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Por fin! (At last!) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/28 @ 17:30] (10/18)

Congrats! <Idril Celebrindal> [3/1 @ 16:59] (0/0)
Amazing achievement. <Calenia> [3/1 @ 11:55] (0/0)
hands **shiny gold star*** <Goldilocks Took> [3/1 @ 10:53] (1/1)

Good translation... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/2 @ 10:41] (0/0)

too bad about appendices <drogo_drogo> [3/1 @ 10:32] (1/4)

Espectro del anillo <gilraen_egr> [3/1 @ 12:24] (1/3)

Thanks, <drogo_drogo> [3/1 @ 13:22] (2/2)

Oh, dear <Calenia> [3/1 @ 14:01] (0/0)
Thanks <gilraen_egr> [3/1 @ 13:34] (0/0)

A pat on the back... <gullygilly> [3/1 @ 9:54] (0/0)
¡¡Enhorabuena!! <gilraen_egr> [3/1 @ 7:20] (1/1)

Gracias. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/2 @ 10:38] (0/0)

Ha! So it is... <jadeshadow> [2/28 @ 23:03] (1/1)

The poems and songs... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/2 @ 10:36] (0/0)

Bilbo le hobit <JewelTook> [2/28 @ 21:38] (0/0)
better Man than I <hatster> [2/28 @ 19:33] (0/0)
Congratulations! <Curious> [2/28 @ 18:39] (1/1)

Thanks! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/28 @ 19:13] (0/0)

Question about Hobbit medical services <Bree Baggins> [2/28 @ 15:00] (5/8)

well, <drogo_drogo> [2/28 @ 16:29] (0/0)
OT: Which leads to my ill-posed (pad pun) question <sundering_c> [2/28 @ 16:03] (0/0)
I say they had .... <Reverend> [2/28 @ 15:56] (1/1)

Yes, probably in the Took clan... <gullygilly> [2/28 @ 17:06] (0/0)

Hobbits are a pretty healthy bunch ... <Idril Celebrindal> [2/28 @ 15:42] (0/0)
I'm guessing.. <Dame Ioreth > [2/28 @ 15:14] (2/2)

I'll third that <Calenia> [2/28 @ 23:32] (0/0)
Yes. I'd guess that.... <Darkstone> [2/28 @ 17:01] (0/0)

Numenous . . . Latin . . anyone? <JessLynn> [2/28 @ 0:20] (3/11)

Nu-men n. pl numina. latin; nod, divine will... <Reverend> [2/28 @ 1:30] (4/8)

Does he grow <Calenia> [2/28 @ 23:42] (0/0)
good classification for Tom <drogo_drogo> [2/28 @ 15:06] (0/0)
more info? <JessLynn> [2/28 @ 12:48] (1/3)

Not missing anything <Calenia> [2/28 @ 19:16] (1/2)

ah ha! <JessLynn> [3/1 @ 0:17] (1/1)

Not until you brought it up, but now I do, too. (No Text) <Calenia> [3/1 @ 1:43] (0/0)

About Tom... <Mallothwen> [2/28 @ 1:53] (1/1)

He doesn't, although, if... <Ossë> [2/28 @ 6:09] (0/0)

You heard correctly <Calenia> [2/28 @ 1:19] (0/0)
Numeni is a Greek root <Elithraniel_M> [2/28 @ 0:29] (0/0)

chronology Qs re Saruman & Gandalf <LembasOrDeath> [2/28 @ 0:11] (1/1)

Unfortunately, the answer to both questions is: we don't know. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [2/28 @ 2:11] (0/0)

Who or what controls the Nazgul? <Turin00> [2/27 @ 20:30] (2/17)

Sauron <Groovicles> [2/28 @ 15:13] (0/0)
Sauron is wearing the nine... <Reverend> [2/27 @ 20:52] (2/15)

I don't think he was <Ossë> [2/28 @ 7:46] (0/0)
I don't think <Cyberia> [2/27 @ 21:10] (1/13)

True... <Reverend> [2/27 @ 21:39] (1/12)

Doesn't he have a dwarf ring or two? <Leto> [2/27 @ 22:46] (1/11)

He has three <Watson> [2/27 @ 22:58] (1/10)

Wait a minute...I always thought <Elithraniel_M> [2/28 @ 0:21] (2/9)

Also: <Watson> [2/28 @ 9:27] (0/0)
In response . . . <Doorwarden of Theoden> [2/28 @ 1:04] (1/7)

Also... <Reverend> [2/28 @ 1:33] (2/6)

Sauron's body <Turin00> [2/28 @ 11:44] (0/0)
Okay... <Elithraniel_M> [2/28 @ 1:51] (2/4)

Suaron believed the ring to be lost... <oloin> [2/28 @ 15:13] (1/1)

Bilbo had... <Ossë> [2/28 @ 15:34] (0/0)

here ya go... <Cyberia> [2/28 @ 2:16] (1/1)

Mahalo! (No Text) <Elithraniel_M> [2/28 @ 2:35] (0/0)

Gollum's "thing" for the ring <the_hobbit_girl> [2/27 @ 18:10] (6/8)

Maybe... <Randiriel> [2/28 @ 11:40] (0/0)
I think he would turn to dust.... <Goldilocks Took> [2/28 @ 0:28] (1/1)

Yeah, shrivel up and die just like <Calenia> [3/2 @ 12:11] (0/0)

If I recall correctly... <Lairosion> [2/27 @ 23:38] (0/0)
I think . . . <Doorwarden of Theoden> [2/27 @ 20:54] (0/0)
My take is.. <Smeagol68> [2/27 @ 20:25] (0/0)
my guess is that he'd ... <old_toby> [2/27 @ 18:21] (1/1)

ah, but recall <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/27 @ 20:06] (0/0)

Galadriel <Mallothwen> [2/27 @ 17:03] (5/20)

Another Galadriel stray thought <Princess of Geekland> [2/28 @ 18:15] (2/6)

What about the elf gift of foresight... <Dame Ioreth > [3/2 @ 12:29] (1/2)

In this case <Calenia> [3/2 @ 13:21] (1/1)

Now I have a handle on the timing. Thanks! (No Text) <Dame Ioreth > [3/2 @ 13:51] (0/0)

On this one <Calenia> [2/28 @ 19:03] (1/2)

Yes, messages came. <Princess of Geekland> [3/1 @ 15:29] (1/1)

I don't see Gwaihir as Galadriel's <Calenia> [3/1 @ 21:21] (0/0)

Yes its the same <Groovicles> [2/28 @ 15:15] (0/0)
What about Denethor then? <Mallothwen> [2/27 @ 23:41] (2/2)

Gondorian custom <PhantomS> [2/28 @ 10:55] (0/0)
Both were Lords who... <Reverend> [2/28 @ 1:14] (0/0)

And then there's Glorfindel... <hig hurtenflurst> [2/27 @ 22:03] (1/1)

it was accidental reuse of the name... <Reverend> [2/27 @ 22:34] (0/0)

Sure. <Reverend> [2/27 @ 17:08] (4/6)

Altariel <Laitaine> [2/28 @ 11:58] (0/0)
Nerwen was her mother name <PhantomS> [2/28 @ 10:46] (0/0)
never knew that one! Thanks Reverand. (No Text) <Lorien-lover> [2/27 @ 18:15] (0/0)
That name must be from something besides the Sil <Dame Ioreth > [2/27 @ 17:41] (1/2)

It's in Unfinished Tales... <jadeshadow> [2/27 @ 19:03] (1/1)

Hey! I thought <Eowyn of Penns Woods> [2/27 @ 19:45] (0/0)

Did Gollum kill the Witch-king? <Curious> [2/27 @ 15:29] (8/33)

"Neither living nor dead"? <ElvishJedi> [3/1 @ 15:44] (0/0)
Could you say... <Ossë> [2/28 @ 17:02] (0/0)
In a sense.... <Groovicles> [2/28 @ 15:19] (1/1)

That's what I had thought <Curious> [2/28 @ 16:49] (0/0)

question on the blades... <Goldilocks Took> [2/28 @ 0:23] (2/2)

The Nazgul <Curious> [2/28 @ 16:46] (0/0)
I think... <Ossë> [2/28 @ 14:24] (0/0)

Based on the Ford of Bruinen... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/27 @ 17:23] (2/3)

They were unhorsed and unclothed, but not "unbodied". <Lancelot> [2/28 @ 16:51] (0/0)
They were unhorsed, but <Curious> [2/27 @ 17:28] (1/1)

I always assumed so,... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/27 @ 19:31] (0/0)

I'm going to say that his spirit was... <Reverend> [2/27 @ 17:03] (2/5)

hard to tell with the Nazgul <drogo_drogo> [2/27 @ 20:59] (3/3)

I am beginning to agree. <Curious> [2/28 @ 16:36] (0/0)
Speaking of shapelessness <Calenia> [2/28 @ 0:48] (0/0)
True... <Reverend> [2/27 @ 21:42] (0/0)

Could be. <Curious> [2/27 @ 17:19] (0/0)

*head already pounding from "Morgoth's Ring"* <Smallbottle> [2/27 @ 16:55] (1/1)

Impressive spells <Curious> [2/27 @ 17:17] (0/0)

Reduced to impotence, I think <Idril Celebrindal> [2/27 @ 16:09] (1/13)

*winner* *winner* *winner* :-) <Hama of Rohan> [2/27 @ 17:54] (3/12)

Excellent cite! <Curious> [2/28 @ 16:41] (0/0)
Is something missing? <Calenia> [2/28 @ 0:45] (1/2)

No there isn't. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [2/28 @ 16:41] (1/1)

Oh, I see <Calenia> [2/28 @ 19:11] (0/0)

*Dull!* *Dull!* *Dull!* (No Text) <Reverend> [2/27 @ 20:25] (1/7)

Yeah - pesky Letters! Quite dull compared to UUTs. (No Text) <Hama of Rohan> [2/27 @ 20:27] (2/6)

may I ask .. what are UUT's?? (No Text) <Goldilocks Took> [2/28 @ 0:29] (1/4)

An "utterly unsupported, <Merryk> [2/28 @ 0:57] (1/3)

ohhh!! I've been <Goldilocks Took> [2/28 @ 1:13] (1/2)

I've... <Ossë> [2/28 @ 18:23] (1/1)

We live for UUT's <NZ Strider> [3/1 @ 19:01] (0/0)

Precisely. (No Text) <Reverend> [2/27 @ 20:53] (0/0)

if valinor was joined in the north... <leggylulu> [2/27 @ 14:48] (4/5)

most likely not <drogo_drogo> [2/27 @ 20:25] (0/0)
No, that was from valinor to Beleriand... <samwise the fat> [2/27 @ 19:52] (0/0)
the reason one cant walk there... <old_toby> [2/27 @ 18:25] (0/0)
Doubtful. <Curious> [2/27 @ 14:58] (1/1)

it was after the Elves marched out... <Reverend> [2/27 @ 17:10] (0/0)

which contains more backstory on LOTR Sil? or Unfinished Tales? (No Text) <thiefbaggins> [2/27 @ 14:44] (2/2)

You would want... <Reverend> [2/27 @ 17:17] (0/0)
Depends on the meaning of "backstory." <Curious> [2/27 @ 14:56] (0/0)

Are Shelob and Ungoliant one the same? <oloin> [2/27 @ 14:33] (2/5)

There's actually an active thread on this <Altaira> [2/27 @ 14:45] (0/0)
I meant one and the same, sorry. (No Text) <oloin> [2/27 @ 14:39] (1/3)

No, daughter and mother. <Curious> [2/27 @ 14:42] (1/2)

I have read most of the Sil. and LOTR <oloin> [2/27 @ 14:47] (1/1)

The relationship? <Calenia> [3/1 @ 2:36] (0/0)

i just read the Bridge of Khazad-Dum again... <samwise the fat> [2/27 @ 14:24] (3/7)

Balrog wings <Gilwen> [2/27 @ 18:20] (0/0)
It's immediately before <Altaira> [2/27 @ 14:35] (1/1)

Ah thankyou! <samwise the fat> [2/27 @ 14:38] (0/0)

please help me! <samwise the fat> [2/27 @ 14:34] (2/3)

The Balrog Wings Quote <Gilwen> [2/28 @ 14:17] (0/0)
Patience, please <Altaira> [2/27 @ 14:36] (1/1)

Ok got a bit excited there (No Text) <samwise the fat> [2/27 @ 14:39] (0/0)

Why does the ring make you invisible? <Eva> [2/27 @ 10:03] (7/24)

Well, thank you! <Eva> [2/28 @ 10:01] (0/0)
ring as portal to the spiritual <drogo_drogo> [2/27 @ 21:20] (0/0)
It is a sign of temptation. <Curious> [2/27 @ 12:54] (1/3)

Or <Altaira> [2/27 @ 14:14] (2/2)

I'm with you, Altaira <Calenia> [3/1 @ 2:20] (0/0)
Of course <Curious> [2/27 @ 14:44] (0/0)

We don't know <Calenia> [2/27 @ 11:46] (1/10)

Oh, who cares <Curious> [2/27 @ 13:27] (1/9)

Heh! Perhaps... <Ossë> [2/27 @ 13:37] (1/8)

I'm sorry you've misinterpreted <Calenia> [2/27 @ 16:29] (2/7)

As a newbie <Dame Ioreth > [2/27 @ 17:27] (0/0)
I *was* only being sarcastic! :) <Ossë> [2/27 @ 16:39] (1/5)

You have to know by now that <Calenia> [2/28 @ 23:00] (1/4)

I never knew... <Ossë> [3/1 @ 7:38] (1/3)

Interesting <Calenia> [3/1 @ 11:38] (1/2)

Thank you :) <Ossë> [3/1 @ 12:16] (1/1)

I just looked at your profile <Calenia> [3/1 @ 12:53] (0/0)

It's hard to know... <Ossë> [2/27 @ 11:12] (1/4)

I like it <Altaira> [2/27 @ 12:51] (1/3)

Ordinary elves <Curious> [2/27 @ 12:59] (1/2)

Is that really the point? <Ossë> [2/27 @ 14:57] (1/1)

Hmm... Here's a... <Ossë> [2/28 @ 18:06] (0/0)

The consensus around here... <Reverend> [2/27 @ 10:52] (0/0)
It makes you invisible to the real world. <Nimrodel > [2/27 @ 10:50] (0/0)

aragorn's age <leggylooloolover> [2/27 @ 1:34] (1/5)

Aragorn is 87 when Frodo meets <NZ Strider> [2/27 @ 1:37] (3/4)

And when Aragorn meets Arwen... <Nimrodel > [2/27 @ 10:43] (0/0)
Gotta love <notlost> [2/27 @ 10:34] (1/1)

Actually <Altaira> [2/27 @ 12:43] (0/0)

Yes, but she's really young at heart. (No Text) <Calenia> [2/27 @ 2:21] (0/0)

orcs are born? <leggylooloolover> [2/27 @ 1:31] (1/19)

Orcs, Tolkien says, multiply <NZ Strider> [2/27 @ 1:42] (3/18)

Gandalf says "spawned". <Hama of Rohan> [2/27 @ 12:30] (1/4)

It's an epithet <Calenia> [2/27 @ 12:54] (1/3)

Could be. <Hama of Rohan> [2/27 @ 13:50] (1/2)

He'd only know more <Calenia> [2/27 @ 16:20] (1/1)

Careful word choices. <Hama of Rohan> [2/27 @ 17:41] (0/0)

Unfinished Tales <Temujin> [2/27 @ 11:13] (0/0)
I must be out of the loop... <kamikaze> [2/27 @ 2:26] (1/11)

In the tenth volume of <NZ Strider> [2/27 @ 3:03] (1/10)

And a view I hope he would have rejected eventually <Calenia> [2/27 @ 3:21] (2/9)

i disagree! <Brockomir> [2/27 @ 12:32] (1/7)

