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The Uruk-hai:#18-The floor is open <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 14:41] (3/35)

Merry's scar... <Kathira> [3/15 @ 10:23] (1/2)

please pardon the OT ... <GrimasHamSandwich> [3/16 @ 1:39] (1/1)

You are so right! Thanks. <Kathira> [3/16 @ 9:39] (0/0)

One of my favorite images <Calenia> [3/14 @ 18:11] (3/4)

Do I detect <JewelTook> [3/14 @ 20:42] (0/0)
great quotes <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 20:29] (1/1)

I've been wondering <Merryk> [3/16 @ 2:25] (0/0)

It is important to remember <Curious> [3/14 @ 18:20] (0/0)

Where is Gandalf? <Curious> [3/14 @ 17:36] (4/26)

All in due time <Calenia> [3/15 @ 15:18] (0/0)
Wasn't the Eagle... <Reverend> [3/15 @ 0:44] (1/11)

Calenia does timelines. <Curious> [3/15 @ 14:05] (1/10)

Yeah, and you nitpick my timelines! <Calenia> [3/15 @ 15:12] (1/9)

Why wouldn't I like it? <Curious> [3/15 @ 16:42] (1/8)

The Rev, not you <Calenia> [3/15 @ 17:01] (2/7)

Isn't the last... <Reverend> [3/16 @ 0:26] (1/3)

Where does it say <Calenia> [3/16 @ 1:12] (1/2)

I've always.... <Reverend> [3/16 @ 14:41] (1/1)

Ah, but Aragorn says <Calenia> [3/16 @ 15:19] (0/0)

I'm going to let this go, <Curious> [3/15 @ 17:10] (1/2)

Just one question <Calenia> [3/15 @ 19:26] (1/1)

My point <Curious> [3/16 @ 8:20] (0/0)

Was it not... <Ossë> [3/14 @ 18:24] (1/2)

Whether or <Curious> [3/14 @ 18:30] (1/1)

I'll agree to that ;-) <Ossë> [3/14 @ 18:36] (0/0)

Exactly... <gullygilly> [3/14 @ 18:21] (1/9)

Because <Calenia> [3/14 @ 21:41] (1/8)

You sound like me... <gullygilly> [3/15 @ 10:28] (1/7)

If there is divine inspiration <Calenia> [3/15 @ 11:30] (1/6)

Sad to say... <gullygilly> [3/15 @ 12:39] (1/5)

His aid <Calenia> [3/15 @ 13:12] (1/4)

Very true... <Ossë> [3/15 @ 13:31] (2/3)

I agree...for the most part <gullygilly> [3/15 @ 17:28] (1/1)

We're getting a different message <Calenia> [3/15 @ 18:50] (0/0)

Oh, we agree on all points <Calenia> [3/15 @ 14:00] (0/0)

The Uruk-hai:#17- Swift innumerable spears... <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 14:26] (7/10)

Nice research! Thank you. (No Text) <Kimi> [3/16 @ 2:35] (0/0)
All I have to say is...don't run with them... <gullygilly> [3/15 @ 10:31] (0/0)
Can't say very much, but fascinating! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/15 @ 4:08] (0/0)
You have a gift <JewelTook> [3/15 @ 1:05] (0/0)
what a post! <Froda> [3/15 @ 0:00] (1/2)

There's another Yeats poem <Kiskadee> [3/16 @ 11:47] (1/1)

ahhhh... :) (No Text) <Froda> [3/16 @ 20:34] (0/0)

Ooooo, long pointy things! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/14 @ 16:52] (1/1)

More info on those spears <Kiskadee> [3/16 @ 11:43] (0/0)

I don't know much about spears.... <Reverend> [3/14 @ 14:55] (0/0)

perhaps i should know but i am confused,what are the maiar??thnx (No Text) <leggylulu> [3/14 @ 12:40] (1/2)

Spirits.. <Thistlethorn> [3/14 @ 12:52] (1/1)

Not gods <Calenia> [3/14 @ 15:02] (0/0)

The Uruk-hai: #16 -Grishnákh-part B <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 12:40] (7/16)

indoctrination <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 19:03] (0/0)
One thing about Grishnákh -- he did put two and two together. <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 15:20] (1/2)

Of course... <Reverend> [3/14 @ 16:22] (1/1)

He already had his orders <Calenia> [3/14 @ 16:53] (0/0)

Orcs, orcs, orcs; it's always orcs! <Calenia> [3/14 @ 15:00] (2/5)

The Boromir and Faramir of Mordor <Kiskadee> [3/16 @ 12:02] (0/0)
just a bit more on orcish complexity! <Froda> [3/14 @ 23:53] (1/3)

Dare we go that far? <Calenia> [3/15 @ 0:30] (1/2)

nicely put... <Froda> [3/16 @ 20:37] (1/1)

Perish the thought! (No Text) <Calenia> [3/16 @ 23:03] (0/0)

Grishnakh is a slave being offered mastery. <Reverend> [3/14 @ 14:00] (0/0)
My thoughts. <Curious> [3/14 @ 13:51] (1/1)

Grishnákh just seems a bit <Kiskadee> [3/16 @ 11:54] (0/0)

Doncha just love him? <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/14 @ 13:44] (0/0)
Could Grishnakh have served in Barad-dur? <Eledhwen> [3/14 @ 13:19] (1/1)

That sums it up <Kiskadee> [3/16 @ 12:08] (0/0)

The Uruk-hai: #15 -Grishnákh-part A <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 12:29] (6/25)

Now, to answer the actual questions... <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 15:08] (1/7)

No fair reading ahead! <Calenia> [3/14 @ 17:34] (1/6)

It's not too long <JewelTook> [3/14 @ 20:25] (1/5)

Yes, he does. <Calenia> [3/14 @ 21:10] (1/4)

Then what happened <JewelTook> [3/15 @ 1:02] (1/3)

Where is it written <Calenia> [3/15 @ 2:36] (1/2)

If we are looking <JewelTook> [3/15 @ 13:38] (1/1)

Actually <Calenia> [3/15 @ 14:33] (0/0)

Curious, I'm trying to figure out how this works realistically -- <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 14:50] (3/5)

Yes, it would. <Calenia> [3/14 @ 15:17] (0/0)
My only quibble <Curious> [3/14 @ 15:10] (1/2)

Here's the timetable. <Calenia> [3/14 @ 17:23] (1/1)

Interesting. <Curious> [3/14 @ 18:09] (0/0)

This is how I see it, for what that's worth. (No Text) <Reverend> [3/14 @ 14:57] (0/0)

How to insult a Nazgul; <Reverend> [3/14 @ 13:38] (1/4)

Rev, I have never heard... <Princess of Geekland> [3/14 @ 13:57] (1/3)

Hey now! <Curious> [3/14 @ 14:06] (1/2)

See, one should always.... <Princess of Geekland> [3/14 @ 14:17] (1/1)

It's OK. <Curious> [3/14 @ 14:33] (0/0)

My thoughts. <Curious> [3/14 @ 13:31] (1/1)

I apologize. <Curious> [3/14 @ 17:17] (0/0)

Grishnákh's motives <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/14 @ 13:24] (2/2)

Ooo..I really like the idea <Kiskadee> [3/16 @ 12:17] (0/0)
A man who knows his orcs <Calenia> [3/14 @ 14:15] (0/0)

News travels fast amongst Orcs, I think <Eledhwen> [3/14 @ 13:16] (0/0)

More questions about the Rohirrim <Thevina Finduilas> [3/14 @ 10:41] (2/8)

check the appendix... <old_toby> [3/14 @ 16:37] (0/0)
I would say.... <Reverend> [3/14 @ 10:59] (2/6)

Could the Easterlings of <Curious> [3/14 @ 11:55] (1/3)

At least one Easterling.... <Reverend> [3/14 @ 13:26] (2/2)

There was no repentance <PhantomS> [3/16 @ 15:40] (0/0)
First age Easterlings <Bonomir> [3/14 @ 17:37] (0/0)

Son of Galdor? <ZG1> [3/14 @ 11:31] (1/1)

Son of Galmod. <Reverend> [3/14 @ 13:14] (0/0)

Narrative voice and time in LOTR <hatster> [3/14 @ 8:36] (2/19)

a long musing <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 9:58] (6/17)

great tolkien/eco comparison! <Froda> [3/15 @ 0:21] (0/0)
you wrote what I was thinking, dang it! <hatster> [3/14 @ 18:58] (2/5)

Or I anachronistically foreknew what you were thinking! <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 21:50] (0/0)
Are you familiar with the acronyms <Calenia> [3/14 @ 21:15] (1/3)

Nope <hatster> [3/14 @ 23:54] (1/2)

Or I'm being particularly obscure <Calenia> [3/15 @ 0:12] (1/1)

thank you! <hatster> [3/15 @ 8:50] (0/0)

Wow... <gullygilly> [3/14 @ 17:56] (0/0)
I'll settle for endorsing this. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 16:17] (0/0)
Can't add much to that <Calenia> [3/14 @ 13:57] (0/0)
Except that <Curious> [3/14 @ 12:00] (1/6)

history and fiction/fantasy <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 13:09] (1/5)

Historical fiction <Curious> [3/14 @ 14:33] (1/4)

true, <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 20:54] (2/3)

The rules of the historical fiction about story telling and myth <hatster> [3/14 @ 23:37] (1/1)

excellent way to put it! (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/15 @ 8:20] (0/0)

In the world of Middle Earth <Calenia> [3/14 @ 21:17] (0/0)

None. <Curious> [3/14 @ 8:46] (0/0)

triumph!...almost <EldersisofMerry> [3/14 @ 3:42] (2/11)

Well, I think... <Ossë> [3/14 @ 7:33] (5/9)

Here's a compromise solution. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [3/14 @ 14:35] (1/1)

LOL! Like it :-) (No Text) <Ossë> [3/14 @ 15:41] (0/0)

Agree completely -- see also the letter which Curious cites. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 14:05] (0/0)
Pippin certainly sees someone <Calenia> [3/14 @ 13:12] (0/0)
I think you're a good canidate;) <EldersisofMerry> [3/14 @ 11:26] (1/2)

If you've only read them once, <Curious> [3/14 @ 11:50] (1/1)

Also... <Golfimbul> [3/14 @ 12:19] (0/0)

Excellent work! I <Curious> [3/14 @ 8:20] (1/1)

*relief* <EldersisofMerry> [3/14 @ 11:29] (0/0)

there's the rub <Arador> [3/14 @ 4:25] (0/0)

Could Gollum "see" Frodo at Sammauth Naur? <David Bune> [3/14 @ 3:36] (3/4)

UUT: Perhaps by then <Princess of Geekland> [3/14 @ 15:32] (0/0)
Gollum did not see Bilbo, <Curious> [3/14 @ 8:09] (1/1)

In a tunnel, on the brink of a chasm <Calenia> [3/14 @ 13:04] (0/0)

I would assume that Gollum <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 3:44] (0/0)

On the same subject as Samwise and the Ring... <NoneOfTheAbove> [3/14 @ 3:14] (3/5)

Sam does feel "horribly and unquietly visible <Calenia> [3/14 @ 12:58] (0/0)
Note that Sam takes off the Ring before <Curious> [3/14 @ 8:07] (0/0)
It is never so simple as if the Ring <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 3:41] (1/2)

I wonder <Ossë> [3/14 @ 5:49] (1/1)

Actually, yes, I do think <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 13:24] (0/0)

Samwise and the Ring <Ltlberr> [3/14 @ 2:42] (1/6)

When Sam wears the Ring, <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 2:54] (1/5)

Hey, thanx for clearing that up! <Ltlberr> [3/14 @ 3:03] (3/4)

Why Sam gave up the Ring <Stanislaus Bocian> [3/14 @ 19:16] (0/0)
Both, but more inner-strength <Calenia> [3/14 @ 12:46] (0/0)
Think of the Ring as addictive. <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 3:07] (1/1)

Ahh, thank u o wise Strider! <Ltlberr> [3/14 @ 3:09] (0/0)

I *did* read the books but... <Ltlberr> [3/14 @ 2:08] (4/15)

just to add to the great discussions below <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 8:49] (0/0)
Middle-earth is the modern English form <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 3:01] (2/11)

Are you sure about that? <Udpint> [3/14 @ 5:19] (1/2)

Yes. The idea of <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 13:19] (1/1)

I see. <Udpint> [3/14 @ 18:07] (0/0)

And one such other meaning in Ataahua's post... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 3:04] (1/7)

So, in Tolkein's Middle Earth <Ltlberr> [3/14 @ 3:06] (1/6)

In the Third Age there is <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 3:25] (2/5)

*American waves frantically* <Smallbottle> [3/14 @ 3:54] (1/3)

Hail, Columbia. <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 3:59] (1/2)

I think <Smallbottle> [3/14 @ 4:10] (1/1)

Nice thought. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 14:03] (0/0)

Oh! *bows to Strider* <Ltlberr> [3/14 @ 3:29] (0/0)

Well, I may be talking out of a hole in my head, <Ataahua> [3/14 @ 3:01] (0/0)
*thinking-hard* <EldersisofMerry> [3/14 @ 2:12] (0/0)

What do you think <eowynofr1> [3/13 @ 20:46] (10/11)

Either... <Ossë> [3/14 @ 7:50] (0/0)
Of Beren and Luthien <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/14 @ 3:41] (0/0)
The descriptions of the Valar at the start of the Sil. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/14 @ 3:34] (0/0)
*whips out LotR books and frantically turns pages* (No Text) <Ltlberr> [3/14 @ 2:19] (0/0)
Aure entuluva <Arod the Swift> [3/14 @ 0:48] (1/1)

Agreed... <Bar-Calion> [3/14 @ 11:48] (0/0)

Two of my favorites... <Sangoff> [3/13 @ 23:59] (0/0)
Fifth battle <kodax> [3/13 @ 22:12] (0/0)
two, maybe three here... <drogo_drogo> [3/13 @ 21:56] (0/0)
perhaps this is not what you asked for <Bonomir> [3/13 @ 21:54] (0/0)
"And the dragon came." <Reverend> [3/13 @ 21:16] (0/0)

was is the barrow-wights history? or are they just somethin creepy for LOTR? (No Text) <thiefbaggins> [3/13 @ 18:53] (2/3)

history of ME or history <Goldilocks Took> [3/14 @ 1:11] (0/0)
I don't know the details but <Arod the Swift> [3/13 @ 18:58] (1/1)

Um, the evidence is... <Reverend> [3/13 @ 20:05] (0/0)

Bor the faithful <Idaho> [3/13 @ 16:44] (1/2)

We can only assume that <PhantomS> [3/13 @ 17:13] (1/1)

thanks PhantomS <Idaho> [3/13 @ 18:36] (0/0)

The Uruk-hai: #14 - Leaves of Lorien <Kiskadee> [3/13 @ 15:59] (12/20)

Picking up on a remark of Merryk's: <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 16:02] (1/2)

Comfort and cheer to the Three Hunters <Calenia> [3/14 @ 17:58] (1/1)

Tolkien shaking things up <Dame Ioreth > [3/15 @ 22:59] (0/0)

well, Pip's always been quick! <Froda> [3/13 @ 20:36] (1/2)

Yeah, I'm with you! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/14 @ 11:37] (1/1)

Even if someone could persuade me <Calenia> [3/14 @ 13:27] (0/0)

Love these questions! <gullygilly> [3/13 @ 20:22] (0/0)
Only Eru knows <drogo_drogo> [3/13 @ 19:11] (0/0)
I think they are.... <Arod the Swift> [3/13 @ 19:01] (0/0)
He's got a brain -- he used it! <Calenia> [3/13 @ 18:31] (0/0)
Visions and impulses <JewelTook> [3/13 @ 18:27] (1/2)

They didn't need <Merryk> [3/13 @ 23:49] (1/1)

You could be right. <JewelTook> [3/15 @ 6:15] (0/0)

Luck... <Golfimbul> [3/13 @ 17:18] (0/0)
Helplessness. <Darkstone> [3/13 @ 17:12] (0/0)
It's better to be lucky than good <Merryk> [3/13 @ 17:02] (0/0)
One thing I am sure of: <Curious> [3/13 @ 16:49] (1/1)

I like the idea <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 17:49] (0/0)

To be precise. <Reverend> [3/13 @ 16:21] (1/1)

I have to agree 110% with that! (No Text) <EldersisofMerry> [3/14 @ 1:51] (0/0)

Noticed something cute while rereading FOTR <Bree Baggins> [3/13 @ 15:16] (2/5)

It is! <Gilwen> [3/13 @ 17:18] (0/0)
Hidden secret <Dimmacil> [3/13 @ 15:33] (1/3)

Can't be too secret (Mini-Spoiler - RotK movie) <erather> [3/13 @ 19:11] (1/2)

In the movie we know he has the coat <Azree> [3/14 @ 0:07] (1/1)

The rest of the fellowship find out at Lorien I think (Story Spoiler - FOTR) <elfwing_angel> [3/14 @ 1:39] (0/0)

The Uruk-hai:#13-Laughter is the best medicine <Kiskadee> [3/13 @ 14:14] (15/29)

My very late reply. <Morwen> [3/15 @ 15:24] (0/0)
Life is never so bad... <Atlas> [3/14 @ 5:03] (1/2)

