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Just wondering: does anyone really understand how and why Tom Bombadil is in Lord of the Rings? <Rhiandra Took> [4/30 @ 20:19] (5/16)

Links also to The Kalevala <Larner> [5/4 @ 23:50] (0/0)
Tom Bombadil links: (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/2 @ 16:47] (0/0)
Tom is a bridge betweeen the storybook and the epic <drogo_drogo> [5/1 @ 8:14] (1/2)

Link to a discussion of the Tom theories (No Text - Link Inside) <drogo_drogo> [5/1 @ 8:16] (1/1)

The REAL answer (No Text - Link Inside) <Man of Rohan> [5/1 @ 13:45] (0/0)

he was a doll who belonged to one of JRRT's sons. <Nimrodel > [4/30 @ 23:42] (1/2)

And his exodus <Kimi> [5/1 @ 0:08] (1/1)

Aw, gee <Nimrodel > [5/3 @ 22:19] (0/0)

I don't believe he is powerful. <Curious> [4/30 @ 20:44] (2/7)

Is there any significance to Frodo's dream <linkinparkelf> [4/30 @ 22:53] (1/3)

Frodo has other dreams, <Curious> [4/30 @ 22:59] (1/2)

Perhaps Bombadil doesn't send it <linkinparkelf> [4/30 @ 23:26] (1/1)

Yes! <CelebornsMirror> [5/1 @ 10:19] (0/0)

thanks <Rhiandra Took> [4/30 @ 20:51] (1/2)

Tom Bombadil <jencho> [5/2 @ 16:28] (1/1)

Perhaps... <Rhiandra Took> [5/2 @ 17:05] (0/0)

Does Frodo kill anyone throughout LOTR? <The Black Captain > [4/30 @ 15:53] (5/15)

Yes, Frodo's pacifism is quite marked <linkinparkelf> [4/30 @ 23:19] (1/4)

I think you gave the answer in your question <hatster> [5/1 @ 7:07] (1/3)

About Tolkien's portrayal of the "bad guys" <linkinparkelf> [5/2 @ 3:47] (2/2)

i actually don't think tolkien's portrayal is <nefisa2> [5/2 @ 11:57] (0/0)
I've got a half-written novel about a pacifist <Poppins> [5/2 @ 9:37] (0/0)

The closest he came... <Larner> [4/30 @ 16:59] (2/6)

How about wishing <Merryk> [5/1 @ 0:09] (3/4)

well... <Rhiandra Took> [5/1 @ 15:01] (0/0)
Make that <Merryk> [5/1 @ 0:31] (0/0)
That's very early in Frodo's <Kimi> [5/1 @ 0:15] (1/1)

ah Kimi...sometimes you just have to put the curmudgeonly <hatster> [5/1 @ 6:46] (0/0)

It doesn't count <Nimrodel > [4/30 @ 23:44] (0/0)

Some people think he killed Gollum. <Curious> [4/30 @ 16:53] (0/0)
No, not even in Moria. <erather> [4/30 @ 16:37] (0/0)
I don't think so <well he's back> [4/30 @ 16:32] (0/0)

What if elves would have won their war against Morgoth? <Kirk_> [4/30 @ 8:07] (2/33)

They would still lose. <PhantomS> [4/30 @ 14:15] (1/30)

Morgoth is a Vala... <Beren IV> [5/1 @ 1:18] (1/29)

But Morgoth wasn't as powerful as he originally was.. <Kirk_> [5/1 @ 7:57] (3/28)

If he would have been that powerful, then he would have destroyed elves within couple weeks.. <Kirk_> [5/2 @ 5:37] (2/17)

Tolkien considered modern armies the equivalent of the Ring. <Curious> [5/3 @ 10:42] (1/3)

Does Morgoth ever take the title "Dark Lord"? <squire > [5/3 @ 11:50] (2/2)

Besides the Barrow-wight's <Curious> [5/3 @ 13:20] (0/0)
Barrow Wights <Beren IV> [5/3 @ 12:51] (0/0)

A modern army? <Beren IV> [5/2 @ 16:06] (2/12)

Morgoth could do that <Curious> [5/3 @ 11:46] (1/6)

Those methods would require time.. <Kirk_> [5/3 @ 14:35] (1/5)

He's been around for ever!! <Curious> [5/3 @ 15:48] (1/4)

I didn't mean that.. <Kirk_> [5/3 @ 16:41] (2/3)

This discussion just got veered into that direction.. <Kirk_> [5/4 @ 5:02] (0/0)
Well, <Curious> [5/3 @ 17:47] (1/1)

The magical angle <Beren IV> [5/4 @ 1:17] (0/0)

Adopting completely new technology is not so fast.. <Kirk_> [5/2 @ 16:22] (1/4)

That's not what I meant. <Beren IV> [5/2 @ 16:30] (1/3)

I don't think that would be possible ;) <Kirk_> [5/2 @ 17:37] (1/2)

We can argue this forever; <Beren IV> [5/2 @ 23:42] (1/1)

True, but it still sounds quite far-fetched, even in a fantastical universe :) (No Text) <Kirk_> [5/3 @ 3:40] (0/0)

Catapults? Heavens, no! <Beren IV> [5/1 @ 22:13] (0/0)
Fingolfin went nuts <PhantomS> [5/1 @ 11:48] (2/8)

It should be pointed out... <Ceorl> [5/2 @ 12:19] (1/1)

Morgoth versus Sauron in battle <PhantomS> [5/3 @ 10:46] (0/0)

But I guess that they could kill Morgoth himself with an catapult.. ;) <Kirk_> [5/1 @ 12:34] (1/5)

They must have had a time machine, too... <PhantomS> [5/2 @ 10:58] (1/4)

I just didn't know what kind of technology they had <Kirk_> [5/2 @ 11:48] (1/3)

Think 'Greek' and 'Roman' weaponry <PhantomS> [5/3 @ 10:41] (1/2)

The Greeks had hoplite armies well before Alexander... (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/4 @ 1:20] (1/1)

hoplites yes, Phalanxes, no. <PhantomS> [5/4 @ 13:53] (0/0)

Well, the Noldor are "cursed" <drogo_drogo> [4/30 @ 9:05] (1/1)

Yes, I think that for the Noldor <Gourry> [4/30 @ 9:45] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: #11: Open Discussion <NZ Strider> [4/30 @ 3:00] (5/41)

"Resurrecting Dale" [article: Daily Tolkien ] (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/1 @ 4:41] (1/1)

Interesting article, but... <Alveric> [5/1 @ 15:02] (0/0)

Chatting up the birds <DAS> [4/30 @ 8:45] (5/27)

In answer to discussion below... <DAS> [5/1 @ 9:53] (1/4)

I think it can be visually interesting. <Pukel-man> [5/1 @ 10:04] (1/3)

There's lots of interest on the heroes' side <DAS> [5/1 @ 10:24] (1/2)

Oh, I wouldn't underrate <NZ Strider> [5/2 @ 1:33] (1/1)

Too bad <Curious> [5/2 @ 7:18] (0/0)

Jumping the gun a bit, as usual <squire > [4/30 @ 13:32] (4/15)

One of the results of the Battle of Five Armies <Entmaiden> [5/2 @ 11:10] (0/0)
More seriously, the battle <Curious> [4/30 @ 15:24] (1/11)

Jackson would never pass up the chance for more warg riders <drogo_drogo> [4/30 @ 15:49] (2/10)

the last hour? <N.E. Brigand> [4/30 @ 17:34] (1/8)

The Battle of Pelennor Fields <Curious> [4/30 @ 17:52] (1/7)

3 chapters <squire > [4/30 @ 21:27] (1/6)

No Arkenstone? <Curious> [4/30 @ 21:34] (1/5)

That's a low blow indeed <squire > [4/30 @ 22:37] (1/4)

I do <Curious> [4/30 @ 22:45] (1/3)

The battle is a eucatastrophe. <Pukel-man> [5/1 @ 8:55] (2/2)

I agree <Curious> [5/2 @ 7:00] (0/0)
Although, actually . . . <Pukel-man> [5/1 @ 9:02] (0/0)

LOL! <khh> [4/30 @ 16:07] (0/0)

five armies <garth30> [4/30 @ 14:39] (0/0)
Heretic! (No Text) <Curious> [4/30 @ 13:37] (0/0)

Playground scuffle? <N.E. Brigand> [4/30 @ 13:26] (0/0)
the film makers <Daughter of Nienna> [4/30 @ 12:50] (0/0)
An easy solution.� The bird is a bird. <Curious> [4/30 @ 10:00] (1/3)

but would you pay them? <Merryk> [4/30 @ 23:54] (2/2)

Not Actors' Equity. <N.E. Brigand> [5/3 @ 13:10] (0/0)
Of course you would pay. <Curious> [5/2 @ 7:20] (0/0)

Note how Tolkien slows the pace in this chapter. <Curious> [4/30 @ 7:15] (0/0)
A few thoughts and questions. <Kimi> [4/30 @ 3:35] (3/8)

Maybe the passageway is wider than the door. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [5/1 @ 0:53] (0/0)
Mr. Baggins and the great "What If" <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/30 @ 13:15] (1/5)

I had a college professor who <Curious> [4/30 @ 13:27] (1/4)

All my college professors... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [4/30 @ 13:32] (1/3)

The difference is <Curious> [4/30 @ 13:40] (1/2)

Business Surnames <khh> [4/30 @ 15:45] (1/1)

Bergil -- that's nice! Good point. (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/30 @ 17:19] (0/0)

About the narrator <hatster> [4/30 @ 6:59] (0/0)

Size of Erebor and Dale <Beren IV> [4/30 @ 3:03] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: #10: Success at Last! <NZ Strider> [4/30 @ 2:57] (7/19)

The trill sounds pretty important to me <squire > [4/30 @ 14:04] (1/1)

trained or intelligent? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/30 @ 14:45] (0/0)

trill v. harsh croak, Thorin v. Bilbo <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/30 @ 12:40] (2/6)

I think the croakers are crows <Kimi> [4/30 @ 22:06] (1/4)

and what sound do Ravens make? (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/1 @ 4:05] (2/3)

"Ro�c" and "Carc" <NZ Strider> [5/2 @ 2:14] (0/0)
Quoth the raven <Kimi> [5/1 @ 4:51] (1/1)

RAVENhill <Entwife Wandlimb> [5/1 @ 19:47] (0/0)

Tolkien on comedy, from #109 <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/30 @ 12:53] (0/0)

some quick early a.m. answers <drogo_drogo> [4/30 @ 8:44] (0/0)
The thrush, I judge, *feels* something, <Curious> [4/30 @ 7:35] (0/0)
birds and beasts <Daughter of Nienna> [4/30 @ 3:46] (1/5)

Aerlin's FotR Annotated Transcript says <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/30 @ 12:20] (2/4)

Do you have links to ROTK transcripts? (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/30 @ 13:30] (1/2)

partial annotated (No Text - Link Inside) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/30 @ 13:44] (1/1)

mahalo (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/30 @ 13:53] (0/0)

thanks <Daughter of Nienna> [4/30 @ 13:10] (0/0)

That thrush does know something! <Kimi> [4/30 @ 3:19] (0/0)
We shall see? <Beren IV> [4/30 @ 3:01] (0/0)

Elven Rings <Beren IV> [4/30 @ 2:31] (4/4)

On lesser rings <ShireRat77> [5/2 @ 3:54] (0/0)
So what were their powers? (No Text) <Beren IV> [5/1 @ 0:54] (0/0)
I think that the craft of making them faded. <Rhiandra Took> [4/30 @ 20:30] (0/0)
I say no! <Temujin> [4/30 @ 9:39] (0/0)

Gollum and Frodo... <nefisa2> [4/30 @ 0:09] (6/21)

yet another slight� variation.. <lucia> [5/1 @ 16:10] (0/0)
My thoughts....... <elvendala> [4/30 @ 15:16] (0/0)
Also, link to letter 181: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [4/30 @ 12:05] (1/5)

do you have <Daughter of Nienna> [4/30 @ 12:42] (1/4)

You have to search for the text. <Curious> [4/30 @ 12:52] (1/3)

Mahalo Nui Loa. (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/30 @ 14:19] (1/2)

Here you go: <Curious> [4/30 @ 21:09] (1/1)

Fantastic!!! Mr Link-Master!!!!! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [5/1 @ 1:05] (0/0)

link to Letter 246 (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/30 @ 4:38] (1/1)

yes, i've pondered this letter much... <nefisa2> [4/30 @ 11:40] (0/0)

May I see your RR pass, please? <Kimi> [4/30 @ 0:36] (4/8)

*slides beneath chair, oonches crabwise to splintery bench* (No Text) <Arquen> [4/30 @ 12:41] (0/0)
*hastily stands up* (No Text) <Arevanye> [4/30 @ 8:04] (0/0)
Hmmm, what do I get <Curious> [4/30 @ 7:26] (2/2)

A big, squishy couch. <Kimi> [4/30 @ 21:16] (0/0)
If you don't have the key to the cabinet yet <squire > [4/30 @ 9:59] (0/0)

I am always awed by that line <linkinparkelf> [4/30 @ 2:26] (2/2)

"damaged goods" <Daughter of Nienna> [4/30 @ 4:41] (0/0)
I nearly <Kimi> [4/30 @ 3:05] (0/0)

Yes <Penthe> [4/30 @ 0:31] (1/1)

completely agree with you about Sam <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/30 @ 15:08] (0/0)

A long owed list of names to rfb (hope it helps) <Galadriel725> [4/29 @ 23:19] (2/3)

quite alright <rfb> [4/30 @ 16:27] (0/0)
Durin's Ring later called "Thr�r's Ring" (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/30 @ 4:18] (1/1)

t3 <Daughter of Nienna> [5/4 @ 5:07] (0/0)

hope another Sil question is ok here <hatster> [4/29 @ 22:34] (10/19)

"Bitter " in OED <lucia> [5/1 @ 16:32] (0/0)
He's talking about himself, too <Arquen> [4/30 @ 12:36] (0/0)
It seems simple to me. <Brockomir> [4/30 @ 8:17] (0/0)
"Terrible, awful, and dreadful" is what <Curious> [4/30 @ 6:57] (1/6)

yes, as I said below..."not a tame lion" <hatster> [4/30 @ 7:01] (1/5)

Bitter as in sharp, not <Curious> [4/30 @ 7:22] (1/4)

I don't think even that meaning loses its negative connotation. <hatster> [4/30 @ 7:39] (1/3)

I judge not. <Curious> [4/30 @ 7:52] (1/2)

I would tend to agree if only because Tolkien isn't usually very punny <hatster> [4/30 @ 7:54] (1/1)

Only <Curious> [4/30 @ 8:13] (0/0)

To perceive the vastness of the universe in a single grain of sand? <linkinparkelf> [4/30 @ 2:42] (1/1)

or in a drop of water...yes <hatster> [4/30 @ 6:36] (0/0)

A lot of metaphor <Beren IV> [4/30 @ 2:08] (0/0)
My interpretation <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/30 @ 0:00] (0/0)
Heavy duty, but this is what I get from it <squire > [4/29 @ 23:58] (1/2)

Like Earendil'sgirl..I always am stopped by <hatster> [4/30 @ 6:43] (1/1)

"The sound of their singing that was fair and terrible..." <erather> [4/30 @ 16:34] (0/0)

For me... <Arwen's daughter> [4/29 @ 23:03] (0/0)
I think <Celandine Brandybuck> [4/29 @ 22:38] (0/0)

OT (sorta) on Tolkien and cats <Farawyn> [4/29 @ 22:06] (10/16)

Hope your cat gets well <IrishElf> [5/3 @ 1:52] (0/0)
Seven, count 'em seven! <Golfimbul> [4/30 @ 12:14] (2/3)

Book of Poems <Rhiandra Took> [4/30 @ 20:34] (0/0)
Oh, goody! <Wynnie> [4/30 @ 17:10] (1/1)

I'm sure there were more cats... <Golfimbul> [5/1 @ 0:58] (0/0)

Best wishes to Lulu..hope she gets better soon. (No Text) <Asia the Cat> [4/30 @ 11:45] (0/0)
OT about cat <Galadriel1a> [4/30 @ 10:07] (0/0)
My sympathies for your cat, hope she recovers! <Galadriel1a> [4/30 @ 9:59] (0/0)
Beruthiel, nothing! Look at this! <Beren IV> [4/30 @ 2:00] (1/1)

Wonderful! So, not only Tolkien <erather> [4/30 @ 18:00] (0/0)

As well as Queen Beruthiel <Kimi> [4/29 @ 22:51] (0/0)
Here's a Tolkien poem <Wynnie> [4/29 @ 22:38] (1/2)

I am reminded of a comment <Arevanye> [4/30 @ 8:26] (1/1)

I don't remember ever having <Wynnie> [4/30 @ 11:52] (0/0)

Being the obsessed cat lover that I am. . . <WhiteAslan > [4/29 @ 22:31] (0/0)
Queen Beruthiel had some... <Arevanye> [4/29 @ 22:16] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: #9: Snails & a Thrush <NZ Strider> [4/29 @ 17:46] (4/6)

