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Additional Tolkein writings <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/31 @ 22:35] (3/9)

Beware the Silmarillion! <Narf> [4/1 @ 16:10] (2/3)

Canon. <Ascarwen> [4/2 @ 14:43] (1/1)

The Sil coherent? Surely you jest! (No Text) <Cirdan the Shipwright> [4/2 @ 15:20] (0/0)

Agreed, although... <N.E. Brigand> [4/1 @ 19:27] (0/0)

Here you go: <Kimi> [4/1 @ 0:23] (0/0)
The "scraps of writing" <erather> [3/31 @ 23:04] (2/3)

I like the early drafts! (No Text) <Beren IV> [4/1 @ 2:49] (0/0)
thanks! extra question with that... <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/31 @ 23:44] (1/1)

Oh, yes, certainly. <Atlas> [4/1 @ 4:45] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #22: Dreams and Dancing Bears <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 22:33] (2/4)

Gandalf knows that they are not alone! <Curious> [4/2 @ 8:49] (0/0)
Bilbo's dreams <Beren IV> [4/1 @ 3:10] (1/2)

One explanation <Alveric> [4/1 @ 5:04] (1/1)

Yes, me too. <Kimi> [4/1 @ 5:10] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #21: Gandalf the Spy <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 22:23] (3/4)

In the days before cars, 40-mile hikes <Curious> [4/2 @ 8:42] (1/1)

Even so, it's quite impressive. <N.E. Brigand> [4/2 @ 14:12] (0/0)

Gandalf the hiker <Altaira> [4/2 @ 2:24] (0/0)
Gandalf and the bears <Beren IV> [4/1 @ 2:59] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #20: Smoke Rings and Clotted Cream <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 22:21] (5/5)

Nothing much to add, except that I <Curious> [4/2 @ 8:32] (0/0)
Inconsequential magic <Beren IV> [4/1 @ 2:47] (0/0)
Clotted cream <Kimi> [4/1 @ 0:45] (0/0)
*whispers* This is a splendid place for smokerings too! <Smokering> [4/1 @ 0:26] (0/0)
some random thoughts... <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/31 @ 22:48] (0/0)

Question concerning Sauron and Gandal's power... <KevinNV> [3/31 @ 20:44] (3/13)

Here's how I see it. <Curious> [4/1 @ 11:36] (0/0)
One more question that had me stumped (about the Attack at Emin Muil).... <KevinNV> [3/31 @ 21:33] (2/10)

No bridge. Boats or fording the shallows. <Curious> [4/1 @ 11:24] (0/0)
Don't know of any bridges <erather> [3/31 @ 21:51] (3/8)

Anduin shouldn't be fordable but apparently is <squire > [4/2 @ 0:30] (1/3)

Tolkien may be thinking of the Thames, <Curious> [4/2 @ 7:21] (1/2)

I think Tolkien wanted it both ways <squire > [4/2 @ 8:53] (1/1)

Even Tolkien <Curious> [4/2 @ 11:13] (0/0)

There was a ford at Cair Andros, <Curious> [4/1 @ 11:08] (1/2)

Thanks, Curious, you really do know everything! <erather> [4/1 @ 17:22] (1/1)

No, I just know how to look it up! <Curious> [4/1 @ 18:12] (0/0)

One guess is <PhantomS> [3/31 @ 22:07] (0/0)

Sauron is actively looking for it. <PhantomS> [3/31 @ 20:57] (0/0)

post War of the Ring Elessar <anduril07> [3/31 @ 19:48] (3/3)

Tis in the Appendices , in the tale of years.and in HoME <PhantomS> [4/1 @ 13:30] (0/0)
I don't know if this would help.... <Estel> [3/31 @ 21:31] (0/0)
Check the trilogy again, it sounds like you missed some details <squire > [3/31 @ 20:13] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #19: Heed no Nightly Noises <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 15:16] (4/4)

Gandalf will find tracks of many bears <Curious> [4/2 @ 8:21] (0/0)
Lucia has it <Beren IV> [4/1 @ 2:36] (0/0)
I hope they didn't drink *too* much mead. <Kimi> [3/31 @ 20:55] (0/0)
yea for once people listen to a warning <lucia> [3/31 @ 16:33] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #18: Dwarves’ Song <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 13:16] (5/5)

The poem sends us on a wild ride across <Curious> [4/2 @ 8:03] (0/0)
A melancholy song <Altaira> [4/2 @ 1:57] (0/0)
Songs from 'The Hobbit' (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/1 @ 13:35] (0/0)
I think you're probably right, but can't say much more (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/31 @ 15:04] (0/0)
moon set sail <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 13:22] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #17: Tales and Magic <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 13:12] (3/3)

The Coalbiters preceded the Inklings at Oxford. <Curious> [4/2 @ 7:56] (0/0)
Thoughts <Altaira> [4/2 @ 1:50] (0/0)
All I can say is <Beren IV> [3/31 @ 15:00] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #16: Snow-white Sheep and the Thirteen Dwarves <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 13:10] (4/4)

A bit of whimsy <Altaira> [4/2 @ 1:43] (0/0)
The need for opposable thumbs <Kimi> [4/1 @ 19:43] (0/0)
I can't imagine this on film, although <Curious> [4/1 @ 18:49] (0/0)
This is one of my favorite parts of The Hobbit <Entmaiden> [3/31 @ 17:57] (0/0)

Maeglin and Eol's curse <kodax> [3/31 @ 5:23] (3/6)

Maeglin was called an evil fruit of the kinslaying <Galadriel1a> [4/2 @ 7:20] (0/0)
Maeglin's flaws <drogo_drogo> [3/31 @ 13:03] (0/0)
Meaglin is his father's son <PhantomS> [3/31 @ 12:25] (1/3)

Not out of wedlock <Cressida> [3/31 @ 16:37] (1/2)

Yes, you're right. <Kimi> [3/31 @ 18:09] (1/1)

Ah I see. <PhantomS> [3/31 @ 20:27] (0/0)

Three and One? <gliselve> [3/31 @ 4:22] (4/6)

What happened to the power of the Rings once the One Ruling Ring was destroyed? (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 14:02] (1/1)

fascinating info...thanks! (No Text) <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/31 @ 14:24] (0/0)

They have everything to do with each other. <PhantomS> [3/31 @ 12:30] (0/0)
"One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them" <Atlas> [3/31 @ 8:13] (1/1)

I see... You are a great explainer. <gliselve> [4/2 @ 8:17] (0/0)

A much too hasty answer... <nick_orf> [3/31 @ 7:54] (0/0)

Erebor in pictures <Beren IV> [3/31 @ 4:04] (2/3)

Extinct volcano <Mitz> [3/31 @ 4:36] (0/0)
Who drawed them? <gliselve> [3/31 @ 4:25] (1/1)

Tolkien himself <Alveric> [3/31 @ 4:51] (0/0)

Roll call for April discussion leaders <Altaira> [3/31 @ 2:02] (3/4)

Psst...Altaira <Daughter of Nienna> [4/1 @ 22:06] (0/0)
Altaira . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 15:42] (1/1)

I'll <Altaira> [4/1 @ 0:35] (0/0)

I'm here <drogo_drogo> [3/31 @ 11:28] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #15: Gandalf’s Plan <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 0:36] (2/2)

Note the contrast with Bilbo. <Curious> [4/1 @ 18:09] (0/0)
Gandalf knows how to barge in on a host <drogo_drogo> [3/31 @ 11:35] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #14: Gandalf’s Tale / Open Forum <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 0:34] (2/3)

I just love the fact that he-man Beorn grows flowers! <Curious> [4/1 @ 17:55] (0/0)
A thought or so. <Atlas> [3/31 @ 9:36] (1/1)

I love that, too. <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 13:58] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #13: Beorn’s Hall <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 0:30] (3/7)

"Lost our luggage"? <Curious> [4/1 @ 8:33] (1/2)

Thanks <Daughter of Nienna> [4/1 @ 14:43] (1/1)

And in Tolkien's case, <Curious> [4/1 @ 18:17] (0/0)

Germanic halls and such--quick thoughts <notlost> [3/31 @ 12:51] (1/1)

Shutters keep out the rain. (No Text) <Curious> [3/31 @ 16:24] (0/0)

the hall <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/31 @ 1:05] (1/1)

I appreciate your input <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 2:55] (0/0)

Is it wrong to enjoy the Sil more than LOTR?? <canadanthony> [3/30 @ 23:46] (8/16)

journalism versus fiction <nefisa2> [4/2 @ 1:25] (0/0)
Thanks for this thread <Arwenillumen> [3/31 @ 19:59] (3/4)

My suggestion: instead of trying to <Curious> [4/1 @ 11:42] (0/0)
tips <Daughter of Nienna> [4/1 @ 3:06] (0/0)
ooh, <Brockomir> [3/31 @ 23:33] (1/1)

I'll be taking lots of notes! <Arwenillumen> [4/1 @ 17:01] (0/0)

I loved Sil <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/31 @ 14:00] (0/0)
Hmm, yes... <King Of Easterlings> [3/31 @ 10:57] (1/3)

Yikes! <King Of Easterlings> [3/31 @ 10:58] (1/2)

Did you use the 'response' Spell Check? <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 13:50] (1/1)

thanks! (No Text) <King Of Easterlings> [3/31 @ 16:19] (0/0)

the sweeping granduer <Brockomir> [3/31 @ 9:36] (0/0)
Book of Lost Tales! <Beren IV> [3/31 @ 3:29] (0/0)
Very different kind of pleasure for me. <erather> [3/30 @ 23:53] (1/1)

Me too <kodax> [3/31 @ 4:42] (0/0)

Yes (No Text) <squire > [3/30 @ 23:52] (0/0)

"Pipe Weed"? <Evil Lord Valuemart> [3/30 @ 22:22] (6/8)

Tobacco plain and simple <Temujin> [3/31 @ 13:09] (0/0)
I think pipe'weed' explains a lot <Man of Rohan> [3/31 @ 2:19] (1/1)

Excellent footer, fool! (No Text) <squire > [3/31 @ 11:03] (0/0)

IIRC, Tolkien actually used the word "tobacco" in the Hobbit, but <Azree> [3/30 @ 22:40] (0/0)
Sorry to disappoint you, <erather> [3/30 @ 22:36] (1/1)

It's not safe to say what Tolkien knew or didn't know <squire > [3/30 @ 23:33] (0/0)

i'm pretty sure <rfb> [3/30 @ 22:34] (0/0)
Yup <Strider -(Ranger)-> [3/30 @ 22:34] (0/0)

hmm... <rfb> [3/30 @ 21:27] (4/6)

I thought... <gliselve> [3/31 @ 4:33] (0/0)
another point of the Dead <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 23:23] (0/0)
The point of the Dead <erather> [3/30 @ 21:46] (1/1)

ahh <rfb> [3/30 @ 22:02] (0/0)

Passivity? <Farawyn> [3/30 @ 21:32] (1/1)

nono <rfb> [3/30 @ 21:48] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #12: Missing Buttons <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 18:35] (7/9)

I am most unconvinced by the Annotated Hobbit's <Smallbottle> [4/1 @ 1:46] (0/0)
Beorn is rude, and touchy. But Gandalf needs <Curious> [3/31 @ 17:45] (0/0)
Button, button, who's got the button? <Atlas> [3/31 @ 9:21] (0/0)
broken link to: Radagast (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 0:16] (0/0)
Radagast is just Radagast here <squire > [3/30 @ 23:50] (0/0)
Hobbits <Kimi> [3/30 @ 22:27] (2/2)

Maybe he's seen some <Alveric> [3/31 @ 4:21] (0/0)
After reading a good many <Merryk> [3/31 @ 0:23] (0/0)

Radagast the bird-tamer... <Smokering> [3/30 @ 21:20] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #11: Size in Beorn’s world <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 18:30] (2/3)

Everything's giant in the wild lands! <Curious> [3/31 @ 17:26] (0/0)
Beorn and the bees <Smallbottle> [3/30 @ 19:39] (1/1)

You said it! :) (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/31 @ 3:18] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #10: Ripe Acorns <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 17:40] (3/3)

Magic and acorns <Beren IV> [3/31 @ 3:14] (0/0)
on eating acorns <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/31 @ 0:47] (0/0)
Of acorns and clover <Kimi> [3/30 @ 21:57] (0/0)

accents in middle earth <smaug1> [3/30 @ 14:23] (2/2)

Accents <Ceorl> [4/1 @ 11:39] (0/0)
Gorbag's accent <erather> [3/30 @ 21:03] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #9: Beorn, part 3: Enchantment <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 4:24] (5/7)

Beorn's companions <Beren IV> [3/31 @ 3:01] (0/0)
perish the day <N.E. Brigand> [3/30 @ 15:52] (0/0)
Addendum to #9: Beorn, part 3-b:: Beorn’s possible Connection to Beren <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 15:44] (2/2)

My namesake's magic <Beren IV> [3/31 @ 3:09] (0/0)
Beren's skin-changing <Kimi> [3/30 @ 17:31] (0/0)

Beorn bits <Alveric> [3/30 @ 11:46] (0/0)
More thoughts <Kimi> [3/30 @ 4:42] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #8-b: Beorn, part 2: Who is Beorn? – Cont. <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 4:04] (6/10)

See my response to your previous post. (No Text) <Curious> [3/31 @ 8:21] (0/0)
The Beornings <Beren IV> [3/31 @ 2:53] (1/1)

I am <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 3:13] (0/0)

"ate no flesh"? <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/30 @ 22:06] (1/3)

Beorn and Bombadil and Adam. <Curious> [3/31 @ 8:33] (1/2)

amazing -- like yet unlike <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/31 @ 19:09] (1/1)

Beorn is not grumpy with animals. <Curious> [4/1 @ 7:18] (0/0)

more Beorn thoughts <drogo_drogo> [3/30 @ 14:18] (0/0)
Beorn <Luinaelin> [3/30 @ 11:03] (0/0)
Some thoughts on Beorn and his people <Alveric> [3/30 @ 7:59] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #8-a: Beorn, part 1-a: Who is Beorn? <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 3:57] (3/10)

Beorn is Tolkien's ancestor Beowulf. <Curious> [3/31 @ 8:20] (1/7)

Very interesting insights, <Brockomir> [3/31 @ 23:01] (2/6)

Thank you both. <Brockomir> [4/1 @ 22:32] (1/2)

Aha! <Brockomir> [4/1 @ 22:43] (1/1)

Google Groups is great, <Curious> [4/2 @ 14:11] (0/0)

I quote Tolkien himself: <Curious> [4/1 @ 7:09] (1/2)

Tolkien on Beowulf & The Hobbit: <N.E. Brigand> [4/1 @ 18:08] (1/1)

Beorn's Hall thread for letter quote (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/2 @ 4:51] (0/0)

Beorn's origins <Beren IV> [3/31 @ 2:47] (0/0)
Beorn is like the Bombadil of The Hobbit <drogo_drogo> [3/30 @ 14:05] (0/0)

Chapter 7: Queer Lodgings #7: Beorn, part-2: The Beornings <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 2:18] (4/6)

*rubs head* <PhantomS> [3/31 @ 12:56] (0/0)
Dale is on the eastern border of the West-lands. <Curious> [3/31 @ 7:58] (0/0)
Some answers <Alveric> [3/30 @ 6:00] (0/0)
TOO MANY QUESTIONS! <Beren IV> [3/30 @ 2:41] (2/2)

No one is asking you to answer them all, Beren..... (No Text) <PhantomS> [3/31 @ 20:29] (0/0)
*Calm blue ocean* <Kimi> [3/30 @ 3:12] (0/0)

A book about Tolkien <Farawyn> [3/29 @ 21:34] (3/6)

I based an entire research paper <Merryk> [3/30 @ 2:23] (0/0)
I've read it. <RosieLass> [3/30 @ 1:12] (1/2)

So, if I were to choose one... <Grima Wormtongue> [3/30 @ 3:03] (1/1)

Lin Carter's book isn't so much "biography" <RosieLass> [3/30 @ 12:03] (0/0)

Vaguely remember that one <squire > [3/29 @ 23:51] (1/1)

I will, and thanks! <Farawyn> [3/30 @ 20:56] (0/0)

Queer Lodgings #6: Mercy! If Giving of Information is the Cure for Inquisitiveness <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 20:04] (4/6)

The dwarves asked questions too. <Curious> [3/31 @ 7:18] (0/0)
Bilbo and Pippin <Chip of Dale> [3/30 @ 6:12] (1/1)

Tookish good point <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 14:14] (0/0)

This is a creature <Beren IV> [3/30 @ 2:22] (1/1)

Beorn to be wild? B-) (No Text) <CactusWren> [3/30 @ 12:10] (0/0)

Some thoughts <Kimi> [3/29 @ 21:07] (0/0)

Chapter 7: Queer Lodgings #5: On the Carrock <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 14:50] (5/8)

Beorn: Doesn't Play Well With Others <Atlas> [3/31 @ 7:50] (1/3)

Bilbo's relationship with Gandalf <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/31 @ 19:02] (1/2)

I don't really know. <Atlas> [4/1 @ 4:42] (1/1)

A little of all of the above... <Daughter of Nienna> [4/2 @ 3:17] (0/0)

They are cave-dwellers, after all. <Curious> [3/31 @ 6:47] (0/0)
1/15 of the profits & weeping for Gandalf <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/30 @ 20:13] (0/0)
Bilbo's weeping. <Brockomir> [3/29 @ 19:48] (0/0)
Some thoughts <Kimi> [3/29 @ 18:04] (0/0)

