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Valinor: Legolas goes but Arwen can't? <Olathien> [9/30 @ 22:28] (8/26)

Here's my NPT <Hama of Rohan> [10/2 @ 16:49] (1/1)

Hotline to Valinor <PhantomS> [10/3 @ 11:21] (0/0)

'That would bear her hither'... <Smokering> [10/1 @ 19:52] (1/1)

Ouch! <Hama of Rohan> [10/2 @ 16:37] (0/0)

There is an inconsistency; several in fact... <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 15:16] (2/4)

*clapping* <Princess of Geekland> [10/2 @ 12:43] (0/0)
As long as we're on this subject, <erather> [10/1 @ 16:35] (1/2)

As I understand it, we don't know what choice... <Kathira> [10/2 @ 0:24] (1/1)

Good UUT ! <Alveric> [10/2 @ 4:38] (0/0)

Duh alert ;) <PhantomS> [10/1 @ 7:42] (0/0)
Yeah, but.......... <Malindril> [10/1 @ 0:02] (0/0)
The emphasis there <Celandine Brandybuck> [9/30 @ 23:14] (1/1)

Exactly what I think (No Text) <Silent _ Watcher> [10/2 @ 9:49] (0/0)

Arwen chose mortality. <erather> [9/30 @ 22:59] (3/11)

My bet would be . . . <Pukel-man> [10/1 @ 11:07] (2/3)

With Jim Hawkins already in that barrel, <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 15:36] (0/0)
So...not only can a dwarf.. (No Text) <oloin> [10/1 @ 12:14] (1/1)

oops, hit enter in the subject line... <oloin> [10/1 @ 12:16] (0/0)

Gimli <Alveric> [10/1 @ 5:28] (1/2)

Bilbo, Frodo, and Sam were Ringbearers. <erather> [10/1 @ 12:28] (1/1)

Yes, but.. <Alveric> [10/2 @ 4:22] (0/0)

The word was... <Nimrodel > [9/30 @ 23:17] (1/3)

Gimli and Dwarves going to Valinor <Tangram> [10/2 @ 9:39] (2/2)

the Dwarf-gathering <PhantomS> [10/3 @ 9:43] (0/0)
No, they go directly to the "waiting room". <Hama of Rohan> [10/2 @ 16:35] (0/0)

Even if she had wings, Arwen couldn't go to Valinor. <Nimrodel > [9/30 @ 22:45] (0/0)

The Tower of Cirith Ungol Discussion #5: *hmmm* Samwise the Strong . . .that has a nice ring to it ! <jflower > [9/30 @ 22:02] (7/36)

A question inspired by the question... <Takeo> [10/1 @ 19:45] (1/6)

There is a theory <Curious> [10/1 @ 20:53] (2/5)

If all of ME is Morgoth's ring, would that mean that <Takeo> [10/2 @ 20:37] (1/3)

Quite the opposite <Smallbottle> [10/2 @ 23:35] (1/2)

"Not wholly evil" implies <Takeo> [10/3 @ 7:24] (1/1)

Can't you have evil <Curious> [10/4 @ 0:44] (0/0)

Also.... <Golfimbul> [10/1 @ 21:48] (0/0)

These are all such great responses <Entmaiden> [10/1 @ 16:55] (0/0)
Tolkien tells us Frodo’s grandiose vision <Curious> [10/1 @ 10:48] (2/8)

Wow! <Golfimbul> [10/1 @ 19:18] (0/0)
I could be wrong here... <spencer> [10/1 @ 12:18] (1/6)

I am <Curious> [10/1 @ 12:50] (4/5)

A late reply <White Gull> [10/3 @ 13:38] (0/0)
When did Tolkien <Merryk> [10/1 @ 23:11] (0/0)
I agree here too. <gullygilly> [10/1 @ 20:41] (1/1)

Yes and temptation <Silent _ Watcher> [10/2 @ 10:31] (0/0)

thoughts of power <spencer> [10/1 @ 13:32] (0/0)

A picture of Tolkien's view of power <RurouniKJS> [10/1 @ 9:48] (0/0)
Samwise the Strong as a surrogate for the reader <drogo_drogo> [10/1 @ 9:38] (2/14)

I'll try to add a bit... ;-) <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 15:00] (3/11)

Ring as an amplifier of the bearer's desires <drogo_drogo> [10/1 @ 18:23] (0/0)
Very possibly. <Curious> [10/1 @ 17:53] (0/0)
sillly question about Samwise the Stouthearted <notlost> [10/1 @ 17:04] (1/8)

It depends, <Curious> [10/1 @ 18:12] (3/7)

"History is written by the winners." <Princess of Geekland> [10/2 @ 11:05] (0/0)
Servants' resentment not inevitable <Alveric> [10/2 @ 8:32] (1/2)

Good point. <Curious> [10/2 @ 10:56] (1/1)

From a Catholic viewpoint <spencer> [10/2 @ 13:08] (0/0)

Wide Sargasso Sea <notlost> [10/1 @ 19:37] (2/2)

*The Remains of the Day* <NZ Strider> [10/2 @ 3:20] (0/0)
Well, it was <Curious> [10/1 @ 20:04] (0/0)

Nothing more to add.... I wish <beren_boy> [10/1 @ 9:47] (1/1)

Sorry :) <drogo_drogo> [10/1 @ 10:42] (0/0)

What we don't know won't hurt us <gullygilly> [10/1 @ 5:32] (1/1)

Questions left unanswered <Merryk> [10/1 @ 10:27] (0/0)

Sam wrote the Red Book, <erather> [9/30 @ 22:31] (0/0)

Need help from an Elvish Linguist <K'laamas> [9/30 @ 17:51] (2/2)

i try <E-Menel> [10/1 @ 5:24] (0/0)
I'm not sure. . . . <Malindril> [10/1 @ 0:10] (0/0)

Some tips for discussion participation. <Curious> [9/30 @ 17:51] (4/8)

I wondered what the "quote" button did, Thanks. (No Text) <Verbena> [10/1 @ 11:47] (0/0)
Thank you !! <Goldilocks Took> [10/1 @ 8:52] (0/0)
note on collating <Arquen> [9/30 @ 20:06] (3/4)

Supplemental collating tip <Acathalion> [10/2 @ 6:51] (0/0)
Sorry, <Curious> [10/1 @ 10:10] (1/1)

Say, does your... <Arquen> [10/2 @ 15:30] (0/0)

Also, collating doesn't mark <erather> [9/30 @ 21:04] (0/0)

Oh Thanks!! (No Text) <LMsexyAO> [9/30 @ 18:26] (0/0)

The Elements of Dreams? <Golfimbul> [9/30 @ 16:40] (3/7)

Actually though . . . <Lisa4TheShire> [9/30 @ 19:39] (1/4)

I've collected every quote <gullygilly> [9/30 @ 20:53] (2/3)

Bwahaha. <Princess of Geekland> [10/3 @ 15:17] (1/1)

Thank ye <gullygilly> [10/3 @ 18:13] (0/0)

Let us know when you finish the essay. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [9/30 @ 21:21] (0/0)

I often dream.... <Golfimbul> [9/30 @ 16:57] (0/0)
I missed the chapter <Curious> [9/30 @ 16:46] (0/0)

The Tower of Cirith Ungol Discussion #4: It looked nicer in the travel brochure . . . <jflower > [9/30 @ 8:05] (12/36)

Just to repeat something from a while ago: a literary model <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 16:09] (0/0)
The Geology of Mt. Doom <Arquen> [10/1 @ 0:04] (1/1)

You say cognoli, I say cannolli... <Takeo> [10/1 @ 10:15] (0/0)

You have to see a volcano to appreciate it. <erather> [9/30 @ 21:55] (2/4)

I don't believe Tolkien saw a volcano <Curious> [10/1 @ 9:54] (0/0)
Volcanoes & Tokien!?! <Daughter of Nienna> [9/30 @ 22:22] (1/2)

A force for creation, not destruction. <erather> [9/30 @ 22:54] (1/1)

Sauron didn't create Mt. Doom <Matthew/Ugluk> [10/1 @ 10:05] (0/0)

If you take my meaning... <gullygilly> [9/30 @ 20:21] (0/0)
No refunds, no exchanges <Kimi> [9/30 @ 17:09] (0/0)
These descriptions <Entmaiden> [9/30 @ 15:51] (0/0)
I remember being puzzled by the emphasis on the border <Matthew/Ugluk> [9/30 @ 14:00] (2/2)

Definitely the Ring. <Curious> [9/30 @ 14:35] (0/0)
Hey -- I like that! Maybe <Princess of Geekland> [9/30 @ 14:14] (0/0)

I agree with the others that <Princess of Geekland> [9/30 @ 13:41] (1/7)

I think his hobby of illustrating <Curious> [9/30 @ 13:55] (1/6)

But the talent for drawing and the <Princess of Geekland> [9/30 @ 14:01] (2/5)

the words of Alan Lee <Goldilocks Took> [9/30 @ 23:18] (0/0)
Can you conjure up a face? <Curious> [9/30 @ 14:32] (2/3)

Perhaps the landscape <Goldilocks Took> [9/30 @ 22:59] (1/1)

Perhaps <Curious> [10/1 @ 9:39] (0/0)

I'd agree <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 16:33] (0/0)

I'm not convinced Tolkien <Curious> [9/30 @ 13:29] (1/3)

Yes.... <Golfimbul> [9/30 @ 13:49] (1/2)

Yes . . . <nerdanel50> [9/30 @ 14:37] (1/1)

Yes....but..... <Golfimbul> [9/30 @ 16:22] (0/0)

No fairy tale, this <nerdanel50> [9/30 @ 12:12] (0/0)
quick thoughts on lunar landscapes and Bilbo <drogo_drogo> [9/30 @ 9:57] (2/6)

M vs T <Daughter of Nienna> [9/30 @ 17:41] (2/4)

thanks, I love mnemonic devices like that :) (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [9/30 @ 18:20] (0/0)
Pesky stalagmite/stalactite question <squire> [9/30 @ 18:18] (1/2)

"-Mites" crawl up, <Merryk> [9/30 @ 23:19] (1/1)

A Stalactite hangs on tight... sigh... mnemonics (No Text) <NZ Strider> [10/1 @ 15:32] (0/0)

i wouldnt have seen it that way <Inore of Aetherna> [9/30 @ 13:22] (0/0)

Woo hoo! First! <Takeo> [9/30 @ 8:28] (1/1)

That makes <Merryk> [9/30 @ 23:22] (0/0)

sauron <mud> [9/30 @ 7:01] (3/12)

I like to picture him as Frank the Bunny <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 17:52] (0/0)
It depends... <Erudil> [9/30 @ 9:19] (3/9)

Original Form <Timerider> [10/2 @ 22:13] (0/0)
Question about your accounting of years - <Azree> [9/30 @ 12:19] (3/6)

Well... <Ossë> [9/30 @ 18:00] (0/0)
Well, Melkor... <Erudil> [9/30 @ 14:31] (1/2)

Is this the period of time before the First Age is considered to have begun? <Azree> [9/30 @ 15:38] (1/1)

Not quite... <Erudil> [9/30 @ 16:10] (0/0)

years of trees <Inore of Aetherna> [9/30 @ 13:37] (1/1)

Yeah, you're right - it's a reeeal vague guess <Azree> [9/30 @ 13:49] (0/0)

Shape-shifting Sauron <Alveric> [9/30 @ 10:12] (0/0)

When? <Temujin> [9/30 @ 8:52] (0/0)

The da** title <SauronLover> [9/30 @ 3:21] (4/9)

Deliberate ambiguity <Curious> [9/30 @ 12:42] (1/3)

Funny, my friends won't believe me <SauronLover> [9/30 @ 14:54] (2/2)

Frodo couldn't have made "Lord-ship" stick <erather> [9/30 @ 20:04] (0/0)
It always helps <Curious> [9/30 @ 16:48] (0/0)

Full Title of Lord of the Rings <Alveric> [9/30 @ 4:58] (1/1)

I agree <Thorongil2931> [9/30 @ 9:17] (0/0)

I think it's Sauron. <Kimi> [9/30 @ 3:56] (1/1)

And from the same chapter <Kimi> [9/30 @ 4:18] (0/0)

It's got to be... <Elithraniel_M> [9/30 @ 3:45] (0/0)

Minas Tirith <seattlelegolas> [9/30 @ 1:30] (1/11)

Here you go... <NZ Strider> [9/30 @ 1:41] (2/10)

minas tirith <seattlelegolas> [9/30 @ 1:51] (1/8)

