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I have this chapter :-) <Lady Aredhel> [9/30 @ 21:05] (1/1)

That's great! <Idril Celebrindal> [10/1 @ 7:00] (0/0)

Answers/opinions needed on Frodo's use of the Ring: NZ_Strider: you commented on this once; others also welcome... <mallorn-ws> [9/30 @ 15:51] (7/58)

I am truly indebted to you all for your great efforts <mallorn-ws> [10/1 @ 16:21] (1/1)

who, us, "stubborn"? (smile) (No Text) <Froda> [10/2 @ 5:16] (0/0)

I deeply regret .... <Reverend> [10/1 @ 9:16] (1/6)

objection! <Froda> [10/1 @ 9:44] (1/5)

It's part of my countercase as well. <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 12:06] (1/4)

"You have not weighed the Sinfulness of Sin" <Reverend> [10/1 @ 15:04] (1/3)

This is difficult to respond to... <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 22:00] (1/2)

I'm sure we'll return to this vexed point <Froda> [10/2 @ 5:01] (1/1)

I take exception... <Watson> [10/2 @ 5:43] (0/0)

Here's what Tolkien himself said: <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 2:46] (7/23)

assent & query <Froda> [10/1 @ 6:57] (2/7)

Supplemental to what Curious says, <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 11:45] (0/0)
I believe, <Curious> [10/1 @ 8:24] (1/5)

Mechanically plausable.... <Reverend> [10/1 @ 11:12] (1/4)

now that's interesting! <Froda> [10/1 @ 11:35] (1/3)

But <Curious> [10/1 @ 12:08] (1/2)

Yes, yes... <Reverend> [10/1 @ 15:11] (1/1)

As <Curious> [10/1 @ 16:04] (0/0)

This is the danger... <Watson> [10/1 @ 5:21] (2/9)

Can I answer to both your responses here? <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 11:38] (1/5)

I object to <Curious> [10/1 @ 12:43] (1/4)

Very quickly, <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 13:07] (1/3)

As you have said... <Watson> [10/1 @ 16:23] (1/2)

I'm sorry if I <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 23:05] (1/1)

It isn't... <Watson> [10/2 @ 4:50] (0/0)

Tolkien loved ambiguity! <Curious> [10/1 @ 5:50] (1/2)

Niggle's Parish <Amatire> [10/1 @ 6:34] (1/1)

Thanks! I <Curious> [10/1 @ 8:03] (0/0)

And yet <Curious> [10/1 @ 4:46] (0/0)
sheesh <Amatire> [10/1 @ 4:41] (0/0)
Excellent, NZS. <Ataahua> [10/1 @ 3:49] (0/0)
wow <Demosthenes> [10/1 @ 3:17] (0/0)
Corrigenda <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 2:50] (0/0)

Does one have to actually put the ring on... <iowaboy> [9/30 @ 16:48] (1/6)

I think there's a distinction to be made... <Silverlode> [9/30 @ 17:53] (3/5)

Gollum does not promise to the Precious, but *by* the Precious (No Text) <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 2:26] (2/2)

Yes... <Silverlode> [10/1 @ 17:03] (0/0)
swearing <Froda> [10/1 @ 6:41] (0/0)

Nicely said, plus another important factor <Altaira> [9/30 @ 19:48] (0/0)
I think so, for the most part... <iowaboy> [9/30 @ 18:11] (0/0)

nice summary <Demosthenes> [9/30 @ 16:47] (0/0)
Well... <Watson> [9/30 @ 16:15] (4/15)

Hmm... I think I see several things differently from you. <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 3:17] (1/4)

What I attempted to say... <Watson> [10/1 @ 5:13] (1/3)

i believe that we are in complete agreement... <Reverend> [10/1 @ 11:03] (1/2)

Well... <Watson> [10/1 @ 11:45] (1/1)

Very right.... <Reverend> [10/1 @ 14:48] (0/0)

Another possibility. <Curious> [9/30 @ 17:22] (1/2)

promises promises <Demosthenes> [9/30 @ 17:41] (1/1)

But Frodo doesn't <Curious> [9/30 @ 17:55] (0/0)

Then the difference <Merryk> [9/30 @ 17:00] (2/5)

I wasn't aware that was the question being asked, but... <Watson> [9/30 @ 17:26] (1/2)

Sorry for the tone... <Merryk> [9/30 @ 18:28] (1/1)

Frodo's inheritance... <Watson> [9/30 @ 19:35] (0/0)

Sam holds the Ring... <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 17:09] (1/1)

Sam's desire for the ring <Demosthenes> [9/30 @ 17:15] (0/0)

I agree. (No Text) <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 16:35] (0/0)

Well, i think he used what he could do with the Ring as a threat. <Ufthak> [9/30 @ 16:07] (0/0)

I looked up a few things about the "Eye"; (slight rantings and a trailer spoiler) <iowaboy> [9/30 @ 15:39] (3/17)

ooooh k <Amatire> [10/1 @ 7:22] (2/3)

If anyone were to ask my opinion, which I note they're not.... <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [10/1 @ 9:51] (0/0)
4 fingers a figure of speech <sundering_c> [10/1 @ 9:38] (1/1)

Me, too, actually... <iowaboy> [10/1 @ 13:22] (0/0)

Okay, all taken on board, very calmly too. Now what's <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 15:54] (1/3)

Frankly, I think it's a rug!... <iowaboy> [9/30 @ 15:57] (1/2)

That's it! His real hair colour <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 16:14] (1/1)

*LOL* way to please everybody! (No Text) <Celanthriel> [9/30 @ 20:19] (0/0)

There's an eyeball!? <Ufthak> [9/30 @ 15:45] (2/8)

Who moderated this and why, please? <Ufthak> [10/1 @ 3:45] (1/1)

It's late at night, <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 4:31] (0/0)

I'm glad there's one "Eye" supporter in the house... <iowaboy> [9/30 @ 15:55] (1/5)

Well, i take the view that anyone who disagrees with me is obviously insane. <Ufthak> [9/30 @ 16:02] (1/4)

And growing up under a Tony Blair government <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 16:17] (1/3)

LOL! <Ufthak> [9/30 @ 16:24] (1/2)

Do you think Gondor's war against Sauron.. <iowaboy> [9/30 @ 16:45] (1/1)

*roll's eyes* <Demosthenes> [9/30 @ 17:17] (0/0)

concerning the seven <Bboy486> [9/30 @ 13:47] (1/3)

"three he has recovered, and <Curious> [9/30 @ 13:49] (1/2)

either ,,, <Demosthenes> [9/30 @ 15:20] (1/1)

Dragon talk, elaboration <PhantomS> [10/1 @ 2:48] (0/0)

TTT and ROTK Questions (Gray Havens) <Mandu> [9/30 @ 11:40] (2/8)

Completely OT but... <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 15:20] (1/3)

My understanding is.... <Reverend> [9/30 @ 15:51] (2/2)

As someone who <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 2:28] (0/0)
It's a nice word, and he probably liked it... <Nimrodel > [9/30 @ 19:01] (0/0)

Reading the books provideds the best answers.... <Reverend> [9/30 @ 12:03] (2/3)

thankyou <Mandu> [9/30 @ 13:39] (0/0)
Middle-earth could <Curious> [9/30 @ 12:21] (1/1)

...I suppose. <Reverend> [9/30 @ 14:17] (0/0)

Before I just drop EldersisofMerry off the list... <Inferno> [9/30 @ 8:31] (3/3)

Could you keep me in mind... <Reverend> [9/30 @ 11:33] (0/0)
Thanks (No Text) <Luthien's Mama> [9/30 @ 11:22] (0/0)
I could be interested... <Thevina Finduilas> [9/30 @ 8:59] (0/0)

So, Curious, where's part 30 already? (No Text) <Reverend> [9/30 @ 7:47] (1/7)

I'm afraid <Curious> [9/30 @ 8:13] (1/6)

Not nearly afraid enough! <Blue Wizard> [9/30 @ 11:11] (1/5)

Maybe... <Morwen> [9/30 @ 11:25] (1/4)

Oh certainly! <Curious> [9/30 @ 11:47] (1/3)

of course... <notlost> [9/30 @ 13:59] (1/2)

Don't look now, <Curious> [9/30 @ 14:05] (1/1)

Looking forward to #31.... (No Text) <notlost> [9/30 @ 14:14] (0/0)

Chapter discussion begins tonight <Idril Celebrindal> [9/30 @ 7:34] (0/0)

ME ancient Europe? <irpacynot> [9/29 @ 19:11] (6/29)

Here's a map. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [9/30 @ 9:59] (1/1)

Doesn't quite... <irpacynot> [9/30 @ 20:29] (0/0)

Tolkien was once quoted.... <Reverend> [9/30 @ 7:53] (0/0)
"World, and mirror of worlds . . ." <Pukel-man> [9/30 @ 6:12] (0/0)
If I remember correctly <Ufthak> [9/30 @ 4:28] (1/4)

Yeah... <irpacynot> [9/30 @ 6:51] (2/3)

OK, then here's my solution to this nagging problem. <Ufthak> [9/30 @ 15:37] (1/1)

Why not? <irpacynot> [9/30 @ 20:25] (0/0)

And then there's the archaeology! (No Text) <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 15:01] (0/0)

Yes and no <Altaira> [9/29 @ 20:10] (1/11)

But now... <irpacynot> [9/29 @ 20:20] (3/10)

I like that . . . Norfolk=Mordor? <Pukel-man> [9/30 @ 6:11] (1/1)

hehehehe............ <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 14:57] (0/0)

In the Lost Tales <Curious> [9/30 @ 2:39] (2/4)

re: Tol Eressea <Demosthenes> [9/30 @ 6:19] (1/2)

In his last years he found .... <Reverend> [9/30 @ 14:34] (1/1)

Many alternatives <Demosthenes> [9/30 @ 15:36] (0/0)

The Men from Harad riding Mumak <Ufthak> [9/30 @ 4:45] (0/0)

I think the main thing to bear in mind... <Nimrodel > [9/29 @ 20:34] (1/2)

and that was supposedly Atlantis(Numenor) <Arador> [9/29 @ 20:59] (1/1)

Agreed, but.. <irpacynot> [9/30 @ 6:43] (0/0)

Something ground down by a couple of Ice Ages (No Text) <Reverend> [9/29 @ 19:47] (1/7)

The only thing... <irpacynot> [9/29 @ 20:14] (2/6)

M.E. seems too small... <Faerie23> [9/30 @ 5:44] (0/0)
You'r really taking it too literally. <Ufthak> [9/30 @ 4:36] (1/4)

Not looking for agreement. <irpacynot> [9/30 @ 6:29] (1/3)

Yes but Tolkien wrote LotR <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 14:44] (1/2)

Dude... <irpacynot> [9/30 @ 20:18] (1/1)

Obviously........ <beren_boy> [10/1 @ 5:02] (0/0)

The Seven <Pukel-man> [9/29 @ 18:25] (4/11)

He tried to give it back. <Groovicles> [9/30 @ 12:15] (0/0)
I think <Curious> [9/30 @ 2:27] (2/4)

. . . therefore I am. (No Text) <Curious> [9/30 @ 4:42] (1/2)

(Side note to Curious) <Caleniel> [9/30 @ 23:33] (1/1)

You're welcome. <Curious> [10/1 @ 12:50] (0/0)

Oh you think do you? Who ever said it was your job to think!? <Ufthak> [9/30 @ 4:24] (0/0)

Except for the Three Elven Rings <Altaira> [9/29 @ 19:58] (0/0)
I like to think... <Reverend> [9/29 @ 18:36] (2/3)

Magic dodads! <Eledhwen> [9/30 @ 9:19] (0/0)
Can they only be wielded by Dwarfs? <Pukel-man> [9/29 @ 18:38] (1/1)

Oh, you want SPECULATION... <Reverend> [9/29 @ 18:46] (0/0)

Note to Hobbit-Of-No-Intellegence <ElfLordNick> [9/29 @ 17:17] (0/0)

do elves cry? <S�lmari�n> [9/29 @ 11:31] (2/20)

Legolas is the Prince of Mirkwood, isn't he? <Blue Wizard> [9/30 @ 7:30] (5/6)

Shall we call you <Celandine Brandybuck> [10/1 @ 11:26] (0/0)
LMAO! (No Text) <Shadowen> [9/30 @ 14:28] (0/0)
Blue, that is so sick. I LOVE IT! (No Text) <Patty> [9/30 @ 9:27] (0/0)
Yes, that WOULD make Elves cry. ;-/ (No Text) <Kyriel> [9/30 @ 8:48] (0/0)
Now we know <Curious> [9/30 @ 8:46] (1/1)

Solves the hair color issue, too. (No Text) <Reverend> [9/30 @ 11:29] (0/0)

Yes. <Curious> [9/29 @ 11:44] (1/12)

And <Morwen> [9/29 @ 14:12] (2/11)

I think we're safe in thinking Legolas does <Kimi> [9/30 @ 0:54] (0/0)
It's funny how less emotional elves became... <iowaboy> [9/29 @ 17:18] (3/9)

it's those pointy ears <LembasOrDeath> [9/30 @ 12:42] (1/1)

I just took your quiz... <RoseCotton> [9/30 @ 18:09] (0/0)

you just see less of them I think <Arador> [9/29 @ 17:40] (0/0)
Adaptation? <amanda marie> [9/29 @ 17:40] (1/5)

Take Elrond, for example... <iowaboy> [9/29 @ 17:50] (4/4)

what I've always thought about that... <jadeshadow> [9/30 @ 16:09] (0/0)
maybe that's why she left him <Arador> [9/29 @ 18:47] (0/0)
Elrond's memory <Morwen> [9/29 @ 17:55] (0/0)
Wait, was this the adaptation theory, or the gorilla one? (No Text) <amanda marie> [9/29 @ 17:54] (0/0)

question about Sauron's form <Sirinde> [9/29 @ 11:21] (4/26)

Pictoral Evidence (No Text - Link Inside) <Reverend> [9/30 @ 11:44] (1/1)

Well now, that settles it! <Altaira> [9/30 @ 19:08] (0/0)

I'm in the 'body' camp myself <Altaira> [9/29 @ 19:49] (2/7)

Also, Pippin *saw* Sauron <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 1:25] (1/2)

Psst... <Reverend> [9/30 @ 11:40] (1/1)

Hope springs eternal.... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 12:13] (0/0)

I think Sauron might have needed a body of some sort <miss_mithril> [9/29 @ 22:02] (1/3)

Everybody needs some body, <Curious> [9/30 @ 12:51] (2/2)

ROFL! (No Text) <Altaira> [9/30 @ 19:06] (0/0)
Maybe, like Odysseus, Sauron, who <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 13:02] (0/0)

Its all Metaphorical <Groovicles> [9/29 @ 11:28] (3/13)

In his letters, Tolkien says Sauron had a physical form <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 1:44] (1/2)

Flaming eyeballs! <Demosthenes> [9/30 @ 5:49] (1/1)

I just have a problem... <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 14:28] (0/0)

No, Sauron IS a big Eye <Ufthak> [9/29 @ 16:05] (2/4)

If I'm not mistaken, it nowhere says the Lidless Eye is "wreathed in flame". <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 1:36] (1/2)

In "The Miror of Galadriel" it states <Ufthak> [9/30 @ 4:15] (1/1)

Thanks for that. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 10:22] (0/0)

I'm with you... <iowaboy> [9/29 @ 17:21] (0/0)

ok... but how would Gollumn know... (Mini-Spoiler - ?) <Sirinde> [9/29 @ 11:34] (2/4)

I don't know if we can take Gollum's opinion as gospel... <iowaboy> [9/29 @ 17:24] (1/1)

Only four fingers ... <Demosthenes> [9/30 @ 5:58] (0/0)

i think that.... <orophin> [9/29 @ 12:11] (1/1)

I agree with you about Avril ;-) (No Text) <beren_boy> [9/29 @ 13:48] (0/0)

i dont think a flame wreathed eye counts as physical form! (No Text) <S�lmari�n> [9/29 @ 11:27] (1/1)

not Tangible probably, but people (Frodo) do SEE it... hmm (No Text) <Sirinde> [9/29 @ 11:35] (0/0)

farmer giles of ham <S�lmari�n> [9/29 @ 10:33] (2/7)

It's no wonder you don't know why... <Reverend> [9/29 @ 11:16] (1/2)

i can see why you might think thats the reason <S�lmari�n> [9/29 @ 11:23] (1/1)

It's not my favourite either. (No Text) <Gilian Serind�> [9/29 @ 16:21] (0/0)

But there are dragons! And the sword, Caudimordax (vulgo: Tailbiter)! <NZ Strider> [9/29 @ 10:42] (2/3)

aw, she ain't what she used to be (No Text) <stummies> [9/29 @ 18:45] (1/1)

Well, she does okay, considering... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 0:18] (0/0)

and a giant as well. (No Text) <Morwen> [9/29 @ 10:47] (0/0)

roverrandom <S�lmari�n> [9/29 @ 9:13] (2/2)

Roverandom touches on <NZ Strider> [9/29 @ 10:10] (0/0)
They are the same! <Curious> [9/29 @ 10:05] (0/0)

Another Sauron Question <Mandu> [9/29 @ 8:48] (3/8)

Sauron created the Ring, which is why it didn't have that power over him <Ufthak> [9/29 @ 16:09] (1/2)

no way <Mandu> [9/30 @ 11:50] (1/1)

The Ring...... <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 15:28] (0/0)

Well Im inclined to agree with her so I will also say READ THE BOOK!!!!!!! <Nimfarra_Baggins> [9/29 @ 9:46] (0/0)
Read the book! <Eledhwen> [9/29 @ 9:05] (1/3)

the MOVIE i wonder <Mandu> [9/29 @ 13:04] (1/2)