Elves rule! Elves rule! <Calenia> [2/27 @ 13:04] (1/6)

I wont argue their superiority, <Brockomir> [2/27 @ 14:13] (2/5)

We do agree on that <Calenia> [3/1 @ 12:37] (0/0)
Quite the opposite <Smallbottle> [2/27 @ 17:03] (1/3)

Cant disagree with the prof.... <Brockomir> [2/27 @ 17:27] (1/2)

But the Fate of Men <Smallbottle> [2/27 @ 18:21] (1/1)

So then <Brockomir> [2/27 @ 22:58] (0/0)

I agree <drogo_drogo> [2/27 @ 7:56] (0/0)

Thinking about time <Calenia> [2/27 @ 0:41] (3/15)

Another book to read about this... <old_toby> [2/27 @ 18:40] (1/5)

As I said <Calenia> [2/27 @ 19:42] (1/4)

in the sense that you see gondor... <old_toby> [2/27 @ 19:51] (1/3)

At the end, what I see <Calenia> [2/27 @ 23:59] (1/2)

Gondor has new hope <Brockomir> [2/28 @ 3:23] (1/1)

No sure <Calenia> [2/28 @ 12:38] (0/0)

Tolkien and modernism (Story Spoiler) <Aidyl> [2/27 @ 11:03] (2/4)

I take that as a given <Calenia> [2/28 @ 11:49] (0/0)
sounds good, <Brockomir> [2/27 @ 12:39] (1/2)

and yet . . <Aidyl> [2/27 @ 17:25] (1/1)

Simple <Brockomir> [2/28 @ 3:36] (0/0)

Never read the book, <Brockomir> [2/27 @ 1:56] (3/3)

The language <notlost> [2/27 @ 10:41] (0/0)
Oh, yeah <Calenia> [2/27 @ 2:19] (0/0)
Just trying this out... <Brockomir> [2/27 @ 2:06] (0/0)

Gandalf's Fate? (Mini-Spoiler - RotK) <Smeagol68> [2/26 @ 23:57] (2/4)

He takes the ship at the Grey Havens... <Nimrodel > [2/27 @ 0:56] (0/0)
Well, after Gandalf leaves Middle-Earth <tygrestick> [2/27 @ 0:29] (1/2)

And I am sure <Brockomir> [2/27 @ 1:48] (1/1)

mentor and friend <drogo_drogo> [2/27 @ 8:04] (0/0)

Here's a theory. <Reverend> [2/26 @ 22:43] (6/9)

I don't have the Sil with me so I can't quote this but.... <Arod the Swift> [2/27 @ 11:23] (0/0)
Other possibilities? <Ossë> [2/27 @ 6:38] (0/0)
I must agree about all of what is written <Brockomir> [2/27 @ 1:45] (0/0)
I think you're right... <Brick> [2/26 @ 23:39] (0/0)
interesting,... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/26 @ 23:35] (0/0)
Olorin <drogo_drogo> [2/26 @ 23:34] (2/3)

And fits nicely with Tolkien's oft repeated theme <Calenia> [2/27 @ 12:18] (1/1)

Yes, a crusty Oxford don <drogo_drogo> [2/27 @ 21:29] (0/0)

nice analogy <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/26 @ 23:49] (0/0)

Faramir and Eowyn (Mini-Spoiler - ROTK) <Lira_Jaerene> [2/26 @ 21:52] (1/6)

He's 36, she's 24. <Reverend> [2/26 @ 22:14] (1/5)

And BTW... <Nimrodel > [2/26 @ 22:19] (1/4)

Re: BTW <Melisande> [2/27 @ 11:22] (1/3)

Gee what a rip-off. <Nimrodel > [2/27 @ 11:58] (1/2)

Re: Rip off <Melisande> [2/27 @ 12:18] (1/1)

What cheezy company.... <Princess of Geekland> [2/28 @ 15:22] (0/0)

how aragorn is directly related to isildur <leggylooloolover> [2/26 @ 21:00] (2/11)

Aragorn's a direct descendant <PhantomS> [2/27 @ 9:42] (1/3)

41st including Elendil. <Curious> [2/27 @ 13:03] (1/2)

No, not including Elendil <PhantomS> [2/28 @ 8:46] (1/1)

Then he was rounding up. <Curious> [2/28 @ 16:58] (0/0)

Add about sixty "greats" -- the full genealogy is in Appendix A. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [2/26 @ 21:04] (2/6)

About 60 'greats' from Elros, Elrond's brother? (No Text) <Ossë> [2/26 @ 22:02] (1/2)

Possibly. <Curious> [2/26 @ 22:08] (1/1)

That's true, although... <Ossë> [2/27 @ 8:49] (0/0)

37 "greats" to be exact. <Curious> [2/26 @ 21:23] (1/2)

All i can say is, wow! <Brockomir> [2/27 @ 1:40] (1/1)

My little secret: I owe <Curious> [2/27 @ 2:00] (0/0)

The Necromancer <DiamondTook> [2/26 @ 20:57] (1/1)

Unfinished Tales and the Appendices <Curious> [2/26 @ 22:14] (0/0)

Question on Celeborn <Aidyl> [2/26 @ 20:37] (1/5)

When Tolkien wrote the LotR he wrote under the assumption <NZ Strider> [2/26 @ 20:59] (2/4)

Noldor? Don't you mean Teleri? (No Text) <PhantomS> [2/27 @ 9:44] (0/0)
ok, then <Aidyl> [2/26 @ 21:08] (2/2)

If you haven't already, <Morwen> [2/27 @ 2:04] (0/0)
Yes, she died. <Nimrodel > [2/26 @ 22:16] (0/0)

Question about Sauron and his rise to the "Dark Lord" <tosaanne> [2/26 @ 15:41] (2/8)

Sauron, like Saruman... <Reverend> [2/26 @ 16:34] (2/6)

All correct, one little thing... <Brockomir> [2/26 @ 18:56] (1/3)

Osse... <Reverend> [2/26 @ 21:53] (1/2)

Thanks very much... <Ossë> [2/26 @ 22:00] (1/1)

Sorry for the Omission! <Brockomir> [2/27 @ 1:51] (0/0)

Have you... <Ossë> [2/26 @ 18:56] (1/1)

Saruman <drogo_drogo> [2/26 @ 20:57] (0/0)

Sauron was... <Moriel Aldawen> [2/26 @ 15:49] (0/0)

About King Elessar.......... <Jamesia> [2/26 @ 12:35] (3/6)

"I have many names...." <Nimrodel > [2/26 @ 22:25] (1/1)

Just like King Arvedui? <PhantomS> [2/27 @ 9:48] (0/0)

Elessar - Elfstone <Sannabella Entwife> [2/26 @ 12:49] (0/0)
"Elessar" is the Quenya word for an "elf-stone" or an "emerald." <NZ Strider> [2/26 @ 12:49] (1/2)

My re-creation of the Elessar <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/26 @ 12:56] (1/1)

OH RIGHT! <Jamesia> [2/26 @ 13:49] (0/0)

What to read next?! <Dame Ioreth > [2/26 @ 12:12] (2/2)

I recommend... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/27 @ 14:41] (0/0)
Very briefly: <NZ Strider> [2/26 @ 13:07] (0/0)

The Undying Lands <Numariae> [2/26 @ 11:41] (3/5)

answers <Groovicles> [2/26 @ 15:02] (0/0)
Eldamar... <Watson> [2/26 @ 13:11] (0/0)
the Isle of Eressea <Sannabella Entwife> [2/26 @ 12:11] (1/2)

So.... <Numariae> [2/26 @ 14:01] (1/1)

Yes <PhantomS> [2/27 @ 9:55] (0/0)

old ways & traditions <elanortheldest> [2/26 @ 2:11] (5/6)

Another way to put it <Calenia> [2/26 @ 12:00] (0/0)
Herbmaster/Ioreth also remembers <Lothirienne> [2/26 @ 11:30] (0/0)
True, but... <Timbo_mbadil> [2/26 @ 10:42] (0/0)
Nice point. Another example: <Kimi> [2/26 @ 2:50] (0/0)
Yes, and you don't need spoilers in here! <beren_boy> [2/26 @ 2:24] (1/1)

Similarly, <PhantomS> [2/26 @ 10:30] (0/0)

Where is the horse and the rider? <Cyberia> [2/26 @ 0:55] (3/3)

Another "movie vs book" issue <Calenia> [2/27 @ 11:38] (0/0)
My own opinion <PhantomS> [2/26 @ 10:50] (0/0)
really interesting points <Lothirienne> [2/26 @ 2:05] (0/0)

Of the Rohirrim <Thevina Finduilas> [2/25 @ 23:44] (4/11)

Thank you! <Thevina Finduilas> [2/26 @ 11:02] (0/0)
Aragorn's name in Rohan <Kimi> [2/26 @ 4:53] (1/2)

Just saw this -- well, "Strider" in Anglo-Saxon might be <NZ Strider> [2/27 @ 0:57] (1/1)

In Swedish it's Vidstige, I believe <Kimi> [2/27 @ 4:43] (0/0)

Chamber pots! <Lothirienne> [2/26 @ 2:14] (0/0)
Some answers (sort of) <NZ Strider> [2/26 @ 0:13] (1/5)

Aragorn's name <Smallbottle> [2/26 @ 0:38] (1/4)

"Dryhtnesmod" or the like would mean "king's spirit/courage." (No Text) <NZ Strider> [2/26 @ 0:56] (3/3)

*smiles nicely* Thank you, NZ Strider. Now, about Orli's nose... <Smokering> [2/26 @ 7:03] (0/0)
Do you think? <beren_boy> [2/26 @ 2:19] (0/0)
*blinks* <Smallbottle> [2/26 @ 1:03] (0/0)

hobbit religion <drogo_drogo> [2/25 @ 23:11] (2/4)

Food. (No Text) <Smokering> [2/26 @ 7:35] (0/0)
There is a famous letter... <Reverend> [2/25 @ 23:36] (1/2)

follow up <drogo_drogo> [2/26 @ 8:07] (1/1)

At the risk <Calenia> [2/27 @ 3:41] (0/0)

Merlin an Istari? <Eomer_of_Rohan> [2/25 @ 23:03] (1/3)

Doubtful <Reverend> [2/25 @ 23:31] (1/2)

I didn't know that... <Eomer_of_Rohan> [2/25 @ 23:43] (1/1)

Not crazy <Watson> [2/26 @ 0:41] (0/0)

ROFL! do the hobbits BURN THE ENTWIVES? (Story Spoiler - FOTR) <Jamesia> [2/25 @ 16:40] (4/9)

Nah, they planted them in orchards <Calenia> [2/26 @ 1:28] (0/0)
*blinks* Poor Entwives! <tygrestick> [2/25 @ 18:13] (0/0)
That isn't nice... <Ossë> [2/25 @ 17:49] (0/0)
More importantly <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/25 @ 16:45] (1/5)

Im happy with my order... <Jamesia> [2/25 @ 16:49] (3/4)

I read them in that order too. (No Text) <Atlas> [2/26 @ 3:53] (0/0)
but thats MADNESS! <Yncanes> [2/26 @ 0:32] (0/0)
crazy! <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/25 @ 16:53] (1/1)

:) how could you tell i was smiling? <Jamesia> [2/25 @ 16:56] (0/0)

Lust for power. <Reverend> [2/25 @ 14:32] (6/11)

*channeling Suzanne Sommers* <Thevina Finduilas> [2/25 @ 23:33] (0/0)
Is it not strange... <drogo_drogo> [2/25 @ 20:58] (0/0)
Uh, Rev... <notlost> [2/25 @ 20:20] (1/3)

It's a subject heading. <Reverend> [2/25 @ 20:29] (1/2)

Just what IS that solution? <White Lady of Rohan> [2/25 @ 23:26] (1/1)

The implied solution <Atlas> [2/26 @ 3:44] (0/0)

Fight it, Rev, fight it! <Calenia> [2/25 @ 17:52] (0/0)
You can mod up or down... <Nimrodel > [2/25 @ 14:52] (0/0)
At the top of any post are five lines of information. <NZ Strider> [2/25 @ 14:49] (2/2)

Tunnel vision. <Reverend> [2/25 @ 17:04] (0/0)
Although to be fair <Ufthak> [2/25 @ 15:27] (0/0)

How did the Istari drive out S. from Dol Guldar then? <Temujin> [2/25 @ 10:24] (2/4)

Well... <Ossë> [2/25 @ 11:29] (1/1)

Sauroman was the key <kodax> [2/25 @ 21:39] (0/0)

these mysteries are not for the ears of mortals. <Reverend> [2/25 @ 11:07] (1/1)

Saruman's weapons <PhantomS> [2/26 @ 11:09] (0/0)

Amroth...Galadriel's son??? <valie_yavanna> [2/25 @ 3:18] (1/1)

In "The History of Celeborn and Galadriel" <NZ Strider> [2/25 @ 3:42] (0/0)

Gandalf's power <patric44> [2/25 @ 0:07] (5/8)

There are many variables. <Reverend> [2/25 @ 13:22] (0/0)
Istari essay in Unfinished Tales <drogo_drogo> [2/25 @ 7:54] (0/0)
Yep, Nimrodel touched on it. <Brockomir> [2/25 @ 1:30] (1/2)

Great point <patric44> [2/25 @ 1:39] (1/1)

He's that way in the movies as well... <Nimrodel > [2/25 @ 14:47] (0/0)

Re: Gandalf's power <beren_boy> [2/25 @ 0:58] (0/0)
They're both Maiar... <Nimrodel > [2/25 @ 0:13] (1/1)

I mean.. <patric44> [2/25 @ 1:33] (0/0)

Elvish word of the day! <Rider Of The Rohirrim> [2/24 @ 23:16] (4/5)

I suggest <Galathien> [2/25 @ 9:20] (0/0)
How About... <Brolondril> [2/25 @ 2:59] (0/0)
there was one.. <Arador> [2/24 @ 23:49] (0/0)
I think... <jadeshadow> [2/24 @ 23:21] (1/1)

About the 84 days... <Rider Of The Rohirrim> [2/24 @ 23:29] (0/0)

is ungoliant shelob's mother? (No Text) <mithrandir24> [2/24 @ 22:17] (1/4)

I believe so, <Benny_Bandobras> [2/24 @ 22:22] (1/3)

Yes. From TTT: <Varda Elentari> [2/24 @ 22:49] (1/2)

When Tolkien uses 'children' , <PhantomS> [2/25 @ 9:19] (1/1)

It could mean "descendent," but in that case <Calenia> [2/25 @ 11:31] (0/0)

Illustrating the Sil <drogo_drogo> [2/24 @ 22:06] (4/5)

I wouldn't mind illustrations <Rain Queen> [2/25 @ 4:08] (0/0)
I disagree. I think that <A man> [2/25 @ 0:34] (1/1)

visuals and epic style <drogo_drogo> [2/25 @ 7:48] (0/0)

yes, in a way... <jadeshadow> [2/24 @ 23:26] (0/0)
still just another person's reading <hatster> [2/24 @ 23:23] (0/0)

Marriage of different races <JessLynn> [2/24 @ 21:13] (5/21)

Clarification <JessLynn> [2/25 @ 17:34] (2/2)

My famous Utterly Unsupported Theory... <Reverend> [2/25 @ 21:21] (0/0)
Well... <Watson> [2/25 @ 20:11] (0/0)

I think he could have... <Golfimbul> [2/25 @ 15:59] (0/0)
I don't know where I got this idea but... (Mini-Spoiler - ROTK appendixes) <Stephanie> [2/25 @ 12:46] (2/6)

I'd say... <HeavyFurball> [2/25 @ 13:17] (1/1)

As my sister's mother-in-law says <Calenia> [2/25 @ 13:44] (0/0)

He almost has to be. <Reverend> [2/25 @ 13:14] (1/3)

Well if that then . . . <JessLynn> [2/25 @ 15:18] (1/2)