Am I the only person... <Elithraniel_M> [9/30 @ 2:04] (2/7)

No. Seattlelegolas: <Kimi> [9/30 @ 3:46] (0/0)
!? <seattlelegolas> [9/30 @ 2:06] (2/5)

Weirdness. <Elithraniel_M> [9/30 @ 2:48] (1/1)

They are there.... <Thorongil2931> [9/30 @ 9:24] (0/0)

All I see is a big blank spot (No Text) <Elithraniel_M> [9/30 @ 2:09] (1/2)

Better? <seattlelegolas> [9/30 @ 12:22] (1/1)

Ha ha! There you go! (No Text) <Azree> [9/30 @ 12:39] (0/0)

Or if you prefer a visual... <Elithraniel_M> [9/30 @ 1:49] (0/0)

The Tower of Cirith Ungol Discussion #3: Up and over . . . <jflower > [9/30 @ 1:17] (10/14)

quick thoughts <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/30 @ 16:07] (0/0)
My thoughts <Entmaiden> [9/30 @ 15:39] (0/0)
I think it's important to take note <Princess of Geekland> [9/30 @ 13:35] (0/0)
Tolkien keeps the violence abstract. <Curious> [9/30 @ 12:28] (1/2)

Sam passed the test <Merryk> [9/30 @ 23:38] (1/1)

Or <Curious> [10/1 @ 7:58] (0/0)

My thoughts on Sam's thoughts <nerdanel50> [9/30 @ 11:50] (0/0)
Sam and some more Hemingway :-) <drogo_drogo> [9/30 @ 9:49] (1/1)

Yes... <Golfimbul> [9/30 @ 13:42] (0/0)

All you need is love <gullygilly> [9/30 @ 5:09] (1/1)

Sam and the Ring <Takeo> [9/30 @ 8:06] (0/0)

some more thoughts... <wajeff> [9/30 @ 2:17] (0/0)
Discussion #3 thoughts <Daughter of Nienna> [9/30 @ 2:10] (0/0)
Some thoughts <Kimi> [9/30 @ 1:33] (0/0)

The Tower of Cirith Ungol Discussion #2: Maybe I'll just rest here for a moment . . . <jflower > [9/29 @ 22:32] (9/10)

Sam and the Ring <Arquen> [9/30 @ 20:35] (1/1)

He only wears it twice, but <erather> [9/30 @ 22:11] (0/0)

The Ring's effect on Sam <erather> [9/30 @ 14:36] (0/0)
The Ring's plan backfires. <Curious> [9/30 @ 11:49] (0/0)
Sam's hobbit sense versus Sauron's distraction <drogo_drogo> [9/30 @ 9:31] (0/0)
I'm not sure that <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 5:51] (0/0)
A gardener sense of hearing <gullygilly> [9/30 @ 4:37] (0/0)
Some thoughts <Kimi> [9/29 @ 23:48] (0/0)
Ring around Rosie's beau <nerdanel50> [9/29 @ 23:40] (0/0)
some thoughts... <wajeff> [9/29 @ 23:27] (0/0)

the Host of the Valar <Lorien-lover> [9/29 @ 21:09] (2/7)

the Mother of all Armies <drogo_drogo> [9/29 @ 22:08] (1/5)

Another reason for vagueness <Alveric> [9/30 @ 6:25] (2/4)

stories of Men versus Valar, Mair, Elves, etc. <drogo_drogo> [9/30 @ 14:53] (1/1)

Although isn't <beren_boy> [9/30 @ 17:30] (0/0)

What a tragedy... <Gwynfor> [9/30 @ 6:31] (1/1)

No kidding... <oloin> [10/1 @ 7:22] (0/0)

Yes. <beren_boy> [9/29 @ 21:46] (0/0)

huan! <Inore of Aetherna> [9/29 @ 19:50] (4/5)

Unnumbered Tears <Attercop> [9/30 @ 7:05] (0/0)
My three stories <Alveric> [9/30 @ 6:47] (0/0)
I really want . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [9/30 @ 2:19] (0/0)
Stuff to see <kodax> [9/29 @ 21:56] (1/1)

good stuff <Inore of Aetherna> [9/29 @ 23:30] (0/0)

The Tower of Cirith Ungol Discussion #1: *Ouch* Now what? <jflower > [9/29 @ 15:32] (12/22)

time and past events <Daughter of Nienna> [9/30 @ 0:49] (0/0)
Aloneness thoughts <Daughter of Nienna> [9/30 @ 0:40] (0/0)
Message from Menelwyn to jflower <Altaira> [9/29 @ 21:40] (1/1)

Thanks for passing it on : ) (No Text) <jflower > [9/29 @ 22:21] (0/0)

Meanwhile, back at the ranch... <wajeff> [9/29 @ 20:48] (0/0)
Hamfast's son <nerdanel50> [9/29 @ 19:36] (1/1)

I love... <beren_boy> [9/29 @ 21:02] (0/0)

Shifting narrative threads is always a wrench. <erather> [9/29 @ 19:34] (0/0)
Hamfast and home <gullygilly> [9/29 @ 19:15] (2/3)

Samwise Hamfast's son <Curious> [9/30 @ 11:22] (1/1)

Great reminder of the power <Princess of Geekland> [9/30 @ 13:23] (0/0)

That's a stunning connection <Merryk> [9/30 @ 0:03] (0/0)

Some thoughts <JewelTook> [9/29 @ 18:04] (0/0)
Time, Time, What's Become of Us... <notlost> [9/29 @ 16:52] (2/3)

As I look around for my possibilities <nerdanel50> [9/29 @ 19:18] (0/0)
The 25th of March <Curious> [9/29 @ 17:13] (1/1)

I believe it was Shippey that <Princess of Geekland> [9/30 @ 13:43] (0/0)

I love the hobbit humor <Curious> [9/29 @ 16:16] (0/0)
thoughts on the timing and on Samwise <drogo_drogo> [9/29 @ 16:12] (0/0)
in response <Inore of Aetherna> [9/29 @ 15:56] (2/2)

Both Sam and Gollum <notlost> [9/29 @ 17:00] (0/0)
Yes, there is a part of Gollum <Curious> [9/29 @ 16:34] (0/0)

sorry,getting all my questions out early <Inore of Aetherna> [9/29 @ 15:20] (2/4)

And, I'll add <Altaira> [9/29 @ 15:39] (1/1)

wow.. and thanks <Inore of Aetherna> [9/29 @ 17:38] (0/0)

Short answer: Luthien sings Morgoth to sleep <Curious> [9/29 @ 15:24] (1/1)

quite responsive!!! <Inore of Aetherna> [9/29 @ 15:34] (0/0)

Narsil (First post too!!) <Inore of Aetherna> [9/29 @ 13:45] (3/3)

Thanks! <Inore of Aetherna> [9/29 @ 15:10] (0/0)
Welcome to the RR <Altaira> [9/29 @ 14:05] (0/0)
Mae govannen (i.e. "welcome") and on Narsil/Anduril... <drogo_drogo> [9/29 @ 13:51] (0/0)

Watcher in the Water eats the ring? <Temujin> [9/29 @ 12:10] (2/6)

Tolkien said in a letter <Curious> [9/29 @ 17:50] (1/4)

Yes I Agree <Alveric> [9/30 @ 6:04] (1/3)

Or Treebeard's <Curious> [9/30 @ 11:13] (1/2)

Galadriel's temptation <Alveric> [10/1 @ 5:19] (1/1)

Tolkien <Curious> [10/1 @ 12:07] (0/0)

If I recall correctly... <oloin> [9/29 @ 12:21] (0/0)

The Tower of Cirith Ungol Chapter Discussion: Preview <jflower > [9/29 @ 11:54] (5/5)

We want Shagrat! We want Shagrat! <Matthew/Ugluk> [9/30 @ 13:37] (0/0)
I see you already <gullygilly> [9/29 @ 18:12] (0/0)
Welcome! I appreciate the assurance <Curious> [9/29 @ 13:11] (0/0)
Thanks, jflower <Altaira> [9/29 @ 13:08] (0/0)
Looking foward to it... <drogo_drogo> [9/29 @ 12:08] (0/0)

Roll call for October discussion leaders <Altaira> [9/29 @ 0:37] (4/9)

I'm here! (No Text) <Entmaiden> [9/29 @ 23:12] (0/0)
present! (No Text) <hatster> [9/29 @ 8:01] (1/1)

And all your hard work <gullygilly> [9/29 @ 19:22] (0/0)

Aye! (No Text) <Eledhwen> [9/29 @ 2:59] (0/0)
discussion questions <Daughter of Nienna> [9/29 @ 1:06] (1/4)

Answers <Altaira> [9/29 @ 1:43] (2/3)

great help...mahalo!! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [9/29 @ 3:39] (1/1)

*checks D of N's bio* <Elithraniel_M> [9/30 @ 1:42] (0/0)

Also <Altaira> [9/29 @ 1:46] (0/0)

Related post to my Movie discussion: Battle of the Fords of Isen <Menelwyn> [9/28 @ 20:19] (2/2)

Thank Ye <gullygilly> [9/29 @ 5:01] (0/0)
Good summary <Altaira> [9/28 @ 23:52] (0/0)

The Mines of Moria <dbsburrow> [9/28 @ 19:31] (5/14)

I've wondered this myself. <Princess of Geekland> [9/30 @ 13:58] (0/0)
The passage of time in ME.. <oloin> [9/29 @ 8:49] (2/5)

Balin's enterprise in Moria <erather> [9/29 @ 13:47] (1/1)

Yes <Alveric> [9/30 @ 6:06] (0/0)

Very true <Temujin> [9/29 @ 12:03] (1/2)

Even so <dbsburrow> [9/29 @ 13:58] (1/1)

This is true, but... <oloin> [9/29 @ 14:08] (0/0)

see "Moria, Gandalf & Gimli" <Daughter of Nienna> [9/29 @ 5:59] (0/0)
They knew it would be dangerous <Alveric> [9/29 @ 4:12] (1/2)

Moria, Gandalf & Gimli <Daughter of Nienna> [9/29 @ 5:54] (1/1)

I agree <Temujin> [9/29 @ 9:03] (0/0)

I'm not sure they were really surprised . . . <nerdanel50> [9/28 @ 21:56] (1/2)

Gimli certainly seemed to be, <dbsburrow> [9/28 @ 22:21] (1/1)

It was a long way away <Alveric> [9/29 @ 4:17] (0/0)

Quick "Black Gate Opens" Question: There's Those Eagles Again! <drogo_drogo> [9/28 @ 16:13] (5/25)

What Tolkien said about the Eagles <Curious> [9/29 @ 12:30] (0/0)
Bombadil and the Bruinen come when they are called <nerdanel50> [9/28 @ 21:45] (3/8)

grace for Frodo <drogo_drogo> [9/29 @ 12:16] (1/2)

No time, but... <notlost> [9/29 @ 14:33] (1/1)

grace for Bilbo <drogo_drogo> [9/29 @ 19:05] (0/0)

Let me just add <NZ Strider> [9/29 @ 5:25] (0/0)
I agree fully. <Pukel-man> [9/28 @ 22:19] (1/3)

One thing... <Golfimbul> [9/29 @ 2:37] (1/2)

Simple, yet profound <Merryk> [9/29 @ 23:44] (1/1)

Yes! And what I love is that it's true <Princess of Geekland> [9/30 @ 14:07] (0/0)

three times pays for all <hatster> [9/28 @ 19:08] (1/6)

But don't <gullygilly> [9/28 @ 19:55] (2/5)

Golfimbul--can you repost? <Takeo> [9/29 @ 0:47] (1/2)

Weird... <Golfimbul> [9/29 @ 1:52] (1/1)

The same thing happened the other <gullygilly> [9/29 @ 4:49] (0/0)

I don't think the Valar <Kimi> [9/28 @ 22:28] (1/1)

I agree... <oloin> [9/29 @ 12:01] (0/0)

Maybe I have spent too long... <Gwynfor> [9/28 @ 18:15] (1/1)

They are if they are the <gullygilly> [9/28 @ 19:57] (0/0)

My heart leapt! <Kimi> [9/28 @ 16:23] (3/5)

I'm with Kimi <gullygilly> [9/28 @ 17:53] (0/0)
funny I always thought <hatster> [9/28 @ 17:25] (1/2)

I also.... <Golfimbul> [9/28 @ 18:56] (1/1)

Maybe they didn't have... <oloin> [9/29 @ 12:09] (0/0)

Yes..... <Golfimbul> [9/28 @ 17:21] (0/0)