Snails <Beren IV> [4/30 @ 1:55] (0/0)
What did the snails eat? <Curious> [4/29 @ 20:47] (1/2)

some grass on the western side <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/30 @ 2:01] (1/1)

Yes, and it is a "grassy bay." <Curious> [4/30 @ 6:46] (0/0)

A little about thrushes and snails (repost to right place) (No Text - Link Inside) <Arquen> [4/29 @ 18:38] (0/0)
what did they know & when did they know it <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/29 @ 18:31] (0/0)

*stumbles into the RR*� Help, The Sil is eating my lunch! <Ltlberr> [4/29 @ 12:35] (10/17)

Special characters <Daughter of Nienna> [5/1 @ 4:50] (0/0)
Pronounciation <Caleniel> [4/30 @ 6:51] (0/0)
I had the same problems <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/29 @ 20:34] (0/0)
Oh, I had a terrible time... <Celandine Brandybuck> [4/29 @ 17:30] (0/0)
the 'e' with the dots sounds like a long 'a'......try looking on character map in your computer for typing it....dont know off hand. (No Text) <Galadriel725> [4/29 @ 16:46] (0/0)
A brief outline of The Silmarillion. <Curious> [4/29 @ 15:21] (1/3)

Another summary ;-) (No Text - Link Inside) <erather> [4/29 @ 15:42] (1/2)

Yes, a shiny-centric version. <Curious> [4/29 @ 16:06] (1/1)

That confused the heck out of me my first time through <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/29 @ 20:38] (0/0)

Map Links: <Daughter of Nienna> [4/29 @ 14:41] (0/0)
Tolkien Encyclopedia Links (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/29 @ 13:41] (0/0)
Some answers and empathy <Inwai> [4/29 @ 13:02] (0/0)
some hasty answers as I leave for lunch <drogo_drogo> [4/29 @ 12:45] (4/4)

Picking a small nit <Kimi> [4/29 @ 23:13] (0/0)
notes & geography <Penthe> [4/29 @ 18:45] (0/0)
Absolutely! EoA was indispensable <Arwenillumen> [4/29 @ 13:30] (0/0)
I found the Encyclopedia of Arda immensely helpful <Lottelita> [4/29 @ 13:20] (0/0)

trivia <spotteddick> [4/29 @ 12:02] (3/4)

Some thoughts on the roundness of Hobbit Holes <squire > [4/29 @ 16:37] (0/0)
Because <Man of Rohan> [4/29 @ 15:54] (0/0)
curvilinear shapes look good and feel good? (No Text - Link Inside) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/29 @ 15:04] (1/1)

Excellent! <Fisher> [4/29 @ 16:03] (0/0)

FOTR: Council of Elrond question <Arwenillumen> [4/29 @ 11:42] (2/9)

Saruman is known for rings <Inwai> [4/29 @ 12:51] (0/0)
I don't where it's mentioned again. <RosieLass> [4/29 @ 11:58] (1/7)

Immediately afterwards... <squire > [4/29 @ 12:54] (1/6)

Thanks, squire. I had to go back <Arwenillumen> [4/29 @ 13:56] (1/5)

It wasn't a complete dud - but he wanted the One Ring for sure <squire > [4/29 @ 14:21] (2/4)

Celebrimbor's Rings <Beren IV> [4/30 @ 1:35] (2/2)

Good question -- some further thoughts <squire > [4/30 @ 9:04] (0/0)
The Elves would have been <Curious> [4/30 @ 8:25] (0/0)

You're amazing, squire! Thanks again. (No Text) <Arwenillumen> [4/29 @ 15:09] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: #8: The Dwarves� Recriminations <NZ Strider> [4/29 @ 6:23] (11/13)

Tolkien's Dwarves evolved over time <Daughter of Nienna> [4/30 @ 3:01] (0/0)
Dwarven nature <Beren IV> [4/30 @ 1:21] (0/0)
Of course this is a clue. <Curious> [4/29 @ 17:57] (1/2)

first reading? clueless until just now! (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/29 @ 18:45] (1/1)

Well, I mean <Curious> [4/30 @ 8:17] (0/0)

Biblical Comparison <khh> [4/29 @ 16:38] (0/0)
meeting expectations: the plan from the start <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/29 @ 15:32] (0/0)
Telling stories to children: <Merryk> [4/29 @ 13:23] (0/0)
Attitudes of the Dwarves <Inwai> [4/29 @ 12:46] (0/0)
Grumpy Dwarves <drogo_drogo> [4/29 @ 12:12] (0/0)
I have no idea what we are "meant" to feel <lucia> [4/29 @ 11:50] (0/0)
Bilbo still feels insecure <Elen> [4/29 @ 10:44] (0/0)
I think we're meant to focus on Bilbo <Entmaiden> [4/29 @ 9:12] (0/0)

What if Deagol... <Farawyn> [4/28 @ 21:50] (4/12)

Thanks, all! (No Text) <Farawyn> [4/29 @ 16:08] (0/0)
Here's a link... <N.E. Brigand> [4/29 @ 14:44] (0/0)
From what Tolkien has said... <Finrod Felagund 5> [4/28 @ 23:41] (4/7)

Hmm.� I've read criticism of... <N.E. Brigand> [4/29 @ 15:10] (1/2)

If Isildur had been able to give the ring away... <Finrod Felagund 5> [4/29 @ 22:16] (1/1)

Guy, if the Ring had been destroyed <squire > [4/29 @ 23:33] (0/0)

What a fantastic write up FF5 <Frodo-esque> [4/29 @ 14:35] (0/0)
How nice to read a defence of Isildur for a change! (No Text) <Elberbeth> [4/29 @ 13:50] (1/1)

Poor Isildur is another victim <erather> [4/29 @ 18:07] (0/0)

I was struck by part of your response <Entmaiden> [4/29 @ 9:19] (0/0)

I doubt too much would change <Man of Rohan> [4/28 @ 22:45] (1/1)

That should be <Man of Rohan> [4/28 @ 22:48] (0/0)

Sil study guide <pocketses> [4/28 @ 20:38] (1/1)

you should check with the Tolkien Society <hatster> [4/28 @ 21:05] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: #7: Mr. Baggins Sits and Thinks <NZ Strider> [4/28 @ 15:58] (6/27)

Bilbo's "luck" is with him. <Curious> [4/29 @ 6:32] (1/3)

Once Upon a Time in The West <khh> [4/29 @ 14:10] (1/2)

*tries and fails to imagine <Curious> [4/29 @ 14:51] (1/1)

LOL <khh> [4/29 @ 16:30] (0/0)

looking West <hatster> [4/28 @ 22:05] (1/1)

Great poem, hatster, thanks! (No Text) <erather> [4/28 @ 22:17] (0/0)

"And while in uffish thought he stood"... <Farawyn> [4/28 @ 21:19] (2/3)

The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame, <NZ Strider> [4/29 @ 6:31] (1/1)

Oh frabjous day!!! Calooh, Callay! <Farawyn> [4/29 @ 21:34] (0/0)

Yes, Tolkien did it regularly. <erather> [4/28 @ 22:34] (0/0)

In the ease of comfortable thoughts... <White Gull> [4/28 @ 19:13] (1/3)

The Announcement <erather> [4/28 @ 22:30] (2/2)

Thanks NZ St......um I mean erather (No Text) <White Gull> [4/30 @ 15:04] (0/0)
and thanks for that link to the advice <hatster> [4/29 @ 6:18] (0/0)

the �light-bulb� moment <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 17:47] (3/9)

The snail and the stone. <Kimi> [4/28 @ 21:53] (1/1)

A little about thrushes and snails (No Text - Link Inside) <Arquen> [4/29 @ 14:49] (0/0)

on the snail <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/28 @ 20:38] (1/1)

"crawling slowly and stickily" <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/29 @ 1:03] (0/0)

moving at a snail's pace? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/28 @ 18:56] (2/4)

*wishing I had modding powers in RR* (No Text) <Farawyn> [4/28 @ 21:21] (1/2)

Ahhh..UP, of course! (No Text) <Farawyn> [4/28 @ 21:23] (1/1)

whew! (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/29 @ 1:05] (0/0)

:-)) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 19:50] (0/0)

It's Bilbo putting on his thinking cap <drogo_drogo> [4/28 @ 16:15] (1/2)

Exactly <White Gull> [4/28 @ 19:20] (1/1)

sorry, missed that post <drogo_drogo> [4/29 @ 12:22] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: #6: Dwarf Doors <NZ Strider> [4/28 @ 5:32] (8/39)

thinking ahead? <nerdanel_50> [4/29 @ 0:30] (0/0)
Well <Beren IV> [4/28 @ 21:21] (0/0)
Speculative Trick Mechanism <Arquen> [4/28 @ 16:42] (3/12)

Can't magic just be magic? (No Text) <White Gull> [4/28 @ 19:24] (2/5)

*hands over brain* <Arquen> [4/28 @ 19:45] (1/1)

Ifind you *brain* so much fun! <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 19:54] (0/0)

PS <White Gull> [4/28 @ 19:25] (1/2)

Well, <Arquen> [4/28 @ 19:40] (1/1)

:( Still hoping for a better end. (No Text) <White Gull> [4/28 @ 19:42] (0/0)

perhaps mithril has those properties <drogo_drogo> [4/28 @ 17:54] (0/0)
Good, now hide the seams and explain the hinges (No Text) <squire > [4/28 @ 16:43] (1/4)

Distract the audience with a talking raven. <Pukel-man> [4/28 @ 17:10] (1/3)

Once, when I was reading The Hobbit late at night <squire > [4/28 @ 17:17] (1/2)

Hmmm <White Gull> [4/28 @ 19:46] (1/1)

Nevermore! (No Text) <squire > [4/28 @ 22:11] (0/0)

Thorin was still a young strapling <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 14:45] (0/0)
Great article on "Durin's Day": (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [4/28 @ 13:37] (0/0)
secret doors <drogo_drogo> [4/28 @ 10:31] (2/19)

Reminiscent of Stonehenge? <Pukel-man> [4/28 @ 13:03] (3/10)

It's a very old gag. <squire > [4/28 @ 16:27] (1/3)

The coincidence is too fantastic <Curious> [4/29 @ 6:47] (1/2)

Well, within the context of the story, <squire > [4/29 @ 9:49] (1/1)

It is too obvious, <Curious> [4/29 @ 10:15] (0/0)

resurrection and cyclical renewal ceremonies, maybe <drogo_drogo> [4/28 @ 15:43] (0/0)
Or, perhaps, speculation about Stonehenge <NZ Strider> [4/28 @ 15:04] (1/4)

Indy! They're digging in the wrong place! <Pukel-man> [4/28 @ 15:40] (3/3)

So true. <White Gull> [4/28 @ 19:45] (0/0)
*kicks self* Good one, Puck. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [4/28 @ 15:57] (0/0)
It thought of that too... asps, very dangerous <drogo_drogo> [4/28 @ 15:44] (0/0)

It's and exit, not an entrance, I think <NottaSackville> [4/28 @ 10:44] (1/7)

But why then the key? (No Text) <khh> [4/28 @ 11:40] (1/6)

Because there is a prophecy, <Curious> [4/28 @ 11:53] (1/5)

But wouldn't they have made the door *before* the prophecy? <RosieLass> [4/28 @ 12:14] (1/4)

It was built for escape, <Curious> [4/28 @ 12:23] (1/3)

I am not so sure. The door swings IN not OUT-- <hatster> [4/29 @ 6:39] (1/2)

Interesting point, but <Curious> [4/29 @ 10:24] (1/1)

Interesting concept <khh> [4/29 @ 14:06] (0/0)

Thorin might have been out of the loop <Draupne> [4/28 @ 9:57] (0/0)
Tough choices <khh> [4/28 @ 7:14] (0/0)

LOTR Militaries <aducknamedjoe> [4/27 @ 22:29] (7/10)

Arms and Armor <Rhiandra Took> [4/30 @ 20:42] (0/0)
My guess <kodax> [4/29 @ 3:02] (0/0)
Arms and Armour <Alveric> [4/28 @ 10:18] (1/1)

thanks <aducknamedjoe> [4/28 @ 21:41] (0/0)

Here is as good as any. <Atlas> [4/28 @ 10:03] (0/0)
specific information is given for the rohirrim... <Mapalon> [4/28 @ 4:11] (0/0)
Icelandic style <Beren IV> [4/28 @ 2:47] (1/2)

Dwarves = miniature bearded Vikings. <Pukel-man> [4/28 @ 9:15] (1/1)

What King Harold would have given for 500 Dwarf huscarls at Hastings eh!? ;-) (No Text) <Ceorl> [4/28 @ 11:17] (0/0)

Welll.... <Nimrodel > [4/28 @ 0:07] (0/0)

Gimli and the Glittering Caves <Penthe> [4/27 @ 22:29] (2/7)

The possibilites <PhantomS> [4/28 @ 11:18] (0/0)
Gimli's career after the War is well known <squire > [4/27 @ 23:12] (3/5)

Thank you <Larner> [4/29 @ 22:38] (0/0)
I've also heard that if a visitor could lean backwards and kiss the hoofprint <Arevanye> [4/28 @ 11:06] (1/2)

No, you're confusing two different sites <squire > [4/28 @ 11:21] (1/1)

ohhh� I think you are right-- <Arevanye> [4/28 @ 11:36] (0/0)

lady of the wood shrine.... Brilliant! (like the Guiness commercials). (No Text) <Brockomir> [4/28 @ 0:00] (0/0)

elven history <elrondsothergirl> [4/27 @ 20:16] (4/7)

Eregion and the Sil <Beren IV> [4/28 @ 2:29] (0/0)
*chuckle* <Nimrodel > [4/28 @ 0:09] (1/2)

pssst Nim! <White Gull> [4/28 @ 9:34] (1/1)

Psst back. :-) <Nimrodel > [4/28 @ 10:10] (0/0)

The first place I would turn is <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/27 @ 20:31] (0/0)
Try the Silmarillion... <Morwilwarin> [4/27 @ 20:29] (1/1)

thank you <elrondsothergirl> [4/28 @ 16:47] (0/0)

LeGuin's Essay on LOTR <Arevanye> [4/27 @ 19:59] (9/28)

reminds me of the rhythm of Old English poetry <drogo_drogo> [4/28 @ 10:16] (3/4)

midnight thoughts on Old English rhythms <Modtheow> [4/29 @ 0:21] (0/0)
And here he is (albeit some months ago) <erather> [4/28 @ 15:29] (1/1)

I wonder whether it's actually deeper than that. <Pukel-man> [4/28 @ 15:46] (0/0)

I wonder if it was a conscious internalization <Arevanye> [4/28 @ 12:26] (0/0)

I recommend the essay (linked by an seileachan above) to everyone! (No Text) <squire > [4/28 @ 9:42] (1/2)

I've re-typed her note that she added in 2002: <Arevanye> [4/28 @ 9:53] (1/1)

Yes, well, that was the TV after all. <erather> [4/28 @ 15:31] (0/0)

"the deep breath before the storm"... <nefisa2> [4/28 @ 9:39] (0/0)
Tolkien sets a leisurely pace, <Curious> [4/28 @ 7:17] (2/6)

There was a parade? <Arevanye> [4/28 @ 10:56] (1/3)

Sort of. <Curious> [4/28 @ 11:39] (2/2)

would you count <Amatire> [4/28 @ 12:07] (0/0)
yes, it was, wasn't it... <Arevanye> [4/28 @ 11:58] (0/0)

Nice catch <squire > [4/28 @ 7:43] (1/1)

Well yes, Bilbo's question <Curious> [4/28 @ 9:44] (0/0)

Which accounts for the Mt. Doom Slog <WrightWords> [4/28 @ 1:18] (2/2)

That section is surprisingly short. <Curious> [4/28 @ 10:45] (0/0)
Well, if one can't jog, one slogs... <Arevanye> [4/28 @ 10:38] (0/0)

I agree with her about the pacing <HobbitHearted> [4/28 @ 0:35] (1/1)

your observations do make sense! <Arevanye> [4/28 @ 8:18] (0/0)

Interesting theory... <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/27 @ 23:01] (0/0)
I like this. <Brockomir> [4/27 @ 22:33] (1/3)

I don't know if it is online <Arevanye> [4/28 @ 7:41] (1/2)

I think this is it... <an seileachan> [4/28 @ 9:21] (1/1)

You found it! Thanks! <Arevanye> [4/28 @ 9:42] (0/0)

False modesty ill becomes you <squire > [4/27 @ 22:13] (1/1)

I'm glad that posts here last more than 4 hours... <Arevanye> [4/28 @ 7:32] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: #5: Mr. Baggins Reads the ******* Manual <NZ Strider> [4/27 @ 18:04] (8/11)

When all else fails, read the map <drogo_drogo> [4/28 @ 10:10] (0/0)
Thorin at his best is willing to defer <Curious> [4/28 @ 6:58] (1/1)

True! I also like what you said earlier (No Text - Link Inside) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/28 @ 10:03] (0/0)