Well, you wrote <Eledhwen> [9/29 @ 13:34] (1/1)

sorry <Mandu> [9/29 @ 15:12] (0/0)

The Sword <Mandu> [9/29 @ 8:45] (2/12)

Narsil was forged by Telchar of Nogrod... <Reverend> [9/29 @ 10:55] (2/8)

Narsil's Age: Telchar lived *before* the First Age (!) <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 1:11] (2/5)

that does crate a couple of chronological problems <Reverend> [9/30 @ 5:00] (1/3)

Well, we only have Gimli's word for it <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 10:34] (1/2)

How about Gimli's song? <Reverend> [9/30 @ 11:24] (1/1)

Hmm... Well, if Durin <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 11:32] (0/0)

Or Galadriel. (No Text) <Curious> [9/30 @ 2:43] (0/0)

I always thought <Eledhwen> [9/29 @ 13:36] (1/1)

I have to agree. <Reverend> [9/29 @ 13:54] (0/0)

Narsil <Astaldo> [9/29 @ 8:54] (1/2)

Uh, was it? <Eledhwen> [9/29 @ 9:04] (1/1)

Hold it, that's not Narsil.... <PhantomS> [10/1 @ 2:58] (0/0)

Irrelavant Question....... <Mandu> [9/28 @ 19:10] (2/3)

all depends... <Groovicles> [9/29 @ 11:17] (0/0)
Well <yncanes> [9/28 @ 19:25] (1/1)

And, of course, it depends <Altaira> [9/28 @ 19:47] (0/0)

what is the differnce between..... <tenrings> [9/28 @ 19:03] (3/3)

the words and the order they go in (No Text) <Ehtemir> [9/28 @ 20:01] (0/0)
The difference <Altaira> [9/28 @ 19:53] (0/0)
is this a trick question...... <Mandu> [9/28 @ 19:04] (0/0)

How did Theoden die? <Mandu> [9/28 @ 19:02] (2/8)

He wasn't afraid of the Nazgul persay <Groovicles> [9/29 @ 11:19] (0/0)
His horse fell on him. <Nimrodel > [9/28 @ 19:05] (3/6)

How was the horse? (No Text) <Aerlinn> [9/30 @ 7:27] (0/0)
And you still ride. <Ataahua> [9/28 @ 19:16] (1/1)

Gotta get back on... <Nimrodel > [9/28 @ 19:30] (0/0)

great <Mandu> [9/28 @ 19:08] (2/2)

BTW, that's what they mean by,,,, <Nimrodel > [9/28 @ 20:22] (0/0)
Eomer didn't think so. (No Text) <Pukel-man> [9/28 @ 19:12] (0/0)

PLEASE ANSWER <Mandu> [9/28 @ 19:01] (5/11)

History of Middle Earth <Groovicles> [9/29 @ 11:22] (0/0)
Here's a link... <Tauriel> [9/29 @ 8:12] (0/0)
I always recommend The Tolkien Reader, <Curious> [9/29 @ 7:12] (0/0)
Here is a list of all the M.E. related books <Hobbit-Of-No-Intellegence> [9/29 @ 5:40] (2/2)

I found AOTB <Mandu> [9/29 @ 8:51] (0/0)
A book called "The Tolkien Reader" includes Adventures of Tom B. (No Text) <Corsair of Umbar> [9/29 @ 6:21] (0/0)

The chronology, as I understand it. <iowaboy> [9/28 @ 19:16] (1/4)

so...... <Mandu> [9/28 @ 19:18] (3/3)

Agree on The Sil, but <Altaira> [9/28 @ 19:59] (0/0)
Silmarillion <Arador> [9/28 @ 19:27] (0/0)
"The Simarillion", or.. <iowaboy> [9/28 @ 19:24] (0/0)

Shelob. <amanda marie> [9/28 @ 17:59] (3/33)

Shelob is.... <Groovicles> [9/29 @ 11:24] (0/0)
Shelob is said to be the "last child <NZ Strider> [9/29 @ 0:22] (1/13)

This should be repeated: <Reverend> [9/29 @ 4:54] (1/12)

I'm not sure "lazy" is the right word.. <iowaboy> [9/29 @ 9:59] (3/11)

hmmm...came from the outer void <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [9/30 @ 18:43] (0/0)
How about 'overly glib?' <Reverend> [9/29 @ 11:12] (1/2)

Glib? No...try accomodating... <iowaboy> [9/29 @ 17:28] (1/1)

I'm not trying to be insulting... <Reverend> [9/29 @ 18:34] (0/0)

You forgot Bombadil... <NZ Strider> [9/29 @ 10:21] (2/6)

This idea, I can live with! (No Text) <iowaboy> [9/29 @ 17:29] (0/0)
'Valar', of course, directly translates as 'Powers'... <Reverend> [9/29 @ 11:09] (1/4)

Is the opposite of a 'virtue'.... <beren_boy> [9/29 @ 13:26] (2/3)

opposite of virtue <RoseCotton> [9/29 @ 14:25] (1/1)

But a vice....... <beren_boy> [9/29 @ 14:41] (0/0)

It might be something 'detestable'... <Reverend> [9/29 @ 13:56] (0/0)

Set the Way-Back machine for the 1st Age.. <iowaboy> [9/28 @ 18:14] (1/17)

If any giant spiders were Maiar, <Ataahua> [9/28 @ 18:46] (2/16)

I always did think... <Nimrodel > [9/28 @ 19:07] (1/2)

It says so in LOTR... <iowaboy> [9/28 @ 19:21] (1/1)

No wonder I thought so, then... ;-) <Nimrodel > [9/28 @ 19:42] (0/0)

That's about what I 've thought... <iowaboy> [9/28 @ 18:56] (3/12)

In the earliest versions of the Silmarillion-cycle <NZ Strider> [9/29 @ 0:26] (0/0)
was Gothmog the Balrog son(?) of Melkor? <Arador> [9/28 @ 19:15] (3/9)

Originally, Gothmog *was* a son of Melkor! <NZ Strider> [9/29 @ 0:09] (1/4)

ogress? <Astaldo> [9/29 @ 8:46] (2/3)

Jormandgir, the Midgard Serpent. (No Text) <Reverend> [9/30 @ 14:36] (0/0)
In his very early work, in particular <NZ Strider> [9/29 @ 9:44] (1/1)

that certainly solves a nagging question <Arador> [9/29 @ 10:34] (0/0)

No <Altaira> [9/28 @ 20:07] (1/2)

now where did I get that idea <Arador> [9/28 @ 21:34] (1/1)

Not necessarily <Altaira> [9/29 @ 9:40] (0/0)

I doubt it... <iowaboy> [9/28 @ 19:19] (0/0)

Aieee!! <Ataahua> [9/28 @ 19:14] (0/0)

Smith of Wooton Major <beren_boy> [9/28 @ 15:06] (1/14)

It was written after the LotR. In fact, <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 15:28] (1/13)

Yes...... I was thinking along those kind of lines... <beren_boy> [9/28 @ 15:42] (1/12)

Tolkien, in later life, did come to believe <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 15:54] (1/11)

OK then......... ;-) <beren_boy> [9/28 @ 16:08] (1/10)

It might have been dangerous to get me started... <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 16:26] (1/9)

Right......... <beren_boy> [9/28 @ 16:49] (3/8)

Some quick thoughts (as I'm really <NZ Strider> [9/29 @ 0:40] (0/0)
Keep in mind that <Curious> [9/28 @ 19:13] (1/5)

OK, but.... <beren_boy> [9/29 @ 14:08] (1/4)

"The <Curious> [9/30 @ 2:12] (1/3)

Your right.... <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 14:17] (1/2)

It <Curious> [9/30 @ 18:07] (1/1)

Thanks :) <beren_boy> [10/1 @ 5:05] (0/0)

Beren, I will respond to this; <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 17:44] (0/0)

For PhantomS: N�men�reans' ability to die <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 12:02] (2/9)

sorry if i'm digressing, but... <Ri elwen> [9/28 @ 18:15] (0/0)
Could we say.... <Reverend> [9/28 @ 17:26] (1/7)

That would do it. Thanks for that. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 17:40] (1/6)

An example in real life... <iowaboy> [9/28 @ 17:48] (1/5)

a few more questions <PhantomS> [9/29 @ 2:37] (2/4)

Beor the Old <beren_boy> [9/29 @ 15:55] (0/0)
Voluntary Death was a ... <Reverend> [9/29 @ 5:09] (1/2)

Idril's great-grandmother Miriel? <Arador> [9/29 @ 13:38] (1/1)

Never looking things up is SO much more fun. (No Text) <Reverend> [9/29 @ 13:58] (0/0)

sauron question <tenrings> [9/28 @ 8:48] (2/12)

Yes he needs the ring very badly <Groovicles> [9/28 @ 15:46] (0/0)
Not any more <Reverend> [9/28 @ 9:03] (1/10)

didnt pippin look into it? <scullysnecklace> [9/28 @ 9:12] (2/9)

How should I know? <Reverend> [9/28 @ 10:12] (1/1)

All those hairy furballs look alike. <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 10:52] (0/0)

thanks alot so.... <tenrings> [9/28 @ 9:27] (1/6)

The other mention of Sauron's having taken physical form <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 10:51] (1/5)

then that leaves only 1 qustion <tenrings> [9/28 @ 11:02] (1/4)

I've always assumed that <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 11:17] (1/3)

Maybe Sauron looked... <beren_boy> [9/28 @ 15:01] (1/2)

what do you think the eye is <tenrings> [9/28 @ 17:14] (1/1)

I think..... <beren_boy> [9/28 @ 17:41] (0/0)

On the proportions of the various groups of Elves to one another <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 1:58] (5/11)

Tolkien and number games.... <beren_boy> [9/28 @ 14:53] (1/1)

I still don't have very much time to reply, but <NZ Strider> [9/29 @ 10:31] (0/0)

so... <Astaldo> [9/28 @ 10:58] (1/1)

That's probably the reason. <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 11:25] (0/0)

twelves <Froda> [9/28 @ 7:14] (2/2)

lets beat twelves to death <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [9/30 @ 18:39] (0/0)
I actually hate arithmetic. On twelves: <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 10:19] (0/0)

By the percentages. <Reverend> [9/28 @ 5:21] (1/1)

As I said to Froda, <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 10:22] (0/0)

o_O; <ElfLordNick> [9/28 @ 3:38] (1/1)

I know just how you feel. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 9:53] (0/0)

psst Inferno *shamefully* <EldersisofMerry> [9/27 @ 20:09] (2/3)

I would Like to try this as well. <Luthien's Mama> [9/28 @ 5:31] (0/0)
I would like to try this. <Nemain> [9/27 @ 22:59] (1/1)

So are you saying <Curious> [9/29 @ 7:26] (0/0)

Q. Is there any letters or such on whether CS Lewis influenced Tolkien's ME creation... <Nemain> [9/27 @ 19:16] (2/10)

Lewis borrowed Numenor.... <Reverend> [9/28 @ 2:27] (1/2)

It could be argued <Eledhwen> [9/28 @ 11:49] (1/1)

Lewis borrowed the name from JRRT <Kimi> [9/29 @ 2:14] (0/0)

Lewis said: <Watson> [9/27 @ 20:27] (3/6)

Williams? <Rohwen> [9/28 @ 13:44] (0/0)
That's from Larry Niven.... <Reverend> [9/28 @ 2:29] (2/3)

Aha! So that's <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 10:54] (1/1)

He may not have said immutable... <Watson> [9/28 @ 11:35] (0/0)

I remembered that... <Watson> [9/28 @ 5:13] (0/0)

heheheh - very nice! (No Text) <Ataahua> [9/27 @ 23:50] (0/0)

What's IMHO? <A man> [9/27 @ 15:32] (2/2)

when I first "got here," <Froda> [9/28 @ 7:22] (0/0)
In My Humble Opinion. (No Text) <Ataahua> [9/27 @ 15:37] (0/0)

Opinions respectfully rquested <Aerlinn> [9/27 @ 10:57] (5/13)

compromise suggestion? <Froda> [9/28 @ 4:33] (0/0)
Opinion already given on Movie. ;) <Altaira> [9/27 @ 18:09] (0/0)
That sounds interesting. Personally, <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 11:31] (3/6)

Not at all... <Aerlinn> [9/27 @ 12:40] (1/3)

Oh well. <Curious> [9/27 @ 13:13] (1/2)

You surprise me, Curious. <Inferno> [9/27 @ 19:16] (1/1)

I do think <Curious> [9/28 @ 9:05] (0/0)

I agree as well <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/27 @ 11:57] (0/0)
I agree <huorn> [9/27 @ 11:54] (0/0)

Opinion respectfully offered. <Inferno> [9/27 @ 11:27] (0/0)
As you know, I'm all for it. <Curious> [9/27 @ 11:04] (2/2)

me too, sounds fun! (No Text) <Froda> [9/27 @ 11:27] (0/0)
I should have thought of the link - thank you! (No Text) <Aerlinn> [9/27 @ 11:10] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #16 <Draupne> [9/27 @ 8:55] (15/16)

sorry I could't participate much, but I really enjoyed reading--thanks! (No Text) <notlost> [9/30 @ 14:11] (0/0)
Thanks Draupne! <Kimi> [9/29 @ 2:41] (0/0)
Thanks Draupne.... great discussion! (No Text) <beren_boy> [9/28 @ 14:08] (0/0)
Thanks, Draupne! <Morwen> [9/28 @ 11:07] (0/0)
thanks (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [9/28 @ 8:37] (0/0)
Thanks Draupne <Kiskadee> [9/27 @ 20:05] (0/0)
Thankyou Draupne <Nemain> [9/27 @ 19:20] (0/0)
Thanks Draupne! <Altaira> [9/27 @ 18:14] (0/0)
Well done Draupne :) <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/27 @ 12:34] (0/0)
Great job Draupne! <Blue Wizard> [9/27 @ 11:45] (1/1)

Morel season is April and May. <Curious> [9/27 @ 12:57] (0/0)

hey, thanx! <Froda> [9/27 @ 11:32] (0/0)
Thank you! <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 11:24] (0/0)
Thanks, Draupne! <Eledhwen> [9/27 @ 11:19] (0/0)
Thank you! And answers: <Curious> [9/27 @ 10:55] (0/0)
Thant You anyway. <Reverend> [9/27 @ 10:53] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #15 <Draupne> [9/27 @ 8:31] (6/10)

Maggot hadn't seen Frodo in thirty years <Morwen> [9/28 @ 10:28] (0/0)
My thoughts <Silverlode> [9/27 @ 23:29] (0/0)
my thoughts <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/27 @ 12:34] (0/0)
My answers <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 11:20] (1/1)

The Shire was expanding.... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/28 @ 8:17] (0/0)

A couple as in four. <Curious> [9/27 @ 10:25] (1/1)

communal living? <cabbage'n'taters> [9/28 @ 8:32] (0/0)

Some possible answers <Thevina Finduilas> [9/27 @ 9:45] (1/2)

Not thirteen? <Eledhwen> [9/27 @ 11:16] (1/1)

That's what I was thinking (No Text) <Alnilam> [9/29 @ 10:33] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #14 The Black Rider and farmer Maggot <Draupne> [9/27 @ 8:06] (7/14)

movie version <cabbage'n'taters> [9/28 @ 8:01] (0/0)
Farmer M's chill <Froda> [9/27 @ 12:29] (0/0)
Basically, what the others said: Go Maggot! <Eledhwen> [9/27 @ 11:14] (1/1)

He definitely met Bombadil. <Curious> [9/27 @ 11:20] (0/0)

I'd give a lot of credit to Maggot too. <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 11:06] (1/2)

Butterbur's encounter <Curious> [9/27 @ 11:14] (1/1)

Seems to me that Tolkien <DownfallenWest> [9/27 @ 12:33] (0/0)

Let's give credit to Maggot! <Curious> [9/27 @ 10:00] (1/2)

Quibble <DownfallenWest> [9/27 @ 12:28] (1/1)

I believe the sun was up. <Curious> [9/28 @ 16:47] (0/0)

Another thing <Blue Wizard> [9/27 @ 8:28] (1/1)

So you could say that they're swamped? (No Text) <Draupne> [9/27 @ 8:57] (0/0)

my theory... <huorn> [9/27 @ 8:19] (1/1)

That's a good point <Draupne> [9/27 @ 8:58] (0/0)

Easy question, here. <amanda marie> [9/26 @ 16:52] (3/12)

I'm sure he has that power <Groovicles> [9/27 @ 17:03] (1/1)

Or even a glimpse of foresight. (No Text) <Reverend> [9/27 @ 18:31] (0/0)

Gandalf was also inside Isengard <Curious> [9/26 @ 19:54] (2/5)

It may well be... <Watson> [9/27 @ 5:11] (1/1)

Also, can one lie telepathically? <Curious> [9/27 @ 5:22] (0/0)

Psst... Curious <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 23:02] (1/2)

Don't you think its odd <Curious> [9/27 @ 3:52] (1/1)

Well, if there weren't <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 10:39] (0/0)

We didn't see it, but... <Watson> [9/26 @ 17:17] (2/3)

There are hints of mental combat... <Reverend> [9/26 @ 18:34] (1/1)

Now, now... <Watson> [9/26 @ 18:59] (0/0)

Thanks, Watson. I really appreciate it. (No Text) <amanda marie> [9/26 @ 17:32] (0/0)

Question about Theoden <Luthien's Mama> [9/26 @ 16:50] (4/6)

He had ruled for a long time <Eledhwen> [9/27 @ 2:01] (2/2)

Also in the battle <Inferno> [9/27 @ 7:03] (0/0)
thanks ... (No Text) <Luthien's Mama> [9/27 @ 6:12] (0/0)