Chapt 7: Queer Lodgings # 4: Lord of the Eagles <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 4:54] (4/13)

Note how Tolkien reminds us of the happy ending. <Curious> [3/30 @ 12:44] (0/0)
Based on that quote <Beren IV> [3/30 @ 2:14] (0/0)
Eagles live as long as 30 years <Smallbottle> [3/29 @ 21:13] (1/8)

The narrator of The Hobbit does say <Curious> [3/30 @ 0:36] (3/7)

Great Eagles in Silmarillion <Stanislaus Bocian> [3/30 @ 17:33] (3/3)

Thanks for that (No Text) <Altaira> [3/31 @ 2:25] (0/0)
double Wow! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 18:56] (0/0)
Wow! <Curious> [3/30 @ 17:55] (0/0)

I agree about The Hobbit <Alveric> [3/30 @ 8:16] (0/0)
This passage is another good example <Smallbottle> [3/30 @ 0:50] (1/1)

Exactly! (No Text) <Curious> [3/30 @ 7:07] (0/0)

Lord of the Eagles vs. Gwahir and Thorondor <drogo_drogo> [3/29 @ 14:36] (1/1)

Good answer <Brockomir> [3/29 @ 19:44] (0/0)

Chapt 7: Queer Lodgings # 3: The Flight <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 3:57] (5/11)

one of Bilbo's favourite bath-songs <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/30 @ 18:56] (1/1)

mahalo! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 19:30] (0/0)

The desire for a bath is very modern, <Curious> [3/30 @ 7:37] (2/5)

Reminds me of all the cowboys movies talking about baths on Sat. night1 (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/2 @ 0:22] (1/1)

My FIL and MIL <Kimi> [4/2 @ 0:56] (0/0)

Neither so modern nor so ancient <CactusWren> [3/30 @ 11:51] (2/2)

A blaring thought on article <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 13:45] (0/0)
I didn't say never, I said weekly or less. <Curious> [3/30 @ 12:48] (0/0)

Generally <Beren IV> [3/30 @ 2:11] (0/0)
Bilbo gets stronger <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/29 @ 22:09] (0/0)
bath therapy <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/29 @ 14:47] (0/0)

Chapt 7: Queer Lodgings #2: Hobbits and Rabbits <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 3:23] (9/19)

'Descendant of rats'... <Smokering> [3/30 @ 18:20] (1/1)

I like that thought ! ! ! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 21:13] (0/0)

Rabbit ears? <Atlas> [3/30 @ 5:22] (0/0)
I think that it's been said. (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/30 @ 2:07] (0/0)
"Rabbit" <N.E. Brigand> [3/29 @ 20:00] (2/4)

OED on "rabbit" [not for the faint of heart] <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/31 @ 23:33] (0/0)
Rabbiting on <Kimi> [3/29 @ 20:49] (2/2)

Wow. I'll never read... <N.E. Brigand> [3/30 @ 13:39] (0/0)
what joy! Mahalo! <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 21:59] (0/0)

Two times a charm? <Brockomir> [3/29 @ 19:38] (0/0)
The rabbit vs. the bear. <Curious> [3/29 @ 18:42] (0/0)
overlooked <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/29 @ 14:32] (1/5)

It is interesting that <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 15:51] (1/4)

very encouraging <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/29 @ 21:21] (1/3)

insight and perspective <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 0:57] (1/2)

thank you for your gracious words <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/30 @ 19:08] (1/1)

Your "Death On LOTR" Discussions touched me! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 19:42] (0/0)

hobbits and rabbits <drogo_drogo> [3/29 @ 14:27] (0/0)
They do eat rabbits <Kimi> [3/29 @ 3:40] (0/0)

Chapt 7: Queer Lodgings # 1: Woke Up with the Early Sun in his Eyes <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 2:16] (9/25)

"Breakfast! Better than talking." <Atlas> [3/30 @ 4:11] (0/0)
Bilbo's Dream <N.E. Brigand> [3/29 @ 16:35] (4/10)

I think all three of you are touching on something <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 20:01] (2/4)

very insightful..thanks for this (No Text) <ladyarathorn> [4/1 @ 19:32] (0/0)
Good point! <Curious> [3/29 @ 20:44] (1/2)

Me too! <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 21:51] (1/1)

It reminds me of watching stars <Curious> [3/29 @ 23:21] (0/0)

And a link to my own question: (No Text - Link Inside) <Kimi> [3/29 @ 17:50] (0/0)
Great catch! Sam has a startlingly similar dream <Curious> [3/29 @ 17:47] (1/2)

Someone should do a study on the subject in dreams in Tolkien. <RosieLass> [3/30 @ 1:17] (1/1)

Been done <Alveric> [3/30 @ 8:20] (0/0)

here it is (you got it right) <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/29 @ 17:01] (0/0)

Bilbo's thoughts turn to food <drogo_drogo> [3/29 @ 14:20] (0/0)
I find Bilbo's ability to sleep entirely Tookish. <Curious> [3/29 @ 13:24] (0/0)
Agree with the others but <Elen> [3/29 @ 11:41] (0/0)
May I join in? <Elf Princess of Lorien > [3/29 @ 4:59] (3/5)

Welcome! Glad to see you here! (No Text) <Kimi> [3/30 @ 4:45] (0/0)
Mae Govannen! <Daughter of Nienna> [3/30 @ 4:35] (1/1)

SOrry, just saw this <Elf Princess of Lorien > [4/1 @ 2:34] (0/0)

Welcome. <Atlas> [3/30 @ 3:19] (1/1)

Thanks! Glad ya'll don't mind me jumping in here and there! (No Text) <Elf Princess of Lorien > [4/1 @ 2:36] (0/0)

managing <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/29 @ 3:31] (1/1)

you will ssseee my precious...oh yes, you will see! ;>) (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 4:23] (0/0)

I still think <Beren IV> [3/29 @ 3:21] (0/0)
Some thoughts <Kimi> [3/29 @ 2:57] (0/0)

Aragorn question <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/28 @ 23:49] (9/28)

Frodo's dream: Chapter 6 The Old Forest <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/31 @ 13:17] (0/0)
I think there may be at least one other instance <Ioreth's sister> [3/29 @ 22:40] (2/4)

There is also his "warning" to the orcs <Curious> [3/30 @ 10:55] (1/2)

so is foresight Tolkein's version of the Holy Spirit for ME? (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/30 @ 14:42] (1/1)

Nothing that definite, <Curious> [3/30 @ 16:37] (0/0)

good memory! <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/30 @ 0:26] (0/0)

When you live long, <PhantomS> [3/29 @ 13:01] (0/0)
You could be right <gliselve> [3/29 @ 4:29] (0/0)
Tolkien commented on foresight <Curious> [3/29 @ 3:52] (2/13)

One thing that always seemed funny to me. <Brockomir> [3/29 @ 19:26] (2/5)

I think you have lumped all <Elf_Maven> [4/1 @ 1:03] (0/0)
But Gandalf certainly "interferes" at Amon Hen, <Curious> [3/30 @ 0:24] (1/3)

Sorry to be belated... I do hope you see this. <Brockomir> [3/31 @ 22:08] (2/2)

Agreed, although with Eru, <Curious> [4/1 @ 6:54] (0/0)
Have you read "Following Gandalf"? <Elf_Maven> [4/1 @ 0:52] (0/0)

The Wise <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/29 @ 15:24] (2/6)

Well, not just Elves, I think <PhantomS> [3/29 @ 20:20] (1/4)

That seems about right.. <Alveric> [3/30 @ 12:03] (1/3)

Their mission was different. <PhantomS> [3/31 @ 13:02] (1/2)

Eöl and the Avari <Alveric> [4/1 @ 4:28] (1/1)

Eol's dwelling <PhantomS> [4/1 @ 11:51] (0/0)

Fantastic question! <Curious> [3/29 @ 17:07] (0/0)

Foresight runs in the family. <Kimi> [3/29 @ 3:27] (0/0)
Aragorn's warnings seem natural, not supernatural <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/29 @ 3:05] (1/2)

this was the major one... <Eärendil'sgirl> [3/29 @ 15:17] (1/1)

thanks for bringing this up <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/29 @ 16:00] (0/0)

I think it comes from <Arwen's daughter> [3/29 @ 1:22] (0/0)
Both, I think. (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/29 @ 0:21] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: Summary <Entmaiden> [3/28 @ 19:35] (12/12)

Thanks you very much, Entmaiden! (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [3/30 @ 22:14] (0/0)
Thanks, Entmaiden! <NZ Strider> [3/29 @ 5:27] (0/0)
Thanks for all you have done. Great job! <gliselve> [3/29 @ 4:20] (0/0)
Mahalo Nui Loa . . .`O wau nô me ka mahalo <Daughter of Nienna> [3/29 @ 4:04] (0/0)
Great job, again. <Curious> [3/29 @ 3:30] (0/0)
*standing ovation* <Altaira> [3/29 @ 1:33] (0/0)
Yeah, thanks, even if I was away for most of it! (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/29 @ 0:18] (0/0)
Thanks for taking on a double duty! (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/28 @ 21:25] (0/0)
A great job, Entmaiden. Thank you. (No Text) <Kimi> [3/28 @ 21:24] (0/0)
Thank you for both chapters. (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/28 @ 21:19] (0/0)
The kindness of strangers <Merryk> [3/28 @ 21:06] (0/0)
Thank you! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/28 @ 20:34] (0/0)

Aragorn's children <kaai> [3/28 @ 16:43] (3/5)

the real question is... <Firithfalaswen> [3/28 @ 21:24] (2/2)

Why name them at all? <PhantomS> [3/29 @ 11:51] (0/0)
Other questions: <Curious> [3/29 @ 9:58] (0/0)

I think this was in Q&A, and had the same answer from the experts. (No Text) <Man of Rohan> [3/28 @ 19:00] (0/0)
That's all there is I think (No Text) <Alveric> [3/28 @ 17:05] (0/0)

Gandalf/Treebeard... age question <Aragorn's Lover> [3/28 @ 15:46] (2/3)

Alternative explanation <Beren IV> [3/29 @ 0:17] (1/1)

finite age? <PhantomS> [3/29 @ 20:27] (0/0)

Age of Gandalf vs. age of Olorin <Man of Rohan> [3/28 @ 18:58] (0/0)

Greatest controversies in Tolkien's world? <Waldorf Salad> [3/28 @ 8:00] (5/21)

Check this out: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [3/28 @ 16:57] (1/1)

That link is brilliant! (No Text) <Waldorf Salad> [3/30 @ 8:11] (0/0)

Whatever became of those other two wizards... (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/28 @ 14:55] (1/3)

They disappeard into the blue! ;-) (No Text) <beren_boy> [3/28 @ 20:49] (1/2)

Beren! Good to see you again, mate! <NZ Strider> [3/29 @ 4:56] (1/1)

You too! <beren_boy> [3/29 @ 15:53] (0/0)

One biggie... <drogo_drogo> [3/28 @ 10:53] (2/3)

Tolkiens intent <kodax> [3/29 @ 1:34] (0/0)
You do know it's fake, right? <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/29 @ 0:58] (1/1)

I think everyone knows that <Alveric> [3/29 @ 12:05] (0/0)

One Controversy per race <Alveric> [3/28 @ 9:36] (3/6)

Answers to some of those questions <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/29 @ 1:14] (1/1)

My personal answers <Alveric> [3/29 @ 6:20] (0/0)

I don't think "Sauron" is his true name. <Man of Rohan> [3/28 @ 19:04] (1/2)

Gorthaur the Cruel (No Text) <bigidiot> [3/28 @ 19:54] (1/1)

Catchy! 'Cruel. Gorthaur the Cruel'. (No Text) <Smokering> [3/30 @ 18:41] (0/0)

Another Moria question <Brockomir> [3/28 @ 12:47] (0/0)

did the Balrog have a whip? <bigidiot> [3/28 @ 8:47] (1/3)

what about <rfb> [3/28 @ 11:39] (1/2)

Some great questions I'd never thought of <Waldorf Salad> [3/30 @ 8:25] (1/1)

UUT = <Green Rider> [3/30 @ 8:45] (0/0)

Chapter 7 – Queer Lodgings #0: Introduction <Daughter of Nienna> [3/28 @ 7:57] (3/5)

An amazing job already! Looking forward to it. (No Text) <Kimi> [3/28 @ 19:03] (0/0)
Wow, what organization <drogo_drogo> [3/28 @ 10:42] (0/0)
Queer Lodgings: Chapter 7 - Notations <Daughter of Nienna> [3/28 @ 8:07] (1/2)

Man, DoN, <Brockomir> [3/28 @ 12:41] (1/1)

Queer Lodgings #31: Final Chapter Questions: 2 <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 18:32] (0/0)

What if... <gliselve> [3/28 @ 7:00] (2/6)

Throw it out of <Beren IV> [3/29 @ 0:35] (0/0)
Bad things would happen. <Curious> [3/28 @ 7:31] (2/4)

But there should be hope <gliselve> [3/29 @ 4:17] (1/2)

The Silmarillion gives us a clue. <Curious> [3/29 @ 5:34] (1/1)

I agree <gliselve> [3/31 @ 4:18] (0/0)

Faramir <Alveric> [3/28 @ 9:38] (0/0)

Marriage <Calielwood> [3/27 @ 21:34] (6/23)

I don't think holiness and sexuality have to be separate <lucia> [3/28 @ 13:42] (2/4)

There's no extramarital sex in Tolkien <erather> [3/29 @ 22:03] (1/1)

Agree though... <Stephanie> [3/30 @ 9:38] (0/0)

I sincerely doubt a Catholic man would have these intentions in mind... (No Text) <CelebornsMirror> [3/28 @ 20:49] (1/1)

But then... <Alveric> [3/29 @ 9:52] (0/0)

and before the quest? <Goldilocks Took> [3/28 @ 2:24] (2/7)

Sometimes I wonder <Trixie Hobbit> [3/28 @ 12:28] (1/1)

yes, i would think that is the answer.... <cheesecake> [3/28 @ 21:51] (0/0)

Influence of the Ring in the Shire <Alveric> [3/28 @ 6:44] (2/4)

Saruman had a Ring, too <squire > [3/28 @ 11:53] (1/1)

Ah yes Saruman's Ring <Alveric> [3/28 @ 13:06] (0/0)

Wonderful analysis of the Rings unknown negative influences <Frodo-esque> [3/28 @ 10:06] (1/1)

Bilbo and Frodo <Alveric> [3/28 @ 12:18] (0/0)

NO love <ElfatHeart> [3/28 @ 1:41] (0/0)
This is the single saddest aspect <Frodo-esque> [3/28 @ 1:40] (1/3)

Did Bilbo care? <Curious> [3/28 @ 6:38] (1/2)

Interesting and valid. Not grasp at straws here but <Frodo-esque> [3/28 @ 9:56] (1/1)

I agree. Frodo was a saint. <Curious> [3/28 @ 10:21] (0/0)

He is too hurt to care. <PhantomS> [3/28 @ 0:07] (1/3)

Baggins marry late in life? <Trixie Hobbit> [3/28 @ 12:24] (1/2)

maybe. <PhantomS> [3/28 @ 13:35] (1/1)

*ouch* (No Text) <Armariel> [3/28 @ 16:47] (0/0)

Nonsense... <gliselve> [3/27 @ 22:34] (0/0)

Elves=Unfallen Humans? <Prancing Pony> [3/27 @ 17:22] (2/21)

Elves fell, but not as far as humans. <Curious> [3/28 @ 7:22] (1/2)

Death <Brockomir> [3/28 @ 12:35] (1/1)

Well of course the Christian view <Curious> [3/30 @ 10:59] (0/0)

I think the whole premise is wrong. <Brockomir> [3/27 @ 17:34] (1/17)

well, we do know of the definite fall... <Mapalon> [3/27 @ 20:33] (1/16)

Not really <Brockomir> [3/27 @ 22:38] (4/15)

Blasphemy is a little harsh. <Curious> [3/28 @ 18:27] (0/0)
If I am understanding you correctly <lucia> [3/28 @ 14:01] (2/8)

Brockomir, I'm responding to "what you say is fair enough" here <lucia> [3/29 @ 17:16] (2/2)

oh, a couple of quickies... <Brockomir> [3/29 @ 21:39] (0/0)
Ahhhh, <Brockomir> [3/29 @ 21:21] (0/0)

Well, that might well depend on what one considers blasphemy then. <Brockomir> [3/28 @ 14:48] (2/4)

They don't need each other, but <Curious> [3/29 @ 9:49] (0/0)
Just for interests sake because I believe you <lucia> [3/28 @ 17:54] (1/2)

All of what you say is fair enough. <Brockomir> [3/28 @ 20:12] (1/1)

Sorry about using "Sil." and "LotR" interchangeably. It should always read "Sil." (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/28 @ 20:18] (0/0)

blasphemous? <Mapalon> [3/28 @ 8:30] (1/2)

I'll try and be more clear <Brockomir> [3/28 @ 12:18] (1/1)

The idea is not insane! <Smallbottle> [3/30 @ 20:19] (0/0)

Brockomir has a point. <Taedius> [3/28 @ 6:46] (1/1)

oops... <Taedius> [3/28 @ 6:49] (0/0)

The true ending of Return of the King <anna_the_banana> [3/27 @ 16:27] (9/13)