I have always felt <Beren IV> [4/28 @ 2:22] (0/0)
Thorin still surpasses Bilbo, <Merryk> [4/28 @ 0:24] (0/0)
heroism <Penthe> [4/27 @ 20:25] (0/0)
where do heroes come from? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/27 @ 20:25] (1/2)

if only I'd waited a minute - you said it all much better:) (No Text) <Penthe> [4/27 @ 22:21] (1/1)

no, then I'd miss your "action hero" comment <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/28 @ 0:41] (0/0)

Pointy-haired boss? <Arquen> [4/27 @ 20:17] (0/0)
I'm reminded of "Angels in America" <erather> [4/27 @ 20:04] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: #4: The Source of the Running River <NZ Strider> [4/27 @ 17:22] (7/29)

Lee paint: 'Front Gate' (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 16:46] (0/0)
Vog: Volcanic Air Pollution <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 4:07] (0/0)
Rivers of fire <Beren IV> [4/28 @ 2:12] (1/2)

It is the Popo Agie River, <NZ Strider> [4/28 @ 4:21] (1/1)

Another link (No Text - Link Inside) <Arquen> [4/28 @ 17:18] (0/0)

Q3: Mining Engineering Dwarf Style <Arquen> [4/27 @ 23:02] (4/7)

How big is Smaug? <N.E. Brigand> [4/28 @ 18:34] (1/1)

No, I estimated it myself... <Arquen> [4/28 @ 19:24] (0/0)

*blinks* You lost me at 'oonching'... <Smokering> [4/28 @ 17:00] (0/0)
Gandalf's fireworks were not made in Dale. <Curious> [4/28 @ 6:39] (1/1)

*rummages* you're right! *picks up sledge and chisel, sighs* (No Text) <Arquen> [4/28 @ 17:39] (0/0)

Wow! You're really outdoing yourself, Arquen. <NZ Strider> [4/28 @ 4:06] (1/1)

Holding up the roof <Arquen> [4/28 @ 16:31] (0/0)

Spring-fed rivers <Arquen> [4/27 @ 18:32] (2/2)

mahalo for the plug <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 3:29] (0/0)
forgot to add... <Arquen> [4/27 @ 18:43] (0/0)

smog and/or Hades <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/27 @ 18:26] (2/7)

How does one pronounce "Smaug"? <squire > [4/28 @ 16:43] (1/4)

smowg ('ow' as in 'now') <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/28 @ 17:47] (1/3)

how would JRRT have said it? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/28 @ 17:54] (1/2)

With a very different sound. <Kimi> [4/28 @ 20:20] (1/1)

hmm, I wonder if I could understand you <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/29 @ 1:17] (0/0)

Here's the second instance of "Smog" in the OED <drogo_drogo> [4/28 @ 9:58] (1/1)

I do wonder, only half seriously, <NZ Strider> [4/28 @ 15:08] (0/0)

Smog <Kimi> [4/27 @ 17:59] (2/4)

I wonder what our dear Professor <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 3:21] (1/2)

No! I've never heard of that! (No Text) <Kimi> [4/28 @ 3:45] (1/1)

We had it here in New Plymouth <Ataahua> [4/28 @ 15:30] (0/0)

you beat me! ;) (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/27 @ 18:27] (0/0)

tom bombadil and goldberry <garth30> [4/27 @ 16:46] (2/19)

Well... <Beren IV> [4/28 @ 2:04] (0/0)
tom and goldberry <rfb> [4/27 @ 16:53] (1/17)

tom and goldberry <garth30> [4/27 @ 17:04] (3/16)

In the immortal words of Blue Wizard: <WhiteAslan > [4/27 @ 17:48] (0/0)
"He makes me laugh." (No Text) <squire > [4/27 @ 17:13] (0/0)
Bombadil almost certainly <Curious> [4/27 @ 17:10] (2/13)

tom and goldberry <garth30> [4/27 @ 17:21] (1/8)

don`t like tom <garth30> [4/27 @ 17:29] (4/7)

i'm kinda sad he's gone.. <rfb> [4/27 @ 17:55] (0/0)
I don't mind the characters so much. <RosieLass> [4/27 @ 17:45] (0/0)
Tom & Goldberry...Tom take him or leave him <La-La> [4/27 @ 17:40] (1/1)

Thats exactly what i was thinking.. <eowyn_rohan> [4/28 @ 4:44] (0/0)

Tolkien himself said <Curious> [4/27 @ 17:39] (1/2)

an important test? found courage? how? (No Text) <cheesecake> [4/27 @ 18:38] (1/1)

In the Barrow... <Smokering> [4/27 @ 19:06] (0/0)

WHAT IS TOM? (No Text) <La-La> [4/27 @ 17:15] (1/3)

A spirit of some kind. <Curious> [4/27 @ 17:26] (2/2)

Interesting. Never thought of it like that. Thanks ! (No Text) <eowyn_rohan> [4/28 @ 4:46] (0/0)
Intenional enigma, I like that! Thanks! (No Text) <La-La> [4/27 @ 17:33] (0/0)

of ringbearers <rfb> [4/27 @ 16:30] (3/6)

rfb, your writing style... <N.E. Brigand> [4/27 @ 17:39] (0/0)
some answers <drogo_drogo> [4/27 @ 17:22] (0/0)
Help hopfully <Galadriel725> [4/27 @ 17:20] (1/3)

sorry brigand <rfb> [4/27 @ 17:48] (2/2)

Please, please, rfb <Nimrodel > [4/28 @ 0:15] (0/0)
If you don't have time to do a good job, <erather> [4/27 @ 18:09] (0/0)

iluvatar and melkor <Roisin_daughter_of_iluvatar> [4/27 @ 14:59] (3/3)

Chaos an Order <Beren IV> [4/28 @ 1:58] (0/0)
A balance of good and evil? <N.E. Brigand> [4/27 @ 16:50] (0/0)
OK, Sauron, I'm warning you! I've got the grace of all kins here, and I'm not afraid to use it! <squire > [4/27 @ 15:11] (0/0)

The White Council and Dol Guldur <NottaSackville> [4/27 @ 10:17] (6/20)

Thanks all! <NottaSackville> [4/28 @ 15:25] (0/0)
"Magical" conflict <Beren IV> [4/28 @ 1:50] (1/7)

I don't think you can dispense with an army here. <squire > [4/28 @ 8:37] (2/6)

Sure you can. <Curious> [4/28 @ 12:35] (2/4)

I disagree. I don't believe the examples are applicable. <squire > [4/28 @ 13:49] (1/2)

Well, the wizards <Curious> [4/28 @ 14:01] (1/1)

Since "the whole thing doesn't..." <N.E. Brigand> [4/28 @ 18:14] (0/0)

Oh, I nearly forgot the most relevant <Curious> [4/28 @ 13:44] (0/0)

I think you are right <Alveric> [4/28 @ 9:45] (0/0)

Not Sauron's first retreat from Dol Goldur. <N.E. Brigand> [4/27 @ 16:36] (0/0)
It will never be completely consistent <squire > [4/27 @ 11:58] (4/4)

Was Dol Goldur not torn down? <N.E. Brigand> [4/27 @ 15:31] (0/0)
Isn't that the one thing that ultimately made Frodo's quest successful? <RosieLass> [4/27 @ 15:27] (0/0)
I'd love to see Radagast's war-badgers <drogo_drogo> [4/27 @ 14:35] (0/0)
Sauron is a master of strategic "weakness". <erather> [4/27 @ 14:04] (0/0)

This brings up another question. <RosieLass> [4/27 @ 11:25] (3/3)

Her instincts were usually excellent <dcmdramas> [4/27 @ 14:21] (0/0)
Who determined who would head the Council? (No Text) <Tail-kinker> [4/27 @ 12:49] (0/0)
Saruman was already turning <Bythedar> [4/27 @ 12:29] (0/0)

some answers <PhantomS> [4/27 @ 10:33] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep, #3: Dale <NZ Strider> [4/27 @ 5:28] (7/14)

reminds me also of <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 2:42] (0/0)
Edain blood <Beren IV> [4/28 @ 1:17] (1/1)

Related, but with a different history <Alveric> [4/28 @ 5:09] (0/0)

Not much to add <Altaira> [4/28 @ 1:01] (0/0)
Bells were the mark of a city, <Curious> [4/27 @ 10:24] (2/3)

Good work, Curious. Not bad at all. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [4/28 @ 4:02] (0/0)
Beautiful. And to be more specific, <erather> [4/27 @ 19:33] (1/1)

Nice! (No Text) <Curious> [4/28 @ 10:52] (0/0)

Dale as the Gondolin of The Hobbit <drogo_drogo> [4/27 @ 9:35] (0/0)
Dales Bells <Alveric> [4/27 @ 8:10] (0/0)
The difference here is <PhantomS> [4/27 @ 7:46] (1/3)

the message of the ruins <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/27 @ 12:44] (1/2)

yes, and let us not forget <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 3:00] (1/1)

thanks - I'd forgotten this (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/29 @ 1:19] (0/0)

Mandos' "dread aspect" <Tar-Telperien> [4/26 @ 23:40] (2/4)

Mandos is a judge <PhantomS> [4/27 @ 7:42] (1/1)

Perhaps... <Tar-Telperien> [4/27 @ 12:09] (0/0)

Mandos is to be feared <Beren IV> [4/27 @ 1:19] (1/1)

True, but... <Tar-Telperien> [4/27 @ 3:02] (0/0)

has anyone... <rfb> [4/26 @ 21:13] (7/10)

Archive link: on threads for Durin�s Folk #1-26 <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 4:24] (0/0)
Tolkien was all dwarved out <squire > [4/27 @ 8:36] (0/0)
The Dwarf Rings are evil things <PhantomS> [4/27 @ 8:01] (0/0)
Did Tolkien <Man of Rohan> [4/27 @ 3:30] (2/3)

Yes, very funny! I can just see <Curious> [4/27 @ 17:55] (1/1)

Does Glaurung have armpits? (No Text) <Man of Rohan> [4/28 @ 3:30] (0/0)

Great footer! a whole new avenue opens up! <squire > [4/27 @ 8:28] (0/0)

the origin of Dwarves <Beren IV> [4/27 @ 1:16] (0/0)
Not writing a lot about Dwarves... <Nimrodel > [4/26 @ 23:28] (0/0)
I wouldn't call it a "distaste" for dwarves <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/26 @ 22:39] (0/0)

it dawned on me.. <rfb> [4/26 @ 17:47] (2/14)

murdered near Misty Mountains <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 18:16] (1/2)

Psst Wanda <Estelwyn> [4/27 @ 5:41] (1/1)

I look forward to it :) (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/27 @ 12:24] (0/0)

No, Smeagol <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/26 @ 18:08] (1/10)

but.. <rfb> [4/26 @ 18:14] (5/9)

Tiny red times test gretes on eyes over 50 as well :-)) (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 15:41] (0/0)
Could you do us a favor, rfb? <Nimrodel > [4/26 @ 23:31] (0/0)
What Smeagol knows, Gollum knows... <N.E. Brigand> [4/26 @ 18:37] (0/0)
not a Stoor of the Shire, though <an seileachan> [4/26 @ 18:31] (3/4)

More on Hobbit Migrations <Alveric> [4/27 @ 4:57] (1/1)

Some Stoors moved back east <Chip of Dale> [4/27 @ 10:22] (0/0)

yes -- here's some more ME geography <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 19:26] (0/0)
Exactly, though I would add... <N.E. Brigand> [4/26 @ 18:43] (0/0)

Knowledge of the Shire <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/26 @ 18:26] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: #2. The Lonely Mountain <NZ Strider> [4/26 @ 14:35] (9/40)

Hawaiian Volcanoes: <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 1:15] (3/3)

Fascinating links -- Thanks, DoN! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [4/28 @ 4:29] (0/0)
People like you and me <Kimi> [4/28 @ 1:51] (0/0)
Skiing in Hawai`i <Daughter of Nienna> [4/28 @ 1:42] (0/0)

time is running out <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/27 @ 3:05] (0/0)
Some mountain illustrations by Tolkien: (No Text - Link Inside) <Kimi> [4/27 @ 2:10] (1/14)

Thanks for this. Tolkien does have <NZ Strider> [4/27 @ 5:35] (2/13)

It's perhaps best not to fight too hard on this <squire > [4/27 @ 13:24] (1/3)

I reserve the right... <Arquen> [4/27 @ 14:00] (2/2)

Oh, don't worry... <NZ Strider> [4/27 @ 15:50] (0/0)
Good for you. <Curious> [4/27 @ 14:47] (0/0)

But the Lonely Mountain is *not* pointed. <Curious> [4/27 @ 6:21] (1/8)

But look at the foreground... <Arquen> [4/27 @ 12:26] (1/7)

Well, Tolkien <Curious> [4/27 @ 13:09] (4/6)

repost-but could be too pointy (No Text - Link Inside) <Arquen> [4/27 @ 16:28] (0/0)
psst Arquen <squire > [4/27 @ 15:53] (1/1)

aaaugh--it won't let me. Altaira? (No Text) <Arquen> [4/27 @ 16:20] (0/0)

And another.... (No Text - Link Inside) <Arquen> [4/27 @ 15:38] (0/0)
Close Enough <Arquen> [4/27 @ 13:46] (1/1)

Not very close. <Curious> [4/27 @ 14:43] (0/0)

I study geology... <Beren IV> [4/27 @ 1:10] (2/6)

Orthanc... <N.E. Brigand> [4/27 @ 14:41] (1/3)

Orthanc is man-made <squire > [4/27 @ 16:29] (1/2)

Here's one method... (No Text - Link Inside) <Arquen> [4/27 @ 17:27] (1/1)

More suited for Minas Ithil, don't you think? <squire > [4/27 @ 17:44] (0/0)

Be careful about volcanoes... <Arquen> [4/27 @ 12:46] (1/1)

Generally, but... <Beren IV> [4/28 @ 0:55] (0/0)

More on the geology of Middle-earth <Roheryn> [4/26 @ 20:43] (1/2)

*sniffs* <Arquen> [4/26 @ 22:39] (1/1)

I agree that the lava tubes <Curious> [4/27 @ 7:41] (0/0)

The evil Worm meets Norbert <squire > [4/26 @ 16:17] (1/2)

Link to last week's discussion (No Text - Link Inside) <Arquen> [4/26 @ 16:27] (1/1)

Just read through this... <NZ Strider> [4/27 @ 5:37] (0/0)

The Geology of The Lonely Mountain <Arquen> [4/26 @ 15:43] (3/4)

thanks <drogo_drogo> [4/26 @ 19:27] (0/0)
A nice scientific explanation, but <Curious> [4/26 @ 17:05] (1/1)

Sure, but <Arquen> [4/26 @ 17:46] (0/0)

Thanks for this! <N.E. Brigand> [4/26 @ 16:57] (0/0)

Not necessarily volcanic. <erather> [4/26 @ 15:24] (0/0)
most likely volcanic <drogo_drogo> [4/26 @ 14:50] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: #1. Toponymy <NZ Strider> [4/26 @ 14:33] (7/19)

Not proper names? <Draupne> [4/27 @ 3:21] (0/0)
Comments <Altaira> [4/27 @ 1:04] (0/0)
It's been said. (No Text) <Beren IV> [4/27 @ 0:51] (0/0)
The vast majority of Tolkien's place names <Curious> [4/26 @ 17:59] (2/12)

further thoughts on this <Menelwyn> [4/26 @ 20:05] (1/1)

What we would have had <Curious> [4/27 @ 6:25] (0/0)

Good point! <nerdanel_50> [4/26 @ 18:23] (4/9)

place names <Daughter of Nienna> [4/27 @ 16:09] (0/0)
Helm's Deep? Tower of Ecthelion? <erather> [4/27 @ 13:50] (1/3)

Or names which refer to events... <NZ Strider> [4/27 @ 18:11] (2/2)

Tolkien only uses such names <Curious> [4/28 @ 5:22] (0/0)
Thanks, NZ Strider, I just now got... <N.E. Brigand> [4/27 @ 19:22] (0/0)

It is not Tookborough but <Curious> [4/27 @ 7:38] (0/0)
place names <Penthe> [4/27 @ 5:22] (1/2)

Good point! More on English place names: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [4/27 @ 6:33] (1/1)

thanks <Penthe> [4/27 @ 20:54] (0/0)

There's a lack of "foreign" names in The Hobbit <Kimi> [4/26 @ 16:36] (0/0)
Place names <erather> [4/26 @ 15:01] (0/0)
Tolkien likes lone mountains as goals of journeys <drogo_drogo> [4/26 @ 14:43] (0/0)

The next book: my case for The Silmarillion. <Curious> [4/26 @ 14:19] (10/42)

definitely up for the Sil! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/27 @ 13:14] (0/0)
I'll go for it... <Beren IV> [4/27 @ 0:43] (0/0)
Good idea, but I really, really want to do... <Tar-Telperien> [4/26 @ 19:50] (1/7)

Rather obscure is right! <Curious> [4/27 @ 6:18] (1/6)