Aragorn pointed out <Morwen> [9/26 @ 22:03] (0/0)
He was a true king of Rohan . . . (Story Spoiler) <Pukel-man> [9/26 @ 18:24] (0/0)
It might be more a case... <Watson> [9/26 @ 17:22] (0/0)

Galadriel <BJ> [9/26 @ 14:32] (1/9)

Yes, because.... <Groovicles> [9/26 @ 14:58] (1/8)

Not precisely greedy... <Watson> [9/26 @ 15:37] (2/7)

It's not just Galadriel... <PhantomS> [9/27 @ 8:08] (0/0)
One cool thing about the Feanor/Galadriel feud... <iowaboy> [9/26 @ 15:47] (2/5)

hair for gimli <mithrilmale> [9/29 @ 20:05] (0/0)
Then again... <Watson> [9/26 @ 15:55] (1/3)

I agree with you, Watson. <Lady Greenarcher> [9/27 @ 12:12] (2/2)

Tolkien a chauvanist? <TuathaDeDanann> [9/28 @ 11:47] (0/0)
To tell you the truth.. <iowaboy> [9/27 @ 17:13] (0/0)

MOS? <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 10:23] (5/11)

I wonder if... <Morwen> [9/26 @ 21:56] (1/1)

Good one! :) (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [9/29 @ 8:44] (0/0)

like all underdogs of bad guys <Arador> [9/26 @ 19:03] (0/0)
Probably not <Groovicles> [9/26 @ 15:09] (0/0)
The line is, IIRC, <Inferno> [9/26 @ 11:33] (1/1)

perhaps? <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 11:55] (0/0)

I can't imagine... <huorn> [9/26 @ 10:53] (2/4)

and... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 11:49] (0/0)
He did in the Sil. <Inferno> [9/26 @ 11:32] (2/2)

Ouch. Is that like the Monkey's Paw? <Luthien's Mama> [9/26 @ 13:24] (0/0)
but.... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 11:53] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #13 Dogs and names <Draupne> [9/26 @ 10:10] (5/33)

she calls him "Maggot" <Froda> [9/27 @ 5:02] (2/3)

My Drill Sergeant called me 'Maggot' <Reverend> [9/29 @ 18:39] (0/0)
In "Pride and Prejudice" <Aerlinn> [9/27 @ 11:06] (1/1)

but class differences... <Froda> [9/27 @ 11:25] (0/0)

His wife calling him Maggot... <Silverlode> [9/26 @ 21:15] (1/1)

I knew someone who did that. <Morwen> [9/26 @ 21:47] (0/0)

My answers. <Curious> [9/26 @ 13:04] (1/9)

No, it not obscure <Draupne> [9/27 @ 1:53] (2/8)

It seems the dogs' names... <Kiskadee> [9/27 @ 6:12] (1/1)

Interesting! <Kimi> [9/29 @ 1:13] (0/0)

Yes, the canine tooth. <Curious> [9/27 @ 3:55] (1/5)

Tolkien most certainly knew <Draupne> [9/27 @ 4:45] (1/4)

If you mean "to catch" <Curious> [9/27 @ 7:12] (1/3)

If you're saying that <Draupne> [9/27 @ 8:12] (1/2)

fang = to seize <Kiskadee> [9/27 @ 8:28] (1/1)

That's one of the confusing things with languages <Draupne> [9/27 @ 9:07] (0/0)

What I want to know <EldersisofMerry> [9/26 @ 11:04] (2/5)

Different dogs, I think <Morwen> [9/26 @ 21:32] (0/0)
great... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 11:43] (1/3)

No mistake. Just different dogs. <Curious> [9/26 @ 12:29] (1/2)

Then... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 13:41] (1/1)

Even the same dogs <Curious> [9/26 @ 14:16] (0/0)

dogs and wolves.... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 10:37] (1/10)

Aren't they here? <Eledhwen> [9/26 @ 10:54] (2/9)

Um, technicaly speaking... <Reverend> [9/26 @ 11:43] (2/4)

Not to get too technical but <Leto> [9/29 @ 18:31] (0/0)
I'm glad.... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 11:47] (1/2)

Some are splitters, I'm a lumper. (No Text) <Reverend> [9/26 @ 11:50] (1/1)

That.... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 12:01] (0/0)

no.... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 11:41] (2/3)

Well! <Asia the Cat> [9/26 @ 13:35] (0/0)
Neotenized, not mutated. <Reverend> [9/26 @ 11:49] (1/1)

I... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 11:58] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #12 Houses and dogs <Draupne> [9/26 @ 9:50] (5/12)

Since others have answered the question, here's advice on how to deal with large dogs: <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 22:15] (3/4)

I think you missed an important point here <Leto> [9/28 @ 17:51] (0/0)
Ian McEwan's "Black Dogs" <Froda> [9/27 @ 6:17] (1/1)

Wild dogs are <Curious> [9/27 @ 7:18] (0/0)

Ouch! Being chased by dogs isn't very funny <Draupne> [9/27 @ 1:31] (0/0)

The prologue says: <Curious> [9/26 @ 12:18] (1/1)

Yes they must have been big. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 13:53] (0/0)

I'll go with the georgaphy theory. <Thevina Finduilas> [9/26 @ 11:15] (0/0)
The houses... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 10:47] (0/0)
Landscape <Eledhwen> [9/26 @ 10:10] (1/2)

The dogs.... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 10:35] (1/1)

They couldn't remember Frodo, <Curious> [9/26 @ 11:50] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #11 farmers <Draupne> [9/26 @ 9:31] (4/6)

As someone who grew up in a rural area, trust me: no farmer <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 19:59] (1/1)

I have to confess here <Seillib> [9/27 @ 6:35] (0/0)

I don't think Farmer Maggot <Curious> [9/26 @ 11:44] (0/0)
respect <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 10:30] (0/0)
Trespassing <Eledhwen> [9/26 @ 10:08] (1/1)

But if the mushrooms outside the fields <Draupne> [9/26 @ 10:22] (0/0)

Elvish to English dictionary? <irpacynot> [9/26 @ 9:15] (1/2)

The best on-line site is, IMHO, at the enclosed link. <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 12:06] (1/1)

Thank you much. (No Text) <irpacynot> [9/26 @ 20:28] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #10 Out of the wood <Draupne> [9/26 @ 9:07] (5/11)

Let me advert to a different aspect of your question: "nature under control" <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 20:14] (1/3)

Yes, this wood doesn't really seem very wild <Draupne> [9/27 @ 1:43] (2/2)

"Vorspeise" is an "appetiser" or a "starter." (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 11:28] (0/0)
I think it is <Curious> [9/27 @ 7:26] (0/0)

It's surprising what you can get used to <Aerlinn> [9/26 @ 13:09] (1/1)

But is it an illusion? <Curious> [9/26 @ 13:18] (0/0)

The Sun was out! That makes <Curious> [9/26 @ 11:18] (0/0)
A couple of thoughts. <Thevina Finduilas> [9/26 @ 10:39] (0/0)
I think it's the nature of hobbits. <Inferno> [9/26 @ 9:17] (2/2)

What he said <Blue Wizard> [9/26 @ 10:09] (0/0)
In addition ... <Eledhwen> [9/26 @ 10:05] (0/0)

Maybe OT: Coincidence in "Letters" <sundering_c> [9/26 @ 7:31] (3/9)

For what it's worth, in the old days, NZ universities <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 12:00] (2/3)

Were these examinations <Curious> [9/26 @ 13:12] (1/1)

If I'm correctly informed, these were <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 19:02] (0/0)

Thanks <sundering_c> [9/26 @ 12:44] (0/0)

Definitely exam scripts! <Eledhwen> [9/26 @ 8:58] (0/0)
...or he foresaw NZStrider's poetry. (No Text) <Reverend> [9/26 @ 8:20] (3/3)

Grrr.... grrrr... :-) (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 11:56] (0/0)
oops, here's the link <sundering_c> [9/26 @ 9:40] (0/0)
(rim shot) <sundering_c> [9/26 @ 9:36] (0/0)

Bilbo and Frodo <StormCrowTheGrey> [9/26 @ 3:05] (4/11)

well you must understand..... <Groovicles> [9/26 @ 15:00] (0/0)
What about this fact? Bilbo did not know it was THE RING. <Luthien's Mama> [9/26 @ 8:28] (2/2)

Exactly <Eledhwen> [9/26 @ 8:54] (0/0)
Still, it makes you think :-) (No Text) <StormCrowTheGrey> [9/26 @ 8:39] (0/0)

Heroes... <notlost> [9/26 @ 5:56] (1/3)

I agree, and disagree <Aerlinn> [9/26 @ 6:45] (1/2)

Although Bilbo DID volunteer! <Curious> [9/26 @ 8:18] (1/1)

Right! <Aerlinn> [9/26 @ 13:00] (0/0)

Doesn't Gandalf point out... <Nimrodel > [9/26 @ 5:55] (1/2)

Frodo and the ring <thiefbaggins> [9/26 @ 8:37] (1/1)

Not really <Eledhwen> [9/26 @ 8:56] (0/0)

The Nine <Pukel-man> [9/26 @ 0:53] (3/18)

And let me just say <sundering_c> [9/26 @ 9:39] (1/1)

Thanks!� (it was about tenth choice though . . .) (No Text) <Pukel-man> [9/26 @ 14:57] (0/0)

This may be stating the obvious but <Tar_Minastir> [9/26 @ 6:38] (0/0)
Very little is known of them... <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 1:08] (3/14)

I don't think it ever is <Eledhwen> [9/26 @ 9:01] (0/0)
The Naz Ghouls <PhantomS> [9/26 @ 2:53] (1/11)

A dash of speculation.... <Reverend> [9/26 @ 6:00] (2/10)

Re: Speculation <Demosthenes> [9/27 @ 2:58] (1/4)

My understanding... <Reverend> [9/28 @ 2:37] (1/3)

More on lond daer and ringwraiths (long) <Demosthenes> [9/28 @ 16:18] (1/2)

My own... <Reverend> [9/28 @ 17:18] (1/1)

Ooops. <Demosthenes> [9/29 @ 0:26] (0/0)

Ar- <Attercop> [9/26 @ 6:21] (2/4)

According to Letter, Nr. 347, the names <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 11:51] (1/2)

Dindarin being? <Reverend> [9/26 @ 15:44] (1/1)

Confusticate and bebother you!� I meant "Sindarin"; <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 18:17] (0/0)

I believe it IS Adunac... <Reverend> [9/26 @ 6:52] (0/0)

Thanks . . . <Pukel-man> [9/26 @ 2:24] (0/0)

Need help explaining <Tary�v�wen > [9/25 @ 20:37] (4/11)

Thanks everyone <Tary�v�wen > [9/26 @ 20:49] (0/0)
The Legend says that.... <Groovicles> [9/26 @ 15:06] (1/1)

Bilbo should had asked Glorfindel.... <Reverend> [9/26 @ 15:48] (0/0)

Well, here goes... <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 21:41] (3/4)

Questions for you NZ <PhantomS> [9/27 @ 8:34] (0/0)
Just for completeness.... <Reverend> [9/26 @ 6:07] (1/1)

Thanks -- another excellent example <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 11:43] (0/0)

As ever an education to read your responses..... <StormCrowTheGrey> [9/26 @ 3:18] (0/0)

death of the witch king <NJRanger> [9/25 @ 21:08] (1/2)

Psst... NJRanger <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 1:09] (1/1)

To NZStrider <NJRanger> [9/26 @ 8:53] (0/0)

Bored of the Rings? <Rohwen> [9/25 @ 15:10] (11/15)

"A sad tale. Is it true?" "No." <Nimrodel > [9/26 @ 6:05] (0/0)
A really funny parody.....once..... <notlost> [9/26 @ 5:49] (0/0)
Keen are the noses of the Elves! (No Text) <Reverend> [9/26 @ 5:38] (2/2)

"Shut up," he said solemnly. (No Text) <Reverend> [9/26 @ 6:09] (0/0)
And light are their feet... ;-) (No Text) <Nimrodel > [9/26 @ 6:00] (0/0)

It is the best parody ever done <Temujin> [9/26 @ 5:31] (0/0)
It's been years. Shall we make it <Curious> [9/26 @ 3:52] (0/0)
Weird, slightly out-dated and hilarious <Ufthak> [9/26 @ 2:43] (0/0)
In addition to what the others have said, <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 21:47] (1/2)

how low will they go? <Rohwen> [9/26 @ 14:25] (1/1)

I think this is about the "lowest" they go: <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 19:39] (0/0)

It was pretty funny <Tary�v�wen > [9/25 @ 20:40] (0/0)
It is funny, but.. <NJRanger> [9/25 @ 19:07] (0/0)
It is very funny, but... <RosieLass> [9/25 @ 16:56] (0/0)
Well... <Watson> [9/25 @ 16:20] (0/0)

I need help with Sauron. <Rohwen> [9/25 @ 15:00] (2/5)

here's a few points.. <NJRanger> [9/25 @ 19:28] (2/2)

Well, also.... <PhantomS> [9/26 @ 3:01] (0/0)
also... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/26 @ 0:27] (0/0)

here.. <Astaldo> [9/25 @ 16:15] (1/1)

Also... <Watson> [9/25 @ 16:27] (0/0)

More on mushrooms! <Curious> [9/25 @ 12:11] (2/3)

Seems to me <Ufthak> [9/25 @ 14:39] (0/0)
It would be ironic <Blue Wizard> [9/25 @ 12:23] (1/1)

Heh heh...you know, <DownfallenWest> [9/25 @ 12:45] (0/0)

Cuivienen <Astaldo> [9/25 @ 10:19] (2/8)

Check out this essay. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [9/26 @ 10:55] (1/4)

So the first elves died? <Astaldo> [9/26 @ 13:30] (2/3)

The first Elven-kings could have <Curious> [9/26 @ 20:09] (1/1)

At least one went <PhantomS> [9/27 @ 8:20] (0/0)

We have no certain information. <Reverend> [9/26 @ 16:17] (0/0)

Here's a repost from a week or so ago... <Reverend> [9/25 @ 11:09] (1/2)

so, the three kings would be... <Astaldo> [9/26 @ 7:54] (1/1)

Somewhere I have seen .... <Reverend> [9/26 @ 8:39] (0/0)

What to read or not to read... <Elwen> [9/25 @ 7:21] (3/5)

I think it's best to read everything... <Reverend> [9/25 @ 9:44] (1/1)

True. Thanks everyone for your help. (No Text) <Elwen> [9/26 @ 6:21] (0/0)

Read the Tolkien Reader! <Curious> [9/25 @ 7:56] (1/1)

Oh, the Letters of J.R.R. <Curious> [9/25 @ 8:00] (0/0)

I really enjoyed HoME <Aerlinn> [9/25 @ 7:52] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #9 Black Riders wailing <Draupne> [9/25 @ 6:00] (10/39)

A loon-like cry is what I hear <WrightWords> [9/25 @ 20:52] (1/4)

I can never think of Loons as eerie... <notlost> [9/26 @ 5:51] (1/3)

How about peacocks. <Curious> [9/26 @ 6:31] (1/2)

Peacocks... <Kiskadee> [9/26 @ 7:10] (1/1)

I missed <Curious> [9/26 @ 7:45] (0/0)

An angry cat. <Kimi> [9/25 @ 17:53] (1/1)

That's a good one! <Draupne> [9/26 @ 1:30] (0/0)

With regard to your last point.... <beren_boy> [9/25 @ 14:39] (0/0)
I suppose that the Nazgul's wail is meant <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 14:31] (0/0)
I love the Banshee idea! <Thevina Finduilas> [9/25 @ 12:20] (0/0)
I think of the Banshee. <Curious> [9/25 @ 7:27] (2/12)

Ghostly? <Eledhwen> [9/25 @ 11:34] (2/9)

I never thought of a banshee as evil... <Nimrodel > [9/25 @ 12:43] (2/7)

Well, in "banshee" stories, it usually goes like this: <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 14:12] (1/4)

Heehee.... <Nimrodel > [9/26 @ 6:09] (1/3)

But they wail. <Curious> [9/26 @ 6:32] (1/2)

Nah... <Nimrodel > [9/26 @ 6:58] (1/1)

Maybe <Curious> [9/26 @ 8:45] (0/0)

That depends. <Curious> [9/25 @ 13:08] (1/1)

The wailing of the Nazgul <iowaboy> [9/25 @ 13:55] (0/0)

Wail: <Curious> [9/25 @ 11:53] (0/0)

The grief might be false. <Curious> [9/25 @ 8:06] (1/1)

That would make sense, given that... <notlost> [9/25 @ 12:04] (0/0)

I doubt that Tolkien had ever heard a screech owl <Seillib> [9/25 @ 7:02] (2/8)

Tolkien does refer to Screech-owls: <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 14:17] (0/0)
But I'll he had heard. . . <Blue Wizard> [9/25 @ 7:40] (3/6)

And don't forget the WW II air raid sirens <Ufthak> [9/25 @ 14:43] (0/0)
Excellent, BlueWizard! And not a little chilling <Dryhten> [9/25 @ 9:06] (1/3)

War sounds <iowaboy> [9/25 @ 13:57] (1/2)

Yes. <Blue Wizard> [9/25 @ 14:27] (1/1)

Thanks for the info! (No Text) <iowaboy> [9/25 @ 14:39] (0/0)

Good point, Blue Wizard! (No Text) <Seillib> [9/25 @ 8:57] (0/0)

I always heard a bird of prey.... <Nimrodel > [9/25 @ 6:26] (1/2)

I thought of that, too, though only after seeing the movie (where it DID sound like a bird o' prey) (No Text) <notlost> [9/25 @ 6:36] (1/1)

in the movie <Faerie23> [9/25 @ 10:34] (0/0)