No, Sam! I swear I just forgot to leave you Bag End! AHH!!! (No Text) <Man of Rohan> [3/28 @ 4:21] (0/0)
*something more sinister than a laugh*-at the rumour, not at you :-) (No Text) <PhantomS> [3/28 @ 0:09] (0/0)
Pick up the book and find out ;) (No Text) <WhiteLadyEowyn> [3/27 @ 23:06] (0/0)
Sure, right after his famous speech: <Wynnie> [3/27 @ 21:59] (1/2)

where's that from? it's so familiar, i'm sure i should know it.... (No Text) <cheesecake> [3/28 @ 21:52] (1/1)

But it spoils the joke <Wynnie> [3/28 @ 23:49] (0/0)

Right ending, wrong Baggins <squire > [3/27 @ 17:16] (0/0)
he gets his finger bitten off near the end,but that's about it (No Text) <morgoth´s shadow> [3/27 @ 17:15] (0/0)
ROTFLMAO. who told you that? *breaks out in giggles again* (No Text) <cheesecake> [3/27 @ 17:11] (0/0)
Yes. (No Text) <Hamfast of Gamwich> [3/27 @ 16:39] (1/2)

I was so shocked when Rosie turned like that. (No Text) <Pukel-man> [3/27 @ 16:57] (1/1)

Queer Lodgings #19: Heed no Nightly Noises <Daughter of Nienna> [3/31 @ 1:09] (0/0)

Where did u hear that?!?!?! (No Text) <Firithfalaswen> [3/27 @ 16:37] (0/0)

tounges <gliselve> [3/27 @ 5:22] (2/4)

Language links for everyone! <Daughter of Nienna> [3/28 @ 14:41] (0/0)
Yes, he did <Alveric> [3/27 @ 8:07] (1/2)

Thanks a lot. I am indeed interested <gliselve> [3/27 @ 21:09] (1/1)

"No Text" tip <Daughter of Nienna> [3/28 @ 14:28] (0/0)

Valinor . . . <*Frodo*LK> [3/27 @ 3:11] (2/3)

Technically <Altaira> [3/27 @ 14:55] (0/0)
pretty much.... <LNDL> [3/27 @ 4:40] (1/1)

I KNEW IT!!!!!!!!! Sorry. I just needed confirmation. Thanks! (No Text) <*Frodo*LK> [3/27 @ 4:58] (0/0)

Is Tolkien too explicit? <Prancing Pony> [3/27 @ 2:12] (10/25)

A cynical reader could have been left suspecting <Elf_Maven> [3/27 @ 21:52] (0/0)
Confession is good for the soul <Wynnie> [3/27 @ 13:37] (1/1)

I hadn't thought of that <Merryk> [3/27 @ 17:26] (0/0)

It is necessary though to show the theme of pity <drogo_drogo> [3/27 @ 12:44] (0/0)
In general <CelebornsMirror> [3/27 @ 12:00] (0/0)
Tolkien did fear being too explicit. <Curious> [3/27 @ 11:37] (1/1)

right on Curious <CelebornsMirror> [3/27 @ 11:50] (0/0)

No, because it's not really about Gollum . . . <Pukel-man> [3/27 @ 10:10] (1/1)

Yes; Frodo is the subject here. I'd only add <NZ Strider> [3/27 @ 16:58] (0/0)

Tolkien's line felt perfect where it was... <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/27 @ 3:27] (1/2)

Right on. <Brockomir> [3/27 @ 12:00] (1/1)

again i agree, and... <CelebornsMirror> [3/27 @ 12:04] (0/0)

hmmm...the movie never mentions Gollum... <Golfimbul> [3/27 @ 2:52] (0/0)
Hmm. Good point. <EldersisofMerry> [3/27 @ 2:36] (0/0)
It took me 20 years <Merryk> [3/27 @ 2:34] (3/10)

absolutely <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/27 @ 14:16] (0/0)
Can't take credit <Wynnie> [3/27 @ 13:41] (0/0)
think has no need to say <gliselve> [3/27 @ 5:08] (1/7)

psst! gliselve. <cheesecake> [3/27 @ 12:18] (2/6)

tut tut... thanks anyway to a piece of cheesecake <gliselve> [3/27 @ 21:16] (1/2)

teehee...gliselve you are cute...lol (No Text) <Armariel> [3/28 @ 11:45] (1/1)

Cute? Maybe... <gliselve> [3/29 @ 4:23] (0/0)

pssst., Cheescake <Brockomir> [3/27 @ 13:01] (2/2)

For sure and I could write one hundred if I wanted <gliselve> [3/28 @ 5:55] (0/0)
we do think alike on this point ... <Daughter of Nienna> [3/28 @ 2:29] (0/0)

a little point nagging me..did Sam know Frodo would fail? <nefisa2> [3/26 @ 20:11] (2/3)

No. Like Curious said, <EldersisofMerry> [3/27 @ 0:40] (1/1)

i also agree. (No Text) <cheesecake> [3/27 @ 1:26] (0/0)

I think Sam's inner critic (or the Ring?) <Curious> [3/26 @ 20:49] (0/0)

Politics in Middle-Earth part 4: the nations of Eriador <Erudil> [3/26 @ 17:43] (5/9)

Sources and things. <Atlas> [3/30 @ 4:48] (1/1)

My sources... <Erudil> [3/30 @ 9:55] (0/0)

some thoughts on Hobbits and population (medium length) <drogo_drogo> [3/27 @ 10:15] (1/1)

Shire speculations <Alveric> [3/27 @ 12:38] (0/0)

The People's of Eriador (also long) <Alveric> [3/27 @ 7:56] (0/0)
Ok, boys, crack open those books and may the umlaut win (raaather long!) <squire > [3/27 @ 2:09] (1/1)

Rangers <Ceorl> [3/28 @ 11:42] (0/0)

A dwarf quickie <squire > [3/26 @ 18:57] (1/1)

Not sure I agree... <Erudil> [3/26 @ 22:16] (0/0)

elf??? <gliselve> [3/26 @ 9:41] (11/29)

For gliselve, et al. <Elf_Maven> [3/28 @ 21:43] (0/0)
sorry I took so long to reply - More Links! <Daughter of Nienna> [3/27 @ 18:02] (2/11)

Wow, DoN <Altaira> [3/28 @ 12:14] (0/0)
DoN: ??? <Elf_Maven> [3/27 @ 21:57] (1/9)

compassionate direction <Daughter of Nienna> [3/28 @ 0:44] (2/8)

*big smile* (No Text) <Armariel> [3/28 @ 11:50] (0/0)
Applause <Brockomir> [3/28 @ 2:09] (1/6)

I have a . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [3/28 @ 3:58] (2/5)

Well, if I may sneak this in... <Brockomir> [3/28 @ 12:25] (0/0)
cut cut! <gliselve> [3/28 @ 6:17] (3/3)

Some tips gliselve <Altaira> [3/28 @ 12:11] (0/0)
I'm on our side, sweety <Daughter of Nienna> [3/28 @ 8:46] (0/0)
Please calm down. <Curious> [3/28 @ 7:34] (0/0)

First <Altaira> [3/27 @ 14:45] (0/0)
Well, on such a general level, <Brockomir> [3/27 @ 13:20] (0/0)
*crushes overwhelming desire to shriek* <EldersisofMerry> [3/27 @ 2:40] (0/0)
You first. (No Text) <Curious> [3/26 @ 20:51] (0/0)
too big a question........ <Daughter of Nienna> [3/26 @ 18:26] (1/4)

gosh! <gliselve> [3/27 @ 4:44] (3/3)

If you are still around, <Curious> [3/28 @ 5:40] (0/0)
see my response 5 people above (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/28 @ 5:26] (0/0)
Specifics would be nice. (No Text) <ety3> [3/27 @ 13:01] (0/0)

Great cookies! (No Text) <Darkstone> [3/26 @ 17:01] (1/1)

Yes, keebler "grasshoppers" are my fav. anyone wanna send me some? :) (No Text) <CelebornsMirror> [3/27 @ 12:14] (0/0)

They don't have pointy ears. (No Text) <squire > [3/26 @ 11:45] (1/2)

I would have to disagree. <ety3> [3/27 @ 13:09] (1/1)

ha ha ha <squire > [3/27 @ 15:02] (0/0)

Er...read the books or watch the movies.? (No Text) <PhantomS> [3/26 @ 11:24] (0/0)
Can you first tell us WHY you need to know? (No Text) <Elf_Maven> [3/26 @ 10:19] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: Open Discussion <Entmaiden> [3/26 @ 8:23] (4/11)

Bilbo's dream <Kimi> [3/28 @ 17:04] (1/2)

Sorry, Kimi... <N.E. Brigand> [3/29 @ 16:44] (1/1)

That's fine. <Kimi> [3/29 @ 17:10] (0/0)

psst...Entmaiden <Daughter of Nienna> [3/26 @ 18:39] (1/2)

Sorry - just got home <Entmaiden> [3/27 @ 23:59] (1/1)

Great! . . . tell me, tell me, tell me!!!! <Daughter of Nienna> [3/28 @ 5:23] (0/0)

What does Bilbo learn? <Curious> [3/26 @ 11:10] (2/3)

confidence? <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/26 @ 19:48] (1/1)

In his mind, I would say, <Curious> [3/26 @ 20:03] (0/0)

One more thing. <Curious> [3/26 @ 12:40] (0/0)

my thoughts <gliselve> [3/26 @ 9:26] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: The Eagles <Entmaiden> [3/26 @ 8:18] (5/5)

Eagleye <Beren IV> [3/29 @ 0:04] (0/0)
Not Gwaihir, or maybe, not, or... <Daughter of Nienna> [3/26 @ 16:50] (0/0)
If the Lord of the Eagles is Gwaihir... <N.E. Brigand> [3/26 @ 13:29] (0/0)
The eagles are coming... <drogo_drogo> [3/26 @ 10:03] (0/0)
The eagles serve the Valar. <Morwen> [3/26 @ 9:55] (0/0)

Not quite playing by the rules <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/26 @ 6:35] (13/18)

One correction: it actually was not <Elf_Maven> [3/27 @ 22:13] (0/0)
Victory, but at what cost and after how long <drogo_drogo> [3/27 @ 10:40] (0/0)
There are two sources of suspense in LotR. <Curious> [3/27 @ 7:57] (0/0)
what is at stake <jrosebud> [3/27 @ 3:21] (0/0)
Where is the suspense? <EldersisofMerry> [3/26 @ 19:10] (0/0)
It’s HOW they defeat evil <Daughter of Nienna> [3/26 @ 18:06] (0/0)
free will and the need for good to counter evil <an seileachan> [3/26 @ 16:42] (1/3)

About Aragorn coming back as an Elven Lord, and a SECOND return for Gandalf, I was being more than a little facetious. (No Text) <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/26 @ 19:41] (1/2)

OK...it's hard to understand tonal nuances, when still a newbie here... <an seileachan> [3/27 @ 0:51] (1/1)

Yeah, sorry about that.... <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/27 @ 2:34] (0/0)

Certainly Tolkien meant to have Good win, <lucia> [3/26 @ 16:02] (0/0)
ever is a long time <dcmdramas> [3/26 @ 14:23] (0/0)
Gandy had friend in HIGH places <Temujin> [3/26 @ 12:06] (0/0)
Gandalf didn't die, his body did. <PhantomS> [3/26 @ 11:35] (0/0)
The easy way is not the best way. <Brockomir> [3/26 @ 11:27] (1/1)

Well said,... <Rohwen> [3/26 @ 14:43] (0/0)

but... <LNDL> [3/26 @ 7:47] (1/1)

But those guys were not essential; without Gandalf, the quest would have been lost... <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/26 @ 11:32] (0/0)

A Conspiracy Unmasked. (Whatever you think it is, it isn't!) <EldersisofMerry> [3/25 @ 20:00] (8/11)

I know your face... (No Text) <Smokering> [3/29 @ 17:11] (0/0)
Seriously, where did you find this? (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/28 @ 23:56] (0/0)
excellent!...I love ketchup! (No Text) <Rohwen> [3/26 @ 14:52] (0/0)
I love your second footer. <Rohwen> [3/26 @ 14:49] (0/0)
melba toast = lembas bread <Temujin> [3/26 @ 12:46] (0/0)
Well if Hobbit cooking is British cooking... <drogo_drogo> [3/26 @ 10:10] (1/1)

Ketchup is very British. <Curious> [3/26 @ 10:24] (0/0)

Taking this far too seriously, I will note <Curious> [3/26 @ 8:15] (0/0)
Interestingly enough <Taikoboy> [3/25 @ 22:14] (2/2)

Also raisins. My mother made cookies <Curious> [3/26 @ 10:09] (0/0)
I understand prisoners also hoard the broccoli <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/26 @ 0:11] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: The Wargs and the Goblins (Part 2) <Entmaiden> [3/25 @ 18:30] (6/6)

Alternative <Beren IV> [3/28 @ 23:51] (0/0)
Cruelty <Altaira> [3/27 @ 11:03] (0/0)
'Cause it's fun? <Draupne> [3/26 @ 3:35] (0/0)
But it does rhyme! <Kimi> [3/25 @ 20:06] (0/0)
No rhyme? <Golfimbul> [3/25 @ 20:04] (0/0)
Songs for distraction? <SlowLil'Hobbit> [3/25 @ 19:06] (0/0)

Defense of the riverfront <Cressida> [3/25 @ 15:34] (7/26)

I don't think you can say Denethor was right <Wynnie> [3/26 @ 23:53] (0/0)
Riverfront property is expensive. <erather> [3/26 @ 15:40] (1/4)

Doing the right thing for the wrong reason <Cressida> [3/26 @ 17:44] (2/3)

They were neither for nor against D's plan. <N.E. Brigand> [3/26 @ 19:43] (0/0)
The Denethor Uncertainty Principle <Merryk> [3/26 @ 19:23] (1/1)

My question <Cressida> [3/28 @ 19:18] (0/0)

I think the answer may lie in one word Denethor mentions... <nefisa2> [3/26 @ 4:43] (1/2)

Playing with the model knights <Cressida> [3/26 @ 18:14] (1/1)

hmm,intersting...i still think tolkien <nefisa2> [3/26 @ 20:00] (0/0)

Clarification <Cressida> [3/26 @ 0:01] (1/1)

and so i'll clarify my response... <nefisa2> [3/26 @ 4:48] (0/0)

Denthor's compromise? (long) <N.E. Brigand> [3/25 @ 19:47] (1/10)

Very sensible; now relate it to the movie <squire > [3/25 @ 23:55] (2/9)

Sorry about that <squire > [3/26 @ 8:57] (2/2)

Quite all right. <Atlas> [3/29 @ 2:44] (0/0)
Not strictly true. <Curious> [3/26 @ 10:03] (0/0)

Um, I don't think that's needed. <Atlas> [3/26 @ 4:10] (2/5)

Excellent analysis. <Curious> [3/26 @ 5:27] (1/2)

So is this a case <Merryk> [3/26 @ 11:16] (1/1)

Well, we know Faramir was willing to <Curious> [3/26 @ 11:24] (0/0)

good analysis! I think also... <nefisa2> [3/26 @ 4:56] (1/1)

I find Denethor's decision to send Faramir <Entmaiden> [3/26 @ 9:06] (0/0)

Faramir could be wrong?! <Merryk> [3/25 @ 19:08] (1/2)

My problem with that... <Cressida> [3/25 @ 23:58] (1/1)

I think it is <Merryk> [3/26 @ 2:00] (0/0)

I think you are right.... <Golfimbul> [3/25 @ 17:23] (0/0)

Anyone read "Wheel of Time"? <Rohwen> [3/25 @ 12:24] (3/4)

Have read the first four books <Taikoboy> [3/25 @ 22:21] (0/0)
If you read the first one, you'll be surprised <Elf_Maven> [3/25 @ 15:29] (0/0)
Yes, I used to own it but sold <Elen> [3/25 @ 12:44] (1/1)

I think I read 6 or 7 of them and gave up. <lucia> [3/25 @ 13:10] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: The Wargs and the Goblins (Part 1) <Entmaiden> [3/25 @ 10:01] (3/3)

Following the word? <N.E. Brigand> [3/25 @ 15:30] (0/0)
Wolves, and dogs, do have human-like characteristics <Golfimbul> [3/25 @ 13:21] (0/0)
Hmmm, wolves and Turin <drogo_drogo> [3/25 @ 12:33] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: The Location <Entmaiden> [3/25 @ 9:56] (5/10)

Not much <Beren IV> [3/28 @ 23:44] (0/0)
I htink the bold men are <Daughter of Nienna> [3/26 @ 2:23] (0/0)
It is rather puzzling <nerdanel_50> [3/26 @ 0:29] (0/0)
The landscape descriptions sound very familiar, don't they? <squire > [3/25 @ 13:25] (1/4)

I was considering another question about the landscape <Entmaiden> [3/25 @ 13:33] (3/3)

Unfinished Tales fills in the blanks. <Curious> [3/26 @ 11:26] (0/0)
No time! <Brockomir> [3/25 @ 19:01] (0/0)
Because the Sil sucks eggs -- um, I mean <squire > [3/25 @ 15:01] (0/0)

It sounds like my garden after the summer holiday <Elen> [3/25 @ 12:48] (1/1)

Another thought on climate... <N.E. Brigand> [3/25 @ 15:24] (0/0)