The Last Debate - "A great evil of this world will be removed" <Kimi> [9/28 @ 1:21] (8/8)

I'm not sure Gandalf was correct <Curious> [9/29 @ 11:38] (0/0)
Maia knowledge <Temujin> [9/29 @ 9:09] (0/0)
Gandalf knew before he came back <gullygilly> [9/28 @ 15:16] (0/0)
Sauron knew his doom <Lisa4TheShire> [9/28 @ 14:22] (0/0)
Not much to add <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 13:17] (0/0)
good idea <PhantomS> [9/28 @ 9:11] (0/0)
Sauron and the Ring <drogo_drogo> [9/28 @ 8:58] (0/0)
Or could it be that <hatster> [9/28 @ 8:53] (0/0)

A question about these disscusions <Downtown> [9/27 @ 22:47] (3/8)

Speaking of which (and not OT..) <Seillib> [9/27 @ 23:27] (1/5)

That's scheduled as part of the LotR discussion. <erather> [9/27 @ 23:45] (2/4)

Yea! That will be cool. <Princess of Geekland> [9/30 @ 14:19] (0/0)
Of course. Why didn't I think of that? *Slap* (No Text) <Seillib> [9/28 @ 0:14] (1/2)

Here's a link to TORN calendar for discussions (No Text - Link Inside) <drogo_drogo> [9/28 @ 11:46] (1/1)

Thanks! :-) (No Text) <Seillib> [9/28 @ 12:13] (0/0)

Yes. <Kimi> [9/27 @ 22:59] (0/0)
There was a few years ago.. <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 22:57] (0/0)

The Last Debate - Imrahil. <Kimi> [9/27 @ 18:38] (7/15)

The women of Dol Amroth <Cressida> [9/29 @ 9:57] (1/4)

Considering that <PhantomS> [9/29 @ 11:10] (1/3)

About Finduilas <Cressida> [9/29 @ 17:30] (1/2)

Did I say Quenya? <PhantomS> [9/30 @ 10:41] (1/1)

OK, I guess I thought... <Cressida> [9/30 @ 11:36] (0/0)

Imrahil's line <PhantomS> [9/28 @ 8:52] (1/4)

A small point: <Kimi> [9/28 @ 15:51] (2/3)

Adûnaic I think <Alveric> [9/29 @ 10:01] (0/0)
eh? <PhantomS> [9/29 @ 9:33] (1/1)

The "ar" in "Aragorn"... <Cressida> [9/29 @ 10:01] (0/0)

You may find some answers here.... <Manhilien> [9/28 @ 2:11] (0/0)
Both are true Numenoreans under different circumstances <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 23:06] (0/0)
I guess that the people of Dol Amroth <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 22:48] (0/0)
On the subject of Imrahil..... <Golfimbul> [9/27 @ 19:21] (0/0)
just guessing.... <Golfimbul> [9/27 @ 19:16] (0/0)

In response to Ossë’s invitation: A question on “The Black Gate Opens”: <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 17:57] (7/23)

Frodo spoke similiar words <Lisa4TheShire> [9/28 @ 14:09] (0/0)
A glimpse of victory <Acathalion> [9/28 @ 0:36] (0/0)
Truth, hope and faith <JewelTook> [9/27 @ 23:47] (1/15)

What's the difference between faith & hope? <Takeo> [9/28 @ 3:00] (4/14)

Thanks for the input! <Takeo> [9/29 @ 0:25] (0/0)
Just a quick Elvish note: <NZ Strider> [9/28 @ 13:21] (0/0)
Short answers. <Curious> [9/28 @ 7:17] (2/10)

So Frodo makes a darn good Buddhist? <JewelTook> [9/28 @ 19:21] (2/5)

In one draft <Merryk> [9/28 @ 23:50] (1/1)

Heresy? I <Curious> [9/29 @ 11:00] (0/0)

Zen Frodo <gullygilly> [9/28 @ 19:59] (1/2)

or maybe Vulcan Frodo? (very OT) <Takeo> [9/29 @ 0:37] (1/1)

Fascinating! <Princess of Geekland> [9/30 @ 14:13] (0/0)

Just wondering <Kimi> [9/28 @ 15:46] (2/3)

So much for short answers! <Curious> [9/29 @ 7:00] (0/0)
I think you're right. <Atlas> [9/29 @ 1:12] (1/1)

That recalls this little tidbit <Takeo> [9/29 @ 8:09] (0/0)

Long answers <Kimi> [9/28 @ 4:32] (0/0)

"Death is near to you." <erather> [9/27 @ 23:01] (0/0)
Gandalf versus a taunting Mouth <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 22:50] (0/0)
Risk against risk <Lisa4TheShire> [9/27 @ 18:47] (0/0)
Would Gandalf bluff? <Kimi> [9/27 @ 18:27] (1/1)

Ah but he did..... <Golfimbul> [9/27 @ 18:56] (0/0)

The Black Gate Opens -:The end is nigh <Ossë> [9/27 @ 13:18] (6/18)

First of all, let us distinguish between <Curious> [9/28 @ 7:46] (0/0)
I have a question or two: <JewelTook> [9/27 @ 22:53] (2/2)

The objective point of view <Curious> [9/28 @ 6:24] (0/0)
Pippin's POV <erather> [9/27 @ 23:08] (0/0)

*Wanders into RR* Well... <Seillib> [9/27 @ 21:23] (0/0)
thoughts and a question about troll killing hobbits <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 16:23] (4/6)

Hobbit growth <Acathalion> [9/28 @ 3:39] (1/1)

Beautiful. I remember as a younger <Princess of Geekland> [9/30 @ 14:17] (0/0)

does Pippin actually realize <Choice of Lúthien> [9/27 @ 23:41] (0/0)
The troll got in by affirmative action. ;) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [9/27 @ 18:43] (0/0)
It gives him the right <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 16:46] (1/1)

Yes, my thoughts too. <Kimi> [9/27 @ 17:41] (0/0)

A thought (kind of)... <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 16:20] (1/2)

Oh, and Ossë, enjoy the football <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 16:32] (1/1)

Thanks, I will. <Ossë> [9/27 @ 19:14] (0/0)

Am I first or is this an illusion? <gullygilly> [9/27 @ 15:54] (1/2)

No, you're really first this time. <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 16:21] (1/1)

I did it! <gullygilly> [9/27 @ 16:26] (0/0)

In memory of Reverend: one of his UUTs now supported! <Hama of Rohan> [9/27 @ 0:56] (9/16)

Wow! Thanks, Hama--and Rev! (No Text) <Smokering> [9/30 @ 8:38] (0/0)
After a closer, thorough look <Lisa4TheShire> [9/28 @ 11:40] (1/2)

Nice summary <Curious> [9/30 @ 11:05] (1/1)

Thank you. (No Text) <Lisa4TheShire> [9/30 @ 19:04] (0/0)

Thanks, Hama--the Rev still lives on.... (No Text) <notlost> [9/27 @ 12:01] (0/0)
heh since my first reading as a child <hatster> [9/27 @ 8:39] (3/3)

But.... <Lisa4TheShire> [9/27 @ 17:53] (0/0)
Ditto also... <Lisa4TheShire> [9/27 @ 16:56] (0/0)
ditto (No Text) <Fisher> [9/27 @ 9:00] (0/0)

Who's afraid of the Big Bad Wraith? <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 8:21] (0/0)
I never considered that a UUT, <Curious> [9/27 @ 5:45] (0/0)
Excellent! Thanks for that, Hama. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 5:14] (0/0)
Yes, fully substantiated IMO (No Text) <Alveric> [9/27 @ 3:06] (0/0)
Thanks Hama! <Kimi> [9/27 @ 1:23] (1/2)

After 30 years.... <Golfimbul> [9/27 @ 3:26] (1/1)

Just goes to show what cinema can do <Altaira> [9/27 @ 12:06] (0/0)

Why not the Eagel? <Shelobs_Sneak> [9/26 @ 22:25] (4/18)

I think we agreed that.... <Temujin> [9/29 @ 9:31] (0/0)
I've always felt <piccolo> [9/28 @ 0:22] (0/0)
Eagle <Daughter of Nienna> [9/27 @ 1:51] (1/3)

Gandalf never *explicitly* says the Eagles can't/won't - <Azree> [9/27 @ 16:35] (1/2)

I thought that too, but combed . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [9/28 @ 0:15] (1/1)

Maybe it's in UT or Tolkien's letters - <Azree> [9/28 @ 23:36] (0/0)

This has been discussed LOTS and LOTS... <Azree> [9/26 @ 22:43] (1/11)

what does matter how many times something is discussed <Daughter of Nienna> [9/27 @ 2:12] (3/10)

Geez, sorrry! I was just pointing out the fact <Azree> [9/27 @ 16:31] (1/1)

I apologize . . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [9/27 @ 18:05] (0/0)

I don't think Azree jumped on anyone <Kimi> [9/27 @ 5:41] (1/4)

old questions like old chestnuts <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 8:35] (2/3)

You forgot to say SPOILERS! <Shelobs_Sneak> [9/27 @ 20:36] (1/1)

Hello and welcome <gullygilly> [9/27 @ 21:21] (0/0)

Thank-you...I agree so much <Daughter of Nienna> [9/27 @ 17:56] (0/0)

I think the point is... <Silverlode> [9/27 @ 5:19] (1/2)

see my appology above (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [9/27 @ 18:17] (1/1)

Jumping <Tangram> [9/29 @ 7:06] (0/0)

Elvish <DayDreamingPixie> [9/26 @ 20:34] (3/5)

Try these <Alveric> [9/27 @ 16:15] (0/0)
I love this <Thorongil2931> [9/26 @ 22:19] (0/0)
I know of one really good one <Ehtemir> [9/26 @ 21:53] (1/2)

Thx <DayDreamingPixie> [9/27 @ 12:30] (1/1)

and <Laitaine> [9/28 @ 23:04] (0/0)

The Black Gate Opens - #9: Terms & Conditions apply… <Ossë> [9/26 @ 10:43] (7/18)

You can make the mistake that <PhantomS> [9/28 @ 10:17] (0/0)
Peace in our time <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 8:04] (0/0)
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile! <wajeff> [9/27 @ 0:11] (0/0)
Terms and conditions? <gullygilly> [9/26 @ 20:59] (2/6)

Observing the forms (good question!) ... <Kathira> [9/27 @ 11:17] (1/1)

There's another similar scene, <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 16:39] (0/0)

Mostly agree, but <erather> [9/26 @ 21:48] (1/3)

No true leader <gullygilly> [9/27 @ 10:02] (1/2)

But a true reader <Merryk> [9/28 @ 1:20] (1/1)

Very true <gullygilly> [9/28 @ 10:12] (0/0)

Some thoughts... <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 15:40] (1/5)

Oops! A bit unclear... <Ossë> [9/26 @ 17:31] (2/4)

Ah, now I see... <NZ Strider> [9/27 @ 5:40] (0/0)
The Nazgul's steed <Curious> [9/26 @ 17:44] (1/2)

Ah, but <Ossë> [9/26 @ 18:33] (1/1)

I <Curious> [9/26 @ 19:03] (0/0)

Re: Diplomacy <Croaker> [9/26 @ 12:08] (0/0)
The party of the first part...yeah, right.... <notlost> [9/26 @ 11:26] (0/0)

The Black Gate Opens -#8: Collect three tokens from special packs <Ossë> [9/26 @ 10:26] (8/13)

Void where prohibited <Kimi> [9/27 @ 0:30] (1/4)

Deduction and intuition <Takeo> [9/27 @ 11:25] (1/3)

I beg to differ <Merryk> [9/28 @ 1:15] (1/2)

No difference! <Takeo> [9/28 @ 3:42] (1/1)

Yes, I imagine <Merryk> [9/28 @ 13:24] (0/0)

some more thoughts.... <wajeff> [9/27 @ 0:04] (0/0)
*Feels very smug, for a change* <erather> [9/26 @ 21:43] (0/0)
I go with everyone else here. <gullygilly> [9/26 @ 20:26] (0/0)
Some thoughts... <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 14:19] (1/1)

calling his bluff on singular vs. plural <drogo_drogo> [9/27 @ 8:42] (0/0)

Very suttle <spencer> [9/26 @ 13:35] (0/0)
What Gandalf knew or should have known <nerdanel50> [9/26 @ 13:07] (0/0)
Hook, line, and sinker.... <notlost> [9/26 @ 11:20] (0/0)

Is there anyone else... <oloin> [9/26 @ 10:12] (2/3)

Not me, but.... <galadhremmin> [9/27 @ 13:59] (1/1)