Some thoughts <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 16:03] (1/1)

I suspect that it all depends <Calenia> [3/14 @ 17:53] (0/0)

I think it's very characteristic for Merry and Pippin. <RosieLass> [3/14 @ 1:12] (1/1)

Good point on Sam <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 16:08] (0/0)

Other than that, how did you like the play, Mrs. Lincoln? <Calenia> [3/13 @ 23:51] (1/3)

My favorite historical humor <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 16:19] (2/2)

Outstanding! (No Text) <Reverend> [3/14 @ 23:51] (0/0)
Oh, yes,I'd forgotten about the trolls. Very droll, the trolls. (No Text) <Calenia> [3/14 @ 17:39] (0/0)

if i may be permitted a movie reference...? <Froda> [3/13 @ 21:05] (0/0)
"Father always believed laughter was the best medicine... <iowaboy> [3/13 @ 20:28] (2/3)

I always wondered how Elrond got that splinter out. <Morwen> [3/15 @ 14:58] (1/1)

Pyschic surgery <Calenia> [3/15 @ 15:03] (0/0)

My brother- and sister-in-law <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 16:43] (0/0)

Humor helps. <JewelTook> [3/13 @ 19:20] (0/0)
cheeky hobbits <drogo_drogo> [3/13 @ 18:47] (0/0)
I love that line too. <Kelly of Water's Edge> [3/13 @ 17:27] (1/1)

The freed hands <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 16:52] (0/0)

My thoughts. <Curious> [3/13 @ 16:22] (1/2)

Thoughts on thoughts;-) <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 17:11] (1/1)

Sam weeps quite a bit. <Curious> [3/14 @ 19:16] (0/0)

my ideas... <gullygilly> [3/13 @ 16:12] (0/0)
The Right Stuff, for Hobbits anyway. <Reverend> [3/13 @ 15:53] (1/1)

Love the Mercutio <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 17:28] (0/0)

Merry is the more mature... <Darkstone> [3/13 @ 15:29] (0/0)
Very quickly -- I see Merry's humour <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 14:51] (0/0)
Could be worse--it could be raining... <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/13 @ 14:50] (1/1)

lol! thanx esp. for the vespasian & <Froda> [3/13 @ 20:42] (0/0)

The Uruk-hai:#12-Dr. Uglúk <Kiskadee> [3/13 @ 14:03] (8/17)

I'd like a second opinion. <Atlas> [3/14 @ 4:18] (0/0)
Orc medical ethics <JewelTook> [3/13 @ 18:59] (1/1)

I had a similar idea <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 14:47] (0/0)

Efficiency is valued <Calenia> [3/13 @ 18:07] (0/0)
I'd change doctors <Kimi> [3/13 @ 16:11] (1/1)

Pippin is in an HMO, obviously <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 15:09] (0/0)

Good Doctor Uglúk <gullygilly> [3/13 @ 16:01] (0/0)
Sounds like some Army medics I've met... <Reverend> [3/13 @ 15:44] (4/5)

I add my thanks to Kiskadee's. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/14 @ 15:39] (0/0)
I'm trying to imagine <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 15:24] (1/1)

Ah, there's a lot.... <Reverend> [3/14 @ 16:17] (0/0)

"Sew them up to blow them up." <Smallbottle> [3/13 @ 19:09] (0/0)
battlefield medicine <drogo_drogo> [3/13 @ 18:35] (0/0)

My thoughts. <Curious> [3/13 @ 15:42] (1/1)

Good point <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 15:05] (0/0)

"Dr. Ugluk", love it! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/13 @ 14:31] (1/1)

Ow, I would hate to be the guy <Kiskadee> [3/14 @ 15:01] (0/0)

What happend to Morgoth <Ulmo89> [3/13 @ 10:19] (2/11)

Do you have The Silmarillion? <Curious> [3/13 @ 10:33] (0/0)
I believe (but don't quote me on it, I'm going from memory), <Azree> [3/13 @ 10:32] (2/9)

Morgoth's fate <Lenwe> [3/13 @ 12:56] (0/0)
You're right, Azree.. <Auren> [3/13 @ 11:39] (3/7)

Nope <PhantomS> [3/13 @ 17:26] (1/2)

fastness of Mandos <Linguilindale> [3/13 @ 23:34] (1/1)

My mistake, thanks :) <PhantomS> [3/14 @ 12:57] (0/0)

Chain was made by Aulë <Reddevil> [3/13 @ 12:34] (0/0)
No, the rest of the Valar <Curious> [3/13 @ 11:42] (1/2)

Sorry,my mistake, but... <Auren> [3/13 @ 11:55] (1/1)

Ainur, yes, Valar, no. By <Curious> [3/13 @ 12:09] (0/0)

Free LOTR Bookmarks anyone? <hbreakid> [3/13 @ 5:29] (6/9)

thanks, I love collecting LOTR bookmarks (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/14 @ 10:07] (0/0)
very nice! <Rain Queen> [3/14 @ 5:52] (0/0)
Argh, it wouldn't load..... (No Text) <Orange Blossom Toadfoot> [3/13 @ 19:47] (0/0)
They're really, really good! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/13 @ 12:11] (0/0)
Wow, how nice of you, thanks! (No Text) <Varda Elentari> [3/13 @ 11:24] (0/0)
Very nice, and very generous. <Curious> [3/13 @ 9:01] (1/3)

I think bookmarks in the Reading Room is o.k. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/13 @ 12:11] (1/2)

So do I, <Curious> [3/13 @ 12:38] (1/1)

BTW.... <Golfimbul> [3/13 @ 12:52] (0/0)

A question about Dior. <babysavr> [3/13 @ 2:35] (5/9)

Well... <Nahar> [3/13 @ 19:43] (1/1)

That's actually the problem <Calenia> [3/14 @ 13:35] (0/0)

This is a question <Calenia> [3/13 @ 12:06] (0/0)
All the clues point to <PhantomS> [3/13 @ 9:57] (0/0)
In addition to what NZ Strider said, <Curious> [3/13 @ 8:46] (1/1)

Gift of Men <Lenwe> [3/13 @ 9:55] (0/0)

Even the Valar debated this issue <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 2:55] (1/2)

Maiar genes? <Golfimbul> [3/13 @ 3:08] (1/1)

Spritual grace <Calenia> [3/13 @ 12:31] (0/0)

Aragorn's age at death <Calenia> [3/13 @ 2:03] (4/9)

Thanks, everyone, for the info. <Calenia> [3/14 @ 12:29] (0/0)
He was 84 at the start of the Fellowship... <samwise the fat> [3/13 @ 15:54] (1/1)

If you'll read the text. (No Text) <Calenia> [3/13 @ 18:50] (0/0)

Where does it say 190? <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 2:42] (1/4)

In the text itself <Calenia> [3/13 @ 11:54] (1/3)

It's a misprint. My edition says, <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 12:45] (1/2)

Which edition would that be? <Calenia> [3/13 @ 17:46] (1/1)

My edition reads the same... <Atlas> [3/14 @ 4:22] (0/0)

Quick partial answer. <Atlas> [3/13 @ 2:33] (0/0)

I'm almost finished with the Sil and have a few questions. <Arod the Swift> [3/13 @ 1:02] (3/8)

Answers <PhantomS> [3/13 @ 10:06] (0/0)
Logic suggests no. <Reverend> [3/13 @ 1:27] (2/4)

Except that Amandil had the palantiri, <Curious> [3/13 @ 8:53] (0/0)
Speaking of Numenor, I had another question <Arod the Swift> [3/13 @ 1:32] (1/2)

Both times they are clouds which resemble giant eagles. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 2:59] (1/1)

Do clouds have wings? <Curious> [3/13 @ 8:50] (0/0)

As to Amandil, I freely <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 1:19] (1/1)

Thanks (No Text) <Arod the Swift> [3/13 @ 1:26] (0/0)

Question about the White Council. <Aldebaran> [3/12 @ 23:11] (5/9)

It never came to a vote. <Curious> [3/13 @ 8:55] (2/4)

In my opinion... <Aldebaran> [3/13 @ 12:22] (1/1)

Gandalf <Curious> [3/13 @ 12:59] (0/0)

hmmm... <gullygilly> [3/13 @ 9:49] (1/1)

Unfinished Tales and LotR. <Curious> [3/13 @ 10:30] (0/0)

White Council was doomed from the outset <drogo_drogo> [3/13 @ 8:03] (0/0)
well <ASweetCalamity> [3/13 @ 2:47] (0/0)
Unfinished Tales... <Reverend> [3/13 @ 0:37] (0/0)
I don't think the book is really clear on that. (No Text) <Perianwen> [3/12 @ 23:42] (0/0)

Questions about Cirdan.... <ricsanchez> [3/12 @ 23:04] (2/13)

If Treebeard is the oldest sentient <Curious> [3/13 @ 8:59] (2/3)

Though Gandalf.... <Princess of Geekland> [3/14 @ 14:13] (0/0)
Do you... <Ossë> [3/13 @ 19:43] (1/1)

Good point. (No Text) <Curious> [3/14 @ 7:59] (0/0)

No direct evidence. <Reverend> [3/13 @ 0:52] (1/8)

I'm confused <babysavr> [3/13 @ 2:17] (1/7)

Somewhere in the History of Middle-earth <Curious> [3/13 @ 8:57] (1/6)

Only 144! <babysavr> [3/13 @ 12:22] (3/5)

gross ;) (No Text) <Beleg of Doriath> [3/13 @ 20:26] (1/1)

As Bilbo would say. <Curious> [3/13 @ 21:46] (0/0)

Here's a relevant essay: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [3/13 @ 13:06] (1/1)

That was truly amazing! <babysavr> [3/13 @ 22:01] (0/0)

You're right... <Reverend> [3/13 @ 12:40] (0/0)

Dunadan/ Dunedain question... <WhiteLadyEowyn> [3/12 @ 21:57] (2/6)

Bilbo scolds Frodo in 'Many Meetings' <PhantomS> [3/13 @ 10:09] (0/0)
Dunadan is the singular; Dunedain is the plural. <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 21:58] (2/4)

pronounciation... <Mallothwen> [3/12 @ 22:11] (2/2)

Definitely pine - see Appendices - this word is used as an example (No Text) <FaramirFan> [3/13 @ 23:38] (0/0)
With "pine." (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 22:22] (0/0)

HA! I knew you would know :) <WhiteLadyEowyn> [3/12 @ 22:06] (0/0)

When was gandalf given narya (ring of fire) by cirdan at the grey havens? (No Text) <Frodolotr> [3/12 @ 20:03] (2/4)

We don't know. <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 20:16] (0/0)
Right after he came over <Celebdil> [3/12 @ 20:14] (1/2)

Follow up <Celebdil> [3/12 @ 20:18] (1/1)

Well, actually... <Watson> [3/12 @ 21:49] (0/0)

Lurtz <Ulmo89> [3/12 @ 15:03] (3/6)

Can`t see your message! <Gilwen> [3/12 @ 17:00] (0/0)
He was... <Ossë> [3/12 @ 15:16] (0/0)
It doesn't -- at least not in the book. <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 15:12] (1/3)

Thanks! <Ulmo89> [3/12 @ 15:22] (1/2)

OT Ulmo's script does not show <OakHuorn> [3/12 @ 16:31] (1/1)

It's <Ossë> [3/12 @ 16:51] (0/0)

Ethical standards among Orcs (?) <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 14:48] (7/38)

Ethics or opportunism <Calenia> [3/13 @ 0:25] (0/0)
Orcs are basically Darwinian... <iowaboy> [3/12 @ 22:29] (2/10)

Good to see you again, Iowaboy! Oddly, I've always assumed <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 0:53] (2/5)

Social orc Darwinism, not evolutionary... <iowaboy> [3/13 @ 20:17] (1/1)

Have to play <Roheryn> [3/13 @ 21:05] (0/0)

Thoughts on artificial selection <Roheryn> [3/13 @ 1:45] (1/2)

So -- and forgive me, it's been <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 3:05] (1/1)

Yes, with a couple of constraints. <Roheryn> [3/13 @ 11:20] (0/0)

Darwin rolls in grave! <Merryk> [3/12 @ 23:59] (1/3)

Stephen J. Gould joins him <Calenia> [3/13 @ 0:10] (1/2)

Gosh, I'd love to be able to read <Kimi> [3/13 @ 0:20] (1/1)

Extremely sad <Calenia> [3/13 @ 0:36] (0/0)

no alternative moral code <drogo_drogo> [3/12 @ 20:59] (2/5)

Aragorn tells Éomer, that <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 0:47] (1/1)

the 2 Dark Lords on living with Iluvatar's laws <drogo_drogo> [3/13 @ 8:55] (0/0)

The premise of a moral code <Calenia> [3/13 @ 0:42] (1/2)

I suppose in the minds of the orcs <Morwen> [3/13 @ 9:42] (1/1)

Possibly <Calenia> [3/13 @ 11:37] (0/0)

If you'd replaced 'orcs' for 'humans' throughout this post no one would be any the wiser! (No Text) <Ceorl> [3/12 @ 17:34] (1/2)

Which, of course, makes Orcs so frightening. On one level <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 0:34] (1/1)

Too true sadly NZS... (No Text) <Ceorl> [3/13 @ 16:03] (0/0)

objections, objections! <Froda> [3/12 @ 16:33] (2/13)

I think I agree -- at least to the extent that <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 1:15] (1/4)

elves & orcs & Aragorn <Froda> [3/13 @ 10:28] (1/3)

I had <Smallbottle> [3/13 @ 14:20] (1/2)

I came to that thread <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 14:56] (1/1)

To my mind <Smallbottle> [3/13 @ 19:05] (0/0)

complex characters <notlost> [3/12 @ 17:01] (1/7)

But <Smallbottle> [3/12 @ 17:06] (2/6)

Binding Merry's wound, and forcing the orc draught.... <iowaboy> [3/12 @ 22:42] (2/2)

And it demonstrated <Merryk> [3/13 @ 0:59] (0/0)
He wasn't being nice! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/12 @ 23:15] (0/0)

not to my knowledge... <Froda> [3/12 @ 17:31] (1/2)

They avenge their dead.... <iowaboy> [3/12 @ 22:47] (1/1)

Self-preservation rather than vengance <Calenia> [3/13 @ 2:14] (0/0)

My favorite example: <Curious> [3/12 @ 16:17] (0/0)
I might add one other <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 15:15] (1/1)

Good point.... <Ossë> [3/12 @ 15:19] (0/0)

The Uruk-Hai: #11- The origins of orcs: influences <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 14:41] (4/20)

Fascinating -- thanks for that! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 1:32] (0/0)
Inconsistent.... <Golfimbul> [3/12 @ 16:38] (1/2)

orc ingenuity <drogo_drogo> [3/12 @ 20:33] (1/1)

Very different circumstances <Calenia> [3/12 @ 23:58] (0/0)

Goodness, you ARE thorough! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/12 @ 16:35] (2/7)

And networks, <Curious> [3/13 @ 13:52] (0/0)
Computers <Golfimbul> [3/12 @ 16:39] (1/5)

Mac or PC? <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/12 @ 16:44] (2/4)

Sauron had a PC... <gullygilly> [3/12 @ 18:44] (1/1)

My thoughts exactly! :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/13 @ 2:40] (0/0)

this is a terrifyingly realistic line of thought! :) <Froda> [3/12 @ 17:45] (1/1)

The databasement? <JewelTook> [3/12 @ 23:03] (0/0)

Hobbits and goblins may come from the same <Curious> [3/12 @ 15:06] (2/7)

Hob means 'House'... <Reverend> [3/13 @ 21:21] (1/1)

Friendly hobheadlesses? <Curious> [3/14 @ 11:39] (0/0)

Addendum. <Curious> [3/12 @ 15:19] (2/4)

Hob-thrushes <Smallbottle> [3/12 @ 17:51] (1/2)

I think you're missing <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 23:10] (1/1)

Sorry <Smallbottle> [3/13 @ 1:41] (0/0)

I'd hate to meet a hob-headless! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/12 @ 16:45] (0/0)

The Uruk-hai:#10 -The origin of orcs:words <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 13:50] (6/28)

nice etymological homework (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/12 @ 20:09] (0/0)
I'm a champion .... <Reverend> [3/12 @ 18:33] (1/11)

Please tell me that you´re joking <Galadriel 1> [3/12 @ 19:07] (1/10)

It may well be... <Reverend> [3/12 @ 22:08] (2/9)

It is a bit... <Kiskadee> [3/13 @ 14:39] (0/0)
a Ethymological dictionary is <Galadriel 1> [3/13 @ 7:12] (1/7)

Not really. <Reverend> [3/13 @ 12:48] (2/6)

Just wanted to free you of the misconception <Galadriel 1> [3/13 @ 19:22] (1/2)

the Roman... <Reverend> [3/13 @ 20:14] (1/1)

Oh, interesting, I would love to see <Galadriel 1> [3/14 @ 4:25] (0/0)

For what it's worth, <Curious> [3/13 @ 13:50] (1/2)

What... <Reverend> [3/13 @ 15:57] (1/1)

No, I <Curious> [3/13 @ 21:48] (0/0)

From the Elder Edda: <Smallbottle> [3/12 @ 17:15] (1/9)

