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Smith of Wootton Major: Giving Back <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/15 @ 17:52] (3/6)

A few quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [8/17 @ 2:20] (1/3)

A more radical (perhaps) <Kimi> [8/17 @ 3:06] (1/2)

Perhaps not so radical. <N.E. Brigand> [8/17 @ 10:09] (1/1)

Thanks, Brigand! <Kimi> [8/17 @ 18:45] (0/0)

It's a mystery. <Curious> [8/16 @ 5:06] (0/0)
Beauty and tears <Penthe> [8/15 @ 19:19] (0/0)

*takes the keys proffered by Entmaiden* AKA Sil Chap. 6&7, Introduction. <Inferno> [8/15 @ 12:38] (4/6)

Thanks, Inferno. This is a really interesting chapter <Entmaiden> [8/15 @ 21:22] (1/1)

You bet! It has all the tension <Curious> [8/16 @ 7:29] (0/0)

looking forward to it! (No Text) <Lúthien_Rising> [8/15 @ 17:54] (0/0)
Looking forward to it and... <drogo_drogo> [8/15 @ 17:54] (0/0)
Thanks for the heads up! <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/15 @ 17:06] (1/1)

Thanks for leading! <eowynthegreat> [8/16 @ 8:57] (0/0)

Sil Chap 4 and 5: Summary <Entmaiden> [8/15 @ 9:55] (13/17)

Thanks a million, Entmaiden! <Altaira> [8/18 @ 23:07] (0/0)
What a great idea! <Estelwyn> [8/16 @ 3:58] (0/0)
Thanks Entmaiden <Lady Scaper> [8/15 @ 23:54] (0/0)
Thanks for the summary! <Curious> [8/15 @ 19:18] (1/1)

Oh, and thanks for the whole week too! (No Text) <Curious> [8/15 @ 19:19] (0/0)

answers - and thanks <Penthe> [8/15 @ 18:46] (0/0)
I can't resist <Kimi> [8/15 @ 18:14] (0/0)
Thanks, Entmaiden! <nerdanel_50> [8/15 @ 17:03] (0/0)
Thanks, Entmaiden! <NZ Strider> [8/15 @ 15:21] (0/0)
extra credit answer <an seileachan> [8/15 @ 13:06] (1/3)

I was thinking something like <Lúthien_Rising> [8/15 @ 13:47] (1/2)

Or possibly <Inferno> [8/15 @ 14:05] (1/1)

well, that's what I always called them (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [8/15 @ 17:06] (0/0)

Thanks for the discussion <drogo_drogo> [8/15 @ 12:36] (0/0)
Now I'm going to have that dream... <Arevanye> [8/15 @ 12:33] (0/0)
Thanks, Entmaiden <Inferno> [8/15 @ 12:20] (0/0)
thanks, Entmaiden! <Lúthien_Rising> [8/15 @ 10:06] (0/0)

NDQ: The stage is now set <Lúthien_Rising> [8/14 @ 8:06] (4/25)

what is the "Girdle of Melian"? <Lorien-lover> [8/16 @ 10:44] (2/3)

A series of mazes is <Curious> [8/16 @ 15:29] (1/1)

I wonder about how "natural" <Lúthien_Rising> [8/16 @ 18:06] (0/0)

Probably not physical. <N.E. Brigand> [8/16 @ 12:57] (0/0)

Why Túna? <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/15 @ 1:26] (3/10)

Pronounciation <Elen> [8/16 @ 7:24] (2/4)

But "hoot" and "you" sound the same... <N.E. Brigand> [8/16 @ 12:53] (1/2)

Australians in the wild <Penthe> [8/16 @ 18:20] (1/1)

Toosday. (No Text) <Curious> [8/17 @ 4:35] (0/0)

Tuna or tunny. <Ceorl> [8/16 @ 7:56] (0/0)

authenticity <Penthe> [8/15 @ 19:30] (0/0)
It's "eel" in Maori <Kimi> [8/15 @ 5:10] (1/3)

Quite right. My OED defines tuna <Curious> [8/15 @ 6:10] (1/2)

Curious! <CelebornsMirror> [8/15 @ 10:51] (1/1)

Heh heh heh heh. (No Text) <Curious> [8/15 @ 19:08] (0/0)

sundering of their speech <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/14 @ 13:57] (2/8)