Well... <oloin> [9/29 @ 7:46] (0/0)

Mark-Edmond <Aragorn_Elessar> [9/26 @ 11:48] (0/0)

The Black Gate Opens - #7: Who’s in charge here? <Ossë> [9/26 @ 10:07] (10/19)

my thoughts... <wajeff> [9/26 @ 23:54] (0/0)
I love this Aragorn moment! <Kimi> [9/26 @ 23:50] (1/1)

This is what Legolas means... <Kathira> [9/27 @ 11:03] (0/0)

Handling negative attacks <erather> [9/26 @ 21:34] (0/0)
Aragorn vs. Sauron's Press Secretary.... <Kathira> [9/26 @ 19:04] (1/2)

Trial lawyers have long known <Curious> [9/26 @ 19:20] (1/1)

The pregnant pause... <notlost> [9/26 @ 19:42] (0/0)

Why does the Mouth call him Sauron? <Curious> [9/26 @ 18:57] (2/2)

Pippin the big walker <PhantomS> [9/29 @ 11:20] (0/0)
ignore the post below. <gullygilly> [9/26 @ 20:30] (0/0)

Some thoughts... <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 15:22] (0/0)
suspicions <spencer> [9/26 @ 13:40] (0/0)
The benefit of the doubt <nerdanel50> [9/26 @ 13:20] (0/0)
no answers, but another observation/question <Fisher> [9/26 @ 12:01] (4/4)

Sauron doesn't exactly know <PhantomS> [9/28 @ 9:05] (0/0)
Gandalf is his name in Westron, <Curious> [9/26 @ 18:09] (0/0)
Interesting question! <nerdanel50> [9/26 @ 16:29] (0/0)
I'd guess... <Golfimbul> [9/26 @ 13:43] (0/0)

The eyes have it! <notlost> [9/26 @ 11:11] (0/0)

Gandalf and "wizard garb" (long) <CactusWren> [9/26 @ 7:56] (3/6)

You call that long? <Curious> [9/26 @ 18:16] (0/0)
wizards in Victorian and early 20th-cent. art <drogo_drogo> [9/26 @ 8:25] (3/3)

Also, who added the brim? <Curious> [9/26 @ 11:48] (0/0)
and try this link for the one in my first post above ^ <drogo_drogo> [9/26 @ 8:59] (0/0)
add this to post above ^ <drogo_drogo> [9/26 @ 8:46] (0/0)

Very old description of Odin <Alveric> [9/26 @ 8:12] (0/0)

The Last Debate #8, and only one week late! <Kendig> [9/25 @ 19:40] (7/11)

Thanks for hanging in there <erather> [9/26 @ 16:17] (0/0)
briefly <spencer> [9/26 @ 8:47] (0/0)
few answers <drogo_drogo> [9/26 @ 7:50] (0/0)
Aragorn does not want to be king, as <Curious> [9/26 @ 6:06] (3/4)

Thousand mail-clad knights. <Atlas> [9/29 @ 1:30] (1/1)

Remember <Curious> [9/29 @ 6:08] (0/0)

Hey, you finally answered <Merryk> [9/28 @ 13:33] (0/0)
Individual prowess <notlost> [9/26 @ 19:21] (0/0)

Better late than never, you know... <NZ Strider> [9/26 @ 5:14] (0/0)
retreat into hysteria <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/25 @ 22:23] (0/0)
some thoughts... <wajeff> [9/25 @ 20:10] (0/0)

Aragorn's Choice <OMG> [9/25 @ 17:17] (1/11)

Nope. <beren_boy> [9/25 @ 17:34] (1/10)

Except that Elrond's children <erather> [9/25 @ 19:01] (3/9)

the entire explanation in the appendix A <Daughter of Nienna> [9/26 @ 22:05] (1/3)

Does the fine print here mean <erather> [9/27 @ 22:33] (1/2)

I think we can assume <Daughter of Nienna> [9/28 @ 0:30] (1/1)

Going on the ship with Elrond <erather> [9/28 @ 14:19] (0/0)

Elrond's children <hrpu> [9/26 @ 4:21] (1/3)

The new rules apply to Arwen <Matthew/Ugluk> [9/26 @ 11:46] (1/2)

choice of Elond's Children <Daughter of Nienna> [9/26 @ 21:34] (1/1)

Arwen's choice <Choice of Lúthien> [9/28 @ 0:22] (0/0)

Elros <Gwynfor> [9/26 @ 3:32] (0/0)

I've always wondered... <Eárend> [9/25 @ 13:50] (2/4)

Actually, Legolas didn't exist yet <drogo_drogo> [9/25 @ 15:42] (0/0)
Yes <EsteTook> [9/25 @ 14:28] (2/2)

i suppose (No Text) <Eárend> [9/25 @ 14:56] (0/0)
Well, he may not have been mentioned, <erather> [9/25 @ 14:55] (0/0)

Pelargir <asclepias54> [9/25 @ 10:05] (2/3)

Aragorn decided that <PhantomS> [9/29 @ 11:25] (0/0)
I think you're correct... <Azree> [9/25 @ 10:59] (1/1)

What they accomplished... <Nimrodel > [9/25 @ 14:34] (0/0)

Blonde or Brown <Malindril> [9/25 @ 1:35] (7/27)

i;m amazed <Fisher> [9/26 @ 9:30] (2/2)

You know, no one asks about Gimli's hair. <Curious> [9/26 @ 13:58] (0/0)
Ah, well <Alveric> [9/26 @ 11:49] (0/0)

Tolkien mentions <hrpu> [9/26 @ 4:29] (0/0)
well, it seems to me that... <Ring's wrath> [9/25 @ 20:35] (0/0)
The only statement... <Watson> [9/25 @ 20:16] (0/0)
I have always <asclepias54> [9/25 @ 10:08] (1/1)

I always saw him as blond too. <Nimrodel > [9/25 @ 14:29] (0/0)

Golden haired Thranduil <Alveric> [9/25 @ 6:29] (2/14)

A Vanyar gene or two <Curious> [9/25 @ 14:27] (1/5)

Interesting alternative <Alveric> [9/26 @ 4:45] (1/4)

Blondes everywhere <PhantomS> [9/28 @ 10:51] (1/3)

Yes but still some problems <Alveric> [9/28 @ 11:31] (2/2)

Elves and their Hair <PhantomS> [9/29 @ 9:45] (0/0)
Elanor <Curious> [9/29 @ 6:00] (0/0)

good UUT <drogo_drogo> [9/25 @ 7:00] (2/7)

About Thranduil <FingonOfPittsburgh> [9/25 @ 12:53] (1/1)

True enough about the Hobbit, however... <Alveric> [9/26 @ 4:53] (0/0)

Random Note On blonde hair . . . <Lady of Riddermark> [9/25 @ 10:52] (3/4)

never give up! never surrender! < Little Red> [9/26 @ 2:53] (0/0)
I've heard that too... <drogo_drogo> [9/25 @ 12:48] (1/1)

My whole family . . . <Lady of Riddermark> [9/25 @ 13:51] (0/0)

Hmm..... <Alveric> [9/25 @ 11:19] (0/0)

Tolkien never said. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/25 @ 1:45] (1/3)

He did say, though <Gwynfor> [9/25 @ 3:02] (2/2)

There were a few red-haired Elves <Kimi> [9/25 @ 16:41] (0/0)
not completely true <Ehtemir> [9/25 @ 14:46] (0/0)

What about you?!?! <Malindril> [9/25 @ 1:09] (17/26)

My road to them <Daughter of Nienna> [9/28 @ 2:41] (0/0)
I first read the books... <Eowyn_Sister-Daughter> [9/27 @ 23:57] (0/0)
How old and what are his interests? <Lisa4TheShire> [9/26 @ 22:49] (0/0)
About mei <Silent _ Watcher> [9/26 @ 15:34] (0/0)
My older brother initiated me... <Only Slightly Obsessed> [9/26 @ 13:19] (1/1)

most movie stubs wins : after my own heart! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [9/28 @ 2:50] (0/0)

My father told the "clift note" version... <Weige> [9/26 @ 10:30] (0/0)
Peer pressure <Temujin> [9/26 @ 9:25] (0/0)
Hobbit first <Alveric> [9/26 @ 5:08] (0/0)
Trailers! <hrpu> [9/26 @ 4:36] (0/0)
I got into it the old-fashioned way... <tookishlad> [9/25 @ 22:30] (0/0)
I heard they were making films out of them... <CAhobbit> [9/25 @ 16:20] (0/0)
my mother <Ehtemir> [9/25 @ 14:47] (1/3)

Your mother didn't want you to play outside? <Stephanie> [9/25 @ 16:02] (1/2)

well <Ehtemir> [9/25 @ 16:45] (1/1)

Oh, I see <Stephanie> [9/25 @ 16:54] (0/0)

A friend handed me FOTR in study hall. <Nimrodel > [9/25 @ 14:37] (0/0)
Well to be honest... <Stephanie> [9/25 @ 12:58] (0/0)
You can lead a horse to water... <oloin> [9/25 @ 9:52] (1/5)

indeed <juhsstin> [9/25 @ 11:57] (1/4)

It is a little embarassing ... <oloin> [9/25 @ 12:37] (1/3)

If <spencer> [9/25 @ 12:42] (1/2)

I do feel a little special... <oloin> [9/25 @ 12:50] (1/1)

on reading the Sil first <drogo_drogo> [9/25 @ 12:57] (0/0)

Find "The Hobbit" movie <7-of-Eowyn> [9/25 @ 2:40] (0/0)
Get him the LOTR card game. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [9/25 @ 2:36] (0/0)

The Economy of Gondor... <Erudil> [9/24 @ 17:08] (5/18)

Aragorn, New Dealer <Acathalion> [9/28 @ 2:02] (0/0)
Lebennin is the "bread basket" <Matthew/Ugluk> [9/25 @ 12:40] (0/0)
Yeah, a bit like Rome . . . <Malindril> [9/25 @ 1:17] (1/1)

Denethor, corrupt?? <Erudil> [9/26 @ 16:40] (0/0)

Let's look at Rome. <Curious> [9/24 @ 18:02] (3/11)

good analogy to the decline of Rome <drogo_drogo> [9/25 @ 13:34] (0/0)
Yes, but... <Erudil> [9/25 @ 9:38] (3/8)

Trade . . . <Pukel-man> [9/25 @ 11:46] (1/1)

True, <Curious> [9/25 @ 12:09] (0/0)

In Tolkien's world, <Curious> [9/25 @ 11:26] (0/0)
Many lands relatively empty <Alveric> [9/25 @ 10:40] (1/4)

Gondorian Expansion... <Erudil> [9/25 @ 14:57] (2/3)

the 'empty lands' <PhantomS> [9/28 @ 10:27] (0/0)
Umbar <Alveric> [9/26 @ 5:32] (1/1)

Wow, thanks. <Erudil> [9/26 @ 16:34] (0/0)

Also like Rome, Gondor <Gloinster> [9/24 @ 18:12] (0/0)

Taxes and lots and lots of labour... <Gloinster> [9/24 @ 17:53] (1/1)

Minas Tirith and the cities <Erudil> [9/24 @ 22:08] (0/0)

What makes LotR so popular? <Curious> [9/24 @ 12:07] (17/48)

that and so much more <Daughter of Nienna> [9/28 @ 2:06] (0/0)
Nice reflection, Curious... <notlost> [9/26 @ 19:10] (0/0)
Well said. I would only question... <Atlas> [9/25 @ 2:10] (2/2)

I've heard <notlost> [9/26 @ 18:46] (0/0)
No offense meant. <Curious> [9/25 @ 11:19] (0/0)

I think . . . <Malindril> [9/25 @ 1:04] (0/0)
Can't add anything to this excellent discussion! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 22:51] (0/0)
*Wonderful* <gullygilly> [9/24 @ 20:04] (1/1)

I agree with what you say, plus <Princess of Geekland> [9/26 @ 13:26] (0/0)

lovely Curious, <Goldilocks Took> [9/24 @ 19:05] (0/0)
same reason Star Wars is . . . <Annael> [9/24 @ 18:27] (1/1)

The original Star Wars <Curious> [9/25 @ 11:41] (0/0)

One word: America <Gloinster> [9/24 @ 18:04] (4/7)

Of course sales are bigger in the States <Eledhwen> [9/25 @ 2:48] (0/0)
First, LotR was never in the top ten <Curious> [9/24 @ 23:37] (0/0)
are you saying that Americans <Goldilocks Took> [9/24 @ 18:51] (0/0)
What do you mean, lacking (or supressing) <Azree> [9/24 @ 18:26] (1/3)