Tolkien sessions at a medieval conference this May <Celandine Brandybuck> [3/24 @ 23:20] (2/2)

wow! <Lúthien Telperiën> [3/25 @ 10:53] (0/0)
Thanks, Celandine! <Entmaiden> [3/24 @ 23:23] (0/0)

palantir's meaning <bigidiot> [3/24 @ 20:19] (4/8)

Interesting question. Here is my answer. <Curious> [3/26 @ 5:13] (1/3)

Technology and Magic <Ransom> [3/26 @ 11:59] (1/2)

Well yes, I see what you mean. <Curious> [3/26 @ 12:06] (1/1)

I see... <Ransom> [3/26 @ 16:10] (0/0)

The palantiri represent..... *drum roll, please*.... NONE of those things <squire > [3/25 @ 1:14] (0/0)
They're a plot device. <erather> [3/25 @ 0:22] (0/0)
I think you're reading way too far in to it <The Black Captain > [3/24 @ 20:25] (1/1)

They're not from Numenor <PhantomS> [3/24 @ 20:35] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: The Dwarves (Part 2) <Entmaiden> [3/24 @ 17:00] (5/5)

"Letters from Father Christmas" <Daughter of Nienna> [3/26 @ 2:10] (0/0)
I rather like the word-picture <CactusWren> [3/25 @ 13:43] (0/0)
Ah but Thorin <Golfimbul> [3/25 @ 3:02] (0/0)
a down-to-earth hobbit <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/24 @ 19:00] (0/0)
Yule bush, perhaps? <drogo_drogo> [3/24 @ 18:53] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: The Dwarves (Part 1) <Entmaiden> [3/24 @ 16:58] (7/11)

After reading the responses <lucia> [3/25 @ 13:24] (0/0)
Answers... <SlowLil'Hobbit> [3/24 @ 20:55] (1/2)

Pssst, SlowLilHobbit <CactusWren> [3/25 @ 13:39] (1/1)

...oops... (No Text) <SlowLil'Hobbit> [3/25 @ 18:48] (0/0)

the blame game <N.E. Brigand> [3/24 @ 20:52] (1/1)

good point about the list <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/24 @ 21:52] (0/0)

some hasty answers <drogo_drogo> [3/24 @ 18:50] (0/0)
trouble v. use (a list) <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/24 @ 18:22] (1/1)

my conclusions <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/24 @ 18:33] (0/0)

Rescure would not work <SamFan> [3/24 @ 18:22] (0/0)
I think so <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 18:19] (0/0)

Concerning Pipeweed <The Black Captain > [3/24 @ 15:12] (5/19)

Any historians or anthropologists in the room? <Golfimbul> [3/25 @ 2:11] (4/9)

Opium & hashish (No Text) <Shiriff> [3/25 @ 22:53] (1/1)

Are you sure? <Golfimbul> [3/26 @ 12:48] (0/0)

You may be sorry you asked... <Kimi> [3/25 @ 17:35] (1/1)

Wow! You learn something every day! cough cough (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/25 @ 19:59] (0/0)

The bad effects of smoking <lucia> [3/25 @ 13:43] (1/3)

A nicotine delivery system ONLY <Temujin> [3/25 @ 15:01] (1/2)

And another interesting thing to note. <Taikoboy> [3/25 @ 22:27] (1/1)

Well yes..it's a fire. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/26 @ 12:50] (0/0)

According to Carl Sagan <CactusWren> [3/25 @ 13:29] (0/0)

A little callous to say Denethor smoked, surely? ;0) <Smokering> [3/24 @ 23:37] (3/3)

Are you Robin Williams in disguise? <Curious> [3/26 @ 5:38] (0/0)
It helps that Gandalf is imortal (No Text) <Shiriff> [3/25 @ 22:57] (0/0)
Stick Around! <The Black Captain > [3/24 @ 23:51] (0/0)

smoking Hobbits <drogo_drogo> [3/24 @ 19:23] (0/0)
Obviously Tolkien liked to smoke <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 15:57] (1/2)

Our Earth is Arda though.. <Alveric> [3/24 @ 16:13] (1/1)

That's one way to explain it. <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 18:09] (0/0)

Blows smokerings.... <Golfimbul> [3/24 @ 15:46] (0/0)

The Nine Walkers and Legolas <The Black Captain > [3/24 @ 13:23] (8/17)

In my view <White Gull> [3/25 @ 0:37] (0/0)
Look to Phantom S and Mitz <Brockomir> [3/24 @ 22:24] (0/0)
About Legolas... <N.E. Brigand> [3/24 @ 20:38] (2/6)

Exact reference <FotoDevil> [3/26 @ 0:27] (0/0)
The least *developed* of the Nine, I think he said. <Smokering> [3/24 @ 23:44] (2/4)

Not too sure <White Gull> [3/25 @ 0:39] (0/0)
No, I'm afraid he said <Kimi> [3/24 @ 23:55] (1/2)

Mine was from a letter. <Smokering> [3/25 @ 0:04] (1/1)

What collection do you mean? <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/26 @ 6:06] (0/0)

A few minor quibbles <erather> [3/24 @ 18:48] (1/1)

Gimli is definitely above Legolas <The Black Captain > [3/24 @ 20:05] (0/0)

Building blocks <CelebornsMirror> [3/24 @ 17:49] (0/0)
Legolas and Gimli are higher <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 15:54] (1/1)

Pippin <The Black Captain > [3/24 @ 20:02] (0/0)

Well... <PhantomS> [3/24 @ 14:10] (0/0)
Maybe in terms of the events in LOTR <Mitz> [3/24 @ 14:00] (1/1)

Yes, in the book... <Temujin> [3/24 @ 14:22] (0/0)

Questions about the Nazgul. <Poonjab> [3/24 @ 12:18] (1/3)

The Doom of the Witch King <The Black Captain > [3/24 @ 12:45] (1/2)

Interesting, about the Nazgul and clothing <hartk> [3/24 @ 15:36] (1/1)

The Nazgul are not Impotent when Invisible <The Black Captain > [3/24 @ 20:12] (0/0)

Noah's flood and Numenor <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 10:23] (4/19)

Biblical opinions aside, ... <ety3> [3/24 @ 17:33] (2/2)

That is how I would have interpreted <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 22:43] (0/0)
Exactly. Just a term for understanding. (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/24 @ 22:30] (0/0)

Many cultures have "flood" myths <hartk> [3/24 @ 15:52] (0/0)
He wouldn't.... <Golfimbul> [3/24 @ 13:32] (1/10)

Maybe my question wasn't stated clearly. <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 14:40] (1/9)

People who take the Bible literally... <Golfimbul> [3/24 @ 15:33] (1/8)

I can't imagine that Tolkien did not know of Archbishop Ussher's timeline. <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 22:52] (1/7)

Um... <Smokering> [3/25 @ 0:01] (2/6)

Cool Smokering..check out these dinos (No Text - Link Inside) <Golfimbul> [3/25 @ 2:41] (0/0)
4004 BC <Kimi> [3/25 @ 0:31] (1/4)

That's fine with me -- I'm just interested in whether <Elf_Maven> [3/25 @ 0:52] (2/3)

Tolkien was not a literalist <Smallbottle> [3/26 @ 19:58] (1/1)

Thanks....learn something new every day. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/27 @ 2:45] (0/0)

I agree. (No Text) <Kimi> [3/25 @ 1:15] (0/0)

Some similarities, but also differences <Alveric> [3/24 @ 10:38] (1/3)

Can you help with timelines rather than story lines? <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 14:45] (2/2)

"history" of Middle Earth <hartk> [3/24 @ 16:04] (0/0)
I wouldn't have thought so <Alveric> [3/24 @ 15:09] (0/0)

Women Less Romantic? <Prancing Pony> [3/24 @ 10:12] (7/13)

perhaps <Elf Princess of Lorien > [3/25 @ 4:54] (0/0)
It says more about Edith than about "women". <erather> [3/24 @ 18:56] (1/1)

Yep. <Brockomir> [3/24 @ 22:15] (0/0)

I don't want to bring up a religious debate here <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/24 @ 16:39] (0/0)
But note his disticnction. <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 14:49] (0/0)
Robert B Parker has his <Ascarwen> [3/24 @ 14:00] (0/0)
when I read that letter <ladyarathorn> [3/24 @ 10:54] (0/0)
Romance <Stephanie> [3/24 @ 10:52] (2/5)

While I am not completely convinced by this post, <Brockomir> [3/24 @ 21:15] (0/0)
splitting hairs <CelebornsMirror> [3/24 @ 17:43] (1/3)

I didn't mean it that way <Stephanie> [3/24 @ 23:48] (2/2)

I, too, <Brockomir> [3/25 @ 1:01] (0/0)
Don't worry! <CelebornsMirror> [3/24 @ 23:56] (0/0)

What is the state of religion in Middle-earth? <squire > [3/24 @ 9:34] (7/16)

Tolkein's own words: primitive religion <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/24 @ 17:50] (0/0)
Religion is *very* important on Arda <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 15:48] (0/0)
Tolkein left overt references to religion out... <hartk> [3/24 @ 15:14] (0/0)
I echo what other said about <Ascarwen> [3/24 @ 14:08] (2/5)

Hobbits' knowledge of the Valar <hartk> [3/24 @ 15:21] (1/1)

Yes, but I imagine that that <Ascarwen> [3/26 @ 14:43] (0/0)

Help me out . . . <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 14:33] (1/2)

From "Akallabeth" <Bythedar> [3/24 @ 15:14] (1/1)

Yes! That's exactly what I was hoping existed. Thank you! (No Text) <Elf_Maven> [3/25 @ 0:54] (0/0)

Perhaps present but not acknowledged by the author? <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 12:54] (0/0)
Some thoughts I've had on the subject <Alveric> [3/24 @ 10:23] (1/4)

I agree. <Taedius> [3/24 @ 11:55] (2/3)

Numenoreans knowlege of the Valar <hartk> [3/24 @ 15:28] (1/1)

Yes, and a couple more references <Alveric> [3/24 @ 16:03] (0/0)

There are story-internal as well as story-external reasons <Smallbottle> [3/24 @ 12:21] (0/0)

So you are asking? <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 10:05] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: Gandalf (Part 3) <Entmaiden> [3/24 @ 9:08] (5/7)

his magic more powerful, natural and internal in LotR <Daughter of Nienna> [3/25 @ 3:15] (1/1)

test dis 7 <Daughter of Nienna> [3/27 @ 3:30] (0/0)

Magic <Morwen> [3/24 @ 23:10] (0/0)
the surprising desperation of Gandalf <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/24 @ 17:29] (0/0)
Gandalf's part and magic <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 16:05] (0/0)
Gandalf-gracious great balls of fire <drogo_drogo> [3/24 @ 11:14] (1/1)

Abundance of magic <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 16:09] (0/0)

Kinda funny isent it <Strider -(Ranger)-> [3/23 @ 21:49] (8/19)

There also might be a cultural paradigm reflected here. <lucia> [3/24 @ 16:35] (0/0)
I doubt we're as clever as we think... <Steph> [3/24 @ 14:06] (0/0)
Ancient technology and the will to create <drogo_drogo> [3/24 @ 10:59] (0/0)
Technology sometimes does decline... <NZ Strider> [3/24 @ 5:48] (1/1)

It's one of Tolkien's wistful what-ifs <Smallbottle> [3/24 @ 12:25] (0/0)

I have always wondered about the tecnology of Middle-earth and beyond.. <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/24 @ 4:56] (1/1)

Interesting, <Brockomir> [3/24 @ 9:47] (0/0)

Tolkien and Technology <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 3:39] (1/2)

I think the word you're looking for <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 14:57] (1/1)

No, I meant Fantastical <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 15:39] (0/0)

Law of Thermodynamics. <Brockomir> [3/24 @ 1:01] (2/5)

you're anthropomorphizing a physical law. <orcmeat> [3/25 @ 21:02] (2/2)

ah, for instance, <Brockomir> [3/25 @ 22:34] (0/0)
Misguided is my way... <Brockomir> [3/25 @ 22:13] (0/0)

Slightly OT but an additon to your thought <lucia> [3/24 @ 16:02] (1/1)

Sure, <Brockomir> [3/24 @ 20:55] (0/0)

I equate Numenor to Atlantis. <WhiteAslan > [3/23 @ 23:11] (2/2)

So did Tolkien (although maybe not in technology). (No Text) <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 14:54] (0/0)
I've thought that too... <White Gull> [3/24 @ 0:37] (0/0)

Who Built Minas Tirith? <The Black Captain > [3/23 @ 21:24] (3/4)

Elvish culture and maybe a jab at Sauron <drogo_drogo> [3/24 @ 11:33] (0/0)
The Elvish is "Tower of Guard" <squire > [3/23 @ 22:10] (1/1)

Note that it is NOT "Tower of THE Guard." <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 15:01] (0/0)

different <kodax> [3/23 @ 21:28] (0/0)

Did Gandalf say this? <Lilia> [3/23 @ 20:50] (8/14)

Deleted movie dialogue: Why did the Valar send me... (No Text - Link Inside) <Narf> [3/24 @ 13:19] (2/2)

Interesting <Mitz> [3/24 @ 13:44] (0/0)
Thanks....I like that line better <Golfimbul> [3/24 @ 13:37] (0/0)

I don't think so <Alveric> [3/24 @ 6:33] (0/0)
No. Gandalf would not dare to curse the Valar. I mean, its the Valar! (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/24 @ 0:43] (0/0)
We really do need a Tolkien concordance. (No Text) <White Gull> [3/24 @ 0:38] (0/0)
ive heard that before <zakman4> [3/23 @ 23:02] (3/3)

If it is somewhere on the DVDs... <Mitz> [3/24 @ 13:03] (0/0)
I think you have it: it's on the EE of one of the films <squire > [3/24 @ 8:35] (0/0)
It sounds like I heard it too... <Golfimbul> [3/24 @ 3:23] (0/0)

That's not in any of the books <drogo_drogo> [3/23 @ 21:36] (0/0)
maybe you dreamed it :-) (No Text) <cheesecake> [3/23 @ 21:33] (0/0)
I DON'T think Gandalf said that <The Black Captain > [3/23 @ 21:20] (1/1)

Okay <Lilia> [3/24 @ 11:39] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: Gandalf (Part 2) <Entmaiden> [3/23 @ 18:29] (3/3)

Gandalf is not omnipotent. <Daughter of Nienna> [3/24 @ 14:27] (0/0)
Gandalf the fallable <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 3:12] (0/0)
Misjudgment yes, but maybe it was "meant" to happen <drogo_drogo> [3/23 @ 19:36] (0/0)

"The XXX of Finrod and Andreth" <Elf_Maven> [3/23 @ 17:53] (2/6)

In Morgoth's Ring... <Taedius> [3/23 @ 18:31] (1/4)

Actually... <Taedius> [3/23 @ 18:49] (1/3)

And, according to AHD <Elf_Maven> [3/23 @ 19:57] (1/2)

Yes. <Taedius> [3/23 @ 20:41] (1/1)

I like to think of it as <Elf_Maven> [3/24 @ 15:20] (0/0)

"Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth" <Kimi> [3/23 @ 18:24] (0/0)

Two questions about Elves... <Morwilwarin> [3/23 @ 16:56] (2/4)

Elven physiology <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 2:55] (1/1)

I disagree. <Taedius> [3/24 @ 11:44] (0/0)

i didnt <Marius> [3/23 @ 18:03] (1/1)

Yes <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 3:06] (0/0)

Why did Gandy take Glamdring, Palantirs West? <Temujin> [3/23 @ 13:20] (4/30)

Neither belong to Middle Earth. <PhantomS> [3/24 @ 14:21] (1/1)

I like your sig :) (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/24 @ 18:27] (0/0)

Considering what happened... <Lady Izara> [3/23 @ 22:38] (0/0)
Which Palantir did he take with him? (No Text) <Yncanes> [3/23 @ 18:15] (0/0)
This particular palantir looked west, and <Curious> [3/23 @ 14:08] (1/25)

Is it conceivable another palantir could be found? <hartk> [3/23 @ 14:32] (1/24)

Aragorn has the stone from Isengard. <Curious> [3/23 @ 14:41] (2/23)

The Barad-dûr stone <Alveric> [3/24 @ 11:08] (1/1)

Yikes, not to mention <White Gull> [3/25 @ 12:17] (0/0)

Yeah, he proably wouldn't want to look <hartk> [3/23 @ 15:23] (1/20)

Yes, but <White Gull> [3/24 @ 0:47] (1/19)

That is a nice thought. <Curious> [3/24 @ 8:12] (3/18)

My 2 cents... <Suni> [3/25 @ 13:26] (1/3)

One point of difference <White Gull> [3/25 @ 14:49] (1/2)

Is there a difference? <Suni> [3/25 @ 16:52] (1/1)

You're right <White Gull> [3/25 @ 18:05] (0/0)

I'd like to think that too <White Gull> [3/25 @ 10:52] (0/0)
That goes against everything the book stands for <squire > [3/24 @ 18:36] (1/12)

No, I don't either, but <Curious> [3/24 @ 18:53] (1/11)

Some explanations for why Arwen would NOT contact Elrond <squire > [3/25 @ 0:25] (2/10)

Hardly conclusive. <Curious> [3/25 @ 7:28] (1/8)

Down the rabbit hole we go.... <squire > [3/25 @ 11:43] (4/7)

