:30] (0/0)
Light = knowledge and power <erather> [9/21 @ 14:32] (0/0)
Eyes and Light <Imani> [9/21 @ 13:32] (0/0)
The carrot factor <Arquen> [9/21 @ 10:41] (0/0)
Uh I'll hazard a guess <Lady Scaper> [9/21 @ 8:08] (0/0)

LotR and the Sil - Part I: The Age of the Maiar <Beren IV> [9/20 @ 23:17] (1/2)

A great topic. I think you exaggerate the difficulties somewhat. <squire > [9/20 @ 23:58] (1/1)

As I said, this one is, IMO, the simplest <Beren IV> [9/23 @ 0:04] (0/0)

The Sil: Ch. 11 -- Summary (long!) <Luinaelin> [9/20 @ 21:27] (11/11)

wow - thanks for the great summary! <Lúthien_Rising> [9/21 @ 12:39] (0/0)
Thanks, L, we lurkers are grateful (No Text) <Arquen> [9/21 @ 10:43] (0/0)
Whew is right, thanks again for this summary (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [9/21 @ 10:35] (0/0)
Wow. <Ascarwen> [9/21 @ 9:45] (0/0)
Thank you twice! <Curious> [9/21 @ 6:39] (0/0)
great summary, great week, thanks so much! (No Text) <an seileachan> [9/21 @ 5:43] (0/0)
great summary, thank you! <linkinparkelf> [9/21 @ 1:46] (0/0)
Oh very good summary Luinaelin <Penthe> [9/20 @ 23:12] (0/0)
Thank you for the summary! (No Text) <Beren IV> [9/20 @ 22:58] (0/0)
Thank you, Luinaelin! <EldersisofMerry> [9/20 @ 21:51] (0/0)
Thanks, Luinaelin! Another good week! (No Text) <Kimi> [9/20 @ 21:32] (0/0)

Goldberry's brooch <janeyan> [9/20 @ 19:51] (3/7)

Luthien? <Linguilindale> [9/21 @ 8:09] (2/3)

she wasn't the only one <PhantomS> [9/23 @ 10:44] (1/1)

Resonance with Finduilas <Penthe> [9/23 @ 18:59] (0/0)

Pretty unlikely. <erather> [9/21 @ 14:16] (0/0)

Welcome, janeyan! <Kimi> [9/20 @ 20:08] (0/0)
enigma redux <an seileachan> [9/20 @ 20:07] (1/1)

brooch responses <janeyan> [9/21 @ 9:04] (0/0)

The Sil: Ch. 11 & 12 -- Wrap Up <Luinaelin> [9/20 @ 9:25] (4/4)

Thank you once! <Curious> [9/21 @ 6:38] (0/0)
thanks Luinaelin <Penthe> [9/20 @ 21:09] (0/0)
I was reading along! Thanks for the interesting week (No Text) <hatster> [9/20 @ 20:45] (0/0)
Thanks for the discussion, it was a good week (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [9/20 @ 17:01] (0/0)

Sil: Return of the Noldor: Echoing Cries <hills> [9/20 @ 6:46] (3/4)

the sound and the fury <Imani> [9/21 @ 13:20] (0/0)
War Cries <Arquen> [9/21 @ 10:30] (0/0)
The fury of the Noldor <drogo_drogo> [9/20 @ 17:00] (1/1)

sounds that fills the earth <Penthe> [9/20 @ 23:14] (0/0)

Farmer Giles of Ham: 5. Farmer Giles <Kimi> [9/19 @ 22:33] (4/26)

Chiming in late... <NZ Strider> [9/22 @ 4:23] (0/0)
Giles and Thor <Stanislaus Bocian> [9/20 @ 17:40] (4/4)

Excellent idea; thanks for that, SB! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/22 @ 4:24] (0/0)
Hambone <Penthe> [9/20 @ 21:08] (0/0)
I'll buy that. <Pukel-man> [9/20 @ 18:01] (0/0)
The Brave Little Tailor <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/20 @ 17:58] (0/0)