He didn't ... <Reverend> [2/25 @ 19:13] (1/1)

hhmmmm <JessLynn> [2/25 @ 22:02] (0/0)

I think Gandalf has a wife... <starbright> [2/24 @ 22:45] (2/4)

All manner of smart-alec comments come to mind... <Reverend> [2/25 @ 12:43] (1/1)

okay, but these are mean :-) <Bracegirdle1> [2/25 @ 14:23] (0/0)

Would you ask... <Watson> [2/25 @ 1:09] (1/1)

gee, if he does... <Froda> [2/25 @ 9:47] (0/0)

There are... <Watson> [2/24 @ 22:25] (1/4)

isn't there... <jadeshadow> [2/24 @ 23:05] (2/3)

Yes, there is <PhantomS> [2/25 @ 9:25] (0/0)
It's possible <Watson> [2/25 @ 1:13] (1/1)

Hi watson <Cyberia> [2/25 @ 1:25] (0/0)

legolas's mom <legolasdancer11> [2/24 @ 19:03] (0/0)

Is there any resource...? <Celebrege> [2/24 @ 18:12] (0/0)

Whence Hobbits <Turin Drunkinabar> [2/24 @ 16:06] (0/0)

Funny little question about Elves and Men <Groovicles> [2/24 @ 15:14] (7/19)

What about Tuor? <PhantomS> [2/25 @ 9:36] (2/3)

the people of Haleth are said to <Galadriel 1> [2/25 @ 20:41] (1/1)

i made a mistake <PhantomS> [2/26 @ 11:17] (0/0)

To be honest... <aragonvaar> [2/25 @ 19:50] (0/0)

I dont think so <kodax> [2/25 @ 8:15] (2/2)

Exactely! <Galadriel 1> [2/26 @ 9:21] (0/0)
Good point about the weapons! <Curious> [2/25 @ 8:58] (0/0)

I always thought Tolkien wasn´t <Galadriel 1> [2/25 @ 6:25] (0/0)
Tall, but not so massive.... <Reverend> [2/24 @ 19:50] (2/4)

Ewwwwww!! <Calenia> [2/26 @ 2:39] (0/0)
It doesn't seem to me that all <A man> [2/25 @ 0:41] (1/2)

The Valar were ... <Reverend> [2/25 @ 1:07] (1/1)

yep <Brockomir> [2/25 @ 1:20] (0/0)

something to think about... <Brockomir> [2/24 @ 19:02] (0/0)
Elendil was 8' tall. Although <Curious> [2/24 @ 16:04] (2/3)

Technically... <Nahar> [2/24 @ 16:39] (1/1)

Technically <Curious> [2/24 @ 16:48] (0/0)

Addendum. <Curious> [2/24 @ 16:30] (0/0)

There is a passage in Unfinished Tales <Blue Wizard> [2/24 @ 16:04] (0/0)

To Inferno re this week's discussion. <Curious> [2/24 @ 13:22] (1/4)

Already taken care of. <Inferno> [2/24 @ 13:27] (2/3)

Yes, thank you both. (No Text) <Curious> [2/24 @ 13:35] (0/0)
Thanks for seeing to it, Inferno; and thanks, proleptically, to Blue Wizard. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [2/24 @ 13:32] (1/1)

"proleptically!" <Froda> [2/24 @ 14:09] (0/0)

Tom Bombadil <jonielpibe> [2/24 @ 12:27] (4/7)

Have you tried your library? <Calenia> [2/26 @ 1:35] (0/0)
TRY... <Brolondril> [2/25 @ 3:02] (0/0)
Welcome! (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:25] (0/0)
Serious answer: Start with Tom Shippey's two books, <NZ Strider> [2/24 @ 12:48] (1/3)

Addendum: here's a link to <NZ Strider> [2/24 @ 13:03] (1/2)

When do you think you'll continue your excellent series? (No Text) <Fingal the Scot> [2/24 @ 14:48] (1/1)

As soon as I find a little more time... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [2/25 @ 4:36] (0/0)

Suddenly... <bstorey> [2/24 @ 11:59] (3/7)

I hadn't noticed that, but I had... <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:14] (0/0)
My word of the books is.. <Ioleth> [2/24 @ 14:33] (1/1)

Unfinished Tales perhaps <bstorey> [2/24 @ 14:46] (0/0)

I'm afraid <Curious> [2/24 @ 13:43] (1/3)

from a random Hobbit chapter... <bstorey> [2/24 @ 14:27] (2/2)

One of Tolkien's worst gaffes as a writer <Smallbottle> [2/25 @ 15:41] (0/0)
Hmmm. <Curious> [2/24 @ 16:36] (0/0)

Not exactly Tolkien..Norse legend help neeed! <PhantomS> [2/24 @ 8:46] (4/6)

Adding to the Reverend's answers: <NZ Strider> [2/24 @ 13:17] (1/1)

Norse names <Bracegirdle1> [2/24 @ 18:10] (0/0)

If you must know... <Reverend> [2/24 @ 11:27] (0/0)
The Elder Edda <Bracegirdle1> [2/24 @ 11:04] (0/0)
Balder the Beautiful.... <Bracegirdle1> [2/24 @ 10:46] (1/1)

poor guy must get no Christmas smoochies then :) (No Text) <PhantomS> [2/24 @ 11:13] (0/0)

Why not use the Oathbreakers more? <Up In Smoke> [2/24 @ 8:15] (6/7)

army of the dead <drogo_drogo> [2/24 @ 19:46] (0/0)
Dudn't he use them at Pelennor Fields? <Reddevil> [2/24 @ 12:23] (1/1)

No. <Nimrodel > [2/24 @ 12:53] (0/0)

Because <Nimrodel > [2/24 @ 11:58] (0/0)
Aragorn is a noble man <PhantomS> [2/24 @ 8:43] (0/0)
Could you trust them? <Ossë> [2/24 @ 8:40] (0/0)
The way I see it... <Sirithdarion> [2/24 @ 8:34] (0/0)

The Rohirrim, the Anglo-Saxons, and horses . . . (long) <Pukel-man> [2/24 @ 8:14] (8/20)

Two problems. <Curious> [2/25 @ 9:54] (0/0)
Two Points in general. <beren_boy> [2/25 @ 2:41] (1/1)

I was hoping you'd weigh in on this too -- thanks! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [2/25 @ 2:58] (0/0)

Somewhat tangential: horseman grave <Kiskadee> [2/24 @ 21:55] (1/2)

Note that these discoveries <Curious> [2/25 @ 9:26] (1/1)

True <Kiskadee> [2/25 @ 11:17] (0/0)

The hippophobic reputation of the AS <Smallbottle> [2/24 @ 18:19] (1/1)

Many of Alexander's elite Companion Cavalry...... <Ceorl> [2/24 @ 18:35] (0/0)

horses and armies--oh, my! <notlost> [2/24 @ 18:10] (0/0)
The Visigoth calvary <Curious> [2/24 @ 12:49] (1/6)

Also, the Visigoths <Curious> [2/24 @ 13:12] (1/5)

Thanks, Curious . . . <Pukel-man> [2/24 @ 13:30] (1/4)

Visigoths and the men of Rhovanion <Ceorl> [2/24 @ 17:32] (1/3)

If Theoden is a re-invention of <A man> [2/25 @ 0:45] (1/2)

Aragorn <Curious> [2/25 @ 9:29] (1/1)

Aetius <Stanislaus Bocian> [2/25 @ 20:44] (0/0)

Thanks for that! <NZ Strider> [2/24 @ 12:44] (1/2)

No, thank you . . . <Pukel-man> [2/24 @ 13:09] (1/1)

I thought about taking <NZ Strider> [2/24 @ 13:30] (0/0)

Excellent topic P-M! <Ceorl> [2/24 @ 9:29] (0/0)

Shadowfax and Glamdring <White Lady of Rohan> [2/24 @ 0:48] (1/7)

Shadowfax went West <Watson> [2/24 @ 1:10] (2/6)

Thank you! <White Lady of Rohan> [2/24 @ 13:09] (0/0)
Did Shadowfax.... <Varda Elentari> [2/24 @ 2:56] (1/4)

He went with Gandalf <Watson> [2/24 @ 11:15] (1/3)

Watson, which HOME book was that in? <Sundance> [2/24 @ 12:03] (1/2)

Sauron Defeated (No Text) <Watson> [2/24 @ 12:50] (1/1)

Thanks :) (No Text) <Sundance> [2/24 @ 14:38] (0/0)

If Fëanor made it to Angband.... <Reddevil> [2/23 @ 17:25] (2/2)

well, <drogo_drogo> [2/23 @ 20:01] (0/0)
Odds are that he didn't plan that for ahead. <Reverend> [2/23 @ 18:56] (0/0)

When translating into Elvish <BrambleroseBrandybuck> [2/23 @ 16:11] (5/6)

The Usual Technique... <Ostadan> [2/25 @ 11:08] (0/0)
Depends <Atlas> [2/24 @ 2:59] (0/0)
i think it is ok <herueldar (lord of the elves)> [2/23 @ 23:02] (0/0)
Probably not <Watson> [2/23 @ 18:05] (1/1)

Love your new footer, Watson... (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:17] (0/0)

I don`t think so... <Gilwen> [2/23 @ 17:21] (0/0)

Middle Earth hard on Mothers? <hatster> [2/23 @ 10:42] (7/69)

If I may come late to the game... <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 17:00] (1/2)

Interesting thoughts! <notlost> [2/24 @ 18:38] (1/1)

Regarding Sam <Calenia> [2/25 @ 2:10] (0/0)

Disney's just as bad, if not worse.... <Kathira> [2/24 @ 11:01] (3/6)

People have written scholarly papers about that <Calenia> [2/24 @ 11:55] (0/0)
Penelope and Telemachus? <hatster> [2/24 @ 11:08] (1/2)

Widow's sons <Calenia> [2/24 @ 11:59] (1/1)

Yes, Aladdin is essentially in this category.... <Kathira> [2/24 @ 12:24] (0/0)

And don't get me started on Bambi's mother! (No Text) <Kathira> [2/24 @ 11:02] (1/1)

especially compared to his mother in the books! (No Text) <hatster> [2/24 @ 11:09] (0/0)

LOTR's male mothers <Froda> [2/24 @ 9:59] (1/8)

fickle tides of lit. crit and a thank you <hatster> [2/24 @ 10:35] (3/7)

Does this mean... <notlost> [2/24 @ 18:22] (2/4)

LOL!! <Calenia> [2/25 @ 0:41] (0/0)
to notlost and Princess...indeed <hatster> [2/24 @ 21:06] (1/2)

agreed, and... <notlost> [2/24 @ 23:57] (1/1)

OT about academia <hatster> [2/25 @ 7:59] (0/0)

Gosh, reading about your... <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:36] (0/0)
Ditto (No Text) <Calenia> [2/24 @ 12:02] (0/0)

Thinking of the demise of some of <Goldilocks Took> [2/23 @ 20:18] (2/3)

Theodwyn: Our old standby: <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:37] (0/0)
Eowyn and Eomer <Morwen> [2/23 @ 22:06] (1/1)

*slaps forehead* I had it wrong... <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:38] (0/0)

We have also discussed this... <Reverend> [2/23 @ 16:21] (2/2)

Your eloquent quote: <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:39] (0/0)
grinning like the idiot I am <hatster> [2/23 @ 17:17] (0/0)

We have discussed this but ... <gullygilly> [2/23 @ 11:29] (0/0)
Yep. <Curious> [2/23 @ 11:14] (2/41)

I must point out that.... <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:41] (1/1)

Aragorn's mother... <erather> [2/24 @ 17:05] (0/0)

could it also suggest <hatster> [2/23 @ 11:29] (2/38)

Middle Earth and hero literature in general <Calenia> [2/23 @ 11:54] (2/36)

Arwen 'weaves'???? that's new... <starbright> [2/24 @ 23:02] (1/2)

Lewis does marry and Arwen <hatster> [2/24 @ 23:32] (1/1)

Also the subject of a stage play <Calenia> [2/25 @ 0:29] (0/0)

yep, the boy's club <drogo_drogo> [2/23 @ 12:11] (2/32)

I knew I had read that somewhere <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:45] (1/2)

Yes, an important point <Calenia> [2/25 @ 0:46] (1/1)

just to add more to your <hatster> [2/25 @ 8:26] (0/0)

Don't discount the role of history... <Nimrodel > [2/23 @ 12:17] (2/28)

Victorian/Edwardian and ancient cultural influences <drogo_drogo> [2/23 @ 14:40] (2/21)

Ah! Note that I said "mothers," not "women." <Nimrodel > [2/23 @ 23:22] (1/8)

Historically <Calenia> [2/24 @ 0:17] (1/7)

Yes, and I can't recall her name.. <Nimrodel > [2/24 @ 1:32] (2/6)

Sadly <Calenia> [2/24 @ 12:17] (1/4)

Oh, no, no, no... <Nimrodel > [2/24 @ 13:00] (1/3)

I <Calenia> [2/24 @ 13:16] (1/2)

One special lady: Emeldir <Kimi> [2/24 @ 17:56] (1/1)

Note <Calenia> [2/25 @ 0:18] (0/0)

Haleth. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [2/24 @ 2:03] (0/0)

the hand that rocks the cradle. <hatster> [2/23 @ 17:07] (1/11)

Were there mothers in the <Calenia> [2/23 @ 17:59] (3/10)

the story... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/24 @ 4:00] (0/0)
Beren, Tuor, and Turin <Curious> [2/23 @ 23:23] (2/4)

Aragorn's Mother <hatster> [2/24 @ 0:48] (1/1)

Yes <Calenia> [2/24 @ 1:16] (0/0)

That's <Calenia> [2/24 @ 0:24] (1/1)

Yes, this rings true.... <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:50] (0/0)

no, I didn't mean that his wife <hatster> [2/23 @ 22:04] (1/3)

He <Calenia> [2/23 @ 22:24] (1/2)

Fathers of choice <Curious> [2/23 @ 23:17] (1/1)

Great <Calenia> [2/24 @ 0:10] (0/0)

Interesting though <Calenia> [2/23 @ 12:55] (1/5)

Feanor has a stepmother. <Curious> [2/23 @ 14:05] (1/4)

The single exception which proves the rule <Calenia> [2/23 @ 14:23] (1/3)

Another sign of Catholic influence? (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:53] (1/2)

Possibly <Calenia> [2/25 @ 0:13] (1/1)

Marriage ends at death... <Casey> [2/25 @ 1:30] (0/0)

yes... <gullygilly> [2/23 @ 11:35] (0/0)

Hobbits <Aragorn_Elessar> [2/23 @ 8:01] (3/4)

I have a similar question <JessLynn> [2/24 @ 0:34] (0/0)
If you want to read <Altaira> [2/23 @ 14:13] (1/1)

I've already read that... <Aragorn_Elessar> [2/23 @ 16:21] (0/0)

Well... <Watson> [2/23 @ 9:58] (0/0)

Questions <mindlesschris> [2/23 @ 7:25] (1/1)

Elven rings.... (Story Spoiler) <Sirithdarion> [2/23 @ 7:43] (0/0)

Anyone familiar with the name of.. <b_smith> [2/22 @ 23:06] (1/1)

i think i've heard of her, but am not familiar with her works (No Text) <mithrandir24> [2/22 @ 23:07] (0/0)

Galadriel in Valinor <Lorien-lover> [2/22 @ 16:58] (2/13)

Tolkien ended up declaring that she... <Reverend> [2/22 @ 17:25] (1/4)

You can' seriously mean..... <Reddevil> [2/23 @ 17:47] (3/3)

Keep in mind <Curious> [2/24 @ 15:22] (0/0)
Tolkien says <Calenia> [2/23 @ 21:38] (0/0)
That's a direct quote... <Reverend> [2/23 @ 18:58] (0/0)

I believe she left Valinor... <Watson> [2/22 @ 17:10] (3/7)

a related question... <Ioleth> [2/23 @ 12:56] (2/4)