Gandalf, etc. <N.E. Brigand> [3/25 @ 15:08] (0/0)
*exits rabbit hole* (No Text) <squire > [3/25 @ 15:06] (0/0)
I still <Curious> [3/25 @ 13:03] (2/3)

One-off reply <Brockomir> [3/25 @ 18:56] (1/1)

You <Curious> [3/26 @ 4:26] (0/0)

Well Said (No Text) <White Gull> [3/25 @ 14:42] (0/0)

Memory <White Gull> [3/25 @ 12:12] (0/0)

Some Palantir speculations <Alveric> [3/25 @ 7:03] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: Gandalf (Part 1) <Entmaiden> [3/23 @ 13:04] (6/6)

The story "rings" true <N.E. Brigand> [3/24 @ 20:22] (0/0)
he is bright, curious, eager, brave, intuitive, generous, can find great strength ‘in a pinch’ <Daughter of Nienna> [3/24 @ 2:39] (0/0)
Gandalf likes that Took side <drogo_drogo> [3/23 @ 19:22] (0/0)
Gandalf was always fond of Bilbo! <Smokering> [3/23 @ 18:59] (0/0)
Gandalf was friendly with <Kimi> [3/23 @ 17:09] (0/0)
Gandalf and the Hobbits <Beren IV> [3/23 @ 14:40] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: Bilbo (Part 3) <Entmaiden> [3/23 @ 9:59] (8/11)

Thanks! (No Text) <Prancing Pony> [3/26 @ 0:33] (0/0)
Strange tales <Morwen> [3/24 @ 22:31] (0/0)
Mmmmm... rabbit. <Atlas> [3/24 @ 2:54] (0/0)
Some thoughts.. <Elen> [3/23 @ 17:13] (0/0)
Quick thought or two... <NZ Strider> [3/23 @ 14:59] (1/2)

hmmm....are you talking about me? ;) <Entmaiden> [3/23 @ 16:35] (1/1)

no, NZ is probably talking about my nitpicking ;) (No Text) <lucia> [3/23 @ 19:10] (0/0)

bilbo <lucia> [3/23 @ 14:52] (1/1)

jumping over Gollum <SamFan> [3/23 @ 17:40] (0/0)

The New Bilbo <Beren IV> [3/23 @ 14:30] (0/0)
don't do it, Bilbo! <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/23 @ 14:17] (0/0)

Der Nibelungenlied <Prancing Pony> [3/22 @ 19:53] (7/8)

I saw Der Nibelungendlied last winter <Tiznow> [3/25 @ 17:04] (0/0)
"Zurück vom Ring!" or <Silent _ Watcher> [3/24 @ 18:59] (0/0)
Thanks! <Lady Izara> [3/23 @ 22:42] (0/0)
Tolkien and Wagner worked with similar sources, but <Curious> [3/23 @ 12:22] (0/0)
Das Lied, nicht der, wenn ich micht nicht irre <Draupne> [3/23 @ 9:07] (1/1)

And in case someone wants to read the whole thing <Draupne> [3/23 @ 9:14] (0/0)

Synopses? Who needs 'em? :) <Beren IV> [3/22 @ 23:36] (0/0)
It's worth noting that Tolkien <Kimi> [3/22 @ 23:04] (0/0)

Why "Isildur's Heir"........ <Steph> [3/22 @ 19:48] (7/15)

IMO.... <Golfimbul> [3/23 @ 13:25] (1/1)

Good point. <Taedius> [3/24 @ 15:46] (0/0)

He is both <PhantomS> [3/23 @ 10:44] (0/0)
Elendil's heir... <Finrod Felagund 5> [3/23 @ 4:52] (0/0)
Isildur is more famous <mightywithabow> [3/23 @ 0:24] (0/0)
Its more specific. <Brockomir> [3/23 @ 0:17] (1/1)

Not quite <Alveric> [3/23 @ 7:11] (0/0)

Northern line. <Taedius> [3/22 @ 23:23] (1/3)

Thanks everyone, but........... <Steph> [3/23 @ 18:24] (2/2)

From a Gondor perspective, <PhantomS> [3/24 @ 14:27] (0/0)
At secondhand yes <Alveric> [3/24 @ 4:59] (0/0)

Because it sounds better <thoughtful> [3/22 @ 19:56] (1/3)

sorry <thoughtful> [3/22 @ 19:58] (1/2)

A tip <Alveric> [3/23 @ 9:08] (1/1)

ahh, thank you <thoughtful> [3/23 @ 13:49] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: Bilbo (Part 2) <Entmaiden> [3/22 @ 17:52] (6/9)

telling stories <Elen> [3/23 @ 16:34] (0/0)
quick answers <drogo_drogo> [3/23 @ 8:07] (0/0)
Ring might overshadow praise <Daughter of Nienna> [3/23 @ 4:26] (0/0)
Fairy-tale ethics. <Atlas> [3/23 @ 2:58] (1/1)

But he's going to eat you! <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/23 @ 18:17] (0/0)

not the whole truth <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/23 @ 1:46] (0/0)
Bilbo the Burglar. <Kimi> [3/22 @ 18:11] (2/2)

I basically agree with Kimi (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/22 @ 23:43] (0/0)
Some reasons for concealing the ring <Balrog Saint> [3/22 @ 18:39] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: Bilbo (Part 1) <Entmaiden> [3/22 @ 15:51] (13/13)

Miserable? <Smokering> [3/23 @ 21:39] (0/0)
"Wouldn't an orc have suited it better?" <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/23 @ 18:08] (0/0)
Only something about the buttons <Elen> [3/23 @ 15:16] (0/0)
Just one remark... <NZ Strider> [3/23 @ 4:32] (0/0)
Not the Ring. <Atlas> [3/23 @ 2:35] (0/0)
I agree with everyone! <Golfimbul> [3/23 @ 2:09] (0/0)
Bilbo the Hero <Beren IV> [3/22 @ 23:31] (0/0)
it was his duty <Daughter of Nienna> [3/22 @ 20:15] (0/0)
Bilbo unbuttoned <nerdanel_50> [3/22 @ 17:51] (0/0)
Even more quick answers <Kimi> [3/22 @ 17:46] (0/0)
more quick answers <lucia> [3/22 @ 16:28] (0/0)
Stripped <CelebornsMirror> [3/22 @ 16:20] (0/0)
some fast answers <drogo_drogo> [3/22 @ 16:13] (0/0)

Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire: Opening Remarks <Entmaiden> [3/22 @ 15:32] (4/6)

A heroic undertaking! Thank you :-) (No Text) <Kimi> [3/22 @ 18:02] (0/0)
Thanks for taking this on, and <nerdanel_50> [3/22 @ 17:54] (2/2)

yes, indeedy, me too for both Nerdanel's points :) (No Text) <lucia> [3/22 @ 23:30] (0/0)
that was fun! <Entmaiden> [3/22 @ 18:05] (0/0)

Mahalo for this undertaking! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/22 @ 17:18] (0/0)
Sounds interesting. Thanks again! (No Text) <Altaira> [3/22 @ 15:46] (0/0)

A note on this week's chapter discussion <Altaira> [3/22 @ 14:55] (1/1)

Entmaiden *or* you would be perfectly fine. :) (No Text) <White Gull> [3/22 @ 15:10] (0/0)

legolas' mithril boots < xxxKillbottxxx > [3/22 @ 13:48] (4/5)

basically... <LNDL> [3/23 @ 4:29] (0/0)
Elves walk lightly <PhantomS> [3/22 @ 16:21] (0/0)
Elves are perfect <Temujin> [3/22 @ 14:30] (1/1)

Don't be too quick to judge the Elves <The Black Captain > [3/22 @ 16:23] (0/0)

It's just something elves can do. <WhiteAslan > [3/22 @ 13:52] (0/0)

Sil cover picture <oloin> [3/22 @ 12:48] (1/2)

tall ships and tall kings <Linguilindale> [3/22 @ 12:59] (1/1)

Yes! that's it. <oloin> [3/22 @ 13:04] (0/0)

Lost tales V <CelebornsMirror> [3/22 @ 11:59] (2/2)

Not much on Celeborn and Galadriel in Lost Tales V <Beren IV> [3/22 @ 15:37] (0/0)
Are you talking about the "Unfinished Tales?" <Azree> [3/22 @ 14:18] (0/0)

Why didn't Arathorn take up the crown? <Temujin> [3/22 @ 10:22] (6/94)

An Aragorn-free answer (almost) <N.E. Brigand> [3/23 @ 17:33] (0/0)
The "rightness" of time <dcmdramas> [3/22 @ 19:48] (0/0)
This discussion has contrasted duty and ambition, but no one has yet <Elf_Maven> [3/22 @ 19:22] (1/1)

so true . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [3/22 @ 19:49] (0/0)

Aragorn's temptation <anduril07> [3/22 @ 18:13] (2/25)

The movie is very different from the books. <Curious> [3/22 @ 18:34] (3/19)

Just semantics? <N.E. Brigand> [3/23 @ 19:25] (1/1)

Yes, the distinction I have tried to make <Curious> [3/24 @ 8:07] (0/0)

I think that's how you see book-Aragorn's character <Entmaiden> [3/22 @ 18:54] (1/2)

See my response to lucia below. <Curious> [3/23 @ 2:36] (1/1)

Definitely :) (No Text) <Entmaiden> [3/23 @ 10:01] (0/0)

*clenches teeth* (No Text) <squire > [3/22 @ 18:45] (1/13)

If it makes you feel any better, <Curious> [3/23 @ 3:05] (2/12)

Well, thats good to know <lucia> [3/23 @ 14:57] (1/9)

No, I'm not convinced <Curious> [3/23 @ 15:12] (1/8)

I certainly understand having a point of view that <lucia> [3/23 @ 18:38] (1/7)

How did *Tolkien* <Curious> [3/24 @ 7:56] (1/6)

*teeth ground completely flat by now* (No Text) <squire > [3/24 @ 8:39] (1/5)

Very clever. <Curious> [3/24 @ 11:06] (2/4)

Agree: Aragorn does not want to be king because he is power-hungry. <lucia> [3/24 @ 16:44] (1/1)

If you <Curious> [3/24 @ 17:35] (0/0)

Absolutely correct, and eloquently phrased, as always (No Text) <squire > [3/24 @ 11:36] (1/1)

I am <Curious> [3/24 @ 11:55] (0/0)

Thank you. May I say the same. <squire > [3/23 @ 8:56] (1/1)

No, you didn't miss it. (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [3/23 @ 9:42] (0/0)

Okay, so what about Arathorn? <Temujin> [3/22 @ 18:24] (1/4)

One of the reasons that Aragorn is the one destined <Entmaiden> [3/22 @ 18:36] (1/3)

If Arathorn was not killed by wolves, <PhantomS> [3/23 @ 13:14] (1/2)

What a different story that would have been! <squire > [3/23 @ 13:56] (1/1)

Orphans in Middle-earth <Alveric> [3/24 @ 6:29] (0/0)

Based on the text quoted in this discussion <lucia> [3/22 @ 16:42] (1/10)

I believe we agree. <Curious> [3/22 @ 17:32] (1/9)

Your interpretation makes sense but it is not the only reasonable way of seeing Aragorn's motives. There is room for other point of view. (No Text) <lucia> [3/22 @ 23:03] (1/8)

I hope I am open minded. <Curious> [3/23 @ 2:34] (1/7)

It reminds me of Henry V, <Brockomir> [3/23 @ 9:54] (1/6)

Interesting comparison. <Curious> [3/23 @ 11:36] (1/5)

A bit long winded, but <Brockomir> [3/23 @ 19:38] (1/4)

Henry V is a hero, <Curious> [3/24 @ 7:38] (1/3)

The failure here <Brockomir> [3/24 @ 9:40] (1/2)

A valid <Curious> [3/24 @ 10:40] (1/1)

Hmmm.... <Brockomir> [3/24 @ 21:01] (0/0)

Aragorn had one new explosive factor that his forebears did not <squire > [3/22 @ 11:18] (3/52)

Another Point <Bigboylos> [3/22 @ 18:07] (0/0)
Yeah, Frodo. <White Gull> [3/22 @ 13:12] (0/0)
But Aragorn never sought the throne. <Curious> [3/22 @ 13:06] (6/49)

One more quote from Gandalf, <Curious> [3/23 @ 2:49] (0/0)
Really, I think we're going to have to end this in disagreement <squire > [3/22 @ 16:55] (2/11)

But note how Aragorn first answered <Curious> [3/22 @ 17:21] (0/0)
not to start up <Daughter of Nienna> [3/22 @ 17:05] (2/9)

A very good counterargument <Alveric> [3/22 @ 18:09] (0/0)
If I was after the Ring, I could have it – NOW! <squire > [3/22 @ 17:34] (2/7)

let's take the word 'Ambition': <Daughter of Nienna> [3/22 @ 18:56] (0/0)
If by ambition you mean desire, <Curious> [3/22 @ 17:40] (2/5)

Plato <Ransom> [3/23 @ 13:26] (1/3)

Funny you should mention Plato. <Curious> [3/23 @ 13:49] (1/2)

"Ambitious to be king" <Smallbottle> [3/23 @ 19:04] (1/1)

Yes, but <Curious> [3/24 @ 7:14] (0/0)

I agree, taht is exactly what makes him worthy of being King! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/22 @ 18:59] (0/0)

Biding his time <drogo_drogo> [3/22 @ 16:35] (1/1)

Yes, he embraces his duty. <Curious> [3/22 @ 16:36] (0/0)

I think you must be referring to the movie <squire > [3/22 @ 14:06] (1/7)

I trust you are not saying that Aragorn is ambitious <Curious> [3/22 @ 15:07] (2/6)

Yes, that's exactly what I am saying <squire > [3/22 @ 16:09] (2/2)

More quotes, and a comment about the banner. <Curious> [3/22 @ 16:48] (0/0)
Perhaps this will help. <Curious> [3/22 @ 16:31] (0/0)

Aragorn is not ambitious <Entmaiden> [3/22 @ 15:41] (1/2)

Rhetorical or not, <Curious> [3/22 @ 15:54] (1/1)

He certainly didn't force his way <White Gull> [3/22 @ 16:04] (0/0)

Aragorn does change his mind a lot. <PhantomS> [3/22 @ 13:58] (1/2)

The Breaking of the Fellowship <Curious> [3/22 @ 14:53] (1/1)

exactly <PhantomS> [3/23 @ 13:19] (0/0)

Are you sure? <Alveric> [3/22 @ 13:27] (2/22)

I tend to agree.... <White Gull> [3/22 @ 15:34] (2/11)

No, we don't agree. <Curious> [3/22 @ 15:49] (1/4)

I'm not sure that <White Gull> [3/22 @ 16:00] (1/3)

Aragorn did his duty. <Curious> [3/22 @ 16:17] (1/2)

Oh, Curious, you make my heart <White Gull> [3/22 @ 19:15] (1/1)

PS <White Gull> [3/23 @ 0:52] (0/0)

That's right <Alveric> [3/22 @ 15:49] (1/5)

Oh, he doesn't feel guilty <Curious> [3/22 @ 15:52] (1/4)

But then <Alveric> [3/22 @ 16:53] (1/3)

If he could, yes, he would <Curious> [3/22 @ 17:48] (1/2)

Power of the Elven Rings <Alveric> [3/22 @ 18:15] (1/1)

Of course not! <Curious> [3/22 @ 18:28] (0/0)

First of all, I believe <Curious> [3/22 @ 13:52] (2/9)

Oh, I agree <Alveric> [3/22 @ 14:48] (1/6)

Middle-earth doesn't work that way. <Curious> [3/22 @ 15:12] (2/5)

That's not at all how I see it <Smallbottle> [3/22 @ 19:13] (1/1)

Name one thing <Curious> [3/23 @ 2:18] (0/0)

As I was typing my post above, <White Gull> [3/22 @ 15:37] (1/2)

Frodo reconsidered <Curious> [3/22 @ 15:42] (1/1)

Don't we all! :) (No Text) <White Gull> [3/22 @ 15:51] (0/0)

You're right, of course, that fate forces his hand <squire > [3/22 @ 14:26] (1/1)

Aragorn is eager to help Minas Tirith. <Curious> [3/22 @ 15:15] (0/0)

favorite editions? <dontknowmuch> [3/22 @ 2:12] (8/16)

I have four sets <Celandine> [3/24 @ 19:06] (0/0)
Does anyone else have... <dragon83> [3/22 @ 18:07] (1/4)

I haven't seen that particular edition before <Entmaiden> [3/22 @ 18:57] (1/3)

That's right <dragon83> [3/22 @ 19:05] (1/2)

For convenience, <Entmaiden> [3/22 @ 19:11] (1/1)

I'm partial to single-volumes <dragon83> [3/22 @ 19:15] (0/0)

Why stop at one? <Entmaiden> [3/22 @ 14:08] (3/3)

3 for me, not counting the movie paperbacks I got for my kid, but <nerdanel_50> [3/22 @ 17:28] (0/0)
Oh i've got about 15 complete eds. by now <drogo_drogo> [3/22 @ 14:30] (0/0)
Yeah, I have 4 different versions, too <Azree> [3/22 @ 14:15] (0/0)

I have the new Houghton-Mifflin. . . <WhiteAslan > [3/22 @ 12:47] (0/0)
I have LOTR in paperback, in one volume... <Seillib> [3/22 @ 11:41] (0/0)
I have the Alan Lee single-volume edition - <Azree> [3/22 @ 9:40] (0/0)
You've gotten excellent advice so far <squire > [3/22 @ 7:30] (0/0)
I tend to avoid movie illustrations <Beren IV> [3/22 @ 3:09] (1/1)