No,as far as I know it´s the same <Galadriel 1> [3/12 @ 18:46] (1/8)

But OE <Smallbottle> [3/12 @ 19:15] (1/7)

Could very well be, but I very <Galadriel 1> [3/12 @ 20:06] (1/6)

The point is <Smallbottle> [3/12 @ 20:55] (1/5)

Oh really? <Galadriel 1> [3/13 @ 6:49] (1/4)

Hang on; <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 13:37] (1/3)

So if orc-thyrses means <Galadriel 1> [3/13 @ 20:05] (1/2)

Well, <NZ Strider> [3/13 @ 22:37] (1/1)

Thank you <Smallbottle> [3/14 @ 3:59] (0/0)

"Yrch" is plural, Sindarin... <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/12 @ 16:17] (0/0)
applause, and a muddled question...:) <Froda> [3/12 @ 15:06] (0/0)
Impressive work! <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 14:12] (2/2)

I thought I had seen <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 14:58] (0/0)
N.b.: read "Icelandic" for "Icelanding"... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 14:14] (0/0)

A question about Balrogs <Ossë> [3/12 @ 13:11] (4/15)

Melkor corrupted many to his service.... <iowaboy> [3/12 @ 22:50] (1/2)

uncorrupted spirit of fire <Lenwe> [3/13 @ 0:55] (1/1)

Hmm, that's interesting... <iowaboy> [3/13 @ 20:13] (0/0)

I think... <Nahar> [3/12 @ 16:45] (1/1)

Hmm... <Ossë> [3/13 @ 7:38] (0/0)

It does say in *Morgoth's Ring* (p. 70) <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 13:33] (1/7)

But surely <Curious> [3/12 @ 13:38] (1/6)

Because they were more useful to him that way? <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 13:47] (1/5)

I still <Curious> [3/12 @ 13:55] (3/4)

Maybe domination <Brockomir> [3/12 @ 22:58] (0/0)
Morgoth's fear of rebellion? (No Text) <Ossë> [3/12 @ 14:25] (0/0)
I agree: it made it easier for Morgoth to dominate them. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 14:16] (1/1)

That's <Curious> [3/12 @ 14:34] (0/0)

As I recall <Curious> [3/12 @ 13:31] (1/1)

This <Brockomir> [3/12 @ 23:00] (0/0)

The Uruk-Hai: #9 Orcs in Real Life <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 11:59] (4/5)

Thank you for ... <gullygilly> [3/12 @ 18:05] (0/0)
So much for Chopsticks! ;-) <Ossë> [3/12 @ 16:48] (0/0)
One of the most frightening aspect of Orcs <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 13:04] (1/1)

That's one of my favorite conversations <Entmaiden> [3/13 @ 0:15] (0/0)

Three comments. <Curious> [3/12 @ 12:32] (0/0)

Of elven blood <divine hobbit> [3/12 @ 10:32] (7/17)

thanks so much! <divine hobbit> [3/13 @ 21:17] (0/0)
Can't provide an exact quote... <Cressida> [3/13 @ 12:06] (0/0)
A possible solution: There were three unions <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 13:14] (0/0)
I think ... <Eledhwen> [3/12 @ 12:15] (1/3)

Legolas <Calenia> [3/12 @ 12:31] (1/2)

Aragorn is a descendant of .... <PhantomS> [3/13 @ 10:17] (1/1)

I think I read that someplace <Calenia> [3/13 @ 11:24] (0/0)

Imrahil: "mixed Dunedain and Elvish Blood" <Neldoreth> [3/12 @ 11:15] (1/2)

I found more in Website: Encyclopedia of Arda <Neldoreth> [3/12 @ 11:23] (1/1)

In the Appendix <Calenia> [3/12 @ 12:21] (0/0)

Imrahil... <Ossë> [3/12 @ 10:57] (1/5)

Er, no. <PhantomS> [3/13 @ 10:15] (1/4)

Fair enough... <Ossë> [3/13 @ 10:34] (1/3)

He says that <Calenia> [3/13 @ 11:33] (1/2)

I don't <Ossë> [3/13 @ 11:46] (1/1)

Nope. <Calenia> [3/13 @ 23:23] (0/0)

When.. <Auren> [3/12 @ 10:54] (0/0)

Paths of the dead <Scarfang> [3/12 @ 10:03] (3/4)

In the drafts to this chapter Tolkien actually did have Aragorn <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 13:22] (0/0)
It was... <Ossë> [3/12 @ 10:32] (0/0)
Balor son of Brego <Lenwe> [3/12 @ 10:26] (1/1)

darn, cause I was wondering what was in the door too... (No Text) <Frodolotr> [3/12 @ 20:06] (0/0)

A question about my favourite elf (no not Legolas!) <Flower of Telperion> [3/12 @ 9:48] (3/4)

ooh, I love your footer! lol (No Text) <Uruk-Katie> [3/12 @ 22:43] (0/0)
It's a relic .... <Reverend> [3/12 @ 9:54] (1/1)

Ah! I understand now. Thanks! (No Text) <Flower of Telperion> [3/12 @ 12:02] (0/0)

I know that originally <Curious> [3/12 @ 9:54] (0/0)

names in middle earth <emerr> [3/12 @ 3:56] (3/8)

Names and Languages <Lenwe> [3/12 @ 10:10] (0/0)
Tolkien loved to invent words, including <Curious> [3/12 @ 8:01] (1/2)

How about Gandalf? <Cressida> [3/13 @ 18:30] (1/1)

Another disguised traveler. <Curious> [3/13 @ 21:50] (0/0)

Names... <elfwing_angel> [3/12 @ 5:29] (1/3)

From seed to apple to hawk <JennEric> [3/12 @ 19:31] (1/2)

Wow, that is a really great point! And... <elfwing_angel> [3/13 @ 2:34] (1/1)

I like this board! <emerr> [3/13 @ 5:20] (0/0)

Finished! *sniff* <Ltlberr> [3/12 @ 2:04] (5/5)

Great! There are many other Tolkien works <Entmaiden> [3/13 @ 0:09] (0/0)
Wonderful <iamleia2> [3/12 @ 16:37] (0/0)
Congratulations <Rain Queen> [3/12 @ 5:00] (0/0)
Have you read The Hobbit yet? <Varda Elentari> [3/12 @ 2:30] (0/0)
Congrats. I do hope, though... <Nimrodel > [3/12 @ 2:19] (0/0)

The Uruk-Hai: #8 Logistics <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 0:24] (5/19)

Very briefly: <NZ Strider> [3/12 @ 13:58] (0/0)
Pay, etc. <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/12 @ 13:11] (0/0)
An army travels on its stomach, but... <Atlas> [3/12 @ 4:40] (2/11)

Good point <Calenia> [3/12 @ 11:49] (0/0)
Orc wages and free will <gullygilly> [3/12 @ 6:14] (3/9)

SS officers got paychecks <Smallbottle> [3/12 @ 18:02] (1/1)

Not sure you understand my argument... <gullygilly> [3/12 @ 21:03] (0/0)

Minor quibble. <Atlas> [3/12 @ 8:23] (1/5)

No book here at work... <gullygilly> [3/12 @ 9:25] (1/4)

Besides which <Calenia> [3/12 @ 12:00] (1/3)

Misunderstanding each other? <Atlas> [3/13 @ 2:56] (2/2)

I wouldn't go that far <Calenia> [3/13 @ 12:49] (0/0)
well, yes... <gullygilly> [3/13 @ 6:54] (0/0)

maybe they're paid in pounds of flesh (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/12 @ 7:49] (0/0)

Payday in Orcland <Calenia> [3/12 @ 2:44] (0/0)
Saruman's Empire is more of a society .... <Reverend> [3/12 @ 0:34] (1/3)

the "brigands" aren't the Rohirrim? <Froda> [3/12 @ 10:51] (2/2)

Same here <Calenia> [3/12 @ 13:24] (0/0)
That's what I thought, too <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/12 @ 12:50] (0/0)

The Uruk-Hai: #6 Evil with a small "e" <Kiskadee> [3/11 @ 23:59] (12/45)

Creating a monster <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/12 @ 12:16] (3/4)

Lack of imagination? <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 16:12] (0/0)
Making choices <Calenia> [3/12 @ 12:44] (1/1)

now I have the image <hiragi-chan> [3/12 @ 16:09] (0/0)

Sa-tan <Lenwe> [3/12 @ 12:32] (0/0)

contradictions, fascinating contradictions <Froda> [3/12 @ 10:47] (1/3)

Lugburz <Lenwe> [3/12 @ 12:18] (1/2)

v. interesting indeed... <Froda> [3/12 @ 15:18] (1/1)

C.S. Lewis' idea of orc behavior <Lenwe> [3/12 @ 23:58] (0/0)

Tolkien walks a dangerous line <Curious> [3/12 @ 6:57] (2/5)

Actually,.... <Reverend> [3/12 @ 9:22] (0/0)
Postwar Britain <drogo_drogo> [3/12 @ 8:10] (1/3)

Actually, the Orcs were on both sides <hatster> [3/12 @ 8:12] (1/2)

very true, orcishness on all sides (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/12 @ 8:17] (1/1)

Note <Curious> [3/12 @ 9:24] (0/0)

I agree with so many comments <Calenia> [3/12 @ 2:32] (1/3)

That bothered Tolkien, too. <Curious> [3/12 @ 6:48] (1/2)

Retrofitting <JewelTook> [3/12 @ 8:34] (1/1)

I wonder <Curious> [3/12 @ 9:26] (0/0)

Screwtape Letter's <Lenwe> [3/12 @ 1:12] (2/4)

That book is one of those <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 15:42] (1/1)

Orc talk, mea culpa. (No Text) <Lenwe> [3/13 @ 0:06] (0/0)

my ideas... <gullygilly> [3/12 @ 5:54] (1/1)

Treachery <Lenwe> [3/12 @ 11:14] (0/0)

The Uruk Hai... <White Gull> [3/12 @ 0:55] (1/3)

The Uruks had some virtues... <Golfimbul> [3/12 @ 2:09] (1/2)

But are those virtues? <Atlas> [3/12 @ 4:17] (1/1)

I didn't say they weren't on the side of evil. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/12 @ 12:00] (0/0)

Very interesting topic! <Entmaiden> [3/12 @ 0:50] (1/1)

Re: your comments <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 15:32] (0/0)

Just following orders <Morwen> [3/12 @ 0:36] (1/1)

That's a good insight <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 15:54] (0/0)

I agree <Brown Radagast> [3/12 @ 0:24] (0/0)
everyone is in search for a better life <hiragi-chan> [3/12 @ 0:18] (1/1)

That's an interesting way <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 15:25] (0/0)

orc souls, etc. <drogo_drogo> [3/12 @ 0:16] (1/5)

It's uncomfortable <Merryk> [3/12 @ 1:09] (2/4)

I agree Merryk <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 15:50] (0/0)
Kind of realistic <Smallbottle> [3/12 @ 1:31] (2/2)

I think I found <Merryk> [3/12 @ 10:43] (0/0)
great analogy <drogo_drogo> [3/12 @ 7:46] (0/0)

the Banality of evil. <Reverend> [3/12 @ 0:16] (1/3)

Most workers of evil <Smallbottle> [3/12 @ 0:36] (1/2)

There are a few... <Reverend> [3/12 @ 0:46] (1/1)

I am convinced <Curious> [3/12 @ 6:35] (0/0)

Is Merry Older? <Cute Took> [3/11 @ 22:46] (1/1)

There is an inconsistency in the Appendices <Blue Wizard> [3/11 @ 22:58] (0/0)

Sleeping Elves (Minor Spoiler - The Hobbit) <kaysee> [3/11 @ 22:15] (4/5)

Throughout The Silmarillion, <Curious> [3/12 @ 9:52] (0/0)
BOth? <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 23:52] (1/1)

That's how I see it <Rain Queen> [3/12 @ 5:21] (0/0)

the impression I got <Eirhren> [3/11 @ 23:39] (0/0)
Elves don't have to sleep... <Cute Took> [3/11 @ 23:13] (0/0)

A question so simple <Eirhren> [3/11 @ 22:15] (2/5)

Tolkien said Sam was the "real hero" <Curious> [3/12 @ 8:10] (0/0)
The ring <Mallothwen> [3/11 @ 22:21] (3/3)

Or maybe <Calenia> [3/12 @ 12:33] (0/0)
true enough. <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 23:50] (0/0)
thanks for your prompt response Mallothwen : ) (No Text) <Eirhren> [3/11 @ 23:25] (0/0)

If the one ring and the SIlmarils... <Bboy486> [3/11 @ 21:49] (1/4)

Well <Laitaine> [3/11 @ 22:12] (1/3)

oaths <Linguilindale> [3/11 @ 22:46] (1/2)

didnt the Sil say one was burned in the water, and the .. <Bboy486> [3/11 @ 23:27] (1/1)

One is now with Earendil, <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 23:47] (0/0)

Could somebody explain to me.... <marialfc> [3/11 @ 20:56] (2/4)

no dwarf / elf couplings <drogo_drogo> [3/11 @ 21:28] (0/0)
um... <jadeshadow> [3/11 @ 21:00] (1/2)

OK, JS, once and for all..... <White Gull> [3/11 @ 22:31] (1/1)

hehe, yes <jadeshadow> [3/12 @ 20:30] (0/0)

Question concerning the Paths of the Dead. <Sangoff> [3/11 @ 17:27] (1/22)

Their spirits are bound by <Curious> [3/11 @ 17:49] (5/21)

Not just the oath <Calenia> [3/12 @ 2:54] (0/0)
Importance? <Brown Radagast> [3/11 @ 23:44] (1/1)

Not sure I understand. If <Curious> [3/12 @ 6:23] (0/0)

Holy Lord <Laitaine> [3/11 @ 21:58] (1/1)

Tolkien would <Curious> [3/12 @ 6:27] (0/0)

Oath's really... <Ossë> [3/11 @ 18:33] (2/14)

Don't forget Gollum's oath on <Curious> [3/11 @ 19:00] (1/12)

I hate... <Reverend> [3/11 @ 19:53] (1/11)

It may be like Frodo <Curious> [3/12 @ 6:25] (1/10)

The problem... <Ossë> [3/12 @ 8:17] (1/9)

I disagree. <Curious> [3/12 @ 9:28] (1/8)

I am not... <Ossë> [3/12 @ 10:02] (1/7)

Not against their will. <Curious> [3/12 @ 10:29] (1/6)

Well, yes... <Ossë> [3/12 @ 10:44] (1/5)

I <Curious> [3/12 @ 12:17] (1/4)

Ah... <Ossë> [3/12 @ 13:03] (1/3)

I <Curious> [3/12 @ 13:13] (1/2)

I <Ossë> [3/12 @ 14:56] (1/1)

They <Curious> [3/12 @ 15:25] (0/0)

Stone of Erech <Lenwe> [3/11 @ 18:58] (0/0)

Refused summons? <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 17:58] (0/0)

Do we know what happened to Sauron's palantir? <Lancelot> [3/11 @ 17:14] (2/3)

Unfinished Tales <Lenwe> [3/11 @ 19:05] (0/0)
Well... <Ossë> [3/11 @ 17:28] (1/1)

I think Lancelot is refering to... <Weige> [3/11 @ 17:58] (0/0)

Another Balrog question <Mimosa> [3/11 @ 16:07] (1/9)

Could you eksplain a bit more? <Reddevil> [3/11 @ 16:17] (1/8)

A bit more <Mimosa> [3/11 @ 16:19] (1/7)

late in life... <Reverend> [3/11 @ 16:30] (2/6)

but <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 17:55] (1/3)

Morgoth... <Reverend> [3/11 @ 19:35] (1/2)

Yes, but since that STILL han't happened... <Metal Gold Knight> [3/11 @ 19:49] (1/1)

'Morgoth's Ring'... <Reverend> [3/11 @ 19:58] (0/0)

"The New Shadow"? Is there an exert of this book to be? (No Text) <Lancelot> [3/11 @ 17:17] (1/1)

History of .... <Reverend> [3/11 @ 19:31] (0/0)

The Name "Elelome" <Aurinos> [3/11 @ 15:07] (1/2)

You are correct. <Curious> [3/11 @ 17:08] (1/1)

Thanks for the Answer, and... <Aurinos> [3/11 @ 17:22] (0/0)

The House of Fingolfin <Bar-Calion> [3/11 @ 13:35] (2/2)

Don't forget... <Nahar> [3/11 @ 21:16] (0/0)
Anairë, who stayed in Aman. (No Text) <Curious> [3/11 @ 13:51] (0/0)

The Uruk-Hai:#6 Fine Young Cannibals-part B <Kiskadee> [3/11 @ 12:48] (8/33)

I thought it said "fine young cannabis" (No Text) <Cyberia> [3/12 @ 2:29] (1/1)

that'll have to wait for the Flotsam & Jetsam chapter... <Froda> [3/12 @ 10:15] (0/0)

Look mom, no legs... <gullygilly> [3/11 @ 18:46] (1/2)

I get the idea <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 1:25] (1/1)

As I recall... <gullygilly> [3/12 @ 7:24] (0/0)

Political Correctness cannot account for... <Reverend> [3/11 @ 15:13] (5/5)