Giles seems very hobbity to me. <Curious> [9/20 @ 13:37] (1/1)

Lobelia! <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/20 @ 17:43] (0/0)

off the top of my head <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/20 @ 12:31] (1/17)

etymology of Ham? <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/20 @ 13:05] (2/16)

Ham = village or home-town. <squire > [9/20 @ 13:42] (2/14)

well, Maggot is a dog owner <Entwife Wandlimb> [9/20 @ 17:39] (0/0)
All the hobbits <Curious> [9/20 @ 13:59] (2/12)

pssst Squire & Curious <Penthe> [9/21 @ 18:38] (2/2)

No, I'll try to look into it, thanks! (No Text) <squire > [9/22 @ 18:10] (0/0)
I have not, but <Curious> [9/22 @ 2:41] (0/0)

Did I miss the Maggot-Gaffer slapdown? <squire > [9/21 @ 0:09] (1/8)

Yes, you did. <Curious> [9/21 @ 6:56] (1/7)

Can't stay with you on this. <squire > [9/21 @ 8:01] (1/6)

"Hobbits are just <Curious> [9/21 @ 10:17] (1/5)

How excellent! <squire > [9/21 @ 11:05] (1/4)

Farmer <Curious> [9/21 @ 11:28] (2/3)

Don't forget the red beard :-) (No Text) <Kimi> [9/21 @ 15:22] (1/1)

Yes! <Curious> [9/21 @ 15:50] (0/0)

Thanks! (No Text) <squire > [9/21 @ 11:33] (0/0)

It could be both. <Curious> [9/20 @ 13:40] (0/0)

Tolkien and Tennyson (an essay) <A man> [9/19 @ 22:28] (8/18)

Whoaa! I know where I'm comin' <dna> [9/21 @ 2:54] (0/0)
Tips on doing a comparison paper <drogo_drogo> [9/20 @ 18:27] (0/0)
Advice from someone who spent three years writing this sort of essay . . . <Pukel-man> [9/20 @ 15:01] (0/0)
*dusts off red pen* <Lottelita> [9/20 @ 12:16] (1/1)

Good tips Lotte <Penthe> [9/20 @ 20:54] (0/0)

a few more suggestions <Modtheow> [9/20 @ 8:47] (0/0)
I second squire's suggestion <an seileachan> [9/20 @ 6:24] (0/0)
A bit lush <squire > [9/20 @ 0:25] (4/9)

Your footer- Tolkien would have <eowyn_rohan> [9/24 @ 12:49] (0/0)
I agree mostly with squire (OUCH never thought I'd say that!) <hatster> [9/20 @ 19:30] (1/2)

hey, what about ick? <squire > [9/20 @ 23:04] (1/1)

ya well, t'would have been nice if I would proof it eh? <hatster> [9/21 @ 5:19] (0/0)

Squire: loved your link! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/20 @ 14:36] (1/3)

Squire wrote it. <Curious> [9/20 @ 16:55] (2/2)

Aha! I suspected as much. :-) (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/20 @ 18:24] (0/0)
I replay them all the time (No Text) <Modtheow> [9/20 @ 17:30] (0/0)

"Slot overload" <Lottelita> [9/20 @ 11:50] (0/0)

*googles eschatology* <Finding Frodo> [9/19 @ 23:40] (0/0)

Sil: Intro to Ch. 13: Return of the Noldor <hills> [9/19 @ 19:07] (2/5)

Hordes of F-elves, and how to cope <erather> [9/20 @ 20:38] (1/3)

and just wait till the F - Men! <dna> [9/21 @ 2:48] (1/2)

rhyming or initial letters <Penthe> [9/21 @ 18:43] (1/1)

sing it - "bro's Hurin & Huor, & sons Turin & Tuor!" (No Text) <dna> [9/22 @ 15:06] (0/0)

Looking forward to it (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [9/20 @ 5:37] (0/0)

You've read one index, you've read 'em all -- not! <Elf_Maven> [9/19 @ 18:57] (4/25)

my HM 1965 second ed 9th printing <an seileachan> [9/20 @ 5:30] (0/0)
My three paper back editions don't have an "index 4" <hatster> [9/19 @ 20:03] (2/4)