American culture can be defined <Eldameldor> [9/24 @ 20:13] (1/2)

Yeah, I agree, but I was just taking exception to <Azree> [9/24 @ 20:16] (1/1)

not american!!!!!! <Manhilien> [9/24 @ 20:47] (0/0)

and the Everyman as hero <drogo_drogo> [9/24 @ 17:59] (1/1)

well put <spencer> [9/25 @ 12:32] (0/0)

It's mystic and vague <Temujin> [9/24 @ 17:18] (1/2)

Vague? <Curious> [9/24 @ 17:40] (1/1)

Deliberately subtle then <Temujin> [9/24 @ 19:08] (0/0)

"Tolkien, the medievalist" <IBo> [9/24 @ 17:04] (1/4)

It *is* entertaining. <Curious> [9/24 @ 17:22] (1/3)

No, that’s just the thing; <IBo> [9/25 @ 3:55] (1/2)

And it appeals <Curious> [9/25 @ 11:45] (1/1)

After reading “Tolkien, the medeavalist” <IBo> [9/26 @ 6:35] (0/0)

I humbly bow before you. <Verbena> [9/24 @ 17:00] (0/0)
Personal Investment <Lady of Riddermark> [9/24 @ 16:23] (0/0)
Yikes....I would comment, but <oloin> [9/24 @ 15:15] (1/4)

When the subject is popularity, <Curious> [9/24 @ 15:31] (1/3)

Thanks for the suggestion... <oloin> [9/24 @ 15:40] (1/2)

And the Letters! <Curious> [9/24 @ 15:54] (1/1)

Yes, I meant to include those as well (No Text) <oloin> [9/24 @ 16:03] (0/0)

I would say <Celandine Brandybuck> [9/24 @ 14:53] (2/3)

Golfimbul brings up <Curious> [9/24 @ 15:59] (1/1)

True <Celandine Brandybuck> [9/24 @ 17:15] (0/0)

Yes! That was why <Curious> [9/24 @ 15:12] (0/0)

Wow Curious! <Golfimbul> [9/24 @ 13:31] (1/6)

Perhaps we could consider <Merryk> [9/24 @ 22:47] (2/5)

An interesting phenomenon: <Smallbottle> [9/25 @ 0:27] (1/3)

I've enjoyed reading the Bible much more.... <Golfimbul> [9/25 @ 2:32] (1/2)

Some <Curious> [9/25 @ 12:05] (1/1)

Thanks. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [9/25 @ 14:32] (0/0)

Thanks :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [9/24 @ 22:56] (0/0)

The Black Gate Opens - #6: Let me introduce myself… <Ossë> [9/24 @ 11:49] (9/18)

some answers... <wajeff> [9/24 @ 20:54] (0/0)
Stormtroopers <Smokering> [9/24 @ 18:50] (0/0)
Thoughts on Q2 <Entmaiden> [9/24 @ 15:56] (0/0)
Some thoughts... <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 15:51] (2/3)

Gorbag, Shagrat, and the named Orcs <drogo_drogo> [9/24 @ 17:19] (1/1)

Look at the Black Speech. <Curious> [9/24 @ 17:33] (0/0)

The Mordor orcs have numbers, <Curious> [9/24 @ 16:48] (0/0)

Thoughts on Q1 <Celandine Brandybuck> [9/24 @ 14:58] (0/0)
Mr Smith, Mouth of Sauron <PhantomS> [9/24 @ 14:38] (0/0)
humanity <spencer> [9/24 @ 12:40] (2/3)

Horse with no name... <gullygilly> [9/24 @ 19:42] (0/0)
Also along those lines... <Temujin> [9/24 @ 14:10] (1/1)

Much older.... <Golfimbul> [9/24 @ 14:34] (0/0)

names <FantasyFan> [9/24 @ 12:26] (0/0)
Like to compare and contrast? <Golfimbul> [9/24 @ 12:21] (2/3)

It needs hobbits! But then, so does <Curious> [9/24 @ 14:28] (1/1)

Yes hobbits... <Golfimbul> [9/24 @ 14:37] (0/0)

People who think Tolkien is fusty... <Kathira> [9/24 @ 13:04] (0/0)

The Black Gate Opens - #5: Anyone home? <Ossë> [9/24 @ 10:32] (12/16)

First, we *have* seen werewolves! <Curious> [9/25 @ 12:45] (0/0)
I say Sauron KNEW Aragorn didn't have the Ring... <Atlas> [9/25 @ 3:14] (0/0)
Some answers... <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 22:48] (0/0)
the plays the thing.... <wajeff> [9/24 @ 20:37] (0/0)
A survivor of the Ford of Bruinen? <erather> [9/24 @ 19:54] (0/0)
Who's that knockin' at the Door? <gullygilly> [9/24 @ 19:36] (1/1)

but if it's a Maiar turned to evil <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/25 @ 11:52] (0/0)

Re: Q2 <Entmaiden> [9/24 @ 15:48] (1/1)

Aragorn leaving the ring <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/25 @ 11:50] (0/0)

The Return Of The Salesman. <PhantomS> [9/24 @ 14:50] (0/0)
what if <FantasyFan> [9/24 @ 12:08] (0/0)
Sauron's uncertainty <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/24 @ 12:05] (0/0)
answers <drogo_drogo> [9/24 @ 11:21] (1/1)

i think <mirthandir> [9/24 @ 11:46] (0/0)

The horse.... <Golfimbul> [9/24 @ 11:15] (1/1)

tongue firmly in cheek <spencer> [9/24 @ 12:36] (0/0)

Question . . . <*Frodo*LK> [9/23 @ 23:02] (4/10)

You might start with Tom Shippey's <drogo_drogo> [9/24 @ 6:58] (0/0)
You mean, like, into French? <Nimrodel > [9/23 @ 23:20] (1/4)

I mean a book reviewer that interpretated. . . <*Frodo*LK> [9/23 @ 23:24] (2/3)

I'm still confused. <Nimrodel > [9/24 @ 10:07] (0/0)
well... <jadeshadow> [9/24 @ 8:51] (1/1)

I can also recommend <Princess of Geekland> [9/24 @ 11:42] (0/0)

I heard about this director guy from New Zealand. . . <WhiteAslan> [9/23 @ 23:07] (1/2)

try a search online - literary criticism the lord of the rings (No Text) <Manhilien> [9/24 @ 8:18] (1/1)

Yes, this is sort of what I'm looking for . . . <*Frodo*LK> [9/24 @ 22:09] (0/0)

Right here! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [9/23 @ 23:05] (0/0)

The Black Gate Opens - #: Back on the road again <Ossë> [9/23 @ 17:06] (12/32)

On Q2... <Sundance> [9/24 @ 14:46] (0/0)
Mostly agreeing with others... <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 4:13] (1/7)

Either that or Imrahil... <Kathira> [9/24 @ 10:47] (1/6)

that has always been my opinion <Galadriel1a> [9/24 @ 12:01] (1/5)

Gondor's political structure.... <Kathira> [9/24 @ 12:49] (1/4)

Well, Aragorn <Curious> [9/24 @ 12:58] (2/3)

letter 244 .......poor Faramir...... <Galadriel1a> [9/26 @ 18:42] (0/0)
Faramir would be #2 when Aragorn's not there <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/25 @ 11:57] (1/1)

Stewards don't work only when the king is gone. <Cressida> [9/25 @ 15:23] (0/0)

Hum <Atlas> [9/24 @ 1:56] (0/0)
The Elessar as a symbol <Ransom> [9/23 @ 22:53] (6/9)

In Morgoth's Ring, Tolkien explains <Curious> [9/24 @ 6:05] (1/2)

Interesting <Ransom> [9/24 @ 10:56] (1/1)

The Valar, in a sense, <Curious> [9/24 @ 12:38] (0/0)

Welcome and excellent question <gullygilly> [9/24 @ 4:48] (0/0)
Good question! <Taedius> [9/24 @ 2:07] (0/0)
Sam <Altaira> [9/24 @ 0:23] (0/0)
Very deep question..... <Golfimbul> [9/23 @ 23:41] (0/0)
Welcome! <Kimi> [9/23 @ 23:16] (1/1)

Yep <Ransom> [9/24 @ 10:50] (0/0)

my two cents... <wajeff> [9/23 @ 20:29] (0/0)
Anduril and Isildur's heir <Altaira> [9/23 @ 20:26] (0/0)
Some thoughts... <Taedius> [9/23 @ 18:24] (0/0)
It's good to be the King <drogo_drogo> [9/23 @ 17:54] (0/0)
King Elessar is more egotistical, as befits <Curious> [9/23 @ 17:44] (1/1)

How did that go, I wonder? <PhantomS> [9/24 @ 14:57] (0/0)

King Elessar is coming! <erather> [9/23 @ 17:42] (2/3)

Yes.... <Golfimbul> [9/23 @ 20:44] (0/0)
Having someone claim your Ring is like falling in love . . . <nerdanel50> [9/23 @ 20:27] (1/1)

Exactly <Altaira> [9/23 @ 20:35] (0/0)

The Return of the Lords of Gondor <Kimi> [9/23 @ 17:37] (0/0)
I think I can get one and three <Ehtemir> [9/23 @ 17:28] (0/0)

25th anniversary <spencer> [9/23 @ 14:13] (7/14)

wow... I've had my copy of <oloin> [9/24 @ 7:25] (1/2)

Does that mean you read the Sil *before* LotR? <nerdanel50> [9/24 @ 15:36] (1/1)

Yes... <oloin> [9/26 @ 7:22] (0/0)

Thirty years next year for ours <Kimi> [9/23 @ 16:43] (0/0)
Books & covers <spencer> [9/23 @ 16:41] (0/0)
me too, silver anniversary <drogo_drogo> [9/23 @ 16:18] (0/0)
As it turns out... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/23 @ 16:07] (0/0)
Not silly at all <Altaira> [9/23 @ 14:42] (4/5)

I love those covers! <nerdanel50> [9/23 @ 20:09] (1/1)

I know <Altaira> [9/23 @ 21:05] (0/0)

my first cover... <drogo_drogo> [9/23 @ 16:21] (0/0)
Oh, yes, that cover! <Aunt Dora Baggins> [9/23 @ 16:10] (0/0)
The post isn't silly but that cover <Curious> [9/23 @ 15:35] (0/0)

Happy Anniversary! but isn't it time <nerdanel50> [9/23 @ 14:32] (0/0)

Finding yourself parentless and alone. <Ataahua> [9/23 @ 4:24] (7/25)

Overused or archetypal? <Princess of Geekland> [9/23 @ 14:28] (1/5)

About the life surrender thing <Cressida> [9/23 @ 15:25] (3/4)

Was the option there for all men... <oloin> [9/24 @ 8:19] (1/1)

Looks to me like it's all... <Cressida> [9/24 @ 20:53] (0/0)

I think not <Alveric> [9/24 @ 6:09] (0/0)
I don't think the option was rescinded <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/23 @ 15:40] (0/0)

Tolkien's influences <Lady Izara> [9/23 @ 13:39] (0/0)
Aragorn at least had his mother <erather> [9/23 @ 12:27] (2/4)

But didn't she leave? <Nimrodel > [9/23 @ 22:39] (1/2)

He was over 50 <Kimi> [9/23 @ 22:46] (1/1)

Hmm. <Nimrodel > [9/23 @ 23:21] (0/0)

Ach, for some reason <Ataahua> [9/23 @ 15:53] (0/0)

Side Note <Lady of Riddermark> [9/23 @ 11:47] (1/7)

but <Fisher> [9/23 @ 12:48] (2/6)

Sure but . . . <Lady of Riddermark> [9/23 @ 13:54] (1/1)

I agree <Altaira> [9/23 @ 14:28] (0/0)

Does anybody know <Merryk> [9/23 @ 13:34] (1/3)

Bibo's son <Gothmog Took> [9/23 @ 14:12] (2/2)

My motto: <Merryk> [9/23 @ 14:17] (0/0)
oops <Gothmog Took> [9/23 @ 14:15] (0/0)

Hmmm... <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 6:12] (0/0)
Many levels <gullygilly> [9/23 @ 5:27] (0/0)
It's obvious... <Gwynfor> [9/23 @ 4:43] (1/2)

But Bilbo wasn't an orphan-- <nerdanel50> [9/23 @ 14:49] (1/1)

Despite... <Gwynfor> [9/23 @ 19:14] (0/0)