If fear is your greatest weapon.... <Reverend> [9/25 @ 6:23] (0/0)
I thought of... <notlost> [9/25 @ 6:15] (2/2)

I thought of coyotes <Morwen> [9/25 @ 9:07] (0/0)
I think they had difficulty moving far "on foot" <Aerlinn> [9/25 @ 8:00] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #8 more on mushrooms <Draupne> [9/25 @ 5:42] (7/15)

Hobbits, Drugs, and Mushrooms: Interesting snippet out of "The Peoples of Middle-earth" <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 13:59] (1/6)

That's interesting.. <iowaboy> [9/25 @ 14:08] (1/5)

And there's a certain, forgive the phrase, <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 14:19] (1/4)

I was hoping to hear morel on that issue! (No Text) <iowaboy> [9/25 @ 14:41] (1/3)

The morel of the story, as it were? (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 14:43] (1/2)

You all are such fungi(s)! (No Text) <notlost> [9/26 @ 6:00] (1/1)

I just saw this; not a bad pun! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 13:03] (0/0)

Mushrooms just sound hobbity!!! :) (No Text) <Sangoff> [9/25 @ 12:25] (0/0)
toadstools... <Faerie23> [9/25 @ 10:43] (1/1)

Think Alice in Wonderland- <Thevina Finduilas> [9/25 @ 12:40] (0/0)

Apples and pears are dessert <Morwen> [9/25 @ 9:06] (0/0)
Mushrooms are the most Hobbitish food on your list <Dryhten> [9/25 @ 9:01] (0/0)
A snapshot of the young Frodo <Curious> [9/25 @ 7:05] (0/0)
On mushrooms <notlost> [9/25 @ 6:08] (1/1)

I think <Curious> [9/25 @ 6:55] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #7 <Draupne> [9/25 @ 3:45] (5/18)

I think that physically <Kimi> [9/25 @ 13:00] (1/1)

Yes, all the good things <Curious> [9/25 @ 14:57] (0/0)

I'm inclined to reject "scientific" explanations <Blue Wizard> [9/25 @ 8:08] (3/3)

You're right, of course: this, and all other Elven food, <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 14:36] (0/0)
I agree; just because it upped their confidence.... <Dryhten> [9/25 @ 8:55] (0/0)
I agree <Curious> [9/25 @ 8:18] (0/0)

Ahhh, mead.... <notlost> [9/25 @ 6:00] (0/0)
I doubt that the drink was alcoholic <Morwen> [9/25 @ 5:39] (2/6)

Especially as it's in the morning... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 14:13] (0/0)
I don't know. <Curious> [9/25 @ 5:45] (1/4)

Wouldn't Hobbits be able to stomach quite a lot of alcohol though? <Draupne> [9/25 @ 5:53] (2/3)

They're solid, hardy folk. <DownfallenWest> [9/25 @ 12:55] (0/0)
There is <Curious> [9/25 @ 6:48] (1/1)

Don't forget the draught of the Ents <iowaboy> [9/25 @ 14:04] (0/0)

Sounds like mead, or <Curious> [9/25 @ 5:16] (2/3)

Perhaps, it's a non-fermented beverage made from honey? <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 14:22] (1/1)

Honey soda? <Curious> [9/26 @ 6:37] (0/0)

Maybe not quite the same "result" though <Draupne> [9/25 @ 5:25] (0/0)

Thought I'd put up this link to something on the Home Page <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 2:01] (2/2)

It's useful... <Reverend> [9/25 @ 6:37] (0/0)
Ta <Villordsutch> [9/25 @ 4:56] (0/0)

Can we speculate Luthien is a special grace? <Arador> [9/24 @ 20:27] (1/11)

As the Reverend says (in the thread just below) <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 20:57] (2/10)

There are the mysteries of <Curious> [9/25 @ 4:43] (1/8)

...the sentient thrushes, ravens, foxes, shrubbery.... (No Text) <Reverend> [9/25 @ 6:40] (1/7)

Not all <Curious> [9/25 @ 7:36] (1/6)

Could not their sentience ... <Reverend> [9/25 @ 9:25] (2/5)

Hmm... Tolkien does imply in the Beren-story <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 14:41] (0/0)
If <Curious> [9/25 @ 11:19] (1/3)

Some... <Reverend> [9/25 @ 11:29] (1/2)

Is that... <beren_boy> [9/25 @ 14:03] (1/1)

I'd... <Reverend> [9/26 @ 6:54] (0/0)

ah yes the bizarre passage <Arador> [9/24 @ 22:56] (0/0)

About the Maia <M�me> [9/24 @ 19:46] (2/8)

Maia family...? <PhantomS> [9/25 @ 7:54] (1/1)

Reccomend the Silmarillion here.... <Reverend> [9/25 @ 9:39] (0/0)

Maiar <Watson> [9/24 @ 19:55] (1/5)

In the Hobbit.... <Reverend> [9/24 @ 20:16] (2/4)

There may be different types of Maiar <Temujin> [9/25 @ 5:47] (1/2)

Think SPIRITUAL union... <Reverend> [9/25 @ 6:48] (1/1)

Quite so <Watson> [9/25 @ 6:59] (0/0)

must have been a problem.. <NJRanger> [9/24 @ 21:07] (0/0)

I have a (maybe) silly question about Sam's family tree... <jadeshadow> [9/24 @ 19:11] (3/4)

The Reverend is right (as usual...) <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 21:03] (0/0)
I've always taken it to mean .... <Reverend> [9/24 @ 19:29] (0/0)
Looking at it... <Silverlode> [9/24 @ 19:29] (1/1)

thanks :) (No Text) <jadeshadow> [9/25 @ 16:19] (0/0)

Saruman's ring (stop sniggering, this is the Reading Room, you know!) <Pukel-man> [9/24 @ 17:50] (4/13)

He did rule some orcs <Temujin> [9/25 @ 10:02] (1/1)

Although.......... <beren_boy> [9/25 @ 13:52] (0/0)

Saruman was the acknowledged expert in ring lore <Altaira> [9/24 @ 18:53] (1/3)

However, you can love hot dogs, <iowaboy> [9/24 @ 19:00] (2/2)

Of course, Saruman never had the temerity solemnly to intone <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 21:08] (0/0)
But also to be considered... <Watson> [9/24 @ 19:45] (0/0)

I suspect... <Silverlode> [9/24 @ 18:45] (2/4)

I think one can safely presume... <Watson> [9/24 @ 18:53] (1/2)

Perhaps... <Silverlode> [9/24 @ 19:23] (1/1)

He didn't leave him alone entirely <Watson> [9/24 @ 19:50] (0/0)

or maybe he's lying <Arador> [9/24 @ 18:51] (0/0)

Earlier today--or yestereve, <iowaboy> [9/24 @ 18:36] (1/1)

Hey, buddy, we had those in the 90's, too. And they were pretty cool. <amanda marie> [9/24 @ 18:38] (0/0)

Dwarves <Hobbit-Of-No-Intellegence> [9/24 @ 15:59] (1/6)

As I recall... <iowaboy> [9/24 @ 16:09] (5/5)

Yes, they are pretty long-lived... <Thevina Finduilas> [9/25 @ 12:29] (0/0)
Speaking for Dwarves <Galrin, son of Gilrik> [9/25 @ 9:31] (0/0)
Dwarf talk and some quotes <PhantomS> [9/25 @ 8:14] (0/0)
Gandalf says.... <Reverend> [9/25 @ 7:07] (0/0)
Your recollections do not fail you. (No Text) <amanda marie> [9/24 @ 18:25] (0/0)

For Beren Boy: On the effect of embodiment on the Istari's knowlegde <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 13:45] (1/2)

Thanks........ <beren_boy> [9/25 @ 13:37] (1/1)

You're welcome. Perhaps it helps to account <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 14:06] (0/0)

Hanging from Thangorodrim <BJ> [9/24 @ 13:40] (2/15)

It could have been <Curious> [9/25 @ 8:26] (1/5)

It doesn't say... <BJ> [9/25 @ 13:47] (1/4)

As good as any, apparently. <Curious> [9/26 @ 8:47] (1/3)

I reread the passage, and <Curious> [9/26 @ 10:47] (1/2)

Dang! <BJ> [9/26 @ 14:11] (1/1)

Hey, <Curious> [9/26 @ 14:18] (0/0)

The best guess is... <Reverend> [9/24 @ 13:48] (1/8)

I meant... <BJ> [9/24 @ 13:50] (1/7)

Yes, it was weeks, which presumably includes days. (No Text) <Reverend> [9/24 @ 13:53] (1/6)

But you said "feet." :) (No Text) <RosieLass> [9/24 @ 14:04] (1/5)

LOL! <BJ> [9/24 @ 14:08] (1/4)

I'm guessing that Reverend meant to say <RosieLass> [9/24 @ 14:12] (1/3)

No... <Reverend> [9/24 @ 14:15] (1/2)

Ah-ha! <BJ> [9/24 @ 14:20] (1/1)

so is anyone going to answer BJ? I've wondered that too :) (No Text) <jadeshadow> [9/24 @ 19:09] (0/0)

When Maiar are slain <Finedhel> [9/24 @ 12:13] (3/13)

Some answers <Inferno> [9/24 @ 13:40] (0/0)
Some speculation. <Curious> [9/24 @ 13:04] (1/7)

I think Saruman did leave Arda as well; <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 13:19] (2/6)

Arda is big <sundering_c> [9/24 @ 13:48] (1/3)

It's possible. <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 13:59] (1/2)

Then again... <Acathalion> [9/24 @ 19:07] (1/1)

Neither do I... But I will <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 19:32] (0/0)

Doesn't Tulkas come <Curious> [9/24 @ 13:46] (1/1)

Tulkas is, if I'm getting this right, <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 13:50] (0/0)

Interesting question. <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 12:52] (1/3)

Another theory... <iowaboy> [9/24 @ 13:07] (1/2)

Actually, I think the spirit <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 13:13] (1/1)

My wife notices Sauron in the house <iowaboy> [9/24 @ 13:45] (0/0)

Names of the Blue Wizards? <Temujin> [9/24 @ 9:24] (3/7)

Awesome stuff, guys <Temujin> [9/25 @ 5:41] (1/1)

Give us a link when it's done! (No Text) <Acathalion> [9/25 @ 15:12] (0/0)

In the Sil <Silverlode> [9/24 @ 15:39] (1/1)

There is a slight bit more... <Watson> [9/24 @ 16:00] (0/0)

In Unfinished Tales <Watson> [9/24 @ 9:55] (1/2)

Adding to that... <Acathalion> [9/24 @ 15:48] (1/1)

I was in a hurry :) (No Text) <Watson> [9/24 @ 15:55] (0/0)

Mines Of Moria <Galrin, son of Gilrik> [9/24 @ 9:17] (4/6)

They were... <BJ> [9/24 @ 14:07] (0/0)
Well, as Gimli says, <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 13:02] (1/2)

Nice quote <Altaira> [9/24 @ 18:35] (1/1)

I always thought that... <PhantomS> [9/25 @ 8:26] (0/0)

Sparkling and Beautiful ... in an underground kind of way (jmo) (No Text) <Luthien's Mama> [9/24 @ 12:16] (0/0)
yes (No Text) <Ehtemir> [9/24 @ 10:32] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #6 The Stock-brook <Draupne> [9/24 @ 8:19] (3/5)

There's a whole language like that... <iowaboy> [9/24 @ 12:58] (1/1)

i believe the Stockbrook was a rivulet (No Text) <Reverend> [9/24 @ 13:52] (0/0)

A brook is a little stream <Eledhwen> [9/24 @ 10:22] (0/0)
Not really a river. <Curious> [9/24 @ 8:55] (1/1)

That's settled then ... <Draupne> [9/25 @ 3:24] (0/0)

Question about the Evenstar <Athelas79> [9/24 @ 7:07] (2/11)

The necklace is not entirely a concoction <Blue Wizard> [9/24 @ 14:02] (1/1)

Thank you so much for an in-depth answer. I will at least attempt to finally read The Silmarillion to fill in some of my knowledge gaps. (No Text) <Athelas79> [9/25 @ 1:11] (0/0)

Arwen was called the Evenstar <Ufthak> [9/24 @ 7:18] (1/8)

Thank you for your response... <Athelas79> [9/24 @ 7:49] (5/7)

You'll get the best of both worlds if you wait to read the book <Annael> [9/24 @ 14:48] (0/0)
It doesn't matter. <Curious> [9/24 @ 12:33] (0/0)
READ THE BOOKS!!!!! <Luthien's Mama> [9/24 @ 12:18] (0/0)
Read them! <Eledhwen> [9/24 @ 10:20] (0/0)
Don't read them yet! <Kosomot> [9/24 @ 9:05] (2/2)

Thanks for all your opinions... <Athelas79> [9/25 @ 1:07] (0/0)
I agree! <Aerlinn> [9/24 @ 11:58] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #5 <Draupne> [9/24 @ 5:44] (9/17)

Daylight <Altaira> [9/24 @ 18:18] (0/0)
Tolkien enjoyed nature and walking outdoors, <Morwen> [9/24 @ 11:44] (0/0)
I've done a bit of trail riding <Annael> [9/24 @ 10:50] (1/6)

Off trail, horses also think nothing <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 12:16] (1/5)

or . . . <Annael> [9/24 @ 12:24] (2/4)

My horse would never do that <Draupne> [9/25 @ 3:21] (1/1)

Maybe <Curious> [9/25 @ 11:22] (0/0)

They <Curious> [9/24 @ 13:49] (1/1)

friend of mine says <Annael> [9/24 @ 14:39] (0/0)

Not a horse expert ... <Eledhwen> [9/24 @ 10:17] (0/0)
the Riders <Froda> [9/24 @ 9:44] (0/0)
The sun was shining. <Curious> [9/24 @ 7:38] (0/0)
Bearing in mind <Ufthak> [9/24 @ 7:14] (0/0)
Well if the shire is based on England <Hengist> [9/24 @ 6:43] (1/1)

I agree. Presumably, Tolkien was simply describing the Shire <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 12:19] (0/0)

Size does matter <Lothirienne> [9/24 @ 6:31] (1/1)

I'm still convinced <Draupne> [9/24 @ 8:03] (0/0)

A short cut to mushrooms #4 <Draupne> [9/24 @ 5:29] (4/9)

Stealing carrots with Merry? <Blue Wizard> [9/24 @ 12:54] (1/1)

And those three bags of potatoes last week, <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 13:06] (0/0)

When looked at from the Riders' point of view, <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 11:53] (1/1)

And the Riders were in hostile <Curious> [9/24 @ 12:05] (0/0)

One can know the land... <Kiskadee> [9/24 @ 7:31] (2/3)

My own story <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 12:06] (1/1)

And when you got back to the river... <JewelTook> [9/24 @ 15:56] (0/0)

You're not alone ;-) <Draupne> [9/24 @ 8:36] (0/0)

Frodo was protected. <Curious> [9/24 @ 7:23] (0/0)

Size of the Valar <A man> [9/23 @ 18:31] (6/34)

Ulmo, when he appeared to Tuor... <Reverend> [9/24 @ 13:56] (1/1)

True, although <Curious> [9/24 @ 14:22] (0/0)

"Morgoth set his left foot upon his neck." <Curious> [9/24 @ 10:39] (1/23)

Good analysis <A man> [9/24 @ 11:04] (1/22)

From a hobbits view <Curious> [9/24 @ 11:53] (1/21)

"Numenorean Linear Measures" <Kimi> [9/24 @ 12:20] (2/20)

I had forgotten <Curious> [9/24 @ 13:17] (1/6)

Elendil was the tallest... <Reverend> [9/24 @ 13:47] (1/5)

I can't <Curious> [9/24 @ 14:00] (1/4)

Perhaps.... <Reverend> [9/24 @ 14:13] (2/3)

Cirdan IS <Curious> [9/24 @ 14:30] (0/0)
Would a woman be as tall as a man? <RosieLass> [9/24 @ 14:16] (1/1)

Galadriel was... <Reverend> [9/24 @ 14:22] (0/0)

But if Strider was 7 feet tall... <iowaboy> [9/24 @ 12:44] (2/12)

Think of Abe Lincoln, <Curious> [9/24 @ 13:30] (1/9)

But Honest Abe, god bless him, was ugly <iowaboy> [9/24 @ 13:41] (2/8)

Lincoln may or may not have suffered from Marfan's syndrome. <RosieLass> [9/24 @ 14:10] (0/0)
The men of Bree <Curious> [9/24 @ 13:57] (4/6)

As a matter of fact <Atlas> [9/24 @ 22:51] (0/0)
But did anybody consider... <iowaboy> [9/24 @ 15:21] (1/2)

That is... <Reverend> [9/24 @ 15:45] (1/1)

*Iowaboy cowering--> <iowaboy> [9/24 @ 15:53] (0/0)

Bree-men... <Reverend> [9/24 @ 14:17] (0/0)
All depends on your own situation, I guess. <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 14:03] (0/0)

Well, if Strider was that tall, it might <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 13:09] (1/1)

I've always pictured him as being about 6'6" <Annael> [9/24 @ 14:44] (0/0)

size is a legitimate question.. <Astaldo> [9/23 @ 19:09] (0/0)
Neptune in Jason and the Argonauts size? <iowaboy> [9/23 @ 18:51] (1/3)

Valar as giants <A man> [9/23 @ 18:57] (2/2)

maybe its a "prescence" factor. <Ri elwen> [9/23 @ 19:06] (0/0)
My picture of a giant is more Melkorish <iowaboy> [9/23 @ 19:04] (0/0)

They could choose their appearances... <Watson> [9/23 @ 18:49] (1/1)