AH! here's the difference, my old paperbacks are all Balantine <hatster> [9/20 @ 17:44] (0/0)
Oh and I meant to say that <hatster> [9/19 @ 21:29] (1/2)

So, just to confirm, the index for "Things" <Elf_Maven> [9/19 @ 23:10] (1/1)

Two entries <Arevanye> [9/20 @ 7:28] (0/0)

Mine: <Kimi> [9/19 @ 19:14] (2/17)

My 1974 Unwin Books edition <Kimi> [9/20 @ 2:58] (0/0)
1986 Houghton Mifflin has <squire > [9/19 @ 22:09] (3/15)

Tolkien's dust-jacket design <Kimi> [9/20 @ 3:01] (2/3)

Whoa -- if that's the case, then <Elf_Maven> [9/20 @ 8:08] (0/0)
Pretty definitive: five-pointed stars it is! <squire > [9/20 @ 6:50] (1/1)

It appears to have been in 1954. <Kimi> [9/20 @ 15:18] (0/0)

JRRT's rules of Elvish heraldry <dna> [9/19 @ 23:46] (1/1)

And to back you up on Feanor's star <hatster> [9/20 @ 18:01] (0/0)

Is it in that edition itself that Anderson <Elf_Maven> [9/19 @ 23:14] (2/8)

The Douglas Anderson edition of 1986 <squire > [9/20 @ 9:54] (2/6)

Not exactly an expert, but . . . <Elf_Maven> [9/20 @ 22:46] (1/2)

Yes, well, expert is as expert does... <squire > [9/20 @ 22:57] (1/1)

No chads, thanks just the same! <Elf_Maven> [9/21 @ 8:26] (0/0)

To be more specific, <Arevanye> [9/20 @ 11:31] (1/2)

does this mean...gasp* <an seileachan> [9/20 @ 13:25] (1/1)

*hands a.s. a cold compress* <Arevanye> [9/20 @ 13:49] (0/0)

*psst* Squire <Elf_Maven> [9/20 @ 8:01] (0/0)

Mine says (2) and (4) had five <Arevanye> [9/19 @ 19:06] (0/0)

NDQ: The Sil: Return of the Noldor <Lúthien_Rising> [9/19 @ 9:16] (1/3)

Who's fading when? <Lady Scaper> [9/20 @ 7:04] (1/2)

The fading is due to the "taint of Morgoth" <erather> [9/20 @ 16:04] (1/1)

Thanks <Lady Scaper> [9/21 @ 5:51] (0/0)

Musings on the swift sunrise <Olorin of the West> [9/19 @ 5:47] (6/25)

It does sound like the tropics, <Curious> [9/21 @ 13:16] (1/1)

Yes, good point. <Olorin of the West> [9/22 @ 13:46] (0/0)

did Tolkien read Kipling? <an seileachan> [9/21 @ 6:25] (2/8)

Tolkien was no imperialist. <Curious> [9/21 @ 12:20] (2/6)

but you know, I wasn't implying <an seileachan> [9/22 @ 14:34] (1/1)

Tolkien claimed <Curious> [9/23 @ 9:29] (0/0)

Was the British Empire any worse than Numenor? <erather> [9/21 @ 16:03] (1/3)

Quite so! <Curious> [9/21 @ 16:44] (1/2)

Absolutely <Penthe> [9/21 @ 19:02] (1/1)

Great points! <Golfimbul> [9/22 @ 11:06] (0/0)

I'd guess that he was a fan, but no evidence AFAIK. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [9/21 @ 11:32] (0/0)

A swift sunrise in the Sierras <erather> [9/20 @ 17:51] (1/1)

What a beautiful description. <Kimi> [9/20 @ 18:09] (0/0)

joy in the morning <an seileachan> [9/20 @ 8:03] (2/2)

I agree <Olorin of the West> [9/20 @ 11:27] (0/0)
sailing WEST, sailing WEST I meant!! <an seileachan> [9/20 @ 8:05] (0/0)

