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screensavers/wallpaper <patric44> [11/15 @ 18:12] (1/1)

Sorry.... <patric44> [11/15 @ 18:16] (0/0)

Arwen's immortality (possible Spoiler) <soni29> [11/15 @ 16:30] (2/2)

"Mine is the choice of Luthien" <Altaira> [11/15 @ 19:06] (0/0)
Cause of Luthien <El Scrocho> [11/15 @ 18:06] (0/0)

Conclusion: "Homeward Bound" <Morwen> [11/15 @ 13:24] (14/16)

Thank you! Great job! (No Text) <Curious> [11/17 @ 2:17] (0/0)
Thanks and felicitations <Merryk> [11/17 @ 0:33] (0/0)
Thank you Morwen and Happy Birthday. (No Text) <Silent _ Watcher> [11/16 @ 14:17] (0/0)
Thanks Morwen <Golfimbul> [11/16 @ 10:46] (0/0)
Thanks for leading some great discussion! <Takeo> [11/16 @ 10:37] (0/0)
Thanks, Morwen. Hope you <NZ Strider> [11/16 @ 0:25] (0/0)
That'll do, Morwen. That'll do. <notlost> [11/15 @ 20:55] (0/0)
many thanks for the discussion (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [11/15 @ 17:48] (0/0)
thank you and... <gullygilly> [11/15 @ 16:14] (0/0)
Thank you Morwen! <Kimi> [11/15 @ 16:09] (0/0)
Thanks a lot, Morwen. Good work! (No Text) <nerdanel50> [11/15 @ 16:04] (1/1)

*Catching on very slowly* And happy birthday--welcome to the club! (No Text) <nerdanel50> [11/15 @ 17:46] (0/0)

Mahalo nui loa! great week! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/15 @ 16:02] (1/1)

Happy birthday to you! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/15 @ 23:30] (0/0)

Thank you, Morwen. Great discussion! (No Text) <Ioreth's sister> [11/15 @ 15:59] (0/0)
Thank-you Morwen! <Altaira> [11/15 @ 14:05] (0/0)

Clothing <Drake74> [11/14 @ 18:32] (2/4)

They discarded the orc clothing <galadriel476> [11/15 @ 1:38] (1/2)

No, only the weaponry and cloak <Matthew/Ugluk> [11/15 @ 13:28] (1/1)

Here's the thread where we discussed this <Altaira> [11/15 @ 13:55] (0/0)

yes, they were wearing that at first (No Text) <TheMormegil> [11/15 @ 0:52] (0/0)

A craving for more <ety3> [11/14 @ 17:37] (3/5)

One of my favorite books... <Nimrodel > [11/15 @ 23:01] (0/0)
More Tolkien <Narf> [11/15 @ 13:14] (1/1)

Thanks for the link <ety3> [11/15 @ 16:52] (0/0)

Eh.. <Gil_Ghalad> [11/14 @ 19:14] (1/1)

Posthumous works <ety3> [11/14 @ 22:49] (0/0)

Frodo and Deconstruction (WARNING: Artsy-Fartsy content) <notlost> [11/14 @ 13:34] (8/79)

No, no, no! Tolkien would have despised deconstruction. <Curious> [11/17 @ 2:15] (1/15)

You may be right . . . <nerdanel50> [11/17 @ 12:20] (2/14)

Your logic is impeccable. <Curious> [11/17 @ 12:56] (1/5)

Confess <nerdanel50> [11/17 @ 13:26] (1/4)

Yes, of <Curious> [11/17 @ 13:36] (1/3)

OK, I'll bite. <nerdanel50> [11/17 @ 17:55] (1/2)

I <Curious> [11/17 @ 18:33] (1/1)

Yes (No Text) <nerdanel50> [11/17 @ 19:33] (0/0)

I don't think you have <notlost> [11/17 @ 12:24] (1/7)

Exactly. <Curious> [11/17 @ 13:04] (1/6)

Only <notlost> [11/17 @ 16:14] (1/5)

I <Curious> [11/17 @ 17:07] (3/4)

Two key points!! First, <Smallbottle> [11/17 @ 20:32] (1/1)

Nicely said! (No Text) <notlost> [11/17 @ 23:42] (0/0)

Of course <Ransom> [11/17 @ 19:09] (0/0)
My Freudian Analysis... <notlost> [11/17 @ 18:48] (0/0)

One wish...that Reverend were here <hatster> [11/16 @ 23:08] (2/12)

Indeed... <notlost> [11/17 @ 12:18] (1/10)

Comfort yourself, <nerdanel50> [11/17 @ 12:31] (2/9)

Waitaminute.... <Arquen> [11/17 @ 13:37] (2/7)

Hey now, rest easy! <Takeo> [11/17 @ 19:16] (1/1)

Thanks, Takeo <notlost> [11/17 @ 23:44] (0/0)

Obsession... <notlost> [11/17 @ 16:20] (1/4)

can you send me a link? (No Text) <Arquen> [11/17 @ 16:52] (2/3)

Try this (No Text - Link Inside) <notlost> [11/17 @ 23:56] (1/1)

thanks...hmmmm <Arquen> [11/18 @ 0:41] (0/0)

I can't seem to <notlost> [11/17 @ 18:55] (0/0)

Reverend loved <Curious> [11/17 @ 13:08] (0/0)

Amen to that! . . . <nerdanel50> [11/17 @ 1:55] (0/0)

Nothing to add <gullygilly> [11/16 @ 12:40] (0/0)
Too deep for me man! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [11/16 @ 10:48] (0/0)
Nothing to add to a fun discussion, <NZ Strider> [11/16 @ 0:53] (1/1)

In large part <notlost> [11/16 @ 18:22] (0/0)

no this is completely wrong <Gloinster> [11/15 @ 14:50] (0/0)
Ooh, ooh, me! Call on me! <nerdanel50> [11/14 @ 18:36] (5/40)

Hey, Ner... <Arquen> [11/16 @ 20:11] (0/0)
On Evil in the Shire <drogo_drogo> [11/15 @ 9:29] (2/8)

Beautifully said. <Takeo> [11/16 @ 12:13] (2/6)

I need a lot more coffee for that one, <nerdanel50> [11/16 @ 15:18] (1/2)

*Pulls mental muscle trying to deal with heavy material* <Takeo> [11/17 @ 9:26] (1/1)

Wonderful questions, <nerdanel50> [11/17 @ 17:43] (0/0)

Could we argue... <notlost> [11/16 @ 14:31] (1/2)

Hmm. A Catholic metaphor for <Takeo> [11/17 @ 8:32] (1/1)

I like the notion of "Frodo as Saint" <notlost> [11/17 @ 12:21] (0/0)

Exactly! <nerdanel50> [11/15 @ 13:20] (0/0)

yep...isn't it odd how <hatster> [11/15 @ 0:12] (1/24)

Odd, and interesting <nerdanel50> [11/15 @ 1:13] (2/23)

Dementia praecox, Bleuler, and associational thinking <Takeo> [11/15 @ 12:04] (4/16)

Just one thing... <Arquen> [11/16 @ 13:07] (3/5)

And, I might add... <notlost> [11/16 @ 18:05] (0/0)
Indeed! <notlost> [11/16 @ 17:53] (1/2)

OT: What I do... <Arquen> [11/16 @ 20:02] (1/1)

That IS cool! (No Text) <notlost> [11/16 @ 20:43] (0/0)

Yes! (No Text) <nerdanel50> [11/16 @ 15:33] (0/0)

Yes, thank you Takeo. <nerdanel50> [11/15 @ 23:07] (2/2)

Good point... <notlost> [11/17 @ 12:30] (0/0)
On the contrary, those are good <Takeo> [11/16 @ 10:23] (0/0)

You know, Takeo... <notlost> [11/15 @ 21:03] (2/4)

Oh, a lot of the time <Takeo> [11/16 @ 9:14] (1/2)

Indeed <nerdanel50> [11/16 @ 13:24] (1/1)

I've been <Arquen> [11/17 @ 1:00] (0/0)

I think of this room as a virtual "Bird and Baby" <drogo_drogo> [11/15 @ 21:43] (0/0)

Thanks Takeo <hatster> [11/15 @ 12:45] (1/1)

Heh heh heh. <Takeo> [11/16 @ 10:34] (0/0)

Or it is only that sad soul most influenced by <hatster> [11/15 @ 1:41] (2/5)

Good point! <notlost> [11/15 @ 20:39] (1/1)

notlost,, you have to read my post on the thread directly below this <hatster> [11/16 @ 2:09] (0/0)

WWTT? <nerdanel50> [11/15 @ 16:01] (1/2)

an appropriate poem for the moment <hatster> [11/16 @ 1:53] (1/1)

Thanks for that, hatster (No Text) <notlost> [11/16 @ 20:44] (0/0)

Language "vs." Experience <Ninnyhammer_of_the_Shire> [11/14 @ 21:44] (1/1)

That's pretty close <nerdanel50> [11/15 @ 1:04] (0/0)

Thank Goodness <notlost> [11/14 @ 20:21] (1/2)

Thanks for raising the question! <nerdanel50> [11/14 @ 22:38] (1/1)

One day <notlost> [11/15 @ 20:52] (0/0)

Forgive my ignorance <Firiel50> [11/14 @ 14:14] (1/3)

I think <notlost> [11/14 @ 14:59] (1/2)

Is "deconstruction" a process <Ninnyhammer_of_the_Shire> [11/14 @ 16:31] (1/1)

Process/product <notlost> [11/14 @ 20:29] (0/0)

#11 "Homeward Bound" <Morwen> [11/14 @ 8:40] (12/17)

It's Plato's cave! And it is Tolkien's manifesto <Curious> [11/17 @ 1:43] (0/0)
The Return of the Native <Silent _ Watcher> [11/15 @ 19:41] (0/0)
Frodo lost his touchstone <Altaira> [11/15 @ 12:26] (1/1)

I like this . . . thanks! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/15 @ 16:18] (0/0)

All I want to do is dream... <gullygilly> [11/15 @ 11:36] (0/0)
Frodo's nightmare is ongoing <drogo_drogo> [11/15 @ 9:33] (1/1)

love the new footer! (No Text) <gullygilly> [11/15 @ 11:13] (0/0)

there are times when sleeping is preferable <hatster> [11/15 @ 0:36] (1/1)

The horror! The horror! <notlost> [11/16 @ 14:37] (0/0)

Metaphor for Denial & What is Normal now! <Daughter of Nienna> [11/14 @ 18:00] (0/0)
Post-partum depression? <Arquen> [11/14 @ 17:12] (0/0)
Nothing to add, really: <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 13:06] (0/0)
To sleep, perchance to dream... <notlost> [11/14 @ 12:49] (1/1)

Such great ideas! Thanks for sharing them. (No Text) <Ioreth's sister> [11/14 @ 13:09] (0/0)

One of these hobbits is not like the rest <Narf> [11/14 @ 11:58] (0/0)
Speculation <Ioreth's sister> [11/14 @ 9:43] (1/1)

Glory days... <notlost> [11/14 @ 12:55] (0/0)

#10 "Homeward Bound" <Morwen> [11/14 @ 8:37] (8/9)

“It was at the great Council held in 2851” <Altaira> [11/15 @ 13:06] (0/0)
I think it is a sweet sign of the hobbits' incorrigible modesty <nerdanel50> [11/14 @ 18:48] (0/0)
ready to absorb the impact <Daughter of Nienna> [11/14 @ 17:19] (0/0)
Quick thoughts <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 12:50] (0/0)
Gandalf knows... <notlost> [11/14 @ 12:34] (0/0)
This is what they were trained for? <Narf> [11/14 @ 12:29] (1/1)

It's like the entire quest <Merryk> [11/15 @ 0:04] (0/0)

My contribution. <joao> [11/14 @ 9:44] (0/0)
some quick thoughts <drogo_drogo> [11/14 @ 8:51] (0/0)

#9 "Homeward Bound" <Morwen> [11/14 @ 8:29] (9/10)

Just try keeping a Hobbit out of an inn <Altaira> [11/15 @ 13:20] (0/0)
hobbits were a wonderous sight <Daughter of Nienna> [11/14 @ 16:44] (0/0)
Hurray for our side! <Narf> [11/14 @ 12:38] (0/0)
Quick thought or two... <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 12:25] (1/1)

This reminds me of <Kimi> [11/15 @ 2:31] (0/0)

Altered States <notlost> [11/14 @ 12:00] (0/0)
Not really outsiders <Ioreth's sister> [11/14 @ 9:48] (0/0)
Quick answers <Alveric> [11/14 @ 9:37] (0/0)
The hobbits seem oblivious <Curious> [11/14 @ 9:32] (0/0)
some thoughts <drogo_drogo> [11/14 @ 8:36] (0/0)

My belated comment on "Many Partings"... <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 4:06] (5/5)

Better belated than never <Altaira> [11/15 @ 13:26] (0/0)
Thank you. <Firiel50> [11/14 @ 13:52] (0/0)
Thanks, NZS... <notlost> [11/14 @ 11:50] (0/0)
Interesting allusion <drogo_drogo> [11/14 @ 8:45] (0/0)
That's... <joao> [11/14 @ 7:52] (0/0)

It seems odd that... <Gil_Ghalad> [11/13 @ 23:10] (2/3)

It took much, but I can respond! <Stewed_Rabbit> [11/14 @ 1:06] (0/0)
Pssst, G_G... <Ataahua> [11/13 @ 23:15] (1/1)