Paperback Morgoth's Ring <Alveric> [4/27 @ 8:35] (1/5)

Not in the USA. (No Text) <Curious> [4/27 @ 9:59] (2/4)

Er, yes, they are... <Tar-Telperien> [4/27 @ 12:03] (1/2)

Not Morgoth's Ring. <Curious> [4/27 @ 12:20] (1/1)

I have volumes <Daughter of Nienna> [4/27 @ 13:00] (0/0)

I wonder why? <Alveric> [4/27 @ 11:18] (0/0)

it would motivate me to read it... <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 16:43] (0/0)
works for me! <L�thien Telperi�n> [4/26 @ 16:36] (0/0)
I suppose so <squire > [4/26 @ 14:51] (3/15)

Drogo drogo gave an accurate history. <Kimi> [4/27 @ 0:07] (1/8)

Thanks, Kimi <squire > [4/27 @ 8:00] (2/7)

Very few of us <Kimi> [4/27 @ 16:54] (2/5)

Being very new here in Rdg Rm <Estelwyn> [4/28 @ 0:40] (1/1)

Altaira will post a voting thread <Kimi> [4/28 @ 1:00] (0/0)

I love the Reading Room too <squire > [4/27 @ 17:03] (2/2)

Shh! <Kimi> [4/27 @ 17:15] (0/0)
I think we get the key <Curious> [4/27 @ 17:13] (0/0)

Personally <Altaira> [4/27 @ 12:30] (0/0)

Apparently The Tolkien Reader is only <Curious> [4/26 @ 15:01] (1/4)

In the British Empire <NZ Strider> [4/26 @ 15:50] (1/3)

Unfortunately, The Tolkien Reader <Curious> [4/26 @ 16:36] (1/2)

Yeah, but... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [4/26 @ 16:56] (1/1)

True. And <Curious> [4/26 @ 17:07] (0/0)

I think this is the order of discussion... <drogo_drogo> [4/26 @ 14:56] (0/0)

I would love that! <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/26 @ 14:44] (1/1)

In the past <Altaira> [4/27 @ 12:39] (0/0)

My personal preference <NZ Strider> [4/26 @ 14:43] (5/9)

Maybe a main discussion of canonical works, and side discussions <drogo_drogo> [4/27 @ 7:40] (1/1)

It wouldn't be the first time <Altaira> [4/27 @ 12:24] (0/0)

Yes, I love those! <Smokering> [4/26 @ 18:31] (1/2)

Well, that blows my theory <Aunt Dora Baggins> [4/26 @ 19:59] (1/1)

middle aged! <Penthe> [4/27 @ 5:29] (0/0)

Ooh, ooh, ooh!� If we don't... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [4/26 @ 16:45] (0/0)
My, you make an appealing argument. <Curious> [4/26 @ 14:56] (0/0)
Silly question... <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/26 @ 14:47] (1/1)

Altaira's message about the next voting thread <drogo_drogo> [4/26 @ 14:53] (0/0)

Oh, yes, please! <erather> [4/26 @ 14:40] (0/0)
I second that motion. (No Text) <lucia> [4/26 @ 14:39] (0/0)

3 Questions from a novice. <Tail-kinker> [4/26 @ 11:01] (7/10)

Thanks, all! <Tail-kinker> [4/27 @ 8:55] (2/3)

I didn't think they were baby-ish <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/27 @ 16:13] (0/0)
It's really no problem <squire > [4/27 @ 9:51] (1/1)

Double thanks! <Tail-kinker> [4/27 @ 14:58] (0/0)

Read Entwife Wandlimb's answer. (No Text) <Beren IV> [4/27 @ 0:40] (0/0)
Your questions will lead to others... <N.E. Brigand> [4/26 @ 14:13] (0/0)
Welcome! (long answers) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 12:33] (0/0)
here's some quick answers <drogo_drogo> [4/26 @ 11:36] (0/0)
A few answers and suggestions <squire > [4/26 @ 11:35] (0/0)
Some answers from a non-scholar. <WhiteAslan > [4/26 @ 11:32] (0/0)

Chap. Discussion: On the Doorstep: Announcement <NZ Strider> [4/26 @ 4:35] (5/15)

Psst NZS <Arquen> [4/26 @ 14:33] (1/1)

Great minds, eh? <NZ Strider> [4/26 @ 14:37] (0/0)

Thanks, looking forward to 'em. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [4/26 @ 12:33] (0/0)
Thanks, NZ <Altaira> [4/26 @ 9:14] (3/9)

psst Altaira <Menelwyn> [4/26 @ 14:12] (0/0)
Psst Altaira <Arquen> [4/26 @ 13:38] (2/4)

Arquen!! I mean, pssst, Arquen, <nerdanel_50> [4/26 @ 18:11] (0/0)
Excellent <Altaira> [4/26 @ 13:58] (1/2)

Just when you thought... <notlost> [4/26 @ 14:47] (1/1)

Hawaii! <Altaira> [4/27 @ 10:29] (0/0)

psst Altaira <drogo_drogo> [4/26 @ 11:38] (1/2)

Let's see <Altaira> [4/26 @ 14:04] (1/1)

Thank you for keeping the ship on course! (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [4/26 @ 14:19] (0/0)

Thanks for stepping in, NZS (No Text) <Entmaiden> [4/26 @ 9:14] (0/0)
Many thanks for substituting! (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [4/26 @ 6:59] (0/0)

Ideas/questions concerning the Nazguls' ability to sense the Ring...and other interesting things...look inside! <KevinNV> [4/26 @ 1:51] (1/1)

Many things... <Beren IV> [4/26 @ 3:19] (0/0)

First time Reader, Long-time Movie Goer: Samwise Gamgee <Frodo-esque> [4/26 @ 0:31] (14/62)

Great discussion - my belated contribution <Estelwyn> [4/27 @ 5:10] (1/1)

oh marvelous! <Daughter of Nienna> [4/27 @ 15:07] (0/0)

Coming in late; will answer first and read later. <erather> [4/26 @ 18:49] (0/0)
Friend of friends.... <Smokering> [4/26 @ 18:23] (0/0)
So glad to see another of your "first-time reader" posts! <tealbee> [4/26 @ 14:34] (3/10)

good point about "british reserve"..to me... <nefisa2> [4/27 @ 0:29] (1/1)

I think that this is what bothered me <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/27 @ 0:35] (0/0)

RE Frodo on the ledge... <erather> [4/26 @ 19:53] (1/2)

Fantastic point erather <Frodo-esque> [4/27 @ 8:07] (1/1)

I agree <well he's back> [4/27 @ 15:43] (0/0)

the smugness of Sam <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 16:33] (2/4)

I have a thought about this, <Daughter of Nienna> [4/27 @ 3:48] (0/0)
Yes, that's exactly what I meant - <tealbee> [4/26 @ 16:41] (1/2)

I'll just have to see it again! (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 16:45] (1/1)

You can't ever see it too many times! (No Text) <tealbee> [4/26 @ 16:55] (0/0)

my dear Sam <Goldilocks Took> [4/26 @ 13:10] (1/3)

Frankly, I'm surprised we agree <Frodo-esque> [4/26 @ 13:31] (1/2)

Interesting interchange� <Daughter of Nienna> [4/26 @ 15:58] (1/1)

Sam finding it difficult� to express <Silent _ Watcher> [4/27 @ 8:15] (0/0)

I wouldn't call Sam complicated. <Curious> [4/26 @ 9:46] (4/6)

Merry was supposed to be fat, too <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 16:47] (0/0)
one quick thought... <Gourry> [4/26 @ 16:31] (1/2)

Or perhaps he wanted to set up <Curious> [4/26 @ 16:42] (1/1)

I do know that several of my non-bookreader friends <Gourry> [4/27 @ 20:47] (0/0)

my hubby <Goldilocks Took> [4/26 @ 12:47] (0/0)
Sam's pity <notlost> [4/26 @ 9:49] (0/0)

Samwise the Stouthearted <notlost> [4/26 @ 9:46] (0/0)
the changes and why I don't like them... <an seileachan> [4/26 @ 7:21] (0/0)
my hero <Daughter of Nienna> [4/26 @ 6:12] (1/2)

Response <Frodo-esque> [4/26 @ 16:19] (1/1)

i know wha tyou mean about tender moments <Daughter of Nienna> [4/27 @ 14:18] (0/0)

My thoughts... <Beren IV> [4/26 @ 3:30] (1/1)

Thoughts <Frodo-esque> [4/26 @ 13:38] (0/0)

shocking! <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 2:04] (2/4)

Shocking? :-) <Frodo-esque> [4/26 @ 12:45] (1/2)

maybe just surprising <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 13:37] (1/1)

No need <Frodo-esque> [4/26 @ 13:55] (0/0)

I'm with you on that last point . . . <nerdanel_50> [4/26 @ 3:02] (0/0)

Oh boy, now you've gone and done it <Arwenillumen> [4/26 @ 1:54] (2/2)

*grin* <Frodo-esque> [4/26 @ 12:28] (0/0)
I'd forgotten Old Man Willow - good point (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 2:09] (0/0)

Ya lost me at "Sam's inner rage..." <Merryk> [4/26 @ 1:45] (1/7)

Comments <Frodo-esque> [4/26 @ 12:15] (2/6)

laughter at grim times <Daughter of Nienna> [4/27 @ 14:02] (1/4)

Being sentimental <Merryk> [4/27 @ 15:36] (1/3)

yes, it is a sacred moment! <Daughter of Nienna> [4/27 @ 16:42] (1/2)

A place at the table <Merryk> [4/27 @ 17:01] (1/1)

;-) . . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [4/27 @ 22:36] (0/0)

Modifiers <Merryk> [4/27 @ 1:23] (0/0)

Some thoughts (long) <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/26 @ 1:10] (2/12)

simplicity <Goldilocks Took> [4/26 @ 12:52] (2/9)

salt and roasted chicken? <Frodo-esque> [4/26 @ 13:19] (2/7)

The salt is in the TT EE <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/26 @ 13:54] (1/5)

Okay, this is interesting because my rseponse <Frodo-esque> [4/26 @ 13:56] (2/4)

LOL well just strike that from the record <Goldilocks Took> [4/26 @ 16:10] (0/0)
true, true. I find it Sam-like <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/26 @ 14:03] (1/2)

Sam does say "Grab it, Mr. Frodo!" <tealbee> [4/26 @ 15:02] (1/1)

the script for the scene <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 16:11] (0/0)

right at the beginning of TTEE (No Text - Link Inside) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 13:39] (0/0)

That is the perfect Sam moment... <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/26 @ 13:12] (0/0)

I like that <Frodo-esque> [4/26 @ 11:54] (1/1)

dramatic moments are different <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/26 @ 13:15] (0/0)

Some comments on "A Warm Welcome": <Curious> [4/25 @ 19:48] (4/13)

"The sons of my father's daughter." <Golfimbul> [4/26 @ 11:46] (1/2)

He is giving them as much prestige as he can <squire > [4/26 @ 12:08] (1/1)

He is also being modest, in a way. <Curious> [4/26 @ 14:27] (0/0)

Agency in text and on screen <notlost> [4/26 @ 9:05] (1/2)

I'm afraid it depends on the actor. <Curious> [4/26 @ 9:52] (1/1)

Heh... <notlost> [4/26 @ 11:10] (0/0)

Lonely in Lake Town <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/26 @ 1:06] (0/0)
And why don't the Dwarves get colds? <Kimi> [4/25 @ 20:23] (5/5)

Could Bilbo's cold be Enemy action? <Curious> [4/26 @ 8:46] (0/0)
viruses are no match for Dwarves <drogo_drogo> [4/26 @ 7:07] (0/0)
Maybe... <Beren IV> [4/25 @ 22:18] (0/0)
an apple (in a barrel) a day keeps the doctor away? (No Text) <Penthe> [4/25 @ 21:03] (0/0)
It seems that from HoME, <PhantomS> [4/25 @ 20:29] (0/0)

Elvish Children <White Gull> [4/25 @ 18:29] (4/10)

Elven birth. <Ceorl> [4/26 @ 13:16] (0/0)
Another question..... <notlost> [4/26 @ 9:08] (1/1)

children will be children <PhantomS> [4/26 @ 10:17] (0/0)

Elves,being rather high up <PhantomS> [4/25 @ 20:22] (1/5)

Population dynamics... <Beren IV> [4/25 @ 22:17] (2/4)

bearing kids <PhantomS> [4/26 @ 6:26] (1/2)

In Lost Tales, <Beren IV> [4/27 @ 0:37] (1/1)

She must be <PhantomS> [4/27 @ 8:08] (0/0)

I like the way you're thinking on this one <lucia> [4/25 @ 23:17] (0/0)

Then we'd have been overrun with elves <erather> [4/25 @ 19:05] (0/0)

Okay, I know this subject has been bandied around a lot, but... <Tar-Telperien> [4/25 @ 18:02] (3/3)

Your footer itself <Elf_Maven> [4/26 @ 0:12] (0/0)
Earendil'sgirl explained this well. <Brockomir> [4/25 @ 20:17] (0/0)
I haven't read the original text <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/25 @ 18:10] (0/0)

Help with history of Elrond... <FrodoloveIs> [4/25 @ 11:14] (2/7)

In a nutshell.. <Morwilwarin> [4/25 @ 15:19] (2/4)

Really, this all sounds horrible. <FrodoloveIs> [4/25 @ 23:01] (1/2)

Inconsistancies in behavior <Beren IV> [4/25 @ 23:18] (1/1)

It seems to me that he created <FrodoloveIs> [4/25 @ 23:23] (0/0)

"Healed?" <Beren IV> [4/25 @ 15:50] (0/0)

Linky with bio and sources on Celebrian --> (No Text - Link Inside) <drogo_drogo> [4/25 @ 13:33] (1/1)

Thank you! (No Text) <FrodoloveIs> [4/25 @ 13:50] (0/0)

Am reading the Lost Tales... <Tar-Telperien> [4/25 @ 2:15] (2/6)

The Lost Tales <Beren IV> [4/25 @ 3:31] (1/2)

I like the later version, too, though... <Tar-Telperien> [4/25 @ 17:49] (1/1)

Um... <Beren IV> [4/25 @ 22:05] (0/0)

On the tense shifts... <NZ Strider> [4/25 @ 3:02] (2/2)

No such thing... <notlost> [4/26 @ 12:58] (0/0)
That's interesting... <Tar-Telperien> [4/25 @ 17:42] (0/0)

Erendis' Speech... <Tar-Telperien> [4/25 @ 1:43] (1/8)

here you go... <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/25 @ 2:04] (2/7)

That story is so powerful <Chip of Dale> [4/25 @ 3:36] (0/0)
Many, many thanks! Or "Of Miss Havisham and Erendis"... <Tar-Telperien> [4/25 @ 3:35] (2/5)

I had noticed a similarity when I read it the first time <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/25 @ 13:47] (0/0)
There is another factor here. <Curious> [4/25 @ 4:01] (2/3)

A continuation of the discussion... <Tar-Telperien> [4/25 @ 17:38] (0/0)
Perhaps Eldarion should <Beren IV> [4/25 @ 4:10] (1/1)

Sea Phobic Erendis <Alveric> [4/26 @ 5:56] (0/0)

What does Sauron want? <gliselve> [4/24 @ 21:40] (8/21)

Also <kodax> [4/26 @ 5:06] (1/1)

"Prospered?" Tolkien uses the orcs <squire > [4/26 @ 6:35] (0/0)

Revenge <kodax> [4/26 @ 4:59] (0/0)
First of all, Sauron is not a free agent. <Curious> [4/25 @ 4:24] (1/3)

Uh? <gliselve> [4/25 @ 7:58] (1/2)

Morgoth is mad. He originally <Curious> [4/25 @ 10:13] (1/1)

I can think of an alternative explanation, <Beren IV> [4/25 @ 15:36] (0/0)

Put on your 'bad guy' hat <Altaira> [4/25 @ 2:12] (1/2)

So... <gliselve> [4/25 @ 8:03] (1/1)

But it is not about ease and a comfortable life. <Brockomir> [4/25 @ 12:15] (0/0)

That's an interesting question... <Seillib> [4/25 @ 1:29] (1/1)

Hmm... <gliselve> [4/25 @ 8:07] (0/0)

Sauron does not have a healthy personality. <squire > [4/25 @ 1:10] (2/2)

Found you at last <gliselve> [4/25 @ 8:14] (0/0)
I would agree with that. (No Text) <Beren IV> [4/25 @ 3:35] (0/0)

There is an old story... <NZ Strider> [4/24 @ 22:31] (1/1)

But... <gliselve> [4/24 @ 22:40] (0/0)

Why does anyone want power? <erather> [4/24 @ 22:17] (1/3)

He wants power? <gliselve> [4/24 @ 22:33] (1/2)

Gandalf says, <Merryk> [4/24 @ 23:42] (1/1)

Clever... <gliselve> [4/25 @ 8:21] (0/0)

The Fantastic element <Beren IV> [4/24 @ 0:23] (8/35)