I was going to mention Kuru... <Atlas> [3/12 @ 3:49] (0/0)
I saw some references to <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 1:15] (0/0)
What <Smallbottle> [3/11 @ 17:35] (0/0)
Delighted to recieve it. <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 17:35] (0/0)
Great stuff! I'm eating it up, hee hee! (No Text) <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/11 @ 16:39] (0/0)

The orcs aren't cannibals <Eledhwen> [3/11 @ 14:32] (3/7)

I hesitated over the word <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 0:45] (0/0)
I agree <Altaira> [3/11 @ 23:51] (1/1)

I was trying to see <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 1:08] (0/0)

Orcs and humans are the same species, <Curious> [3/11 @ 14:39] (3/3)

I assume you mean <Smallbottle> [3/11 @ 23:32] (0/0)
They are not the same species! <Cute Took> [3/11 @ 23:18] (0/0)
yes, but the ORCS don't think so! <Froda> [3/11 @ 22:35] (0/0)

Cannibalism in the real world <Curious> [3/11 @ 13:42] (2/2)

on cannibals <drogo_drogo> [3/11 @ 19:57] (0/0)
Thats funny, unfair to cannibals! (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 17:36] (0/0)

I'd rather eat Dickens than read him... <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/11 @ 13:27] (2/5)

went to your website <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 17:49] (1/2)

Thanks! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/12 @ 11:19] (1/1)

I'm with your daughter <Curious> [3/12 @ 13:15] (0/0)

Yum <Lenwe> [3/11 @ 15:10] (1/1)

Gollum may have eaten human babies. <Morwen> [3/11 @ 23:59] (0/0)

Deep or what <Thorondun > [3/11 @ 13:27] (2/3)

Here's an example of cannibalism... <gullygilly> [3/11 @ 18:26] (1/1)

Cowboy Wash!.... <Reverend> [3/11 @ 20:05] (0/0)

Ceremonial cannibalism <Mimosa> [3/11 @ 16:18] (0/0)

So much to say.... <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 13:02] (0/0)

A rumination on the relative forgivability of sinners. <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 12:27] (5/12)

public opinion <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 14:53] (1/3)

Yes... <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 18:10] (1/2)

C'mon <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 19:23] (1/1)

Then it's just an accident. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/12 @ 2:00] (0/0)

Notions I have considered. <Lenwe> [3/11 @ 14:52] (2/2)

Do you ever go on Usenet, Lenwe? <Golfimbul> [3/12 @ 17:36] (0/0)
thanks...interesting (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 18:08] (0/0)

But gluttony would be the <Curious> [3/11 @ 14:03] (1/1)

Ah...great observation (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 18:06] (0/0)

Maybe the glutton.... <Thorondun > [3/11 @ 13:29] (0/0)
Negligence, <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 12:43] (1/1)

How about public opinion, not law? (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 12:52] (0/0)

Hi, a question about the Sil... <canadanthony> [3/11 @ 11:30] (1/1)

Are you referring to... <Ossë> [3/11 @ 11:49] (0/0)

The Uruk-Hai: #5 Fine Young Cannibals-part A <Kiskadee> [3/11 @ 10:34] (12/30)

Long-pig, anyone? <Atlas> [3/12 @ 3:40] (0/0)
Tolkien seems to be dehumanizing orcs <Entmaiden> [3/12 @ 0:37] (1/1)

I sort of wonder <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 1:57] (0/0)

poor Ugluk! a doublebarrelled insult! <Froda> [3/11 @ 22:28] (1/1)

I like your double <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 1:49] (0/0)

mores that suit them <drogo_drogo> [3/11 @ 19:43] (1/1)

And it's especially ironic <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 1:41] (0/0)

What better way to depict ... <gullygilly> [3/11 @ 18:15] (0/0)
The orcs do not consider themselves evil. <Curious> [3/11 @ 13:10] (4/8)

We are told... <Reverend> [3/11 @ 20:08] (0/0)
Since you mentioned sex... <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 18:16] (1/2)

It means Tolkien had standards, <Curious> [3/11 @ 19:10] (1/1)

This is a fine riposte <Smallbottle> [3/11 @ 23:48] (0/0)

JRRT did write that orc vocabulary <Galadriel 1> [3/11 @ 16:36] (0/0)
One of my favorite lines <Calenia> [3/11 @ 13:48] (2/2)

Whoops -- <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 1:59] (0/0)
Even orcs can be right, you know. (No Text) <Reverend> [3/11 @ 15:16] (0/0)

A class struggle <Reverend> [3/11 @ 12:28] (2/2)

A power struggle <Calenia> [3/11 @ 13:55] (0/0)
It's also possible... <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 12:40] (0/0)

It demonstrates the depths <Calenia> [3/11 @ 12:01] (1/2)

We have a winner! <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 1:34] (1/1)

Either -- both <Calenia> [3/12 @ 2:04] (0/0)

It gets worse.... <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 11:21] (1/1)

Orcs eating orcs <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 12:37] (0/0)

"Ya gotta eat" <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/11 @ 11:08] (1/1)

Ha! I never thought <Kiskadee> [3/12 @ 0:04] (0/0)

There seems to be <JewelTook> [3/11 @ 11:06] (1/1)

Agreement and another thought <Atlas> [3/12 @ 3:30] (0/0)

Strange how... <Ossë> [3/11 @ 10:56] (0/0)

This has probably been posted before.... <Lady Elizabeth> [3/11 @ 2:31] (3/3)

The only other indication... <Watson> [3/11 @ 9:43] (0/0)
Never said... <Ossë> [3/11 @ 9:10] (0/0)
Tolkien never says. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/11 @ 3:37] (0/0)

Valacirca <White Gull> [3/11 @ 0:44] (1/3)

Well.... <Dr. Gonzo> [3/11 @ 0:50] (1/2)

In chap. 3 of the Silmarillion to be exact. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/11 @ 3:40] (1/1)

Thanks to both of you! (No Text) <White Gull> [3/11 @ 8:53] (0/0)

Quick question about names <Amanda > [3/11 @ 0:35] (2/6)

Appendix F, Section II... <drogo_drogo> [3/11 @ 8:13] (0/0)
Hmmmm.... <Dr. Gonzo> [3/11 @ 0:39] (1/4)

Unless you count Sackville (which I don't), <Curious> [3/11 @ 2:09] (1/3)

It's a hyphenated surname <Calenia> [3/11 @ 2:46] (1/2)

It's also a "frenchified name" <Smallbottle> [3/11 @ 12:04] (1/1)

BTW the Sackville estate... <Golfimbul> [3/11 @ 12:43] (0/0)

Arargorn/Arwen question <Dr. Gonzo> [3/11 @ 0:23] (1/1)

It is in the Tale of Years. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [3/11 @ 1:34] (0/0)

Dead Marshes? <Brown Radagast> [3/10 @ 23:38] (2/9)

Sauron <Lenwe> [3/11 @ 4:53] (1/2)

Great! <Reddevil> [3/11 @ 11:36] (1/1)

Your welcome (No Text) <Lenwe> [3/11 @ 14:45] (0/0)

They aren't really there... <Nimrodel > [3/10 @ 23:50] (3/5)

Their souls are long gone (assuming <NZ Strider> [3/11 @ 3:50] (1/2)

good analogy <drogo_drogo> [3/11 @ 8:00] (1/1)

Great thoughts. (No Text) <Curious> [3/11 @ 9:47] (0/0)

If they are ghosts, let's hope <Curious> [3/11 @ 2:01] (0/0)
Bodies and spirits <Brockomir> [3/11 @ 1:53] (0/0)

where can i find <Bboy486> [3/10 @ 22:56] (2/2)

Strangely enough, <Curious> [3/11 @ 1:47] (0/0)
which characters? <jadeshadow> [3/10 @ 23:35] (0/0)

Why don't the Elven rings make the wearer invisible? <Linduin> [3/10 @ 13:58] (4/19)

Why do you assume that the dwarf rings make the wearers invisible? (No Text) <Yncanes> [3/10 @ 19:32] (1/1)

See below re "Letter #131." (No Text) <Curious> [3/10 @ 19:43] (0/0)

Gandalf <Linguilindale> [3/10 @ 16:33] (1/1)

Exactly what I thought <Temujin> [3/11 @ 11:18] (0/0)

First, see <Curious> [3/10 @ 14:38] (1/6)

Could it... <Ossë> [3/10 @ 15:56] (1/5)

Dwarves <Curious> [3/10 @ 16:50] (1/4)

Good point... <Ossë> [3/10 @ 17:12] (1/3)

The Shadow Host <Curious> [3/10 @ 17:26] (1/2)

Are we... <Ossë> [3/10 @ 17:53] (1/1)

Prepared to... <Ossë> [3/10 @ 18:31] (0/0)

The Great Rings <Inferno> [3/10 @ 14:07] (1/7)

Yes, but <Curious> [3/10 @ 14:24] (2/6)

Is it stated anywhere that any of the rings... <Weige> [3/10 @ 14:36] (2/4)

At least the Dwarven Rings.. <PhantomS> [3/11 @ 10:39] (0/0)
Letter #131 <Curious> [3/10 @ 14:45] (1/2)

Thanks! So... <Weige> [3/10 @ 16:50] (1/1)

Probably, <Curious> [3/10 @ 16:56] (0/0)

Thank you, both! That clears things up for me. (No Text) <Linduin> [3/10 @ 14:30] (0/0)

The Uruk-Hai:#4 - Harsh Words <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 13:19] (15/35)

Some (very incomplete) thoughts on linguistic change in the languages of ME <NZ Strider> [3/11 @ 5:59] (3/5)

good thoughts on spoken vs. written language <drogo_drogo> [3/11 @ 20:31] (0/0)
Thank you for that <Kiskadee> [3/11 @ 13:27] (0/0)
concidering what you've said... <gullygilly> [3/11 @ 6:50] (1/2)

Television means... <Reverend> [3/11 @ 8:57] (1/1)

Hear, Hear! I second that (No Text) <Entmaiden> [3/12 @ 0:30] (0/0)

A few thoughts/opinions <Thorondun > [3/11 @ 3:26] (0/0)
Harsh words <Rothalion> [3/11 @ 0:30] (0/0)
One thought <Morwen> [3/10 @ 23:32] (0/0)
Need to get my comments in before NZ Strider gets home from work and overwhelms us all <Entmaiden> [3/10 @ 23:01] (0/0)
Orcs can make any language ugly <Kimi> [3/10 @ 22:35] (1/4)

Aiee! I just had the ... <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 23:00] (1/3)

Most of them... <Reverend> [3/11 @ 9:12] (1/2)

Have to nit-pick as a Finn: "Finland" and "Kalevala". Sorry :) (No Text) <Suni> [3/11 @ 17:08] (1/1)

Right, apologies. (No Text) <Reverend> [3/11 @ 20:02] (0/0)

my answers... <gullygilly> [3/10 @ 21:27] (0/0)
Dialects depend on circumstances <Eledhwen> [3/10 @ 16:12] (1/2)

That's a good idea about Elves <Kiskadee> [3/11 @ 0:39] (1/1)

Organization of sounds <Laitaine> [3/11 @ 11:37] (0/0)

well.... <Golfimbul> [3/10 @ 14:59] (0/0)
My thoughts. <Curious> [3/10 @ 14:11] (1/2)

I have to say <Kiskadee> [3/11 @ 0:19] (1/1)

If so, it is a sad commentary <Curious> [3/11 @ 1:28] (0/0)

Westron <drogo_drogo> [3/10 @ 14:05] (1/1)

Tolkien makes some comments <Kiskadee> [3/11 @ 0:03] (0/0)

A question I can really sink my teeth into, and, blast it, <NZ Strider> [3/10 @ 14:02] (1/1)

please do, I'm looking forward to a philological breakdown! (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/10 @ 14:06] (0/0)

I can't stand <Elwen> [3/10 @ 13:50] (1/2)

I think Tolkien <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 23:32] (1/1)

From Appendix F: <Kimi> [3/10 @ 23:41] (0/0)

Speak to me <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/10 @ 13:50] (1/1)

Ha! I was thinking the same <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 23:25] (0/0)

i really don't like the sound of some English <Reverend> [3/10 @ 13:44] (1/2)

Hmm... <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 23:14] (1/1)

A class act. <Reverend> [3/11 @ 9:19] (0/0)

Treebeard or Tom Bombadil... <samwise the fat> [3/10 @ 11:58] (4/15)

Here you go: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [3/10 @ 12:44] (0/0)
Depending on... <Ossë> [3/10 @ 12:28] (1/9)

Not before elves... <Galadar> [3/10 @ 12:59] (2/8)

In the silmarillion it says... <samwise the fat> [3/10 @ 13:40] (0/0)
Not necessarily... <Ossë> [3/10 @ 13:33] (1/6)

Points taken. Could you please... <Galadar> [3/10 @ 14:40] (1/5)

Well... <Ossë> [3/10 @ 15:02] (1/4)

I skimmed 'Treebeard'... <Galadar> [3/10 @ 15:32] (1/3)

As for... <Ossë> [3/10 @ 16:56] (1/2)

Do we know when... <Galadar> [3/11 @ 9:05] (1/1)

Indeed <Ossë> [3/11 @ 10:03] (0/0)

But then again <Ufthak> [3/10 @ 12:22] (0/0)
Tom Bombadil (No Text) <Galadar> [3/10 @ 12:09] (1/2)

Why do you say that though?? (No Text) <samwise the fat> [3/10 @ 12:13] (1/1)

I say it because... <Galadar> [3/10 @ 13:08] (0/0)

The Uruk-Hai: #3 - Testing the consistency <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 11:08] (5/31)

Some things not explained <Thorondun > [3/10 @ 12:31] (0/0)
Almost too neat, really. <Reverend> [3/10 @ 12:07] (3/4)

On the other hand <Calenia> [3/10 @ 12:42] (0/0)
But bear in mind Aragorn's superb abilities. <Ufthak> [3/10 @ 12:32] (1/1)

And remember... <gullygilly> [3/10 @ 21:21] (0/0)

Great point. <Curious> [3/10 @ 12:29] (0/0)

Same here <Calenia> [3/10 @ 12:03] (0/0)
Technically consistent, but <Curious> [3/10 @ 11:53] (5/21)

Maybe not. <Atlas> [3/11 @ 4:26] (1/1)

Agree with most <Calenia> [3/11 @ 12:42] (0/0)

I'm working from memory, but <Entmaiden> [3/10 @ 22:50] (1/1)

He slips off, apparently alone <Calenia> [3/11 @ 0:06] (0/0)

Curious, could you point me to this passage <NZ Strider> [3/10 @ 13:52] (1/11)

Don't have the book handy, but <Curious> [3/10 @ 14:49] (1/10)

He says <Calenia> [3/11 @ 0:15] (1/9)

I would not want to be him <Curious> [3/11 @ 2:13] (1/8)

When does he say that? <Calenia> [3/11 @ 2:30] (1/7)

I don't have the book handy. <Curious> [3/11 @ 11:23] (1/6)

I do. Here's what it says <Calenia> [3/11 @ 11:49] (1/5)

As I said to Reverend, <Curious> [3/11 @ 14:01] (1/4)

If it takes a very close reading <Calenia> [3/11 @ 14:32] (1/3)

Eomer <Curious> [3/11 @ 14:45] (1/2)

Yes <Calenia> [3/12 @ 1:57] (1/1)

The <Curious> [3/12 @ 6:13] (0/0)

Did he? <Calenia> [3/10 @ 12:11] (1/2)

The endurance of the hobbits... <Golfimbul> [3/10 @ 13:14] (1/1)

They were carried <Curious> [3/10 @ 14:51] (0/0)

We'll have to assume.... <Reverend> [3/10 @ 12:11] (1/1)

Even if we can come up <Curious> [3/10 @ 12:41] (0/0)

Hoo, it always seemed to work for me, too. <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/10 @ 11:22] (1/1)

Same thing for me... (OT example) <Suni> [3/10 @ 16:53] (0/0)

The Uruk-Hai:#2 -'What good have I been?' <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 10:39] (13/37)

A thought <Morwen> [3/10 @ 23:22] (0/0)
Pippin finds his inner self <Entmaiden> [3/10 @ 22:43] (0/0)
He's taking a hard look at himself... <gullygilly> [3/10 @ 21:47] (1/1)

Good cite. <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 22:36] (0/0)

That stone in Moria <JewelTook> [3/10 @ 16:23] (1/1)

Great post! <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 22:28] (0/0)

Not much to add here... <NZ Strider> [3/10 @ 13:46] (0/0)
Knock-on effects? <Eledhwen> [3/10 @ 13:13] (2/7)

I can especially see Pippin <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 22:18] (0/0)
I don't REALLY think he woke up the Moria gang <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/10 @ 13:18] (1/5)

I thought <Calenia> [3/10 @ 13:39] (1/4)

Oh, I gotcha.. <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/10 @ 14:00] (1/3)

That's the point of a signal <Calenia> [3/11 @ 2:40] (1/2)

Moria's not in perfect shape <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/11 @ 10:49] (1/1)

It could have <Calenia> [3/11 @ 11:24] (0/0)

Fool of a Took <notlost> [3/10 @ 12:45] (1/1)

unclaimed luggage <Froda> [3/11 @ 22:48] (0/0)