I have Harper Collins <Elen> [3/22 @ 3:37] (0/0)

Question about character ages <Man of Rohan> [3/22 @ 2:04] (1/13)

Gimli's birthdate <Kimi> [3/22 @ 2:24] (2/12)

Good eye! <Man of Rohan> [3/22 @ 4:08] (0/0)
My guess <Beren IV> [3/22 @ 3:17] (2/10)

Orlando Bloom said in an interview <Aragorn's Lover> [3/22 @ 6:44] (2/8)

Not sure about that <Alveric> [3/22 @ 9:17] (1/6)

Actually you raise a point <Aragorn's Lover> [3/22 @ 9:31] (2/5)

there is also a difference between <Daughter of Nienna> [3/22 @ 16:16] (1/1)

Minor correction <N.E. Brigand> [3/23 @ 15:32] (0/0)

Well, there is a difference <Alveric> [3/22 @ 10:48] (1/2)

And where would Gandalf <Aragorn's Lover> [3/22 @ 10:58] (1/1)

Good Question <Alveric> [3/22 @ 12:45] (0/0)

Found the quote... <Aragorn's Lover> [3/22 @ 6:47] (0/0)

Marriage among the Eldar <Kimi> [3/22 @ 3:45] (0/0)

quick questions.. <rfb> [3/22 @ 0:37] (4/7)

A Real-Life Red Book <Narf> [3/22 @ 11:58] (0/0)
Yes, the Red Book <Beren IV> [3/22 @ 3:20] (2/3)

Nor would Frodo associate the Smaug firework with an express train! (No Text) <Man of Rohan> [3/22 @ 4:11] (0/0)
Ah, but... <Taedius> [3/22 @ 3:26] (1/1)

Six thousand years is a long time. <CactusWren> [3/22 @ 6:35] (0/0)

The Red book <Lilith802> [3/22 @ 2:28] (0/0)
4 of 'em, technically <Man of Rohan> [3/22 @ 1:31] (0/0)

A question about The Silmarillion <Morwilwarin> [3/21 @ 21:20] (4/5)

"The tales of the First Age <Kimi> [3/22 @ 3:16] (0/0)
Isn't it the same in all editions? <Taedius> [3/22 @ 3:14] (0/0)
I think that's her footer, not the Elvish. (No Text) <Man of Rohan> [3/22 @ 1:20] (0/0)
One Ring to Rule them all... <BeruthielsKat> [3/21 @ 21:25] (1/1)

That doesn't make sense <squire > [3/22 @ 0:08] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark: Summary <Entmaiden> [3/21 @ 13:51] (12/13)

Mahalo Nui Loa, Entmaiden! . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [3/22 @ 15:02] (0/0)
Great job. thanks. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/22 @ 12:40] (0/0)
Thanks, and sorry I couldn't keep up (No Text) <Elen> [3/22 @ 3:39] (0/0)
The look back into the original <Merryk> [3/21 @ 23:53] (0/0)
Wonderful job, Entmaiden <Altaira> [3/21 @ 21:21] (0/0)
Thanks for the great discusssion, and sorry... <drogo_drogo> [3/21 @ 18:50] (0/0)
Thank you Entmaiden! Great work. (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [3/21 @ 17:59] (0/0)
A great job, Entmaiden! <Kimi> [3/21 @ 16:19] (0/0)
Thanks so much, Entmaiden. BTW, what does "NARF" mean? (No Text) <lucia> [3/21 @ 16:04] (1/1)

Not A Real Fan (ironic) (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [3/21 @ 17:59] (0/0)

Yes, thanks Entmaiden (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/21 @ 14:41] (0/0)
Thank you, wonderful job! (No Text) <Curious> [3/21 @ 14:34] (0/0)
Thanks, Entmaiden! Wonderful discussion and Summary. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [3/21 @ 14:23] (0/0)

death and after life in Middle-earth <fishtoes> [3/21 @ 6:51] (3/6)

Be sure to read the Tale of <Elf_Maven> [3/22 @ 15:46] (0/0)
Here's link to a recent post by Alveric <White Gull> [3/22 @ 1:32] (0/0)
Gift of Men and Hobbits <drogo_drogo> [3/21 @ 10:02] (3/3)

your discussion reminded me of one of my fav. parts... <Estel> [3/21 @ 16:55] (0/0)
Thank you! <fishtoes> [3/21 @ 12:11] (0/0)
Thanks! <Celandine Goodbody> [3/21 @ 11:00] (0/0)

OT: A gift for PJ & Co. <WhiteAslan > [3/21 @ 0:56] (0/0)

Anduril - Elvish Script <Guthlaf> [3/20 @ 5:52] (1/4)

Try here >>> (No Text - Link Inside) <NZ Strider> [3/20 @ 16:21] (1/3)

Language? <Guthlaf> [3/20 @ 18:52] (1/2)

According to the description of the movie Anduril, <erather> [3/20 @ 23:35] (1/1)

test <Daughter of Nienna> [3/23 @ 22:00] (0/0)

Hobbit Custom--slightly OT <notlost> [3/19 @ 17:36] (12/12)

Happy Birthday <Alatariel10385> [3/21 @ 21:41] (0/0)
Hau'oli la hanau (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/20 @ 23:04] (0/0)
Yes, indeed <Beren IV> [3/20 @ 16:07] (0/0)
Happy b-day and thanks for the links (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [3/20 @ 11:04] (0/0)
Happy birthday! As my two-year old says, <Curious> [3/20 @ 7:11] (0/0)
Thanks so much! <Kimi> [3/20 @ 2:48] (0/0)
Excellent, notlost <Merryk> [3/20 @ 2:21] (0/0)
Happy BD... <Arquen> [3/20 @ 0:53] (0/0)
Thank you, notlost <Altaira> [3/20 @ 0:45] (0/0)
Well, Happy Birthday! <Entmaiden> [3/19 @ 18:18] (0/0)
Thanks, notlost. <White Gull> [3/19 @ 17:47] (0/0)
Thanks; and looking forward <NZ Strider> [3/19 @ 17:42] (0/0)

Continuing Pukel-man's comparisons of the LotR with Vergil's Aeneid: <NZ Strider> [3/19 @ 17:34] (6/12)

And there's plenty more where that came from! <squîrë> [3/21 @ 0:19] (2/3)

*waves hands* Don't forget the talking trees <Smallbottle> [3/21 @ 20:23] (0/0)
You're right, of course... <NZ Strider> [3/21 @ 14:34] (1/1)

Subconscious may be the key word there <squire > [3/22 @ 0:23] (0/0)

Dido and Eowyn <Modtheow> [3/20 @ 22:14] (1/1)

And of course . . . <Pukel-man> [3/20 @ 22:44] (0/0)

Denethor and Dido <drogo_drogo> [3/20 @ 11:26] (0/0)
I have long thought that Mordor was Hell. <Curious> [3/20 @ 7:06] (0/0)
atra halitosis <Arquen> [3/20 @ 1:08] (0/0)
Much to think on... <White Gull> [3/19 @ 18:38] (1/2)

I'm never entirely certain how often <NZ Strider> [3/19 @ 22:13] (1/1)

Meaningful Allusion <White Gull> [3/19 @ 22:26] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #XIX: Open Discussion <Entmaiden> [3/19 @ 17:27] (2/20)

Bilbo's Dark Psyche. <Curious> [3/20 @ 8:36] (6/10)

Mahalo! this is wonderful <Daughter of Nienna> [3/23 @ 13:50] (0/0)
I'm well satisfied that <Merryk> [3/21 @ 23:49] (2/4)

Pssst, Merryk... <White Gull> [3/22 @ 1:35] (1/2)

I think <Merryk> [3/22 @ 2:01] (1/1)

Very true... <White Gull> [3/22 @ 2:50] (0/0)

Yes, Plato used fairy-tales as metaphors -- <Curious> [3/22 @ 1:29] (0/0)

foils <drogo_drogo> [3/21 @ 18:47] (0/0)
Awsome. <Brockomir> [3/21 @ 15:48] (0/0)
Wonderful! Thank you. (No Text) <Kimi> [3/21 @ 5:45] (0/0)
Your analysis takes my breath away. Thanks! (No Text) <squîrë> [3/20 @ 10:49] (0/0)

Giants, Ogres, etc. <Beren IV> [3/20 @ 0:01] (3/8)

Some very quick thoughts <Alveric> [3/22 @ 7:49] (1/2)

Go all the way, and say that Ogres <squire > [3/22 @ 12:12] (1/1)

OK <Alveric> [3/22 @ 13:10] (0/0)

I think the reference to "giants and ogres" <lucia> [3/20 @ 18:04] (0/0)
I don't understand. <Curious> [3/20 @ 7:55] (1/3)

Here <Beren IV> [3/20 @ 16:30] (1/2)

Ah, I see. Good catch! <Curious> [3/21 @ 4:58] (1/1)

Lots of stuff <Beren IV> [3/21 @ 14:53] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #XVIII. Alternate ending to the Riddle Game <Entmaiden> [3/19 @ 17:26] (2/11)

What are we to make of this? <squîrë> [3/20 @ 0:23] (1/9)

Note that Tolkien did not *decide* to revise <Curious> [3/20 @ 7:30] (3/8)

However, I think Tolkien understood <Entmaiden> [3/21 @ 13:16] (1/1)

If you read the excerpts below, <Curious> [3/21 @ 13:51] (0/0)

Hey Curious, on second thought, <squîrë> [3/21 @ 0:45] (1/3)

From Letter 11 (21 Sep 1947): <Curious> [3/21 @ 3:32] (2/2)

Here is how Tolkien explained the change to his public, before LotR came out: <squire > [3/22 @ 0:02] (0/0)
"People ... think that the alteration is in itself an improvement (apart from the question of a sequel). " <squîrë> [3/21 @ 8:48] (0/0)

You've taken my point exactly <squîrë> [3/20 @ 10:33] (1/1)

After all, if Tolkien wanted... <N.E. Brigand> [3/20 @ 15:41] (0/0)

thank you for typing that up <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 18:08] (0/0)

Speed Of The Nazgul <MWStrider> [3/19 @ 12:21] (1/13)

Hmmm... <NZ Strider> [3/19 @ 12:36] (3/12)

It *was* funny..... <White Gull> [3/19 @ 17:05] (0/0)
And, since a Nazgul is not <Elf_Maven> [3/19 @ 13:42] (0/0)
Must be mighty fast birds. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/19 @ 12:58] (1/9)

Real world bird speeds. <N.E. Brigand> [3/20 @ 18:33] (3/8)

So just what is the average airspeed velocity of an unladden Nazgul? (No Text) <Man of Rohan> [3/21 @ 2:34] (1/1)

Mordor Nazgul or Harad Nazgul? <Curious> [3/21 @ 5:01] (0/0)

Wow! (No Text) <Golfimbul> [3/21 @ 1:54] (0/0)
And your point is...? <squîrë> [3/20 @ 23:32] (2/4)

Just trying to lend credence... <N.E. Brigand> [3/22 @ 23:03] (1/1)

You'll be sorry <squire > [3/22 @ 23:45] (0/0)

I found this <Kimi> [3/21 @ 5:51] (1/1)

Thanks Kimi.... <Golfimbul> [3/21 @ 12:20] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #XVII. Escape <Entmaiden> [3/19 @ 10:14] (7/17)

I think for Bilbo to feel a "pang of fear <lucia> [3/19 @ 16:38] (0/0)
Again, not much <Beren IV> [3/19 @ 15:07] (0/0)
Hey Entmaiden, is the floor open? <Curious> [3/19 @ 14:33] (1/1)

Sorry I didn't see this earlier <Entmaiden> [3/19 @ 17:22] (0/0)

In its pocketses <Ithilien Princess> [3/19 @ 14:04] (0/0)
Actually another question <Thorondun > [3/19 @ 12:30] (3/9)

The technicalities of magic rings <squîrë> [3/19 @ 12:58] (3/6)

Why does translation into the spirit world only affect sight <Takeo> [3/20 @ 10:13] (1/3)

You might say it affects others' perceptions <squîrë> [3/20 @ 10:47] (1/2)

Interesting commentary. <Takeo> [3/21 @ 9:35] (1/1)

Very nice and well-reasoned, but I disagree <squîrë> [3/21 @ 22:19] (0/0)

On shadows, also remember <NZ Strider> [3/19 @ 14:43] (0/0)
Great answer! Sunlight is powerful magic. <Curious> [3/19 @ 13:21] (0/0)

Mustn't ask such questions; none of its business, precious... <NZ Strider> [3/19 @ 12:57] (0/0)
The Ring works.... <Golfimbul> [3/19 @ 12:53] (0/0)

Quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [3/19 @ 12:12] (0/0)
Maybe the ring? <Draupne> [3/19 @ 11:28] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #XVI. The Ring takes a new master <Entmaiden> [3/19 @ 10:13] (9/30)

empathy, compassion, and especially mercy <Daughter of Nienna> [3/19 @ 23:32] (1/1)

Thinking about it.... <Golfimbul> [3/20 @ 17:57] (0/0)

Short Sentences and Pity <White Gull> [3/19 @ 17:10] (0/0)
"Pity" has always seemed condescending <lucia> [3/19 @ 16:14] (3/16)

Bravo! (No Text) <Merryk> [3/20 @ 1:26] (0/0)
Pity as condescending <Viggolicious Drooler> [3/19 @ 17:27] (0/0)
a little word study <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 16:51] (2/13)

And going for an older definition... <Silverlode> [3/20 @ 4:10] (1/1)

It's not the word that's changed.... <Golfimbul> [3/20 @ 10:18] (0/0)

Pity in Context <White Gull> [3/19 @ 17:14] (1/10)

more examples <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 18:03] (4/9)

And don't forget.... <Golfimbul> [3/20 @ 10:09] (2/4)

thanks for these! <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/22 @ 16:08] (0/0)
pity amongst the Powers of Arda <jrosebud> [3/22 @ 2:48] (2/2)

a continuation <jrosebud> [3/23 @ 2:43] (0/0)
I couldn't agree more.... <Golfimbul> [3/22 @ 11:54] (0/0)

Aragorn's pity for Frodo <White Gull> [3/20 @ 2:23] (0/0)
standing ovation! <Merryk> [3/20 @ 1:29] (0/0)
Oh, wow. <White Gull> [3/19 @ 18:28] (1/1)

*chuckles* Work at home! <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 22:03] (0/0)

I have nothing to say that hasn't already been said :) (No Text) <Beren IV> [3/19 @ 14:59] (1/1)

Don't feel bad, Beren... <NZ Strider> [3/19 @ 17:40] (0/0)

Short sentences <Poppins> [3/19 @ 14:31] (1/1)

neat! I haven't read it aloud. <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 21:45] (0/0)

my POV and death threats <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 14:00] (1/2)

I think what Bilbo is feeling.. <lucia> [3/19 @ 15:38] (1/1)

mmm, that distinction makes sense (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 16:00] (0/0)

Sequel set? <Golfimbul> [3/19 @ 12:38] (0/0)
Quick thought or two... <NZ Strider> [3/19 @ 12:26] (0/0)
The most important sentence in this passage: <Smallbottle> [3/19 @ 11:37] (0/0)

Elves at Helm's Deep <_.-*-Earendil-*-._> [3/19 @ 1:31] (5/8)

Elves had their own troubles <Alveric> [3/19 @ 5:49] (1/1)

Yes indeed! <Beren IV> [3/19 @ 16:18] (0/0)

tut.. <LNDL> [3/19 @ 4:31] (1/1)

OT <White Gull> [3/19 @ 17:17] (0/0)

Welcome Earendil <Altaira> [3/19 @ 2:42] (0/0)
Movie Magic <Beren IV> [3/19 @ 2:17] (0/0)
A movie thing <Alatariel10385> [3/19 @ 2:17] (1/1)

movies are still good tho <lctp2022> [3/20 @ 13:00] (0/0)

Trying to get a handle on this <Beren IV> [3/19 @ 0:22] (3/5)

So, why then... <Beren IV> [3/19 @ 15:09] (0/0)
Tolkien's original versions <NZ Strider> [3/19 @ 12:44] (1/2)

Unfortunatel??? :P <Bythedar> [3/19 @ 13:48] (1/1)

Balrog wings? (No Text) <erather> [3/19 @ 14:40] (0/0)

Just this: <Brockomir> [3/19 @ 1:36] (0/0)

orc? goblin? yrchh??? <DanielBilske> [3/18 @ 22:54] (4/7)

Orcs and Goblins <4u1e> [3/19 @ 18:13] (0/0)
According to the Letters <Altaira> [3/19 @ 2:57] (1/3)

Letters <Tiznow> [3/19 @ 16:50] (1/2)

The Letters of JRR Tolkien... <Taedius> [3/19 @ 22:14] (1/1)

Thank you! <Altaira> [3/20 @ 0:42] (0/0)

Quenya or Sindarin? <Beren IV> [3/18 @ 23:15] (0/0)
Orcs and goblins <Arwen's daughter> [3/18 @ 23:02] (0/0)

What about the other wizards? <Arwen's daughter> [3/18 @ 21:11] (1/6)

The Five Wizards, The Istari <The Black Captain > [3/18 @ 21:25] (1/5)