The Last Debate #7, Apologies and Rhetoric <Kendig> [9/23 @ 3:16] (7/20)

Coach Gandalf <Entmaiden> [9/23 @ 15:39] (0/0)
being about to head off to my own last debate... <drogo_drogo> [9/23 @ 9:14] (0/0)
what to do with the times that are given to you <hatster> [9/23 @ 7:45] (3/4)

*sniff* I couldn't have said it better! (No Text) <gullygilly> [9/23 @ 22:32] (0/0)
Lovely, hatster! <Kimi> [9/23 @ 17:13] (1/1)

Reverse classism? <Curious> [9/23 @ 18:09] (0/0)

*wipes eyes* What she said. Thanks. <Princess of Geekland> [9/23 @ 14:37] (0/0)

*switches on airconditioner in tent* <PhantomS> [9/23 @ 6:28] (0/0)
Some quick answers... <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 6:00] (0/0)
Where did Aragorn get his tents? <Curious> [9/23 @ 5:25] (5/9)

On "tides" <Kimi> [9/23 @ 17:03] (1/1)

Interesting! I think <Curious> [9/23 @ 17:56] (0/0)

Does a palantir have audio? <erather> [9/23 @ 11:58] (1/1)

Can't Sauron read lips? <Curious> [9/23 @ 12:06] (0/0)

Sails from the Corsairs? (No Text) <oloin> [9/23 @ 11:27] (0/0)
I'm sure even the Rangers had tents... <Kathira> [9/23 @ 11:16] (1/2)

Also Aragorn isn't above comandeering equipment... <Kathira> [9/23 @ 11:40] (1/1)

I always thought it was all the <Princess of Geekland> [9/23 @ 14:48] (0/0)

Oliphant skins? (No Text) <Golfimbul> [9/23 @ 10:07] (0/0)

The annoying twit <gullygilly> [9/23 @ 5:06] (0/0)

Hey I have another Sil question <Downtown> [9/22 @ 21:54] (1/3)

What have you read so far? <erather> [9/22 @ 22:04] (1/2)

HOME <Padster> [9/23 @ 7:55] (1/1)

"The cost would be too great"??? <erather> [9/23 @ 11:39] (0/0)

HEy i have a sil question <Downtown> [9/22 @ 21:45] (4/5)

I have some thoughts and advice... <MrCere> [9/24 @ 2:22] (0/0)
I recently finished <Entmaiden> [9/22 @ 23:04] (0/0)
Downtown <Altaira> [9/22 @ 22:19] (0/0)
There is no precise measure <erather> [9/22 @ 21:54] (1/1)

ya but... <Downtown> [9/22 @ 21:56] (0/0)

The Black Gate Opens - #: The other Journey to the Cross-Roads <Ossë> [9/22 @ 19:31] (12/18)

On the last question: <nerdanel50> [9/23 @ 15:16] (1/1)

Perhaps that is because <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/23 @ 16:09] (0/0)

Wow! Excellent answers. <Princess of Geekland> [9/23 @ 15:02] (0/0)
Minas Morgul and the sorcery of men <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/23 @ 12:23] (1/1)

That's true about the psychological effects... <Kathira> [9/23 @ 15:15] (0/0)

Thoughts <Atlas> [9/23 @ 6:50] (0/0)
Not all the Orcs are assembling in Udun. <Curious> [9/23 @ 6:37] (1/1)

I think all these ones were <Matthew/Ugluk> [9/24 @ 10:36] (0/0)

Some quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 1:41] (0/0)
At this point, it's all a matter of strategy <Altaira> [9/22 @ 22:10] (1/1)

Altaira - your last paragraph is excellent! <Entmaiden> [9/23 @ 16:00] (0/0)

Is he thinking what we're thinking he's thinking? <erather> [9/22 @ 20:58] (1/1)

Half life of evil <gullygilly> [9/23 @ 4:36] (0/0)

return to Minas Morgul <drogo_drogo> [9/22 @ 20:47] (1/1)

That;'s an interesting idea about the rings... <Kathira> [9/23 @ 15:30] (0/0)

some thoughts.... <wajeff> [9/22 @ 20:18] (0/0)
Sauron's strategies? <Menelwyn> [9/22 @ 20:14] (0/0)
Answers... <Omringaren> [9/22 @ 20:10] (0/0)

The Black Gate Opens - #2 Can’t I have just <Ossë> [9/22 @ 17:43] (9/24)

Unthinking Merry and the waning of the world <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/23 @ 16:05] (0/0)
like it or not, <PhantomS> [9/23 @ 6:51] (1/3)

Surely Merry is oath-bound to Eomer? <erather> [9/23 @ 11:33] (2/2)

Oaths and volunteers <PhantomS> [9/23 @ 13:19] (0/0)
Didn't Theoden release Merry <Fisher> [9/23 @ 12:53] (0/0)

Nobody likes to be left behind. <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 1:31] (0/0)
But, but, lord... <Altaira> [9/22 @ 20:38] (0/0)
not much time-- but here's mine <gullygilly> [9/22 @ 19:51] (1/1)

Protecting Pippin <Merryk> [9/23 @ 1:31] (0/0)

Tolkien's heroes are all neurotics. <Curious> [9/22 @ 18:38] (4/9)

I think Tolkien thought of it <Kimi> [9/22 @ 23:19] (2/3)

Saintly standards + warrior's code = chivalry. <Curious> [9/23 @ 3:22] (0/0)
I agree <Altaira> [9/23 @ 0:01] (1/1)

What? He wasn't serious? <Kimi> [9/23 @ 0:19] (0/0)

It's not nec. British... <notlost> [9/22 @ 19:58] (0/0)
Mental health <gullygilly> [9/22 @ 19:32] (0/0)
It's subject headings like this . . . <Pukel-man> [9/22 @ 18:51] (1/2)

Now there's a thought.... <notlost> [9/22 @ 19:59] (1/1)

Hey, I wouldn't turn it down! <Curious> [9/23 @ 5:35] (0/0)

Naught but baggage? <notlost> [9/22 @ 18:20] (1/2)

btw... <notlost> [9/22 @ 18:34] (1/1)

I was sure <Altaira> [9/22 @ 20:40] (0/0)

some answers <drogo_drogo> [9/22 @ 18:11] (0/0)
Poor Merry. <Kimi> [9/22 @ 18:07] (0/0)

The Black Gate Opens - #1: …Eventually. <Ossë> [9/22 @ 17:17] (6/13)

OK, Doorwarden has piqued my curiosity: <NZ Strider> [9/23 @ 6:15] (2/4)

Similar to Australian Rules: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [9/23 @ 16:45] (1/2)

That's probably <Ossë> [9/24 @ 10:52] (1/1)

Thanks everybody; *makes note* <NZ Strider> [9/24 @ 16:13] (0/0)

Since you ask :) <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/23 @ 16:15] (0/0)

Incredible footer <gullygilly> [9/22 @ 19:27] (0/0)
Looking forward to it, Ossë; <NZ Strider> [9/22 @ 19:04] (0/0)
wonderful footer... <drogo_drogo> [9/22 @ 17:57] (1/1)

Oh, man, Gaelic football is so much more than soccer <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/22 @ 22:02] (0/0)

Looking forward to it, Osse <Entmaiden> [9/22 @ 17:40] (1/2)

Love your footer, too, Entmaiden! <nerdanel50> [9/22 @ 18:29] (1/1)

Thanks! I'll try your suggestion <Entmaiden> [9/22 @ 19:22] (0/0)

Excellent footer! <Curious> [9/22 @ 17:33] (0/0)

the terrible oath <Ad-lucernam of Nyrilia> [9/22 @ 16:12] (2/4)

thanks <Ad-lucernam of Nyrilia> [9/24 @ 13:43] (0/0)
Here is one version: <Curious> [9/22 @ 16:53] (2/2)

Text from the oath of Feanor from compiled Sil <Captains of Gondolin> [9/23 @ 22:09] (0/0)
Dude was a bit obsessed with his craft, wasn't he? (No Text) <irpacynot> [9/23 @ 8:56] (0/0)

A petition for comments please! <elf_wannabee> [9/22 @ 10:08] (25/45)

I wanted to do a report <Lady Silme> [9/24 @ 20:07] (0/0)
More so, since there are so many differences... <irpacynot> [9/24 @ 15:21] (0/0)
Shakespeare is right out? Little Women? Sense & Sensability? and on and on and on <MrCere> [9/24 @ 2:24] (0/0)
School curriculum vs. individual choice <Stephanie> [9/23 @ 9:38] (0/0)
Moby Dick is still on the list, I'd bet <Temujin> [9/23 @ 8:47] (1/1)

so they can't study shakespeare then (No Text) <Manhilien> [9/23 @ 9:40] (0/0)

Well, I can see the point... <spongebob hobbitpants> [9/23 @ 2:28] (0/0)
My husband suggests <Verbena> [9/22 @ 20:31] (0/0)
If a teacher can't figure out <gullygilly> [9/22 @ 19:26] (0/0)
Too bad we have to vote for this... <NoneOfTheAbove> [9/22 @ 16:16] (0/0)
LOL....pure rubbish <CAhobbit> [9/22 @ 15:54] (1/3)

Surely Lady Chatterley's Lover isn't on many school reading lists? (No Text) <erather> [9/22 @ 17:11] (1/2)

It was on my high school reading list... <CAhobbit> [9/22 @ 17:34] (1/1)

When I was in high school it was banned... <erather> [9/22 @ 21:51] (0/0)

Then the Approved List Must Be VERY Short! (No Text) <Ostadan> [9/22 @ 15:17] (1/1)

I would assume so also but this is what my nephew said alas! (No Text) <elf_wannabee> [9/22 @ 15:26] (0/0)

One of the things that's always annoyed me <Azree> [9/22 @ 15:11] (0/0)
Are you sure <Celandine Brandybuck> [9/22 @ 14:58] (0/0)
hasn't it already been in films before <Ehtemir> [9/22 @ 13:55] (2/3)

Ehtemir, haven't seen you around in a while. <NZ Strider> [9/22 @ 14:46] (1/1)

thanks <Ehtemir> [9/22 @ 17:59] (0/0)

Yeah..... at my school <beren_boy> [9/22 @ 14:39] (0/0)

Strikes me as very odd! <Alveric> [9/22 @ 13:38] (0/0)
let's see... <drogo_drogo> [9/22 @ 13:28] (1/1)

No; these are still taught, they just may not be on the student's choice list for book reports (No Text) <spongebob hobbitpants> [9/23 @ 18:19] (0/0)

Frustrating! <Lady of Riddermark> [9/22 @ 13:16] (1/2)

There is no indication that these books are "banned"; they're simply not on a student's choice list for the reason given (No Text) <spongebob hobbitpants> [9/23 @ 18:24] (1/1)

But <Lady of Riddermark> [9/24 @ 16:38] (0/0)

I wonder.... <Golfimbul> [9/22 @ 12:56] (1/3)

you may be onto something <Fisher> [9/22 @ 13:22] (1/2)

What?! Your teacher... <oloin> [9/22 @ 15:19] (1/1)

or not enough ;) (No Text) <Fisher> [9/22 @ 15:39] (0/0)

Teachers should see it as an opportunity <erather> [9/22 @ 12:52] (1/1)

It's already being done in film *and* literature classes; perhaps this is simply a literature class (No Text) <spongebob hobbitpants> [9/23 @ 18:22] (0/0)

That's a shame... <oloin> [9/22 @ 12:15] (0/0)
But LotR had received cinematic treatment <Aragorn_Elessar> [9/22 @ 12:04] (0/0)
Cliffs Notes comparison <Fisher> [9/22 @ 11:56] (1/1)

Good point *except* the teacher ... <spongebob hobbitpants> [9/23 @ 18:32] (0/0)

It's too bad that education is subject to <Curious> [9/22 @ 11:05] (0/0)
I agree, however <Verbena> [9/22 @ 10:57] (0/0)
I agree <galadriel476> [9/22 @ 10:18] (2/4)

It's not about failing the test; it's about teaching... <spongebob hobbitpants> [9/23 @ 18:26] (1/1)

I MEANT that failing was important to the students <galadriel476> [9/24 @ 11:16] (0/0)

All about quota.. <BerenNick> [9/22 @ 15:15] (1/1)

Part of the idea about using contemporary authors... <spongebob hobbitpants> [9/23 @ 18:30] (0/0)

Moments of precognition, Middlle-earth style <drogo_drogo> [9/21 @ 16:47] (8/17)

Don't have much time, but one or two remarks... <NZ Strider> [9/22 @ 15:26] (1/1)