I think we all agree that he has been a nuisance <Thorondun > [3/10 @ 12:21] (1/1)

Which brings up... <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 22:13] (0/0)

Only absolute faithh in Gandalf's foresight... <Reverend> [3/10 @ 12:16] (0/0)
My thoughts. <Curious> [3/10 @ 12:11] (4/6)

I have to agree with <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 22:06] (0/0)
True, but. <Reverend> [3/10 @ 13:22] (1/1)

The questions shifted <Curious> [3/10 @ 14:53] (0/0)

I thought that! <Ufthak> [3/10 @ 12:28] (1/1)

Gandalf was <Curious> [3/10 @ 12:31] (0/0)

Decoys! Of course, how did we miss it? (No Text) <Calenia> [3/10 @ 12:20] (0/0)

Luggage, eh? <PhantomS> [3/10 @ 11:20] (1/2)

nice idea about Boromir <drogo_drogo> [3/10 @ 13:50] (1/1)

Someplace this is stated <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 21:51] (0/0)

What WAS Gandalf thinking? <Calenia> [3/10 @ 11:19] (2/4)

Thanks for the OED ref <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 21:49] (0/0)
Tolkien as translator/Luggage <Cressida> [3/10 @ 17:27] (1/2)

1596 usage <Calenia> [3/11 @ 0:33] (1/1)

Ah! <Cressida> [3/11 @ 15:53] (0/0)

Better baggage than rations... <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/10 @ 11:15] (1/1)

LOL! I like the idea <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 21:43] (0/0)

The Uruk-Hai: #1 -A Rude Awakening <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 10:14] (13/28)

Pip ascendant <Atlas> [3/11 @ 2:45] (1/1)

The old school tie <Calenia> [3/11 @ 14:04] (0/0)

Pippin's 15 minutes <Entmaiden> [3/10 @ 22:29] (0/0)
Pippin passes <Kimi> [3/10 @ 20:18] (1/1)

I like the birth order factor <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 21:34] (0/0)

No more Fool of a Took <gullygilly> [3/10 @ 19:25] (0/0)
Pippin... <Brown Radagast> [3/10 @ 17:14] (1/1)

My recollection is <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 21:05] (0/0)

all in a name <drogo_drogo> [3/10 @ 13:45] (1/1)

Interesting idea about the "pip" <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 21:01] (0/0)

Some thoughts <NZ Strider> [3/10 @ 13:32] (0/0)
Pippin and agency <notlost> [3/10 @ 12:25] (1/2)

Nice post ! <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 21:21] (1/1)

Think Sixth Sense....gulp. <notlost> [3/11 @ 0:11] (0/0)

On Pippin's age <Thorondun > [3/10 @ 12:12] (0/0)
Let's do it. <Reverend> [3/10 @ 12:03] (2/6)

Argghh! Can't I escape... <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 20:42] (1/4)

Interesting... <Kelly of Water's Edge> [3/11 @ 10:49] (1/3)

I interpret that just the opposite <Calenia> [3/11 @ 12:18] (1/2)

I guess it all depends <Kelly of Water's Edge> [3/11 @ 12:59] (1/1)

Let's just say <Calenia> [3/11 @ 13:42] (0/0)

True enough, but why <Calenia> [3/10 @ 12:23] (0/0)

Of course it Pip! <Brockomir> [3/10 @ 11:59] (1/2)

I never thought of it... <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 20:35] (1/1)

Shakespeare... <Brockomir> [3/10 @ 23:54] (0/0)

We should all play "Chopsticks" so well! <Calenia> [3/10 @ 11:06] (1/1)

You've obviously... <Kiskadee> [3/10 @ 20:30] (0/0)

Ah, my favorite chapter! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/10 @ 10:56] (0/0)

Numenorean Suicide??? <Largefoot Hardbottle> [3/10 @ 9:54] (3/5)

See Denethor for an example of the difference. <Cressida> [3/10 @ 13:22] (1/2)

Denethor comitted suicide <PhantomS> [3/11 @ 10:21] (1/1)

Yes, that's what I meant. <Cressida> [3/11 @ 15:49] (0/0)

He accepted, rather than decided <Calenia> [3/10 @ 10:47] (0/0)
Numenorean life <PhantomS> [3/10 @ 10:08] (0/0)

I don't want it to end! <Ltlberr> [3/9 @ 21:05] (11/21)

You must read it all <Galathien> [3/11 @ 7:42] (0/0)
Me two weeks ago... <iamleia2> [3/11 @ 0:42] (0/0)
painful, isn't it? <Kieryn Baggins> [3/10 @ 21:29] (0/0)
My first time... <rdh007> [3/10 @ 21:17] (0/0)
The road goes ever on <Lenwe> [3/10 @ 3:59] (1/2)

Hey.... <iamleia2> [3/11 @ 0:38] (1/1)

It's wonderful. <Lenwe> [3/11 @ 3:50] (0/0)

Never fear.... <beren_boy> [3/10 @ 1:13] (1/2)

I've created a monster! <Ltlberr> [3/10 @ 3:03] (1/1)

More like a retreat <Calenia> [3/10 @ 10:40] (0/0)

as Gandalf says <hatster> [3/10 @ 0:20] (1/1)

Lightbulb <Ltlberr> [3/10 @ 2:58] (0/0)

Every time I read it <Leto> [3/9 @ 22:21] (0/0)
yes, I envy you... <gullygilly> [3/9 @ 21:23] (1/1)

Exactly <Ltlberr> [3/9 @ 21:38] (0/0)

I have every year for the last 25+ years <Entmaiden> [3/9 @ 21:22] (1/3)

Wow, 25 years! <Ltlberr> [3/9 @ 21:34] (1/2)

I've been obsessed since 1969... <gullygilly> [3/9 @ 21:45] (1/1)

and me about the same! (No Text) <hatster> [3/10 @ 0:13] (0/0)

yup :) <jadeshadow> [3/9 @ 21:15] (1/1)

Thanks for that! <Ltlberr> [3/9 @ 21:21] (0/0)

Barrow Downs kingdom? <Auren> [3/9 @ 19:15] (1/4)

Cardolan <Reverend> [3/9 @ 21:27] (1/3)

Tom Bombadil <kodax> [3/10 @ 0:44] (1/2)

I think he's... <Reverend> [3/10 @ 1:04] (1/1)

the original Barrows <PhantomS> [3/10 @ 10:10] (0/0)

Death Of Fëanor. <Reddevil> [3/9 @ 15:22] (2/3)

quotes from Silmarillion <Neldoreth> [3/9 @ 17:22] (1/1)

Thank you very much! <Reddevil> [3/9 @ 17:27] (0/0)

Cremation <Laitaine> [3/9 @ 17:01] (0/0)

Did Saruman attempt suicide? <Golfimbul> [3/9 @ 13:29] (1/3)

Interestingly, in Letter Nr. 210 Tolkien expressly stated <NZ Strider> [3/9 @ 13:36] (1/2)

Thanks... <Golfimbul> [3/9 @ 14:17] (1/1)

The first projected movie script, back in the '60's, <NZ Strider> [3/9 @ 23:27] (0/0)

The names of the Nazgul revealed? <Reddevil> [3/9 @ 12:40] (1/2)

Blue Wizard is right; one possible additional name <NZ Strider> [3/9 @ 13:17] (1/1)

Also possible... <Reverend> [3/9 @ 14:29] (0/0)

concerning art <GaurdofMordor> [3/9 @ 9:57] (3/6)

Here's a link <Altaira> [3/9 @ 13:33] (0/0)
link to Tolkien Art <hatster> [3/9 @ 13:17] (0/0)
Tolkien never did full illustrations for LOTR <drogo_drogo> [3/9 @ 12:25] (1/3)

hmmm <hatster> [3/9 @ 13:03] (1/2)

addendum <drogo_drogo> [3/10 @ 7:57] (1/1)

Could you possibly <Smallbottle> [3/10 @ 22:22] (0/0)

How big are Balrogs <kodax> [3/8 @ 23:35] (6/16)

Ecthelion of the Fountain <PhantomS> [3/9 @ 10:42] (1/1)

I did... <Reverend> [3/9 @ 14:34] (0/0)

Big as a house... <drogo_drogo> [3/9 @ 9:11] (1/2)

They just look extra big... <Reverend> [3/9 @ 14:31] (1/1)

I thought it was their flaming bunny ears too (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/10 @ 8:08] (0/0)

I think <Brockomir> [3/9 @ 4:05] (0/0)
Well, you dont know <Yncanes> [3/9 @ 2:03] (0/0)
Everyone who fights a Balrog dies. <Reverend> [3/9 @ 0:00] (1/7)

Then again, Luthien and Huan kicked Sauron's <Altaira> [3/9 @ 1:01] (1/6)

There is some reason to believe.... <Reverend> [3/9 @ 1:08] (1/5)

My Luthien UUT . . . <Pukel-man> [3/9 @ 1:20] (4/4)

that's the most <Goldilocks Took> [3/9 @ 23:19] (0/0)
Yup, his Luthien could seduce any Maia (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/9 @ 8:57] (0/0)
That's probably about the sum of it. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/9 @ 1:45] (0/0)
Not so UU <Altaira> [3/9 @ 1:27] (0/0)

We don't really know how big balrogs were. <NZ Strider> [3/8 @ 23:51] (0/0)

I thought elves were immortal. <Sangoff> [3/8 @ 23:01] (3/9)

About Miriel <Morwen> [3/8 @ 23:52] (1/4)

Truth. <Reverend> [3/9 @ 7:22] (1/3)

Not being facetious <Calenia> [3/9 @ 12:23] (1/2)

I like that better... <Reverend> [3/9 @ 14:21] (1/1)

ROFLOL!! (No Text) <Calenia> [3/9 @ 17:01] (0/0)

Elves possess a relative immortality: <NZ Strider> [3/8 @ 23:30] (0/0)
I think... <jadeshadow> [3/8 @ 23:15] (1/2)

But grief over what? <Sangoff> [3/8 @ 23:24] (1/1)

not THAT kind of grief! <PhantomS> [3/9 @ 10:48] (0/0)

similarities between sailing west and the ideas of death and heavan (don't freak out) <marsgirl_000> [3/8 @ 17:49] (1/6)

Freaking out... <Reverend> [3/8 @ 17:56] (1/5)

On top of which <Smallbottle> [3/8 @ 18:01] (2/4)

sunsets, etc. <drogo_drogo> [3/8 @ 20:53] (0/0)
comes from... <gullygilly> [3/8 @ 20:52] (1/2)

D'oh, great minds click "submit" at the same time! :-) (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/8 @ 20:55] (1/1)

So true...so true... (No Text) <gullygilly> [3/8 @ 21:09] (0/0)

What happens in the Fourth Age? <the_hobbit_girl> [3/8 @ 17:05] (4/7)

I was always under the impression <Yncanes> [3/9 @ 2:30] (0/0)
if it's a mythic prehistory, then that world still exists <drogo_drogo> [3/8 @ 21:02] (0/0)
In the letters <hatster> [3/8 @ 19:38] (1/1)

Shades of D&D <Calenia> [3/9 @ 12:44] (0/0)

Actually he did... <CAhobbit> [3/8 @ 17:25] (1/2)

It's in the HoME series, pretty sure it's <Azree> [3/8 @ 18:59] (1/1)

It is volume 12; and the story's entitled "The New Shadow." <NZ Strider> [3/8 @ 19:22] (0/0)

might be a bit ot <iamahobbit> [3/8 @ 12:43] (17/26)

Old Kingdom trilogy by Garth Nix <Rain Queen> [3/11 @ 3:09] (0/0)
Good Fantasy Books <Stanislaus Bocian> [3/10 @ 4:30] (0/0)
You might try <Atlas> [3/10 @ 3:36] (0/0)
The Wheel of Time Series <queenelessar86> [3/9 @ 19:19] (0/0)
The King Must Die <Hilsh> [3/9 @ 18:45] (0/0)
Have you tried <beren_boy> [3/9 @ 2:18] (0/0)
iamahobbit/Lady Fuschia <Rothalion> [3/8 @ 22:25] (1/1)

I like Gormenghast too! (No Text) <Uruk-Katie> [3/8 @ 23:46] (0/0)

Just thought of another - the Redwall series by Brian Jacques <Dame Ioreth > [3/8 @ 19:56] (0/0)
Piers Anthony <Dame Ioreth > [3/8 @ 19:26] (0/0)
Philip Pullman? <Calenia> [3/8 @ 16:14] (1/2)

The Golden Compass <JewelTook> [3/8 @ 20:39] (1/1)

I've read those too ..... <Lady_Lothiriel> [3/10 @ 9:45] (0/0)

Have you read... <LadyFuchsia> [3/8 @ 15:48] (0/0)
Crystal Cave... <gullygilly> [3/8 @ 15:06] (2/2)

Ohh.. <zoink> [3/8 @ 23:16] (0/0)
Those are my favorites. You can buy the whole trilogy... <Varda Elentari> [3/8 @ 16:02] (0/0)

Ok... <ShadowFlame> [3/8 @ 13:55] (0/0)
Watership Down. <Seillib> [3/8 @ 13:37] (1/1)

If you like that, you'll like .... <Lady_Lothiriel> [3/10 @ 9:48] (0/0)

Terry Brooks - Shannara series-- <Azree> [3/8 @ 12:53] (1/2)

Gag <Smallbottle> [3/8 @ 17:29] (1/1)

Great Minds Gag Alike. <Seillib> [3/9 @ 0:14] (0/0)

Have you read <Calenia> [3/8 @ 12:53] (1/1)

Additional Arthurian Legend... <Galadar> [3/10 @ 15:56] (0/0)

ever tried Harry Potter? <Neldoreth> [3/8 @ 12:49] (0/0)

What is meaning of Elf-friend? <Arquen> [3/8 @ 11:34] (6/8)

Have you ever heard of... <Arthen Tasartir> [3/10 @ 0:38] (0/0)
not really... <PhantomS> [3/9 @ 11:03] (0/0)
Aldarion <Linguilindale> [3/8 @ 19:19] (0/0)
Remember, that word inspired the entire mythology <Smallbottle> [3/8 @ 17:24] (0/0)
Just adding a bit to what Blue Wizard says: <NZ Strider> [3/8 @ 14:27] (1/2)

Do you think, then, <notlost> [3/9 @ 0:59] (1/1)

"To that the Elves (in this case: me) have not the answer." (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/9 @ 2:02] (0/0)

It's a description of more than a status that is conferred <Calenia> [3/8 @ 12:09] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #34: Summary <NZ Strider> [3/8 @ 1:27] (22/23)

Thank you. <Atlas> [3/10 @ 3:29] (0/0)
Thanks NZ and as for the Ents... <Kiskadee> [3/9 @ 23:04] (0/0)
A belated thank you, since <Curious> [3/9 @ 19:56] (0/0)
Well done! Thank you. (No Text) <Kimi> [3/9 @ 19:32] (0/0)
Wow.... thanks NZ <beren_boy> [3/9 @ 2:09] (0/0)
A 'whimsy'? <Pukel-man> [3/9 @ 1:25] (0/0)
Thanx NZ! <Rothalion> [3/8 @ 22:55] (0/0)
that was great! <Froda> [3/8 @ 22:42] (0/0)
Thank you NZ Strider (No Text) <Dame Ioreth > [3/8 @ 20:02] (0/0)
THanks for the summary and the discussion <Lothirienne> [3/8 @ 19:33] (0/0)
Thanks, NZ Strider. <JewelTook> [3/8 @ 13:01] (0/0)
Thanks, NZS.... <notlost> [3/8 @ 12:33] (0/0)
Thanks for a great week! <Morwen> [3/8 @ 10:39] (0/0)
I like a 'hoom' of Ents <Entmaiden> [3/8 @ 9:17] (0/0)
Great summary and discussion <drogo_drogo> [3/8 @ 9:02] (0/0)
Thank you... <gullygilly> [3/8 @ 8:26] (0/0)
Excellent job, and thanks! :) (No Text) <Ossë> [3/8 @ 7:29] (0/0)
Nice job, NZ! <Eledhwen> [3/8 @ 7:26] (0/0)
Sorry, it's a 'moot' of Ents. <Reverend> [3/8 @ 7:20] (1/1)

I'm sure that it's been <NZ Strider> [3/8 @ 14:52] (0/0)

Thanks, great job...and I'm not even Anglo-Saxon. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/8 @ 4:48] (0/0)
Thank you for a wonderful discussion! <Altaira> [3/8 @ 2:42] (0/0)
Thanks! never too many questions <hatster> [3/8 @ 1:46] (0/0)

Be patient with me... <Syllona> [3/7 @ 21:10] (3/7)

Aragorn <Watson> [3/7 @ 22:14] (3/4)

Ohhhhhhh <Syllona> [3/8 @ 9:50] (0/0)
To add to that, <PhantomS> [3/8 @ 0:02] (1/1)

Excellent point! (No Text) <Altaira> [3/8 @ 0:17] (0/0)

The Appendixes in the back of RotK... <Reverend> [3/7 @ 22:28] (0/0)

Earnur was the last king of Gondor <Altaira> [3/7 @ 22:10] (0/0)
You know... <b_smith> [3/7 @ 21:21] (0/0)