It's a phase <PhantomS> [2/24 @ 8:07] (0/0)
It does seem... <Watson> [2/23 @ 14:06] (1/2)

I can't quite remember but... <Reddevil> [2/23 @ 17:23] (1/1)

Melkor... <Watson> [2/23 @ 18:08] (0/0)

That's what I had thought... <Nimrodel > [2/22 @ 23:15] (0/0)
prodigal elves <drogo_drogo> [2/22 @ 19:42] (0/0)

not "Mr. Wormtongue" <Bill the Faithful Animal> [2/22 @ 16:32] (3/15)

In Anglo-Saxon as well as Old Norse society a "nickname" <NZ Strider> [2/22 @ 18:40] (2/3)

could it be <notlost> [2/24 @ 18:43] (0/0)
Thanks NZ, but my point is......(?) <Bill the Faithful Animal> [2/23 @ 5:49] (1/1)

The Old Norse could be remarkably <NZ Strider> [2/23 @ 14:03] (0/0)

The filmakers didn't have time... <Reverend> [2/22 @ 17:20] (2/9)

No, that's not it. <Nimrodel > [2/22 @ 23:22] (2/4)

I like it when you say it..... <Reverend> [2/23 @ 19:01] (0/0)
That's a plausable.... <Bill the Faithful Animal> [2/23 @ 5:52] (1/2)

In favour of Nim's explanation... <Lacrimae Rerum> [2/23 @ 10:50] (1/1)

Good to see you again, Lacrimae! <NZ Strider> [2/23 @ 14:05] (0/0)

redundant prepositions <Bracegirdle1> [2/22 @ 18:15] (2/3)

That's not strictly a mistake: <NZ Strider> [2/22 @ 19:00] (1/1)

revealing the sources <Bracegirdle1> [2/22 @ 20:02] (0/0)

*would never be sure of how to use the word "whence".* (No Text) <b_smith> [2/22 @ 18:45] (0/0)

Wormtongue <Gilwen> [2/22 @ 17:05] (0/0)

Atlas of Middle Earth <b_smith> [2/22 @ 15:04] (3/4)

I just got it, and... <notlost> [2/24 @ 18:45] (0/0)
I have found it useful <Nimfalma Took> [2/24 @ 10:37] (0/0)
Well I found it very useful .... <Lady_Lothiriel> [2/22 @ 16:00] (1/1)

I couldn't have read Silamarillion without it.... <Elanor StarFlower> [2/23 @ 12:24] (0/0)

Reply to very old thread: Rivendell <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/22 @ 13:52] (2/2)

Very nice. (No Text) <b_smith> [2/22 @ 14:41] (0/0)
I want to see mountains again, Gandalf! (No Text) <Morwen> [2/22 @ 14:38] (0/0)

Portrayal of Characters since the films <Lyra_Daemon> [2/22 @ 12:12] (13/33)

Some yes, some no... <SunnyJim> [2/24 @ 16:17] (0/0)
Characters <kodax> [2/24 @ 2:32] (0/0)
Bilbo <Reddevil> [2/23 @ 17:43] (1/1)

He's 50+ in the Hobbit <Calenia> [2/23 @ 22:05] (0/0)

My book images are now intertwined with the movie characters <Entmaiden> [2/23 @ 13:13] (0/0)
Although the film FOTR was <Goldilocks Took> [2/22 @ 21:45] (0/0)
The films certainly helped me imagining locations. <Jabesq> [2/22 @ 18:42] (1/1)

Err, IN imagining locations. (No Text) <Jabesq> [2/23 @ 20:46] (0/0)

I like it. <Morwen> [2/22 @ 15:45] (0/0)
When I read <JewelTook> [2/22 @ 15:01] (1/3)

Very interesting, Jewel do you <Goldilocks Took> [2/22 @ 21:50] (1/2)

You know, the only... <JewelTook> [2/23 @ 2:31] (1/1)

I sometimes feel I'm following <Goldilocks Took> [2/23 @ 20:00] (0/0)

My vision of Middle-earth isn't static <Idril Celebrindal> [2/22 @ 14:56] (0/0)
It's kind of funny... <Seillib> [2/22 @ 12:53] (0/0)
The movies were my intro to Tolkien <b_smith> [2/22 @ 12:32] (1/1)

Me too! <Hobbit Lori> [2/23 @ 14:22] (0/0)

is this a loss or a gain? :) <Froda> [2/22 @ 12:26] (6/12)

True... <gullygilly> [2/22 @ 14:31] (1/2)

Not an issue of "right or wrong," <Calenia> [2/22 @ 16:07] (1/1)

True...I shouldn't have said "wrong"... <gullygilly> [2/22 @ 17:09] (0/0)

In the sense that <Calenia> [2/22 @ 14:21] (0/0)
Yes and no. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/22 @ 14:01] (0/0)
I love that idea about Dickensian characters in Tolkien <drogo_drogo> [2/22 @ 13:46] (1/4)

well, you're persuading me <Froda> [2/22 @ 18:49] (1/3)

Say it ain't so! <Calenia> [2/23 @ 12:04] (1/2)

there are some terrifying characters in Chuck's stuff, though <Froda> [2/24 @ 9:21] (1/1)

Yeah, there were <Calenia> [2/24 @ 11:52] (0/0)

a gain, just as sharing readings is <hatster> [2/22 @ 12:56] (0/0)
A gain! <Lyra_Daemon> [2/22 @ 12:28] (0/0)

Just the opposite <Calenia> [2/22 @ 12:22] (1/2)

I agree <Gilwen> [2/22 @ 15:41] (1/1)

I'd like to see <Calenia> [2/22 @ 15:49] (0/0)

anyone try this? <NayMander> [2/22 @ 8:24] (5/6)

I drew up my own... <Atlas> [2/22 @ 15:50] (0/0)
I used to skip parts... <gullygilly> [2/22 @ 14:54] (0/0)
I have. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [2/22 @ 13:56] (1/1)

How did you <Calenia> [2/22 @ 14:30] (0/0)

Go for it! <Lyra_Daemon> [2/22 @ 12:14] (0/0)
I can't help you, but <hatster> [2/22 @ 8:31] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-Summary and comments <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/22 @ 6:47] (18/18)

beautiful job....I always read the... <Princess of Geekland> [2/24 @ 16:24] (0/0)
A fine job! Thank you. (No Text) <Kimi> [2/24 @ 3:44] (0/0)
Thanks Mim! Excellent job! (No Text) <Altaira> [2/24 @ 1:12] (0/0)
Excellent summary and interesting discussion questions! thanks (No Text) <Lothirienne> [2/23 @ 1:37] (0/0)
Excellent Job :-) <Lady Aredhel> [2/23 @ 0:28] (0/0)
Excellent work on an important chapter (No Text) <nerdanel50> [2/22 @ 23:42] (0/0)
Thanks, Mim! (No Text) <Entmaiden> [2/22 @ 19:56] (0/0)
Wonderful job, Mim. I don't know why <Curious> [2/22 @ 13:56] (0/0)
Thank you! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [2/22 @ 12:37] (0/0)
Interesting and enjoyable. Great job! (No Text) <JewelTook> [2/22 @ 12:27] (0/0)
Thanks, Mim! <Morwen> [2/22 @ 12:23] (0/0)
Very well done.. <HeavyFurball> [2/22 @ 11:22] (0/0)
wonderful job, thank you much! <Froda> [2/22 @ 10:15] (0/0)
Many Thanks. (No Text) <Reverend> [2/22 @ 9:54] (0/0)
*Applaud* Excellent questions and leadership (No Text) <gullygilly> [2/22 @ 9:47] (0/0)
Great discussion of a big turning point (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [2/22 @ 9:34] (0/0)
Impressive! Thank you (No Text) <hatster> [2/22 @ 7:26] (0/0)
Thanks for the good questions and nice summary! (No Text) <Suni> [2/22 @ 7:17] (0/0)

sillmarillion/hobbit creation <marsgirl_000> [2/21 @ 22:46] (3/5)

In a hole in the ground... <drogo_drogo> [2/22 @ 13:11] (0/0)
Nobody knows. <Reverend> [2/21 @ 23:30] (1/1)

didn't someone say... <valie_yavanna> [2/22 @ 3:54] (0/0)

yes, please... <pocketses> [2/21 @ 23:29] (1/1)

no one knows :( <jadeshadow> [2/22 @ 0:24] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-Any other questions? <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/21 @ 13:02] (2/14)

one long one <hatster> [2/21 @ 18:23] (5/10)

interesting <drogo_drogo> [2/22 @ 9:30] (3/4)

Faded and otherworldly <Calenia> [2/22 @ 14:02] (0/0)
Wow...I like <gullygilly> [2/22 @ 9:37] (0/0)
YES! <hatster> [2/22 @ 9:35] (1/1)

Removes or overshadows <Calenia> [2/23 @ 12:49] (0/0)

Pondering <Calenia> [2/22 @ 1:33] (0/0)
hmm, v. interesting! <Froda> [2/22 @ 0:36] (0/0)
I agree and disagree. <Curious> [2/21 @ 23:21] (1/1)

Thanks, I agree about Legolas <hatster> [2/22 @ 7:36] (0/0)

sorry.... <gullygilly> [2/21 @ 20:11] (0/0)

Can't think of any. <Curious> [2/21 @ 15:16] (1/2)

And if Curious can't think of any... <gullygilly> [2/21 @ 18:22] (1/1)

ack! <hatster> [2/21 @ 18:24] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowhip-#16 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/21 @ 13:00] (8/12)

going off to war <drogo_drogo> [2/22 @ 9:15] (1/1)

good point! <Froda> [2/22 @ 11:16] (0/0)

whatever Frodo's feelings may be, OURS <Froda> [2/21 @ 22:45] (1/3)

I think Frodo never really appreciated... <Smokering> [2/22 @ 7:07] (1/2)

just have to say... <gullygilly> [2/22 @ 9:35] (1/1)

Thank you! (No Text) <Smokering> [2/24 @ 1:05] (0/0)

Realistic Frodo <gullygilly> [2/21 @ 16:16] (0/0)
Sam the Halfwit <Curious> [2/21 @ 14:54] (0/0)
Gollum's Nose... <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/21 @ 14:01] (0/0)
Gollum's eyes <bracegirdle> [2/21 @ 13:52] (0/0)
Some (brief) thoughts <NZ Strider> [2/21 @ 13:26] (0/0)
Companionship is a good thing <Lothirienne> [2/21 @ 13:14] (0/0)

Evil and beauty <Syllona> [2/21 @ 11:08] (7/24)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder <Curious> [2/22 @ 22:11] (1/2)

yes, but <hatster> [2/22 @ 23:20] (1/1)

Oh of course! <Curious> [2/23 @ 9:47] (0/0)

devil should be beguiling <hatster> [2/22 @ 8:21] (1/7)

Reflecting Satan's 3 temptations of Christ <Calenia> [2/22 @ 12:14] (2/6)

Saruman's voice is another instance <Froda> [2/22 @ 12:43] (2/3)

Think of the other encounters with Saruman <Smallbottle> [2/22 @ 17:10] (0/0)
Yeah! <hatster> [2/22 @ 13:01] (1/1)

I thought of him, too <Calenia> [2/22 @ 13:29] (0/0)

Odd .... <hatster> [2/22 @ 12:39] (1/1)

Yes, it is <Calenia> [2/22 @ 13:44] (0/0)

Sauron, at least, is the occasion for great literary beauty! <Froda> [2/21 @ 22:50] (0/0)
Of course... <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/21 @ 19:21] (0/0)
Melkor's creations... <Ossë> [2/21 @ 11:48] (0/0)
Beauty is truth, truth beauty <Calenia> [2/21 @ 11:46] (0/0)
All evil partakes of Morgoth.... <Reverend> [2/21 @ 11:29] (2/8)

All most thought-provoking..thanks! (No Text) <Syllona> [2/21 @ 15:13] (0/0)
And even so... <Watson> [2/21 @ 11:46] (1/6)

I agree... <Ossë> [2/21 @ 12:13] (1/5)

Not my conclusion <Watson> [2/21 @ 23:17] (1/4)

Hmm... <Ossë> [2/22 @ 6:27] (1/3)

I believe... <Watson> [2/22 @ 9:58] (1/2)

I do... <Ossë> [2/22 @ 12:53] (1/1)

One thing: <Watson> [2/22 @ 17:02] (0/0)

Import question <Meira> [2/21 @ 11:03] (3/31)

Luthien's... <Ossë> [2/21 @ 11:33] (3/14)

Great thread. So it is a question... <Princess of Geekland> [2/21 @ 15:05] (1/1)

Luhtien alone <PhantomS> [2/24 @ 8:33] (0/0)

"Not unlike" vs "exactly like" <Calenia> [2/21 @ 12:26] (2/9)

Yes, but Tolkien allowed Finwe <Princess of Geekland> [2/21 @ 14:57] (1/1)

Drama -- and tragedy. <Calenia> [2/21 @ 22:57] (0/0)

I disagree... <Ossë> [2/21 @ 12:44] (1/6)

Surely you are not suggesting <Calenia> [2/21 @ 22:59] (1/5)

Not at all... <Ossë> [2/22 @ 5:58] (1/4)

At least TWO more similarities <Calenia> [2/22 @ 12:00] (1/3)

Perhaps... <Ossë> [2/22 @ 13:10] (1/2)

Whatever (No Text) <Calenia> [2/22 @ 13:17] (1/1)

? :-( (No Text) <Ossë> [2/22 @ 13:38] (0/0)

Arwen <Meira> [2/21 @ 11:45] (1/1)

Elrond... <Ossë> [2/21 @ 11:58] (0/0)

The marriange bond is stronger than death <Reverend> [2/21 @ 11:22] (1/1)

I enjoyed the Mithrellas story <Princess of Geekland> [2/21 @ 15:02] (0/0)

Nimrodel and Amroth <Calenia> [2/21 @ 11:21] (4/13)

So, since we know there were <Princess of Geekland> [2/21 @ 15:07] (2/4)

Which ones are you referring to? <Calenia> [2/21 @ 22:52] (0/0)
Or... <Meira> [2/21 @ 16:02] (1/2)

Yes, i think it was a reward <pocketses> [2/21 @ 23:25] (1/1)

For Luthien <Calenia> [2/22 @ 0:50] (0/0)

Aragorn's elf blood... <Ossë> [2/21 @ 12:29] (0/0)
About the big A <Meira> [2/21 @ 12:15] (0/0)
Ah... <Meira> [2/21 @ 11:29] (1/5)

So Arwen does "die"? <Ioleth> [2/23 @ 13:16] (1/4)

She dies and is buried on Cerin Amroth. <Calenia> [2/23 @ 13:45] (1/3)

Another way of thinking about this... <Ioleth> [2/24 @ 10:31] (1/2)

Well <Calenia> [2/24 @ 12:44] (1/1)

Thanks for the info! <Ioleth> [2/24 @ 14:24] (0/0)

Elves? Food? <Taryávëwen > [2/21 @ 0:00] (3/8)

They have to follow the laws of nature <Nimrodel > [2/21 @ 15:33] (1/1)

LOL! Get rid of bodily wastes.... <Kathira> [2/21 @ 17:37] (0/0)

they can starve. <Reverend> [2/21 @ 1:14] (1/1)

They can starve <Signal 9> [2/21 @ 2:30] (0/0)

They don't die of old age <Calenia> [2/21 @ 0:11] (1/3)

I wondered that too. <Farawyn> [2/21 @ 0:21] (1/2)

Apparently they enjoyed food, though. <Morwen> [2/21 @ 10:20] (1/1)

When they do a thing, they do it right! <Calenia> [2/21 @ 11:39] (0/0)

War of the Ring <Fingofin> [2/20 @ 19:47] (3/3)