Thx <Gil_Ghalad> [11/13 @ 23:38] (0/0)

Isn't it interesting at least to me... <elf_wannabee> [11/13 @ 18:58] (2/4)

Tolkien took the name "Misty Mountains" <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 3:16] (1/2)

Ooooh, and could that also be <Altaira> [11/15 @ 13:29] (1/1)

It's possible. Tolkien was <NZ Strider> [11/17 @ 3:36] (0/0)

some things... <O_o> [11/14 @ 1:48] (0/0)

Aragorn in Moria?... <Lord of the Nazgúl> [11/13 @ 15:05] (2/16)

In HoME, in the rough draft... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/13 @ 18:21] (2/9)

I sometimes wish Trotter had survived <drogo_drogo> [11/13 @ 21:13] (2/7)

Me too! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/14 @ 13:06] (0/0)
I am glad, however, that the name "Trotter" did not survive - <Azree> [11/13 @ 23:43] (1/5)

My first thought at hearing "trotter" <NZ Strider> [11/14 @ 4:39] (4/4)

On unfortunate names. <Narf> [11/15 @ 18:00] (0/0)
Not to mention Bingo! <Shireborn> [11/14 @ 15:26] (0/0)
Oh, the images <notlost> [11/14 @ 13:14] (0/0)
my 1st thought is del boy trotter (No Text) <lord_monkey> [11/14 @ 11:32] (0/0)

It is so weird to think of Aragorn as <Curious> [11/13 @ 19:31] (0/0)

No. We can speculate <Curious> [11/13 @ 15:16] (2/5)

Khazad-dum, not for the faint hearted <PhantomS> [11/13 @ 23:43] (1/2)

Aragorn is hardly faint-hearted! <Kathira> [11/14 @ 21:41] (1/1)

I'm not saying he's scared <PhantomS> [11/16 @ 20:52] (0/0)

He was probably bragging to look hard. (No Text) <Villordsutch> [11/13 @ 15:53] (1/1)

How dare you! Aragorn could never "bragg". (No Text) <joao> [11/13 @ 16:07] (0/0)

Does Tolkien say anthing about where the Nine... <irpacynot> [11/13 @ 10:55] (4/13)

the abyss <Ransom> [11/13 @ 12:16] (1/1)

Sounds like Gandalf was referring to... <irpacynot> [11/13 @ 13:50] (0/0)

Tolkien said the Witch-king's spirit <Curious> [11/13 @ 12:10] (1/5)

Is the Witch-King gone for good? <LilyFairbairn> [11/13 @ 12:39] (3/4)

He's only *mostly* dead? (No Text) <Fisher> [11/13 @ 14:41] (1/1)

I'm not dead yet.... <LilyFairbairn> [11/13 @ 16:20] (0/0)

Yeah, but... <irpacynot> [11/13 @ 13:47] (0/0)
Yes, that is an odd phrase. <Curious> [11/13 @ 12:48] (0/0)

like it or not, they are Men <PhantomS> [11/13 @ 12:00] (1/2)

So, do they wait in the... <irpacynot> [11/13 @ 13:43] (1/1)

I suppose <PhantomS> [11/13 @ 23:46] (0/0)

To my knowledge <Celandine Brandybuck> [11/13 @ 11:24] (1/1)

Yeah, but I thought they too go to... <irpacynot> [11/13 @ 13:42] (0/0)

Sacrifices in LOTR too small. <Reddevil> [11/13 @ 10:33] (13/48)

So what you're saying is.... (Eh, possible spoilers... I think...) <CelticIceElf> [11/17 @ 19:20] (0/0)
I suppose if you only consider sacrifice in the very narrow sense.... <Manhilien> [11/14 @ 7:46] (0/0)
sorry, haven't read the other replies, which are probably far more learned...and this might contain contentious statement! <stanne> [11/14 @ 3:25] (1/1)

Not upset. <joao> [11/14 @ 7:44] (0/0)

According to HoME, Tolkien originally planned <erather> [11/14 @ 0:03] (1/1)

Jeez... <CelticIceElf> [11/17 @ 19:25] (0/0)

About the Sacrifices <Gil_Ghalad> [11/13 @ 23:05] (0/0)
are you reading Tolkien <Gloinster> [11/13 @ 18:25] (0/0)
There is enormous sacrifice in their very labors (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/13 @ 14:49] (1/1)

Hear, hear! *applauds* (No Text) <CelticIceElf> [11/17 @ 19:26] (0/0)

I think <Reddevil> [11/13 @ 12:39] (2/7)

*ahem* <CelticIceElf> [11/17 @ 19:29] (0/0)
About Shakespeare, <Curious> [11/13 @ 12:52] (1/5)

Well okay srry for my limited shahesphere knowledge the, I've only seen the sad ones :) (No Text) <Reddevil> [11/13 @ 13:14] (1/4)

Go rent this movie: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/13 @ 13:17] (3/3)

Hey, nonny nonny! (No Text) <notlost> [11/17 @ 12:26] (0/0)
One of my all-time favourites! (No Text) <Kimi> [11/13 @ 16:22] (0/0)
good flick! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/13 @ 15:30] (0/0)

Too small for what? <joao> [11/13 @ 12:05] (2/2)

Very true <CelticIceElf> [11/17 @ 19:39] (0/0)
good reply! (No Text) <stanne> [11/15 @ 5:10] (0/0)

w00t! <M80J> [11/13 @ 12:01] (0/0)
You have a good point <Ioreth's sister> [11/13 @ 12:00] (0/0)
Sacrifice is not <Celandine Brandybuck> [11/13 @ 11:36] (2/2)

well said <stanne> [11/15 @ 5:12] (0/0)
Happy Ending <Cressida> [11/13 @ 11:46] (0/0)

It's a fairy tale. Or <Curious> [11/13 @ 10:56] (1/21)

fair enough <Reddevil> [11/13 @ 11:12] (2/20)

Even in the Silmarillion, <Curious> [11/13 @ 11:41] (0/0)
If you like Turin and Feanor... <Cressida> [11/13 @ 11:40] (1/18)

More unpleasant? <joao> [11/13 @ 12:13] (2/17)

One of the good guys <Cressida> [11/13 @ 12:41] (1/4)

Very different <joao> [11/13 @ 13:03] (1/3)

Tragic yes, weak no. <Cressida> [11/13 @ 16:26] (1/2)

No, I'm very interested... <joao> [11/13 @ 17:15] (1/1)

Well... <Cressida> [11/14 @ 16:41] (0/0)

Well perhaps its the way he dies. <Reddevil> [11/13 @ 12:34] (1/11)

Good-hearted? <Cressida> [11/13 @ 12:38] (5/10)

I picture Turin <Curious> [11/13 @ 13:32] (1/5)

You're a guy. Only men like Turin. (No Text) <joao> [11/13 @ 13:56] (1/4)

If <Curious> [11/13 @ 14:12] (3/3)

Bruce Spence for Aragorn! :P (No Text) <PhantomS> [11/17 @ 19:46] (0/0)
*LOL* (No Text) <Takeo> [11/16 @ 10:38] (0/0)
Sadly, you may be right... <joao> [11/13 @ 14:35] (0/0)

Whew! <Seillib> [11/13 @ 13:28] (0/0)
Well, I can't... <joao> [11/13 @ 13:14] (0/0)
I'm with you. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/13 @ 12:55] (0/0)
He <Reddevil> [11/13 @ 12:46] (0/0)

#8 "Homeward Bound" <Morwen> [11/13 @ 10:02] (8/16)

I'd like to think <gullygilly> [11/14 @ 6:08] (0/0)
He was a wise beast... <Narf> [11/13 @ 23:15] (0/0)
I am just glad . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [11/13 @ 15:27] (0/0)
Rivendell was always tricky to find. <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 15:05] (2/4)

Missing Bill <spencer> [11/13 @ 18:45] (0/0)
"Is everything sad going to come untrue?" <Kimi> [11/13 @ 15:18] (2/2)

I think so too. <gullygilly> [11/14 @ 6:12] (0/0)
That's exactly... <joao> [11/13 @ 15:38] (0/0)

Maybe.... <White Gull> [11/13 @ 14:13] (2/2)

Ditto... <notlost> [11/13 @ 23:15] (0/0)
Thanks, White Gull! (No Text) <Morwen> [11/13 @ 19:32] (0/0)

Bill's a Bree-lander <drogo_drogo> [11/13 @ 12:16] (0/0)
Homing instinct <erather> [11/13 @ 10:48] (0/0)
Chased by wolves. Remember <Curious> [11/13 @ 10:40] (1/2)

That's how the Morgan horse got named... <notlost> [11/13 @ 23:14] (1/1)

Yes, but <Curious> [11/17 @ 0:56] (0/0)

#7 Homeward Bound <Morwen> [11/13 @ 9:59] (7/12)

Concerning Butterbur. <Silent _ Watcher> [11/14 @ 9:01] (0/0)
Too late to curry favor. <Narf> [11/13 @ 22:54] (0/0)
"I've 'ad the King in my bar, you know." <Kimi> [11/13 @ 20:29] (0/0)
simple folk are free from care and fear, simple they will be <Daughter of Nienna> [11/13 @ 15:11] (0/0)
Quick thoughts <NZ Strider> [11/13 @ 14:51] (0/0)
there could be an Aragorn-Butterbur meeting <drogo_drogo> [11/13 @ 12:11] (2/2)

The Epilogue <Alveric> [11/14 @ 5:58] (0/0)
That visit.... <White Gull> [11/13 @ 13:52] (0/0)

We know little about Fornost <Curious> [11/13 @ 11:59] (1/3)

Thanks for the Fornost info... <White Gull> [11/13 @ 14:29] (2/2)

Two recommendations <Alveric> [11/14 @ 6:17] (0/0)
I recommend <Curious> [11/13 @ 15:43] (0/0)

Can't recall where it tells of the destruction of the Nine <irpacynot> [11/12 @ 19:47] (1/8)

Obviously, I recall the death of the Morgul Lord, sorry, but what about the rest? (No Text) <irpacynot> [11/12 @ 19:49] (1/7)

Destruction of the Eight <Narf> [11/12 @ 20:31] (1/6)

So when the Ring was destroyed the suddenly were destroyed too? Thanks. (No Text) <irpacynot> [11/13 @ 9:16] (1/5)

Yes. <PhantomS> [11/13 @ 9:53] (2/4)

On the other hand... <Narf> [11/13 @ 13:25] (0/0)
I see, but I would think that on the point of... <irpacynot> [11/13 @ 10:53] (1/2)

The Rings failing <PhantomS> [11/13 @ 12:06] (1/1)

Gotcha, thanks. (No Text) <irpacynot> [11/13 @ 13:39] (0/0)

Is ME Iron Age? <Temujin> [11/12 @ 19:06] (2/9)

Somewhere in Time <Alveric> [11/13 @ 10:17] (1/2)

Very good <Temujin> [11/13 @ 10:43] (1/1)

Middle-earth Connections <Alveric> [11/13 @ 12:21] (0/0)

It used to be more populated. <Curious> [11/12 @ 20:05] (2/5)

Well <kodax> [11/13 @ 5:18] (1/3)

That is the conceit, yes. <Curious> [11/13 @ 5:23] (1/2)

It's like the "Xenaverse" if you're familiar with <Kathira> [11/13 @ 22:22] (1/1)

Ah, the Xenaverse... <Erudil> [11/14 @ 13:09] (0/0)

TOUCHE! (lacking the accented 'e') (No Text) <Stewed_Rabbit> [11/12 @ 23:36] (0/0)

The sword of the king <Nessa Sáralondë > [11/12 @ 15:11] (2/6)

Both names are correct, but... <Rohwen> [11/12 @ 15:40] (2/3)

Wasn't it the second age? <Tomsk> [11/13 @ 9:43] (1/1)

Speeking of the movies.... <Arrinii> [11/14 @ 18:45] (0/0)

Anduril = Flame of the West (No Text) <Elberbeth> [11/12 @ 18:35] (0/0)

Let me introduce you to the Encyclopedia of Arda: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/12 @ 15:16] (1/1)

Curious, you're definitely on a roll today! (No Text) <Entmaiden> [11/12 @ 16:30] (0/0)

Where did I read about Pearl Took and the matriach of the Took clan? <Chic_to_be_geek> [11/12 @ 15:03] (3/9)

Gossip about the Great Hobbit Families <Chip of Dale> [11/15 @ 13:40] (0/0)
Alas, I've read too much fan fiction.... <White Gull> [11/12 @ 17:41] (0/0)
Let me introduce you to Google Groups: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/12 @ 15:14] (2/6)

Thanks! <Chic_to_be_geek> [11/12 @ 16:45] (1/1)

It is a great place <Curious> [11/12 @ 17:01] (0/0)

Introduce me to someone!...just kidding : ) (No Text) <Rohwen> [11/12 @ 15:47] (1/3)

OK: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/12 @ 16:14] (1/2)

You're toooo funny, Curious! <notlost> [11/12 @ 20:54] (1/1)

Sorry, <Curious> [11/13 @ 6:30] (0/0)

A belated thought from "Many Partings." <Curious> [11/12 @ 11:38] (8/39)

More thoughts!!?? <Altaira> [11/15 @ 14:00] (0/0)
I think that <notlost> [11/12 @ 19:57] (0/0)
Disappointment? <Narf> [11/12 @ 19:12] (1/4)