Sort of a stupid question <Celebdil> [3/7 @ 18:58] (2/2)

Yes... <Altaira> [3/8 @ 0:12] (0/0)
It was the very prolonged main battle of the last Alliance. <Reverend> [3/7 @ 19:05] (0/0)

Bugging gollum question! <valadur> [3/7 @ 18:29] (3/7)

Same way the orcs got out? (No Text) <The Silent Watcher> [3/9 @ 15:26] (0/0)
Lots of paths <Brockomir> [3/8 @ 4:00] (1/4)

Gollum WAS in Caras Galadhon <We swears on... THE PRECIOUS!> [3/8 @ 12:38] (1/3)

In the city? Or just Lothlorien? (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/8 @ 13:51] (2/2)

On the fringes of the woods <Calenia> [3/8 @ 22:05] (0/0)
I can't remember... (No Text) <We swears on... THE PRECIOUS!> [3/8 @ 21:10] (0/0)

My favorite theory <Curious> [3/7 @ 18:35] (0/0)

Has there been discussion lately on... <Lancelot> [3/7 @ 16:08] (3/5)

The true role of the Eagles is <PhantomS> [3/8 @ 0:13] (0/0)
Here you go: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [3/7 @ 16:52] (1/1)

Thank you Curious. (No Text) <Lancelot> [3/7 @ 16:54] (0/0)

The thing about the Eagles is ... <Eledhwen> [3/7 @ 16:25] (1/1)

Yes, while they are not evil <Calenia> [3/7 @ 23:22] (0/0)

Why Sam Loved Frodo (An Essay) <David Bune> [3/7 @ 15:58] (19/67)

Frodo and Sam: More Light <Lenwe> [3/9 @ 6:15] (0/0)
That was wonderful! <Rain Queen> [3/9 @ 6:07] (0/0)
Thank you for sharing that. <JewelTook> [3/8 @ 12:31] (0/0)
Nice! <hatster> [3/8 @ 11:27] (1/32)

Just as Aragorn <Calenia> [3/8 @ 12:33] (1/31)

True love ... <gullygilly> [3/8 @ 14:31] (4/30)

Another example from the trenches <Calenia> [3/9 @ 12:41] (1/1)

Nice example... <gullygilly> [3/9 @ 13:25] (0/0)

Another take on your example <notlost> [3/9 @ 1:22] (2/4)

I'd like to read that essay... <gullygilly> [3/9 @ 10:41] (1/2)

If any of you would like to read it... <notlost> [3/9 @ 21:58] (1/1)

Thank you... (No Text) <gullygilly> [3/10 @ 21:56] (0/0)

"like a hobbit" is another way of saying <hatster> [3/9 @ 2:08] (0/0)

Thanks gullygilly <hatster> [3/8 @ 17:56] (2/21)

Don't we see this throughout Tolkien? <Calenia> [3/8 @ 19:27] (1/1)

Frodo's purity <zoink> [3/8 @ 23:46] (0/0)

The essence of modern society <Serai> [3/8 @ 18:18] (2/18)

yes!.. and but <hatster> [3/8 @ 19:54] (0/0)
What do you think it will take... <gullygilly> [3/8 @ 19:53] (2/16)

What do I think it will take? <Serai> [3/8 @ 22:52] (2/10)

I'm not sure even that would do it <Goldilocks Took> [3/9 @ 11:34] (1/8)

and if you denied your friend's help--NOT OT <hatster> [3/9 @ 12:39] (2/7)

What is true need? <gullygilly> [3/9 @ 13:07] (1/1)

Sometimes <Calenia> [3/9 @ 14:26] (0/0)

To admit <Calenia> [3/9 @ 12:55] (1/4)

bingo, but I wonder what would Gandalf say <hatster> [3/9 @ 13:21] (1/3)

It's <Calenia> [3/9 @ 13:44] (1/2)

how did you know <hatster> [3/9 @ 18:27] (1/1)

Well <Calenia> [3/9 @ 20:55] (0/0)

Sadly...I agree <gullygilly> [3/9 @ 10:49] (0/0)

one vs. many ---probably OT <hatster> [3/8 @ 21:29] (1/4)

Not off topic... <gullygilly> [3/8 @ 22:22] (1/3)

Psst, gullygilly <Serai> [3/8 @ 22:55] (2/2)

OT but here's link (No Text - Link Inside) <gullygilly> [3/9 @ 11:22] (0/0)
Linked to TORn <gullygilly> [3/9 @ 10:51] (0/0)

Beautifully written. (No Text) <Calenia> [3/8 @ 14:36] (0/0)

Thank you... <gullygilly> [3/8 @ 8:16] (0/0)
Excellent! <Silverlode> [3/8 @ 7:23] (1/1)

Yes! and <hatster> [3/8 @ 11:01] (0/0)

Outstanding! Thank you very much for that. (No Text) <Altaira> [3/8 @ 2:08] (0/0)
Nicely done, and thanks for sharing it... <notlost> [3/8 @ 1:22] (0/0)
Beautiful! Definitely a keeper <Entmaiden> [3/7 @ 23:43] (1/5)

Whoa! That's deep! <David Bune> [3/8 @ 0:35] (2/4)

An appealing idea <Smallbottle> [3/8 @ 17:41] (1/2)

Read my response below <Serai> [3/8 @ 17:56] (1/1)

But <Smallbottle> [3/8 @ 18:16] (0/0)

Indeed! Yet another point <Serai> [3/8 @ 0:52] (0/0)

Lovely thoughts! Here's an idea for you <Serai> [3/7 @ 23:41] (2/4)

The Tooks were said to have elven blood. <Curious> [3/9 @ 19:50] (0/0)
This is an elegant, creative and provocative idea, but <galadhremmin> [3/8 @ 1:51] (1/2)

Yes, Tolkien did say that <Serai> [3/8 @ 2:15] (1/1)

I can't (and wouldn't want to!) argue with that! <galadhremmin> [3/8 @ 2:54] (0/0)

I think I like this interpretation the best <Arador> [3/7 @ 23:40] (0/0)
**sigh** my favorite subject.. <Goldilocks Took> [3/7 @ 22:47] (1/1)

Thanks to everyone for your encouragement. (No Text) <David Bune> [3/7 @ 22:59] (0/0)

great job <drogo_drogo> [3/7 @ 21:12] (0/0)
Thank you for sharing that <Lothirienne> [3/7 @ 18:47] (0/0)
I suggest <Curious> [3/7 @ 18:16] (1/1)

Please do so! <TolkienFan> [3/8 @ 1:39] (0/0)

Thank you! I saved this to keep. (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/7 @ 18:01] (2/2)

me too... (No Text) <gullygilly> [3/8 @ 13:15] (0/0)
Good advice! As usual. (No Text) <Merryk> [3/8 @ 3:19] (0/0)

That was a very good read. Thank you!!! (No Text) <Lancelot> [3/7 @ 17:57] (0/0)
Indeed! Thank you very much for that! <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 17:38] (0/0)
Wow! Thank you! And <Curious> [3/7 @ 16:32] (1/2)

Doh! How could I have missed that! <David Bune> [3/7 @ 16:53] (1/1)

Until the chapter-by-chapter <Curious> [3/7 @ 16:59] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #33: Open discussion <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 14:19] (3/14)

One of my favorite quotes: <Golfimbul> [3/8 @ 4:42] (0/0)
I didn't get an answer to my Ent question below.. <Dame Ioreth > [3/7 @ 18:53] (3/4)

Thank you! <Dame Ioreth > [3/8 @ 19:30] (0/0)
it's been written in Unfinished Tales <PhantomS> [3/8 @ 0:19] (1/1)

Treebeard mentions <Calenia> [3/8 @ 0:50] (0/0)

What it really means <Calenia> [3/7 @ 23:16] (0/0)

Yeah. How can Saruman cause <Curious> [3/7 @ 15:06] (2/7)

Fields of poppies, wasn't it? (No Text) <Calenia> [3/8 @ 1:05] (0/0)
I vote for the Ring. <Reverend> [3/7 @ 15:59] (3/5)

sounds good to me <drogo_drogo> [3/7 @ 18:34] (0/0)
I'm fresh out of UUT's so I'll <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 18:11] (0/0)
I agree... with a slightly OT UUT <Ossë> [3/7 @ 16:30] (1/2)

We could add... <Reverend> [3/7 @ 18:36] (1/1)

Good point... <Ossë> [3/8 @ 11:25] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #32: Bits and Pieces <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 14:18] (2/8)

Stirrups, etc. <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/7 @ 16:58] (3/4)

thanks for the stirrup history (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/7 @ 21:59] (0/0)
Thanks for that -- very interesting. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 18:03] (0/0)
What about the Swiss pikemen. <Curious> [3/7 @ 17:04] (1/1)

Things were changing again at that period <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/9 @ 12:22] (0/0)

Now you're just padding. <Reverend> [3/7 @ 15:51] (1/2)

Hmmppff... ;-) <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 17:48] (1/1)

It would... <Ossë> [3/7 @ 18:04] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #31: Bewilderment <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 14:14] (4/10)

Tolkien as postmodernist? <notlost> [3/7 @ 20:58] (1/2)

mmmm, not *post*modern but, <drogo_drogo> [3/7 @ 21:44] (1/1)

Fling 'em! <notlost> [3/7 @ 22:47] (0/0)

My first time posting a chapter discussion response - go easy on me! <SunnyJim> [3/7 @ 15:49] (1/4)

Hey, that's very well taken... <Reverend> [3/7 @ 15:55] (1/3)

Oh, yeah, LOTR as written by Clancy! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/7 @ 16:38] (2/2)

And a full read... <Reverend> [3/7 @ 18:25] (0/0)
A short version: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [3/7 @ 16:43] (0/0)

Calm down. Everything is all right. That's it... <Reverend> [3/7 @ 15:45] (0/0)
on narrative in LOTR <drogo_drogo> [3/7 @ 15:30] (0/0)

Elrond and the ring of power <Tony Clifton> [3/7 @ 13:51] (1/1)

He went back to Rivendell. <Curious> [3/7 @ 15:10] (0/0)

Treebeard <Galadar> [3/7 @ 9:05] (8/14)

well Radagast missed the forest for the trees <drogo_drogo> [3/8 @ 9:27] (0/0)
You stole one of my questions! <Entmaiden> [3/8 @ 9:06] (0/0)
Whether they have met ot not... <kbdiggity> [3/8 @ 7:39] (0/0)
Perhaps Treebeard <Curious> [3/7 @ 13:23] (0/0)
Let's see here <PhantomS> [3/7 @ 12:36] (0/0)
BTW, Radagast reminds me of certain Medieval monks. (No Text) <Calenia> [3/7 @ 12:35] (0/0)
about Radagast <elspeth_heather> [3/7 @ 10:37] (1/2)

In that case... <Galadar> [3/7 @ 10:50] (1/1)

I forgot to mention... <Galadar> [3/7 @ 10:53] (0/0)

Hmm... <Ossë> [3/7 @ 9:14] (1/4)

You're probably right... <Galadar> [3/7 @ 9:53] (2/3)

It's a matter of priorities <Calenia> [3/7 @ 11:52] (0/0)
You may recall... <oloin> [3/7 @ 10:05] (1/1)

Gandalf also said... <Ossë> [3/7 @ 10:26] (0/0)

Questions <patric44> [3/7 @ 3:01] (3/7)

Strider <PhantomS> [3/7 @ 7:15] (0/0)
Answers <Calenia> [3/7 @ 3:06] (2/2)

my ..... <patric44> [3/7 @ 3:18] (0/0)
my respect and gratitude (No Text) <patric44> [3/7 @ 3:18] (0/0)

"Elessar" means "Elfstone"; and an Elfstone <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 3:05] (1/2)

Dynasty name? <erather> [3/8 @ 0:32] (1/1)

Hmmm... Denethor refers to <NZ Strider> [3/8 @ 1:12] (0/0)

Who was the most truely humble? (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/7 @ 2:05] (1/11)

Think you could expand that question a tad? (No Text) <Yncanes> [3/7 @ 2:09] (1/10)

Of the characters in LOTR, IYO (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/7 @ 2:11] (6/9)

Not the answer you're looking for, but <Calenia> [3/7 @ 22:47] (1/1)

Great answer (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/8 @ 4:22] (0/0)

Bill the Pony!! (No Text) <Weige> [3/7 @ 14:52] (0/0)
Faramir <Linguilindale> [3/7 @ 14:36] (2/2)

As far sa main characters... <Farawyn> [3/7 @ 15:17] (0/0)
Exactly what I was thinking <Gilwen> [3/7 @ 15:00] (0/0)

I vote for Theoden. <Golfimbul> [3/7 @ 12:54] (0/0)
Denethor.. or Fatty Bolger.. <drogo_drogo> [3/7 @ 8:55] (0/0)
Nob. (No Text) <Curious> [3/7 @ 6:02] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #30: The Old Man <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 1:34] (7/11)

Maybe the ambiguity is the point? <Calenia> [3/7 @ 12:33] (0/0)
So Saruman can't own a hood AND a hat? <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/7 @ 11:49] (1/4)

Gandalf didn't. (No Text) <Curious> [3/7 @ 13:38] (1/3)

Nor did he live in a huge fortress full of troops and servants <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/7 @ 16:19] (1/2)

When did Saruman go back to white?!? <Curious> [3/7 @ 16:40] (1/1)

Wizards are sooooo fashion challenged. (No Text) <Calenia> [3/7 @ 22:42] (0/0)

This old man, he played three... <notlost> [3/7 @ 11:32] (0/0)
Signs point to Saruman. <Reverend> [3/7 @ 11:20] (0/0)
signs point to not Saruman <drogo_drogo> [3/7 @ 8:44] (0/0)
perplexed... <gullygilly> [3/7 @ 6:07] (0/0)
My guess <Lothirienne> [3/7 @ 3:14] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #29: A Hint of Ents <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 1:33] (10/18)

By the way, NZStrider <Smallbottle> [3/8 @ 2:02] (2/4)

Yes; that phrase and others like it <NZ Strider> [3/8 @ 14:38] (1/1)

Do you think that Treebeard's... <Reverend> [3/8 @ 17:51] (0/0)

It WAS born out of a simple phrase... <Reverend> [3/8 @ 7:24] (1/1)

Not <Smallbottle> [3/8 @ 17:45] (0/0)

I think the Anglo-Saxon words <Entmaiden> [3/7 @ 23:50] (0/0)
I am useless here. <Reverend> [3/7 @ 11:32] (1/1)

Rev, you're NEVER useless... <notlost> [3/7 @ 11:34] (0/0)

A "grove of ents" <drogo_drogo> [3/7 @ 8:34] (1/1)

Right, very few readers know Anglo-Saxon! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/7 @ 11:22] (0/0)

Ents and trees <PhantomS> [3/7 @ 7:23] (0/0)
Not sure... <gullygilly> [3/7 @ 6:29] (0/0)
They aren't big moving trees. <Curious> [3/7 @ 5:58] (1/1)

I agree <Ossë> [3/7 @ 6:16] (0/0)

I think <Ossë> [3/7 @ 5:32] (0/0)
Collective noun: a creak of Ents? <Ataahua> [3/7 @ 3:20] (1/1)

I like that--but I also like a brood of ents.... (No Text) <notlost> [3/7 @ 11:04] (0/0)

Very possible <Lothirienne> [3/7 @ 3:07] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #28: Fangorn Forest <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 1:32] (6/6)

No Subject <Reverend> [3/7 @ 11:25] (0/0)
I don't know what I expected... <Dame Ioreth > [3/7 @ 11:23] (0/0)
Brooding heroes on the moors... <notlost> [3/7 @ 10:57] (0/0)
musings <drogo_drogo> [3/7 @ 8:22] (0/0)
I thought <Ossë> [3/7 @ 4:38] (0/0)
I liked it <Lothirienne> [3/7 @ 3:04] (0/0)

what is the correct pronunciation of "The Silmarillion"? (No Text) <Lorien-lover> [3/6 @ 20:30] (3/16)

seel-ma-RRREEL -ee-on. And <Curious> [3/7 @ 7:06] (1/11)

That's what I always thought too... <Ossë> [3/7 @ 7:36] (1/10)

i=ee, í=eee, î=eeee. And <Curious> [3/7 @ 8:24] (1/9)

And îîîîîîîî= <Curious> [3/7 @ 8:44] (1/8)

ô alright then. LOL! As long... <Ossë> [3/7 @ 9:05] (2/7)

Wait! My bad! <Curious> [3/7 @ 13:50] (1/1)

LOL! Although I... <Ossë> [3/7 @ 15:06] (0/0)

Sorry, <Curious> [3/7 @ 9:58] (1/4)

Only going by <Ossë> [3/7 @ 10:15] (1/3)

Not <Curious> [3/7 @ 10:19] (1/2)

Is... <Ossë> [3/7 @ 11:17] (1/1)

Sorry, <Curious> [3/7 @ 13:04] (0/0)

Sil-mar-ill-i-on? <Calenia> [3/7 @ 1:55] (0/0)
I say it like it's spelled... <Farawyn> [3/6 @ 22:15] (2/2)

Sil - mah - rillion? (No Text) <Yncanes> [3/7 @ 1:49] (0/0)
That's how I say it:o) (No Text) <Seillib> [3/6 @ 22:58] (0/0)