Unfinished Tales <Curious> [4/25 @ 2:29] (0/0)
This is an interesting topic <squire > [4/25 @ 0:42] (2/24)

"or other such mumbo-jumbo" <lucia> [4/25 @ 16:58] (1/8)

I reread your post and I'm afraid <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/25 @ 17:48] (3/7)

An example <Beren IV> [4/25 @ 22:23] (1/2)

well, maybe not measurable yet... <lucia> [4/25 @ 22:59] (1/1)

All too true... (No Text) <Beren IV> [4/26 @ 3:01] (0/0)

Yes, I think the Elves do have <lucia> [4/25 @ 20:45] (1/1)

Thank you! <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/25 @ 20:58] (0/0)

Here's my take on what lucia is saying. <Entmaiden> [4/25 @ 19:04] (1/1)

Interesting idea...thanks! (No Text) <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/25 @ 19:48] (0/0)

" very much disagree with the idea that Tolkien's 'magic' can actually be explained as 'realistic' " <hatster> [4/25 @ 2:04] (2/14)

You've helped me see more clearly in this matter <squire > [4/25 @ 23:25] (1/4)

Poor squire. <Curious> [4/26 @ 12:46] (1/3)

I don't feel poor <squire > [4/26 @ 17:09] (1/2)

I did not mean to sound <Curious> [4/27 @ 6:14] (1/1)

Dead on, Curious, as always in the end! Thanks! *Goes out noisily* (No Text) <squire > [4/27 @ 8:02] (0/0)

"No analysis in any laboratory <Curious> [4/25 @ 2:40] (2/8)

And that which science might explain is least "real" in Tolkien's world <hatster> [4/25 @ 7:50] (1/5)

certainly, though <Brockomir> [4/25 @ 11:22] (1/4)

It would be enough IF and only IF <hatster> [4/25 @ 13:38] (1/3)

And yet Sauron is still very capable of "natural" magic. <Brockomir> [4/25 @ 20:10] (1/2)

Using nature for "unnatural" purposes is exactly what <hatster> [4/25 @ 22:20] (1/1)

Well, in that case <Brockomir> [4/25 @ 22:59] (0/0)

Suggestion: That's because <Beren IV> [4/25 @ 3:26] (1/1)

Exactly! (No Text) <lucia> [4/25 @ 23:10] (0/0)

Magic and Fantastic? <gliselve> [4/24 @ 21:19] (0/0)
Interesting discussion! <Beren IV> [4/24 @ 15:19] (1/1)

If one of the powers of the elves <lucia> [4/24 @ 18:28] (0/0)

Tolkien has his characters consciously reflect on just this... <NZ Strider> [4/24 @ 14:34] (0/0)
"magical realism" perhaps <drogo_drogo> [4/24 @ 8:42] (0/0)
I subscribe to the Curious camp . . . <Pukel-man> [4/24 @ 5:37] (0/0)
One of my favorite topics. I only wish I'd not lost my bookmarks <hatster> [4/24 @ 2:20] (1/2)

That's not what I meant. <Beren IV> [4/24 @ 3:24] (1/1)

In that case, I'd agree also with Curious except that <hatster> [4/24 @ 7:38] (0/0)

ok.. <rfb> [4/24 @ 0:02] (3/4)

LotR was also revised. <N.E. Brigand> [4/25 @ 15:52] (0/0)
Annotated Hobbit <Daughter of Nienna> [4/24 @ 0:31] (0/0)
mainly, chapter 5. <cheesecake> [4/24 @ 0:24] (1/1)

umm <rfb> [4/25 @ 9:00] (0/0)

Halfling terminology <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/23 @ 22:14] (4/11)

Who said that? <gliselve> [4/24 @ 21:28] (1/6)

It was a post in Movies <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/24 @ 21:46] (1/5)

But i must say i read in the book that Gollum was a HOBBIT! (No Text) <gliselve> [4/24 @ 21:53] (1/4)

I believe in LOTR <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/24 @ 22:08] (1/3)

Check it... <gliselve> [4/24 @ 22:47] (1/2)

From FOTR: The Shadow of the Past <tealbee> [4/24 @ 22:58] (1/1)

Thanks. (No Text) <gliselve> [4/24 @ 23:21] (0/0)

Sm�agol was a hobbit <Chip of Dale> [4/24 @ 0:59] (0/0)
The Mortal Races <Beren IV> [4/23 @ 23:35] (1/1)

Disagree about men... <N.E. Brigand> [4/25 @ 15:29] (0/0)

Gollum was probably an early Stoor. <erather> [4/23 @ 22:26] (0/0)

Couldn't Sauron have... <Thranduil II> [4/23 @ 21:33] (5/19)

But he was already attached... <gliselve> [4/24 @ 21:46] (0/0)
Sauron was <Oss�> [4/24 @ 10:50] (0/0)
The Purpose of the Ring <Beren IV> [4/23 @ 23:28] (1/13)

Sauron didn't know about the three elven rings when he was making his, right? (No Text) <KevinNV> [4/24 @ 6:05] (1/12)

Yes, he certainly did know! <Beren IV> [4/24 @ 15:23] (1/11)

Not certain at all! <Oss�> [4/24 @ 15:52] (1/10)

Sauron knew all about it. <erather> [4/24 @ 16:06] (1/9)

But <Oss�> [4/24 @ 16:18] (2/8)

How did that jeopardise his plan? <erather> [4/24 @ 16:27] (1/6)

I meant <Oss�> [4/24 @ 16:42] (1/5)

He went to war with the Elves. <erather> [4/24 @ 17:57] (1/4)

What I mean <Oss�> [4/24 @ 19:15] (2/3)

Something from UT <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/24 @ 21:35] (0/0)
Hmm, wondering now about the sequence of events. <erather> [4/24 @ 20:51] (1/1)

I <Oss�> [4/25 @ 9:51] (0/0)

Giving the rings away <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/24 @ 16:24] (0/0)

The issue isn't Sauron's attachment to ME. <erather> [4/23 @ 21:58] (0/0)
The Ring was what allowed. . . <WhiteAslan > [4/23 @ 21:35] (1/1)

So you are saying... <Thranduil II> [4/23 @ 21:39] (0/0)

Why hairy feet? <linkinparkelf> [4/23 @ 18:04] (7/18)

According to J.R.R.'s son Michael Tolkien (as <Curious> [4/25 @ 3:47] (2/7)

Lots of references to bare feet, none to boots <squire > [4/26 @ 0:17] (2/5)

Fair enough, but on balance, <Curious> [4/26 @ 11:27] (1/2)

No he doesn't <squire > [4/26 @ 12:04] (1/1)

The myth was started by Tolkien. <Curious> [4/26 @ 12:25] (0/0)

Wow, did you have these on hand or did you reread the whole book? (No Text) <linkinparkelf> [4/26 @ 2:17] (1/1)

Nothing so clever as that <squire > [4/26 @ 9:39] (0/0)

Hard to prove a negative. <N.E. Brigand> [4/25 @ 15:09] (0/0)

I suppose... <Morwilwarin> [4/24 @ 22:18] (0/0)
I think it's because ... <gliselve> [4/24 @ 22:07] (0/0)
Does anyone know about JRRT's feet? ;o) (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/24 @ 15:29] (0/0)
Your second option is closest, I think. <erather> [4/23 @ 20:42] (1/3)

Where did the "big" idea come from? <lucia> [4/24 @ 18:39] (1/2)

Practical issues. <erather> [4/24 @ 20:59] (1/1)

More widespread toes, at least. <Smokering> [4/25 @ 20:24] (0/0)

Hobbit feet tell us about how they live <drogo_drogo> [4/23 @ 20:41] (0/0)
haven't heard any "official" answer <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/23 @ 20:02] (1/1)

In the book it says <linkinparkelf> [4/23 @ 21:15] (0/0)

A Warm Welcome #8 <Draupne> [4/23 @ 9:11] (6/12)

Note the intrusion of the narrator. <Curious> [4/23 @ 17:54] (0/0)
dragons and Dwarves <drogo_drogo> [4/23 @ 16:56] (1/1)

Thranduil's estimation of the Dwarves <Alveric> [4/24 @ 16:34] (0/0)

Since the butler and chief of guards <lucia> [4/23 @ 15:34] (0/0)
I think you need to cut Thranduil some slack... <Beren IV> [4/23 @ 14:13] (1/3)

I agree Thranduil deserves some slack... <Thranduil II> [4/23 @ 21:28] (2/2)

Good King Thranduil <Alveric> [4/24 @ 12:52] (0/0)
good point, but consider the source ;o) (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/24 @ 4:15] (0/0)

not quite right wisdom? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/23 @ 12:44] (1/2)

I think Beren IV... <N.E. Brigand> [4/23 @ 15:35] (1/1)

Ah. Thanks! <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/23 @ 19:27] (0/0)

Good questions... <Golfimbul> [4/23 @ 11:51] (0/0)

A Warm Welcome #7 <Draupne> [4/23 @ 8:07] (5/5)

People like to go with the flow. <lucia> [4/23 @ 15:27] (0/0)
Human nature <Beren IV> [4/23 @ 14:03] (0/0)
Palm Sunday and Esgaroth (too serious?) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/23 @ 12:34] (0/0)
Dale was richer than Laketown, and <Curious> [4/23 @ 10:25] (0/0)
very hasty thoughts <drogo_drogo> [4/23 @ 10:05] (0/0)

Another question: did the Witch King sense the power of the Ring when it led the host out of Minas Morgul? (No Text) <KevinNV> [4/23 @ 3:36] (1/2)

I think it clear that <Beren IV> [4/23 @ 13:50] (1/1)

Agreed. If he knew for sure... <N.E. Brigand> [4/23 @ 15:42] (0/0)

Canberra Convention <Fox> [4/23 @ 0:23] (1/1)

This question is better suited for Main. (No Text) <WhiteAslan > [4/23 @ 6:25] (0/0)

The beacons used to telegraph the message... <elf_wannabee> [4/22 @ 16:26] (3/8)

Warning Beacons <Alveric> [4/23 @ 10:23] (1/4)

There was a southern chain of beacons, too: <squire > [4/23 @ 12:12] (2/3)

Gondors beacons <Alveric> [4/24 @ 12:32] (1/1)

North if by land, south if by sea? (No Text) <N.E. Brigand> [4/25 @ 14:32] (0/0)

Palantir use <Chip of Dale> [4/24 @ 10:49] (0/0)

"invention of the telegraph" <squire > [4/22 @ 17:00] (0/0)
And from ancient times, <NZ Strider> [4/22 @ 16:43] (1/1)

in ancient Judea, as well, <tatharwen315> [4/22 @ 22:40] (0/0)

Philological symbol <sundering_c> [4/22 @ 16:14] (1/1)

It means "root" -- i.e. of a word. <NZ Strider> [4/22 @ 16:24] (0/0)

I found this on cnn and thought it interesting! <elf_wannabee> [4/22 @ 13:05] (2/2)

I once read something by the film critic... <N.E. Brigand> [4/22 @ 15:47] (0/0)
I just heard that <Aerlinn> [4/22 @ 14:28] (0/0)

A Warm Welcome: Technical Problems <Altaira> [4/22 @ 12:16] (0/0)

question about the significace of age 33... <an seileachan> [4/22 @ 11:14] (5/17)

science <Fox> [4/23 @ 0:15] (0/0)
In "Return of the Shadow"... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [4/22 @ 14:06] (3/4)

AWESOME <Thranduil II> [4/23 @ 21:49] (0/0)
Elves Duodecimal counting system <Alveric> [4/23 @ 11:20] (1/1)

111+33=144 <an seileachan> [4/23 @ 14:08] (0/0)

I'm sure he liked the joke <Curious> [4/22 @ 14:35] (0/0)

There are other instances <erather> [4/22 @ 13:38] (1/7)

why did he include them? <an seileachan> [4/22 @ 19:03] (1/6)

my UUT <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/22 @ 19:39] (3/5)

i agree <eowyn_rohan> [4/23 @ 4:28] (0/0)
A very appealing theory! (No Text) <erather> [4/22 @ 19:48] (0/0)
*what's UUT, precious?* :-) (No Text) <an seileachan> [4/22 @ 19:40] (1/2)

"Utterly Unfounded Theory" (a term invented <erather> [4/22 @ 19:46] (1/1)

Actually, it's "Utterly Unsupported Theory," just FYI (No Text) <Smallbottle> [4/24 @ 0:39] (0/0)

Not just Hobbits <Beren IV> [4/22 @ 12:08] (0/0)
LOTR is a fundamentally Christian and Catholic work... <drogo_drogo> [4/22 @ 12:04] (1/1)

Site that discusses numbers in Tolkien <Senta> [4/22 @ 20:17] (0/0)

Finding deeper meaning in LOTR after reading Silmarillion <Estelwyn> [4/21 @ 22:27] (10/25)

Yes! <Ascarwen> [4/22 @ 13:46] (0/0)
Like having teeth pulled <squire > [4/22 @ 9:55] (8/10)

Very Biblical reading <Temujin> [4/23 @ 12:36] (0/0)
this is enlightening.. <eowyn_rohan> [4/23 @ 4:33] (0/0)
The Sil as we know it is merely a precis <Smallbottle> [4/22 @ 23:34] (1/2)

Not sure about precis of BoLT <Alveric> [4/23 @ 5:18] (1/1)

The Sil was a precis of BoLT <Smallbottle> [4/24 @ 0:24] (0/0)

I agree, squire <lucia> [4/22 @ 14:44] (0/0)
Agree and disagree. <Ascarwen> [4/22 @ 13:43] (0/0)
Some good points but can't agree with your verdict on the Sil <Ceorl> [4/22 @ 12:47] (0/0)
I have a version on tape of the Silmarillion <RosieLass> [4/22 @ 11:45] (0/0)
All well said, but I have to disagree about your ultimate assessment. <Azree> [4/22 @ 11:24] (0/0)

Try Unfinished Tales next! <Joanna> [4/22 @ 9:41] (0/0)
Sil provides the mythic/historical backdrop for LOTR <drogo_drogo> [4/22 @ 7:04] (0/0)
Thanks for this... <notlost> [4/22 @ 0:50] (0/0)
The Sil <Beren IV> [4/22 @ 0:37] (1/2)

Well actually <Estelwyn> [4/22 @ 1:28] (1/1)

Interesting tidbits <Beren IV> [4/22 @ 11:59] (0/0)

I haven't had a chance to read it yet <Frodo-esque> [4/22 @ 0:28] (0/0)
Similar experience for me... <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/21 @ 23:41] (0/0)
I completely agree - the Silmarillion is a fantastic experience <Azree> [4/21 @ 23:24] (2/3)

*chuckle* You've used two of the quotes <Estelwyn> [4/22 @ 1:36] (0/0)
Oh yes.. <Apple Gooncha> [4/21 @ 23:29] (1/1)

I always recommend... <Daughter of Nienna> [4/22 @ 13:33] (0/0)

I'm just now <Apple Gooncha> [4/21 @ 23:21] (0/0)

6 & 8 Tolkien numerology <bigidiot> [4/21 @ 18:31] (2/6)

7 and 9 are pretty big. <erather> [4/21 @ 21:11] (1/3)

Threes and Sevens <Ceorl> [4/22 @ 6:45] (1/2)

How could we forget: seven levels in Minas Tirith (No Text) <erather> [4/22 @ 13:39] (1/1)

Or seven male Valar and seven female! (No Text) <Ceorl> [4/22 @ 15:00] (0/0)

sixes and eights in LotR <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/21 @ 19:27] (1/1)

Wasn't it more than six days... <N.E. Brigand> [4/25 @ 14:37] (0/0)

Re: Foster's Complete Guide <Ceorl> [4/21 @ 12:30] (1/1)

I don't believe so <Man of Rohan> [4/21 @ 14:03] (0/0)

A Warm Welcome #6 <Draupne> [4/21 @ 10:16] (3/12)

Here are pictures of a reconstructed "Laketown": <NZ Strider> [4/22 @ 5:00] (2/2)

Glastonbury Lake Town <Alveric> [4/22 @ 9:01] (0/0)
psst NZ <drogo_drogo> [4/22 @ 6:53] (0/0)

God bless Tolkien <squire > [4/21 @ 16:02] (5/7)

It's not that. The perspective does not align with the horizon <Smallbottle> [4/24 @ 0:32] (0/0)
The rooflines are meant to be curved. <Curious> [4/22 @ 16:55] (1/2)

I wasn't clear enough in my terminology <squire > [4/22 @ 17:30] (1/1)

I see what you mean. <Curious> [4/22 @ 17:45] (0/0)

Yes. The idea of <Kimi> [4/21 @ 21:49] (0/0)
"The rotting piles of a greater town" <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/21 @ 18:29] (0/0)
I do hear <Daughter of Nienna> [4/21 @ 17:48] (0/0)

To be honest, I don't think Tolkien consider that much <Beren IV> [4/21 @ 15:08] (0/0)

A Warm Welcome #5 <Draupne> [4/21 @ 10:04] (6/6)