No.....not directly <Lady Aredhel> [2/20 @ 21:17] (0/0)
Sauron knows that the Valar... <Reverend> [2/20 @ 20:33] (0/0)
Sauron was hoping they'd not intervene <drogo_drogo> [2/20 @ 20:21] (0/0)

Why so few elves in war? <maeve> [2/20 @ 18:32] (8/26)

Check Appendix B <Nimrodel > [2/21 @ 15:38] (0/0)
Tolkien himself has said that <PhantomS> [2/21 @ 10:55] (2/3)

Where did you see that? <Gilwen> [2/22 @ 15:59] (0/0)
Where did you se that? <Gilwen> [2/22 @ 15:51] (1/1)

In the Unfinished Tales and Silmarillion <PhantomS> [2/24 @ 8:53] (0/0)

I guess we'll never be called Elf-friends! <drogo_drogo> [2/20 @ 21:38] (0/0)
The Elves were on their way out by this time <Lady Aredhel> [2/20 @ 21:12] (0/0)
Elves are a moribund society. <Reverend> [2/20 @ 20:29] (2/10)

A wee bit unfair Rev! <Ceorl> [2/21 @ 12:35] (1/2)

Must disagree, a little <Azree> [2/21 @ 18:21] (1/1)

That's a bit like dismissing the North African and Italian campaigns in WW2 <Ceorl> [2/23 @ 12:16] (0/0)

losers? <Lorien-lover> [2/20 @ 23:35] (2/6)

Would you prefer 'Mopes?' (No Text) <Reverend> [2/21 @ 1:16] (0/0)
Maybe "losers" is a little strong, but <Azree> [2/21 @ 0:10] (1/4)

LOSERS!!!!!! <Brockomir> [2/21 @ 0:56] (2/3)

ELVES ARE NOT LOSERS!!! <Gilwen> [2/22 @ 16:11] (1/1)

Okay, 'Mopes' it is. (No Text) <Reverend> [2/22 @ 19:18] (0/0)

Sounds like Elf Envy to me, too. <Calenia> [2/22 @ 1:02] (0/0)

Well, the elves were pretty busy... <Moriel Aldawen> [2/20 @ 19:30] (1/1)

yes, war on many fronts <drogo_drogo> [2/20 @ 20:04] (0/0)

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.. <Darth_Frodo> [2/20 @ 18:46] (1/1)

I think thats also a reason; there can be many (No Text) <Orange Blossom Toadfoot> [2/20 @ 19:00] (0/0)

Peace <Orange Blossom Toadfoot> [2/20 @ 18:40] (1/3)

peaceful yes, but don't forget their past <Lorien-lover> [2/20 @ 23:42] (1/2)

i support that. <Brockomir> [2/21 @ 0:47] (1/1)

thanks (No Text) <Lorien-lover> [2/21 @ 20:25] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#14 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/20 @ 16:51] (7/7)

My thoughts. <Curious> [2/21 @ 13:01] (0/0)
Tune in again next week... <Atlas> [2/21 @ 4:59] (0/0)
more on light & esp, the Dark <Froda> [2/20 @ 22:17] (0/0)
I have encountered people... <Reverend> [2/20 @ 20:49] (0/0)
Contasts... <gullygilly> [2/20 @ 19:02] (0/0)
storylines and books <drogo_drogo> [2/20 @ 18:58] (0/0)
Some thoughts... <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 18:03] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#13 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/20 @ 16:50] (9/11)

Just a thought about panic <Morwen> [2/21 @ 10:00] (0/0)
Thoughts <Atlas> [2/21 @ 4:45] (0/0)
After waiting for some time <Entmaiden> [2/20 @ 23:18] (0/0)
Divine Agency works in mysterious ways. <Reverend> [2/20 @ 20:41] (0/0)
Fate is too strong. <JewelTook> [2/20 @ 18:41] (0/0)
Chaos... <gullygilly> [2/20 @ 18:23] (1/1)

microcosm <drogo_drogo> [2/20 @ 20:49] (0/0)

There ARE other Powers at work! <Curious> [2/20 @ 18:20] (1/1)

this is essentially... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/20 @ 23:53] (0/0)

Entropy <Merryk> [2/20 @ 17:46] (0/0)
Some thoughts... <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 17:41] (0/0)

Did reading Tolkien bring you back to poetry? <Lothirienne> [2/20 @ 12:39] (9/13)

I wish I could say it did <Calenia> [2/23 @ 2:23] (0/0)
and NZ Strider... <Goldilocks Took> [2/20 @ 22:28] (0/0)
Poetry and groaning students... <gullygilly> [2/20 @ 17:59] (0/0)
It definitely has for me <Moriel Aldawen> [2/20 @ 17:23] (0/0)
his prose introduced me to poetry <hatster> [2/20 @ 16:34] (1/1)

I agree. <Farawyn> [2/21 @ 0:26] (0/0)

No, because... <Watson> [2/20 @ 15:05] (0/0)
Some Norse epic poetry (No Text) <rawn830> [2/20 @ 14:22] (0/0)
Tolkien's poetry <Smallbottle> [2/20 @ 13:14] (1/3)

Tolkien's translation <bracegirdle> [2/20 @ 15:51] (1/2)

Tolkien's real talent as a poet lay in <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 18:06] (1/1)

Perfect <Smallbottle> [2/20 @ 19:08] (0/0)

poems and such. <Brockomir> [2/20 @ 13:03] (0/0)

*raises hand* Oo!Oo! i have another question! <DiamondTook> [2/20 @ 11:41] (2/8)

Also, at the end of the First Age <Altaira> [2/20 @ 12:07] (1/4)

Is there perhaps a map <DiamondTook> [2/20 @ 12:35] (2/3)

The Noldor <Altaira> [2/20 @ 13:23] (1/1)

*snicker* <DiamondTook> [2/20 @ 14:03] (0/0)

In <Ossë> [2/20 @ 12:47] (0/0)

And the end of the Second Age <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 11:53] (1/2)

And 3) <Reverend> [2/20 @ 14:15] (1/1)

Reason 4: <PhantomS> [2/21 @ 11:02] (0/0)

were there female orcs? <leggylulu> [2/20 @ 5:38] (3/13)

Let's project a reasonable orc society. <Reverend> [2/21 @ 1:24] (2/2)

so were there orc-daughters as well? <valie_yavanna> [2/22 @ 4:05] (0/0)
that is....uh....fiendishly thought out <summertime> [2/21 @ 21:18] (0/0)

missing women in Tolkien <drogo_drogo> [2/20 @ 8:43] (2/8)

Maybe they're knitting banners, <Curious> [2/20 @ 14:28] (1/4)

Just got this wierd mental image... <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/20 @ 16:49] (1/3)

do you have parallel images of Ugluk in elven skirts? <Froda> [2/20 @ 17:23] (1/2)

the orc ladies sewing circle <drogo_drogo> [2/20 @ 18:22] (1/1)

Ack, blrp, gllfg, You guys are killin' me, bwahahaha! (No Text) <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/20 @ 23:40] (0/0)

Please do <Anais> [2/20 @ 12:27] (2/2)

I'm game for some UUT <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/20 @ 23:35] (0/0)
Il'l second that !!!! interesting indeed! (No Text) <Goldilocks Took> [2/20 @ 22:32] (0/0)

Tolkien states of the Orcs <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 5:50] (0/0)

the encircling sea... <leggylulu> [2/20 @ 5:24] (3/12)

Encircling Sea <Stanislaus Bocian> [2/21 @ 15:59] (1/1)

Enfolding Sea and Outer Sea <Stanislaus Bocian> [2/21 @ 16:59] (0/0)

This might help... <Ossë> [2/20 @ 6:00] (1/4)

my idea and question <PhantomS> [2/20 @ 10:49] (2/3)

but there is the "void" <leggylulu> [2/20 @ 13:44] (1/1)

Void is not space <sundering_c> [2/20 @ 15:37] (0/0)

Hmm... <Ossë> [2/20 @ 12:36] (0/0)

It is an "atmosphere." Tolkien just <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 5:54] (2/4)

I presume he was influenced by <Kimi> [2/20 @ 6:24] (1/2)

this was the way i took it, <Brockomir> [2/20 @ 12:32] (1/1)

Ether.... <Darth_Frodo> [2/20 @ 18:53] (0/0)

Apparently Ulmo lived there... (No Text - Link Inside) <Ossë> [2/20 @ 6:01] (0/0)

Apologize in advance... <TolkienFan> [2/20 @ 4:20] (3/7)

Danke sehr, to both of you! (No Text) <TolkienFan> [2/20 @ 5:42] (1/2)

Gern' geschehen. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 5:55] (1/1)

Oh, dear, I can't <TolkienFan> [2/20 @ 6:10] (0/0)

It would be a very good dictionary <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 5:37] (1/2)

And "laik" <Smallbottle> [2/20 @ 11:13] (1/1)

oh, my, an insult indeed! Thanks! (No Text) <TolkienFan> [2/21 @ 14:25] (0/0)

Doesn't Wormtongue say <DiamondTook> [2/20 @ 4:46] (0/0)

Ok, I have a question... <DiamondTook> [2/20 @ 3:22] (1/6)

In the sense of a subterranean abode of the Devil, <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 5:15] (3/5)

Ah, this brings up and interesting thought. <Weige> [2/20 @ 18:00] (2/2)

That is a good question. <NZ Strider> [2/21 @ 1:02] (0/0)
Oo, good question... <DiamondTook> [2/20 @ 19:45] (0/0)

Although <Smallbottle> [2/20 @ 12:11] (0/0)
Ok <DiamondTook> [2/20 @ 10:41] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#12 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/20 @ 1:47] (8/14)

About Sam <JewelTook> [2/20 @ 14:49] (0/0)
Evil lurking in the shadows? (potential spoiler for next chapter) <Anais> [2/20 @ 13:29] (0/0)
Thoughts <Morwen> [2/20 @ 12:50] (1/1)

Exactly, Sam's "mission first" attitude <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/20 @ 16:31] (0/0)

Sightseeing more than suicide <Lothirienne> [2/20 @ 12:48] (0/0)
I find it fascinating <Curious> [2/20 @ 11:45] (1/2)

I find this interesting as well... <Froda> [2/20 @ 12:46] (1/1)

It relates to their <Curious> [2/20 @ 14:32] (0/0)

concerning hobbits... <drogo_drogo> [2/20 @ 8:32] (0/0)
my thoughts on Sam <gullygilly> [2/20 @ 6:53] (1/2)

A very good point <spencer> [2/20 @ 14:10] (1/1)

neatly thought out <Merryk> [2/20 @ 17:32] (0/0)

Some thoughts. <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 3:14] (1/1)

Sam's thoughts for the future <FantasyFan> [2/20 @ 9:14] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#11 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/20 @ 1:44] (11/12)

various comments on Gimli. <Brockomir> [2/20 @ 13:26] (0/0)
Aragorn as father figure <Morwen> [2/20 @ 11:59] (1/1)

Aragorn as Monty Hall <Merryk> [2/20 @ 17:36] (0/0)

My thoughts. <Curious> [2/20 @ 11:32] (0/0)
Gandalf had a plan. <Reverend> [2/20 @ 11:25] (0/0)
just to add <drogo_drogo> [2/20 @ 8:15] (0/0)
Parting is such sweet sorrow. <Atlas> [2/20 @ 8:11] (0/0)
A bit of irony <gullygilly> [2/20 @ 6:30] (0/0)
Some thoughts <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 3:01] (0/0)
Gollum and Gimli thoughts <Lothirienne> [2/20 @ 2:49] (0/0)
My thoughts <Kimi> [2/20 @ 2:39] (0/0)
I think I'll go for #2 . . . <Doorwarden of Theoden> [2/20 @ 2:20] (0/0)

Has anyone read the Silm before anything else? <LovedEveryMoment> [2/20 @ 0:54] (6/6)

well... <pocketses> [2/21 @ 23:45] (0/0)
In detail here <Oboe> [2/21 @ 4:36] (0/0)
I had this same topic a few weeks ago. <Farawyn> [2/21 @ 0:33] (0/0)
I did, but I really wouldn't recommend it... <Morgana Le Fey> [2/21 @ 0:15] (0/0)
No way <Orange Blossom Toadfoot> [2/20 @ 19:03] (0/0)
You mean...? <Ossë> [2/20 @ 18:30] (0/0)

Maps of Arda? <Dlz> [2/20 @ 0:48] (1/4)

Where to find them.... <Lady Aredhel> [2/20 @ 1:47] (2/3)

And another link... <Elanor StarFlower> [2/20 @ 13:20] (0/0)
Lady A. is GREAT! <Dlz> [2/20 @ 1:57] (1/1)

Thanks!! Here is another link..... <Lady Aredhel> [2/20 @ 2:43] (0/0)

Orcs from Elves (Passage from the Sim) <Dlz> [2/19 @ 22:49] (3/10)

Melkor must have lessened in craft (Story Spoiler - Silmarillion) <LovedEveryMoment> [2/20 @ 1:03] (1/3)

Gwindor was Noldor <PhantomS> [2/20 @ 10:58] (1/2)

Oops! <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/20 @ 13:40] (1/1)

goblin men... <Dain II Ironfoot> [2/20 @ 19:11] (0/0)

Something else to add...... <Isembard> [2/19 @ 23:09] (0/0)
My thoughts...... <Isembard> [2/19 @ 23:05] (2/4)

what I think you're trying to say is... <Dlz> [2/19 @ 23:52] (0/0)
but... <Brockomir> [2/19 @ 23:17] (1/2)

Morgoth did not "create" the Orcs -- <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 23:30] (1/1)

Maybe...... <Isembard> [2/20 @ 12:11] (0/0)

The Balrog Question *lightning* <LexiD523> [2/19 @ 22:29] (6/11)

ummm. duhhhh <kbdiggity> [2/21 @ 18:09] (0/0)
What possible difference does it make? <Calenia> [2/21 @ 11:31] (0/0)
good effort... <HeavyFurball> [2/20 @ 16:30] (1/2)

In any case, it certainly could not fly! ; ) (No Text) <Weige> [2/20 @ 18:05] (1/1)

hear hear! <HeavyFurball> [2/21 @ 0:53] (0/0)

While people have fun debating... <Atlas> [2/20 @ 7:47] (0/0)
i think it <Brockomir> [2/19 @ 23:12] (2/3)

Proof! <Dain II Ironfoot> [2/20 @ 19:25] (0/0)
I like that! <Doorwarden of Theoden> [2/20 @ 2:24] (1/1)

This is the key <Smallbottle> [2/20 @ 12:29] (0/0)

Not necessarily true. <Varda Elentari> [2/19 @ 22:39] (0/0)

Here's one...... <Isembard> [2/19 @ 21:30] (2/11)

Here's another question: <Nimrodel > [2/20 @ 1:01] (0/0)
Well, being slain might be painful... <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 21:37] (3/9)

Are the Halls of Mandos <Calenia> [2/20 @ 13:43] (0/0)
didn't they have to stay <Goldilocks Took> [2/19 @ 23:39] (1/1)

I never heard that. (No Text) <Nimrodel > [2/20 @ 0:58] (0/0)

Like a turn in jail in Monopoly (No Text) <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/19 @ 21:40] (1/5)

Not according to Dante. <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 21:45] (2/4)

Dante's also responsible for Treebeard <Smallbottle> [2/20 @ 1:36] (1/2)

Tolkien and Dante <Faeryan> [2/21 @ 15:29] (1/1)

I <Smallbottle> [2/21 @ 15:34] (0/0)

ah, so like landing on the most expensive road when someone else has a hotel there in Monopoly? (No Text) <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/19 @ 22:03] (0/0)

Do orcs share the same fate as elves? <Isembard> [2/19 @ 21:17] (3/10)

My Utterly Unsupported Theory <Reverend> [2/20 @ 11:37] (1/6)

So <Smallbottle> [2/20 @ 13:16] (1/5)

It works for me. (No Text) <Reverend> [2/20 @ 14:11] (1/4)