Sindarin was the main Elvish used in Middle-earth <drogo_drogo> [8/14 @ 16:33] (1/5)

I wonder why David Salo <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/14 @ 19:12] (1/4)

hymns, perhaps <drogo_drogo> [8/14 @ 20:00] (2/3)

Yes, plus by the time of the War.. <Ascarwen> [8/16 @ 10:49] (1/1)

Not just Doriath. <N.E. Brigand> [8/16 @ 12:33] (0/0)

Latin and French, perhaps <Penthe> [8/15 @ 19:26] (0/0)

The Noldor learned Sindarin <Curious> [8/14 @ 15:42] (1/1)

ah! thanks for the link and info. (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/14 @ 19:09] (0/0)

Agreed <dna> [8/14 @ 9:04] (0/0)

Sil Chap 4 and 5: Open Discussion <Entmaiden> [8/13 @ 17:49] (2/15)

Aredhel the White and her kin <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/15 @ 1:15] (2/3)

Don't get your hopes up. <N.E. Brigand> [8/16 @ 12:20] (1/1)

rats. <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/16 @ 18:44] (0/0)

Aredhel will indeed <Kimi> [8/15 @ 4:43] (0/0)

Forgot! hills has updated the <Entmaiden> [8/13 @ 18:49] (1/10)

further additions? <dna> [8/14 @ 8:06] (1/9)

Thanks, I'll add them <Entmaiden> [8/14 @ 9:05] (2/8)

i am? <hills> [8/14 @ 22:44] (2/6)

I was planning on making a new one <Entmaiden> [8/15 @ 9:10] (1/1)

sounds good, <hills> [8/15 @ 14:57] (0/0)

On Cirdan, <Curious> [8/15 @ 6:56] (1/3)

yeah, i also found this, but <hills> [8/15 @ 14:56] (1/2)

Not a brother or father, surely, <Curious> [8/15 @ 19:10] (1/1)

right; just making a point ;) (No Text) <hills> [8/15 @ 21:56] (0/0)

There's not much <Curious> [8/14 @ 11:18] (0/0)

Desperately seeking Elvish scholars <Lottelita> [8/13 @ 17:47] (1/4)

Óttelé oúyen ïvélé nïén opëha, ódén óuyën otnén? <squire > [8/13 @ 21:41] (2/3)

Hänctú oúyën, hïstï sïen ndeedíth äén reätgé itesé. (No Text) <erather> [8/18 @ 14:49] (0/0)
nice hat! (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/14 @ 1:41] (1/1)

make that "Eyhen, qúírésä, íftyné äthén!" (No Text) <Lúthien_Rising> [8/15 @ 22:09] (0/0)

Smith of Wootton Major: The Road to Wootton <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/13 @ 13:09] (4/8)

Some quick thoughts on this passage... <NZ Strider> [8/16 @ 16:20] (0/0)
"Let him choose" <Kimi> [8/15 @ 4:40] (0/0)
Many unanswered questions here, <Curious> [8/13 @ 16:09] (2/4)

"Radix malorum est cupiditas." <Lottelita> [8/13 @ 18:22] (0/0)
"The time has come. Let him choose." <N.E. Brigand> [8/13 @ 16:31] (1/2)

I never thought of that! <Curious> [8/13 @ 16:41] (1/1)

Your questions lead to others. <N.E. Brigand> [8/13 @ 18:00] (0/0)

To relinquish or not to relinquish. <N.E. Brigand> [8/13 @ 14:48] (0/0)

Aragorn and Eowyn - the original destiny <NottaSackville> [8/13 @ 9:47] (6/12)

I know just what you mean <Wynnie> [8/17 @ 13:39] (0/0)
Beowulf put right? <Pukel-man> [8/14 @ 7:34] (1/1)

Yes -- Éowyn at Théoden's court <NZ Strider> [8/15 @ 15:35] (0/0)

More appropriate for the Age of Men? <Cressida> [8/13 @ 17:56] (1/1)

Yes, as the Numenoreans and Rohirrim <hartk> [8/13 @ 21:35] (0/0)

I much prefer the final product. I <Curious> [8/13 @ 16:57] (1/1)

Beautifully said! I completely agree! <Black Cat in Bree> [8/15 @ 17:50] (0/0)

Amazed. <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/13 @ 16:28] (1/1)

Good Point <CelebornsMirror> [8/14 @ 9:23] (0/0)