I believe you are correct <Stewed_Rabbit> [11/12 @ 23:29] (2/3)

Friends, not fangirls. <Smokering> [11/13 @ 5:51] (1/1)

That's a KO <White Gull> [11/13 @ 14:37] (0/0)

Welcome back! (No Text) <Curious> [11/13 @ 5:35] (0/0)

Frodo as caregiver <drogo_drogo> [11/12 @ 14:50] (2/2)

I bought <gullygilly> [11/12 @ 18:56] (0/0)
His mother <Curious> [11/12 @ 14:56] (0/0)

Also note <Arquen> [11/12 @ 13:12] (1/1)

yes, I think so too. <Ascarwen> [11/12 @ 14:03] (0/0)

Much food for thought here. <Ascarwen> [11/12 @ 13:10] (1/18)

It's interesting... <White Gull> [11/12 @ 13:24] (1/17)

We also <Curious> [11/12 @ 13:34] (2/16)

I don't get here every day... <spongebob hobbitpants> [11/13 @ 2:17] (0/0)
I love it that posts here are <Ascarwen> [11/12 @ 14:00] (2/14)

I hope you are right <Curious> [11/12 @ 15:00] (5/12)

The only bow you should take <notlost> [11/13 @ 0:52] (0/0)
I'd like to chime in . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [11/12 @ 22:37] (1/1)

Unfinished Tales <Curious> [11/13 @ 5:29] (0/0)

Isn't this your <gullygilly> [11/12 @ 18:40] (1/3)

No <Curious> [11/12 @ 18:52] (2/2)

I'm beginning <Ossë> [11/12 @ 19:16] (0/0)
I <gullygilly> [11/12 @ 19:01] (0/0)

Resounding "No!!!" seconded! <Takeo> [11/12 @ 16:44] (0/0)
A resounding NO that bowing out stuff. (No Text) <White Gull> [11/12 @ 15:02] (1/3)

Well, <Curious> [11/12 @ 15:11] (1/2)

Well, I am going to lapse into <Ascarwen> [11/12 @ 15:23] (1/1)

Let's <Curious> [11/12 @ 15:28] (0/0)

I know what you mean. <White Gull> [11/12 @ 14:12] (0/0)

I thought along the same lines <gullygilly> [11/12 @ 12:42] (0/0)
Frodo's disappointment <White Gull> [11/12 @ 11:54] (3/6)

Sam and Frodo <Alveric> [11/13 @ 10:42] (1/1)

Perhaps. <Ascarwen> [11/13 @ 13:14] (0/0)

Don't be sad... <joao> [11/12 @ 15:46] (1/1)

Glad you're here. <White Gull> [11/12 @ 16:05] (0/0)

Note <Curious> [11/12 @ 12:20] (1/1)

So true, <White Gull> [11/12 @ 12:29] (0/0)

#6 "Homeward Bound" <Morwen> [11/12 @ 9:28] (9/14)

Butterbur's inner Gaffer <notlost> [11/12 @ 21:38] (0/0)
Encroaching on wilderness <gullygilly> [11/12 @ 19:30] (0/0)
Return to Normalcy <Narf> [11/12 @ 18:31] (0/0)
very much an insulated view <Gloinster> [11/12 @ 17:34] (0/0)
I think Butterbur's seen enough outsiders <Entmaiden> [11/12 @ 16:27] (0/0)
Butterbur <joao> [11/12 @ 15:29] (0/0)
Perhaps Barliman has mixed emotions... <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 14:16] (0/0)
Bree is very remote, so it's not a bustling inn <drogo_drogo> [11/12 @ 12:41] (0/0)
It's been a long time <Curious> [11/12 @ 11:01] (1/5)

Unsettling settlers..... <White Gull> [11/12 @ 11:11] (1/4)

If anything, they might be *less* visible. <Curious> [11/12 @ 11:19] (1/3)

Taxes <Stanislaus Bocian> [11/12 @ 17:43] (2/2)

Petty evil survives, <erather> [11/13 @ 10:36] (0/0)
Defense <Curious> [11/12 @ 18:19] (0/0)

#5 "Homeward Bound" <Morwen> [11/12 @ 9:24] (11/14)

Thoughts <PhantomS> [11/13 @ 8:35] (0/0)
the rangers <fireinmyhat> [11/12 @ 19:42] (0/0)
My thoughts <Entmaiden> [11/12 @ 16:22] (0/0)
Cool blood <Suni> [11/12 @ 14:57] (0/0)
Quick thoughts (mostly repeating what others have said) <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 13:53] (0/0)
some thoughts <nerdanel50> [11/12 @ 12:51] (0/0)
Did they have anything else to wear? <gullygilly> [11/12 @ 12:50] (0/0)
they had forgotten <Daughter of Nienna> [11/12 @ 12:41] (0/0)
quick thoughts <drogo_drogo> [11/12 @ 12:27] (0/0)
*Did* they wear their armor into Bree? <Curious> [11/12 @ 10:51] (2/3)

Ranger population <Alveric> [11/14 @ 7:54] (0/0)
Rangers return <fireinmyhat> [11/12 @ 19:52] (1/1)

Yes, on rereading the chapter, <Curious> [11/13 @ 11:06] (0/0)

Thoughts <Bythedar> [11/12 @ 10:07] (0/0)

Always a day late and a dollar short.... <White Gull> [11/12 @ 1:23] (5/6)

Thanks for sharing this! (No Text) <notlost> [11/12 @ 21:42] (0/0)
Doesn't look short at all to me. <gullygilly> [11/12 @ 21:01] (0/0)
That's lovely, White Gull. Thank you. (No Text) <Kimi> [11/12 @ 20:18] (0/0)
beautiful (No Text) <hatster> [11/12 @ 19:56] (0/0)
Thanks for this. <NZ Strider> [11/12 @ 14:24] (1/1)

I 'm afraid you didn't read my post in "Many Partings" #11. (No Text) <Silent _ Watcher> [11/13 @ 11:18] (0/0)

Silmarillion questions/observations - <Azree> [11/12 @ 0:57] (4/18)

Another quick one if you don't mind! <Azree> [11/12 @ 13:23] (2/6)

Celebrimbor is the only grandchild <Curious> [11/12 @ 13:55] (1/3)

I'm sorry, I'm a little unclear on the Silmarils - <Azree> [11/12 @ 14:05] (2/2)

The House <PhantomS> [11/13 @ 8:41] (0/0)
My mistake. <Curious> [11/12 @ 15:04] (0/0)

Celebrimbor <Erudil> [11/12 @ 13:38] (1/1)

Maybe that's why he had grey hair and beard! ;-) <Azree> [11/12 @ 13:51] (0/0)

for some reason, i hear orchestra music in the background... <PhantomS> [11/12 @ 8:56] (0/0)
Thingol's slaying <Curious> [11/12 @ 8:31] (1/8)

Why did Maedhros and Maglor feel that the oath was unbreakable? <Azree> [11/12 @ 10:57] (3/7)

I would guess <Yncanes> [11/14 @ 15:36] (0/0)
The magnitude of their oath... <Erudil> [11/12 @ 11:13] (1/4)

Does anybody have access to the actual text of the Oath? <Azree> [11/12 @ 11:30] (1/3)

Here: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/12 @ 11:51] (1/2)

Thanks much. So - Tolkien and oaths, <Azree> [11/12 @ 12:18] (1/1)

Elsewhere <Curious> [11/12 @ 12:26] (0/0)

Oaths have a terrible power <Curious> [11/12 @ 11:13] (0/0)

I'll take a stab at some <drogo_drogo> [11/12 @ 8:15] (0/0)

If Sauron got the ring..... <M80J> [11/11 @ 21:26] (7/13)

When sam got the ring. <M80J> [11/12 @ 21:26] (0/0)
Sauron was not 'just an Eye'. <Hama of Rohan> [11/12 @ 20:08] (0/0)
Tolkien said in a letter <Curious> [11/12 @ 12:08] (0/0)
Sauron was *very* nasty demigod who would smush an orc <drogo_drogo> [11/12 @ 8:33] (0/0)
Oh, just world domination and... <Arquen> [11/12 @ 0:32] (0/0)
The very thought..... <Lady Izara> [11/11 @ 22:31] (0/0)
Woah...lots of typing ahead maybe <Olorin_TLA> [11/11 @ 21:36] (1/6)

Not extensions of Sauron's will <kodax> [11/11 @ 22:49] (1/5)

What powers of the ring??? <M80J> [11/11 @ 23:30] (2/4)

Self-preservation <Erudil> [11/12 @ 10:22] (1/1)

That's an interesting take on just why the Ring makes it's user invisible. (No Text) <NoneOfTheAbove> [11/12 @ 12:36] (0/0)

The Ring gives power commensurate with one's ability. <Nimrodel > [11/12 @ 1:34] (1/1)

Not just a faceless enemy. <NoneOfTheAbove> [11/12 @ 10:02] (0/0)

Need help with Tolkiens Poetry <Frodo24> [11/11 @ 20:03] (4/5)

I guess I'm confused... <Arquen> [11/14 @ 1:07] (0/0)
Why pick a fight on this one? <Curious> [11/12 @ 6:17] (0/0)
Hmmm is right <notlost> [11/12 @ 2:02] (0/0)
Hmm... A difficult one... <NZ Strider> [11/11 @ 21:48] (1/1)

You are right about the poetry <hatster> [11/11 @ 22:05] (0/0)

tolkien's writing influences <mirthandir> [11/11 @ 12:56] (2/5)

In addition to drogo drogo's list, <Curious> [11/11 @ 14:01] (1/1)

The esteemed scholar <Ascarwen> [11/12 @ 14:06] (0/0)

some of his influences <drogo_drogo> [11/11 @ 13:34] (1/2)

Shakespeare <Jocko Drakdödare®> [11/11 @ 19:51] (1/1)

Tolkien didn't think much of fantasy <Curious> [11/12 @ 6:01] (0/0)

What happened to Sting? <Lancelot> [11/11 @ 11:03] (2/4)

making really boring music--oh, wait, you mean *that* Sting. Sorry. ;) (No Text) <spongebob hobbitpants> [11/13 @ 1:14] (0/0)
it's somewhat likely <PhantomS> [11/11 @ 11:14] (1/2)

Oh, no <Timerider> [11/12 @ 20:56] (1/1)

The mithril coat <PhantomS> [11/13 @ 23:54] (0/0)

#4 "Homeward Bound" <Morwen> [11/11 @ 10:32] (8/12)

Maybe <Silent _ Watcher> [11/13 @ 10:33] (0/0)
One *huge* difference: <Curious> [11/11 @ 19:35] (1/3)

But for a people <gullygilly> [11/11 @ 19:39] (1/2)

yes, a matter of scale <drogo_drogo> [11/11 @ 20:15] (1/1)

Just as the scouring <Curious> [11/12 @ 5:54] (0/0)

"They're missed" <Narf> [11/11 @ 17:01] (0/0)
great comparison <Daughter of Nienna> [11/11 @ 16:20] (0/0)
Killed dead <joao> [11/11 @ 15:50] (1/1)

Not tested above what you are able to bear. <White Gull> [11/11 @ 16:17] (0/0)

Yes! <nerdanel50> [11/11 @ 14:10] (0/0)
interesting comparison <drogo_drogo> [11/11 @ 12:26] (0/0)
missing is missing <PhantomS> [11/11 @ 11:28] (0/0)

#3 "Homeward Bound" <Morwen> [11/11 @ 10:27] (9/12)

Reminders and circling back <Lothirienne> [11/12 @ 0:57] (0/0)
About Butterball I mean bur <gullygilly> [11/11 @ 19:27] (0/0)
It is no accident that Gandalf looked old. <Curious> [11/11 @ 19:24] (0/0)
*squawk* Danger! *squawk* <Narf> [11/11 @ 16:49] (2/3)

Viggo with stubble vs. Strider <notlost> [11/12 @ 1:36] (0/0)
LOL <nerdanel50> [11/11 @ 18:46] (1/1)

Birds that large flying overhead? <gullygilly> [11/11 @ 19:17] (0/0)

My thoughts <Entmaiden> [11/11 @ 15:07] (0/0)
Quick thoughts <NZ Strider> [11/11 @ 14:29] (0/0)
JRRT is teasing us here <nerdanel50> [11/11 @ 13:54] (0/0)
quick answers <drogo_drogo> [11/11 @ 12:22] (0/0)
*enters Bree with his shotgun* <PhantomS> [11/11 @ 11:35] (0/0)

Sauron...Horses from Gondor <Villordsutch> [11/11 @ 8:54] (2/5)

most of the bad guys' horses <PhantomS> [11/11 @ 11:19] (0/0)
No, but I know where you get the idea. <Rohwen> [11/11 @ 9:03] (2/3)

horse thieves <drogo_drogo> [11/11 @ 9:38] (0/0)
An easy mistake to make since <hatster> [11/11 @ 9:25] (1/1)

Big Thanks <Villordsutch> [11/11 @ 10:37] (0/0)

how did denethor resist telling sauron about frodo? <aldenL> [11/10 @ 18:31] (5/6)

Sauron Couldn't Force That <Ostadan> [11/11 @ 12:04] (1/1)

re: sauron couldn't force that... <aldenL> [11/11 @ 21:29] (0/0)

And besides... <Arquen> [11/11 @ 1:23] (0/0)
Sauron's miscalculation too <drogo_drogo> [11/10 @ 21:06] (0/0)
Denethor was the Steward. And <Curious> [11/10 @ 18:55] (0/0)
Dont think he knew too much. <EsteTook> [11/10 @ 18:41] (0/0)