I agree -- like the Ogre in "Puss in Boots," the Valar <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 13:16] (0/0)

anything and everything <Arador> [9/23 @ 18:44] (0/0)

Bag-End <Celanthriel> [9/23 @ 17:07] (5/11)

Sackville... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/24 @ 7:23] (0/0)
Bag End; Baggins; et al. <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 23:40] (1/5)

"A substantial meal eaten between the standard meals": <Curious> [9/24 @ 5:14] (1/4)

Hmm... <Morwen> [9/24 @ 5:25] (1/3)

"Six meals a day" is in <Curious> [9/24 @ 7:45] (1/2)

I think second breakfast is in the Hobbit (start of the second chapter?) (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [9/24 @ 9:44] (1/1)

Quite right: <Curious> [9/24 @ 9:57] (0/0)

The Annotated Hobbit also notes <Curious> [9/23 @ 20:00] (0/0)
NZ Strider says <Kimi> [9/23 @ 17:31] (1/1)

THANKYOU! You guys are brill! (No Text) <Celanthriel> [9/23 @ 19:31] (0/0)

My guess <iowaboy> [9/23 @ 17:25] (0/0)

Concerning Elves in The Hobbit <Lady Greenarcher> [9/23 @ 16:43] (1/2)

Oh, and one more thing: <Lady Greenarcher> [9/23 @ 16:45] (1/1)

Answers to both <iowaboy> [9/23 @ 17:01] (0/0)

Inferno - about hosting a chapter discussion <Lothirienne> [9/23 @ 11:46] (1/5)

Which would you prefer? <Inferno> [9/23 @ 12:25] (2/4)

Okay I choose <Lothirienne> [9/23 @ 13:04] (1/2)

Then I shall take "The King of the Golden Hall". (No Text) <Morwen> [9/23 @ 13:36] (1/1)

That soundes a little too directive. <Morwen> [9/23 @ 19:44] (0/0)

I'll take whichever one Lothirienne doesn't pick, Inferno. <Morwen> [9/23 @ 12:32] (0/0)

A shortcut for mushrooms #3 Sam and Frodo <Draupne> [9/23 @ 10:57] (11/13)

Gandalf did say <Pteppic> [9/24 @ 2:29] (1/1)

Well, come back and say it <Draupne> [9/24 @ 4:29] (0/0)

Note that Sam is immediately tested! <Curious> [9/23 @ 19:42] (1/1)

and what a test that is! (No Text) <notlost> [9/25 @ 6:35] (0/0)

I'm not sure Frodo realizes <RosieLass> [9/23 @ 19:07] (0/0)
A difference in motivation <JewelTook> [9/23 @ 16:48] (0/0)
More Sam <shadow baggins> [9/23 @ 14:37] (0/0)
Sam doesn't really realize <Curious> [9/23 @ 13:50] (0/0)
Sam gave his word <Morwen> [9/23 @ 13:00] (0/0)
Frodo certainly has some sense of <Kimi> [9/23 @ 12:50] (0/0)
Sam <Froda> [9/23 @ 11:44] (0/0)
Well, there's the cow jumping over the Moon... <Aerlinn> [9/23 @ 11:38] (0/0)
My thoughts <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 11:29] (0/0)

A shortcut for mushrooms #2 Pippin and Frodo <Draupne> [9/23 @ 10:51] (12/19)

In addition to the points already made... <Silverlode> [9/24 @ 1:52] (0/0)
I think this part emphasizes Pippin's immaturity. <RosieLass> [9/23 @ 18:58] (0/0)
"Good heavens, at breakfast?" <Tar_Minastir> [9/23 @ 17:05] (0/0)
Pippin is having a bit of fun <JewelTook> [9/23 @ 16:25] (1/1)

Great point! <Curious> [9/23 @ 19:37] (0/0)

I wonder <Blue Wizard> [9/23 @ 12:59] (1/1)

I never thought about it before <Draupne> [9/24 @ 4:33] (0/0)

Pippin and Sam are two parts of Frodo <Curious> [9/23 @ 12:58] (0/0)
the resiliency of youth . . . <Annael> [9/23 @ 12:33] (1/1)

OT: i agree with your pic <legolasrules> [9/24 @ 11:49] (0/0)

Poor Frodo <Morwen> [9/23 @ 12:29] (0/0)
Frodo the Grump <Froda> [9/23 @ 11:58] (0/0)
Pippin *is* very young <Aerlinn> [9/23 @ 11:57] (2/4)

Lord Peter and Bunter! LOL! <RosieLass> [9/23 @ 19:01] (1/1)

and more Bunter / Lord Peter and Sam/Frodo <Lothirienne> [9/23 @ 20:55] (0/0)

Where have you found 'Upstairs Downstairs'? <Leto> [9/23 @ 17:32] (1/1)

Boxed set! <Aerlinn> [9/24 @ 11:42] (0/0)

Pippin, at the beginning of the novel, <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 11:18] (0/0)
We do need some scenes of ... <Reverend> [9/23 @ 11:07] (0/0)

A shortcut for mushrooms #1 <Draupne> [9/23 @ 10:47] (9/30)

A question about mushroom gathering... <Kiskadee> [9/23 @ 16:35] (7/17)

I live in mushroom country here in the US <Seillib> [9/24 @ 9:51] (1/2)

A day late, but this may be of interest <DownfallenWest> [9/25 @ 11:52] (1/1)

Very interesting indeed! <Curious> [9/25 @ 12:09] (0/0)

IMPORTANT NOTE <Hengist> [9/24 @ 5:48] (1/3)

But but <Draupne> [9/24 @ 5:53] (1/2)

Well the cantarelles are <Hengist> [9/24 @ 6:36] (1/1)

You can smell it's a cantarelle <Draupne> [9/24 @ 8:23] (0/0)

In the UK as in the states <Hengist> [9/24 @ 5:39] (0/0)
Mushroom picking is quite normal here <Draupne> [9/24 @ 4:27] (0/0)
I don't know... <notlost> [9/23 @ 18:42] (1/2)

Youre earthy young man was wrong <Hengist> [9/24 @ 5:42] (1/1)

of course... <notlost> [9/25 @ 5:48] (0/0)

Not just the US <Leto> [9/23 @ 17:24] (1/2)

I don't really know... <Kiskadee> [9/24 @ 6:06] (1/1)

Nowadays most "shop" mushrooms <Hengist> [9/24 @ 6:32] (0/0)

Aha, finally! <Tar_Minastir> [9/23 @ 16:55] (1/1)

"There are old mushroom hunters... <iowaboy> [9/23 @ 17:21] (0/0)

Note that it is mid-September. <Curious> [9/23 @ 12:20] (0/0)
Well, the trees here are still green <Morwen> [9/23 @ 12:18] (0/0)
Unfortunately we don't have <Kimi> [9/23 @ 12:10] (0/0)
I never quite understood <Blue Wizard> [9/23 @ 11:50] (1/1)

LOL! great pic! but... <Froda> [9/23 @ 12:31] (0/0)

Perhaps a slightly different take on one thing: <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 11:41] (0/0)
Sounds like work to me <Hengist> [9/23 @ 11:06] (0/0)
I suspect that Elves .... <Reverend> [9/23 @ 11:00] (0/0)
Never really thought about this! <Idril Celebrindal> [9/23 @ 11:00] (1/3)

Another weird thing <Draupne> [9/23 @ 11:26] (1/2)

Don't trees usually... <Silverlode> [9/24 @ 1:55] (1/1)

No, not necesseraly <Draupne> [9/24 @ 8:25] (0/0)

Arwen's Gift to Frodo <valasarah> [9/23 @ 10:12] (3/8)

Arwen's choices <Morwen> [9/23 @ 10:50] (0/0)
FYI - This is a Spoiler for ROTK <valasarah> [9/23 @ 10:39] (1/1)

No need. <Curious> [9/23 @ 10:40] (0/0)

I have a related question <Rohwen> [9/23 @ 10:27] (3/4)

If I remember correctly... <Weige> [9/23 @ 11:25] (0/0)
i only remember a piece... <niennas_tears> [9/23 @ 10:39] (0/0)
Thanks for the reminder! <valasarah> [9/23 @ 10:38] (1/1)

Regarding spoiler tags <Inferno> [9/23 @ 10:39] (0/0)

FotR: The Shadow of the Past, part 29 � Belated Questions! <Curious> [9/23 @ 9:52] (11/39)

My answers (based in large part <Curious> [9/24 @ 8:37] (0/0)
Perceiving/Judging <notlost> [9/23 @ 18:31] (1/1)

The tragedy in LotR is <Curious> [9/23 @ 19:29] (0/0)

*Gasp* I do wish <Kimi> [9/23 @ 14:55] (1/2)

Don't worry, I'll <Curious> [9/23 @ 18:47] (1/1)

Speaking parts <Kimi> [9/23 @ 19:06] (0/0)

#1: One word � Boromir. <Aerlinn> [9/23 @ 12:45] (1/2)

Have you ever heard that <Curious> [9/23 @ 13:22] (1/1)

Right! Thank you! <Aerlinn> [9/24 @ 6:21] (0/0)

Great questions, Curious! <Morwen> [9/23 @ 11:53] (1/1)

Theoden, like Boromir, was <Curious> [9/23 @ 12:31] (0/0)

only worked on question 1 <Lothirienne> [9/23 @ 11:26] (1/1)

I like your examples. <Curious> [9/23 @ 11:47] (0/0)

No way! <Draupne> [9/23 @ 11:19] (1/4)

Thank you ma'm, <Curious> [9/23 @ 11:40] (1/3)

You're welcome, but still "Uh"? <Draupne> [9/23 @ 12:07] (1/2)

An obscure <Curious> [9/23 @ 14:01] (1/1)

I hate to break this to you Curious <Draupne> [9/25 @ 5:46] (0/0)

I knew you couldn't leave us hanging like that! <Reverend> [9/23 @ 10:54] (2/13)

Yes, Tolkien is not ironic. <Curious> [9/23 @ 11:14] (2/7)

Not "a" crucial choice made at "a cusp in time." <Tar_Minastir> [9/23 @ 16:38] (1/1)

I stand corrected. Indeed <Curious> [9/23 @ 18:41] (0/0)

I think that you are saying.... <Reverend> [9/23 @ 11:21] (2/4)

And there is a fine, but firm <Curious> [9/23 @ 11:35] (1/2)

Well said. (No Text) <Reverend> [9/23 @ 11:42] (1/1)

Fodder <Curious> [9/23 @ 11:52] (0/0)

A very clear expression of his Catholicism. <Lottelita> [9/23 @ 11:33] (0/0)

Hmmm. <Lottelita> [9/23 @ 11:03] (1/4)

Actually, .... <Reverend> [9/23 @ 11:18] (1/3)

Wow, that's a new one. <Lottelita> [9/23 @ 11:29] (1/2)

I don't disagree... <Reverend> [9/23 @ 11:45] (1/1)

Absolutely. <Lottelita> [9/23 @ 11:49] (0/0)

on question 1 (not that massive #2, yet!) <Froda> [9/23 @ 10:48] (1/2)

Yes, and similarly <Curious> [9/23 @ 11:02] (1/1)

strongly agree! (jumping ahead a bit) <Froda> [9/23 @ 11:17] (0/0)

::warms up the ol' typing fingers:: <Lottelita> [9/23 @ 10:46] (1/1)

Judgment Day! I love that! <Curious> [9/23 @ 10:56] (0/0)

Now wait just a gosh darned minute! <Blue Wizard> [9/23 @ 10:26] (1/1)

Um, well, you don't have to reply. <Curious> [9/23 @ 10:30] (0/0)

Question about leading a chapter discussion <Thevina Finduilas> [9/23 @ 6:19] (5/14)

I'm a late night poster myself <Altaira> [9/23 @ 20:05] (0/0)
Sorry Inferno!! :( <Thevina Finduilas> [9/23 @ 8:29] (1/4)

No worries. <Inferno> [9/23 @ 8:51] (1/3)

Pssst, Inferno ... <Lottelita> [9/23 @ 9:39] (1/2)

October 14-18. Here is <Curious> [9/23 @ 10:18] (1/1)

Thanks, Curious! (No Text) <Lottelita> [9/23 @ 11:50] (0/0)

Posting questions in the evening is perfectly fine <Idril Celebrindal> [9/23 @ 7:13] (0/0)
Listen to Inferno. <Curious> [9/23 @ 7:00] (1/1)

. . .he's pre-med. (No Text) <Blue Wizard> [9/23 @ 7:43] (0/0)

Actually. <Inferno> [9/23 @ 6:47] (2/4)

What he said <Blue Wizard> [9/23 @ 7:42] (0/0)
yes, it's up to you <Annael> [9/23 @ 7:02] (1/2)

Annael, are you <Curious> [9/23 @ 7:06] (1/1)

oh, there were a lot of us <Annael> [9/23 @ 9:46] (0/0)

greatest elf <bilbojohnstone> [9/23 @ 4:58] (9/20)

Greatest in natural gifts: <Kimi> [9/23 @ 18:21] (0/0)
Fingolfin, Finrod, Fingon, Feanor <Arador> [9/23 @ 18:01] (1/2)

Ah, any Elf whose name started with 'F'. (No Text) <Reverend> [9/24 @ 16:39] (1/1)

Finduilas? <Curious> [9/24 @ 17:28] (0/0)

I've always liked Beleg Cuthalion... <jadeshadow> [9/23 @ 14:41] (0/0)
I suppose Feanor was the greatest <Annael> [9/23 @ 12:36] (0/0)
Don't forget Finrod Felagund... <Idril Celebrindal> [9/23 @ 10:45] (0/0)
I suppose Feanor, but... <Rohwen> [9/23 @ 9:39] (2/3)

Finarfin chose NOT to follow <Curious> [9/23 @ 10:28] (0/0)
Feanor was also rather nasty... <Astaldo> [9/23 @ 9:51] (1/1)

he certainly is not my favorite... <Rohwen> [9/23 @ 10:24] (0/0)

I don't think that there is any question <Blue Wizard> [9/23 @ 8:33] (2/3)

My first foray into RR -- and what an insightful link! (No Text) <SonOfSaradoc> [9/24 @ 6:36] (0/0)
great points on that website (No Text) <Ehtemir> [9/23 @ 9:34] (1/1)

Yes, I have bookmarked it <Curious> [9/23 @ 10:22] (0/0)

You have really asked three <Curious> [9/23 @ 6:37] (0/0)
Feanor and Galadriel... <Reverend> [9/23 @ 6:12] (2/3)

Galadriel's gift to Gimli <quickbeam2002> [9/23 @ 13:52] (0/0)
Tolkien did not use "great" <Curious> [9/23 @ 6:22] (1/1)

Isn't it time for your coffee? <Reverend> [9/23 @ 6:33] (0/0)

Ainulindale question <Ny�re> [9/23 @ 3:02] (1/6)

It's eschatolgical. <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 3:23] (2/5)

references?!?!?! <Raistlin the White> [9/23 @ 6:49] (1/1)

The key passage.... <Reverend> [9/23 @ 9:58] (0/0)

What about... <PhantomS> [9/23 @ 3:33] (1/2)

Some answers... <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 3:50] (1/1)

One correction... <Reverend> [9/23 @ 6:07] (0/0)

An excellent Source <Villordsutch> [9/23 @ 1:58] (1/1)

Great source, Villordsutch, thank you very much! (No Text) <Galathien> [9/23 @ 21:49] (0/0)

Regarding Gollum and aging <Lostcause> [9/23 @ 1:44] (4/8)

Thanks for response guys! <Lostcause> [9/24 @ 12:59] (0/0)
Curious is right <nerdanel50> [9/23 @ 10:51] (1/1)

Oh, I like that <Curious> [9/23 @ 14:13] (0/0)

Also, Bilbo does NOT age so fast <Curious> [9/23 @ 4:37] (0/0)
I think that the simplest answer <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 2:41] (1/3)

I have always suspected.... <Reverend> [9/23 @ 5:59] (2/2)

Please note... <Reverend> [9/23 @ 6:18] (0/0)
I know you said <Curious> [9/23 @ 6:15] (0/0)

Did Tolkien ever write about any of the other Elven-rings? <Leto> [9/22 @ 18:50] (2/6)

You are correct .... <Reverend> [9/22 @ 19:45] (2/3)

The question occurred to me because <Leto> [9/23 @ 4:57] (0/0)
Saruman may have had a ring <stummies> [9/23 @ 0:10] (1/1)

Gandalf did mention the Ring <Aerlinn> [9/24 @ 11:28] (0/0)

The rings, as I know them <iowaboy> [9/22 @ 18:53] (1/1)

No you are not missing any named rings <Leto> [9/22 @ 19:12] (0/0)

Is Tolkien the literary Elvis . . .? <Pukel-man> [9/22 @ 18:29] (4/10)

well, hobbits <Astaldo> [9/23 @ 10:52] (0/0)
The story. <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 3:13] (2/2)

beautifully said <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/23 @ 9:01] (0/0)
And how about the quest... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/23 @ 6:25] (0/0)

Is the movie... <stummies> [9/23 @ 0:16] (1/3)

There was less conversation. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [9/23 @ 6:28] (1/2)

And a little more action . . . (No Text) <Pukel-man> [9/23 @ 7:22] (1/1)

glad someone got my joke (No Text) <stummies> [9/24 @ 0:32] (0/0)

Actually, Elvis is the musical Tolkien <iowaboy> [9/22 @ 18:50] (1/1)

Tolkien wanted <Galathien> [9/22 @ 20:13] (0/0)

What has happened with Elrond's wife... <NYC hobbit> [9/22 @ 14:32] (2/13)

She was <Eruviell> [9/22 @ 14:37] (1/1)