Thanks so much. (No Text) <Arwen's daughter> [3/18 @ 21:27] (1/4)

It was an honour...you should read Unfinished Tales! <The Black Captain > [3/18 @ 21:31] (1/3)

RE: (the question I posted below) <Elf_Maven> [3/19 @ 14:35] (1/2)

UT <Groovicles> [3/19 @ 19:50] (1/1)

Not sure why <Elf_Maven> [3/22 @ 15:36] (0/0)

Of Mim the Dwarf <The Black Captain > [3/18 @ 19:56] (5/14)

Turin <kodax> [3/19 @ 22:28] (2/6)

Turin and Morgoth <Durin III> [3/21 @ 19:23] (0/0)
How do you figure Turin is so bad? <The Black Captain > [3/21 @ 12:18] (2/4)

Turin is a moron. <PhantomS> [3/22 @ 14:14] (0/0)
Turin: Dumb Jock <kodax> [3/21 @ 22:49] (1/2)

Thanks for clearing that up... <The Black Captain > [3/21 @ 23:38] (1/1)

I hate turin <kodax> [3/22 @ 4:17] (0/0)

Mim <kodax> [3/19 @ 22:25] (0/0)
N. 19 to the Narn î Hîn Húrin <NZ Strider> [3/19 @ 12:48] (0/0)
In the Sil <Yncanes> [3/19 @ 2:23] (0/0)
of mim the dwarf <ziggadee> [3/18 @ 20:18] (1/3)

Pre-LOTR character. <WhiteAslan > [3/18 @ 20:26] (2/2)

In Turin's story? <Man of Rohan> [3/19 @ 0:35] (0/0)
pre LOTR <ziggadee> [3/18 @ 20:34] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #XV. Time to go! <Entmaiden> [3/18 @ 19:20] (5/13)

A combination of things <Altaira> [3/19 @ 2:28] (1/3)

next week's chapter discussion <gullygilly> [3/19 @ 5:32] (1/2)

No problem <Altaira> [3/19 @ 12:05] (1/1)

thanks. (No Text) <gullygilly> [3/19 @ 18:24] (0/0)

I always thought it odd... <lucia> [3/18 @ 21:43] (1/3)

No <Beren IV> [3/18 @ 23:19] (1/2)

It was invisible <Altaira> [3/19 @ 2:12] (1/1)

More evidence that Sting has a spirit. <Curious> [3/19 @ 10:26] (0/0)

The Ring <Ithilien Princess> [3/18 @ 20:18] (1/2)

the ring <ziggadee> [3/18 @ 20:23] (1/1)

Gandalf implies that Bilbo was meant to have the Ring, but that it was ordained by another power than the Ring. (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/18 @ 23:13] (0/0)

riddles in the dark <ziggadee> [3/18 @ 20:06] (0/0)
very creepy <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/18 @ 19:58] (0/0)

It strikes me that... <Morwilwarin> [3/18 @ 19:18] (13/27)

The Ents <Snowmane> [3/19 @ 17:16] (0/0)
Why is that a bad thing? <Frodo-esque> [3/19 @ 16:57] (0/0)
reading pictures <Aerintheelf> [3/19 @ 12:41] (0/0)
Character visualisation <Alveric> [3/19 @ 12:13] (0/0)
John Houston IS Gandalf <Temujin> [3/19 @ 10:17] (0/0)
listen to the BBC version.... <nefisa2> [3/19 @ 3:18] (0/0)
I think one of the high points of the films <thoughtful> [3/19 @ 1:24] (2/2)

agreed <eowyn_rohan> [3/19 @ 5:33] (0/0)
it's a shame.... <LNDL> [3/19 @ 4:34] (0/0)

i sorta like that about movies <Estel> [3/18 @ 23:27] (0/0)
That's the problem with movies... <Beren IV> [3/18 @ 23:08] (0/0)
For some characters <Brockomir> [3/18 @ 22:59] (1/4)

What didn't you like about movie Theoden? <Earendil'sgirl> [3/19 @ 0:33] (1/3)

I think you took me wrong. <Brockomir> [3/19 @ 1:30] (1/2)

Theoden is not the same character <Man of Rohan> [3/19 @ 2:24] (1/1)

Connery <kodax> [3/19 @ 22:52] (0/0)

I see both <Arwen's daughter> [3/18 @ 20:58] (0/0)
it strikes me that <ziggadee> [3/18 @ 20:15] (1/7)

Bilbo Baggins and Nicolas Cage <The Black Captain > [3/18 @ 20:27] (3/6)

trying not to laugh...failing miserably. <cheesecake> [3/18 @ 20:43] (2/2)

"Great minds think (or envision) alike." <The Black Captain > [3/18 @ 21:08] (0/0)
trousers <ziggadee> [3/18 @ 20:57] (0/0)

BB and NC <ziggadee> [3/18 @ 20:39] (0/0)
Count Adhemar and David Boreanez <The Black Captain > [3/18 @ 20:37] (1/1)

count a <ziggadee> [3/18 @ 20:47] (0/0)

I just hear their voices. <WhiteAslan > [3/18 @ 19:22] (1/1)

I hear the movie voices & the BBC drama's, too (No Text) <Man of Rohan> [3/19 @ 2:26] (0/0)

wilderland? <joBaggins14> [3/18 @ 18:49] (3/5)

I think you should know <Brockomir> [3/19 @ 1:38] (0/0)
Look at the maps at the beginning of LotR <Man of Rohan> [3/19 @ 0:39] (0/0)
Cross-posting is a no, no. (No Text) <WhiteAslan > [3/18 @ 19:10] (1/2)

ya but <joBaggins14> [3/18 @ 19:33] (1/1)

tip... <Daughter of Nienna> [3/18 @ 21:09] (0/0)

Where is it that Tolkien mentions the recurrent <Elf_Maven> [3/18 @ 16:25] (2/5)

The speech that Entmaiden noted... <N.E. Brigand> [3/19 @ 15:31] (0/0)
In "The Last Debate", <Entmaiden> [3/18 @ 20:42] (1/3)

That's one . . . I think there may be more. Thank you! (No Text) <Elf_Maven> [3/18 @ 21:32] (1/2)

In Appendix A.... <Golfimbul> [3/19 @ 12:27] (1/1)

Wars, yes, I remembered that part, but <Elf_Maven> [3/19 @ 14:32] (0/0)

First Time Reader, Long Time Movie Lover <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 11:54] (10/95)

A few thoughts...and a thanks... <Frodo-esque> [3/19 @ 16:05] (0/0)
I want to thank all the first-timers <Entmaiden> [3/19 @ 13:50] (2/4)

Thank you :-) <Frodo-esque> [3/19 @ 16:10] (0/0)
You're so welcome <Celandine Goodbody> [3/19 @ 16:04] (1/2)

**psst CG*** <Frodo-esque> [3/19 @ 16:09] (1/1)

Yes, that sounds like fun <Celandine Goodbody> [3/19 @ 16:27] (0/0)

Frodo's strength of mind <Merryk> [3/19 @ 2:52] (3/4)

may I ask: how and why? <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 13:40] (0/0)
do you mean that Frodo <Goldilocks Took> [3/19 @ 9:57] (0/0)
hmm. I think I agree somewhat... <nefisa2> [3/19 @ 3:30] (1/1)

"further to fall". we obviously think alike, that's EXACTLY what i've said to myself! (No Text) <cheesecake> [3/21 @ 1:14] (0/0)

is film Frodo weaker <Goldilocks Took> [3/18 @ 23:19] (2/15)

The "damsel in distress" is irresistable to filmmakers. <erather> [3/19 @ 14:36] (2/2)

So true <Celandine Goodbody> [3/19 @ 16:38] (0/0)
Wonderful points erather <Frodo-esque> [3/19 @ 15:50] (0/0)

very interesting <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 2:29] (2/11)

**Just had an Epiphany...*** <Frodo-esque> [3/19 @ 11:43] (3/6)

MAJOR correction to my "epiphany" <Frodo-esque> [3/19 @ 15:00] (0/0)
I saw FOTR before <Goldilocks Took> [3/19 @ 14:24] (2/2)

Great Points Golds... <Frodo-esque> [3/19 @ 15:02] (0/0)
Poignantly lovely. Thanks. (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 14:51] (0/0)

wow, interesting <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 13:16] (1/1)

You've caught my mistake :-) <Frodo-esque> [3/19 @ 15:03] (0/0)

oh what I would give <Goldilocks Took> [3/19 @ 10:02] (1/3)

Written Vs Spoken <Celandine Goodbody> [3/19 @ 10:33] (1/2)

the eloquence of "I'm so sorry" <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 10:46] (1/1)

Yes, I loved those lines. So moving. (No Text) <Celandine Goodbody> [3/19 @ 12:45] (0/0)

the demands of a visual medium <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/18 @ 17:53] (0/0)
but here's a big question...what about Faramir?of <nefisa2> [3/18 @ 17:24] (1/11)

Excellent question <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 19:21] (3/10)

Sadly, I've yet to meet <Goldilocks Took> [3/18 @ 23:25] (2/5)

That depresses the heck out of me! <Cressida> [3/19 @ 12:30] (1/2)

sorry :( <Goldilocks Took> [3/19 @ 14:12] (1/1)

Well, so much for the commonly-heard refrain... <Cressida> [3/19 @ 14:29] (0/0)

My thoughts on Boromir <Frodo-esque> [3/19 @ 11:49] (1/1)

Brothers <Cressida> [3/19 @ 12:29] (0/0)

ah, my purist self is satisfied... <nefisa2> [3/18 @ 19:55] (2/2)

My purist self is avenged here <Viggolicious Drooler> [3/19 @ 16:55] (0/0)
:-) <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 22:57] (0/0)

Hear! Hear! <The Black Captain > [3/18 @ 19:46] (0/0)

of the Ring and other things <Daughter of Nienna> [3/18 @ 16:42] (1/2)

I like your analysis but disagree with your conclusion... <nefisa2> [3/18 @ 17:02] (1/1)

I guess <Daughter of Nienna> [3/18 @ 17:47] (0/0)

Me too! <Celandine Goodbody> [3/18 @ 14:53] (3/30)

thanks to you both for your fresh perspectives <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/18 @ 17:05] (1/10)

Thanks so much for <Celandine Goodbody> [3/18 @ 17:55] (1/9)

at the risk of getting OT <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/18 @ 18:39] (1/8)

Mining <Celandine Goodbody> [3/19 @ 0:38] (3/7)

thanks but <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 3:15] (1/4)

Building on Ideas <Celandine Goodbody> [3/19 @ 9:58] (1/3)

embarrassment <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 13:33] (1/2)

New discomfort <Celandine Goodbody> [3/19 @ 16:16] (1/1)

Absolutely! (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 16:53] (0/0)

exactly <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/19 @ 1:41] (0/0)
Changes in movie sequences <Earendil'sgirl> [3/19 @ 1:02] (0/0)

ohh, naked Frodo! why oh why <nefisa2> [3/18 @ 15:17] (1/1)

Absolutely <Celandine Goodbody> [3/18 @ 15:53] (0/0)

Nice to know I'm not alone as a first-timer. :-) <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 15:06] (1/16)

I am also happy <Celandine Goodbody> [3/18 @ 15:43] (2/15)

Enlightening exchanges :-) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/18 @ 16:38] (1/6)

Ah, this is true <Celandine Goodbody> [3/18 @ 16:52] (3/5)

Model for Gollum <N.E. Brigand> [3/19 @ 14:28] (1/1)

Thanks so much! I 'll check it out. (No Text) <Celandine Goodbody> [3/19 @ 16:21] (0/0)

I'm not rushing you :-) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/18 @ 17:29] (1/1)

Ah, me <Celandine Goodbody> [3/18 @ 18:03] (0/0)

I'm just beginning <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 17:03] (0/0)

A question and comment <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 15:54] (4/7)

Please read--I totally empathize with you and felt the same way in so many areas of your discussion.. <FrodoloveIs> [3/19 @ 1:46] (1/1)

Nothing to be sad about <Frodo-esque> [3/19 @ 11:26] (0/0)

Internet Acronyms Dictionary (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/18 @ 17:59] (1/1)

Ahhh..thank you :-) (No Text) <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 19:24] (0/0)

Of course, now <Curious> [3/18 @ 17:28] (1/1)

That's true :-) (No Text) <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 19:24] (0/0)

If I recall correctly <Celandine Goodbody> [3/18 @ 16:10] (0/0)

thanks for sharing! I'm always fascinated by <nefisa2> [3/18 @ 12:56] (1/18)

You're welcome, and my replies.. <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 13:41] (1/17)

Hobbity stoutness <Bythedar> [3/18 @ 14:19] (1/16)

Hmm..interesting <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 14:28] (1/15)

no, not oblivious.... <nefisa2> [3/18 @ 14:37] (1/14)

Fascinating <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 14:55] (1/13)

yes and no... <nefisa2> [3/18 @ 15:13] (1/12)

I feel that now I'm beginning to understand the "purists" <Frodo-esque> [3/18 @ 15:35] (3/11)

Brave Frodo <FrodoloveIs> [3/19 @ 2:08] (0/0)
Frodo as "master"... <nefisa2> [3/18 @ 17:22] (2/6)

Masterful Frodo <N.E. Brigand> [3/19 @ 15:16] (1/2)

nah, i think it's more than just age... <nefisa2> [3/19 @ 15:41] (1/1)

British officers vs. Frodo <N.E. Brigand> [3/19 @ 15:54] (0/0)

Captain Frodo <Celandine Goodbody> [3/18 @ 18:21] (1/2)

Finding the quotes is <Entmaiden> [3/18 @ 19:48] (1/1)

Definitely <Celandine Goodbody> [3/19 @ 0:43] (0/0)

Frodo sending Sam away <Celandine Goodbody> [3/18 @ 16:22] (1/2)

Good point! This is why I love this site... <Earendil'sgirl> [3/19 @ 0:52] (1/1)

Sam's Pivotal Changing Point <Celandine Goodbody> [3/19 @ 10:18] (0/0)

Sam wasn't a 'proper' Ringbearer <PhantomS> [3/18 @ 12:43] (1/1)

Sam as ringbearer and the power of hobbit sense <man of the west> [3/20 @ 23:02] (0/0)

Help - Power references <mulderxcoltrane> [3/18 @ 11:16] (1/4)

Hi Mulder, let me ask if you can do this <squire> [3/18 @ 13:33] (1/3)

Grrrr.... <mulderxcoltrane> [3/18 @ 17:03] (1/2)

Sorry, guy, research is part of homework <squire> [3/18 @ 17:49] (1/1)

The disappointing part is <Elf_Maven> [3/19 @ 14:30] (0/0)

Lost Palantiri nitpick <Patrick1268> [3/18 @ 10:10] (1/4)

*activates anti-nitpicking machine* <PhantomS> [3/18 @ 12:09] (3/3)

Neither Stone nor Ring would roll to the Sea <squîrë> [3/19 @ 17:35] (0/0)
What Alveric said, plus three points… <N.E. Brigand> [3/19 @ 16:33] (0/0)
Agree about the first two stones <Alveric> [3/18 @ 12:30] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #XIV Flags on the Field <Entmaiden> [3/18 @ 10:09] (3/3)

benign trinket <Daughter of Nienna> [3/18 @ 18:42] (0/0)
If I were Manwë <Beren IV> [3/18 @ 16:13] (0/0)
No, no, no, yes and no! <Mitz> [3/18 @ 10:50] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #XIII. Losing the Precious <Entmaiden> [3/18 @ 10:07] (5/6)

There's some hundreds of years in between <Draupne> [3/19 @ 8:34] (0/0)
Concerning qestion 3 <Elen> [3/19 @ 7:27] (0/0)
Invisibility <Beren IV> [3/18 @ 16:07] (0/0)
Hobbit culture and invisiblility rings <squire> [3/18 @ 12:05] (1/1)

Sméagol's family <Chip of Dale> [3/18 @ 12:34] (0/0)

Twisted <Mitz> [3/18 @ 10:29] (0/0)

Help! I have a paper due! <faeryqueen21> [3/18 @ 1:04] (2/2)

a few quotes from LOTR <FantasyFan> [3/18 @ 8:50] (0/0)
If you can use Unfinished Tales <Earendil'sgirl> [3/18 @ 1:19] (0/0)

Christianity in Tolkien's work <Trixy_Lil_Hobbitses> [3/18 @ 0:29] (7/8)

And yet more info for you: <Elf_Maven> [3/18 @ 16:37] (0/0)
anothe website <SamFan> [3/18 @ 15:02] (0/0)
There is a detailed website <Chip of Dale> [3/18 @ 9:10] (0/0)
Don't know of any web sites, but <Alveric> [3/18 @ 6:10] (1/1)

Found One - Quite concise <Alveric> [3/19 @ 11:57] (0/0)

The epilogue to "Essay on Fairy Stories" <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/18 @ 2:18] (0/0)
I don't have a website suggestion but... <Earendil'sgirl> [3/18 @ 1:12] (0/0)
Great Topic <Alatariel10385> [3/18 @ 0:42] (0/0)

Elves' advice <realnapstr> [3/17 @ 20:30] (1/1)

The end of "Three is Company" <Golfimbul> [3/17 @ 20:59] (0/0)

Invitation! <Farawyn> [3/17 @ 16:56] (0/0)

Opera fans: Fat lady casting call <squire> [3/17 @ 16:49] (2/3)