Tolkien deglamorizes adventure, <Curious> [4/22 @ 15:04] (0/0)
now he can let go. <Daughter of Nienna> [4/21 @ 17:40] (0/0)
I don't have much to add <Beren IV> [4/21 @ 15:04] (0/0)
what makes Bilbo happy? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/21 @ 12:12] (0/0)
Another thing to consider... <ComtesseDeDia> [4/21 @ 11:33] (0/0)
Bilbo is still a child's version of a hero <drogo_drogo> [4/21 @ 10:33] (0/0)

A Warm Welcome #4 <Draupne> [4/21 @ 9:44] (4/11)

Note that Laketown exists to serve the Elfking. <Curious> [4/22 @ 14:19] (0/0)
properous times & dangerous times of the past <Daughter of Nienna> [4/21 @ 17:15] (1/1)

Excerpt: just for interest sake: <Daughter of Nienna> [4/21 @ 17:17] (0/0)

drogo drogo got most of my answers, however <hatster> [4/21 @ 15:13] (0/0)
a few stabs at answers <drogo_drogo> [4/21 @ 10:29] (1/6)

I generally agree with drogo_drogo <Beren IV> [4/21 @ 15:01] (1/5)

how do you explain, both of you... <Daughter of Nienna> [4/21 @ 17:22] (2/4)

LotR is about the Free Peoples <Curious> [4/22 @ 14:25] (2/2)

Better answer than I could give... (No Text) <Beren IV> [4/22 @ 23:26] (0/0)
mahalo! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/22 @ 14:41] (0/0)

*shrugs* Inconsistancy? The Hobbit is a children's book? (No Text) <Beren IV> [4/21 @ 21:51] (0/0)

Can anyone explain....? <elvendala> [4/21 @ 6:22] (6/12)

not the only game in the dark <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/21 @ 20:27] (1/1)

nice (No Text) <hatster> [4/21 @ 21:19] (0/0)

riddles to block passage in myths <drogo_drogo> [4/21 @ 14:55] (1/1)

And recent fantasy writers <Estelwyn> [4/21 @ 19:13] (0/0)

I love questions like these <hatster> [4/21 @ 14:32] (2/2)

"the serious and the silly" <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/22 @ 0:04] (0/0)
What she said. <notlost> [4/21 @ 18:14] (0/0)

Ancient Riddle Games <Alveric> [4/21 @ 12:13] (1/1)

links for Anglo Saxon riddle texts and lesson plans <an seileachan> [4/22 @ 7:47] (0/0)

A hobbit pastime <PhantomS> [4/21 @ 9:41] (0/0)
It was a game. <WhiteAslan > [4/21 @ 8:34] (1/1)

Riddles (Re WhiteAslan) <elvendala> [4/21 @ 11:06] (0/0)

"But the D�nedain are the good guys" <Beren IV> [4/21 @ 3:09] (3/12)

What could have happenned. <PhantomS> [4/21 @ 9:48] (1/2)

The army of the Haradrim in Gondor may have been wiped out, <erather> [4/21 @ 14:46] (1/1)

Post war, and slavery <PhantomS> [4/21 @ 15:13] (0/0)

Some clues <squire > [4/21 @ 9:45] (0/0)
If you're looking for real-world answers, <NZ Strider> [4/21 @ 3:50] (2/7)

Psst... NZ Strider... <Smokering> [4/21 @ 18:00] (1/5)

Yeah, you might say she's a geek. <WhiteAslan > [4/21 @ 18:47] (1/4)

*faints* <Smokering> [4/21 @ 18:57] (1/3)

Thanks, Smokering. <NZ Strider> [4/21 @ 23:58] (1/2)

btw... <notlost> [4/22 @ 0:48] (1/1)

Thanks, notlost. <NZ Strider> [4/22 @ 4:46] (0/0)

Slavery... <ComtesseDeDia> [4/21 @ 11:31] (0/0)

The Odyssey of Bilbo Baggins? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/20 @ 20:46] (3/15)

Along these lines... <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/21 @ 14:46] (2/2)

squire touches on this in Silm post (No Text - Link Inside) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/22 @ 10:10] (0/0)
recognition of the higher powers? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/21 @ 17:34] (0/0)

Bilbo is quite a modern form of hero versus Odysseus <drogo_drogo> [4/21 @ 10:51] (3/5)

Where's Penelope? <notlost> [4/21 @ 18:17] (0/0)
nice analysis! <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/21 @ 12:18] (1/2)

Homer certainly inspired <Curious> [4/21 @ 12:32] (1/1)

Sil is both an Greek epic and tragedy <drogo_drogo> [4/21 @ 12:46] (0/0)

Gandalf as Odysseus? <Curious> [4/21 @ 11:31] (0/0)

One problem I have <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/20 @ 23:46] (3/5)

I'd dispute . . . <Pukel-man> [4/21 @ 7:02] (1/1)

The gods may be metaphors, but <Curious> [4/21 @ 10:30] (0/0)

Good point!� Perhaps a deliberate contrast? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/21 @ 1:42] (0/0)
Good points <Timerider> [4/21 @ 0:02] (1/1)

They do both face a dragon <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/21 @ 9:48] (0/0)

Dunlendings <Thorongil2931> [4/20 @ 19:02] (4/4)

Your friend is wrong <PhantomS> [4/21 @ 9:59] (0/0)
According to Appendix F, "Of Men," <NZ Strider> [4/20 @ 23:13] (0/0)
enemies of Rohan and Gondor <an seileachan> [4/20 @ 20:38] (0/0)
The Encyclopedia of Arda just says "blood enemies of the Rohirrim." (No Text) <erather> [4/20 @ 20:13] (0/0)

Question re: Elrond's activities during the War of the Ring... <Joanna> [4/20 @ 15:40] (6/18)

It has always been my impression <RosieLass> [4/22 @ 11:50] (0/0)
Other threats <Beren IV> [4/21 @ 2:43] (1/6)

Cirdan's ships do not do that. <PhantomS> [4/22 @ 15:23] (1/5)

I totally disagree <Beren IV> [4/22 @ 23:31] (2/4)

alter the weather..? <PhantomS> [4/23 @ 21:18] (1/1)

Interpretations... <Beren IV> [4/23 @ 23:49] (0/0)

"I am no weather-master" <squire > [4/23 @ 12:30] (1/1)

I don't think that is what he means. <Beren IV> [4/23 @ 23:55] (0/0)

What about that slacker Cirdan? <N.E. Brigand> [4/20 @ 20:21] (2/2)

weariness, resignation, sadness <Estelwyn> [4/21 @ 19:51] (0/0)
Very good point, <Joanna> [4/21 @ 8:13] (0/0)

As mentioned, his sons were sent. <Brockomir> [4/20 @ 19:32] (0/0)
Well, he sent his own sons <Timerider> [4/20 @ 17:22] (1/4)

What about Glorfindel? <Lebethron> [4/21 @ 18:08] (3/3)

Glorfindel is not suited to the Third Age. <PhantomS> [4/22 @ 15:18] (0/0)
As I recall, <Joanna> [4/22 @ 9:28] (0/0)
Can't send everyone <Timerider> [4/21 @ 21:44] (0/0)

I don't believe that Elrond had enough warrior-types left in Rivendell... <Morwilwarin> [4/20 @ 16:08] (0/0)

Can anyone help re... <elvendala> [4/20 @ 12:55] (2/2)

Brief answer <Aunt Dora Baggins> [4/20 @ 14:22] (0/0)
Tall order there... <PhantomS> [4/20 @ 14:21] (0/0)

Hobbit/Bree/Rohan alphabets? <cpierson> [4/20 @ 11:09] (4/4)

Heh, good question. <Beren IV> [4/21 @ 2:33] (0/0)
Both the Shire and Bree <PhantomS> [4/20 @ 14:31] (0/0)
Here's some sources on the history of Tengwar <drogo_drogo> [4/20 @ 14:31] (0/0)
Don't I know you, stranger? <squire > [4/20 @ 11:51] (0/0)

A Warm Welcome #3 <Draupne> [4/20 @ 7:43] (8/19)

Earthquakes and Marshes <Arquen> [4/22 @ 1:10] (2/4)

Always love yoeur scientive slant on the books...thanks! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/22 @ 13:18] (0/0)
Lakes can also be scooped out by glaciers. (No Text) <Beren IV> [4/22 @ 12:10] (1/2)

In fact, Long Lake... <N.E. Brigand> [4/22 @ 12:34] (1/1)

But <Arquen> [4/22 @ 14:32] (0/0)

The floods and rains originate in Mirkwood, <Curious> [4/21 @ 4:49] (0/0)
Gandalf's sources <Beren IV> [4/21 @ 2:21] (0/0)
Entwife Wandlimb has admirably handled <nerdanel_50> [4/21 @ 1:54] (0/0)
Gandalf got news from... <Daughter of Nienna> [4/20 @ 16:53] (0/0)
Short-lives = short memories, and doling out info selectively <drogo_drogo> [4/20 @ 14:07] (0/0)
Murky <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/20 @ 12:51] (3/7)

Well, wrong countries for starters ;-) <Draupne> [4/21 @ 4:12] (1/4)

*looks up Norway 1814* <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/21 @ 10:14] (2/3)

I do. <Kimi> [4/21 @ 16:49] (0/0)
The people of Tangshan, <Curious> [4/21 @ 10:36] (1/1)

forgotten in my lifetime <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/21 @ 22:08] (0/0)

good points, all! (No Text) <lucia> [4/20 @ 18:08] (0/0)
theories: Smaug's heat and drains <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/20 @ 14:35] (0/0)

Dwarves + Elven = Not Friends <Galadriel725> [4/20 @ 11:05] (0/0)

One more question about the last two chapters. <Curious> [4/20 @ 7:24] (3/6)

I think it was obvious that both Thorin and <hatster> [4/21 @ 7:07] (0/0)
Well, the elven king probably knew the history of Lonely Mountain <Gourry> [4/20 @ 18:24] (1/1)

Oakenshield . . . <Daughter of Nienna> [4/21 @ 0:57] (0/0)

I asked this...and you answered (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/20 @ 16:10] (1/2)

Heh. I'm getting forgetful. (No Text) <Curious> [4/20 @ 16:49] (1/1)

certainly no more than I am...; -)> (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/21 @ 0:37] (0/0)

A Warm Welcome #2 <Draupne> [4/20 @ 5:39] (8/36)

Elemental forces <Beren IV> [4/21 @ 1:57] (0/0)
On second thought, perhaps the forest ends artificially <Curious> [4/20 @ 11:38] (1/13)

Were Rohan's plains artificial? <N.E. Brigand> [4/20 @ 20:30] (2/12)

Rohan itself was never forest land <squire > [4/21 @ 8:32] (2/10)

OK, I've reviewed the books, <Curious> [4/22 @ 10:42] (1/6)

Thanks for correcting my memory <squire > [4/22 @ 12:08] (1/5)

Woody End, Chetwood, and <Curious> [4/22 @ 12:40] (2/4)

I won' t push it <squire > [4/22 @ 13:13] (1/1)

The trees line <Curious> [4/22 @ 14:32] (0/0)

It's that line by Gildor... <N.E. Brigand> [4/22 @ 12:50] (1/1)

That and <Curious> [4/22 @ 13:48] (0/0)

Much of it was. <Curious> [4/21 @ 10:26] (1/2)

I don't think we're disagreeing very much here <squire > [4/21 @ 11:44] (1/1)

I guess it depends <Curious> [4/21 @ 12:26] (0/0)

In order to connect east to west, <Curious> [4/21 @ 3:15] (0/0)

Oriental influence on Lonely Mountain and Esgaroth? <DAS> [4/20 @ 8:51] (1/3)

interesting thought... <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/20 @ 23:28] (1/2)

Certainly Orientalism can be applied to Tolkien <DAS> [4/21 @ 7:04] (1/1)

After I posted it I realized <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/21 @ 14:34] (0/0)

Some reflections on The Hobbit's geography <squire > [4/20 @ 8:24] (1/6)

Nonvolcanic Lonely Mountains <Arquen> [4/22 @ 1:04] (1/5)

How would that happen? <squire > [4/22 @ 14:22] (1/4)

A few ways: <Arquen> [4/22 @ 23:10] (1/3)

That's really great <squire > [4/23 @ 8:15] (1/2)

That's astonishing... <Arquen> [4/23 @ 15:55] (1/1)

Hoo Hah! When experts attack! <squire > [4/23 @ 23:03] (0/0)

Mountains and Arda marred <drogo_drogo> [4/20 @ 7:34] (0/0)
I've had the sense that the mountain had a personality <hatster> [4/20 @ 7:31] (1/1)

lonely <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/20 @ 12:06] (0/0)

I judge Tolkien meant to the northeast of Bilbo <Curious> [4/20 @ 6:46] (2/4)

This map shows mountains northeast of Bilbo: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [4/21 @ 5:30] (0/0)
ummmm diamonds are mined in the pipes of dead volcanos (No Text) <hatster> [4/20 @ 7:28] (1/2)

Aha!� And the Arkenstone is certainly <Curious> [4/20 @ 8:11] (1/1)

To find out, you would have to know <Draupne> [4/20 @ 8:37] (0/0)

as though watching in vigilance malevolent intent <Daughter of Nienna> [4/20 @ 6:39] (1/1)

Somehow, I hope <Draupne> [4/20 @ 7:46] (0/0)

First time Reader, Long Time Movie Lover: Sam at Mt. Doom <Frodo-esque> [4/19 @ 16:01] (20/141)

Beautiful post <eowyn_rohan> [4/22 @ 3:37] (0/0)
Psst 'Esquey <Estelwyn> [4/21 @ 20:48] (1/1)

Why thank you <Frodo-esque> [4/22 @ 0:30] (0/0)

What can I possibly add? <linkinparkelf> [4/21 @ 1:55] (1/1)

sharing and Allegory vs applicability <Daughter of Nienna> [4/21 @ 14:53] (0/0)

Cripes. <grammaboodawg> [4/20 @ 21:17] (4/6)

Loyalty <Goldilocks Took> [4/21 @ 13:34] (0/0)
The same word. <Silent _ Watcher> [4/21 @ 9:15] (0/0)
I think you highlight <Frodo-esque> [4/21 @ 8:06] (0/0)
I am glad that your daughter is doing well. <Brockomir> [4/20 @ 21:53] (1/2)

oh... <grammaboodawg> [4/21 @ 5:04] (1/1)

Sendig positive thoughts your way, Gramma. (No Text) <notlost> [4/21 @ 19:24] (0/0)

Something just occurred to me... <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 16:23] (3/58)

not possible to separate our life experiences... <an seileachan> [4/20 @ 21:49] (0/0)
was this an issue BEFORE the films? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/20 @ 18:12] (2/10)

Yes, I remember many discussions <hatster> [4/20 @ 22:49] (1/1)

interesting, thanks! (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/21 @ 0:46] (0/0)

"Western" society's take on close male relationships <nerdanel_50> [4/20 @ 20:29] (2/7)

Don't blame the Industrial Revolution! <Curious> [4/21 @ 4:17] (1/1)

Nathan Hale and Benjamin Tallmadge <Aunt Dora Baggins> [4/21 @ 8:58] (0/0)

Well said <notlost> [4/20 @ 23:16] (2/4)

I would respond that the Industrial Revolution <nerdanel_50> [4/20 @ 23:43] (1/1)

well, that's a theory, anyway <hatster> [4/21 @ 6:44] (0/0)

Did it really? <Kimi> [4/20 @ 23:38] (1/1)

Yes, exactly. What Kimi said. (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [4/20 @ 23:45] (0/0)

I like to look for what Tolkien intended. <Curious> [4/20 @ 17:02] (2/45)

Yet aside from crawling inside Tolkien's head... <notlost> [4/20 @ 18:28] (3/42)

Is there any point to our discussion? <Curious> [4/21 @ 4:04] (2/3)

I'm late! <notlost> [4/21 @ 9:24] (1/1)

Fair enough. (No Text) <Curious> [4/21 @ 10:39] (0/0)

indeed, that was my point--conversation not Solipsism. <hatster> [4/21 @ 6:55] (0/0)

no, the author is not completely dead ... he still twitches a bit <hatster> [4/20 @ 21:26] (2/30)

Only because the reader's axe is embedded in his nervous system. ;o) <nerdanel_50> [4/21 @ 17:51] (3/5)

I wouldn't say "dimbulb" <RosieLass> [4/21 @ 19:13] (2/2)

You are right about that . . . <nerdanel_50> [4/21 @ 23:12] (0/0)
I would have agreed except then <hatster> [4/21 @ 19:41] (0/0)

Now THAT'S what I call... <notlost> [4/21 @ 18:27] (0/0)
You stole the subject line I was looking for <hatster> [4/21 @ 18:11] (0/0)

But he IS de-composing.... <notlost> [4/20 @ 23:09] (2/23)

I must say I agree notlost <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 23:39] (3/7)

Oh and.. I must add <hatster> [4/21 @ 0:22] (0/0)
whoa... lets see where to begin <hatster> [4/21 @ 0:13] (1/4)