That phrase is so magical... <Smokering> [9/19 @ 23:51] (3/3)

Beautiful! <Rain Queen> [9/20 @ 20:11] (0/0)
Love your thoughts on this, Smokering <Olorin of the West> [9/20 @ 11:23] (0/0)
Maybe <Golfimbul> [9/20 @ 10:37] (0/0)

Oh.... <Golfimbul> [9/19 @ 9:22] (1/4)

Both? Couldn't it be both? They are both lovely ideas. (No Text) <Egleria!Iorhael> [9/19 @ 18:35] (1/3)

Well, sure.... <Golfimbul> [9/19 @ 23:47] (1/2)

Are you saying... <Olorin of the West> [9/20 @ 11:34] (1/1)

No, I never thought of that.... <Golfimbul> [9/20 @ 13:02] (0/0)

The Sil: Ch. 11 & 12 -- Open Discussion <Luinaelin> [9/18 @ 10:02] (1/2)

This discussion has been a bit of an eye-opener <squire > [9/18 @ 10:16] (1/1)

LOTR versus Sil <drogo_drogo> [9/18 @ 10:57] (0/0)

The Sil: Ch. 12 -- One More Thought <Luinaelin> [9/18 @ 10:00] (1/3)

Freedom from fate <Beren IV> [9/18 @ 18:09] (1/2)

Be more exact <squire > [9/18 @ 22:58] (1/1)

Actually, I think that... <Beren IV> [9/19 @ 0:54] (0/0)

The Sil: Ch. 12 -- General Questions <Luinaelin> [9/18 @ 9:58] (1/1)

Timelines? <Beren IV> [9/18 @ 18:08] (0/0)

Ralph Wood lecture, "Tolkien and Lewis" <Lúthien_Rising> [9/17 @ 22:50] (5/13)

Thanks, great summary. As for the points <Modtheow> [9/19 @ 20:17] (0/0)
Just read this and have a quick question <Arevanye> [9/19 @ 18:59] (1/4)

I *think* <Lúthien_Rising> [9/19 @ 19:06] (1/3)

Is this the text of his lecture? (No Text - Link Inside) <Arevanye> [9/19 @ 19:10] (1/2)

not quite <Lúthien_Rising> [9/20 @ 8:44] (1/1)

I found it interesting <Arevanye> [9/20 @ 13:08] (0/0)

Oh, nice. <Egleria!Iorhael> [9/19 @ 0:00] (0/0)
hey dol, merry dol, yes we want to hear <an seileachan> [9/18 @ 6:55] (1/1)

oh, all right <Lúthien_Rising> [9/18 @ 8:31] (0/0)

Thanks! With such a great summary, <dna> [9/18 @ 6:00] (1/3)

you are not! <Lúthien_Rising> [9/18 @ 8:28] (1/2)

ouch... not even a winkey! (No Text) <dna> [9/18 @ 17:55] (1/1)

it was there in spirit ;-) (No Text) <Lúthien_Rising> [9/18 @ 18:50] (0/0)

The Sil: Ch. 12 -- Diplomacy, Anyone? <Luinaelin> [9/17 @ 12:14] (2/9)

Elves and Men sundered from the outset <drogo_drogo> [9/18 @ 9:18] (0/0)
Squandered beauty <Beren IV> [9/17 @ 22:05] (1/7)

Edain are not human? <an seileachan> [9/18 @ 14:06] (1/6)

Types of Men <Beren IV> [9/18 @ 18:19] (1/5)

I agree about the hobbits <an seileachan> [9/18 @ 18:47] (2/4)

Since you asked :-) <Kimi> [9/19 @ 1:39] (0/0)
That wasn't my point... <Beren IV> [9/19 @ 0:41] (1/2)

I understand your point <an seileachan> [9/19 @ 8:35] (1/1)

On human nobility and definitions <Beren IV> [9/19 @ 21:57] (0/0)

The Sil: Ch. 12 -- One Mystery after Another <Luinaelin> [9/17 @ 12:12] (2/4)