I found an awesome book! <Rohwen> [11/10 @ 13:55] (2/9)

Yes, a very good double biography. <Pallando-II> [11/10 @ 18:20] (4/7)

Thanks, I'll check it out. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [11/11 @ 3:03] (0/0)
Hey there, P-II! <Altaira> [11/11 @ 1:55] (0/0)
Hello there! Good to see <NZ Strider> [11/10 @ 23:21] (0/0)
Wow! Howdy, stranger! <Curious> [11/10 @ 18:58] (1/3)

Just Curious... <Pallando-II> [11/10 @ 20:07] (1/2)

Very sad news <Kimi> [11/10 @ 20:19] (1/1)

Sorry to hear about that... <Pallando-II> [11/10 @ 20:26] (0/0)

Nice! (No Text) <Smokering> [11/10 @ 17:31] (0/0)

#2 "Homeward Bound" <Morwen> [11/10 @ 11:14] (12/16)

Things are seldom what they seem... <Lothirienne> [11/12 @ 1:03] (0/0)
One small addition <Altaira> [11/11 @ 12:57] (0/0)
Sinking hearts <White Gull> [11/11 @ 10:31] (0/0)
I was a cynic at a young age <gullygilly> [11/10 @ 21:34] (0/0)
I remember my dismay <Entmaiden> [11/10 @ 16:58] (0/0)
This is what they had been trained for... <Smokering> [11/10 @ 15:58] (0/0)
Not much to add... <NZ Strider> [11/10 @ 14:46] (0/0)
Bree <Daughter of Nienna> [11/10 @ 14:38] (0/0)
The inner lives of Hobbits <Narf> [11/10 @ 14:38] (0/0)
No Welcome Mat? <notlost> [11/10 @ 13:01] (1/3)

Dumb question... <Rohwen> [11/11 @ 8:56] (1/2)

Sorry, Rohwen <Morwen> [11/11 @ 10:51] (1/1)

Thanks, Morwen.... <notlost> [11/12 @ 1:39] (0/0)

evil leftovers and experienced hobbits <drogo_drogo> [11/10 @ 12:31] (0/0)
No, Gandalf was not surprised. <Curious> [11/10 @ 11:48] (1/1)

small addendum about their armor <PhantomS> [11/13 @ 9:58] (0/0)

#1 "Homeward Bound" <Morwen> [11/10 @ 11:03] (7/32)

Just a couple of observations (Mini-Spoiler - movie don't read if you don't want to know) <gullygilly> [11/10 @ 21:16] (0/0)
The significance of the Ford <nerdanel50> [11/10 @ 15:24] (0/0)
I think it is both . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [11/10 @ 13:59] (4/12)

*standing ovation* <Ascarwen> [11/12 @ 13:14] (0/0)
I don't think I can say much more than this <gullygilly> [11/10 @ 21:08] (1/1)

mahalo! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/11 @ 0:31] (0/0)

You go, girl! <Takeo> [11/10 @ 16:08] (1/6)

Thanks! I meant to respond . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [11/10 @ 18:21] (2/5)

You're welcome! And <Takeo> [11/10 @ 22:48] (1/3)

Thanks for the feedback . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [11/11 @ 1:00] (1/2)

Here: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/11 @ 6:31] (1/1)

mahalo nui loa! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/11 @ 22:36] (0/0)

As I noted below <Curious> [11/10 @ 19:05] (0/0)

Frodo the Former Hobbit? <Narf> [11/10 @ 15:03] (1/1)

I was speaking from . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [11/10 @ 15:40] (0/0)

simple thoughts <notlost> [11/10 @ 12:52] (1/2)

thank you <Merryk> [11/11 @ 0:34] (1/1)

I thought about him a lot today... <notlost> [11/12 @ 1:45] (0/0)

battle fatigue and the wraithing taint <drogo_drogo> [11/10 @ 12:25] (1/3)

two things.... <notlost> [11/10 @ 16:21] (1/2)

I also have that poster <drogo_drogo> [11/10 @ 19:27] (1/1)

I used that as my desktop <hatster> [11/10 @ 23:43] (0/0)

a primary world diagnosis in a secondary world <hatster> [11/10 @ 11:31] (1/3)

shedding light <notlost> [11/10 @ 16:37] (1/2)

OT: Pardon the quick chat here folks <hatster> [11/10 @ 17:24] (1/1)

I hope <notlost> [11/12 @ 1:51] (0/0)

PTSD is curable. Frodo's wounds are not. <Curious> [11/10 @ 11:24] (1/5)

Curable now, but what about when this chapter was written? <Ioreth's sister> [11/10 @ 11:49] (2/4)

Several of Kipling's short stories <NZ Strider> [11/10 @ 14:19] (1/1)

I suppose it is possible, <Curious> [11/10 @ 14:37] (0/0)

There were recoveries, <Curious> [11/10 @ 12:18] (1/1)

Thanks for the information (No Text) <Ioreth's sister> [11/10 @ 13:09] (0/0)

Question... <Heir_of_ Elessar> [11/10 @ 1:41] (2/3)

According to Gandalf himself <PhantomS> [11/10 @ 8:23] (0/0)
An attempt at answering... <NZ Strider> [11/10 @ 3:34] (1/1)

Addendum <Atlas> [11/10 @ 3:53] (0/0)

Who is up for the next chapter discussion, and... <WhiteLadyEowyn> [11/9 @ 19:18] (1/12)

Homeward Bound <Altaira> [11/9 @ 20:49] (4/11)

Thank you for taking <Ascarwen> [11/12 @ 14:09] (0/0)
and I am still around Altaira <Lothirienne> [11/12 @ 1:10] (1/1)

Excellent! <Altaira> [11/12 @ 10:24] (0/0)

Dumb question <notlost> [11/10 @ 16:27] (2/5)

In addition <Altaira> [11/11 @ 2:00] (1/2)

Dispelling previous rumors... <notlost> [11/11 @ 21:43] (1/1)

lol! <Altaira> [11/12 @ 10:22] (0/0)

have one <gullygilly> [11/10 @ 21:57] (1/1)

Oh, that's helpful :) <Entmaiden> [11/11 @ 0:36] (0/0)

If you are looking <Curious> [11/10 @ 4:30] (1/1)

I've been <Altaira> [11/11 @ 14:27] (0/0)

Ready times over...any ideas? <Villordsutch> [11/9 @ 17:32] (2/3)

Pick something you can dabble in <hatster> [11/9 @ 20:04] (0/0)
some suggestions <drogo_drogo> [11/9 @ 19:19] (1/1)

I second the biography <Nimrodel > [11/10 @ 0:22] (0/0)

Logistical questions about Elves and immortality <Takeo> [11/9 @ 16:34] (6/38)

Re: elf population: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/10 @ 4:53] (4/9)

thanks for posting this link! (No Text) <spongebob hobbitpants> [11/11 @ 1:26] (0/0)
Very cool article <Takeo> [11/10 @ 15:15] (0/0)
That's the one I remembering below! Thanks for finding it! (No Text) <erather> [11/10 @ 12:45] (0/0)
Interesting Article <Alveric> [11/10 @ 12:34] (1/5)

Very few Elves reincarnate. <Curious> [11/10 @ 12:42] (1/4)

Where abouts... <Alveric> [11/10 @ 17:05] (1/3)

On further review <Curious> [11/10 @ 17:37] (1/2)

Elvish reincarnation <Alveric> [11/10 @ 18:31] (1/1)

Except <Curious> [11/10 @ 19:20] (0/0)

Language and change <gullygilly> [11/9 @ 21:40] (2/17)

Little change in dialect? <Draupne> [11/10 @ 5:00] (2/2)

Well, can I prove it? <gullygilly> [11/10 @ 6:08] (0/0)
A Danish lady we used to know <Kimi> [11/10 @ 5:27] (0/0)

I go with you. But apparently JRRT <Takeo> [11/10 @ 0:02] (2/13)

Very funny! <Curious> [11/10 @ 11:53] (2/10)

It doesn't take thousands of years. <erather> [11/10 @ 15:29] (2/8)

Is that pronounced <Takeo> [11/10 @ 23:05] (1/1)

Yes, congratulations! <erather> [11/10 @ 23:27] (0/0)

Lots of immigrants <Curious> [11/10 @ 17:12] (1/5)

I remind everyone that <Takeo> [11/10 @ 18:04] (2/4)

Here's <Curious> [11/11 @ 6:46] (1/2)

Yé! utúvienyes! <Takeo> [11/11 @ 9:23] (1/1)

Great <Altaira> [11/11 @ 12:00] (0/0)

One interesting case involves the people <erather> [11/10 @ 23:33] (0/0)

Interesting idea! <Takeo> [11/10 @ 15:13] (0/0)

Sindarin versus Quenya <Kimi> [11/10 @ 0:48] (1/1)

Now this is more the kind of thing <Takeo> [11/10 @ 15:05] (0/0)

Wonderful questions <erather> [11/9 @ 19:47] (1/1)

Fun article! *Makes bookmark* Thanks! (No Text) <Takeo> [11/10 @ 0:15] (0/0)

A couple thoughts <Arquen> [11/9 @ 18:07] (1/1)

Good thoughts! <Takeo> [11/10 @ 0:35] (0/0)

some quick thoughts <drogo_drogo> [11/9 @ 16:58] (1/3)

Thanks for the reference <Takeo> [11/10 @ 0:13] (1/2)

more thoughts on language shift <drogo_drogo> [11/10 @ 8:37] (1/1)

I think the wonder is that <Takeo> [11/11 @ 9:34] (0/0)

How about... <Numeron> [11/9 @ 16:47] (1/1)

I am enjoying the books! <Takeo> [11/10 @ 0:40] (0/0)

The Last Ship <Altaira> [11/9 @ 15:35] (4/14)

Ack, does fading literally mean <Takeo> [11/10 @ 0:57] (4/9)

Yep <Olorin_TLA> [11/11 @ 21:45] (0/0)
There's something about this in <Entmaiden> [11/10 @ 16:27] (1/2)

See, that's what I thought <Takeo> [11/11 @ 9:44] (1/1)

Also see Alveric's post below NZ's (No Text) <Altaira> [11/11 @ 12:03] (0/0)

In a word, <Atlas> [11/10 @ 3:43] (0/0)
In Morgoth's Ring (HoME, vol. X) <NZ Strider> [11/10 @ 3:39] (1/3)

Probably wishful thinking <Altaira> [11/10 @ 12:05] (1/2)

No wishful at all <Alveric> [11/10 @ 12:54] (1/1)

Interesting <Altaira> [11/11 @ 3:06] (0/0)

It is very sad poem. <NZ Strider> [11/9 @ 22:20] (0/0)
Heart breaking tone <gullygilly> [11/9 @ 18:54] (0/0)
the Flying Dutchman meets Tolkien <drogo_drogo> [11/9 @ 16:09] (1/1)

Or perhaps <Altaira> [11/10 @ 12:15] (0/0)

What were the names of the Dwar Halls & their locations <Numeron> [11/9 @ 14:20] (3/13)

Final mansion <Alveric> [11/10 @ 11:25] (0/0)
Dwarf-mansions and clans <PhantomS> [11/9 @ 18:32] (0/0)
Qiuck history of the Dwarves <Alveric> [11/9 @ 18:19] (1/10)

Evil dwarves. <Atlas> [11/10 @ 3:36] (2/9)

I disagree <Alveric> [11/10 @ 11:46] (1/2)

You misunderstand me. <Atlas> [11/11 @ 4:35] (1/1)

Of course you are right <Alveric> [11/11 @ 5:37] (0/0)

who wrote that book? The Elves. <PhantomS> [11/10 @ 8:30] (1/5)

Difficult <Atlas> [11/10 @ 9:01] (1/4)

Different oulooks for Middle-earth <Alveric> [11/10 @ 12:14] (1/3)

a propaganda machine? <PhantomS> [11/10 @ 21:16] (1/2)

Inferences <Atlas> [11/11 @ 5:05] (1/1)

Elvish errors <Alveric> [11/11 @ 5:52] (0/0)

Length of Time? <Yakumae> [11/8 @ 22:24] (2/4)

Look at the "Tale of Years" in Appendix B. <erather> [11/9 @ 1:32] (0/0)
Length of the quest <Mellonoftheelves> [11/8 @ 22:40] (1/2)

My musings on why... <Yakumae> [11/8 @ 22:47] (1/1)

Indeed, <Mellonoftheelves> [11/8 @ 23:09] (0/0)

Finished reading the books..... <Momof4> [11/8 @ 20:46] (5/14)

Congratulations! Obviously, you liked them <Entmaiden> [11/9 @ 1:52] (0/0)
Read the Appendicies... <A Knight of Dol Amroth> [11/8 @ 22:18] (1/1)

excellent advice (No Text) <gullygilly> [11/8 @ 22:25] (0/0)

More reading <Arrinii> [11/8 @ 21:56] (0/0)
Welcome and a few suggestions. <gullygilly> [11/8 @ 21:04] (2/5)

Thanks <Momof4> [11/8 @ 21:56] (3/3)

tips on reading the Sil <Daughter of Nienna> [11/10 @ 1:48] (0/0)
Try 'Tales from the Perilous Realm'. <Smokering> [11/9 @ 6:32] (0/0)
It's really not that hard. <Nimrodel > [11/8 @ 23:59] (0/0)