I agree that some interpretations can be extremists, <Frodo-esque> [4/21 @ 0:33] (1/3)

ah... I'll email you in a few days with some stunning <hatster> [4/21 @ 0:46] (1/2)

Ah, great point hatster <Frodo-esque> [4/21 @ 10:00] (1/1)

well even if equal to, then why bother talking about the author at all? <hatster> [4/21 @ 15:17] (0/0)

It's that line again <Kimi> [4/21 @ 0:03] (0/0)

hmmm never thought I was being exclusionary <hatster> [4/20 @ 23:23] (1/14)

What constitutes an error? <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 23:42] (3/13)

There ARE errors in this world <hatster> [4/21 @ 0:04] (3/7)

reply to "there are errors" <well he's back> [4/21 @ 11:02] (0/0)
Simians, Cyborgs, and Women.... <notlost> [4/21 @ 9:19] (1/4)

I remember her speaking at Rutgers years ago... <hatster> [4/21 @ 13:54] (1/3)

not relativistic... <notlost> [4/21 @ 18:57] (1/2)

unless one is just self engaged <hatster> [4/21 @ 19:35] (1/1)

hmmmm... <notlost> [4/22 @ 1:02] (0/0)

Ahh..looks like I misunderstood <Frodo-esque> [4/21 @ 0:36] (0/0)

it depends on the question, doesn't it? <an seileachan> [4/21 @ 0:02] (0/0)
We're in real trouble <nerdanel_50> [4/20 @ 23:51] (1/3)

let me guess, you don't consider intent when you read law... :-) <hatster> [4/21 @ 6:57] (1/2)

Intent in law <nerdanel_50> [4/21 @ 17:34] (1/1)

which is exactly what I was suggesting ;-) (No Text) <hatster> [4/21 @ 18:08] (0/0)

I think hearing readers' response <lucia> [4/20 @ 20:47] (1/6)

But for me, <Curious> [4/21 @ 10:47] (2/5)

Sigh... <notlost> [4/21 @ 19:10] (0/0)
new readers <well he's back> [4/21 @ 11:09] (1/3)

Good point! <Curious> [4/21 @ 11:40] (1/2)

I hope I'm not being *too* nosy <lucia> [4/21 @ 14:59] (1/1)

Yes. <Curious> [4/21 @ 15:53] (0/0)

Yes, it's very refreshing to see <Ascarwen> [4/20 @ 17:05] (1/1)

I agree with you completely <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 17:49] (0/0)

the brother/motherhood and master/servant relationship <elvendala> [4/20 @ 15:18] (0/0)
My little Frodos <Farawyn> [4/20 @ 15:01] (1/1)

Little Frodos... <notlost> [4/21 @ 19:19] (0/0)

Some thoughts.... <notlost> [4/20 @ 14:25] (1/5)

Role Reversal <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 16:31] (3/4)

Hatster's Archive - main menu: a RR Treasure (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/20 @ 23:21] (0/0)
The Choices of Master Samwise... <notlost> [4/20 @ 18:01] (0/0)
one additional comment <well he's back> [4/20 @ 17:04] (1/1)

Yes, this gratitude is incredibly touching (No Text) <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 17:54] (0/0)

Do any of you remember where to find the image <erather> [4/20 @ 14:00] (2/6)

Korean War? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/20 @ 15:28] (1/1)

Yes, that's the one. Hatster's link <erather> [4/20 @ 15:31] (0/0)

This one? (No Text - Link Inside) <hatster> [4/20 @ 14:16] (3/3)

What a moving picture. My thoughts.... <frodolover24> [4/21 @ 14:37] (0/0)
Incredible, moves me every time. (No Text) <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 16:16] (0/0)
Yes, thanks! Fits well in this thread. (No Text) <erather> [4/20 @ 14:37] (0/0)

somehow I don't feel <Goldilocks Took> [4/20 @ 13:51] (1/1)

Excellent, excellent point about <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 16:14] (0/0)

wonderful discussion <well he's back> [4/20 @ 11:21] (1/2)

I agree <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 11:27] (1/1)

yes, and it seems to me too, that... <Daughter of Nienna> [4/20 @ 15:22] (0/0)

I've been enjoying your posts, Frodo-esque <LilyFairbairn> [4/20 @ 10:37] (0/0)
Sam as a brother <Beren IV> [4/20 @ 1:43] (2/10)

Wow, that picture <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 10:37] (2/7)

I never thought of that connection... <tealbee> [4/20 @ 12:38] (1/2)

Here's the quote: <Curious> [4/20 @ 12:52] (1/1)

Thanks, Curious! (No Text) <tealbee> [4/20 @ 13:12] (0/0)

Regarding Frodo's lightness, <Curious> [4/20 @ 12:28] (2/3)

Oh Curious <Goldilocks Took> [4/20 @ 13:41] (1/1)

Very possible. <Curious> [4/20 @ 14:04] (0/0)

Incredibly well said...thanks Curious (No Text) <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 12:34] (0/0)

Which is heavier? <Merryk> [4/20 @ 2:30] (1/1)

A measure of cruelty? <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 10:43] (0/0)

Wonderful analysis! <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/19 @ 22:36] (0/0)
Aww, geez, *sniff* <Arwenillumen> [4/19 @ 21:03] (0/0)
hmmmm... <lucia> [4/19 @ 20:52] (0/0)
Pity, mercy, love <hatster> [4/19 @ 20:14] (2/4)

Sort of like... <notlost> [4/20 @ 15:52] (0/0)
I beg to differ my friend <Frodo-esque> [4/20 @ 0:05] (2/2)

choices <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/20 @ 1:43] (0/0)
He did have a choice <Daughter of Nienna> [4/20 @ 0:33] (0/0)

Sam took on multiple roles in Mordor. <erather> [4/19 @ 19:58] (3/6)

A small point about "authorship" <nerdanel_50> [4/20 @ 19:59] (1/1)

Good point, I can agree with that. (No Text) <erather> [4/20 @ 20:38] (0/0)

Interesting Points <Frodo-esque> [4/19 @ 23:58] (0/0)
Is that true about the star in EE? where did you hear that? (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/19 @ 23:20] (1/2)

May, 2004 "Ultimate DVD" <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/19 @ 23:45] (1/1)

Mahalo! great news! (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/20 @ 0:35] (0/0)

Hope Unquenchable (redo) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/19 @ 18:49] (3/13)

I like those phrases... <notlost> [4/20 @ 15:47] (0/0)
Wow, incredible write-up DofN <Frodo-esque> [4/19 @ 21:08] (2/6)

Gandallf said that. (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/19 @ 23:21] (0/0)
"and hope returned to him" <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/19 @ 21:37] (2/4)

If I may, I will add this <jrosebud> [4/20 @ 0:53] (1/1)

thank you . . .RR Archive link inside <Daughter of Nienna> [4/20 @ 3:02] (0/0)

Funny, <Frodo-esque> [4/19 @ 21:41] (1/1)

That passage always reminds me of Lewis's <hatster> [4/19 @ 22:01] (0/0)

re-think that. Folks who go through the worst of cancer do have <hatster> [4/19 @ 19:52] (3/4)

Lance Armstrong... <notlost> [4/20 @ 15:44] (0/0)
I apologize profusely <Daughter of Nienna> [4/19 @ 22:53] (1/1)

No apology needed! There is no way <hatster> [4/20 @ 7:14] (0/0)

I'm sorry <Frodo-esque> [4/19 @ 21:15] (0/0)

Yes, Sam certainly mothers Frodo. <Curious> [4/19 @ 16:36] (2/7)

oops wish I'd read your post first... <hatster> [4/19 @ 20:19] (0/0)
Addendum, Ecclesiastes 4:9-11, <Curious> [4/19 @ 16:49] (2/5)

Very nice <Frodo-esque> [4/19 @ 17:53] (1/3)

Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon... <Gourry> [4/19 @ 18:28] (2/2)

More likely written much later <Curious> [4/20 @ 5:47] (0/0)
also online in many translations (No Text - Link Inside) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/19 @ 19:00] (0/0)

Very nice! As I get older... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [4/19 @ 17:35] (0/0)

Is Bilbo a child?� Is The Hobbit literally about growing up? <Curious> [4/19 @ 13:49] (7/37)

Hobbits generally <Beren IV> [4/20 @ 1:25] (0/0)
What about Bilbo as college student? (long) <shuya> [4/19 @ 20:27] (2/4)

Interesting!� As a professor, <Curious> [4/20 @ 7:10] (1/1)

thanks! <shuya> [4/21 @ 9:32] (0/0)

I'd pay money to see the movie version of this. (No Text) <squire > [4/19 @ 22:30] (1/1)

I'll get started on the screenplay! :) (No Text) <shuya> [4/21 @ 9:30] (0/0)

a poem: George Gray by Edgar Lee Masters <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/19 @ 16:23] (1/13)

But Tolkien *did* set sail! <Curious> [4/19 @ 16:38] (2/12)

I was thinking about Biblo <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/19 @ 17:26] (1/1)

Remember that the elves visit the Shire, <Curious> [4/19 @ 17:30] (0/0)

He wrote what his heart demanded <squire > [4/19 @ 16:52] (3/9)

To visit Faerie <squire > [4/19 @ 23:28] (2/5)

In which Lucia comes out as a believer in Faerie <lucia> [4/20 @ 17:44] (0/0)
Oh my. <Curious> [4/20 @ 6:53] (1/3)

No, no, and yes. <squire > [4/20 @ 7:42] (1/2)

No offense taken, Ted. <Curious> [4/20 @ 10:18] (1/1)

"�All right,� said Ted, laughing with the rest. *Goes out noisily* (No Text) <squire > [4/20 @ 10:35] (0/0)

visiting Faerie is childish? <lucia> [4/19 @ 21:03] (1/1)

very nice point. <Brockomir> [4/19 @ 22:59] (0/0)

Well don't forget, <Curious> [4/19 @ 17:00] (0/0)

To an extent, Bilbo is Tolkien <drogo_drogo> [4/19 @ 15:00] (1/3)

How about a mid-life fantasy? <Curious> [4/19 @ 15:16] (2/2)

that's a good term for it <drogo_drogo> [4/19 @ 18:06] (0/0)
I agree... <lucia> [4/19 @ 15:26] (0/0)

You sort of answer your own question <squire > [4/19 @ 14:35] (2/7)

Mrs. Bungo Baggins never had adventures <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/19 @ 15:07] (0/0)
You don't think it's sad? <Curious> [4/19 @ 14:42] (2/5)

Addendum <squire > [4/19 @ 15:16] (1/1)

Ah!� I wondered <Curious> [4/19 @ 15:19] (0/0)

Within Tolkien's story, it is sad. <squire > [4/19 @ 15:01] (2/2)

I have the general impression <lucia> [4/19 @ 15:43] (0/0)
Tolkien seems to have been happy <Curious> [4/19 @ 15:13] (0/0)

I also . . . <Pukel-man> [4/19 @ 14:25] (2/2)

aren't most children in children's stories... <notlost> [4/20 @ 9:50] (0/0)
I don't deny that. I think the tale <Curious> [4/19 @ 14:35] (0/0)

Not so much as Bilbo a child... <notlost> [4/19 @ 14:14] (1/1)

Tolkien might argue <Curious> [4/19 @ 14:34] (0/0)

What was the Orcs motivation in following the dictates of Sauron other than fear? <elf_wannabee> [4/19 @ 12:05] (7/9)

Saurons power <Strider -(Ranger)-> [4/20 @ 9:57] (0/0)
Orcs and Stormtroopers <PhantomS> [4/19 @ 14:06] (0/0)
How effective can an army be <erather> [4/19 @ 13:58] (0/0)
Control <ShireRat77> [4/19 @ 13:51] (0/0)
Worst fighters <Ceorl> [4/19 @ 12:58] (0/0)
Compulsion <Beren IV> [4/19 @ 12:54] (0/0)
Is fear not enough? <Poonjab> [4/19 @ 12:25] (1/2)

psst... <Frodo-esque> [4/19 @ 13:32] (1/1)

No idea <Poonjab> [4/20 @ 9:51] (0/0)

moving moment - Theoden & Merry <well he's back> [4/19 @ 11:37] (4/5)

A Quote that stays with you, and brings back memories. <The Black Captain > [4/19 @ 15:53] (0/0)
agreed! <lucia> [4/19 @ 15:19] (0/0)
Just to agree with all you said. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [4/19 @ 14:31] (0/0)
A bit of foreshadowing. <WhiteAslan > [4/19 @ 11:56] (1/1)

Theoden <Ceorl> [4/19 @ 13:24] (0/0)

A Warm Welcome : Why there won't happen much today <Draupne> [4/19 @ 8:50] (4/7)

A Warm Welcome home, Draupne! <Altaira> [4/20 @ 0:13] (0/0)
The welcome is indeed warm <squire > [4/19 @ 11:14] (1/1)

Good point. (No Text) <Curious> [4/19 @ 11:25] (0/0)

Well, since we are commenting on the title, I suggest <Curious> [4/19 @ 9:54] (2/2)

In other words... <drogo_drogo> [4/19 @ 11:31] (0/0)
Again, no book, but... <notlost> [4/19 @ 10:45] (0/0)

Warm Welcomes even in the Cold! <notlost> [4/19 @ 9:24] (0/0)

What power are the Elven Rings? <Beren IV> [4/19 @ 1:06] (2/3)

memory is foggy, but <hills> [4/19 @ 16:45] (1/1)

Wrong way round. <PhantomS> [4/20 @ 10:07] (0/0)

They are craft <PhantomS> [4/19 @ 9:53] (0/0)

2 questions <hills> [4/18 @ 21:31] (7/9)

when one gets passionate about *anything* <lucia> [4/19 @ 14:47] (0/0)
Tolkien's works are timeless... <Ceorl> [4/19 @ 13:32] (0/0)
I've been trying to move on for 30 years <squire > [4/19 @ 11:17] (0/0)
Moving On <notlost> [4/19 @ 9:32] (0/0)
some answers <drogo_drogo> [4/19 @ 7:04] (1/1)

Unpublished Tolkiena <Ostadan> [4/19 @ 17:55] (0/0)

Regarding your second question, <Curious> [4/19 @ 6:02] (0/0)
Quick answers: <NZ Strider> [4/18 @ 21:49] (1/1)

Your Number 2.... <notlost> [4/19 @ 9:36] (0/0)

"Barrels Out of Bond": Closing the Barrel Lid on the Week <drogo_drogo> [4/18 @ 8:58] (10/12)

Thank you very much, drogo_drogo. (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [4/19 @ 20:44] (0/0)
Thanks, drogo drogo. Great job! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [4/18 @ 21:46] (0/0)
Thanks for a great job! (No Text) <Kimi> [4/18 @ 20:13] (0/0)
Mahalo Nui Loa! Great week. (No Text) <Daughter of Nienna> [4/18 @ 16:28] (0/0)
Thank you drogo drogo! Great job! (No Text) <Curious> [4/18 @ 15:01] (0/0)
Thanks indeed, drogo_drogo! (No Text) <Beren IV> [4/18 @ 14:42] (0/0)
Thanks, great summarizing as well. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [4/18 @ 11:52] (1/1)

yes - esp. "Bilbo's Growth" <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/18 @ 21:23] (0/0)

Thanks, drogo_drogo! <Entmaiden> [4/18 @ 11:37] (0/0)
Thanks, DD... <notlost> [4/18 @ 11:29] (0/0)
Thanks drogo drogo! <hatster> [4/18 @ 9:50] (1/1)

ahem...and please pardon my typos (sigh) (No Text) <hatster> [4/18 @ 9:51] (0/0)

Eagles and the Elfstone <hatster> [4/18 @ 7:59] (5/17)

Thorondor or Thorongil? <squire > [4/18 @ 22:49] (3/8)

In Appendix A, the Stewards: <Curious> [4/19 @ 10:33] (0/0)
oh and I meant ones not cleared up in the book <hatster> [4/19 @ 6:32] (2/2)

Now the deerstalker cap is firmly on my head <squire > [4/19 @ 12:36] (0/0)
No, Gandalf didn't say it wasn't him. <Curious> [4/19 @ 10:37] (0/0)

I did mean Thorondor because I'm guessing that the Elessar <hatster> [4/18 @ 23:00] (3/3)

The Elessar is not a possession of Men <PhantomS> [4/19 @ 10:00] (0/0)
Yeah, well one way or another we're at a dead end <squire > [4/18 @ 23:29] (0/0)
I'm trying to get my head around that <Kimi> [4/18 @ 23:15] (0/0)

The Elessar <PhantomS> [4/18 @ 10:25] (1/1)

You said it :) (No Text) <Beren IV> [4/18 @ 14:40] (0/0)

I think the eagles was the messengers of Manwe <Galadriel1a> [4/18 @ 10:17] (0/0)
Ask... <gliselve> [4/18 @ 8:35] (1/1)

well I know part of why the Elves honor eagles. <hatster> [4/18 @ 9:46] (0/0)

To add a bit to this topic..thinking of the Eagles <hatster> [4/18 @ 8:07] (1/2)