Rev, did you read <Smallbottle> [2/20 @ 15:25] (1/3)

You are right,... <Reverend> [2/20 @ 16:19] (1/2)

Is that from <Curious> [2/21 @ 23:30] (1/1)

IIRC (No Text) <Reverend> [2/22 @ 9:58] (0/0)

My fault. I didn't think it was ever coverd. (No Text) <Isembard> [2/19 @ 21:25] (1/1)

no worries (No Text) <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/19 @ 21:30] (0/0)

this is debated in detail only a few posts below. (No Text) <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/19 @ 21:22] (0/0)

Reading The Sim <Dlz> [2/19 @ 20:29] (2/5)

Yes, it is great :-) <Lady Aredhel> [2/19 @ 23:34] (2/3)

thanks for the encouragement <bracegirdle> [2/20 @ 15:54] (0/0)
thanks <Dlz> [2/20 @ 1:28] (1/1)

Yes it is one book. <Lady Aredhel> [2/20 @ 21:05] (0/0)

Sil or Sim? <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/19 @ 20:49] (0/0)

Advice for a Newbie <asianstud_999> [2/19 @ 18:58] (4/11)

Try this <Atlas> [2/20 @ 7:38] (0/0)
I strongly suggest the Hobbit <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/19 @ 20:53] (1/1)

I agree <joannaspring> [2/20 @ 15:48] (0/0)

There are a couple of ways to approach this <Idril Celebrindal> [2/19 @ 19:13] (0/0)
You've never read anything? <Brockomir> [2/19 @ 19:03] (2/6)

I agree with Brockomir, with a but... <hatster> [2/19 @ 21:34] (0/0)
I'd be inclined to start with the Hobbit <Ufthak> [2/19 @ 19:09] (1/4)

another question... <asianstud_999> [2/19 @ 21:12] (3/3)

Buy them both, plus a nice paperback set <Entmaiden> [2/19 @ 23:57] (0/0)
A minor correction... <Azree> [2/19 @ 23:19] (0/0)
a nice paperback set <hatster> [2/19 @ 21:37] (0/0)

Fallen Kings <Orange Blossom Toadfoot> [2/19 @ 18:08] (4/8)

My Utterly Unsupported Theory... <Reverend> [2/19 @ 19:09] (2/2)

the Nine <PhantomS> [2/20 @ 11:04] (0/0)
i like your utterly unsuported theory. <Brockomir> [2/19 @ 19:23] (0/0)

Their names are never given, <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 18:24] (0/0)
The only name that is mentioned <Azree> [2/19 @ 18:23] (0/0)
Two of them are known <Meira> [2/19 @ 18:22] (2/2)

The Witch-King of Angmar... <Silverlode> [2/19 @ 22:24] (0/0)
Gaaah, too late--gotta work on my trigger finger! :-) (No Text) <Azree> [2/19 @ 18:25] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#10 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/19 @ 17:56] (6/10)

Slip out the back, Jack. <Atlas> [2/20 @ 7:33] (0/0)
Thoughts... <Lady Aredhel> [2/19 @ 23:29] (1/1)

Avoiding unwanted company <Merryk> [2/20 @ 0:11] (0/0)

on the using of the ring <Brockomir> [2/19 @ 19:17] (2/2)

well put <drogo_drogo> [2/19 @ 20:10] (0/0)
No real answers here but... <gullygilly> [2/19 @ 20:07] (0/0)

I think Frodo had made up his mind earlier <Idril Celebrindal> [2/19 @ 19:02] (0/0)
My thoughts... <Ossë> [2/19 @ 18:27] (0/0)
My thoughts. <Curious> [2/19 @ 18:13] (1/1)

I settle for agreeing with this, adding only <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 21:51] (0/0)

Are orcs immortal? <LovedEveryMoment> [2/19 @ 16:48] (3/8)

On the other hand, Tolkien's final decision <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 21:33] (0/0)
evidence suggests yes <drogo_drogo> [2/19 @ 19:47] (2/4)

Hey, I think we're on to something... <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/20 @ 13:19] (0/0)
Tolkien's final decision, however, <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 21:42] (1/2)

orc origins <drogo_drogo> [2/20 @ 8:59] (1/1)

Tolkien does consider the possibility <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 12:06] (0/0)

That is evidence <Curious> [2/19 @ 16:58] (1/1)

It's good evidence for it, and also fits in with <Ufthak> [2/19 @ 18:56] (0/0)

Aragorn and Arwen .... and something about orcs <the_hobbit_girl> [2/19 @ 16:40] (5/19)

Maybe... <Lady Aredhel> [2/19 @ 23:39] (1/1)

I like the Mirror idea. <Morwen> [2/20 @ 13:03] (0/0)

Well... <Ossë> [2/19 @ 17:02] (1/12)

Orcs, immortality and the problem of evil <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 18:08] (2/11)

What makes you think <Curious> [2/19 @ 18:58] (1/9)

I don't remember the cite <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 19:37] (1/8)

I beg to differ. <Curious> [2/19 @ 19:52] (1/7)

First <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 20:07] (2/6)

I think what you are referring to <Calenia> [2/20 @ 13:10] (1/2)

But <Smallbottle> [2/20 @ 19:59] (1/1)

Just <Calenia> [2/20 @ 23:59] (0/0)

Where <Curious> [2/19 @ 21:03] (2/2)

There are 2 ways to look at this. <Princess of Geekland> [2/21 @ 17:06] (0/0)
He says that <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 21:13] (0/0)

Your theory makes sense to me. <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 18:26] (0/0)

She did wait 3000 years <Curious> [2/19 @ 16:56] (1/1)

That'd be a family reunion to remember! (No Text) <Ufthak> [2/19 @ 19:03] (0/0)

Cross post <LovedEveryMoment> [2/19 @ 16:50] (0/0)
I think it was a examples of... <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 16:48] (0/0)

Are Dwarves immortal? <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 14:50] (2/12)

Good question! Either <Curious> [2/19 @ 15:03] (2/3)

Except for the seven Fathers: <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 15:34] (1/1)

I did say Durin <Curious> [2/19 @ 16:33] (0/0)

See, that's what I thought. <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 15:18] (0/0)

No. They live much longer than Men, <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 14:56] (1/7)

Thanks. I knew the answer <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 15:00] (1/6)

Thorin says in the Hobbit <PhantomS> [2/19 @ 15:29] (2/5)

Halls of Waiting? <Ossë> [2/19 @ 17:42] (0/0)
Interesting! <Curious> [2/19 @ 16:36] (2/3)

Let's read...HoME <PhantomS> [2/20 @ 11:14] (0/0)
Aha! *Pounces* <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 16:49] (1/1)

They're quite different <PhantomS> [2/20 @ 11:17] (0/0)

Galadriel's message to Legolas <Scout B> [2/19 @ 14:05] (6/11)

I promise nothing! <Atlas> [2/20 @ 7:02] (0/0)
How about a leg? You can't need that... <TolkienFan> [2/20 @ 3:53] (0/0)
I think in that passage... <Uitlander > [2/19 @ 16:33] (1/1)

"Go not to the elves for counsel.... <Scout B> [2/19 @ 16:51] (0/0)

I'm sure it was about his passage over the seas <Groovicles> [2/19 @ 15:16] (1/3)

I agree. <Morwen> [2/20 @ 1:18] (1/2)

That is a new approach <Scout B> [2/20 @ 11:48] (1/1)

It's how I see it, too. <Kimi> [2/20 @ 18:02] (0/0)

How bout if I just nibble on one... <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 14:49] (0/0)
*Munch* <JewelTook> [2/19 @ 14:38] (1/1)

legolas is a Grey Elf <PhantomS> [2/19 @ 15:33] (0/0)

about Lothlorien and Lorien <ElanorNorth> [2/19 @ 8:40] (4/8)

Loth = "flower" so... <Uitlander > [2/19 @ 16:26] (1/1)

I think you are correct in the name, but I'm not sure about the coming of the name (No Text) <Orange Blossom Toadfoot> [2/19 @ 18:11] (0/0)

Why does Heaven need a healer? <Temujin> [2/19 @ 11:04] (2/2)

If one of the Valar slip in the shower.... (No Text) <PhantomS> [2/20 @ 11:08] (0/0)
Valinor is part of Arda, so cannot <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 16:01] (0/0)

Ah... no <Watson> [2/19 @ 10:21] (1/1)

ahh ok. thanks! :-) (No Text) <ElanorNorth> [2/19 @ 10:28] (0/0)

Eprhaps so... <Point_Blank> [2/19 @ 9:48] (0/0)

sauron and the ring <Venuslurv> [2/19 @ 8:33] (2/2)

Sauron was weakened <drogo_drogo> [2/19 @ 14:19] (0/0)
Because Sauron himself... <Nimrodel > [2/19 @ 11:49] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#9 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/19 @ 6:30] (9/15)

there's also a hint of black leather amid the fire & brimstone... <Froda> [2/20 @ 10:40] (0/0)
Light and Dark <gullygilly> [2/19 @ 19:49] (0/0)
after an absence - my thoughts <Lothirienne> [2/19 @ 17:18] (0/0)
Some thoughts... <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 15:59] (0/0)
My thoughts. <Curious> [2/19 @ 13:01] (0/0)
Here I have to confess... <Reverend> [2/19 @ 11:57] (0/0)
the last paragraph <drogo_drogo> [2/19 @ 8:40] (2/4)

Just wanted to comment... <gullygilly> [2/19 @ 21:36] (0/0)
Beautifully said. <JewelTook> [2/19 @ 10:04] (1/2)

On the Galadriel's Mirror episode <drogo_drogo> [2/19 @ 13:59] (1/1)

Amon Hen and Mt. Doom... <Kathira> [2/19 @ 15:31] (0/0)

That old black magic has me in its spell <Atlas> [2/19 @ 7:57] (0/0)
Hmm... For Q3 <Ossë> [2/19 @ 7:42] (1/2)

When the Ring was worn previously... <Reverend> [2/19 @ 11:49] (1/1)

I should have said Gollum, bilbo and Frodo <Ossë> [2/19 @ 12:01] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#8 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/19 @ 6:28] (9/15)

Seat of seeing and perspective... <gullygilly> [2/19 @ 19:23] (0/0)
Some thoughts... <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 15:41] (1/2)

No vision? <Atlas> [2/20 @ 5:19] (1/1)

I think he's just seeing with regular sight here. <NZ Strider> [2/20 @ 12:15] (0/0)

Trying again with this question <JennEric> [2/19 @ 14:24] (1/2)

I think that you did have physically <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 23:09] (1/1)

Thanks! (No Text) <JennEric> [2/20 @ 12:18] (0/0)

Frodo did overhear Aragorn <Curious> [2/19 @ 11:13] (0/0)
In the Silmarillion... <Reverend> [2/19 @ 10:54] (2/2)

nice way of putting it <drogo_drogo> [2/19 @ 14:05] (0/0)
I like that idea, too. <HeavyFurball> [2/19 @ 12:58] (0/0)

Everywhere there were signs of war. <JewelTook> [2/19 @ 10:16] (0/0)
Numenorean secrets <Morwen> [2/19 @ 10:09] (0/0)
Amon Hen <drogo_drogo> [2/19 @ 8:09] (0/0)
I see a Mordor and I want to paint it black <Atlas> [2/19 @ 7:22] (0/0)

a bold suggestion from a clueless newbie <hatster> [2/19 @ 0:08] (4/24)

I, for one, don't mind a bit, as a .. <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 14:44] (0/0)
About polls. <Curious> [2/19 @ 13:08] (0/0)
This happens once in a while <Entmaiden> [2/19 @ 0:21] (1/17)

Speaking for myself <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 0:35] (4/16)

Yes! A poster after my own heart. (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 14:51] (0/0)
What would you think of <Curious> [2/19 @ 13:20] (1/10)

Not bad <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 17:07] (1/9)

The best way <Curious> [2/19 @ 17:29] (1/8)

Ooh <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 17:37] (2/7)

Not really. <Curious> [2/19 @ 19:05] (0/0)
I originally thought.. which was my first mistake <hatster> [2/19 @ 18:21] (1/5)

The test is <Curious> [2/19 @ 19:15] (1/4)

perhaps in another place and time <hatster> [2/19 @ 21:40] (1/3)

That <Curious> [2/19 @ 22:01] (1/2)

but, are games appropriate <hatster> [2/19 @ 22:07] (1/1)

actually on second thought.. <hatster> [2/19 @ 22:10] (0/0)

I agree with your choice <Entmaiden> [2/19 @ 0:39] (0/0)
ok! as I said, I'm a clueless newbie (No Text) <hatster> [2/19 @ 0:38] (1/2)

Fear not <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 0:48] (1/1)

*lol* sounding a little like Elrond (No Text) <Galadar> [2/19 @ 12:29] (0/0)

I'd actually been meaning to welcome you semi-formally <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 0:15] (2/3)

Don't listen to him, Hatster! <Eärendil The Mariner> [2/19 @ 3:49] (1/1)

love your footer... (No Text) <gullygilly> [2/19 @ 21:31] (0/0)

thanks <hatster> [2/19 @ 0:20] (0/0)

is there any other tolkien books that describe what sauron looked like in LOTR? <thiefbaggins> [2/18 @ 20:34] (3/5)

Sauron's appearance <Groovicles> [2/19 @ 15:14] (0/0)
Intriguing idea. Sauron, as we... <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 14:59] (0/0)
Somewhere or the other... <Reverend> [2/18 @ 21:01] (1/2)

I think that's from a letter, and <A man> [2/18 @ 23:33] (1/1)

I remember that reference <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 15:02] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#7 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/18 @ 17:14] (10/18)

A couple of thoughts <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 0:47] (0/0)
Some thoughts... <NZ Strider> [2/18 @ 23:48] (1/1)

just how redeemed is Boromir, anyway? <Froda> [2/19 @ 20:46] (0/0)

Close encounters of the ring kind... <gullygilly> [2/18 @ 21:44] (0/0)
I doubt Boromir would have hurt Frodo. <Reverend> [2/18 @ 20:54] (1/4)

So why isn't Frodo, <Merryk> [2/19 @ 0:46] (2/3)

He's got an out... <Reverend> [2/19 @ 1:55] (0/0)
this is... <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/19 @ 1:34] (1/1)

"Centering" prayer <Merryk> [2/19 @ 11:53] (0/0)

My answers <Morwen> [2/18 @ 20:10] (2/3)

Agreed on Q3 <JewelTook> [2/19 @ 12:59] (1/1)

I'm sure the lure of the Ring can't be as bad as brownies! (No Text) <Froda> [2/19 @ 20:36] (0/0)

Psst, Morwen! Could you do me a favour? <Atlas> [2/19 @ 3:28] (0/0)

Interesting quote <drogo_drogo> [2/18 @ 18:20] (0/0)
My thoughts. <Curious> [2/18 @ 18:11] (0/0)
Questions 2 and 3 <Lady Aredhel> [2/18 @ 17:54] (0/0)
Boromir's actions <Lady Aredhel> [2/18 @ 17:48] (0/0)
Some Thoughts <Valandur> [2/18 @ 17:36] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#6 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/18 @ 17:11] (11/21)

Boromir, like Sam, <Entmaiden> [2/19 @ 0:31] (0/0)
Faramir says the following of Boromir: <NZ Strider> [2/18 @ 23:29] (0/0)
Boromir and Judas--a foreshadowing <hatster> [2/18 @ 21:32] (2/8)

nice <drogo_drogo> [2/19 @ 8:54] (0/0)
Interesting analysis... <gullygilly> [2/18 @ 21:52] (1/6)

This is probably a board no-no, but.... <Kathira> [2/18 @ 23:41] (3/5)

thanks for the repost... <gullygilly> [2/19 @ 18:54] (0/0)
I missed this first time round, so I'm glad <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 0:21] (1/2)