I *still* love that footer :) (No Text) <WhiteLadyEowyn> [11/8 @ 21:19] (0/0)

Read The Silmarillion. <Numeron> [11/8 @ 20:50] (1/3)

Read it twice. (No Text) <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/8 @ 22:01] (1/2)

and keep reading it over and over again <hatster> [11/9 @ 13:38] (1/1)

Read it lots <ledtolkien> [11/11 @ 17:43] (0/0)

What are the gates of Morn? <Numeron> [11/8 @ 20:44] (2/2)

The gates of Morning <PhantomS> [11/9 @ 12:11] (0/0)
It's mentioned in the Lost Road <drogo_drogo> [11/9 @ 9:44] (0/0)

Doesnt Frodo know what 'Ungol' means??? (Story Spoiler) <sixfoothobbit> [11/8 @ 19:05] (4/7)

Let me just add <Curious> [11/10 @ 12:30] (0/0)
Actually this question was discussed <hatster> [11/9 @ 3:12] (1/2)

I figured you'd come up with the link ;) (No Text) <gullygilly> [11/9 @ 11:46] (1/1)

couldn't let Curious get all the glory for having links :-) (No Text) <hatster> [11/9 @ 13:26] (0/0)

Even if he did <Altaira> [11/9 @ 0:36] (0/0)
Knowing some Elvish doesn't mean <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 19:11] (1/1)

sure, I agree... <sixfoothobbit> [11/8 @ 19:23] (0/0)

When and how did Sauron get chased out of Dol Guldur ( completely wrong spelling) <Numeron> [11/8 @ 14:13] (3/6)

dol guldur <Icanus> [11/8 @ 18:45] (1/2)

So...they only knew a necromancer was there at 1st, they didn't know it was Sauron? <Numeron> [11/8 @ 19:00] (1/1)

It was <Altaira> [11/9 @ 0:48] (0/0)

It talks about this in the council of Elrond <An_Edain> [11/8 @ 16:02] (1/1)

small correction, he met Thrain, Thorin's father, not Thror. (No Text) <PhantomS> [11/9 @ 12:14] (0/0)

Hm <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/8 @ 15:00] (0/0)

literary techniques <Lurcio> [11/8 @ 12:58] (1/2)

Welcome <gullygilly> [11/8 @ 20:48] (1/1)

:-) the teacher in us both <hatster> [11/9 @ 16:00] (0/0)

Frodo's mortality? <Io> [11/8 @ 3:58] (6/9)

Good question and I have some more <An_Edain> [11/8 @ 16:46] (2/2)

Welcome, and a bit more <PhantomS> [11/10 @ 9:32] (0/0)
Wow! Welcome to you too <gullygilly> [11/8 @ 18:23] (0/0)

Hello and welcome <gullygilly> [11/8 @ 15:55] (0/0)
Welcome! <Altaira> [11/8 @ 13:36] (0/0)
since others have answered.. I just wanted to say <hatster> [11/8 @ 9:36] (0/0)
Hobbits and Men <Alveric> [11/8 @ 5:35] (0/0)
Hobbits are mortal <Merryk> [11/8 @ 4:28] (1/1)

Where are my manners? <Merryk> [11/8 @ 15:14] (0/0)

why did tolkien call mt doom mt doom? <old_cs1> [11/7 @ 23:56] (5/14)

Because Sauron used to have a metal-faced guy called Dr. Doom as the mountain's caretaker (No Text) <aragonvaar> [11/9 @ 11:47] (1/2)

Mordor belongs to DOOM! *cue Fantastic Four* (No Text) <PhantomS> [11/10 @ 10:27] (1/1)

I was pretty sure it was named after Thulsa Doom, who lived there before Conan set it on fire?? (No Text) <Bythedar> [11/11 @ 12:10] (0/0)

It was quite common <Altaira> [11/8 @ 2:21] (0/0)
The answer <Timerider> [11/8 @ 1:18] (1/3)

interesting thought about the problem of allegory <hatster> [11/8 @ 8:47] (1/2)

interesting thought, I like it! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/8 @ 14:01] (1/1)

quite (No Text) <Golfimbul> [11/9 @ 2:05] (0/0)

it was called mount doom <cjb92> [11/8 @ 1:08] (1/2)

i should clarify <cjb92> [11/8 @ 1:14] (1/1)

cool theories, thanks :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [11/9 @ 2:02] (0/0)

Good question. <Golfimbul> [11/8 @ 0:15] (1/2)

The Elvish name is Orodruin, <Entmaiden> [11/8 @ 0:45] (1/1)

... <old_cs1> [11/8 @ 0:54] (0/0)

Paths of the Dead question <Icanus> [11/7 @ 22:32] (2/3)

I read this <cjb92> [11/8 @ 1:16] (1/1)

Answers <erather> [11/8 @ 12:50] (0/0)

Yes. <Kimi> [11/7 @ 22:44] (0/0)

Many Partings: Summary <Kimi> [11/7 @ 21:53] (16/16)

Thank you so, so much. <hopebeam> [11/9 @ 9:52] (0/0)
great discussion <drogo_drogo> [11/9 @ 9:24] (0/0)
Great job, Kimi! Thanks! (No Text) <Acathalion> [11/9 @ 9:05] (0/0)
Thank you Kimi (No Text) <nerdanel50> [11/9 @ 2:45] (0/0)
Thank you <Ioreth's sister> [11/8 @ 22:15] (0/0)
Thanks, Kimi! (No Text) <Eledhwen> [11/8 @ 19:32] (0/0)
Thanks, Kimi. Sorry I couldn't <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 19:08] (0/0)
Mahalo nui loa Kimi!!! <Daughter of Nienna> [11/8 @ 13:29] (0/0)
Thank you for stepping up <gullygilly> [11/8 @ 10:08] (0/0)
Wonderful discussion. Thanks for filling in! (No Text) <Takeo> [11/8 @ 5:15] (0/0)
Wonderful job, Kimi <Altaira> [11/8 @ 1:40] (0/0)
Thanks so much, <Arquen> [11/8 @ 1:36] (0/0)
Thanks, Kimi <Entmaiden> [11/8 @ 0:42] (0/0)
Thanks Kimi.... <Golfimbul> [11/8 @ 0:12] (0/0)
Thanks Kimi, so very much <hatster> [11/8 @ 0:04] (0/0)
Thank you, great job! And I agree that it is always nice <Curious> [11/7 @ 22:36] (0/0)

Arwen's Mother <Arrinii> [11/7 @ 18:28] (5/6)

Thank you <Arrinii> [11/8 @ 22:04] (1/1)

Oh, don't worry <Altaira> [11/9 @ 1:19] (0/0)

More on Celebrían <Alveric> [11/8 @ 5:25] (0/0)
To clarify <Timerider> [11/8 @ 1:29] (0/0)
Celebrían: (No Text - Link Inside) <Aragorn_Elessar> [11/7 @ 18:49] (0/0)
Celebrian is Arwen's mother... <CAhobbit> [11/7 @ 18:40] (0/0)

This may have been asked before BUT... <elf_wannabee> [11/7 @ 17:00] (2/9)

Here's my favorite summary of the book: <Azree> [11/8 @ 1:09] (2/3)

Err... <Timerider> [11/8 @ 1:39] (1/1)

No... <aragonvaar> [11/9 @ 11:51] (0/0)

I love that site <Altaira> [11/8 @ 1:32] (0/0)

Makes me wonder.... <CAhobbit> [11/7 @ 17:20] (2/4)

Yes, there are <Altaira> [11/7 @ 17:24] (1/1)

I knew it! <CAhobbit> [11/7 @ 18:35] (0/0)

Just thought of something... <CAhobbit> [11/7 @ 17:22] (1/1)

I do have the Cliff Notes of The Hobbit and LotR! (No Text) <elf_wannabee> [11/7 @ 17:24] (0/0)

Aging and Destruction of the Ring <Bythedar> [11/7 @ 11:48] (3/12)

Tolkien addresses this in his Letters <Altaira> [11/7 @ 16:03] (1/1)

Thanks <Bythedar> [11/7 @ 16:07] (0/0)

also, Earendil was half-elven... <hartk> [11/7 @ 12:22] (1/8)

He chose his fate? <Narf> [11/7 @ 21:02] (2/7)

I don't know <Altaira> [11/8 @ 2:02] (1/4)

When you put it like that... <Narf> [11/8 @ 3:17] (1/3)

Only the entire Silmarillion :) <aragonvaar> [11/9 @ 11:45] (2/2)

Oh, *that*! <Narf> [11/9 @ 15:05] (0/0)
Earendil and his legacy. <PhantomS> [11/9 @ 12:26] (0/0)

question re: the half-elven <cjb92> [11/8 @ 1:23] (1/1)

Apparently, yes <Altaira> [11/8 @ 1:57] (0/0)

live out their natural lives <hartk> [11/7 @ 11:57] (0/0)

silly question re: other authors & M.E. <hartk> [11/7 @ 11:43] (1/2)

The rights to LotR... <LilyFairbairn> [11/7 @ 13:09] (1/1)

Not Simple at All <Ostadan> [11/7 @ 16:09] (0/0)

Many Partings: the floor is open. <Kimi> [11/7 @ 5:19] (2/31)

A brief obvservation on an erudite game of Tolkien's: <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 21:34] (2/2)

Little tidbits of information <Altaira> [11/9 @ 2:25] (0/0)
Those Ents were Romans, I believe. <erather> [11/9 @ 0:39] (0/0)

Untied Threads <Curious> [11/7 @ 15:05] (12/27)

Line of mounds <Suni> [11/11 @ 16:39] (0/0)
Answers to (almost) all the questions. <Atlas> [11/10 @ 3:10] (1/5)

On that last point, <Curious> [11/10 @ 4:25] (1/4)

Perhaps so, <Atlas> [11/10 @ 8:35] (1/3)

Your last point <Curious> [11/10 @ 11:03] (1/2)

Not the same. <Atlas> [11/11 @ 5:20] (1/1)

Criminal <Curious> [11/11 @ 7:07] (0/0)

Quick thoughts <Acathalion> [11/9 @ 6:58] (0/0)
Some thoughts on the name "Undomiel" <aragonvaar> [11/8 @ 22:52] (1/1)

Nice! <Altaira> [11/9 @ 1:22] (0/0)

As was said long ago, <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 21:22] (2/5)

But what about Holdwine? <Curious> [11/9 @ 8:13] (1/2)

The transparent meaning of "Hold-wine" <NZ Strider> [11/9 @ 14:38] (1/1)

Nothing to do with wine then? :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [11/10 @ 0:44] (0/0)

LOL! <gullygilly> [11/8 @ 22:11] (1/1)

*snert* Too funny. (No Text) <Kathira> [11/8 @ 22:24] (0/0)

this from the man who so prosaically <hatster> [11/8 @ 8:54] (0/0)
Thou art aptly named! <Daughter of Nienna> [11/8 @ 4:49] (0/0)
Well, that explains THAT nick <Narf> [11/7 @ 20:26] (0/0)
motes <Takeo> [11/7 @ 19:23] (0/0)
Wow-- here's my answers <gullygilly> [11/7 @ 17:52] (1/1)

It's not like President.... <Golfimbul> [11/9 @ 2:23] (0/0)

Good heavens! <Entmaiden> [11/7 @ 17:08] (0/0)
This needs <Altaira> [11/7 @ 16:34] (1/3)

"'Mercy!' cried [Altaira]. <Curious> [11/7 @ 18:07] (1/2)

*snicker* <Altaira> [11/7 @ 18:33] (1/1)

Saying this with a smile: <Curious> [11/7 @ 18:37] (0/0)

Many Partings: 16. Bilbo <Kimi> [11/7 @ 5:18] (8/17)

Bilbo <Daughter of Nienna> [11/8 @ 1:55] (0/0)
I don't think I can add anything! <Eledhwen> [11/7 @ 19:08] (0/0)
Portrait of the Artist <Narf> [11/7 @ 18:18] (0/0)
I love your thoughts on this <gullygilly> [11/7 @ 17:10] (0/0)
Nice post <Altaira> [11/7 @ 15:48] (0/0)
I absolutely agree that Bilbo did not age <Curious> [11/7 @ 11:36] (0/0)
I've finally caught up. <Stephanie> [11/7 @ 10:03] (0/0)
"a loving portrait of old age" <Takeo> [11/7 @ 8:30] (2/9)

Yikes! <gullygilly> [11/7 @ 17:13] (1/6)

Decrepitude happens <Narf> [11/7 @ 18:02] (2/5)

Question: <gullygilly> [11/7 @ 21:08] (0/0)
Yes, but forgetting about the Fellowship <erather> [11/7 @ 19:55] (1/3)

Short-term memory loss <Narf> [11/7 @ 20:49] (1/2)

No no no no no. <Takeo> [11/8 @ 5:05] (1/1)

So that means <Arquen> [11/9 @ 1:41] (0/0)

Oh no! Not ageism too! <Curious> [11/7 @ 11:15] (1/1)

Heh heh. I'm not really <Takeo> [11/7 @ 16:30] (0/0)

This might not be a chapter review but I need help please <Murmuran> [11/7 @ 2:33] (1/2)

Verdi <Curious> [11/7 @ 15:17] (1/1)

knew I could count on you sir <Murmuran> [11/8 @ 2:26] (0/0)