Celebrian (No Text) <Arador> [9/22 @ 14:42] (0/0)

She was kidnapped by orcs <iowaboy> [9/22 @ 14:35] (1/10)

where can I see it <NYC hobbit> [9/22 @ 14:46] (2/9)

Appendix A(iii) and <Arador> [9/22 @ 15:31] (0/0)
I don't think it was like she was divorcing him... <Lady Greenarcher> [9/22 @ 15:10] (3/7)

Well, it's an unhappy lot <Galathien> [9/22 @ 20:56] (0/0)
Well, she wouldn't die, exactly... <Nimrodel > [9/22 @ 17:01] (1/1)

Waiting forever... <WrightWords> [9/22 @ 19:40] (0/0)

She must have hoped to see Arwen again <Kimi> [9/22 @ 15:23] (2/3)

And how sad for Elrond <Morwen> [9/22 @ 18:10] (0/0)
Elves often do go away forever <Curious> [9/22 @ 17:37] (1/1)

I tend to think that Elladan & Elrohir eventually sailed west, <Lady Greenarcher> [9/23 @ 16:41] (0/0)

The Odd Rings of Power. <beren_boy> [9/22 @ 13:57] (5/9)

The real question is <Curious> [9/23 @ 10:14] (0/0)
Hmm... Numbers... <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 0:28] (1/2)

Developing that point <Acathalion> [9/23 @ 21:04] (1/1)

I think you just hit it: "Tall ships and tall kings -- <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 0:11] (0/0)

From reading "The Return of the Shadow"... <Reverend> [9/22 @ 17:59] (0/0)
And why not five? <Lacrimae Rerum> [9/22 @ 16:22] (0/0)
i made a response then u delete it then repost it...now to type it all again lol <ElfLordNick> [9/22 @ 14:03] (1/2)

Um, about 3 + 7... <Faerie23> [9/22 @ 14:47] (1/1)

woops lol <ElfLordNick> [9/22 @ 16:20] (0/0)

At the grey havens... <scullysnecklace> [9/22 @ 12:41] (1/5)

The Three... <Silverlode> [9/22 @ 13:20] (1/4)

I'd agree <beren_boy> [9/22 @ 13:30] (1/3)

But..they still had power, it faded slowly <ElfLordNick> [9/22 @ 14:17] (1/2)

Do you have... <Silverlode> [9/22 @ 21:29] (1/1)

Well, in the Silmarillion.. <PhantomS> [9/23 @ 3:27] (0/0)

the One Ring <waterlooser> [9/22 @ 12:36] (1/2)

It is..... <beren_boy> [9/22 @ 13:51] (1/1)

Also.... <Temujin> [9/22 @ 14:16] (0/0)

Mouth of sauron <Bboy486> [9/22 @ 11:56] (1/4)

I got a mental picture <NZ Strider> [9/22 @ 12:28] (1/3)

I saw... <Celanthriel> [9/22 @ 13:29] (1/2)

What about the others? <iowaboy> [9/22 @ 14:44] (1/1)

ITs all very Final Fantasy X like...the mouth, eyes, heart, soul etc... PULL yourself together man! (No Text) <Bboy486> [9/22 @ 17:46] (0/0)

Friends theory: Sauron and Saruman brothers <SauronLover> [9/22 @ 9:30] (4/10)

Cool thinking, Lohtirienne! Might take that one with me! (No Text) <SauronLover> [9/22 @ 11:36] (0/0)
intriging idea to play with <Lothirienne> [9/22 @ 11:29] (0/0)
What Watson said, but I tend to think <Curious> [9/22 @ 10:36] (0/0)
Not necessarily <Watson> [9/22 @ 10:19] (1/6)

Haven't yet read the Sil, so... <irpacynot> [9/22 @ 10:52] (2/5)

It's a different perspective <Watson> [9/22 @ 16:47] (1/2)

That's interesting. <irpacynot> [9/22 @ 19:42] (1/1)

Yeah, we follow you, Irpacynot (or at least I do)! (No Text) <SauronLover> [9/23 @ 7:48] (0/0)

Yes, on paper Irpacy, in history, oh duh! <SauronLover> [9/22 @ 11:33] (1/1)

saruman is saurons...... <Bboy486> [9/22 @ 12:01] (0/0)

Appearance of the Silmarils <A man> [9/21 @ 19:59] (5/24)

Remember, though, that diamonds come in many colors... <Nimrodel > [9/22 @ 17:07] (2/2)

there are pink ones too (No Text) <Arador> [9/23 @ 18:07] (0/0)
Since he made the Silmarilli before <Kimi> [9/22 @ 17:22] (0/0)

A picture of a Silmaril <Blue Wizard> [9/22 @ 7:50] (2/3)

that also seems to proove... <little prince> [9/23 @ 0:54] (1/1)

I get it. <Curious> [9/23 @ 7:11] (0/0)

LOL, Blue! (No Text) <nerdanel50> [9/22 @ 10:26] (0/0)

I've always imagined "Star of Africa"... <Kiskadee> [9/22 @ 6:38] (2/6)

Extremely interesting. The Kohinoor diamond <NZ Strider> [9/22 @ 12:32] (2/2)

Alas, no.... <Kiskadee> [9/22 @ 15:43] (0/0)
Kohinoor means "mountain of light," <Curious> [9/22 @ 13:11] (0/0)

I had not thought of the timing. <Curious> [9/22 @ 10:53] (2/2)

That's a good point...the Boer War <Kiskadee> [9/22 @ 16:08] (0/0)
great theory <Arador> [9/22 @ 11:43] (0/0)

Step outside <Reverend> [9/22 @ 2:18] (2/2)

:-) Isn't it wonderful when Secondary Reality... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/23 @ 11:16] (0/0)
It's particularly beautiful at the moment <Kimi> [9/22 @ 3:04] (0/0)

interesting question <Arador> [9/21 @ 20:31] (1/6)

Hmm, Feanor being big-headed...... <Ataahua> [9/21 @ 21:12] (1/5)

are opals jewels? <Arador> [9/21 @ 21:26] (1/4)

I wouldn't read much into a link between Gimli and Feanor. <Ataahua> [9/21 @ 21:36] (2/3)

Oh, but there is a link! <Kimi> [9/22 @ 3:21] (1/1)

Well, Galadriel never cared much for Feanor <Morwen> [9/22 @ 8:03] (0/0)

one wonders of their methods <Arador> [9/21 @ 21:47] (0/0)

What was beyond the Iron hills... <ElfLordNick> [9/21 @ 11:30] (2/5)

As the Reverend said, very little is known. <NZ Strider> [9/21 @ 12:41] (1/3)

Did Tolkien ever draw such a map? <Jabesq> [9/21 @ 14:41] (2/2)

If he drew some, none have been published. <NZ Strider> [9/21 @ 15:03] (0/0)
Not that I'm aware of... <beren_boy> [9/21 @ 15:03] (0/0)

Siberia <Reverend> [9/21 @ 11:50] (0/0)

What to read after H, LOTR, Sil, UT, on ME? Sorry computer won't let me type in body. (No Text) <Rohwen> [9/21 @ 11:00] (6/9)

The Tolkien Reader (No Text) <BrambleroseBrandybuck> [9/22 @ 13:46] (0/0)
why The Lost tales1-2 of course!!!!! <Nimfarra_Baggins> [9/22 @ 10:53] (0/0)
I'd try <Nimfalma Took> [9/22 @ 6:55] (1/2)

Doesn't it figure... <Rohwen> [9/22 @ 16:56] (1/1)

I would think Notepad or any text editor would work. (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/23 @ 11:09] (0/0)

Try Tolkien's Letters <Watson> [9/21 @ 15:51] (0/0)
....... <Mandu> [9/21 @ 14:59] (0/0)
The Adventures of Tom Bombadil I guess (No Text) <ElfLordNick> [9/21 @ 11:26] (1/1)

or you can get started on HOME <Arador> [9/21 @ 11:34] (0/0)

The BLue WIzards <Bboy486> [9/21 @ 8:58] (2/8)

I've done a little research <Sangwaelen> [9/22 @ 8:15] (1/5)

Thank you, its a shame Tolkien did not write about them, as the Istar are my favorite characters... except for radagast, no one really likes him j/k! (No Text) <Bboy486> [9/22 @ 12:03] (3/4)

It's just 'Brown-ism' (No Text) <Pukel-man> [9/22 @ 18:53] (0/0)
I like him. <Reverend> [9/22 @ 18:04] (1/1)

And Radegast, like Gandalf, made good beer. <DownfallenWest> [9/23 @ 13:02] (0/0)

I like him <Leto> [9/22 @ 17:58] (0/0)

Not much I'm afraid <Groovicles> [9/21 @ 10:05] (1/1)

and then they formed cults (No Text) <Arador> [9/21 @ 10:35] (0/0)

Aule <Bboy486> [9/21 @ 8:29] (4/6)

Likely he and his boys... <Reverend> [9/21 @ 11:40] (0/0)
Aule <Groovicles> [9/21 @ 9:59] (1/2)

ok not retard but.... <Bboy486> [9/21 @ 14:57] (1/1)

Well............. <beren_boy> [9/21 @ 15:14] (0/0)

hmmm... <Astaldo> [9/21 @ 8:43] (0/0)
He did make the Dwarves... <BJ> [9/21 @ 8:38] (0/0)

Ungoliant <BJ> [9/21 @ 8:07] (4/9)

Because the Silmarilli give off light <NZ Strider> [9/21 @ 13:23] (1/1)

excellent. (No Text) <Ri elwen> [9/22 @ 10:11] (0/0)

Ungoliant <Groovicles> [9/21 @ 10:03] (0/0)
if you were a giant, supernatural spider... <Astaldo> [9/21 @ 8:28] (1/1)

Or would the Silmarils... <Reverend> [9/21 @ 11:30] (0/0)

It was her weird weight-loss program. <Reverend> [9/21 @ 8:13] (3/3)

Trying to 'burn' off the fat? (No Text) <beren_boy> [9/21 @ 14:37] (0/0)
LOL! <BJ> [9/21 @ 8:27] (0/0)
*ROFL* (No Text) <Astaldo> [9/21 @ 8:15] (0/0)

Gandalf and Saruman <Anfauglir> [9/21 @ 7:18] (3/3)

Don't forget Gandalf's ring! (No Text) <Merryk> [9/21 @ 18:04] (0/0)
his staff had been broken... lost his powers... (No Text) <huorn> [9/21 @ 8:56] (0/0)
I can see clearly now that Saruman is gone <Bboy486> [9/21 @ 7:59] (0/0)

After studying Tolkien's literary devices for some months, I have only one question: <Smokering> [9/21 @ 0:29] (2/5)

I think you both deserve a tomatoe or two ;P <Altaira> [9/22 @ 19:07] (1/1)

*sheepishly accepts admonishment; stares at ground* (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/22 @ 19:14] (0/0)

A meta is phor grazing sheep. *ducks tomatoes for bad pun* (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/21 @ 12:17] (2/2)

Pitches a rotten turnip in NZ Strider's general direction. (No Text) <Lotheriel> [9/21 @ 19:42] (0/0)
Throws large rotten marrow instead ;-) (No Text) <beren_boy> [9/21 @ 14:05] (0/0)

Ok, I'm not too educated on the history of Maiar and Istari. <Sangoff> [9/20 @ 18:27] (2/7)

Thanks for the information!! <Sangoff> [9/21 @ 13:51] (0/0)
Maiar <Ataahua> [9/20 @ 18:38] (1/5)

Ok *feeling very pitifully dumb* What are Valar again? <Sangoff> [9/20 @ 18:42] (1/4)

Sorry, I should have included that. <Ataahua> [9/20 @ 18:53] (2/3)

If you want to think of it in other terms... <Watson> [9/20 @ 20:16] (1/1)

even further clarification <Bboy486> [9/21 @ 8:09] (0/0)

Clarification: <Ataahua> [9/20 @ 18:55] (0/0)

Full Power of the Istari <ElfLordNick> [9/20 @ 17:12] (2/5)

He was not able to. <Groovicles> [9/21 @ 10:06] (0/0)
Full Power of the Istari <Lord Jubjub> [9/20 @ 18:01] (1/3)

I'd like to know why the Valar chose those shapes for the Istari in the first place. <Ataahua> [9/20 @ 19:11] (1/2)

In Unfinished Tales... <Watson> [9/20 @ 20:28] (1/1)

That explanation makes sense. <Ataahua> [9/20 @ 23:31] (0/0)

Now what do I read? <Laila> [9/20 @ 15:28] (2/4)

Hmm... Either the Silmarillion <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 15:37] (1/2)

Always listen to NZ, as he is accounted among the wise of the TORNados... <Anfauglir> [9/20 @ 15:40] (1/1)

that was fast! <Laila> [9/20 @ 15:46] (0/0)

What to read Next..... <Anfauglir> [9/20 @ 15:37] (0/0)

"The Hunt for the Ring" and "Three's Company." <Curious> [9/20 @ 8:01] (6/8)

Thanks for that. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 15:29] (0/0)
i'm confused lol (No Text) <ElfLordNick> [9/20 @ 14:17] (0/0)
version B really makes you feel as <Lothirienne> [9/20 @ 10:35] (1/1)

Christopher Tolkien says <Curious> [9/20 @ 11:09] (0/0)

Great research, Curious! <Tar_Minastir> [9/20 @ 10:26] (0/0)
Wow - were did you get that info? Unfinished tales? I wish there.... <Luthien888> [9/20 @ 10:21] (1/1)

yep, that's it (No Text) <Arador> [9/20 @ 20:55] (0/0)

great post. (No Text) <huorn> [9/20 @ 8:08] (0/0)

Was Sauron completely destroyed... <NYC hobbit> [9/20 @ 6:40] (7/12)

I wonder... <ceremony> [9/20 @ 20:08] (0/0)
There is one possibility <Temujin> [9/20 @ 14:28] (2/2)

Scary...very scary. *shudders* (No Text) <Rohwen> [9/21 @ 11:04] (0/0)
Brilliant! <Astaldo> [9/20 @ 15:11] (0/0)

Nope <Groovicles> [9/20 @ 13:18] (0/0)
I have seen many endings on this, <SauronLover> [9/20 @ 11:15] (0/0)
he was rendered entirely impotent... <Astaldo> [9/20 @ 7:55] (0/0)
Think about this just the other day <Villordsutch> [9/20 @ 6:47] (0/0)
No <Blue Wizard> [9/20 @ 6:46] (1/3)

interesting . . . <Annael> [9/20 @ 6:56] (1/2)

hmm... <NYC hobbit> [9/20 @ 7:14] (1/1)

Nope........ <beren_boy> [9/20 @ 14:18] (0/0)

Book I, Chapter 3 "Three is Company" - Summing up <Blue Wizard> [9/20 @ 6:18] (19/34)

Thanks great discussion. (No Text) <cabbage'n'taters> [9/21 @ 21:13] (0/0)
Thanks, Mr. Wizard - it was a great week (No Text) <Entmaiden> [9/21 @ 12:16] (0/0)
Thanks Blue! <Draupne> [9/21 @ 0:56] (1/1)

Go Draupne! <Curious> [9/21 @ 11:26] (0/0)

Good pinch hitting, Blue :) (No Text) <Watson> [9/20 @ 20:29] (0/0)
Thank you! <Galathien> [9/20 @ 20:23] (0/0)
Thanks!�Never again... <Kiskadee> [9/20 @ 19:30] (0/0)
Thank you Blue! <ceremony> [9/20 @ 19:29] (2/2)

That's my favorite part of the chapter, too. <Morwen> [9/20 @ 20:14] (0/0)
An example of foreshadowing: <Curious> [9/20 @ 20:10] (0/0)

Thanks, Blue! <Acathalion> [9/20 @ 19:10] (0/0)
A wonderful summary and cool link too. Thankyou. (No Text) <Nemain> [9/20 @ 18:59] (0/0)
Thanks, BW. It's been.... <notlost> [9/20 @ 17:07] (3/3)

Thanks... <notlost> [9/21 @ 12:34] (0/0)
Sorry to hear that. Please accept my condolences. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/21 @ 12:08] (0/0)
Oh my, please accept my sympathy. <Curious> [9/20 @ 19:08] (0/0)

Thank you! First, <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 15:21] (0/0)
Thanks, Blue! <Silverlode> [9/20 @ 14:07] (0/0)
Nice one Blue..... <beren_boy> [9/20 @ 14:01] (1/1)

Same here; I always come in, it seems, <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 15:22] (0/0)

Thanks, Blue! <Morwen> [9/20 @ 12:26] (1/1)

My favorite was the West wind <Curious> [9/20 @ 12:47] (0/0)

thanks, o leader... (No Text) <Froda> [9/20 @ 10:45] (1/5)

No, thanks to the 40+ TORNados who posted this week <Blue Wizard> [9/20 @ 11:13] (2/4)

Surely we aren't ALL over 40? (No Text) <nerdanel50> [9/20 @ 14:08] (1/1)

LOL! i'm glad at least I'm not the ONLY one! (No Text) <Froda> [9/21 @ 4:28] (0/0)

Hmmm. <Curious> [9/20 @ 11:32] (1/1)

No, no, no... <Silverlode> [9/20 @ 14:06] (0/0)

Thanks to everyone, especially Blue! <Idril Celebrindal> [9/20 @ 8:12] (0/0)
Many Thanks <Inferno> [9/20 @ 7:39] (0/0)
Thanks, Blue! <Eledhwen> [9/20 @ 7:08] (0/0)
Thank you! But the link . . . <Curious> [9/20 @ 6:32] (2/2)

thanks for reposting <Annael> [9/20 @ 6:58] (0/0)
Hmm. Odd, that. (No Text) <Blue Wizard> [9/20 @ 6:44] (0/0)