Just wondering, Top 5 books. <Farawyn> [3/6 @ 14:33] (23/40)

only 5? is that possible? <Eowyn White Lady of Ithilien> [3/7 @ 19:16] (0/0)
Can't I just choose ALL of my bookcases? <Stephanie> [3/7 @ 10:13] (0/0)
mine are... <gullygilly> [3/7 @ 5:28] (0/0)
Hum. <Atlas> [3/7 @ 4:55] (0/0)
COULD THE CHAT IN THIS THREAD BE TAKEN TO EMAIL? <NZ Strider> [3/7 @ 2:52] (0/0)
Can't bear to pick just 5! <yewbow> [3/7 @ 2:00] (0/0)
Can't... pick... just... 5! <Isobel Earelien> [3/7 @ 1:55] (1/2)

Ooh, The Little Prince! <RosieLass> [3/7 @ 1:57] (1/1)

:) <Isobel Earelien> [3/7 @ 1:58] (0/0)

OOH! LOTR aside... <Yncanes> [3/7 @ 1:33] (0/0)
Let's see. <RosieLass> [3/7 @ 1:26] (1/1)

More that I forgot. <RosieLass> [3/7 @ 2:03] (0/0)

Looking at my shelves <Calenia> [3/7 @ 0:59] (3/5)

One more <Calenia> [3/7 @ 2:22] (0/0)
forgot <Isobel Earelien> [3/7 @ 1:57] (0/0)
wait, youre saying... <Yncanes> [3/7 @ 1:47] (1/2)

I said that it's a given <Calenia> [3/7 @ 2:06] (1/1)

ah, understood. (No Text) <Yncanes> [3/7 @ 2:09] (0/0)

Only 5! What! <JessLynn> [3/7 @ 0:13] (0/0)
Five favorites <Seillib> [3/6 @ 23:41] (0/0)
my five <simbelmyne> [3/6 @ 23:18] (0/0)
Only 5. Hmmmm... <Nimrodel > [3/6 @ 22:33] (1/1)

Top five... <Brockomir> [3/6 @ 22:55] (0/0)

only 5? <hatster> [3/6 @ 20:35] (0/0)
Top 5 currently, because they change so often... <bstorey> [3/6 @ 20:30] (1/2)

Michael Chabon <Farawyn> [3/6 @ 22:10] (1/1)

aaaa! Shel Silverstein! (No Text) <Isobel Earelien> [3/7 @ 2:00] (0/0)

my list for a desert island... <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 20:01] (0/0)
Oh, my, it's so hard to choose. <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/6 @ 19:38] (0/0)
Mine... <Nahar> [3/6 @ 18:02] (0/0)
My list <Ceorl> [3/6 @ 18:01] (0/0)
Here are mine. <Weige> [3/6 @ 17:13] (0/0)
Mine... <CAhobbit> [3/6 @ 15:53] (2/4)

I love Anne Rice... <gullygilly> [3/7 @ 6:34] (0/0)
Only four? (No Text) <Curious> [3/6 @ 16:21] (1/2)

Well the 5th book was one I was forced to read... <CAhobbit> [3/6 @ 17:01] (1/1)

wow... <Yncanes> [3/7 @ 1:44] (0/0)

Here are the books I have reread the most. <Curious> [3/6 @ 15:12] (1/2)

Whoa <Farawyn> [3/6 @ 18:18] (1/1)

I'll add to those mine... <Mallothwen> [3/6 @ 19:16] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #27: Foresight, Forethought, and Foreknowledge <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 12:40] (9/12)

"Leading to a knife edge..." <erather> [3/6 @ 22:45] (0/0)
Trust in others <Dame Ioreth > [3/6 @ 22:01] (1/1)

You put that so well <Calenia> [3/7 @ 1:22] (0/0)

foresight <Rothalion> [3/6 @ 21:47] (0/0)
seeing all ends <FantasyFan> [3/6 @ 20:53] (1/2)

And... <Morwen> [3/6 @ 21:54] (1/1)

Yes, in fact <Calenia> [3/7 @ 1:12] (0/0)

quick thoughts <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 18:46] (0/0)
Strategy vs. fate vs. free will <notlost> [3/6 @ 15:14] (0/0)
Not to begin is to despair. <Reverend> [3/6 @ 13:49] (0/0)
My thoughts. <Curious> [3/6 @ 13:30] (0/0)
Foresight & stuff <Ossë> [3/6 @ 13:24] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #26: Characterisation of Legolas <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 12:39] (9/28)

I think he has changed some. <Arod the Swift> [3/7 @ 1:15] (0/0)
you don't know what you've got till it's gone <FantasyFan> [3/6 @ 21:03] (0/0)
Legolas <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 18:55] (0/0)
Not so subtle changes <Isobel Earelien> [3/6 @ 16:55] (0/0)
Agree with everything, except... <Morwen> [3/6 @ 16:33] (1/1)

Thanks -- I forgot about that. I agree. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 20:13] (0/0)

Lassoing Legolas <notlost> [3/6 @ 15:24] (1/7)

my mental image of a "cattle drive"... <Froda> [3/6 @ 23:23] (2/6)

It's a great juxtaposition <notlost> [3/7 @ 11:44] (1/2)

The cattle whisperer! <Curious> [3/7 @ 13:26] (1/1)

I bet HE could herd cats! (No Text) <notlost> [3/7 @ 20:31] (0/0)

It's not the speed <Calenia> [3/7 @ 0:39] (1/2)

I dunno-- <notlost> [3/7 @ 11:42] (1/1)

True <Calenia> [3/8 @ 0:36] (0/0)

How does Legolas know about driving cattle?!? <Curious> [3/6 @ 14:12] (3/11)

They have rodeos every Tuesday in Mirkwood... warg lassoing is the hit of the show (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 18:50] (0/0)
Great question... <Thevina Finduilas> [3/6 @ 15:50] (0/0)
Thanks for the mental image <Kiskadee> [3/6 @ 14:22] (1/8)

Maybe. It still <Curious> [3/6 @ 14:33] (1/7)

The phrase <Kiskadee> [3/6 @ 15:08] (1/6)

Oh, sure. A <Curious> [3/6 @ 15:20] (1/5)

He's not all that careful <Calenia> [3/7 @ 0:21] (1/4)

All of those examples, <Curious> [3/7 @ 5:08] (2/3)

Well, here's one <Calenia> [3/8 @ 0:23] (0/0)
Come now.... <Reverend> [3/7 @ 13:36] (1/1)

OK. <Curious> [3/7 @ 15:20] (0/0)

hmmm <Lamiel> [3/6 @ 13:56] (0/0)
Because of Gimli... <Golfimbul> [3/6 @ 13:32] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #25: Éomer’s Disobedience <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 12:38] (8/17)

Obediance to a higher law. <Atlas> [3/7 @ 3:58] (0/0)
rampant disobedience and what to make of it <Froda> [3/6 @ 23:12] (0/0)
I think this section demonstrates <Entmaiden> [3/6 @ 22:34] (0/0)
running your kingdom <FantasyFan> [3/6 @ 21:11] (0/0)
My thoughts <Morwen> [3/6 @ 15:45] (1/1)

lol ... yes, Helm Hammerhand <Froda> [3/6 @ 23:16] (0/0)

#3 Sheep rather than cattle... <Kathira> [3/6 @ 14:45] (1/2)

I'd prefer sheep too, but wouldn't <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 23:44] (1/1)

Horses can graze <erather> [3/7 @ 1:29] (0/0)

My thoughts. <Curious> [3/6 @ 13:59] (3/6)

So do I! <Calenia> [3/7 @ 0:09] (1/1)

Nice research! (No Text) <Curious> [3/7 @ 5:15] (0/0)

Does Aragorn say that they're horses? <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 23:42] (1/2)

They could well be horses. <erather> [3/7 @ 1:20] (1/1)

And <Curious> [3/7 @ 5:14] (0/0)

I agree with you on this one, Curious :) <Ossë> [3/6 @ 16:42] (0/0)

question 1 <Golfimbul> [3/6 @ 13:28] (0/0)

Concerning giants <samwise the fat> [3/6 @ 12:13] (2/4)

Trolls..maybe <ZG1> [3/6 @ 23:10] (0/0)
The "giants" are unqiue to the Hobbit, unless <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 13:15] (1/2)

There is also the Tree-man OR giant <Curious> [3/6 @ 14:21] (1/1)

Sounds like a reasonable way to approach the giants <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 20:14] (0/0)

Why not take the 'dead' all the way to Baraddur? <Lancelot> [3/6 @ 11:43] (2/9)

The Dead are well...Dead. <PhantomS> [3/7 @ 7:32] (0/0)
Two reasons. <Curious> [3/6 @ 11:53] (2/7)

good points here <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 19:35] (1/1)

Weren't the barrow wights <Calenia> [3/7 @ 1:39] (0/0)

Agreed <Calenia> [3/6 @ 12:23] (1/4)

It has a different effect <Curious> [3/6 @ 14:26] (1/3)

I'm trying to remember <Calenia> [3/7 @ 1:28] (1/2)

The Witch-king <Curious> [3/7 @ 5:03] (1/1)

I mean literally not figuratively <Calenia> [3/7 @ 23:58] (0/0)

Thoughts on Faramir <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/6 @ 11:02] (4/10)

I agree with all of you guys. <Gilwen> [3/6 @ 18:08] (0/0)
I agree with you <Kiskadee> [3/6 @ 14:37] (0/0)
I keep coming back <Merryk> [3/6 @ 13:11] (3/4)

You know <Smallbottle> [3/6 @ 19:17] (1/1)

oh that is interesting... isn't <Goldilocks Took> [3/6 @ 23:40] (0/0)

Very interesting; thanks! (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/6 @ 14:24] (0/0)
And very romantic (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/6 @ 13:20] (0/0)

Yes, he is one of us :) <PhantomS> [3/6 @ 11:25] (1/2)

Oh, yes. Or at least <Calenia> [3/6 @ 12:32] (1/1)

I was talking with one of my GF... <Farawyn> [3/6 @ 14:31] (0/0)

Something I always wondered about <Raain> [3/6 @ 2:01] (3/10)

Singing in the rain <PhantomS> [3/6 @ 9:44] (1/2)

What about... <Ossë> [3/6 @ 10:32] (1/1)

maybe he <PhantomS> [3/6 @ 11:27] (0/0)

Seriously, Maglor <Curious> [3/6 @ 9:28] (1/1)

hmm <Raain> [3/7 @ 20:35] (0/0)

I know, I know! <ZG1> [3/6 @ 3:34] (4/4)

His songs may have suffered, but <Curious> [3/6 @ 9:25] (0/0)
That's a brilliant theory <Draupne> [3/6 @ 8:54] (0/0)
Great, or maybe Tom is Feanor doomed to wear yellow pants for his sins (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 8:28] (0/0)
This is the best UUT <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 4:15] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #24: More on the Riders’ Society <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 0:45] (11/17)

My two cents <Lothirienne> [3/6 @ 11:21] (0/0)
Eomer is a classic leader <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/6 @ 11:18] (1/3)

But he killed you :) (No Text) <PhantomS> [3/6 @ 11:28] (1/2)

Ha! We all have bad days! <Matthew/Ugluk> [3/6 @ 13:30] (1/1)

Hey, I'd say that his beating you <Calenia> [3/6 @ 13:41] (0/0)

Fierce but disciplined warriors. <Morwen> [3/6 @ 10:37] (0/0)
THis is why I keep coming back here! <Dame Ioreth > [3/6 @ 10:26] (0/0)
my thoughts...OW *Brain hurt* <PhantomS> [3/6 @ 10:03] (0/0)
They hunt Woses, don't they? (No Text) <Reverend> [3/6 @ 9:58] (0/0)
At the risk of sounding like a broken record . . . <Pukel-man> [3/6 @ 9:42] (3/3)

isn't Eomer's accession a combination of two principles <Froda> [3/6 @ 22:53] (0/0)
You have my agreement, for what it's worth... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 20:19] (0/0)
I still like your song. ;) (No Text) <Eowyn of Penns Woods> [3/6 @ 20:10] (0/0)

on these... <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 8:20] (0/0)
My opinions... <Ossë> [3/6 @ 8:05] (0/0)
When in Rohan... <Atlas> [3/6 @ 8:03] (0/0)
Different perspective <Calenia> [3/6 @ 2:55] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #23: Gandalf’s Prior Deeds and Fate <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 0:41] (9/9)

I wonder,,, <Dame Ioreth > [3/6 @ 11:08] (0/0)
never thought of it as a hint before <Lothirienne> [3/6 @ 11:08] (0/0)
Gandalf <Morwen> [3/6 @ 10:08] (0/0)
more thoughts <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 8:11] (0/0)
Thoughts. <Atlas> [3/6 @ 7:46] (0/0)
my answer <gullygilly> [3/6 @ 5:30] (0/0)
I thought that <Calenia> [3/6 @ 2:41] (0/0)
Thoughts <Kiskadee> [3/6 @ 2:29] (0/0)
On #1... <Arquen> [3/6 @ 2:17] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #22: The geopolitical situation <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 0:39] (6/6)

My thoughts <Lothirienne> [3/6 @ 11:03] (0/0)
Éomer and Aragorn <Morwen> [3/6 @ 9:56] (0/0)
Mighty ready to bend the knee, isn't he? <Reverend> [3/6 @ 9:55] (0/0)
thoughts <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 8:05] (0/0)
Hum. <Atlas> [3/6 @ 7:39] (0/0)
With Theoden's fall <Merryk> [3/6 @ 1:14] (0/0)

The Steward of... Rohan? <b_smith> [3/5 @ 19:05] (1/2)

Possibilites <PhantomS> [3/5 @ 20:39] (1/1)

Good points, thanks. (No Text) <b_smith> [3/5 @ 21:43] (0/0)

Two FOTR questions <Dr. Gonzo> [3/5 @ 17:11] (6/7)

answers <PhantomS> [3/5 @ 20:45] (0/0)
Thank you! <Dr. Gonzo> [3/5 @ 18:37] (0/0)
Two answers <Lamiel> [3/5 @ 17:59] (0/0)
Doesn't he object to two? <Reverend> [3/5 @ 17:33] (1/1)

With both Baggins out of town, <Merryk> [3/6 @ 1:30] (0/0)

Maybe..... <Orange Blossom Toadfoot> [3/5 @ 17:29] (0/0)
possible answers <Luthien's Mama> [3/5 @ 17:27] (0/0)

Another hobbit society question <Bree Baggins> [3/5 @ 15:05] (6/28)

Thanks for the help! (No Text) <Bree Baggins> [3/7 @ 15:41] (0/0)
if there is formal education, it's class-differentiated <Froda> [3/5 @ 23:07] (2/3)

The Gaffer... <Golfimbul> [3/6 @ 3:57] (1/1)

That's really interesting <Calenia> [3/6 @ 11:52] (0/0)

Or it just could be that Sam <Calenia> [3/6 @ 1:54] (0/0)

Can you locate that quote about school? <Curious> [3/5 @ 20:58] (1/4)

As they approach Denethor's chamber, <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 22:00] (1/3)

Thanks. That is rather <Curious> [3/5 @ 22:31] (2/2)

An excellent description of birds-nesting <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 4:22] (0/0)
Stealing eggs from birds' nests? <Golfimbul> [3/6 @ 3:51] (0/0)

Since the Shire resembles 19th-c. England, <drogo_drogo> [3/5 @ 20:14] (1/9)

Why wait? <Curious> [3/5 @ 20:55] (1/8)

My theory (on Scouring of Shire) <drogo_drogo> [3/5 @ 22:41] (2/7)

Well-stated -- thanks for that. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 1:20] (0/0)
not a UUT; rather, a WST! <Froda> [3/5 @ 23:17] (1/5)

thanks, one more thing to add... <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 7:47] (1/4)

Great stuff! Note, <Curious> [3/6 @ 9:12] (2/3)

LOL at that last comment! (No Text) <Bree Baggins> [3/7 @ 15:39] (0/0)
the Fairie connection <drogo_drogo> [3/6 @ 19:15] (1/1)

Dickens <Curious> [3/6 @ 19:53] (0/0)

Any society that has postmasters... <Reverend> [3/5 @ 17:35] (1/3)

But in the prologue... <Golfimbul> [3/6 @ 3:46] (1/2)

Oh, of course not.... <Reverend> [3/6 @ 9:42] (1/1)

Numerous hobbits <Curious> [3/6 @ 9:52] (0/0)

Home Schooling? <Golfimbul> [3/5 @ 16:52] (1/3)

Bilbo taught Frodo? <Calenia> [3/6 @ 1:52] (1/2)

My mistake.... <Golfimbul> [3/6 @ 3:44] (1/1)

Besides <Calenia> [3/6 @ 11:47] (0/0)

UUT Concerning Bombadil <Fingal the Scot> [3/5 @ 14:24] (3/5)

All theories that Bombadil <Curious> [3/5 @ 20:52] (2/2)

tom bombadil <Sauron Lord of the ring> [3/7 @ 15:57] (0/0)
Bombadil's Abilities <Fingal the Scot> [3/5 @ 22:09] (0/0)