Speculation <Finding Frodo> [9/17 @ 21:20] (1/1)

Speculation just like we are... <Beren IV> [9/17 @ 21:58] (0/0)

Some questions have no answers. <erather> [9/17 @ 19:36] (1/1)

Right, <CelebornsMirror> [9/18 @ 9:27] (0/0)

The Sil: Ch. 11 -- Lights, Camera, Action <Luinaelin> [9/17 @ 12:08] (4/5)

why they wander west <an seileachan> [9/18 @ 12:56] (0/0)
Soo many races!!! <Beren IV> [9/17 @ 21:53] (1/1)

What other races <erather> [9/20 @ 19:51] (0/0)

Some quick answers <drogo_drogo> [9/17 @ 17:01] (0/0)
My mistake -- this is Chapter 12, not 11 (No Text) <Luinaelin> [9/17 @ 12:10] (0/0)

"Heed No Nightly Noises" <CelebornsMirror> [9/17 @ 9:53] (3/10)

in which the RR tells me to put my books <an seileachan> [9/18 @ 9:45] (1/7)

Wow! <CelebornsMirror> [9/18 @ 15:35] (1/6)

maybe not "outside of time" <an seileachan> [9/18 @ 17:26] (1/5)

Only Time <CelebornsMirror> [9/19 @ 9:43] (1/4)

time out of mind <an seileachan> [9/19 @ 10:28] (1/3)

Hoom... <CelebornsMirror> [9/20 @ 14:03] (1/2)

as opposed to my psychobabble, you mean? :-) <an seileachan> [9/20 @ 15:58] (1/1)

Hey dol merry-- oops! <CelebornsMirror> [9/20 @ 19:26] (0/0)

I don't have an answer, but it reminds me... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/17 @ 16:49] (0/0)
Tom's house is a resting point, <Lottelita> [9/17 @ 15:40] (0/0)

Chapter 10 Comments <Beren IV> [9/16 @ 18:16] (0/0)

The Sil: Chapter 12 -- What's in a Name? <Altaira> [9/16 @ 9:15] (5/14)

a poem...hope you like <an seileachan> [9/18 @ 13:52] (2/3)

I printed this up to keep <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/20 @ 14:56] (1/1)

what an incredibly nice thing to say <an seileachan> [9/20 @ 16:04] (0/0)

Wow... <Tar-Telperien> [9/18 @ 18:38] (0/0)

More biased Elvish history. <N.E. Brigand> [9/17 @ 17:39] (1/1)

About "Heavy-Handed" <Tar-Telperien> [9/18 @ 18:42] (0/0)

It's natural to think of others as "different" and label them that way... <Tar-Telperien> [9/17 @ 1:25] (1/3)

incrutable as in mysterious <an seileachan> [9/18 @ 10:21] (1/2)

Yeah, I suppose... <Tar-Telperien> [9/18 @ 18:35] (1/1)

I knew you knew <an seileachan> [9/18 @ 18:54] (0/0)

Lovely. <EldersisofMerry> [9/17 @ 0:21] (0/0)
Well, what else do you call them? <Beren IV> [9/16 @ 18:35] (1/2)

Dark Elves. <N.E. Brigand> [9/17 @ 17:30] (1/1)

Tolkien left it out... <Beren IV> [9/18 @ 18:20] (0/0)

The Sil: Chapter 12-- Of Men <Altaira> [9/16 @ 9:14] (5/7)

Sun as life force <Elen> [9/17 @ 10:02] (0/0)
Cautious, my precious... <EldersisofMerry> [9/17 @ 0:45] (0/0)
East of the Sun... <erather> [9/16 @ 18:59] (2/2)

Another thought on the Valar's withdrawal... <erather> [9/16 @ 21:14] (0/0)
men travel west, elves east <an seileachan> [9/16 @ 20:25] (0/0)

The Power of the Silmarils <Beren IV> [9/16 @ 18:25] (0/0)
Let it rot <nerdanel_50> [9/16 @ 13:37] (0/0)