Q: Wormtongue was starved by Sauruman (sharkey)...but who else feels sorry for him? <Luthien888> [9/20 @ 5:47] (1/4)

I was digusted with <Villordsutch> [9/20 @ 5:54] (1/3)

Same here ... <Idril Celebrindal> [9/20 @ 9:03] (2/2)

It's a very effective way of demeaning and dehumanising someone, isn't it, <Ataahua> [9/20 @ 18:31] (0/0)
My UUT about that. <Curious> [9/20 @ 12:50] (0/0)

The High Pass <Addison> [9/20 @ 5:36] (3/3)

Because it goes in the wrong direction. <Tar_Minastir> [9/20 @ 10:52] (0/0)
Probably because it was December <L. Ron Halfelven> [9/20 @ 7:31] (0/0)
Because they were going a different way <Eledhwen> [9/20 @ 7:10] (0/0)

River of Sirion - Statues <Villordsutch> [9/20 @ 0:04] (2/3)

Argonath wallpaper? <FattyLumpkin79> [9/20 @ 10:33] (0/0)
Do you mean the Falls of Rauros? <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 0:20] (1/1)

Thanx NZ Strider <Villordsutch> [9/20 @ 0:52] (0/0)

Q. As a reader what makes you post with such passion in this Reading Room. <Nemain> [9/19 @ 23:37] (15/40)

For me <Entmaiden> [9/21 @ 14:25] (0/0)
Because... <BJ> [9/21 @ 7:53] (0/0)
thankyou for all your posts :-) <Nemain> [9/20 @ 18:58] (0/0)
because... <Eruviell> [9/20 @ 15:30] (1/1)

I like seeing other peoples points of view... <Nemain> [9/20 @ 19:05] (0/0)

like going home <nerdanel50> [9/20 @ 11:20] (0/0)
It seems to me <Faerie23> [9/20 @ 10:40] (0/0)
I'm starved for intelligent conversation (No Text) <Reverend> [9/20 @ 7:00] (1/4)

I find that hard to believe, Reverend. <Tar_Minastir> [9/20 @ 10:33] (2/3)

Thank you, but... <Reverend> [9/20 @ 13:56] (1/1)

It's true! <Curious> [9/20 @ 19:11] (0/0)

Well, like Gandalf, <Curious> [9/20 @ 11:04] (0/0)

Aw, shucks. <Curious> [9/20 @ 6:55] (0/0)
The same thing that... <notlost> [9/20 @ 6:13] (1/4)

Why I like this site <A man> [9/20 @ 10:44] (3/3)

this is why... <Ri elwen> [9/21 @ 19:57] (0/0)
It gets better... <notlost> [9/21 @ 6:27] (0/0)
you spoke my heart <Arador> [9/20 @ 18:37] (0/0)

This is the first place... <Morwen> [9/20 @ 5:57] (0/0)
I feel safe and warm in a room with other like minded Tolkien....and I am definelty getting a tatttoo within the next three weeks!!!!!! Elvish of course..... (No Text) <Luthien888> [9/20 @ 5:52] (1/5)

Really? Is it going to be "Luthien888"? (No Text) <Froda> [9/20 @ 5:57] (1/4)

No - but i can send you a pic of my design.... <Luthien888> [9/20 @ 7:27] (1/3)

ouch is right! <Froda> [9/20 @ 10:48] (1/2)

How do you post a picture - I have a mac and am slightly computer stupid :( (No Text) <Luthien888> [9/20 @ 13:32] (1/1)

Check out the FAQ <Curious> [9/20 @ 13:44] (0/0)

sparing my family & friends... <Froda> [9/20 @ 5:41] (1/2)

hee! Exactly. <Annael> [9/20 @ 6:42] (1/1)

Definitely! <Eledhwen> [9/20 @ 7:12] (0/0)

Hard to explain. <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 0:32] (3/7)

similar for me - and also <Lothirienne> [9/20 @ 10:40] (3/4)

Yeah, after experiences on another board... <Watson> [9/21 @ 5:36] (1/1)

how neat! <Ri elwen> [9/21 @ 20:03] (0/0)

I'm waving at 40 in <Curious> [9/20 @ 12:04] (0/0)
Hear, hear! <Tar_Minastir> [9/20 @ 10:55] (0/0)

Same with me. <Tar_Minastir> [9/20 @ 10:23] (0/0)
Somewhat similar for me <Watson> [9/20 @ 5:39] (0/0)

Hmmm.... <Silverlode> [9/20 @ 0:14] (0/0)
A simple answer from me. <Kimi> [9/19 @ 23:47] (1/2)

Where in Kiwiland. Me it is Petone. <Nemain> [9/19 @ 23:52] (1/1)

Oh, you're much closer to the action than me! <Kimi> [9/20 @ 0:02] (0/0)

Q. Why was not Melkor made lord of the Valar? <Nemain> [9/19 @ 23:04] (4/6)

He called himself that <Groovicles> [9/20 @ 13:23] (0/0)
Melkor, lord of the Valar <Anfauglir> [9/20 @ 11:35] (0/0)
self-explanatory <Arador> [9/19 @ 23:13] (1/2)

no more thankyou:-) (No Text) <Nemain> [9/19 @ 23:18] (1/1)

you are welcome (No Text) <Arador> [9/19 @ 23:23] (0/0)

that's eru's job (No Text) <Ehtemir> [9/19 @ 23:07] (0/0)

Some more discussion fodder for "Three is Company" <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 22:44] (12/26)

Just notes on songs... <Kiskadee> [9/20 @ 19:04] (2/2)

What do those meter markings mean? <Curious> [9/22 @ 17:24] (0/0)
Thank you very much for those links! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/21 @ 12:10] (0/0)

actually, <Eruviell> [9/20 @ 15:36] (0/0)
Some thoughts on my own questions (with the benefit of <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 15:16] (0/0)
Added thoughts <Acathalion> [9/20 @ 8:25] (1/3)

Regarding #3, <Curious> [9/20 @ 10:09] (1/2)

Good point! <Acathalion> [9/20 @ 12:59] (1/1)

I wish I'd come up with this. Thank you. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 14:35] (0/0)

This is an IMPORTANT question! <Reverend> [9/20 @ 7:24] (0/0)
Hail, Galadriel.... <notlost> [9/20 @ 6:49] (1/2)

All very interesting. By the way, here's Tolkien's Quenya version of the Ave Maria: <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 14:27] (1/1)

I like the translation of... <notlost> [9/21 @ 6:31] (0/0)

My answers. <Curious> [9/20 @ 6:19] (1/7)

Oops. <Curious> [9/20 @ 7:00] (1/6)

You're still ahead of me. <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 14:28] (1/5)

That was one of the first questions I asked <Morwen> [9/20 @ 20:11] (1/4)

Now I'm confused... <Kiskadee> [9/20 @ 20:37] (1/3)

Morwen <Curious> [9/21 @ 4:32] (1/2)

Very odd... <Kiskadee> [9/21 @ 5:31] (1/1)

Sorry <Morwen> [9/21 @ 16:42] (0/0)

ambivalence <Froda> [9/20 @ 5:56] (0/0)
4 certainly explains... <Watson> [9/20 @ 5:54] (0/0)
My rather simple thoughts <Morwen> [9/20 @ 5:23] (0/0)
The Western Sea... <Nemain> [9/19 @ 23:16] (0/0)
Taking the last one first <Kimi> [9/19 @ 23:01] (0/0)

Q. Was Melkor and Aule of the same element, that of making and forging? <Nemain> [9/19 @ 22:29] (2/5)

Its actually said the Sil that...... <Groovicles> [9/20 @ 13:27] (0/0)
Tolkien writes of Melkor <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 22:54] (1/3)

I agree, but... <Nemain> [9/19 @ 23:49] (1/2)

If Melkor... <Silverlode> [9/19 @ 23:56] (1/1)

Melkor is proud and selfish <Arador> [9/20 @ 0:03] (0/0)

Q. From what element of Melkor did the Dragons derive from? <Nemain> [9/19 @ 21:05] (1/7)

That's a very good question. <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 21:41] (2/6)

Could they have been snakes perverted because..... <StormCrowTheGrey> [9/20 @ 6:43] (1/2)

It's possible. Etymologically, "dragon" <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 14:31] (1/1)

And note that in the <Curious> [9/20 @ 19:22] (0/0)

Would it be so, that the spirits of the dragons were Maia too? <Nemain> [9/19 @ 22:04] (1/2)

The dragons are never said to be Maiar. <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 22:48] (1/1)

I see your meaning. Thank you. (No Text) <Nemain> [9/19 @ 22:57] (0/0)

Q. Who do you think is the most tragic character in the Silmarillion. <Nemain> [9/19 @ 21:02] (5/19)

How about Maglor? <Curious> [9/20 @ 7:14] (1/2)

I agree <BJ> [9/20 @ 13:46] (1/1)

Nope. <Curious> [9/20 @ 19:20] (0/0)

For sheer weight of misery, Turin. <Kimi> [9/19 @ 22:30] (1/1)

Thankyou. (No Text) <Nemain> [9/19 @ 22:58] (0/0)

Turin of course <Arador> [9/19 @ 22:01] (1/1)

Turin was my second choice... <Nemain> [9/19 @ 22:08] (0/0)

Yowza, tough call. <Reverend> [9/19 @ 21:39] (3/6)

I believe the name was Gwindor. (No Text) <Rohwen> [9/21 @ 11:11] (0/0)
I disagree about Hurin.... <beren_boy> [9/20 @ 13:25] (1/2)

Hurin's steadfastness, I believe, <Reverend> [9/20 @ 14:01] (1/1)

Possibly... <beren_boy> [9/20 @ 14:13] (0/0)

Aerin. And your mention of her <Kimi> [9/19 @ 22:23] (1/1)

Great connection! <Curious> [9/20 @ 7:07] (0/0)

For me, it will always be T�rin. <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 21:33] (1/4)

Yeah, but he... <Reverend> [9/19 @ 21:42] (1/3)

That's what makes him truly tragic! <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 21:48] (1/2)

I think we're talking... <Reverend> [9/19 @ 21:55] (1/1)

Well, when you put it that way... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 21:59] (0/0)

I just finished the trilogy... <scullysnecklace> [9/19 @ 18:55] (1/7)

Congratulations <Entmaiden> [9/19 @ 19:00] (1/6)

ah yes the appendices <Arador> [9/19 @ 19:10] (1/5)

sigh! <scullysnecklace> [9/19 @ 19:17] (1/4)

I cry every time (No Text) <Entmaiden> [9/19 @ 19:25] (1/3)

appendix or ROTK? <Arador> [9/19 @ 19:28] (2/2)

We had a discussion about this a few weeks ago <Entmaiden> [9/20 @ 10:47] (0/0)
yes it is <scullysnecklace> [9/19 @ 19:30] (0/0)

Question: Where is Long Cleeve? <humblehobbit> [9/19 @ 18:15] (2/7)

This isn't authoritative, but.... <Blue Wizard> [9/20 @ 7:15] (0/0)
I believe it's in the North of the Shire <Kimi> [9/19 @ 18:34] (1/5)

So Diamond would have a Scottish accent? Cool. (No Text) <Seillib> [9/19 @ 18:52] (2/4)

Sorry for the above post. Just me being stupid. (No Text) <Seillib> [9/19 @ 19:02] (0/0)
Ah, then here's another question... <humblehobbit> [9/19 @ 18:55] (1/2)

He's been hanging out with Diamond <Kimi> [9/19 @ 19:04] (1/1)

But then again.. <Seillib> [9/20 @ 5:34] (0/0)

Gandalf Vs. Balrog <Bboy486> [9/19 @ 17:44] (1/6)

Wait a minute, now... are we talking BOOK, or MOVIE? <amanda marie> [9/19 @ 17:58] (1/5)

book, i was talking about the book, i wantted to know what the difference was (No Text) <Bboy486> [9/19 @ 18:02] (2/4)

It's nearly the same as the movie <Tintall�> [9/19 @ 18:13] (2/2)

One word difference <Watson> [9/19 @ 18:56] (0/0)
You think the Balrog would just get the point. He cannot pass. (No Text) <amanda marie> [9/19 @ 18:30] (0/0)

Okay okay. <amanda marie> [9/19 @ 18:13] (0/0)

nuMENor <Bboy486> [9/19 @ 17:40] (1/4)

Golly gee, NZ Strider isn't here, and I actually have a chance to anser some questions! (No Text) <amanda marie> [9/19 @ 18:03] (2/3)

NZ Strider had a long, miserable day at work, lightened up only by <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 21:44] (0/0)
Oops, I suppose you want the answer... <amanda marie> [9/19 @ 18:06] (1/1)

and it's in the West <Arador> [9/19 @ 18:48] (0/0)

Nick change <Tar_Minastir> [9/19 @ 16:39] (2/5)

But I liked the Beowulfian nickname! <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 21:45] (1/2)

OT: Have you come across the theory <Tar_Minastir> [9/20 @ 11:15] (1/1)

No -- I've not heard that one. Tolkien presumably <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 13:19] (0/0)

why the change? (No Text) <Ehtemir> [9/19 @ 17:38] (1/1)

Just wanted something more Tolkienic. (No Text) <Tar_Minastir> [9/20 @ 11:13] (0/0)

Saving Maedhros from Thangorodrim <BJ> [9/19 @ 13:38] (2/2)

To Mithrim (No Text) <Kimi> [9/19 @ 14:09] (0/0)
away (No Text) <Ehtemir> [9/19 @ 13:57] (0/0)

The orcs are mutated elves... <NYC hobbit> [9/19 @ 9:44] (3/25)

Well.... <BJ> [9/19 @ 13:35] (0/0)
Not completely accurate <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 11:20] (4/4)

Whoa!! Now that is interesting! :) <Sangoff> [9/20 @ 18:24] (0/0)
Now, that is disturbing! <iowaboy> [9/19 @ 17:18] (0/0)
Hobbit-orcs? <Tar_Minastir> [9/19 @ 15:27] (0/0)
Maybe the tracker orc.... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/19 @ 12:33] (0/0)

you movie people... <Astaldo> [9/19 @ 10:26] (3/18)

You philologists! 8) (No Text) <MrCere> [9/19 @ 15:44] (0/0)
It most certainly would have entered his head. <Lacrimae Rerum> [9/19 @ 13:50] (0/0)
ah, semantics <Annael> [9/19 @ 11:16] (2/15)

A bot OT - "You people" <Aerlinn> [9/20 @ 6:36] (1/2)

yes it makes the person.... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/20 @ 8:26] (1/1)

sorry... <Astaldo> [9/21 @ 7:55] (0/0)

Yes mutated... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/19 @ 12:29] (2/11)

terrible mental images <Arador> [9/19 @ 16:23] (0/0)
mutated... <Astaldo> [9/19 @ 13:27] (4/9)

NYC H's question was not about what Tolkien <Leto> [9/19 @ 18:06] (0/0)
Excuse me, but <Tintall�> [9/19 @ 18:00] (0/0)
could you possibly <Annael> [9/19 @ 14:22] (1/5)

right. <Astaldo> [9/19 @ 15:07] (1/4)

that's fine <Annael> [9/19 @ 15:14] (1/3)

at no time <Astaldo> [9/19 @ 15:23] (2/2)

one can also <Annael> [9/20 @ 6:36] (0/0)
*raises eyebrows* (No Text) <Tintall�> [9/19 @ 18:03] (0/0)

More like "mutilated" than "mutated" <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 13:34] (0/0)

HELP <traveler11> [9/19 @ 8:04] (1/1)

Okay then <Eledhwen> [9/19 @ 9:12] (0/0)

Book I, Chapter 3 "Three is Company" - Free Discussion <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 8:00] (4/24)

I have a question. What does <Curious> [9/19 @ 16:44] (3/7)

Don't forget the little blue lanterns <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 21:58] (1/2)

With the colours caused by different <Kimi> [9/19 @ 22:10] (1/1)

Yes -- it is more appealing. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 22:55] (0/0)

Elven magic lights <Lothirienne> [9/19 @ 20:52] (0/0)
Well, it's unlikely that there were flashlights ;) <Galathien> [9/19 @ 19:30] (1/2)

Have you read Unfinished Tales? <Curious> [9/19 @ 19:56] (1/1)

I was joking! I meant 'English flashlights' (No Text) <Galathien> [9/19 @ 21:25] (0/0)

Someone (sorry, I forget who) recently <Kimi> [9/19 @ 13:41] (1/1)

Interesting. . . <Tar_Minastir> [9/19 @ 15:32] (0/0)

There's a nice foreshadowing <Kimi> [9/19 @ 12:42] (4/6)

It also rounds off Frodo's greeting: <Curious> [9/19 @ 15:55] (0/0)
not to mention... <notlost> [9/19 @ 15:41] (0/0)
yes, I thought of that <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/19 @ 13:45] (0/0)
Nice observation! <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 13:30] (1/2)

I just had another thought! <Kimi> [9/19 @ 13:53] (1/1)

very elegant indeed <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/19 @ 14:09] (0/0)

Why was the Nazgul on that road anyway? <Inferno> [9/19 @ 9:30] (1/6)

Because it didn't stop to ask directions? <Idril Celebrindal> [9/19 @ 11:55] (1/5)

This brings up a corollary question <Inferno> [9/19 @ 12:14] (2/4)

According to the "Hunt <Curious> [9/19 @ 12:37] (0/0)
It seems like there were two <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 12:31] (1/2)

I don't have it <Curious> [9/19 @ 12:40] (1/1)

I don't either <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 12:46] (0/0)

Book I, Chapter 3 "Three is Company" #12� -" We seem to be going the same way" <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 6:18] (5/26)