Frodo, Aragorn, and Gandalf <hatster> [2/19 @ 1:05] (1/1)

Yes <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 1:39] (0/0)

types <hatster> [2/18 @ 23:48] (0/0)

Why me??? <gullygilly> [2/18 @ 21:31] (0/0)
I'm kind of a fan of Boromir. <Reverend> [2/18 @ 20:44] (0/0)
why now? <FantasyFan> [2/18 @ 19:07] (0/0)
Doubt and desperation <Morwen> [2/18 @ 18:53] (0/0)
Boromir's desperation <drogo_drogo> [2/18 @ 18:11] (2/2)

On Denethor: Although we usually comment <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 0:08] (0/0)
ah ha! <hatster> [2/18 @ 21:35] (0/0)

My thoughts. <Curious> [2/18 @ 17:54] (0/0)
Boromir's attraction to the ring <Lady Aredhel> [2/18 @ 17:42] (0/0)
Thoughts <Valandur> [2/18 @ 17:28] (0/0)

Hi, I would like some suggestions... <canadanthony> [2/18 @ 14:56] (4/6)

NZStrider did say it, as he says so many other things, right!:) (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 15:03] (0/0)
And don't forget <Nimrodel > [2/18 @ 23:53] (0/0)
yep, NZ Strider said it right (No Text) <Brick> [2/18 @ 15:30] (0/0)
There is plenty of new material <NZ Strider> [2/18 @ 15:07] (2/2)

yes.... <niennas_tears> [2/18 @ 16:06] (0/0)
yes, and the version in UT is far more fleshed out if it's a similar story from the Sil ... (No Text) <Ioreth > [2/18 @ 15:49] (0/0)

Círdan’s generosity? <Ossë> [2/18 @ 13:07] (3/12)

In no particular order: <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 15:16] (0/0)
I er... <Ossë> [2/19 @ 5:51] (0/0)
Cirdan is someone <A man> [2/18 @ 15:19] (1/9)

question and comment <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/18 @ 17:28] (1/8)

Istari and Cirdan <drogo_drogo> [2/18 @ 23:07] (1/7)

Another possibility <PhantomS> [2/19 @ 7:56] (2/6)

Where did you find the.... <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 15:10] (1/4)

The wizards are... <Ossë> [2/19 @ 16:32] (1/3)

Yes, but there were two <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 16:51] (1/2)

Ah yes... <Ossë> [2/19 @ 17:10] (1/1)

Thanks for the link! <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 18:31] (0/0)

Círdan actually had... <Ossë> [2/19 @ 8:32] (0/0)

Slightly OT- trying to get a recent Tolkien article from London Times <Thevina Finduilas> [2/18 @ 10:47] (2/4)

Your library <Calenia> [2/18 @ 13:40] (1/2)

How clever!! <Thevina Finduilas> [2/18 @ 15:01] (1/1)

Not really; it's what they pay me for. (No Text) <Calenia> [2/20 @ 1:11] (0/0)

no, not at all "wicked, tricksy, false!" <Froda> [2/18 @ 11:20] (0/0)

Sauron wins, how would the world 'end'? <Olmazh the Destroyer> [2/18 @ 10:24] (3/19)

Like this: <NZ Strider> [2/18 @ 15:21] (1/1)

*Shivers* (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 15:19] (0/0)

Sauron's victory..? <PhantomS> [2/18 @ 11:18] (1/8)

What then is Sauron's motivation? <Olmazh the Destroyer> [2/18 @ 12:15] (1/7)

Domination <Watson> [2/18 @ 12:23] (4/6)

The plan for Numenor <PhantomS> [2/19 @ 7:59] (0/0)
Sauron's possible goals <drogo_drogo> [2/18 @ 13:55] (0/0)
So one could make an analogy and say Sauron is more like the Borg (of Star Trek fame) in his designs (No Text) <Olmazh the Destroyer> [2/18 @ 13:00] (1/1)

Hobbit borgs? <Darkstone> [2/18 @ 16:54] (0/0)

Although i think I'm right in saying <Ufthak> [2/18 @ 12:42] (1/1)

I'm not sure... <Watson> [2/18 @ 13:49] (0/0)

No, I don't think so... <Ossë> [2/18 @ 10:51] (2/7)

Just a little correction <Reddevil> [2/19 @ 10:16] (1/4)

But... <Ossë> [2/19 @ 10:41] (1/3)

Your right but.... <Reddevil> [2/19 @ 14:00] (1/2)

Aaah! *penny drops* ... Although... <Ossë> [2/19 @ 16:40] (1/1)

hehe... <Reddevil> [2/19 @ 18:13] (0/0)

Also... <Ossë> [2/18 @ 10:59] (1/1)

Sauron did win <kodax> [2/18 @ 23:11] (0/0)

Tolkien and Catholicism (Story Spoiler - Book) <FantasyFan> [2/18 @ 10:05] (12/58)

*stands, clapping* <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 17:17] (2/2)

Correct. No spoiler tags <Curious> [2/19 @ 18:22] (0/0)
*blushes* (No Text) <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 17:29] (0/0)

Congratulations to you all for <Curious> [2/19 @ 13:30] (0/0)
Ack! <hatster> [2/18 @ 22:04] (0/0)
Well.... just want to put my oar in... <beren_boy> [2/18 @ 21:55] (2/4)

I don't agree that <Curious> [2/19 @ 10:58] (0/0)
So, if I don't ignore you, does that <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 1:49] (1/2)

Glad you made this point <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 2:41] (1/1)

Most eloquently stated. <Hama of Rohan> [2/19 @ 12:05] (0/0)

Great Topic <rawn830> [2/18 @ 17:09] (2/4)

Tolkien did explicitly say.... <Reverend> [2/18 @ 20:57] (0/0)
I wish the movies <Curious> [2/18 @ 18:19] (1/2)

Curious <rawn830> [2/19 @ 12:45] (1/1)

Don't get me wrong. <Curious> [2/19 @ 13:17] (0/0)

Just a recommendation for further reading: <NZ Strider> [2/18 @ 15:15] (0/0)
The Silmarillion more than LOTR <Calenia> [2/18 @ 13:06] (2/7)

Merry and Pip do marry. <Curious> [2/18 @ 14:38] (1/5)

They would, wouldn't they? <Calenia> [2/19 @ 12:08] (2/4)

Calling <spencer> [2/19 @ 14:18] (0/0)
The Ringbearers... <JewelTook> [2/19 @ 12:51] (1/2)

Bilbo, at least, <Calenia> [2/19 @ 13:11] (1/1)

Agreed. <JewelTook> [2/19 @ 14:54] (0/0)

I'm 90% sure... <Cressida> [2/18 @ 14:27] (0/0)

I (think I) agree <Ossë> [2/18 @ 12:13] (0/0)
It is impossible to say <Curious> [2/18 @ 11:56] (4/27)

Well, you got here first. <Reverend> [2/18 @ 13:48] (1/2)

Yes, and I should have credited <Curious> [2/18 @ 14:30] (1/1)

and I appreciate the discussion <FantasyFan> [2/18 @ 14:47] (0/0)

do you know what is referred to here? <FantasyFan> [2/18 @ 12:14] (2/12)

Well for one thing, <Reverend> [2/18 @ 20:33] (2/10)

addendum to my typology post below <hatster> [2/18 @ 23:52] (2/5)

To me, foreshadowing... <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 17:26] (1/2)

Another way <Curious> [2/19 @ 18:21] (1/1)

exactly! (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 18:32] (0/0)

I looked up "typology" <Curious> [2/19 @ 10:40] (1/1)

Again, I am bowled over by... <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 17:12] (0/0)

Typology? <hatster> [2/18 @ 23:42] (1/3)

Could he avoid it? <Calenia> [2/19 @ 12:04] (1/2)

I agree <hatster> [2/19 @ 14:36] (1/1)

Unless <Calenia> [2/20 @ 1:04] (0/0)

Tolkien does not explain. <Curious> [2/18 @ 14:22] (0/0)

Thank you (and Hama) for the link <FantasyFan> [2/18 @ 12:05] (1/7)

You might enjoy Morgoth's Ring, <Curious> [2/18 @ 12:14] (1/6)

Call me biased, but the orcs never strike me as that bad <Ufthak> [2/18 @ 12:50] (3/5)

I was intrigued by that conversation <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 16:31] (0/0)
The tone of LotR <Curious> [2/18 @ 14:28] (1/1)

Yes, one of the things that Shippey points out <Smallbottle> [2/19 @ 17:43] (0/0)

Hmm... <Ossë> [2/18 @ 12:56] (1/1)

Along this line, I point out a quote <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 16:30] (0/0)

I'm just fininishing Letters. <Hama of Rohan> [2/18 @ 11:59] (1/2)

Have you seen this? (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [2/18 @ 18:38] (1/1)

Sweet! I think it might be time for your repost of RR links. <Hama of Rohan> [2/18 @ 20:59] (0/0)

Courtesy of Curious, a link from Letters (No Text - Link Inside) <Hama of Rohan> [2/18 @ 11:43] (0/0)
Read his letters <Watson> [2/18 @ 11:17] (1/2)

the letters <FantasyFan> [2/18 @ 11:43] (1/1)

Yes. <Hama of Rohan> [2/18 @ 11:48] (0/0)

I never saw a direct influence... <Nimrodel > [2/18 @ 10:36] (0/0)

The Northern Kingdoms. <Ataahua> [2/18 @ 5:03] (1/2)

I think that pretty much all there is <NZ Strider> [2/18 @ 5:16] (1/1)

*sigh* Thanks NZS. (No Text) <Ataahua> [2/18 @ 14:10] (0/0)

What is in "The History of Middle-earth" books? <Bloody_Barnabas> [2/18 @ 1:11] (3/6)

See Turgon's Green Books Article! (No Text) <Ostadan> [2/19 @ 11:41] (0/0)
I am reading... <Daddy Twofoot> [2/18 @ 10:15] (2/2)

As a writer, I found it was really... <Princess of Geekland> [2/19 @ 16:26] (0/0)
I, too, was releived when Frodo got his name... <SunnyJim> [2/18 @ 13:37] (0/0)

Yes. <Reverend> [2/18 @ 1:55] (1/1)

I wish <Smallbottle> [2/18 @ 20:18] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#5 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/17 @ 17:38] (8/16)

Once again, the anthesis <PhantomS> [2/18 @ 9:48] (0/0)
I thik he may be confusing Men with Boromir's specific case. <Ufthak> [2/18 @ 9:05] (0/0)
Hobbits are Men too! <Curious> [2/17 @ 23:28] (1/5)

Only in the broadest sense <Ufthak> [2/18 @ 9:08] (2/4)

Let me pick this nit <Kimi> [2/19 @ 1:10] (0/0)
Even elves are not a separate species. <Curious> [2/18 @ 9:45] (1/2)

No, I think I am going to take issue with you <Ufthak> [2/18 @ 12:35] (1/1)

Whether they in fact <Curious> [2/18 @ 14:44] (0/0)

can't resist Frodo's literary style here... <Froda> [2/17 @ 21:58] (1/2)

Wow... <gullygilly> [2/18 @ 7:04] (1/1)

yes! <Froda> [2/18 @ 11:27] (0/0)

Against refusal of the burden that is laid on me <hatster> [2/17 @ 21:24] (1/1)

yes - this is a great moment <Froda> [2/17 @ 22:03] (0/0)

Hobbit frankness here. <Reverend> [2/17 @ 20:42] (0/0)
Frodo's attitudes towards men <drogo_drogo> [2/17 @ 20:15] (0/0)
Frodo sees with clearer eyes. <Morwen> [2/17 @ 18:46] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#4 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/17 @ 17:35] (13/24)

The Ring's got a hold on me. <Atlas> [2/19 @ 4:21] (0/0)
I think Boromir is genuine at first <Ufthak> [2/18 @ 9:16] (0/0)
my answers... <gullygilly> [2/18 @ 6:37] (0/0)
I think Boromir... <Nemain> [2/18 @ 4:33] (0/0)
More or less agreeing with everyone... <NZ Strider> [2/18 @ 2:54] (0/0)
Frodo is thinking out loud.. <Lady Aredhel> [2/18 @ 1:43] (0/0)
An interesting 'what if' <Altaira> [2/18 @ 0:56] (2/3)

He would... <gullygilly> [2/18 @ 21:11] (0/0)
At that point, I think not. <Morwen> [2/18 @ 10:12] (1/1)

A bit from Green Books <Suni> [2/18 @ 18:06] (0/0)

Boromir fools himself and Frodo, for <Curious> [2/17 @ 23:07] (1/5)

I agree that Boromir... <gullygilly> [2/18 @ 6:53] (1/4)

Why, then, is Frodo "surprised"? (No Text) <Curious> [2/18 @ 9:46] (1/3)

the difference between inner and concious sight <FantasyFan> [2/18 @ 14:55] (1/2)

I agree. <Curious> [2/18 @ 15:25] (1/1)

Don't know... <gullygilly> [2/18 @ 21:07] (0/0)

the tension builds further... <Froda> [2/17 @ 21:40] (1/3)

nice observation <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/17 @ 23:17] (2/2)

Because... <Atlas> [2/19 @ 3:48] (0/0)
timing <rangers rule> [2/18 @ 1:08] (0/0)

denial on one hand, hope on the other <hatster> [2/17 @ 21:07] (0/0)
I doubt very much that Boromir .... <Reverend> [2/17 @ 20:36] (0/0)
Frodo voicing his decision for himself <drogo_drogo> [2/17 @ 19:49] (0/0)
Boromir may be in denial, but Frodo is not. <Morwen> [2/17 @ 18:36] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#3 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/17 @ 17:33] (8/11)

One is the loneliest number <Atlas> [2/19 @ 3:40] (0/0)
A question from a newbe <JennEric> [2/18 @ 17:54] (1/1)

Welcome; I believe Mim is about to cover <NZ Strider> [2/19 @ 0:23] (0/0)

Amon Hen... <Nemain> [2/18 @ 4:27] (0/0)
Not really much to add... <NZ Strider> [2/18 @ 2:39] (0/0)
My thoughts. <Curious> [2/17 @ 23:00] (2/2)

not much else to add... <gullygilly> [2/18 @ 6:16] (0/0)
nice quote <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/17 @ 23:38] (0/0)

Frodo's thoughts my 2 cents <hatster> [2/17 @ 20:43] (0/0)
Not questions I've asked myself. <Reverend> [2/17 @ 20:29] (0/0)
Frodo's moment of truth <Morwen> [2/17 @ 18:24] (0/0)

Intro & ?movie line from book or screenwriters? <Elanor StarFlower> [2/17 @ 17:19] (1/3)

It's from "The Shadow of the Past": <Varda Elentari> [2/17 @ 17:30] (2/2)

oooh <hatster> [2/17 @ 19:30] (0/0)
Thank You! (No Text) <Elanor StarFlower> [2/17 @ 17:53] (0/0)

Gollum's fate (Story Spoiler - ROTK) <Mimosa> [2/17 @ 16:10] (4/6)

In ROTK... <Lady Aredhel> [2/18 @ 1:38] (0/0)
sadly i belive that without the ring gollum, as did bilbo, would physically age to over 500 and undoubtaly dying shortly after (No Text) <gollumslover> [2/18 @ 1:21] (0/0)
I believe after seeing <Goldilocks Took> [2/17 @ 21:46] (0/0)
I think that, without the Ring to drive him. He would have died, and thus, perhaps found peace. (No Text) <Arod the Swift> [2/17 @ 17:36] (1/2)

good question <Celtak> [2/17 @ 20:15] (1/1)

Probably would have gone after it <Mimosa> [2/18 @ 1:14] (0/0)

elvish children <Groovicles> [2/17 @ 15:30] (2/2)

Additionally, Elrond and Elros... <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/17 @ 19:37] (0/0)
Elves' children are described <NZ Strider> [2/17 @ 15:37] (0/0)