Operatic composers who could adapt the Sil <drogo_drogo> [3/17 @ 22:01] (1/1)

Verdi would do Beren and Luthien <Smallbottle> [3/17 @ 22:39] (0/0)

Der Ring <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 20:53] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #XII. Riddle me this <Entmaiden> [3/17 @ 16:14] (3/15)

i might not get a better opp. to ask: what does the riddle mean?? <cheesecake> [3/17 @ 22:39] (1/12)

"An eye in a blue face" <Kimi> [3/17 @ 22:45] (2/11)

Not my favorite answer. <Brockomir> [3/17 @ 23:00] (3/9)

Is the ocean green? (No Text) <Curious> [3/18 @ 9:31] (4/5)

This reminds me of a funny moment in Chicago <Entmaiden> [3/18 @ 19:35] (1/1)

That's algae. <Curious> [3/18 @ 22:34] (0/0)

Sure looks green from above. (No Text) <Brockomir> [3/18 @ 19:13] (0/0)
Depends on the ocean (No Text) <Draupne> [3/18 @ 11:07] (0/0)
Lennon & McCartney: <Mitz> [3/18 @ 10:36] (0/0)

But would either... <Silverlode> [3/18 @ 5:22] (1/1)

could be a lake, rather than the sea (No Text) <lucia> [3/18 @ 14:21] (0/0)

I like the <Kimi> [3/17 @ 23:41] (0/0)

Also, both the sun and the daisy <O'Curious> [3/17 @ 22:58] (0/0)

Not sure <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 20:55] (0/0)
Gollum's history <Ithilien O'Princess> [3/17 @ 18:57] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #XI. The Authorities <Entmaiden> [3/17 @ 16:11] (9/10)

Humoring madmen? <Arquen> [3/19 @ 0:13] (0/0)
quite capable of reneging <Daughter of Nienna> [3/18 @ 15:06] (0/0)
Any accepted source of expert information or advice <Curious> [3/18 @ 12:00] (0/0)
#3 The Authorities <Draupne> [3/18 @ 9:32] (0/0)
I have a question: <Mitz> [3/18 @ 5:27] (0/0)
Numbers 3 and 4 <Brockomir> [3/17 @ 23:09] (0/0)
Foul! <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 20:52] (1/1)

I'm not so sure about Bilbo's <Earendil'sgirl> [3/18 @ 1:54] (0/0)

I'll try an answer <Ithilien O'Princess> [3/17 @ 18:54] (0/0)
#1 Yes. <EldersisofMerry> [3/17 @ 16:33] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #X. The Prize <Entmaiden> [3/17 @ 16:04] (12/12)

Not much to add <gullygilly> [3/18 @ 5:22] (0/0)
far creepier with a very dangerous edge. <Daughter of Nienna> [3/18 @ 3:00] (0/0)
Where did Gollum's speech really come from? <Smallbottle> [3/17 @ 22:05] (0/0)
I think dissociative personality disorder is what it'd be called today <drogo_drogo> [3/17 @ 21:40] (0/0)
Yes, I agree - Gollum IS insane <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 20:45] (0/0)
Gollum is insane. <O'Curious> [3/17 @ 20:19] (0/0)
Gollum's grammar <Ithilien O'Princess> [3/17 @ 18:50] (0/0)
It and does <Farawyn> [3/17 @ 17:33] (0/0)
"It" highlights the one-sided nature of the bargain. <Nerdanelly O'Leary> [3/17 @ 17:20] (0/0)
depersonalization? <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/17 @ 16:51] (0/0)
"It" keeps Bilbo at a distance. <O'Kimi> [3/17 @ 16:45] (0/0)
His grammar <EldersisofMerry> [3/17 @ 16:15] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #IX. Gollum’s friends <Entmaiden> [3/17 @ 9:44] (6/6)

Earlier versions <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 20:38] (0/0)
The riddles show there *is* a connection <O'Curious> [3/17 @ 19:55] (0/0)
I think that the "Glip" poem <NZ Strider> [3/17 @ 15:58] (0/0)
gollum, if not a hobbit, is hard to place <Nerdanelly O'Leary> [3/17 @ 13:38] (0/0)
Gollum really isn't a hobbit-like creature yet <drogo_drogo> [3/17 @ 12:58] (0/0)
holes <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/17 @ 12:04] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #VIII. Bilbo meets Gollum <Entmaiden> [3/17 @ 9:41] (8/18)

late answers <gullygilly> [3/18 @ 5:15] (0/0)
Too fast <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 20:28] (4/4)

this actually slow to some weeks! <Daughter of Nienna> [3/19 @ 3:17] (0/0)
Pick and choose, and enjoy! <nerdanel_50> [3/18 @ 11:08] (0/0)
Agree + comment <Elen> [3/18 @ 4:53] (0/0)
WOW! <Elfmei> [3/18 @ 3:00] (0/0)

The tales of Gondolin <Ithilien O'Princess> [3/17 @ 18:42] (0/0)
fear of swords, dread of anything elvish <Daughter of Nienna> [3/17 @ 15:02] (0/0)
Gollum sneaks and eavesdrops a lot (tho the cave has no eaves) <drogo_drogo> [3/17 @ 12:51] (0/0)
Memory <Farawyn> [3/17 @ 12:47] (0/0)
Bilbo could have said "a sword from WalMart" <nerdanel_50> [3/17 @ 12:47] (2/3)

not so sure <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/17 @ 16:42] (0/0)
as a matter of fact (No Text - Link Inside) <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/17 @ 13:05] (1/1)

Oh, yes! My kids got me that... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/17 @ 15:26] (0/0)

"Is it tasty?" <IrishAslan > [3/17 @ 10:08] (2/3)

Gollum's knowledge <Alveric> [3/17 @ 12:31] (0/0)
no mention of Shire <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/17 @ 11:56] (1/1)

Note to self: Pay more attention to the Hobbit. (No Text) <IrishAslan > [3/17 @ 13:50] (0/0)

Orcses <The Black Captain > [3/17 @ 6:38] (2/4)

Orcs in the Mist... <PhantomS> [3/17 @ 13:33] (2/2)

oopsies.some errors-Ulguk obeys Saruman, not Sauron. (No Text) <PhantomS> [3/18 @ 7:13] (0/0)
Great Synopsis...Thank You :) (No Text) <The Black Captain > [3/17 @ 16:52] (0/0)

Uruk-hai <Taedius> [3/17 @ 8:23] (0/0)

gandalf and bombadil <Estel> [3/16 @ 22:00] (5/16)

Tom is more a peer to Gandalf <Entmaiden> [3/17 @ 13:29] (0/0)
Here is the passage, and my interpretation: <squire> [3/17 @ 9:32] (4/9)

Stop and smell the roses, indeed! <nerdanel_50> [3/17 @ 12:40] (0/0)
Sign of weariness <Bythedar> [3/17 @ 11:44] (0/0)
A wordless conversation perhaps <Temujin> [3/17 @ 11:28] (0/0)
I think you may give Tom too much credit. <O'Curious> [3/17 @ 10:44] (3/5)

Hmm, I wonder... <N.E. Brigand> [3/17 @ 19:54] (1/1)

Not by Gandalf. <O'Curious> [3/17 @ 20:37] (0/0)

Love the name change, laddie (No Text) <geddy> [3/17 @ 11:39] (0/0)
Gandalf WAS far greater than Bombadil, but is no longer. <squire> [3/17 @ 11:16] (1/1)

And the better half of the day to yourself! (No Text) <O'Curious> [3/17 @ 12:29] (0/0)

So many have asked that, so few have answered. <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 4:15] (0/0)
my thoughts... <Arwen's daughter> [3/17 @ 0:22] (1/1)

Gandalf: To Leave or Not To Leave <The Black Captain > [3/17 @ 1:39] (0/0)

Probably lots of topics <Groovicles> [3/16 @ 22:04] (1/1)

Exactly <Brockomir> [3/17 @ 9:34] (0/0)

Spiders <sartorial elegance> [3/16 @ 19:26] (7/10)

Giant spiders: a running theme <IrishAslan > [3/17 @ 9:55] (0/0)
Look closely <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 4:14] (0/0)
Shelob: Best thing on Cirith Ungol since sliced waybread <The Black Captain > [3/17 @ 2:07] (0/0)
*cough* Well, for one thing its another tie to the Sil <EldersisofMerry> [3/16 @ 23:24] (1/1)

And another link back to Beren <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/17 @ 15:53] (0/0)

yeah, a giant cricket would have been way better...*snerk* <Armariel> [3/16 @ 22:03] (1/1)

or better still...... <Armariel> [3/16 @ 22:27] (0/0)

A giant spider would scare the stuffing out of me <CAhobbit> [3/16 @ 20:47] (1/1)

He always said <CactusWren> [3/17 @ 19:03] (0/0)

spider was ok for me <Estel> [3/16 @ 20:23] (0/0)

A little Fanfiction opinion thread.. <Morwilwarin> [3/16 @ 18:51] (13/33)

**THIS BELONGS ON MAIN <Altaira> [3/17 @ 10:59] (0/0)
Chiming in <sevilodorf2> [3/17 @ 10:48] (1/1)

small correction <Serai> [3/17 @ 15:48] (0/0)

Sorry Kimi, but now that the snow-ball is rolling, <IBo> [3/17 @ 6:49] (3/5)

Pssst, I have posted something on Main! (No Text) <IBo> [3/18 @ 6:59] (0/0)
Um, why was this modded down? <Serai> [3/17 @ 15:44] (2/2)

Please, Serai and N.E. <Altaira> [3/17 @ 23:23] (0/0)
I second your question. <N.E. Brigand> [3/17 @ 19:20] (0/0)

small disagreement <Aunt Dora Baggins> [3/17 @ 15:18] (0/0)

My opinion in a nutshell <Serai> [3/17 @ 4:40] (1/1)

Whoops! Little correction... <Serai> [3/17 @ 4:42] (0/0)

Depends, once again <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 4:23] (1/1)

Just so you know... <Serai> [3/17 @ 5:55] (0/0)

*demonstrates terrible ignorance of fanfic matters* <EldersisofMerry> [3/16 @ 23:48] (1/4)

AUs and Mary Sues (long) <CactusWren> [3/17 @ 2:25] (1/3)

Thanks <Chip of Dale> [3/17 @ 2:58] (1/2)

Mary Sue existed before fanfiction <CactusWren> [3/17 @ 4:07] (1/1)

v good point (No Text) <IsisNewton> [3/18 @ 10:15] (0/0)

To be totally self-justifying, <Chip of Dale> [3/16 @ 23:29] (2/8)

An answer for you <Serai> [3/17 @ 4:49] (1/2)

Ah <Chip of Dale> [3/17 @ 6:30] (1/1)

I've heard that theory before, certainly :) <Serai> [3/17 @ 15:38] (0/0)

I'm not an authority.... <White Gull> [3/17 @ 0:11] (1/4)

Yes indeed. (No Text) <Chip of Dale> [3/17 @ 0:45] (1/3)

Need an email address. (No Text) <White Gull> [3/17 @ 9:17] (1/2)

Oh, already emailed you. :-) (No Text) <Chip O'Dale> [3/17 @ 9:46] (1/1)

Try again... <Green Gull> [3/17 @ 10:57] (0/0)

FYI, Morilwarin, this would be more <Kimi> [3/16 @ 22:56] (0/0)
To answer or not to answer..... <White Gull> [3/16 @ 21:17] (0/0)
Depends on the fic <CactusWren> [3/16 @ 20:12] (0/0)
curious to know what this means to you... <lucia> [3/16 @ 19:37] (0/0)
Not sure if you want my views <Ioreth's sister> [3/16 @ 19:21] (0/0)
My opinion <squire> [3/16 @ 19:02] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #VII. Our first look at Gollum <Entmaiden> [3/16 @ 16:23] (7/9)

Middle-earth is not Darwinian. <O'Curious> [3/17 @ 7:54] (0/0)
There he is ... <Elen> [3/17 @ 5:16] (0/0)
Ahh, Gollum! <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 4:12] (0/0)
a dark place for a dark soul <Entwife Wandlimb> [3/16 @ 19:41] (0/0)
Gollum prefers South Beach to Atkins :) <drogo_drogo> [3/16 @ 17:26] (0/0)
gollum <lucia> [3/16 @ 17:01] (1/1)

Descriptions vary. <O'Curious> [3/17 @ 7:46] (0/0)

Some quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [3/16 @ 16:37] (1/1)

Bless you for using "all right" correctly! <Entmaiden> [3/17 @ 16:43] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #VI. Ugh! Icy cold <Entmaiden> [3/16 @ 16:13] (8/13)

Bilbo's imagination <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 4:06] (0/0)
"A thousand thousand slimy things" <Kimi> [3/16 @ 22:48] (1/3)

The Mewlips <CactusWren> [3/17 @ 2:08] (1/2)

Oh, yes! Nice catch! <O'Kimi> [3/17 @ 2:24] (1/1)

Nice nickname! <O'Curious> [3/17 @ 7:37] (0/0)

Slimy creatures <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 19:59] (0/0)
The Olm! <N.E. Brigand> [3/16 @ 17:52] (2/2)

I agree about Bilbo's thoughts, too. (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [3/16 @ 19:38] (0/0)
I agree <gullygilly> [3/16 @ 18:49] (0/0)

the narrator and slimy things <drogo_drogo> [3/16 @ 17:13] (0/0)
Eels! <Elen> [3/16 @ 17:02] (0/0)
slimey things in water <lucia> [3/16 @ 16:52] (0/0)
In *The Hobbit* Tolkien <NZ Strider> [3/16 @ 16:41] (0/0)

The end of the trilogy <ljo> [3/16 @ 15:19] (1/3)

If you mean... <WonderBroad> [3/16 @ 15:22] (1/2)

However, in the Appendices ... <ety3> [3/16 @ 16:41] (1/1)

Of course, and even Bilbo and Frodo will die some time... <WonderBroad> [3/16 @ 16:50] (0/0)

A question on Reading Room etiquette <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 12:46] (3/7)

I have said that <Farawyn> [3/17 @ 12:40] (0/0)
Personally <Altaira> [3/16 @ 13:42] (2/2)

You might also prefer <erather> [3/16 @ 15:52] (0/0)
Now that I know <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 13:49] (0/0)

No need to read first, however, <Curious> [3/16 @ 12:49] (2/2)

Thank you Curious regarding the <Frodo's Heart> [3/17 @ 20:13] (0/0)
Thank you! :) (No Text) <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 12:55] (0/0)

tricky question <phil1> [3/16 @ 11:49] (2/11)

Third finger right hand <Mitz> [3/16 @ 13:44] (2/9)

that's the ring finger <an seileachan> [3/16 @ 15:33] (0/0)
You are correct, Mitz, which is more than the fimmakers were! (No Text) <WonderBroad> [3/16 @ 15:25] (2/7)

It's my understanding that they <Ascarwen> [3/16 @ 16:10] (1/3)

Isildur Cut all Five Fingers Off? <The Black Captain > [3/16 @ 17:32] (1/2)

Only in the movie did that happen, not in the novel. (No Text) <WonderBroad> [3/16 @ 17:57] (1/1)

Right -- in the movie they had <Ascarwen> [3/17 @ 11:54] (0/0)

They were at least consistent, <erather> [3/16 @ 15:56] (1/2)

thanks <phil1> [3/16 @ 16:48] (1/1)

Yes, because technically... <WonderBroad> [3/16 @ 16:52] (0/0)

I believe the book says ... <ety3> [3/16 @ 12:42] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #V. Tunnels <Entmaiden> [3/16 @ 10:15] (10/12)

No time to check <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 4:03] (0/0)
Bilbo’s nerve and verve <Daughter of Nienna> [3/16 @ 19:26] (0/0)
Lte's give Bilbo some credit, and Gandalf too. <Curious> [3/16 @ 18:05] (0/0)
we, parking spaces, and previous owners <Aerintheelf> [3/16 @ 16:02] (0/0)
we,bats,dwarves <lucia> [3/16 @ 15:37] (0/0)
assorted answers <drogo_drogo> [3/16 @ 15:28] (0/0)
Bats <gullygilly> [3/16 @ 15:20] (1/1)

Yes, Sauron even takes on that form briefly <drogo_drogo> [3/16 @ 15:37] (0/0)

We <nerdanel_50> [3/16 @ 13:52] (0/0)
In the tunnels <CactusWren> [3/16 @ 13:43] (0/0)
Sorry, can't find the "we" you were talking about. <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 13:10] (1/1)

It's the last thing Bilbo says "On we go!" (No Text) <Entmaiden> [3/16 @ 14:00] (0/0)

Riddles in the Dark #IV. Hobbity traits <Entmaiden> [3/16 @ 10:13] (8/9)

Quite a lot, actually <Beren IV> [3/17 @ 3:56] (0/0)
Hobbity sense <Daughter of Nienna> [3/16 @ 18:57] (0/0)
some more quick answers <lucia> [3/16 @ 15:17] (0/0)
Hmm <gullygilly> [3/16 @ 15:11] (0/0)
Hobbits! <nerdanel_50> [3/16 @ 13:40] (1/1)

Food on his mind <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 13:51] (0/0)

Hobbits & matches <Ithilien Princess> [3/16 @ 13:03] (0/0)
some quick answers <drogo_drogo> [3/16 @ 11:14] (0/0)
matches and hobbit-lore <Doorwarden of Theoden> [3/16 @ 10:40] (0/0)