Well... <Ossë> [3/5 @ 19:33] (0/0)
Sounds like a good theory to me... <Golfimbul> [3/5 @ 16:54] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #21: What’s happened to the Hobbits? <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 13:51] (11/16)

Why did he neglect to mention it was nighttime? <Galadar> [3/6 @ 9:20] (2/2)

He also has confidence in his horses. <Curious> [3/6 @ 16:07] (0/0)
Good point. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 13:04] (0/0)

50 million readers can't be wrong <Calenia> [3/6 @ 1:38] (0/0)
In this chapter, the reader... <JewelTook> [3/5 @ 22:56] (0/0)
trusted those leaves and Aragorn <hatster> [3/5 @ 21:46] (0/0)
answers <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [3/5 @ 18:30] (0/0)
Because TTT was checked out... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/5 @ 17:41] (0/0)
Answers and questions.. <Kiskadee> [3/5 @ 16:29] (1/1)

"the things they carried" <Froda> [3/5 @ 22:37] (0/0)

It's so hard to think back to a fresh <Princess of Geekland> [3/5 @ 14:42] (1/1)

Yes! <Isobel Earelien> [3/5 @ 15:40] (0/0)

I was worried. <Morwen> [3/5 @ 14:36] (0/0)
suspense <drogo_drogo> [3/5 @ 14:21] (1/1)

I would <Isobel Earelien> [3/5 @ 15:36] (0/0)

Hey, Hobbits are famously soft-footed... <Reverend> [3/5 @ 14:03] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #20: Legends and Reality <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 13:49] (8/11)

Dreams and Legends <Stanislaus Bocian> [3/6 @ 12:54] (0/0)
Dreams and legends <Calenia> [3/6 @ 2:32] (0/0)
My thoughts. <Curious> [3/5 @ 20:41] (0/0)
Re #2 <Eledhwen> [3/5 @ 15:54] (0/0)
The houses of the healing <Dame Ioreth > [3/5 @ 15:16] (1/1)

interesting example since <hatster> [3/5 @ 18:56] (0/0)

Believe it or not <Morwen> [3/5 @ 15:05] (1/1)

people with oral traditions <Mim the Petty Dwarf> [3/5 @ 18:41] (0/0)

"A man may do both" <Princess of Geekland> [3/5 @ 14:39] (0/0)
forgetting the past <drogo_drogo> [3/5 @ 14:17] (1/1)

exactly, another self-reflexive lesson in reading <hatster> [3/5 @ 19:00] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #19: Views of Lórien <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 13:48] (9/11)

Perilous Realm <Stanislaus Bocian> [3/6 @ 7:45] (0/0)
History between Rohan and Lorien <Kiskadee> [3/6 @ 2:11] (0/0)
Considering that his views are not unique <Calenia> [3/6 @ 0:55] (0/0)
to add to others' excellent points... <Froda> [3/5 @ 22:51] (2/2)

good point! (No Text) <Galadriel 1> [3/7 @ 10:40] (0/0)
Aha! I suspected it. <JewelTook> [3/6 @ 0:15] (0/0)

It made sense to me <Altaira> [3/5 @ 22:13] (0/0)
Remember Celeborn's warning about Fangorn, <Curious> [3/5 @ 17:13] (0/0)
Yes, it shocks, and it's meant to. <Princess of Geekland> [3/5 @ 14:34] (0/0)
Misunderstood Elves <Morwen> [3/5 @ 14:23] (0/0)
A prime goal of the Shadow is to divide... <Reverend> [3/5 @ 14:11] (0/0)

Gandalf's Ring? <Sam'stheman> [3/5 @ 12:59] (1/2)

Here you go <Largefoot Hardbottle> [3/5 @ 13:13] (1/1)

Great help! <Sam'stheman> [3/5 @ 14:11] (0/0)

The Departure of the Elves <Estelwen> [3/5 @ 4:05] (3/5)

They have to leave because <PhantomS> [3/5 @ 21:03] (2/2)

Great post! One point, though. <Curious> [3/6 @ 12:56] (0/0)
Wow! Thanks! <Estelwen> [3/5 @ 22:20] (0/0)

I don't know that they have to leave together <Calenia> [3/5 @ 12:04] (0/0)
It's not so much the leaving together, <Ataahua> [3/5 @ 5:03] (0/0)

Question on orcs... <Mallothwen> [3/5 @ 1:13] (2/8)

As I understand it, all the big battles .... <Reverend> [3/5 @ 12:22] (0/0)
Well, <Ossë> [3/5 @ 6:09] (1/6)

sun haters <drogo_drogo> [3/5 @ 8:36] (2/5)

The obligatory UUT... <Ossë> [3/5 @ 9:45] (2/3)

nice UUT <drogo_drogo> [3/5 @ 13:48] (1/1)

I wonder... <Ossë> [3/5 @ 16:53] (0/0)

Kind of like how Gollum... <Princess of Geekland> [3/5 @ 13:28] (0/0)

Did they? <Galathien> [3/5 @ 8:44] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #18: Characterisation of Gimli <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 0:56] (15/22)

I read Gimli differently in the second discussion. <Lancelot> [3/6 @ 11:39] (0/0)
Gimli <Altaira> [3/5 @ 22:06] (0/0)
I disagree with the statement <Princess of Geekland> [3/5 @ 15:27] (0/0)
Gimli and Éomer <Morwen> [3/5 @ 13:56] (0/0)
my thoughts on Gimli... <gullygilly> [3/5 @ 12:05] (0/0)
different readings really possible here! <Froda> [3/5 @ 11:55] (1/3)

And I think that John Rhys-Davies <Calenia> [3/5 @ 12:10] (1/2)

i'm a big fan, too... <Froda> [3/5 @ 22:42] (1/1)

The Dwarf women scene <Calenia> [3/6 @ 1:15] (0/0)

It depends oon how you direct this scene in your head... <Dame Ioreth > [3/5 @ 11:24] (1/2)

What is the motivation? <Calenia> [3/5 @ 11:50] (1/1)

Unless,,, <Dame Ioreth > [3/5 @ 14:51] (0/0)

A strong sense of what's right <Eledhwen> [3/5 @ 9:57] (0/0)
At your service and your family's. <Atlas> [3/5 @ 8:27] (0/0)
not humorless <drogo_drogo> [3/5 @ 8:18] (1/1)

Well said! (No Text) <Isobel Earelien> [3/5 @ 12:47] (0/0)

I wouldn't say that he has no sense of humour, <Ataahua> [3/5 @ 5:11] (0/0)
A young dwarf in love <Calenia> [3/5 @ 3:58] (0/0)
you are presuming... <Nemain> [3/5 @ 3:21] (0/0)
Dwarves are not diplomats <Lothirienne> [3/5 @ 1:52] (1/1)

Maybe especially not when they're tired <Draupne> [3/5 @ 8:12] (0/0)

Yep <David Bune> [3/5 @ 1:07] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #17: Aragorn’s Revelation-scene <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 0:56] (9/30)

Why did Eomer believe him? <erather> [3/6 @ 1:32] (1/5)

I always wonder myself <Calenia> [3/6 @ 3:10] (2/4)

There are signs of Aragorn's truthfulness. <Morwen> [3/6 @ 12:38] (1/1)

I don't doubt that it's Aragorn's demeanor <Calenia> [3/6 @ 13:12] (0/0)

*sigh* It has to do <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 4:11] (1/1)

I can't think of anything <Calenia> [3/6 @ 13:43] (0/0)

The Higher Powers are at work! <Curious> [3/5 @ 17:05] (1/3)

I'm curious... <Ossë> [3/5 @ 19:28] (1/2)

Not thought control. Just the <Curious> [3/5 @ 21:03] (1/1)

IMHO, <Ossë> [3/6 @ 10:40] (0/0)

Adding to what others have said. <Morwen> [3/5 @ 13:29] (0/0)
When he leaves Rivendell <Calenia> [3/5 @ 11:28] (1/10)

If Aragorn goes from Rivendell <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 13:29] (2/9)

Because, a the good Dame suggests <Calenia> [3/6 @ 0:13] (0/0)
because of the poem at the bottom of your post... <Dame Ioreth > [3/5 @ 15:01] (1/7)

If, as you say, he accepts <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 16:35] (2/6)

And I see a man about to embark <Calenia> [3/6 @ 0:37] (2/4)

Part of your statement I would agree with: <NZ Strider> [3/6 @ 1:01] (1/1)

None of my statement, then. <Calenia> [3/6 @ 3:04] (0/0)

Not having time or inclination <Merryk> [3/6 @ 0:47] (1/1)

Vigil! That's the word. Thanks. (No Text) <Calenia> [3/6 @ 3:01] (0/0)

Or in anguish over leaving Arwen. <Dame Ioreth > [3/5 @ 18:02] (0/0)

A combination of what everyone's said <Eledhwen> [3/5 @ 9:52] (0/0)
thoughts <drogo_drogo> [3/5 @ 8:08] (0/0)
Knows his ME politics <Atlas> [3/5 @ 8:01] (1/1)

Yes, exactly... <gullygilly> [3/5 @ 11:49] (0/0)

Sometimes... <Ossë> [3/5 @ 5:39] (0/0)
my thoughts <Lothirienne> [3/5 @ 1:49] (1/2)

I see it more as a tired, frustrated Aragorn <Ataahua> [3/5 @ 5:15] (1/1)

LOL! That, too! (No Text) <Calenia> [3/5 @ 11:29] (0/0)

The Riders of Rohan: #16: Characterisation of Éomer <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 0:54] (8/16)

Aragorn knew all along who Éomer served <gullygilly> [3/5 @ 11:43] (4/7)

"Whom do you serve? SARUMAAA..I mean Theoden." (No Text) <PhantomS> [3/6 @ 10:06] (0/0)
I believe it was the custom <Curious> [3/5 @ 16:34] (1/1)

Now that makes sense... (No Text) <gullygilly> [3/5 @ 20:45] (0/0)

Three is also a big number <shadow baggins> [3/5 @ 13:11] (0/0)
Three is one of those magic numbers <Calenia> [3/5 @ 12:20] (2/2)

I have heard of this too <Isobel Earelien> [3/5 @ 14:11] (0/0)
Yes, I know that and ... <gullygilly> [3/5 @ 12:57] (0/0)

Now I'm going to be late to work. <Morwen> [3/5 @ 10:53] (0/0)
Taking a few points: <Eledhwen> [3/5 @ 9:47] (0/0)
Wow! That’s a lot of questions... <Ossë> [3/5 @ 8:51] (0/0)
Whew! <Atlas> [3/5 @ 7:52] (0/0)
My impression of Eomer <Calenia> [3/5 @ 3:53] (1/1)

...and... <Dame Ioreth > [3/5 @ 11:07] (0/0)

So many questions! <Kimi> [3/5 @ 3:23] (0/0)
A lot of questions... <Lothirienne> [3/5 @ 1:36] (0/0)

#15: Tolkien’s use of Anglo-saxon/ talking names <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 0:53] (15/33)

Girls names <Cyberia> [3/6 @ 1:08] (0/0)
Let's add Ent=giant to that, and <Eowyn of Penns Woods> [3/5 @ 17:27] (0/0)
I noticed <Isobel Earelien> [3/5 @ 14:31] (0/0)
Thanks, NZS (No Text) <notlost> [3/5 @ 11:30] (0/0)
On first reading I got it... <Reverend> [3/5 @ 10:02] (1/1)

Add Old Welsh <Eowyn of Penns Woods> [3/5 @ 16:00] (0/0)

Question <Morwen> [3/5 @ 9:48] (1/1)

Meanings <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 12:41] (0/0)

It's not something you can 'get' <Eledhwen> [3/5 @ 9:36] (0/0)
Inquiring minds want to know. <Atlas> [3/5 @ 9:13] (2/9)

*puts hands to head and screams* Okay. here you go! <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 13:04] (4/7)

Thanks. <Atlas> [3/6 @ 2:47] (0/0)
What does Holdwine, <Princess of Geekland> [3/5 @ 13:52] (1/2)

"True/dear Friend" (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 14:21] (1/1)

Thanks; I've wondered that <Princess of Geekland> [3/5 @ 14:43] (0/0)

Whoops, correction: Fréawine = "friend & lord" i.e. "king." (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 13:38] (0/0)
OT: Hey! <Reverend> [3/5 @ 13:38] (1/1)

This may have been answered <Kimi> [3/6 @ 0:07] (0/0)

great post NZ <gullygilly> [3/5 @ 10:32] (0/0)

How about Theodorid? <Curious> [3/5 @ 8:14] (1/1)

The name means <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 13:36] (0/0)

In the Icelandic translation <Draupne> [3/5 @ 8:10] (0/0)
different levels of appreciation <drogo_drogo> [3/5 @ 7:49] (0/0)
Elfhild and Theodred? <Kimi> [3/5 @ 2:50] (1/2)

Meanings: <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 3:39] (1/1)

Thanks! (No Text) <Kimi> [3/5 @ 3:57] (0/0)

names <Lothirienne> [3/5 @ 1:15] (1/3)

Except Sam! <Kimi> [3/5 @ 2:48] (2/2)

Or Strider... (No Text) <gullygilly> [3/5 @ 13:49] (0/0)
Let's not forget Stinker and Slinker. (No Text) <Calenia> [3/5 @ 12:34] (0/0)

Does this mean perhaps... <Nemain> [3/5 @ 1:14] (0/0)
Dernhelm? (No Text) <Pukel-man> [3/5 @ 0:57] (1/1)

"Secret Helmet," i.e. "Helmet that hides, disguises." <NZ Strider> [3/5 @ 1:02] (0/0)

Question about Silmarillion and other works <RadfordGuy> [3/4 @ 23:47] (6/7)

Here's a big list to help ya out! <Nahar> [3/5 @ 20:45] (1/1)

Thanks!! <RadfordGuy> [3/5 @ 23:31] (0/0)

So after the Silmarillion . . . <JessLynn> [3/5 @ 17:31] (0/0)
The Silm is not a coherent story <Temujin> [3/5 @ 14:55] (0/0)
I'm a newbie too... <Mallothwen> [3/5 @ 1:10] (0/0)
Yes, Silmarillion first. <Morwen> [3/5 @ 0:36] (0/0)
Silmarillion first, lest you imperil your soul. <Reverend> [3/5 @ 0:11] (0/0)

Just finished The Hobbit <JessLynn> [3/4 @ 18:06] (10/20)

That book holds such charm <Temujin> [3/5 @ 14:43] (0/0)
I finished it <Ossë> [3/5 @ 6:59] (1/1)

Same here. . . <JessLynn> [3/5 @ 10:03] (0/0)

It took a lot of prompting... <Mallothwen> [3/5 @ 1:18] (0/0)
Oh, no, not alone <Watson> [3/4 @ 23:32] (0/0)
I read it for the first time <Dame Ioreth > [3/4 @ 23:18] (0/0)
very bittersweet <drogo_drogo> [3/4 @ 22:05] (0/0)
Found the hobbit to be.... <Signal 9> [3/4 @ 21:21] (0/0)
For some reason <David Bune> [3/4 @ 19:45] (2/8)

Me too . . just the beginning though. (No Text) <JessLynn> [3/4 @ 20:28] (0/0)
Tolkien regretted <Curious> [3/4 @ 19:58] (1/6)

the author was mistaken... <Froda> [3/4 @ 23:33] (1/5)

I think <Atlas> [3/5 @ 9:22] (1/4)

A sort of OT sort of related question... <Dame Ioreth > [3/5 @ 11:36] (2/3)

Pre and post critical readings <Curious> [3/6 @ 14:46] (0/0)
I don't because I find I can <Princess of Geekland> [3/5 @ 15:21] (1/1)

Well-put. (No Text) <Atlas> [3/6 @ 2:48] (0/0)

Thorin <tookishgrrl> [3/4 @ 19:26] (1/1)

Me too, I just forgot to list him! <JessLynn> [3/4 @ 20:27] (0/0)

Yes. <Curious> [3/4 @ 18:22] (0/0)

aragorn - the last numereon king <princess greenleaf> [3/4 @ 16:36] (5/16)

kin from afar <Linguilindale> [3/5 @ 18:18] (0/0)
Regarding the posts below <PhantomS> [3/4 @ 22:40] (2/3)

I'd say that about covers it <Calenia> [3/5 @ 2:03] (0/0)
Considering that Middle-earth IS our earth... <balrogslippers> [3/5 @ 0:09] (1/1)

Faramir and Eldacar <PhantomS> [3/5 @ 21:19] (0/0)

Personally, I see this as a <Curious> [3/4 @ 17:58] (1/7)

Kind of a question, maybe a quibble... <Brockomir> [3/4 @ 20:33] (1/6)

Not in the north. <Curious> [3/5 @ 8:02] (2/5)

not outnumbered by the elves <Brockomir> [3/5 @ 18:46] (1/2)

Let me know if you find a cite. <Curious> [3/5 @ 21:32] (1/1)

Granted. (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/6 @ 0:30] (0/0)

weathertop <Linguilindale> [3/5 @ 18:28] (1/1)

My bad. But <Curious> [3/5 @ 21:09] (0/0)

He was not... <Ossë> [3/4 @ 17:02] (0/0)
Although Aragorn <Charlie Bear > [3/4 @ 16