Well, yes, any of the prophecies <Curious> [9/22 @ 16:01] (0/0)

Dreams, hunches, signs, prophecies, and visions permeate <Curious> [9/22 @ 12:34] (1/2)

Interestingly, both Frodo and (eventually) Sam <erather> [9/22 @ 12:58] (1/1)

There are two kinds of foresight, both <Curious> [9/22 @ 13:29] (0/0)

How about the obvious one... <oloin> [9/22 @ 8:26] (0/0)
a few more <Menelwyn> [9/21 @ 20:42] (1/1)

yes, Gil-galad as Cassandra <drogo_drogo> [9/21 @ 21:13] (0/0)

Oh yes, well, smokerings are wonderful... ;0) (No Text) <Smokering> [9/21 @ 18:22] (0/0)
Aragorn, in "The Ring Goes South" <erather> [9/21 @ 18:02] (0/0)
Frodo's Dreams <gullygilly> [9/21 @ 17:57] (2/5)

Well said!! (No Text) <spencer> [9/22 @ 13:16] (0/0)
You got all my favorites and a bit OT <hatster> [9/22 @ 7:57] (2/3)

OT too <gullygilly> [9/22 @ 10:03] (0/0)
Ditto! <notlost> [9/22 @ 9:35] (1/1)

To quote Bill Clinton... <drogo_drogo> [9/22 @ 14:04] (0/0)

Nice topic! One that springs to mind <Kimi> [9/21 @ 17:20] (0/0)

A quick question <asian gimli> [9/20 @ 17:18] (2/2)

I agree with Jocko... <elf_wannabee> [9/22 @ 9:57] (0/0)
quick answer: a mather of choice! (No Text) <Jocko Drakdödare®> [9/20 @ 17:22] (0/0)

Particular kind of Fantasy Novel <Andersen> [9/20 @ 17:05] (16/23)

The Sevenwaters trilogy <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/23 @ 16:45] (0/0)
Here's one: <Nimrodel > [9/22 @ 18:58] (0/0)
Tom Holt <Celandine Brandybuck> [9/22 @ 15:01] (0/0)
Lewis <Lady of Riddermark> [9/22 @ 13:30] (0/0)
I've just discovered Ellen Kushner... <spongebob hobbitpants> [9/22 @ 1:29] (0/0)
The Abradizil by Andrew Gibson <moi> [9/21 @ 17:15] (0/0)
Simple but not fun: A Wizard of Earthsea (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [9/21 @ 13:38] (0/0)
Lloyd Alexander's Taran Wanderer series <nerdanel50> [9/21 @ 12:00] (0/0)
Dragonriders of Pern series by Anne McCaffrey <Lothirienne> [9/21 @ 11:51] (0/0)
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle. <Curious> [9/21 @ 5:41] (1/1)

That's one of my all-time favorites. :-) (No Text) <Altaira> [9/22 @ 15:18] (0/0)

Peter Pan, the Wind in the Willows . . . <Pukel-man> [9/20 @ 23:53] (0/0)
Patricia McKillip <Merryk> [9/20 @ 23:18] (0/0)
few suggestions <drogo_drogo> [9/20 @ 20:50] (1/3)

I bought a Terry Pratchett book a while ago <moi> [9/21 @ 17:11] (1/2)

neat footer <Doorwarden of Theoden> [9/23 @ 16:47] (1/1)

I'm not entirely sure. <moi> [9/24 @ 11:52] (0/0)

For a nice fun read <JFrog> [9/20 @ 19:08] (0/0)
How about these as some suggestions <Alveric> [9/20 @ 18:31] (0/0)
here is one <Jocko Drakdödare®> [9/20 @ 17:24] (1/3)

Or try some of Tolkien's other stories? <beren_boy> [9/20 @ 17:33] (2/2)

And "Leaf by Niggle." (No Text) <Curious> [9/21 @ 5:43] (0/0)
I'v read them all! = ) (No Text) <Jocko Drakdödare®> [9/21 @ 4:23] (0/0)

Why did we spend decades in the dark? <nerdanel50> [9/20 @ 15:48] (21/36)

In the dark <kodax> [9/23 @ 4:59] (1/1)

Yes! Exactly! <Seillib> [9/23 @ 11:10] (0/0)

Eh? <Nimrodel > [9/22 @ 18:55] (0/0)
Didn't <spencer> [9/22 @ 13:20] (0/0)
I was REALLY in the dark.... <notlost> [9/22 @ 10:02] (1/2)

Ditto. <jordan_the_discursive> [9/22 @ 15:43] (1/1)

What they said. Sigh. (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [9/23 @ 15:04] (0/0)

I left for 15 years <Fisher> [9/22 @ 8:59] (0/0)
I'm 45 <FantasyFan> [9/21 @ 17:11] (0/0)
Went on a journey . . . <Lisa4TheShire> [9/21 @ 15:24] (0/0)
I didn't really leave; <Princess of Geekland> [9/21 @ 13:37] (1/1)

PS. The net and the community <Princess of Geekland> [9/21 @ 13:48] (0/0)

Interesting question <Lothirienne> [9/21 @ 11:58] (0/0)
I am 'only' 37 and I did not <Rosie66> [9/21 @ 10:07] (0/0)
From "On Fairy Stories" <nerdanel50> [9/21 @ 2:09] (1/4)

I'm glad you did too. <Kimi> [9/21 @ 3:42] (1/3)

You know... <notlost> [9/22 @ 10:10] (1/2)

Aren't we lucky :-) <Kimi> [9/22 @ 17:49] (1/1)

Amen! <notlost> [9/22 @ 18:07] (0/0)

I read the books late in life... <Temujin> [9/20 @ 22:23] (1/1)

Our debt to PJ <Firiel50> [9/21 @ 8:07] (0/0)

I never stopped <Entmaiden> [9/20 @ 22:15] (0/0)
Lack of understanding. <Seillib> [9/20 @ 21:47] (0/0)
My Tolkien reading was there and back again <drogo_drogo> [9/20 @ 20:35] (3/6)

Star Wars was my Intro to Tolkien... <spongebob hobbitpants> [9/22 @ 1:52] (0/0)
Umm... <Suni> [9/21 @ 13:03] (1/1)

I'm 2000 y/o like Gandalf <drogo_drogo> [9/21 @ 15:58] (0/0)

Returning refreshed... <Merryk> [9/20 @ 23:10] (2/2)

very true <drogo_drogo> [9/21 @ 8:34] (0/0)
Amen! <nerdanel50> [9/21 @ 2:19] (0/0)

I never stopped... <Gwynfor> [9/20 @ 19:12] (0/0)
I didn't know <Arquen> [9/20 @ 18:56] (0/0)
other than a few years when <hatster> [9/20 @ 18:39] (0/0)
I never left completely <gullygilly> [9/20 @ 18:01] (0/0)
Interesting <Jocko Drakdödare®> [9/20 @ 17:01] (0/0)
Intriguing question <Smeagol68> [9/20 @ 16:19] (0/0)

Valinor to the north <Macca> [9/20 @ 13:06] (1/6)

I'm not sure, but I think <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 14:37] (2/5)

Thanks <Macca> [9/20 @ 21:07] (0/0)
Isn't that why we refer to Asia as the "orient"? <nerdanel50> [9/20 @ 16:28] (1/3)

"Orient" comes from the Latin word <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 16:42] (1/2)

Incidentally... <Taedius> [9/21 @ 0:39] (1/1)

I believe many medieval maps <drogo_drogo> [9/21 @ 16:44] (0/0)

The Last Debate #6, Telling Tales <Kendig> [9/19 @ 0:40] (14/43)

I always "read" the songs <Entmaiden> [9/20 @ 22:23] (0/0)
Regarding the songs... <erather> [9/20 @ 17:39] (0/0)
When you go last, as I often do, <nerdanel50> [9/20 @ 16:25] (0/0)
What inspired the Dead? <Pukel-man> [9/20 @ 10:17] (3/4)

In Ezekiel <Lady of Riddermark> [9/23 @ 14:46] (0/0)
Hmm... *grasping at straws* <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 16:21] (1/1)

and "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" <Lothirienne> [9/21 @ 12:06] (0/0)

here's one link <drogo_drogo> [9/20 @ 11:16] (0/0)

Kendig here with a slight delay on chapter discussion <IAMKendig> [9/20 @ 1:24] (0/0)
Gimli and Legolas again <Merryk> [9/19 @ 23:09] (0/0)
Even the readers who skip the poems, I <Curious> [9/19 @ 17:36] (4/13)

Curious, I didn't understand <Entmaiden> [9/20 @ 22:20] (1/3)

"'Strange and wonderful I thought it <Curious> [9/21 @ 5:20] (1/2)

Ah! Nice catch. <NZ Strider> [9/21 @ 6:09] (1/1)

What he said, plus <Entmaiden> [9/22 @ 0:23] (0/0)

Avari and Morgoth <Alveric> [9/20 @ 4:38] (1/1)

Morgoth's Ring says <Curious> [9/21 @ 5:37] (0/0)

Hmmm... Are the Dead a device <NZ Strider> [9/20 @ 0:49] (3/4)

See my answer to Entmaiden <Curious> [9/21 @ 5:39] (0/0)
Oops! sorry - didn't realize <Entmaiden> [9/20 @ 22:24] (0/0)
I assume he means "terror" as a device of the Enemy, <erather> [9/20 @ 1:07] (1/1)

Or the general idea... <Golfimbul> [9/20 @ 11:52] (0/0)

Aragorn the Necromancer? <Golfimbul> [9/19 @ 21:00] (1/1)

You're *probably* safe from becoming "undead". <erather> [9/19 @ 21:29] (0/0)

I could have been first, <erather> [9/19 @ 11:45] (1/1)

Could have been , should have been <gullygilly> [9/19 @ 18:36] (0/0)

Chained to the oars.... <Golfimbul> [9/19 @ 11:18] (0/0)
I have a dumb question <Fisher> [9/19 @ 11:07] (1/5)

It's an attention-getting interjection <erather> [9/19 @ 11:19] (4/4)

"Check it out!" (No Text) <Golfimbul> [9/19 @ 20:46] (0/0)
"Looky here!" (No Text) <gullygilly> [9/19 @ 18:34] (0/0)
Or "hey!" (No Text) <Curious> [9/19 @ 12:57] (0/0)
thank you (No Text) <Fisher> [9/19 @ 11:36] (0/0)

#4 here <drogo_drogo> [9/19 @ 8:22] (0/0)
I'm third! <Gwynfor> [9/19 @ 7:11] (0/0)
Wow I'm first! <gullygilly> [9/19 @ 4:50] (1/6)

I guess NZ <gullygilly> [9/19 @ 4:53] (1/5)

Don't feel bad, . . . <nerdanel50> [9/19 @ 10:13] (2/4)

Hey, there have to be some <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 20:15] (1/1)

Cool footer (No Text) <erather> [9/19 @ 20:45] (0/0)

Tomorrow's lottery numbers, anyone? <Gwynfor> [9/19 @ 10:16] (1/1)

Great, thanks for reminding <Merryk> [9/19 @ 22:57] (0/0)

A couple thoughts before I turn in... <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 4:24] (0/0)

Sam/Grey Havens <legolas23> [9/18 @ 22:26] (1/5)

See Appendix B (Story Spoiler) <poppyroper> [9/18 @ 22:38] (1/4)

But not... <Gwynfor> [9/19 @ 9:16] (1/3)

Another of the fellowship salied west too... <oloin> [9/19 @ 9:24] (1/2)

Oops... <Gwynfor> [9/19 @ 9:32] (1/1)

That's okay... <oloin> [9/19 @ 14:04] (0/0)

orcs <meade> [9/18 @ 21:23] (5/9)

Both from what I can get from it all. <irpacynot> [9/19 @ 22:45] (1/1)

The Lost Tales.... <Temujin> [9/20 @ 9:44] (0/0)

Nothing is evil in the beginning.... <Temujin> [9/19 @ 8:42] (1/1)

Yrch... <Gwynfor> [9/19 @ 8:56] (0/0)

Orc origins <Alveric> [9/19 @ 4:34] (1/1)

great summary... just a bit on Sauron's breeding Orcs <drogo_drogo> [9/19 @ 8:53] (0/0)

I have a Tolkien Encyclopedia <poppyroper> [9/18 @ 22:30] (0/0)
That's very unclear. <erather> [9/18 @ 21:47] (1/1)

Abhorrent? <infidel> [9/20 @ 3:22] (0/0)

gandalf <mirthandir> [9/18 @ 15:04] (1/3)