Many Partings: 15. Looking from mind to mind. <Kimi> [11/6 @ 20:38] (6/17)

A brief comment on a tangent: <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 21:15] (0/0)
intimacy and Osanwe-kenta <gullygilly> [11/7 @ 17:01] (0/0)
A once in a lifetime opportunity <Altaira> [11/7 @ 14:58] (1/1)

What she said - all of it (No Text) <Entmaiden> [11/7 @ 19:29] (0/0)

mind to mind <Daughter of Nienna> [11/7 @ 14:22] (4/7)

Like this one? <Kimi> [11/8 @ 1:33] (1/1)

Yes! that is exactly what I mean ! <Daughter of Nienna> [11/8 @ 13:37] (0/0)

Sleep and wakefulness <Narf> [11/7 @ 17:42] (0/0)
A couple of other places <Altaira> [11/7 @ 16:52] (1/2)

thanks to all of you . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [11/8 @ 1:02] (1/1)

How about these? <Nats29> [11/9 @ 16:39] (0/0)

Dream world <gullygilly> [11/7 @ 16:19] (0/0)

A couple of contradictions: <Curious> [11/7 @ 8:31] (1/2)

I have many of the same questions <Takeo> [11/7 @ 9:05] (1/1)

Tolkien did seem interested <Curious> [11/7 @ 10:34] (0/0)

If the hobbits were sleeping... <Narf> [11/6 @ 21:48] (1/1)

Another good point! <Curious> [11/7 @ 15:13] (0/0)

Many Partings: 14. Saruman: How are the Mighty Fallen <Kimi> [11/6 @ 14:55] (11/25)

On the "grey ship full of ghosts" (repost) <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 20:23] (1/1)

Love it <Altaira> [11/9 @ 13:11] (0/0)

Blackmail? <Golfimbul> [11/8 @ 0:24] (1/2)

Ooooh, I like that <Altaira> [11/8 @ 1:31] (1/1)

They just don't get it..... <Golfimbul> [11/9 @ 2:13] (0/0)

Mighty Fallen <Daughter of Nienna> [11/7 @ 13:53] (0/0)
Alas for Saruman <Altaira> [11/7 @ 13:09] (0/0)
Insane in the brain. <Atlas> [11/7 @ 3:22] (0/0)
Saruman and the Shire <erather> [11/6 @ 22:41] (0/0)
Stracciatella <Takeo> [11/6 @ 17:43] (1/1)

I suppose I do <Curious> [11/6 @ 18:55] (0/0)

Ghost Ship <Bythedar> [11/6 @ 16:23] (1/1)

And welcome to you, too! (No Text) <Kimi> [11/6 @ 18:39] (0/0)

My thoughts <joao> [11/6 @ 16:11] (0/0)
He lost his magic. <Curious> [11/6 @ 15:54] (0/0)
Longtime lurker, first-time poster <Narf> [11/6 @ 15:39] (5/9)

Welcome. <gullygilly> [11/7 @ 17:15] (0/0)
Welcome! I'm very jealous of your nick. (No Text) <Entmaiden> [11/6 @ 17:07] (2/4)

Is this a Pinky & the Brain thing? <Takeo> [11/7 @ 20:14] (1/1)

NARF is an acronym for Not A Real Fan <Entmaiden> [11/8 @ 1:09] (0/0)

Thanks! <Narf> [11/6 @ 21:52] (1/1)

Well, I "nicked" my footer, too <Entmaiden> [11/6 @ 22:50] (0/0)

Just like me. You're very welcome! (No Text) <joao> [11/6 @ 16:16] (0/0)
Very nice! <Curious> [11/6 @ 15:56] (0/0)
Welcome! Great first post! (No Text) <Kimi> [11/6 @ 15:44] (0/0)

For those who have found it difficult to get through the Silmarillion, but have read LOTR... <irpacynot> [11/6 @ 9:39] (1/5)

Thanks <Stephanie> [11/6 @ 11:26] (2/4)

For more on Bombadil go back to the Council of Elrond. (No Text) <irpacynot> [11/6 @ 19:43] (0/0)
Sil - ma - RILL - yun. ;-) and after you've read the appendices, <Azree> [11/6 @ 13:24] (1/2)

Shouldn't that be Seel-mah-REEL-leeon? <Curious> [11/6 @ 13:37] (1/1)

Yeah, I guess you're right as far as the Quenya <Azree> [11/6 @ 14:36] (0/0)

I'm Back, I think <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/5 @ 17:59] (3/11)

Is NZ Strider still around? <Ceorl> [11/6 @ 17:14] (2/2)

Nice to be missed, and appreciated! :-) <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 19:13] (0/0)
Yes, but apparently busy this week. <Curious> [11/6 @ 17:19] (0/0)

Welcome back, Thorondor <Altaira> [11/5 @ 21:12] (1/5)

psst...Altaira.....wanted to say Happy Birthday.. <WhiteLadyEowyn> [11/5 @ 22:45] (1/4)

Thank-you <Altaira> [11/5 @ 23:03] (2/3)

Happy Birthday! <Acathalion> [11/9 @ 9:19] (1/1)

Thank-you <Altaira> [11/9 @ 13:16] (0/0)

Me, too <Entmaiden> [11/6 @ 17:05] (0/0)

Welcome back. Some sad news: <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/5 @ 18:52] (1/1)

Sad Thing <ThorondorEagleofManwë> [11/5 @ 19:26] (0/0)

Many Partings: 13. Orthanc and its Palantír <Kimi> [11/5 @ 14:48] (10/21)

A belated thought or two... <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 20:14] (0/0)
Aragorn's farewell <Entmaiden> [11/6 @ 17:02] (1/2)

Like lighters at a concert? <Curious> [11/6 @ 17:15] (1/1)

Exactly :) (No Text) <Entmaiden> [11/6 @ 18:09] (0/0)

Psst, Kimi. <Curious> [11/6 @ 11:55] (1/2)

If you don't mind <Kimi> [11/6 @ 14:42] (1/1)

Ok. <Curious> [11/6 @ 14:49] (0/0)

Light and color <hatster> [11/6 @ 8:58] (2/2)

What a wonderful post! Thank you. (No Text) <Kimi> [11/8 @ 1:59] (0/0)
I love your connection to Impressionism! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/7 @ 0:17] (0/0)

Doesn't anyone else <gullygilly> [11/6 @ 6:06] (3/5)

yes, I did! . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [11/7 @ 0:27] (1/1)

You are correct. <Curious> [11/7 @ 15:20] (0/0)

Noldor <Penthe> [11/6 @ 23:12] (1/1)

Welcome! What a week! (No Text) <Kimi> [11/6 @ 23:36] (0/0)

I agree about Pippin, especially since <Curious> [11/6 @ 11:59] (0/0)

Palantíri limitations <Atlas> [11/6 @ 3:25] (0/0)
I miss Strider <Merryk> [11/6 @ 1:53] (0/0)
tying up loose ends <Daughter of Nienna> [11/5 @ 23:00] (0/0)
He IS the King after all <PhantomS> [11/5 @ 16:42] (0/0)
One hopes that Aragorn's wars <Curious> [11/5 @ 15:25] (0/0)

Many Partings: 12. Saruman doesn’t live here any more. <Kimi> [11/5 @ 14:44] (6/17)

I thought it was uncharacteristic of Treebeard to let Saruman go <Entmaiden> [11/6 @ 16:56] (0/0)
Prisoners of war <gullygilly> [11/6 @ 5:32] (1/7)

Mirkwood, too <Ioreth's sister> [11/6 @ 10:07] (2/6)

Hmm <gullygilly> [11/6 @ 13:02] (0/0)
Good jail, that <PhantomS> [11/6 @ 10:26] (1/4)

And the dwarves escaped too, remember. <Curious> [11/6 @ 12:05] (1/3)

If the books are correct, <PhantomS> [11/6 @ 17:28] (1/2)

Elves and captive trespassers <Atlas> [11/7 @ 2:30] (1/1)

Yet Gondolin <PhantomS> [11/7 @ 10:04] (0/0)

Wrong all the way around. <Atlas> [11/6 @ 3:06] (1/2)

What would Aragorn have done? <Curious> [11/6 @ 7:46] (1/1)

I agree completely... <Atlas> [11/7 @ 2:14] (0/0)

I think Treebeard did the right thing <nerdanel50> [11/5 @ 23:28] (1/1)

Well, the right thing <Merryk> [11/6 @ 1:46] (0/0)

I was surprised <Altaira> [11/5 @ 23:01] (0/0)
Treebeard did make a mistake. <Curious> [11/5 @ 15:05] (1/1)

I'll go with this answer! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/5 @ 22:39] (0/0)

Many Partings: 11. Caution: Ents at Work. <Kimi> [11/5 @ 1:47] (7/7)

Some belated thoughts... <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 19:45] (0/0)
These lines <Silent _ Watcher> [11/6 @ 7:49] (0/0)
With the Entwives nowhere to be found <Altaira> [11/5 @ 22:26] (0/0)
Some quick answers <Alveric> [11/5 @ 18:14] (0/0)
Well, we remember them, don't we? (No Text) <hatster> [11/5 @ 9:06] (0/0)
Hasty answers <gullygilly> [11/5 @ 6:54] (0/0)
Trees, Memory and the After-life <Atlas> [11/5 @ 4:35] (0/0)

Silmarilion vs history of middle earth series <hungrysmurf> [11/4 @ 23:42] (2/5)

Apples and oranges. <Atlas> [11/5 @ 4:12] (0/0)
It's not a question <Eledhwen> [11/5 @ 4:11] (1/3)

this question i too have pondered <cjb92> [11/6 @ 8:54] (2/2)

History of LOTR? <hungrysmurf> [11/7 @ 0:43] (0/0)
There is fiction in there.... <beren_boy> [11/6 @ 9:13] (0/0)

What are hobbits? <Downtown> [11/4 @ 20:34] (2/4)

I'm not sure if its ever <cjb92> [11/4 @ 22:08] (2/2)

It's in the Prologue <Altaira> [11/4 @ 23:14] (0/0)
Some sort of Men <Timerider> [11/4 @ 23:08] (0/0)

They are related to men in a way. <EsteTook> [11/4 @ 22:06] (0/0)

Many Partings: 10. The Horn of the Mark <Kimi> [11/4 @ 17:32] (7/14)

Belated comment on the runes: <NZ Strider> [11/8 @ 19:32] (0/0)
well <gullygilly> [11/5 @ 6:44] (0/0)
The Dwarves <Altaira> [11/4 @ 23:03] (1/4)

hold on a sec <PhantomS> [11/7 @ 11:41] (1/3)

I do <Altaira> [11/8 @ 2:59] (1/2)

Hm...an alternate theory <PhantomS> [11/9 @ 12:30] (1/1)

Wonderful! <Altaira> [11/9 @ 13:21] (0/0)

The horn is too small for Men. <PhantomS> [11/4 @ 22:46] (2/3)

Not necesseraly <Draupne> [11/5 @ 12:38] (0/0)
Dwarven houses. <Atlas> [11/5 @ 4:05] (1/1)

In HoME, of Dwarves and Men <PhantomS> [11/5 @ 20:25] (0/0)

Wonderfulness of the Gift <Daughter of Nienna> [11/4 @ 21:51] (0/0)
I don't think that <Gourry> [11/4 @ 20:38] (0/0)
In the Scouring Sam almost turns back <Curious> [11/4 @ 20:00] (0/0)

The Fallen and the Vanyar <joao> [11/4 @ 17:27] (11/37)

Help! I've fallen and I can't get up <gullygilly> [11/6 @ 6:54] (1/1)

Rx: Squats, 3 sets of 10, QD (No Text) <Takeo> [11/6 @ 12:05] (0/0)

I guess I'm a little late.... <Lady Izara> [11/5 @ 21:11] (0/0)
Neither myself <Alveric> [11/5 @ 17:38] (1/1)

That does sound nice. <Curious> [11/5 @ 20:54] (0/0)

The Nature of the Fall <Erudil> [11/5 @ 14:31] (1/6)

The Problem of Evil <Ransom> [11/6 @ 13:27] (2/5)

Not sure I agree <Alveric> [11/6 @ 16:58] (1/3)

Even with the "explanation" of free choice <Takeo> [11/6 @ 20:20] (2/2)

Logic <Cressida> [11/8 @ 13:10] (0/0)
Faith, and humility. <Curious> [11/7 @ 10:47] (0/0)

Right! (No Text) <Curious> [11/6 @ 16:11] (0/0)

Laws of Nature (or God, if you will)... <irpacynot> [11/5 @ 9:23] (0/0)
Another take on several points <Takeo> [11/4 @ 23:40] (1/2)

Bingo on point nb 1. <joao> [11/5 @ 8:03] (1/1)

Those are distinct questions <Takeo> [11/5 @ 14:41] (0/0)

I choose... <PhantomS> [11/4 @ 23:02] (1/4)

Great point. <joao> [11/5 @ 7:27] (1/3)

Whether Numenor was a mistake <Curious> [11/5 @ 11:50] (1/2)

OK, I'm satisfied... <joao> [11/5 @ 13:20] (1/1)

You <Curious> [11/5 @ 13:38] (0/0)

Great points <Altaira> [11/4 @ 22:33] (1/10)

Turin <joao> [11/5 @ 8:19] (3/9)

Aragonvaar & PhantomS <joao> [11/6 @ 14:58] (2/2)