Gandalfs real age? <Celtak> [2/17 @ 15:23] (3/4)

Well, as an Ainu he was presumably <NZ Strider> [2/17 @ 15:32] (1/1)

wow ! wonder if he qualifies for life insurance? <Celtak> [2/17 @ 20:12] (0/0)

Actually someone...... <Groovicles> [2/17 @ 15:31] (0/0)
Older than the hills <Watson> [2/17 @ 15:31] (0/0)

I'm confused... <Ossë> [2/17 @ 12:08] (6/28)

Thanks all... <Ossë> [2/18 @ 5:39] (1/2)

You do know... <Watson> [2/18 @ 12:15] (1/1)

I haven't yet <Ossë> [2/18 @ 12:38] (0/0)

Define "die" <Watson> [2/17 @ 15:54] (1/6)

Can I ask a 'what if' question? <Ossë> [2/17 @ 16:50] (2/5)

Well... <Watson> [2/17 @ 18:24] (1/2)

Thanks Watson! <Ossë> [2/17 @ 19:09] (1/1)

No, but... <Watson> [2/17 @ 21:44] (0/0)

I don't think Tolkien changed on this particular instance. <Hama of Rohan> [2/17 @ 17:04] (1/1)

I think there have... <Ossë> [2/17 @ 18:30] (0/0)

I always though.... <Groovicles> [2/17 @ 15:25] (0/0)
SO WHAT HAPPENS TO GANDALF? DOES HE DIE OR NO? <Ewulyo > [2/17 @ 14:38] (3/3)

Hello, Ewulyo! <Julie of the pointed ears> [2/17 @ 15:55] (0/0)
NZ answered below. <Hama of Rohan> [2/17 @ 15:35] (0/0)
Hey Ewulyo <hatster> [2/17 @ 14:58] (0/0)

Don't forget about the "Finger of God" <Hama of Rohan> [2/17 @ 13:04] (1/3)

My opinion... <Ossë> [2/17 @ 14:19] (1/2)

But there are *always* exceptions. <Hama of Rohan> [2/17 @ 14:35] (1/1)

The exception... <Ossë> [2/17 @ 14:52] (0/0)

Here's the relevant part of Letter, Nr. 156: <NZ Strider> [2/17 @ 12:32] (2/8)

OT but just curious... <gullygilly> [2/17 @ 17:44] (0/0)
Unless I missed it in those letter extracts <Ufthak> [2/17 @ 12:48] (1/6)

Well, in the text of the LotR, Saruman <NZ Strider> [2/17 @ 12:54] (1/5)

Saruman yes, Curunír, no... <Ossë> [2/17 @ 13:01] (1/4)

Hmmm... Well, we don't exactly know <NZ Strider> [2/17 @ 13:18] (1/3)

But what... <Ossë> [2/17 @ 14:34] (1/2)

Manwë "rejects" Saruman <NZ Strider> [2/17 @ 15:04] (1/1)

Why... <Ossë> [2/17 @ 15:19] (0/0)

About the Gliorfindel name reusing issue <PhantomS> [2/17 @ 11:30] (1/1)

Another example of how the Silmarillion is still an unfinished project. <NZ Strider> [2/17 @ 11:42] (0/0)

dont get me wrong... <luthiens_lady> [2/17 @ 11:19] (4/6)

The amount of details they got IN <Nimrodel > [2/17 @ 19:51] (1/1)

I agree... <Ossë> [2/18 @ 7:05] (0/0)

No <Dimmacil> [2/17 @ 16:00] (0/0)
just finished <hatster> [2/17 @ 12:21] (0/0)
no, I went and looked at my books <Annael> [2/17 @ 12:11] (1/1)

You lie, Peter Jackson personally came and urinated on your copies. (No Text) <Ufthak> [2/17 @ 12:42] (0/0)

I bet Galadriel didnt have wrinkle cream <b_smith> [2/17 @ 1:37] (1/6)

It's in the HoME series. <Reverend> [2/17 @ 1:51] (3/5)

a few questions about Cirdan... <Rain Queen> [2/17 @ 6:01] (0/0)
Wow. <Ataahua> [2/17 @ 5:16] (0/0)
? <b_smith> [2/17 @ 2:04] (1/2)

History of Middle-Earth <Silverlode> [2/17 @ 2:28] (1/1)

12 volumes, actually (No Text) <Atlas> [2/17 @ 3:50] (0/0)

The rabbit effect <b_smith> [2/17 @ 1:20] (3/10)

ME population <drogo_drogo> [2/17 @ 8:54] (1/2)

I have seen... <Reverend> [2/17 @ 14:07] (1/1)

thanks, I found this <drogo_drogo> [2/17 @ 20:01] (0/0)

Fortuantely, Dark Lords provide ... <Reverend> [2/17 @ 1:55] (2/2)

Hem hem . . . . <He who arises in might> [2/17 @ 11:15] (0/0)
Natural law, like lions and gazelles on the savannah! (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [2/17 @ 8:55] (0/0)

Actually, they didn't have many children. <Nimrodel > [2/17 @ 1:29] (1/3)

Elven kiddies <b_smith> [2/17 @ 1:34] (1/2)

Elves <kodax> [2/17 @ 3:02] (1/1)

Elrond is male :) <PhantomS> [2/17 @ 11:25] (0/0)

Is there a published collection of Tolkiens sketches from LOTR? (No Text) <Brown Radagast> [2/17 @ 0:51] (1/2)

"Sketches" in the sense of drawings? <NZ Strider> [2/17 @ 1:37] (1/1)

and on the web <hatster> [2/17 @ 7:23] (0/0)

Hobbit and Sillmil as a Movie <He who arises in might> [2/16 @ 23:38] (12/15)

Yes... both <beren_boy> [2/18 @ 20:53] (0/0)
Maybe not a film of the whole thing, <Aragorn_Elessar> [2/17 @ 18:50] (0/0)
It might work if you just did one part of the Sil, like the story of Feanor etc. (No Text) <Arod the Swift> [2/17 @ 15:47] (0/0)
Hobbit vs. Silmarillion <Numariae> [2/17 @ 11:13] (0/0)
The Hobbit would be great, as for the Sil <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/17 @ 9:15] (0/0)
Sil the miniseries <drogo_drogo> [2/17 @ 8:41] (2/2)

cartoon <Scarfang> [2/17 @ 18:40] (0/0)
I would hope the Sci Fi channel... <Rain Queen> [2/17 @ 12:11] (0/0)

movie <diorj> [2/17 @ 2:44] (0/0)
The Sil would work better in a medium other than straight narrative film <Smallbottle> [2/17 @ 1:59] (0/0)
And the crowds scream, "More PJ! More PJ!" <b_smith> [2/17 @ 1:16] (0/0)
I think the Hobbit would work better as a movie <Rain Queen> [2/17 @ 0:44] (0/0)
I love both, but <Amanda > [2/17 @ 0:32] (1/1)

Hobbit yet Sil no... <Celtak> [2/17 @ 0:37] (0/0)

Movies..... <Lady Aredhel> [2/17 @ 0:31] (0/0)

Enthralled... <summertime> [2/16 @ 21:58] (3/3)

answers <PhantomS> [2/17 @ 10:51] (0/0)
What happened to the Thralls and Beleriand <Lady Aredhel> [2/17 @ 0:27] (0/0)
Hmmmm...... <beren_boy> [2/16 @ 22:03] (0/0)

Gandalf's new body <sawan66278> [2/16 @ 21:07] (1/1)

He was... <beren_boy> [2/16 @ 21:58] (0/0)

Inferno are you out there? <Lady Aredhel> [2/16 @ 21:06] (1/3)

Hi Lady A <Altaira> [2/16 @ 22:21] (1/2)

ok :-) <Lady Aredhel> [2/16 @ 22:25] (1/1)

I haven't updated the calendar <Inferno> [2/17 @ 1:05] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-#2 <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/16 @ 20:01] (12/14)

The hour has come.... <Kathira> [2/17 @ 20:21] (0/0)
Decisions <nerdanel50> [2/17 @ 16:29] (0/0)
distraction & encroaching disarray <Froda> [2/17 @ 16:10] (0/0)
the others' states of mind <drogo_drogo> [2/17 @ 8:25] (0/0)
my answers... <gullygilly> [2/17 @ 6:04] (0/0)
Some thoughts <NZ Strider> [2/17 @ 5:30] (1/1)

Aragorn's conversation <Curious> [2/17 @ 9:22] (0/0)

The best laid plans of mice and men... <Atlas> [2/17 @ 4:10] (0/0)
I find it extraordinary that Aragorn and Sam <Curious> [2/17 @ 3:55] (0/0)
Fair enough. <Reverend> [2/17 @ 1:00] (0/0)
Merry and Pippin <Entmaiden> [2/17 @ 0:11] (0/0)
Decisions, decisons <Morwen> [2/17 @ 0:09] (1/1)

being alone <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/17 @ 11:20] (0/0)

Thoughts... <Lady Aredhel> [2/16 @ 21:33] (0/0)

The Breaking of the Fellowship-Intro and initial Questions <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/16 @ 19:57] (7/10)

Question 2 <JewelTook> [2/17 @ 11:38] (0/0)
rest... <gullygilly> [2/17 @ 5:52] (0/0)
Aragorn relies on his instincts, or unseen powers. <Curious> [2/17 @ 3:40] (1/1)

nice response...thoughts <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/17 @ 11:03] (0/0)

I think the felt safe.... <Nemain> [2/17 @ 3:16] (0/0)
A knife in the dark <White Lady of Rohan> [2/17 @ 3:02] (1/1)

some thoughts upon the 'ownership' of weapons <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [2/17 @ 10:57] (0/0)

Maybe Aragorn felt safer <Entmaiden> [2/17 @ 0:06] (0/0)
on the second question <drogo_drogo> [2/16 @ 21:02] (1/1)

Just following up on the final suggestion in this post: <NZ Strider> [2/17 @ 5:06] (0/0)

dwarves <Scarfang> [2/16 @ 18:40] (1/1)

Answers: <NZ Strider> [2/16 @ 18:57] (0/0)

The letters <b_smith> [2/16 @ 17:30] (2/5)

See Link Below. <Reverend> [2/16 @ 17:43] (1/2)

*raises eyebrow* <b_smith> [2/16 @ 17:50] (1/1)

More interesting, maybe. (No Text) <Reverend> [2/17 @ 1:56] (0/0)

"The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien... <Altaira> [2/16 @ 17:41] (1/1)

Thank you <b_smith> [2/16 @ 17:48] (0/0)

Gandalfs relation with bilbo before "the hobbit" <Celtak> [2/16 @ 15:24] (2/3)

Apparently... <Watson> [2/16 @ 15:48] (0/0)
Gandalf seems to have been friends.... <Reverend> [2/16 @ 15:48] (1/1)

ah ic ic <Celtak> [2/16 @ 15:55] (0/0)

Worst part of the books <Melilot Brandybock> [2/16 @ 14:14] (5/12)

No, not as I can remember (No Text) <Draupne> [2/17 @ 5:10] (0/0)
For me it is in FOTR <Lady Aredhel> [2/17 @ 1:08] (1/1)

I think the idea of the Tom Bombadil story <Melilot Brandybock> [2/17 @ 18:44] (0/0)

Has to be Bombadil for me.... <Hobbit Lori> [2/16 @ 18:41] (1/1)

I must admit... <gullygilly> [2/16 @ 19:18] (0/0)

*raises hand* <b_smith> [2/16 @ 18:01] (0/0)
Didn't stop, but <Lyra_Daemon> [2/16 @ 14:22] (3/5)

that's an interesting thing about the book... <jadeshadow> [2/16 @ 17:54] (1/1)

I'm the same way <Rain Queen> [2/17 @ 0:01] (0/0)

I can understand that <Melilot Brandybock> [2/16 @ 16:11] (0/0)
to add to the last poster.... <Celtak> [2/16 @ 16:01] (1/1)

Frodo: <Melilot Brandybock> [2/16 @ 16:58] (0/0)

Question on all the rings <JessLynn> [2/16 @ 12:42] (6/6)

Elves and Rings <He who arises in might> [2/16 @ 23:06] (0/0)
Thanks! <JessLynn> [2/16 @ 14:41] (0/0)
Sauron <Altaira> [2/16 @ 14:21] (0/0)
not sure, but i think... <Brockomir> [2/16 @ 13:59] (0/0)
All the Rings <Faenaduial> [2/16 @ 13:17] (0/0)
less is more (powerful) <drogo_drogo> [2/16 @ 13:12] (0/0)

best biography? <Brown Radagast> [2/16 @ 12:31] (3/4)

I just read Carpenter's as it was <Goldilocks Took> [2/17 @ 0:03] (0/0)
Carpenter had full access to all <NZ Strider> [2/16 @ 17:02] (1/1)

I didn't have a problem with that... <Nimrodel > [2/17 @ 0:18] (0/0)

not sure. have you read his letters? (No Text) <Brockomir> [2/16 @ 13:55] (0/0)

A question on the Valar <tara120FO> [2/16 @ 11:05] (4/15)

More like Norse <He who arises in might> [2/16 @ 23:12] (0/0)
There's a big difference <Nimrodel > [2/16 @ 11:52] (1/1)

Ungoliant? (No Text) <Glaurung the Magnificent> [2/16 @ 20:20] (0/0)

Doubt it <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/16 @ 11:32] (0/0)
No. In fact there is no record of anyone <Curious> [2/16 @ 11:27] (2/10)

Tolkien's characters <A man> [2/16 @ 20:51] (0/0)
Gaa! Beat me to it again! <Matthew/Ugluk> [2/16 @ 11:41] (1/8)

Reverend has noted <Curious> [2/16 @ 13:06] (1/7)

i didnt know such a thing <leggylulu> [2/16 @ 17:34] (1/6)

In Unfinished Tales... <Reverend> [2/16 @ 18:00] (2/5)

seems a strange definition for honor...or oath <summertime> [2/16 @ 22:31] (2/2)

Oaths and honor <Curious> [2/17 @ 4:13] (0/0)
Aredhil, even though... <Reverend> [2/17 @ 0:50] (0/0)

LOTR is also in some ways <A man> [2/16 @ 20:56] (1/1)

Drunkeness is <Curious> [2/17 @ 4:04] (0/0)

did tolkien ever write about what happened to middle earth? <leggylulu> [2/16 @ 10:21] (2/4)

Not really. <Reverend> [2/16 @ 10:58] (1/2)

little bit of confusion... <leggylulu> [2/16 @ 17:22] (1/1)

Tolkien says... <Reverend> [2/16 @ 17:31] (0/0)

From my limited knowledge... <b_smith> [2/16 @ 10:42] (0/0)

Goldberry and Bombadil: kids? <valie_yavanna> [2/16 @ 4:03] (1/2)

No kids. <NZ Strider> [2/16 @ 4:25] (1/1)

So if the River-woman was 'asexual'... <valie_yavanna> [2/16 @ 4:31] (0/0)

Need input on appendix dates <grammaboodawg> [2/15 @ 22:46] (2/5)

Perhaps this is symptomatic <Kimi> [2/16 @ 1:33] (2/2)

*huge smile* Thanks K & R! <grammaboodawg> [2/16 @ 8:01] (0/0)
Yes, exactly. <Reverend> [2/16 @ 7:23] (0/0)

The only thing that occurs to me <NZ Strider> [2/16 @ 0:39] (1/1)

That had ocurred <grammaboodawg> [2/16 @ 7:59] (0/0)

Does the ring make Sauron invisible? <He who arises in might> [2/15 @ 22:41] (2/5)

The ring <Raain> [2/16 @ 1:25] (0/0)
Not... <Ossë> [2/15 @ 23:16] (1/3)

The ring does not <A man> [2/16 @ 1:12] (2/2)

yes.. <drogo_drogo> [2/16 @ 13:00] (0/0)
your right <Brockomir> [2/16 @ 3:39] (0/0)