First of all, let's restore Gildor's good name. <Curious> [9/19 @ 12:11] (5/11)

This basically isn't the Elves' war <iowaboy> [9/19 @ 17:36] (0/0)
Sniveling spinelessness aside... <Reverend> [9/19 @ 17:29] (3/5)

Gildor and Glorfindel don't have to <Curious> [9/19 @ 19:55] (1/2)

It is always depressing... <Reverend> [9/19 @ 21:19] (1/1)

Now that theory I like! And <Curious> [9/20 @ 6:24] (0/0)

what about Amarie? <Arador> [9/19 @ 19:05] (0/0)
Finarfin and Earwen, <Kimi> [9/19 @ 18:02] (0/0)

Exalted lineage... <Watson> [9/19 @ 14:53] (0/0)
Hear, hear!!! (No Text) <beren_boy> [9/19 @ 14:01] (0/0)
doh! ....thank you Curious <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/19 @ 13:44] (1/1)

He does, but the rest pass them by. <Curious> [9/19 @ 14:54] (0/0)

We don't ever learn <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 12:06] (0/0)
What everyone else said. (No Text) <Eledhwen> [9/19 @ 9:22] (0/0)
Gildor did do a lot behind the scenes though. <Inferno> [9/19 @ 8:12] (1/9)

A Totally� Utterly Unsupported Theory <Reverend> [9/19 @ 10:47] (5/8)

A philological analysis! <Tar_Minastir> [9/19 @ 15:37] (0/0)
I do like that! Especially since <Kimi> [9/19 @ 12:20] (0/0)
ooooooo I like it a lot <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/19 @ 12:03] (0/0)
I had a similar thought <Watson> [9/19 @ 12:00] (1/3)

Unfortuanately.... <Reverend> [9/19 @ 21:24] (1/2)

Ah, but... <Watson> [9/20 @ 6:07] (1/1)

I bow to your inassailable logic (No Text) <Reverend> [9/20 @ 6:59] (0/0)

I like it! <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 11:01] (0/0)

Mystifies me, too... <Idril Celebrindal> [9/19 @ 7:19] (1/1)

I think you answered it <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/19 @ 7:34] (0/0)

Book I, Chapter 3 "Three is Company" #11 "Do Elves live in those woods?" <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 6:01] (4/7)

I think that at first Frodo <Kimi> [9/19 @ 12:04] (0/0)
The circuitous route <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 11:55] (0/0)
Frodo may not have wanted <Curious> [9/19 @ 11:39] (0/0)
my thoughts <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/19 @ 6:29] (2/3)

He followed Bilbo to Woody End! <Curious> [9/19 @ 11:32] (1/1)

yes, quite right <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/19 @ 12:04] (0/0)

The route also gives the reader... <Kiskadee> [9/19 @ 9:04] (0/0)

Where is thangordrim and Gondolin located at the time of the return of the King? (No Text) <Luthien888> [9/19 @ 5:50] (2/3)

Most of Beleriand was swept under water <Entmaiden> [9/19 @ 19:23] (0/0)
Under water (No Text) <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 6:02] (1/1)

That, a couple hundred miles west of the Grey Havens. (No Text) <Reverend> [9/19 @ 10:49] (0/0)

Book I, Chapter 3 "Three is Company" #10 "The wind's in the West" <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 5:47] (8/23)

Could it be... <Morwen> [9/19 @ 19:44] (0/0)
I think it is significant. <Curious> [9/19 @ 15:28] (0/0)
It's possible.� In European (inc. English) literature <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 11:50] (1/2)

Eek! I got my hemispheres muddled! <Kimi> [9/19 @ 12:09] (1/1)

I was wondering when you'd notice! :-) (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 12:12] (0/0)

NZ Strider's post largely settles it for me <Kimi> [9/19 @ 11:48] (0/0)
Thoughts on the wind and Sam... <Kiskadee> [9/19 @ 8:38] (2/8)

The 20-mile limit was common in <Curious> [9/19 @ 15:33] (1/5)

That makes sense but... <Kiskadee> [9/19 @ 16:12] (1/4)

By English standards, <Curious> [9/19 @ 20:01] (1/3)

That is funny... <Kiskadee> [9/19 @ 21:41] (1/2)

They just called them <Curious> [9/20 @ 11:38] (1/1)

I've heard a .... <Reverend> [9/20 @ 14:07] (0/0)

Sam <Eledhwen> [9/19 @ 9:20] (1/1)

That reminds me - I saw an astonishing story <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 9:35] (0/0)

Yes. <Inferno> [9/19 @ 8:01] (1/4)

In Europe the west wind ("Zephyr") <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 11:39] (1/3)

As I understand it <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 13:29] (1/2)

How does the literary convention <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 13:41] (1/1)

Probably because it is a warm SouthWest wind <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 13:51] (0/0)

four winds <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/19 @ 6:19] (0/0)
personal readings & authorial intentions <Froda> [9/19 @ 6:08] (1/1)

I like that answer <Annael> [9/19 @ 11:03] (0/0)

Question regarding the languages of Tolkien <King Aragorn> [9/18 @ 23:55] (3/4)

Thanks for the great replies guys! (No Text) <King Aragorn> [9/19 @ 8:21] (0/0)
Not Complete (rather long reply) <Ostadan> [9/19 @ 6:56] (1/1)

Very nice explanation! <Lottelita> [9/19 @ 10:20] (0/0)

Well, as the saying goes, the proof of the pudding is in the eating: <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 1:00] (0/0)

Had Frodo ever slain anyone? <Galathien> [9/18 @ 20:38] (6/19)

Thank you all! Splendid theories (No Text) <Galathien> [9/19 @ 21:49] (0/0)
Maybe in his effort to withstand the lure of the Ring <Tar_Minastir> [9/19 @ 15:42] (0/0)
He did stab something in the foot in Moria (No Text) <Rohwen> [9/19 @ 9:53] (0/0)
Not really <Soothfast> [9/19 @ 9:01] (0/0)
Gollum. <Inferno> [9/19 @ 8:19] (1/1)

Not through Direct Action <Groovicles> [9/19 @ 8:29] (0/0)

I don't think so. <Kimi> [9/18 @ 20:50] (4/12)

Not to seem flippant, but... <Watson> [9/19 @ 4:42] (2/3)

it's a thought <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/19 @ 6:08] (0/0)
Do we know for sure that he didn't kill anyone at Moria? <RosieLass> [9/19 @ 5:49] (1/1)

Might depend on your definition of 'someone' <Eledhwen> [9/19 @ 9:16] (0/0)

He did shed blood. <Curious> [9/19 @ 2:05] (0/0)
He's like a priest? <cabbage'n'taters> [9/18 @ 21:57] (1/4)

Hmm... but the Kings of Gondor <Kimi> [9/18 @ 22:15] (2/3)

that's a very interesting wild thought... (No Text) <KheldarsDunadan> [9/19 @ 4:56] (0/0)
It might... <Silverlode> [9/18 @ 23:30] (1/1)

I like both your suggestions (No Text) <Kimi> [9/18 @ 23:39] (0/0)

or that he had that essential elemnet of pity (No Text) <Arador> [9/18 @ 21:09] (1/1)

Frodo's intention <A man> [9/19 @ 6:41] (0/0)

Elves ageing.... <Sangoff> [9/18 @ 19:03] (7/18)

Thank you everyone for your answers and time. <Sangoff> [9/19 @ 11:57] (1/1)

Please don't be put off, Sangoff! <Kimi> [9/19 @ 12:32] (0/0)

A great post by Kimi, last March <Blue Wizard> [9/19 @ 7:14] (0/0)
The aged Elf.... <Reverend> [9/19 @ 5:44] (1/2)

Wow, 144 were there? <Groovicles> [9/19 @ 8:33] (1/1)

The History of Middle Earth (HoME)... <Reverend> [9/19 @ 11:52] (0/0)

Elves don't usually get wrinkly <Morwen> [9/18 @ 21:30] (0/0)
good question <Raistlin the White> [9/18 @ 19:28] (0/0)
I don't think there were specifics <Arador> [9/18 @ 19:23] (0/0)
The maturation of Elves, etc. <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 19:22] (1/8)

where did you get the last part? <Arador> [9/18 @ 19:27] (1/7)

Okay, here goes... <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 21:47] (2/6)

Could the spirits have been "recycled"? <Morwen> [9/19 @ 5:39] (1/1)

Possibly. At any rate such spirits <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 11:43] (0/0)

Perhaps not the only ones... <Silverlode> [9/18 @ 23:24] (1/3)

Tolkien does speculate <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 1:26] (2/2)

I wasn't thinking of... <Silverlode> [9/19 @ 18:36] (0/0)
Throw in... <Reverend> [9/19 @ 5:24] (0/0)

Gollum�s Appearance <Razanur Tuc> [9/18 @ 19:02] (1/3)

Anybody have The Annotated Hobbit to hand? MrCere? <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 19:27] (1/2)

From "The Annotated Hobbit" <Tintall�> [9/18 @ 21:49] (1/1)

Thank you kindly! (No Text) <Razanur Tuc> [9/19 @ 18:29] (0/0)

What happened to the Book Disscussion thing? <Sangoff> [9/18 @ 18:56] (1/3)

Read further down - Blue is doing Chapter 3 (No Text) <Entmaiden> [9/18 @ 19:06] (1/2)

Oh ok, I see it now. Thanks! <Sangoff> [9/18 @ 19:12] (1/1)

Yes - we all have our senior moments, regardless of age (No Text) <Entmaiden> [9/19 @ 19:03] (0/0)

The language of the Wild Men <White Lady of Rohan> [9/18 @ 18:53] (2/3)

Very, very little <Kimi> [9/18 @ 19:19] (1/1)

Thank you both so very much! I appreciate it. (No Text) <White Lady of Rohan> [9/18 @ 19:23] (0/0)

Next to nothing is known about it, alas; but <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 19:09] (0/0)

What is Thangorodrim? and... <Bboy486> [9/18 @ 17:07] (3/4)

Thangorodrim is the name for <Curious> [9/18 @ 17:29] (0/0)
The Encyclopedia of Arda... <Reverend> [9/18 @ 17:27] (0/0)
Anduril <Arador> [9/18 @ 17:24] (1/1)

Thangorodrim <A man> [9/18 @ 17:42] (0/0)

Question about Galadriel <Groovicles> [9/18 @ 14:15] (5/10)

I thought she was in ME since the beginning... <Sangoff> [9/18 @ 18:57] (1/1)

No, she was born in Valinor (No Text) <Kimi> [9/18 @ 19:22] (0/0)

Haven't you heard? A gentleman NEVER asks a lady's age! (No Text) <iowaboy> [9/18 @ 15:19] (1/1)

You beat me to this one! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 15:49] (0/0)

Somewhere over 8000. <Curious> [9/18 @ 14:58] (2/3)

Time was slowed? <Groovicles> [9/19 @ 8:22] (1/1)

Read <Curious> [9/19 @ 11:27] (0/0)

8,000-ish? <Demosthenes> [9/18 @ 19:04] (0/0)

Hhhmmm................ <beren_boy> [9/18 @ 14:22] (0/0)
Hmmm........ <BJ> [9/18 @ 14:20] (0/0)

Morgoth and Fingolfin-The Spirit of Orome <ElfLordNick> [9/18 @ 12:18] (5/10)

It seems to me... <Silverlode> [9/18 @ 18:03] (1/2)

Or maybe Theoden was possessed?!? <Curious> [9/19 @ 2:13] (1/1)

I don't think so... <Silverlode> [9/19 @ 17:37] (0/0)

He went berserk. <Curious> [9/18 @ 15:12] (0/0)
I don't think........ <beren_boy> [9/18 @ 14:10] (0/0)
Actually i always thought.... <Groovicles> [9/18 @ 12:29] (1/1)

Also........ <beren_boy> [9/18 @ 14:27] (0/0)

no, i don't think so <Ehtemir> [9/18 @ 12:28] (2/2)

Fingolfin's ride <A man> [9/18 @ 17:49] (0/0)
That's almost creepy... <BJ> [9/18 @ 14:16] (0/0)

The Watchers & Galadriel's gifts <Fundin> [9/18 @ 11:55] (5/9)

A couple remarks <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 16:23] (0/0)
Re: The watchers <iowaboy> [9/18 @ 12:54] (1/4)

Yes............... <beren_boy> [9/18 @ 13:54] (2/3)

Good parallel. <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 16:27] (0/0)
Another parallel: <iowaboy> [9/18 @ 13:57] (1/1)

lol.... never heard of that before! (No Text) <beren_boy> [9/18 @ 14:19] (0/0)

the phial contains the light of Earendil <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/18 @ 12:28] (0/0)
I can answer your first question, not sure about the 2nd. <ElfLordNick> [9/18 @ 12:08] (0/0)
Ummmm <Groovicles> [9/18 @ 12:04] (0/0)

Please, what are grey havens? (No Text) <NYC hobbit> [9/18 @ 11:44] (4/20)

thanx, but I mean... <NYC hobbit> [9/18 @ 12:30] (1/16)

well naturally, <Groovicles> [9/18 @ 12:41] (1/15)

so what was the point for Frodo to go to Grey Havens? <NYC hobbit> [9/18 @ 12:49] (2/14)

No no.... <Groovicles> [9/18 @ 13:02] (1/4)

Elves have also left...... <beren_boy> [9/18 @ 13:39] (1/3)

Oh yeah.... <Groovicles> [9/18 @ 14:06] (1/2)

Not Cirdan no............ <beren_boy> [9/18 @ 14:17] (1/1)

Sorry, I'm stupid...... third age, not first. <beren_boy> [9/18 @ 14:38] (0/0)

No, he will get <Curious> [9/18 @ 12:56] (1/8)

ok, but after the arrival to Valinor... <NYC hobbit> [9/18 @ 13:08] (1/7)

No, he won't become immortal <Watson> [9/18 @ 13:27] (1/6)

What I recall <iowaboy> [9/18 @ 13:35] (1/5)

This is different <Watson> [9/18 @ 13:52] (1/4)

Both are possible <iowaboy> [9/18 @ 14:00] (1/3)

I seriously doubt... <Watson> [9/18 @ 15:49] (1/2)

You've proved your--> <iowaboy> [9/18 @ 16:23] (1/1)

Yes... <Watson> [9/18 @ 17:43] (0/0)

Mithlond <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/18 @ 12:02] (0/0)
Well <ElfLordNick> [9/18 @ 12:01] (0/0)
The Gray Havens <Groovicles> [9/18 @ 12:00] (0/0)

Book I, Chapter 3 "Three is Company" #9 " I reckon it was one of the Big Folk from foreign parts." <Blue Wizard> [9/18 @ 10:23] (6/18)

Considering the alternative <Galathien> [9/18 @ 20:22] (0/0)
I think that they way the Ring Wraiths were introduced was very effective. <Sangoff> [9/18 @ 19:14] (0/0)
Very quickly, as I've got to get to work <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 14:03] (1/2)

Chance <Morwen> [9/18 @ 14:52] (1/1)

No doubt about it. <Curious> [9/18 @ 15:04] (0/0)

This way, Frodo has to make more decisions <Morwen> [9/18 @ 11:16] (0/0)
my thoughts <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/18 @ 11:04] (1/6)

In "The Hunt for the Ring," <Curious> [9/18 @ 11:14] (1/5)

Khamul the B.E. <Froda> [9/18 @ 11:36] (1/4)

The Riders are blind. <Curious> [9/18 @ 12:05] (1/3)

Obviously the riders can talk with their horses <iowaboy> [9/18 @ 13:01] (1/2)

Would you <Curious> [9/18 @ 13:45] (1/1)

I agree <iowaboy> [9/18 @ 14:03] (0/0)

Very effective! <Curious> [9/18 @ 10:57] (2/4)

my theory... <huorn> [9/18 @ 11:27] (1/2)

See my post above <Curious> [9/18 @ 11:34] (1/1)

ah so... (No Text) <huorn> [9/18 @ 11:55] (0/0)

terrible, but not very effective <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/18 @ 11:19] (0/0)

Book I, Chapter 3, "Three is Company" #8 "A tune that was as old as the hills" <Blue Wizard> [9/18 @ 5:11] (8/40)

I puzzled over this all last night. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/19 @ 11:32] (0/0)
To pick up from a point Watson made, <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 13:09] (1/3)

The meter is common but <Curious> [9/18 @ 14:54] (1/2)

The metre for the refrain is just <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 15:44] (1/1)

Oops -- for whatever reason <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 15:48] (0/0)

The Yellow Rose of Texas? <Idril Celebrindal> [9/18 @ 10:08] (3/13)

No -- all of Emily Dickinson's poems are set to the "Farmer in the Dell"! <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 12:57] (0/0)
Don't forget.. <notlost> [9/18 @ 10:41] (1/1)

Hee hee! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/19 @ 11:21] (0/0)

I'd whack you, but <Blue Wizard> [9/18 @ 10:25] (3/9)

Well, actually, so does the Walking Song <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/19 @ 11:19] (1/1)

Anything in Iambic Tetrameter <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 11:24] (0/0)

What makes "Errantry" and "E�rendil was a mariner" special <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 13:25] (1/1)

Thank you! <Curious> [9/18 @ 14:36] (0/0)

oh my lord, you're right <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/18 @ 11:05] (1/4)

No, no! Now try to imagine the scene: <Blue Wizard> [9/18 @ 11:17] (3/3)

LASCAOTC! <Idril Celebrindal> [9/18 @ 12:25] (0/0)
some things are just not right <Eowyn_Shieldmaiden> [9/18 @ 12:16] (0/0)
Not <Curious> [9/18 @ 11:22] (0/0)

PJ got it right... <cabbage'n'taters> [9/18 @ 9:43] (1/1)