*passes I'm with Genius shirt around* (No Text) <PhantomS> [11/7 @ 11:36] (0/0)
Thanks! <aragonvaar> [11/7 @ 0:38] (0/0)

Curse of Morgoth=History's greatest Psyche-out? <aragonvaar> [11/6 @ 12:40] (1/1)

Fate and Men <PhantomS> [11/7 @ 10:15] (0/0)

not just for himself <PhantomS> [11/6 @ 9:39] (1/3)

Who fights <Cressida> [11/7 @ 13:34] (1/2)

"A tool good enough to be so used, and yet not too good..." <aragonvaar> [11/8 @ 22:28] (1/1)

think "Punisher" and "Spawn" , not "Superman" <PhantomS> [11/9 @ 12:41] (0/0)

Power and hatred <Inore of Aetherna> [11/4 @ 21:56] (0/0)
Who would you rather *be*? <Curious> [11/4 @ 19:50] (1/2)

Definitely Noldor <joao> [11/5 @ 7:43] (1/1)

Which just proves <Curious> [11/5 @ 10:16] (0/0)

Here goes.... <Lady Izara> [11/4 @ 19:32] (0/0)

Many Partings: 9. A bitter parting <Kimi> [11/4 @ 17:16] (8/9)

I always <Silent _ Watcher> [11/6 @ 5:45] (0/0)
bitter was their parting <Takeo> [11/5 @ 14:56] (0/0)
Elrond dies to Arwen. <Atlas> [11/5 @ 3:36] (0/0)
I always think of Celebrian here <Entmaiden> [11/5 @ 0:30] (0/0)
Perhaps <Altaira> [11/4 @ 21:18] (0/0)
Elrond and Arwen say goodbye <Daughter of Nienna> [11/4 @ 20:52] (0/0)
Perhaps it would have been *too* sorrowful <Curious> [11/4 @ 20:04] (1/1)

elf eye for the human guy ;) (No Text) <spongebob hobbitpants> [11/5 @ 2:31] (0/0)

I suppose <Eledhwen> [11/4 @ 17:32] (0/0)

Other battles in LOTR? <Numeron> [11/4 @ 16:17] (3/3)

You might also enjoy <Altaira> [11/4 @ 21:02] (0/0)
Appendix B : <Daughter of Nienna> [11/4 @ 16:46] (0/0)
Check the Appendices--there's much to read about... <elf_wannabee> [11/4 @ 16:27] (0/0)

Are the sons of Elrond the only multiple births mentioned in Tolkien lore? <elf_wannabee> [11/4 @ 15:41] (3/9)

Yeah, there are some . . . <Doorwarden of Theoden> [11/5 @ 0:38] (0/0)
No, Elrond himself was a twin of Elros. <Curious> [11/4 @ 15:49] (3/6)

there is a mention <PhantomS> [11/4 @ 22:23] (1/1)

Oh yeah, also... <PhantomS> [11/7 @ 11:42] (0/0)

Hobbits... <jadeshadow> [11/4 @ 18:11] (1/1)

Irish twins (No Text) <huorn> [11/4 @ 18:21] (0/0)

Twins do seem to run in families. <Fisher> [11/4 @ 15:54] (1/1)

They could have. <Curious> [11/4 @ 15:56] (0/0)

maybe <mirthandir> [11/4 @ 15:48] (0/0)

Did Aragorn's ghost return to Cerin Amroth? <Curious> [11/4 @ 15:02] (4/16)

here I go, off a tangent <gullygilly> [11/4 @ 18:17] (0/0)
An unsophisticated thought <Ioreth's sister> [11/4 @ 18:07] (1/1)

You and Arquen could be right. <Curious> [11/4 @ 18:16] (0/0)

Clearly Tolkien allowed for <Ascarwen> [11/4 @ 15:11] (2/11)

Funny, I always thought <Arquen> [11/4 @ 16:50] (0/0)
They were indeed the Bad Guys <Alveric> [11/4 @ 15:24] (2/9)

He could also have come back <Curious> [11/4 @ 15:32] (1/4)

Gandalf's Story? <Alveric> [11/4 @ 17:10] (1/3)

He died. Then <Curious> [11/4 @ 17:52] (1/2)

Yes, but.. <Alveric> [11/4 @ 17:59] (1/1)

I <Curious> [11/4 @ 18:07] (0/0)

That's assuming, however, that the spirits of Men <Azree> [11/4 @ 15:31] (2/3)

Well... <Alveric> [11/4 @ 17:28] (1/1)

I'm not saying he refused. <Curious> [11/4 @ 17:53] (0/0)

See above. (No Text) <Curious> [11/4 @ 15:33] (0/0)

interesting thought, it always struck me as a strange choice of phrase in the circumstances (No Text) <stanne> [11/4 @ 15:11] (0/0)

Why is "She" a she? <Fredd> [11/4 @ 14:03] (3/3)

It's also a link to The Hobbit <Fisher> [11/4 @ 15:36] (0/0)
Ungoliant is a "she" as well, maybe <Azree> [11/4 @ 15:25] (0/0)
It is fitting for spiders. But <Curious> [11/4 @ 15:22] (0/0)

saw this on Main: you might enjoy it (No Text - Link Inside) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [11/4 @ 13:52] (2/2)

Thanks <stanne> [11/4 @ 23:30] (0/0)
Yes, I did, thank you! <Curious> [11/4 @ 14:45] (0/0)

A language question <Elberbeth> [11/4 @ 13:16] (1/2)

Rohirric <Erudil> [11/4 @ 13:36] (1/1)

Yes, thanks. (No Text) <Elberbeth> [11/4 @ 13:51] (0/0)

Arwen's fate. . . ? <Rohwen> [11/3 @ 23:13] (2/11)

Aragorn suggests as much. <Curious> [11/4 @ 10:51] (1/4)

I don't understand why Aragorn suggests this <stanne> [11/4 @ 23:57] (2/3)

Aragorn knew <Arquen> [11/5 @ 12:18] (0/0)
Perhaps <Curious> [11/5 @ 5:05] (1/1)

Arwen says "That choice is long over" (No Text) <Silent _ Watcher> [11/6 @ 11:23] (0/0)

Because her choice was irrevocable. <erather> [11/3 @ 23:32] (1/5)

The Ringbearers may not have got to Valinor <Eledhwen> [11/4 @ 4:20] (1/4)

brought the lad back to live among decent folk <Linguilindale> [11/4 @ 12:58] (1/3)

Can you quote it? <Curious> [11/4 @ 13:48] (1/2)

i think <cjb92> [11/4 @ 22:02] (1/1)

Galadriel and Elrond <Curious> [11/5 @ 5:07] (0/0)

Many Partings: 8. No wedding planner required. <Kimi> [11/3 @ 22:21] (7/9)

a bit on (primary world) history <Menelwyn> [11/4 @ 20:32] (0/0)
Where is Éomer's intended? <erather> [11/4 @ 16:53] (1/1)

I'd guess <Eledhwen> [11/4 @ 17:00] (0/0)

plus . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [11/4 @ 16:28] (0/0)
The engagement isn't the only thing... <Ioreth's sister> [11/4 @ 8:47] (0/0)
Even if this is just an engagement, <Curious> [11/4 @ 8:16] (0/0)
I thought... <olsonm> [11/3 @ 22:43] (0/0)
I have a question about that.... <WhiteLadyEowyn> [11/3 @ 22:31] (1/1)

It means engaged, hence "betrothed"... <Kathira> [11/3 @ 23:00] (0/0)

Many Partings: 7. The Forest of Drúadan. <Kimi> [11/3 @ 22:19] (7/13)

Stuck in the middle <Altaira> [11/4 @ 13:22] (0/0)
notice that the two races who just wanted to be left alone <hatster> [11/4 @ 9:01] (1/2)

Hobbits fade out? <Alveric> [11/5 @ 18:28] (1/1)

Tolkien says two things. <Curious> [11/5 @ 21:53] (0/0)

Remember the poisonous darts! <Curious> [11/4 @ 8:08] (0/0)
Pukel-men again <gullygilly> [11/4 @ 5:25] (1/1)

Gondorians needed good history teachers <Alveric> [11/6 @ 17:42] (0/0)

Pukel-men <Merryk> [11/4 @ 2:53] (2/3)

Gaaah. <aragonvaar> [11/5 @ 17:16] (1/1)

It occured to me <Merryk> [11/6 @ 0:23] (0/0)

It's a little .... <Eledhwen> [11/4 @ 4:18] (0/0)

Pukel-men <Daughter of Nienna> [11/4 @ 1:36] (0/0)
Pukel-men <Arquen> [11/4 @ 1:29] (0/0)

Question about Elrond's sons. <sherlock> [11/3 @ 16:53] (3/3)

Form realm with Celeborn <Bythedar> [11/4 @ 14:52] (0/0)
They are 'undecided' <PhantomS> [11/3 @ 18:51] (0/0)
They were half-elves... <Arquen> [11/3 @ 17:15] (0/0)

Many Partings:6. Theoden. <Kimi> [11/3 @ 16:16] (8/10)

Cedar Oil <Takeo> [11/3 @ 23:46] (0/0)
Must be <gullygilly> [11/3 @ 21:01] (0/0)
Like the Egyptians... <Smokering> [11/3 @ 19:01] (0/0)
The Numenoreans <PhantomS> [11/3 @ 18:55] (0/0)
Denethor says <Arquen> [11/3 @ 17:59] (1/2)

Great cite! Only here is the exact quote: <Curious> [11/3 @ 18:10] (1/1)

Thanks, I left my good brain in the wash (No Text) <Arquen> [11/4 @ 1:32] (0/0)

I never thought of that before <Eledhwen> [11/3 @ 17:40] (0/0)
Indeed, ick <Doorwarden of Theoden> [11/3 @ 17:31] (0/0)
Ick, to put it mildly <Ioreth's sister> [11/3 @ 16:57] (0/0)

Many Partings: 5. Evening and morning. <Kimi> [11/3 @ 16:14] (10/21)

This little exchange is one of my favorites, too. <Morwen> [11/6 @ 21:41] (0/0)
Deadly serious. <Atlas> [11/4 @ 7:16] (1/3)

Deliberately ambiguous? <Curious> [11/4 @ 7:53] (1/2)

Very good! Might be ambiguous for the characters, too <Matthew/Ugluk> [11/4 @ 9:17] (1/1)

An element of tension <Curious> [11/4 @ 10:41] (0/0)

First post here. <hopebeam> [11/4 @ 0:42] (6/7)

Welcome, and cool footer (No Text) <Arquen> [11/4 @ 16:56] (0/0)
Nicely said <Altaira> [11/4 @ 13:02] (0/0)
Good to see you, Hopebeam. (No Text) <Ascarwen> [11/4 @ 12:32] (0/0)
Welcome (No Text) <gullygilly> [11/4 @ 5:14] (0/0)
welcome and . . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [11/4 @ 1:57] (0/0)
Welcome to the Reading Room! <Kimi> [11/4 @ 0:51] (1/1)

Thank you Kimi... <hopebeam> [11/4 @ 1:21] (0/0)

Tolkien's humor makes me smile, not guffaw. <Curious> [11/3 @ 21:08] (0/0)
It depends-- how many pints have they had first? <gullygilly> [11/3 @ 20:54] (0/0)
celebrate the differences <Daughter of Nienna> [11/3 @ 18:40] (0/0)
Intense conversation <Doorwarden of Theoden> [11/3 @ 17:27] (1/1)

Impressive <Merryk> [11/4 @ 2:41] (0/0)

Guy stuff. <Arquen> [11/3 @ 17:22] (0/0)
Stupid argument <Ioreth's sister> [11/3 @ 16:48] (0/0)
like a dragon in a pinch <Linguilindale> [11/3 @ 16:32] (0/0)

Belated question from "The Tower of Cirith Ungol" and "The Land of Shadow." <Curious> [11/3 @ 7:06] (4/30)

different breeds in each case <olsonm> [11/3 @ 17:50] (1/12)

All good, logical points. <Curious> [11/3 @ 18:15] (1/11)

I see no evidence of that... <olsonm> [11/3 @ 18:30] (1/10)

I just find it <Curious> [11/3 @ 18:55] (1/9)

Well <olsonm> [11/3 @ 19:06] (2/8)

Thank-you <Altaira> [11/4 @ 12:16] (1/2)

The great thing <Curious> [11/4 @ 12:40] (1/1)

LOL! <Altaira> [11/4 @ 13:34] (0/0)

All I see <Curious> [11/3 @ 19:24] (1/4)

It's in the appendix F <olsonm> [11/3 @ 19:37] (1/3)

That is an excellent <Curious> [11/3 @ 20:07] (1/2)

I agree <olsonm> [11/3 @ 20:14] (1/1)

I am so glad <Curious> [11/3 @ 21:09] (0/0)

The real stretch <Altaira> [11/3 @ 12:03] (2/7)

Well, I admit the explanation <Curious> [11/3 @ 12:42] (0/0)
Maybe, maybe not <Alveric> [11/3 @ 12:18] (1/5)

I agree <Altaira> [11/3 @ 13:35] (1/4)

Not an oversight, <Curious> [11/3 @ 13:59] (1/3)

I think <Altaira> [11/3 @ 14:28] (1/2)

I <Curious> [11/3 @ 15:45] (1/1)

When you think about it <Altaira> [11/3 @ 18:53] (0/0)

the only answer i can offer <cjb92> [11/3 @ 8:27] (2/2)