Gandalf left the stone for them to find. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 16:13] (1/2)

but they got there before them. <mirthandir> [9/20 @ 9:26] (1/1)

Actually,no... <Taedius> [9/20 @ 11:31] (0/0)

Hobbits <Bboy486> [9/18 @ 7:10] (8/19)

concerning habits <meade> [9/18 @ 21:21] (0/0)
Pleeeeease! <gullygilly> [9/18 @ 19:34] (2/3)

"I am in fact a hobbit <Curious> [9/19 @ 9:49] (0/0)
yes, I forgot Tolkien was hobbit :-) <drogo_drogo> [9/19 @ 8:59] (1/1)

*Nods sagely* Yup, and... <Seillib> [9/19 @ 9:15] (0/0)

Hobbits are humans. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [9/18 @ 15:25] (0/0)
The Hobbits are us. <Pukel-man> [9/18 @ 12:57] (2/2)

"Hobbits are just rustic English people, <Curious> [9/18 @ 16:25] (0/0)
And more than that: <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 13:47] (0/0)

Hobbits possible origins <Alveric> [9/18 @ 9:59] (0/0)
They probably awoke with all the other men <Temujin> [9/18 @ 8:47] (0/0)
The dwarves... <Gwynfor> [9/18 @ 8:32] (1/4)

Which book is that in? Please. (No Text) <Verbena> [9/18 @ 12:23] (3/3)

According to Appendix B (which you should read) <PhantomS> [9/23 @ 6:09] (0/0)
Brief mention is made of it in UT... <oloin> [9/18 @ 13:19] (0/0)
RotK Appendix B <erather> [9/18 @ 13:06] (0/0)

concerning hobbits, or something like that <drogo_drogo> [9/18 @ 8:00] (1/2)

Natural Selection in Action? <Erudil> [9/18 @ 9:32] (1/1)

creation and Eru's plan <drogo_drogo> [9/18 @ 13:17] (0/0)

The Last Debate #5 <Kendig> [9/18 @ 3:31] (10/15)

Gimli Ltd. <PhantomS> [9/22 @ 8:39] (0/0)
Small debates <gullygilly> [9/18 @ 18:49] (0/0)
Dwarves vs. hobbits... <Smokering> [9/18 @ 18:28] (0/0)
Brief answers... <NZ Strider> [9/18 @ 13:57] (0/0)
Courage isn't absence of fear. <erather> [9/18 @ 11:34] (0/0)
Gimli's shame foreshadows Frodo's, as <Curious> [9/18 @ 11:24] (1/2)

Aragorn wasn't fearless... <Smokering> [9/18 @ 18:35] (1/1)

the quote simply says <PhantomS> [9/23 @ 6:34] (0/0)

Courage in the face of fear. <Morwen> [9/18 @ 10:15] (0/0)
Gimli's fears and force of will <drogo_drogo> [9/18 @ 7:37] (0/0)
No matter what Gimli says <Kimi> [9/18 @ 6:00] (1/2)

I agree that <Lady of Riddermark> [9/18 @ 11:19] (1/1)

It was courageous of Gimli and <Merryk> [9/19 @ 1:39] (0/0)

Sorry, I forgot to title that <Kendig> [9/18 @ 3:32] (1/1)

"and lo! All the people replied 'Ha!' " (No Text) <Merryk> [9/18 @ 14:48] (0/0)

The Last Debate #4 Make your own bad seagull pun here. <Kendig> [9/17 @ 1:57] (16/45)

The RR's taken a tern for the worse. <Pukel-man> [9/19 @ 6:55] (2/2)

There are lots of gooney birds here. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [9/21 @ 15:37] (0/0)
No, it can't; those take the Huntley and Palmers. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [9/19 @ 20:43] (0/0)

How 'bout Legullas? : ) (No Text) <Flower of Telperion> [9/18 @ 8:20] (0/0)
A gull's gotta eat. <Kimi> [9/17 @ 21:00] (0/0)
All the nice gulls love a sailor. <Smokering> [9/17 @ 19:01] (0/0)
Legolas fulfills Galadriel's prophecy <Entmaiden> [9/17 @ 18:31] (0/0)
Enough of the Gull jokes! <gullygilly> [9/17 @ 17:38] (3/3)

Yeah, they're not flying. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [9/18 @ 20:36] (0/0)
I wondered what your gull comment would be :) <drogo_drogo> [9/17 @ 20:50] (0/0)
Maybe not the caves... <Gwynfor> [9/17 @ 18:25] (0/0)

The River seems to reflect events <nerdanel50> [9/17 @ 15:22] (0/0)
What I like about it is how <Princess of Geekland> [9/17 @ 14:33] (0/0)
See gull fly. Legolas said: "Look, Gimli, see gull fly! Fly gull. Fly!" <Curious> [9/17 @ 13:56] (1/2)

Golly, one would almost think <erather> [9/17 @ 17:38] (1/1)

you'd have to be pretty gullible <Fisher> [9/18 @ 8:19] (0/0)

well, here's an awful joke involving a pun on gulls... <NZ Strider> [9/17 @ 13:47] (2/2)

Heh, I'll have to tell... <Kiskadee> [9/19 @ 12:26] (0/0)
*groans* (No Text) <Smokering> [9/17 @ 18:26] (0/0)

Grounded in Middle Earth <erather> [9/17 @ 13:10] (0/0)
He mulls seagulls by the sea shore... <Merryk> [9/17 @ 10:28] (1/20)

Books without happy endings.... <Kathira> [9/17 @ 12:14] (6/19)

I was <gullygilly> [9/18 @ 4:25] (1/3)

Frodo's ending <spencer> [9/18 @ 8:45] (1/2)

John Steinbeck <gullygilly> [9/18 @ 10:11] (1/1)

Thanks! <spencer> [9/18 @ 12:55] (0/0)

Partly due to.... <PhantomS> [9/18 @ 1:58] (0/0)
"Fairytale" endings... <Gwynfor> [9/17 @ 18:21] (0/0)
Yes. Peter Pan did that for me. (No Text) <Princess of Geekland> [9/17 @ 14:31] (0/0)
LotR's ending is relatively happy, <erather> [9/17 @ 13:15] (2/2)

Maybe not a happy-happy joy-joy ending... <Gwynfor> [9/17 @ 18:29] (0/0)
I've thought for a long time... <Seillib> [9/17 @ 14:32] (0/0)

If you understand nothing <Merryk> [9/17 @ 13:13] (1/8)

Outrage how? That he would <Princess of Geekland> [9/17 @ 14:33] (1/7)

Now that I think <Merryk> [9/17 @ 14:56] (1/6)

But surely if the Shire is England <nerdanel50> [9/17 @ 16:34] (1/5)

According to... <Gwynfor> [9/17 @ 18:31] (2/4)

Elf NASCAR. <Princess of Geekland> [9/20 @ 1:36] (0/0)
elves in the US <spencer> [9/18 @ 8:39] (1/2)

::snaps fingers:: I *knew* there was something about Margie Goldstein Engle! (No Text) <spongebob hobbitpants> [9/22 @ 2:37] (1/1)

and... <spencer> [9/22 @ 14:40] (0/0)

I love how Gimli begs him to stay.... <Kathira> [9/17 @ 8:39] (0/0)
Jonathan Legolas Seagull, how 'bout that? <drogo_drogo> [9/17 @ 7:12] (0/0)
Thoughts <Atlas> [9/17 @ 5:26] (0/0)
Number 2 <PhantomS> [9/17 @ 4:22] (0/0)

Just got the Sil as a b-day present! <mallorn leaf> [9/16 @ 16:44] (9/18)

Thanks everybody! <mallorn leaf> [9/17 @ 11:49] (0/0)
Take a few notes as you go... <oloin> [9/17 @ 7:26] (0/0)
Happy Birthday! <Takeo> [9/16 @ 23:27] (0/0)
And more suggestions! :) <drogo_drogo> [9/16 @ 22:14] (0/0)
A wise person here once suggested <erather> [9/16 @ 20:27] (0/0)
I'm with Nimrodel, <nerdanel50> [9/16 @ 20:17] (0/0)
To paraphrase Nike... <Nimrodel > [9/16 @ 19:09] (0/0)
A few thoughts. <Curious> [9/16 @ 17:52] (2/7)

First Half <BerenNick> [9/16 @ 18:21] (2/3)

The first part <poppyroper> [9/16 @ 19:45] (1/1)

I had a similar experience <Rain Queen> [9/17 @ 1:10] (0/0)

I did not mean to say <Curious> [9/16 @ 18:27] (0/0)

Prepare to be confused. <mallorn leaf> [9/16 @ 18:16] (1/2)

The stories of the First Age in <Curious> [9/16 @ 18:25] (1/1)

But... <Thorongil2931> [9/16 @ 19:26] (0/0)

Related Question <mallorn leaf> [9/16 @ 16:45] (1/2)

We did a chapter ... <Golfimbul> [9/16 @ 16:57] (1/1)

Maybe I'll have to make a character list! <mallorn leaf> [9/16 @ 18:18] (0/0)

The Last Debate #3 Life, The Universe and Everything <Kendig> [9/16 @ 14:52] (14/28)

Let's call the whole thing off... <gullygilly> [9/17 @ 4:24] (0/0)
Loyalty, Pessimism and Eschatological Certainty <Atlas> [9/17 @ 4:12] (0/0)
Thoughts <PhantomS> [9/17 @ 0:47] (0/0)
Is the dwarven view of human kind truly <Takeo> [9/17 @ 0:02] (1/1)

addendum <Takeo> [9/17 @ 0:08] (0/0)

neither <Menelwyn> [9/16 @ 21:14] (1/2)

In a way, Tolkien is nudging <Merryk> [9/17 @ 0:31] (1/1)

The passages on which this was based: <Smallbottle> [9/20 @ 3:11] (0/0)

A matter of perspective <erather> [9/16 @ 20:18] (1/1)

exactly! <wajeff> [9/16 @ 22:54] (0/0)

It's not about despair as such <Arquen> [9/16 @ 19:06] (0/0)
Despair/Hope <Gwynfor> [9/16 @ 18:55] (0/0)
quick thoughts <drogo_drogo> [9/16 @ 17:19] (0/0)
Not necessarily hopeful. <Smokering> [9/16 @ 17:15] (1/1)

"reduced to tales and guesses" <nerdanel50> [9/16 @ 23:03] (0/0)

I object! <Golfimbul> [9/16 @ 16:52] (1/6)

Perhaps this is Tolkien <Curious> [9/16 @ 17:23] (4/5)

I agree <gullygilly> [9/17 @ 4:10] (0/0)
Tolkien's raison d'etre... <Gwynfor> [9/16 @ 18:44] (1/1)

Wow. <Smokering> [9/16 @ 20:57] (0/0)

A movie quote... <mallorn leaf> [9/16 @ 18:24] (0/0)
Thanks... <Golfimbul> [9/16 @ 18:11] (0/0)

Perhaps....... <mallorn leaf> [9/16 @ 16:11] (1/1)

You could go <Merryk> [9/17 @ 0:26] (0/0)

Legolas comes closer to Tolkien's <Curious> [9/16 @ 15:47] (0/0)
Some quick thoughts <NZ Strider> [9/16 @ 15:26] (1/2)

I suspect that fox <Curious> [9/16 @ 15:51] (1/1)

So we discover that... <PhantomS> [9/18 @ 1:48] (0/0)

Audio Books.... <oloin> [9/16 @ 9:28] (4/13)

I have the Sil on cassette <Entmaiden> [9/17 @ 18:34] (0/0)
Thank you for your suggestions (No Text) <oloin> [9/17 @ 7:11] (0/0)
I love the BBC radio play <drogo_drogo> [9/16 @ 9:45] (0/0)
See link inside. <Nimrodel > [9/16 @ 9:43] (2/9)

Try here, unabridged CD. (No Text - Link Inside) <Celandine Brandybuck> [9/17 @ 14:45] (1/1)

Excellent! Thank You! (No Text) <oloin> [9/18 @ 7:18] (0/0)

'cept, <huorn> [9/16 @ 16:03] (1/6)

Actually... <Nimrodel > [9/16 @ 19:10] (1/5)

that's good <huorn> [9/17 @ 12:20] (1/4)

That is true, but... <oloin> [9/17 @ 12:37] (2/3)

A thought, oloin... <Nimrodel > [9/17 @ 22:22] (0/0)
ah so, carry on then <huorn> [9/17 @ 14:47] (1/1)

Thank you very much.... <oloin> [9/18 @ 7:15] (0/0)