When does <Brockomir> [4/18 @ 10:31] (1/1)

I will need to dig out my notes, but <hatster> [4/18 @ 23:04] (0/0)

What do you think Sauron and the Nazgul were up to the 2 months Frodo & Co. were in Rivendell? <KevinNV> [4/18 @ 3:46] (4/19)

Did Saruman see the Fellowship in Moria? (long) <N.E. Brigand> [4/18 @ 15:09] (1/4)

Caradhras question <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/18 @ 15:20] (2/3)

In the book, of course <Beren IV> [4/19 @ 0:33] (1/1)

I don't think it's certain... <N.E. Brigand> [4/19 @ 11:38] (0/0)

Yes, other people seem to have used the Redhorn Pass <erather> [4/18 @ 15:27] (0/0)

???? <gliselve> [4/18 @ 8:21] (1/1)

surely... <Penthe> [4/19 @ 6:26] (0/0)

The Nazgul had a long walk. <Curious> [4/18 @ 5:36] (1/10)

You say ELrond's elven ring prevented Sauron from seeing Rivendell. Well, what about Gandalf's elven ring? <KevinNV> [4/18 @ 6:24] (4/9)

Can Sauron read lips? <N.E. Brigand> [4/18 @ 14:07] (1/1)

Just trash talking, I think. <Brockomir> [4/18 @ 15:07] (0/0)

Remember when Galadriel tried to see Gandalf <Curious> [4/18 @ 13:33] (0/0)
Probably. <PhantomS> [4/18 @ 10:31] (1/4)

Openly worn rings. <N.E. Brigand> [4/18 @ 14:14] (2/3)

Perhaps <PhantomS> [4/20 @ 14:42] (0/0)
I always thought it funny <Brockomir> [4/18 @ 15:06] (1/1)

What about Cirdan? <N.E. Brigand> [4/18 @ 15:14] (0/0)

With a Palantir, <Brockomir> [4/18 @ 10:27] (0/0)

In the books <Man of Rohan> [4/18 @ 4:01] (0/0)

Fangorn Forest <Beren IV> [4/18 @ 2:59] (2/3)

Fangorn is the Ultimare Forest. <squire > [4/19 @ 0:04] (1/1)

No forest fires either, I suspect. <Curious> [4/19 @ 5:44] (0/0)

Tolkien describes a variety of trees <Curious> [4/18 @ 5:06] (0/0)

'Tolkien and the Great War' - quick review <squire > [4/17 @ 14:48] (11/26)

More on Tolkien's schooling <Kimi> [4/19 @ 6:30] (0/0)
Thanks, Squire. <notlost> [4/18 @ 13:43] (0/0)
Here's my theory on the influence of WWI. <Curious> [4/18 @ 3:46] (2/11)

Your last paragraph <notlost> [4/18 @ 15:07] (2/6)

As I said below to Chip of Dale, <Curious> [4/19 @ 5:50] (1/4)

Balance <notlost> [4/19 @ 9:20] (1/3)

First, Frodo is not really pacifistic. <Curious> [4/19 @ 10:16] (1/2)

Do pacifists necessarily condemn violence? <notlost> [4/19 @ 10:44] (1/1)

Tom did not oppose violence, and <Curious> [4/19 @ 11:10] (0/0)

Swift got a pass because he lived 300 years ago. <erather> [4/18 @ 19:36] (0/0)

Incisive <Chip of Dale> [4/18 @ 4:58] (1/3)

Serious literature confronts problems. <Curious> [4/18 @ 5:19] (2/2)

You left out love from you list! <Ascarwen> [4/20 @ 17:02] (0/0)
*clicks and saves your post* <Chip of Dale> [4/18 @ 10:38] (0/0)

I am just done with it myself! and <nefisa2> [4/18 @ 2:40] (0/0)
Thanks everybody for your responses. <squire > [4/17 @ 23:15] (2/3)

Thanks, Squire! (No Text) <L�thien Telperi�n> [4/18 @ 13:21] (0/0)
Thank them indeed,,, <gliselve> [4/18 @ 8:46] (1/1)

That was a preview, babe <squire > [4/18 @ 23:23] (0/0)

Curses and thanks <khh> [4/17 @ 20:59] (0/0)
Thanks for a very good review. <Kimi> [4/17 @ 20:16] (0/0)
interesting - and a question <L�thien Telperi�n> [4/17 @ 18:51] (0/0)
I almost bought this book last week <Entmaiden> [4/17 @ 18:40] (0/0)
I recieved this book as a Xmas present. <Verbena> [4/17 @ 16:44] (0/0)
Thanks for that review, Squire. <NZ Strider> [4/17 @ 15:40] (1/1)

Hah!!! <beren_boy> [4/17 @ 19:10] (0/0)

"Barrels Out of Bond": Open Barrels o' Fun <drogo_drogo> [4/17 @ 8:31] (3/22)

your footer...(ot, sorry) <notlost> [4/18 @ 15:13] (2/4)

Yes, walks are educational.. the art of la fl�nerie! <drogo_drogo> [4/19 @ 12:00] (1/1)

Indeed! <notlost> [4/19 @ 14:17] (0/0)

heh... I did take my students for walks <hatster> [4/19 @ 7:36] (1/1)

dialogism <notlost> [4/19 @ 9:41] (0/0)

Hunting lodge palace? <drogo_drogo> [4/18 @ 9:13] (0/0)
Where is Mrs Thranduil? <Kimi> [4/17 @ 19:47] (4/15)

Melian and Galadriel wouldn't have fit <Curious> [4/18 @ 4:18] (1/1)

Thank you. <Kimi> [4/18 @ 4:35] (0/0)

Anternative explanation <Beren IV> [4/18 @ 1:59] (0/0)
royal scandal? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/18 @ 1:46] (2/10)

Hmm... <Kimi> [4/18 @ 3:56] (2/8)

"just provoking" is right <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/18 @ 18:27] (0/0)
Adultery isn't just unlikely, <Curious> [4/18 @ 4:35] (2/6)

Another example: Maeglin... <N.E. Brigand> [4/19 @ 11:59] (1/1)

I suppose Wormtongue <Curious> [4/19 @ 12:47] (0/0)

Curious, what's your source? <Beren IV> [4/19 @ 0:44] (1/3)

I'm guessing about Mithrellas. <Curious> [4/19 @ 10:23] (1/2)

No, no, I was asking <Beren IV> [4/20 @ 1:12] (1/1)

Unfinished Tales <Kimi> [4/20 @ 1:36] (0/0)

Illigitimacy? <Beren IV> [4/18 @ 2:04] (0/0)

"Just didn't occur to him" <squire > [4/18 @ 0:01] (0/0)

Variation in appearance <Beren IV> [4/17 @ 2:31] (3/3)

So, you suggest... <Beren IV> [4/18 @ 2:49] (0/0)
Genetic consistency depends largely on isolation. <erather> [4/17 @ 18:09] (0/0)
Hmm... <gliselve> [4/17 @ 8:04] (0/0)

Where is Rohan? <squire > [4/17 @ 0:23] (10/42)

i live in Rohan, or right near it... <nefisa2> [4/18 @ 2:52] (1/1)

Yep <ExtraordinaryElvenKing> [4/19 @ 0:49] (0/0)

How I imagine it <Rain Queen> [4/17 @ 14:46] (6/9)

thank you :) <jrosebud> [4/19 @ 0:58] (0/0)
That's gorgeous. <Kimi> [4/17 @ 19:50] (1/1)

Fences <Rain Queen> [4/17 @ 20:03] (0/0)

I see it hillier... <Beren IV> [4/17 @ 17:31] (2/2)

It gets hillier to the north. <squire > [4/17 @ 17:47] (0/0)
Really? -- "a flat land, treeless and wide?" <N.E. Brigand> [4/17 @ 17:41] (0/0)

That's about perfect <Alveric> [4/17 @ 17:14] (0/0)
beautiful <Elf Princess of Lorien > [4/17 @ 17:01] (0/0)
Just beautiful! <squire > [4/17 @ 14:57] (0/0)

plains and mountains <drogo_drogo> [4/17 @ 8:27] (0/0)
There is a place in the US that would be perfect <hatster> [4/17 @ 5:31] (2/8)

Some parts of Kentucky come to mind as well... <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/17 @ 23:49] (1/3)

in fact the area just east of the Smokey mountains <hatster> [4/18 @ 0:27] (1/2)

Why 'Cold Mountain' went to Romania <squire > [4/18 @ 0:39] (1/1)

as a Tar Heel <Elf Princess of Lorien > [4/18 @ 17:03] (0/0)

But... <gliselve> [4/17 @ 8:11] (1/3)

We were just casting about... <squire > [4/17 @ 9:38] (1/2)

Then why... <gliselve> [4/18 @ 8:26] (1/1)

It means: "Where else in the world could a good Rohan be filmed?" <squire > [4/18 @ 15:12] (0/0)

Hortobagy National Park in Hungary. <Curious> [4/17 @ 5:21] (0/0)
As a Kiwi <Kimi> [4/17 @ 3:45] (0/0)
Start here: The Rohirrim are a thought experiment <Smallbottle> [4/17 @ 0:58] (3/11)

Let's not forget the Trojan connection <Cressida> [4/18 @ 11:35] (0/0)
Gothic cavalry... <Ceorl> [4/18 @ 11:09] (0/0)
*Sigh* <Pukel-man> [4/17 @ 5:02] (4/8)

I may be off here, but <Poppins> [4/19 @ 14:29] (0/0)
i see your point, but geography <nefisa2> [4/18 @ 2:49] (0/0)
Schizo Rohans <squire > [4/17 @ 23:47] (0/0)
woah! <CelebornsMirror> [4/17 @ 10:33] (2/4)

Never underestimate <NZ Strider> [4/17 @ 15:34] (0/0)
I . . . <Pukel-man> [4/17 @ 14:25] (2/2)

"at peace no more" ever since <nefisa2> [4/18 @ 2:55] (0/0)
It's very evocative <L�thien Telperi�n> [4/17 @ 18:53] (0/0)

I think that <NZ Strider> [4/17 @ 0:54] (2/3)

It's not the plains, it's the sky. <Cressida> [4/18 @ 11:38] (0/0)
Plains dull to look at? <N.E. Brigand> [4/17 @ 17:38] (1/1)

Maybe not dull but... <MoreOrLess> [4/17 @ 20:56] (0/0)

I agree - way too many rocks! <Azree> [4/17 @ 0:35] (0/0)
Mongolia <Beren IV> [4/17 @ 0:35] (0/0)

Fatty <Galadriel725> [4/16 @ 22:26] (3/8)

Where to look <Durin III> [4/17 @ 19:15] (0/0)
As I thought <gliselve> [4/17 @ 8:17] (0/0)
Only unneccessary for the films <Timerider> [4/16 @ 23:09] (4/5)

Fatty's mettle <Ceorl> [4/18 @ 11:27] (0/0)
the BBC <Man of Rohan> [4/17 @ 5:39] (0/0)
five ponies <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/17 @ 2:31] (1/1)

sorry , Timerider <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/17 @ 12:06] (0/0)

I tend to agree. (No Text) <Beren IV> [4/17 @ 0:30] (0/0)

"Barrels Out of Bond" Last Questions at Last <drogo_drogo> [4/16 @ 19:35] (8/12)

Seems unfair... <gliselve> [4/17 @ 8:33] (0/0)
by necessity <Daughter of Nienna> [4/17 @ 5:34] (0/0)
"Little Bilbo, the sunshine of the home" <Kimi> [4/17 @ 3:55] (0/0)
I don't think anyone is really laughing at Bilbo. <Curious> [4/17 @ 3:42] (0/0)
Raft-Elves <Beren IV> [4/17 @ 0:28] (1/4)

Most of the Wood Elves are not Sindar. (No Text) <Curious> [4/17 @ 3:00] (1/3)

I guess technically, no, but <Beren IV> [4/17 @ 14:32] (1/2)

Mostly Dark Elves, not Grey. <Curious> [4/18 @ 3:56] (1/1)

Not the linguo I was familiar with... <Beren IV> [4/19 @ 0:36] (0/0)

"Most likely you saw it..." <Merryk> [4/16 @ 23:48] (0/0)
Quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [4/16 @ 20:51] (0/0)
last answers?� (I hope not) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/16 @ 20:34] (0/0)

head count - how many females in The Hobbit? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/16 @ 17:47] (9/25)

TOTAL <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/17 @ 22:13] (2/4)

Small, late addendum. <N.E. Brigand> [4/19 @ 11:49] (1/1)

yikes! (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/19 @ 13:24] (0/0)

Sigh.... <notlost> [4/19 @ 10:51] (1/1)

the fabulous Belladonna Took <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/19 @ 13:26] (0/0)

"...for he was their mother's elder brother." (No Text) <Golfimbul> [4/17 @ 1:26] (0/0)
The lack of females <Verbena> [4/17 @ 0:22] (1/1)

Yeah... <Beren IV> [4/17 @ 2:21] (0/0)

Tolkien just didn't <Beren IV> [4/17 @ 0:20] (1/1)

Interesting point. (No Text) <Verbena> [4/17 @ 0:23] (0/0)

Another slight mention <squire > [4/16 @ 22:25] (3/5)

Thanks for the grandmother catch. <squire > [4/19 @ 10:32] (0/0)
Gollum did think of his grandmother in 1938. <Curious> [4/17 @ 3:51] (0/0)
orphan? <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/17 @ 0:47] (1/2)

D�s <Daughter of Nienna> [4/17 @ 4:35] (1/1)

thanks! (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/17 @ 12:34] (0/0)

Technically, at least, <NZ Strider> [4/16 @ 20:35] (0/0)
I've been wondering about that too... <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/16 @ 19:35] (1/1)

Bilbo's not... <N.E. Brigand> [4/17 @ 17:21] (0/0)

Isn't there also... <N.E. Brigand> [4/16 @ 18:44] (1/3)

good catch! but... (also, grandma Gollum) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/16 @ 19:47] (1/2)

I tried to find precedence <E�rendil'sgirl> [4/16 @ 21:19] (1/1)

thanks! *bookmarks* (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/17 @ 0:51] (0/0)

It's a boy's story, <erather> [4/16 @ 17:56] (1/1)

good point <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/16 @ 18:10] (0/0)

Eowyn's Responsibilities <well he's back> [4/16 @ 15:53] (3/16)

i think of eowyn as being stuck in the same <nefisa2> [4/18 @ 3:01] (2/8)

Well... <Firefoot> [4/19 @ 0:57] (1/2)

well, yes, but... <nefisa2> [4/19 @ 14:48] (1/1)

Ah, for a world... <Firefoot> [4/19 @ 20:06] (0/0)

But Eowyn was responsible for the people left behind <Entmaiden> [4/18 @ 11:33] (1/4)

well, if you are the one always chosen, <nefisa2> [4/18 @ 14:45] (1/3)

But she didn't just say no <Entmaiden> [4/18 @ 17:12] (1/2)

we don't know what she thought... <nefisa2> [4/18 @ 21:45] (1/1)

I see a crucial difference between <Entmaiden> [4/18 @ 23:02] (0/0)

The Lady of the Shield-arm <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/17 @ 2:16] (1/1)

great insight, EW <Elf Princess of Lorien > [4/17 @ 3:52] (0/0)

Eowyn was suffering from a schoolgirl crush <erather> [4/16 @ 16:06] (1/4)

I wouldn't call her willful and irresponsible, <Ataahua> [4/16 @ 16:18] (2/3)

I agree. I believe she was so bereft with grief <Frodo-esque> [4/17 @ 10:14] (0/0)
I have no doubt that she felt it that intensely. <erather> [4/16 @ 17:05] (1/1)

"a first sign of true recovery" <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/17 @ 2:18] (0/0)

Drunken Elves <SlowLil'Hobbit> [4/16 @ 15:26] (4/5)

Words to say <Beren IV> [4/17 @ 0:15] (0/0)
Fruit of the vine... <NZ Strider> [4/16 @ 20:37] (0/0)
not to mention petty thieves <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/16 @ 17:21] (1/1)

I just read this post, have you? (No Text - Link Inside) <Entwife Wandlimb> [4/16 @ 20:26] (0/0)

Can not fair, noble folks party a little? <erather> [4/16 @ 15:59] (0/0)

I need some advice... <canadanthony> [4/16 @ 15:14] (8/9)

I started with <Beren IV> [4/17 @ 0:09] (0/0)
Here's a link that might help <Entmaiden> [4/16 @ 23:36] (0/0)
Before any of them... <Finrod Felagund 5> [4/16 @ 21:19] (0/0)
I'd start with UT <Menelwyn> [4/16 @ 19:49] (0/0)
I started with UT and now am reading selected volumes of HoME <dcmdramas> [4/16 @ 19:00] (1/1)

What's interesting about the HoME <erather> [4/16 @ 19:09] (0/0)

Both! <Galadriel725> [4/16 @ 17:29] (0/0)
Haven't read the HOME but... <squire > [4/16 @ 15:56] (0/0)
UT, for sure. <erather> [4/16 @ 15:56] (0/0)