Their shields revealed <Curious> [11/3 @ 10:27] (0/0)
jeeeeez <cjb92> [11/3 @ 8:41] (0/0)

Possible answer <Alveric> [11/3 @ 7:45] (1/5)

Both hobbits <Curious> [11/3 @ 7:49] (1/4)

another possible explanation <PhantomS> [11/3 @ 8:36] (2/3)

I'm probably wrong but.. <Alveric> [11/3 @ 9:33] (1/1)

Touche. <PhantomS> [11/3 @ 19:02] (0/0)

but <cjb92> [11/3 @ 8:42] (0/0)

Many Partings: 4. Arwen’s gifts <Kimi> [11/2 @ 22:11] (7/35)

Question of my own <Daughter of Nienna> [11/3 @ 18:05] (1/1)

Kimi's quote <Curious> [11/3 @ 19:34] (0/0)

*Thunderstruck* <Arquen> [11/3 @ 17:45] (2/3)

Hmmm. <Curious> [11/3 @ 19:52] (1/1)

Well, maybe not exactly, <Arquen> [11/3 @ 20:52] (0/0)

Oh, and... <Arquen> [11/3 @ 17:52] (0/0)

Questions about basic assumptions... <Takeo> [11/3 @ 15:05] (3/19)

Thank you! <joao> [11/4 @ 8:15] (2/2)

You might want to post that on Feedback. <Curious> [11/4 @ 10:57] (0/0)
Me too <Ioreth's sister> [11/4 @ 10:40] (0/0)

No need to be surprised... <joao> [11/3 @ 16:05] (4/8)

Sorry, but I found your post to be <Ascarwen> [11/4 @ 14:42] (0/0)
I'm delighted to be wrong here, and <Takeo> [11/3 @ 23:24] (1/4)

Now that I have my Letters at hand <Altaira> [11/4 @ 3:52] (2/3)

Very interesting. <Ascarwen> [11/4 @ 14:44] (0/0)
Fine lines... <Takeo> [11/4 @ 12:52] (1/1)

Too true <Altaira> [11/4 @ 14:07] (0/0)

Great post! <Ioreth's sister> [11/3 @ 22:10] (0/0)
excellant defense! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/3 @ 18:46] (0/0)

Woah <Altaira> [11/3 @ 15:32] (2/6)

And here is the other letter <Curious> [11/3 @ 16:36] (2/4)

Thanks <Altaira> [11/4 @ 12:48] (0/0)
Whew! The saving grace in this letter <Takeo> [11/3 @ 23:21] (2/2)

I think this is really important as a <Ascarwen> [11/4 @ 14:50] (0/0)
Humans and hobbits <Curious> [11/4 @ 7:41] (0/0)

Here's the complete letter: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [11/3 @ 15:57] (0/0)

I notice <Silent _ Watcher> [11/3 @ 14:28] (0/0)
Arwen/Frodo and my journey West <drogo_drogo> [11/3 @ 8:47] (3/3)

Have a great trip (No Text) <gullygilly> [11/3 @ 10:18] (0/0)
have a good trip..and I hope <hatster> [11/3 @ 8:59] (0/0)
"Scalped on E-Bay." That's hysterical! (No Text) <Ioreth's sister> [11/3 @ 8:58] (0/0)

Too early in the morning <gullygilly> [11/3 @ 5:28] (1/1)

*applauding* <Ascarwen> [11/4 @ 14:52] (0/0)

A comment or three <Altaira> [11/3 @ 3:21] (1/1)

"one of the primary purposes of the Elves" <Takeo> [11/3 @ 8:20] (0/0)

Many Partings: 3. Arwen <Kimi> [11/2 @ 22:07] (7/11)

magic <Daughter of Nienna> [11/3 @ 21:51] (0/0)
I wasn't surprised <olsonm> [11/3 @ 20:02] (1/1)

Well I'm in that minority with you! (No Text) <stanne> [11/5 @ 0:11] (0/0)

The music of the spheres <Takeo> [11/3 @ 15:14] (0/0)
Arwen Shmarwen <Fisher> [11/3 @ 15:13] (0/0)
Evenstar vs. Morning Star <drogo_drogo> [11/3 @ 8:23] (0/0)
Songs, power and magic. <Atlas> [11/3 @ 7:46] (0/0)
Arwen, who? <Altaira> [11/3 @ 2:27] (2/3)

I don't see her as a 'plot hole' <stanne> [11/5 @ 0:10] (0/0)
There's also the significance <Eledhwen> [11/3 @ 4:22] (1/1)

Yes, great point (No Text) <Altaira> [11/3 @ 14:39] (0/0)

Many Partings: 2. The Legends of the Great. <Kimi> [11/2 @ 18:21] (11/18)

Sam's daughter is lady in waiting to the Queen <Entmaiden> [11/3 @ 15:26] (1/4)

Hobbit/human intermarriage <Ioreth's sister> [11/3 @ 15:35] (2/3)

to heck with baby size!! What about those hairy feet? ::shudder:: Pass the Nair ;) (No Text) <spongebob hobbitpants> [11/4 @ 0:23] (1/1)

Good point! (No Text) <Curious> [11/4 @ 10:58] (0/0)

Human midgets and dwarfs can and do... <Kathira> [11/3 @ 17:13] (0/0)

I always thought this was a nod to <Kathira> [11/3 @ 9:05] (1/1)

Good point! <Curious> [11/3 @ 10:30] (0/0)

history becomes legend <drogo_drogo> [11/3 @ 8:11] (0/0)
As long as the Fourth Age. <Curious> [11/3 @ 7:42] (0/0)
They would be renowned for quite a while. <Atlas> [11/3 @ 7:36] (1/1)

As Ioreth demonstrates, <Curious> [11/3 @ 10:46] (0/0)

eventually over time they slip back into myth <Daughter of Nienna> [11/3 @ 2:34] (0/0)
We're given a few clues <Altaira> [11/3 @ 1:54] (0/0)
They probably became legend <nerdanel50> [11/2 @ 23:21] (0/0)
a bit more substantial than that <frothi> [11/2 @ 20:42] (0/0)
Yes, they become <gullygilly> [11/2 @ 18:56] (1/1)

Me, too. <nerdanel50> [11/2 @ 23:15] (0/0)

Not very long, I'm afraid <Eledhwen> [11/2 @ 18:49] (0/0)

Many Partings: 1. Back to Frodo. <Kimi> [11/2 @ 17:47] (8/29)

Very late thoughts. <Morwen> [11/6 @ 9:38] (0/0)
Tolkien chooses a narrator <Ascarwen> [11/4 @ 15:08] (0/0)
It's possible the earlier chapters were filled in later <Entmaiden> [11/3 @ 15:16] (0/0)
After the fairy-tale ending, the epilogue begins. <Curious> [11/3 @ 7:23] (0/0)
Frodo’s POV & recovery <Daughter of Nienna> [11/3 @ 2:16] (0/0)
Frodo's trying to recover, <erather> [11/2 @ 19:50] (1/1)

I agree <Altaira> [11/3 @ 1:06] (0/0)

He's got things to distract him <Eledhwen> [11/2 @ 18:46] (1/19)

I wish Frodo had had more distractions <Ioreth's sister> [11/2 @ 19:53] (2/18)

Fascinating <Ascarwen> [11/4 @ 14:58] (0/0)
Maybe more distractions would have helped . . . <nerdanel50> [11/2 @ 23:26] (1/16)

That's chilling <Merryk> [11/3 @ 0:31] (2/15)

Well, yes, but Sam had not <Ascarwen> [11/4 @ 14:59] (0/0)
Just to let you guys know <Daughter of Nienna> [11/3 @ 1:52] (4/13)

just for the record <nerdanel50> [11/5 @ 23:09] (0/0)
This is very important <Merryk> [11/3 @ 15:36] (2/2)

I see the physical and the <Ascarwen> [11/4 @ 15:01] (0/0)
thank you <Daughter of Nienna> [11/3 @ 16:34] (0/0)

Thank you <Ioreth's sister> [11/3 @ 8:17] (0/0)
It is treatable, but <Curious> [11/3 @ 7:29] (2/7)

responding to this one and your post "The accuracy" below <Daughter of Nienna> [11/3 @ 15:59] (1/2)

Bless you <Curious> [11/3 @ 16:44] (1/1)

Mahalo (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/3 @ 19:48] (0/0)

At the time Tolkien or <Takeo> [11/3 @ 9:16] (2/3)

*applauding* (No Text) <Ascarwen> [11/4 @ 15:03] (0/0)
The accuracy <Curious> [11/3 @ 10:40] (1/1)

I agree. The portrayal <Takeo> [11/3 @ 14:41] (0/0)

prepares the Red Book, and Frodo's coming departure <drogo_drogo> [11/2 @ 17:59] (1/1)

I agree <gullygilly> [11/2 @ 18:48] (0/0)

HELP!! PLEASE!!!(SILMARILLON RADERS) <Yankees2724> [11/2 @ 13:20] (3/5)

themes <juhsstin> [11/3 @ 10:32] (0/0)
Well if it's short... <Dlz> [11/2 @ 13:57] (1/1)

Summary <Melilot Brandybock> [11/2 @ 15:22] (0/0)

well if its that short... <Inore of Aetherna> [11/2 @ 13:24] (1/1)

well...... <Yankees2724> [11/2 @ 14:42] (0/0)

WHAT IS LEGOLASES FAIMLY TREE? <greenelf> [11/2 @ 8:03] (3/7)

Don't shout, please, and.... <WhiteLadyEowyn> [11/2 @ 13:12] (0/0)
A few things are known <Alveric> [11/2 @ 10:30] (0/0)
The only information <Aragorn_Elessar> [11/2 @ 8:24] (1/4)

sylvan vs sindarin <lucia> [11/2 @ 16:42] (1/3)

Confusing Elvish races <Alveric> [11/2 @ 19:16] (1/2)

Nelyar? <Erudil> [11/3 @ 15:29] (1/1)

The three great tribes <Alveric> [11/4 @ 14:25] (0/0)

Many Partings: forewarned is forearmed <Kimi> [11/2 @ 3:21] (9/12)

Thanks again, Kimi! (No Text) <Altaira> [11/3 @ 3:54] (0/0)
Thanks, Kimi - looking forward to it (No Text) <Entmaiden> [11/2 @ 20:45] (0/0)
Thank you for stepping in (No Text) <gullygilly> [11/2 @ 9:59] (0/0)
Thanks for leading it <drogo_drogo> [11/2 @ 9:23] (0/0)
forearmed and ready to <hatster> [11/2 @ 8:51] (0/0)
Looking forward to it, Kimi <Eledhwen> [11/2 @ 7:42] (0/0)
Thanks <Aragorn_Elessar> [11/2 @ 6:47] (0/0)
Thank you for filling in. <Curious> [11/2 @ 6:45] (0/0)
forearmed and at the end of <Daughter of Nienna> [11/2 @ 3:46] (1/3)

A useful site for everyone: (No Text - Link Inside) <Kimi> [11/2 @ 3:52] (2/2)

this is so funny . . .you're 23 hours ahead of me, thanks for the link! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [11/2 @ 13:14] (0/0)
Thanks-- how handy! I book marked it. (No Text) <gullygilly> [11/2 @ 10:00] (0/0)

The Steward and the King: Summary (long) <Eledhwen> [11/1 @ 13:56] (20/22)

Thanks... <notlost> [11/3 @ 19:07] (0/0)
Wonderful week, Eledhwen <Altaira> [11/3 @ 0:28] (0/0)
Still a bit weak in the knees, but I'll recover! Thanks! (No Text) <erather> [11/2 @ 19:40] (0/0)
Thank you! (No Text) <stanne> [11/2 @ 18:10] (0/0)
Great week! <Doorwarden of Theoden> [11/2 @ 17:59] (0/0)
Thank you (No Text) <Galadriel1a> [11/2 @ 10:27] (0/0)
Great job, Eledhwen! Thanks! (No Text) <Acathalion> [11/2 @ 7:02] (0/0)
Great stuff all week, thanks (No Text) <Merryk> [11/2 @ 2:05] (0/0)
Terrific week and fine summary <hatster> [11/2 @ 1:57] (0/0)
Thanks! Great! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [11/2 @ 0:28] (0/0)
Thanks for a great disscussion, summary, and fics. (No Text) <Arquen> [11/1 @ 23:43] (0/0)
Thanks for all the effort; and great fan fic too! (No Text) <Takeo> [11/1 @ 22:14] (0/0)
Thanks for a great week, Eledhwen! (No Text) <Kimi> [11/1 @ 22:00] (0/0)
Thanks for the great week, Eledhwen! <Entmaiden> [11/1 @ 21:07] (0/0)
Thanks for great discussion, & sorry.. <drogo_drogo> [11/1 @ 19:04] (1/2)

Nasty <Eledhwen> [11/1 @ 19:19] (1/1)

I am better thanks to athelas, er antibiotics :) (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [11/1 @ 20:00] (0/0)

Thank you for a great week <gullygilly> [11/1 @ 17:52] (0/0)
Great discussion, great summary. Thanks! (No Text) <Ioreth's sister> [11/1 @ 17:03] (0/0)
Thank-you! <Daughter of Nienna> [11/1 @ 16:57] (0/0)
Thanks, Eledhwen! Sorry I couldn't participate more. :o( (No Text) <nerdanel50> [11/1 @ 15:44] (0/0)
Thank you! Great discussion! And <Curious> [11/1 @ 15:28] (0/0)