2323 <hills> [8/13 @ 10:07] (1/2)

Tolkien's life as template <Cressida> [8/14 @ 21:30] (1/1)

The story is best as it is <Senta> [8/16 @ 0:46] (0/0)

Sil Chap 5: Of Eldamar #7 The Elves Separate <Entmaiden> [8/13 @ 7:33] (4/6)

"The loveliest of all was the unicorn" <Kimi> [8/15 @ 3:47] (1/1)

"Stand back! I'm going to make it rain!" (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [8/15 @ 17:16] (0/0)

quick answers <drogo_drogo> [8/14 @ 7:17] (0/0)
Lhammas <hills> [8/13 @ 10:16] (1/1)

Less technical, <dna> [8/14 @ 8:40] (0/0)

The hierarchy of elves is geographical; <Curious> [8/13 @ 9:47] (0/0)

the other istaris <darkelve> [8/13 @ 6:49] (3/3)

Radagast the Brown <hartk> [8/13 @ 21:42] (0/0)
The Blue Wizards <PhantomS> [8/13 @ 9:01] (0/0)
Alatar and Pallando went east <Karmul> [8/13 @ 7:13] (0/0)

Sil Chap 5: Of Eldamar #6 The Teleri change their minds (again) <Entmaiden> [8/12 @ 21:16] (6/8)

the windless Sea <Karmul> [8/13 @ 6:43] (0/0)
swan boats <drogo_drogo> [8/13 @ 6:17] (0/0)
swans as symbols of light <an seileachan> [8/13 @ 6:16] (1/2)

Swan as symbol of blending of light <Stanislaus Bocian> [8/13 @ 13:42] (1/1)

Telari are pulled, literally, to the light of Aman <an seileachan> [8/14 @ 6:36] (0/0)

I think the swans are just poetic. <Curious> [8/13 @ 5:01] (0/0)
Odd about the wind <Kimi> [8/12 @ 23:48] (0/0)
Of wind and swans <dna> [8/12 @ 23:36] (0/0)

What was the gift from Arwen? <Downtown> [8/12 @ 14:02] (2/2)

Remember the standard unfurling on the black ship? <Aunt Dora Baggins> [8/12 @ 23:25] (0/0)
It's in RotK, actually <Celandine Brandybuck> [8/12 @ 14:48] (0/0)

What order should i read the books? <Downtown> [8/12 @ 13:50] (3/3)

here's the link (I think) (No Text - Link Inside) <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/12 @ 17:34] (0/0)
Front to back. <N.E. Brigand> [8/12 @ 14:25] (0/0)
my order: <Lúthien_Rising> [8/12 @ 13:59] (0/0)

Sil Chap 5: Of Eldamar #5 Family Trees <Entmaiden> [8/12 @ 7:22] (5/17)

Hi new Sil reader <Lady Scaper> [8/13 @ 10:12] (2/7)

Fingolfin, Fingon, and Finrod <Curious> [8/13 @ 10:43] (2/4)

Thanks for that little rhyme <Lady Scaper> [8/15 @ 16:45] (0/0)
1) welcome 2) why is "Fin" important? <an seileachan> [8/13 @ 16:14] (1/2)

Apparently "fin" <Curious> [8/13 @ 16:24] (1/1)

well. hmmm. I get so confused... <an seileachan> [8/13 @ 17:24] (0/0)

Welcome! <Entmaiden> [8/13 @ 10:21] (1/1)

Thanks <Lady Scaper> [8/13 @ 10:29] (0/0)

Sons and daughters <Karmul> [8/13 @ 6:38] (0/0)
Gil-Galad <dna> [8/12 @ 13:39] (1/1)

It would satisfy one question: <N.E. Brigand> [8/12 @ 13:52] (0/0)

Elmo? <N.E. Brigand> [8/12 @ 12:07] (1/2)

its some good points <hills> [8/12 @ 13:01] (1/1)

OK <Entmaiden> [8/12 @ 13:28] (0/0)

Celebrimbor is Curufin's son, <Curious> [8/12 @ 7:52] (1/2)

i know <hills> [8/12 @ 8:57] (1/1)

I've already added Celebrimbor <Entmaiden> [8/12 @ 9:00] (0/0)

Tolkien, the TCBS, and a sense of humor <Arevanye> [8/11 @ 21:44] (4/12)

Your post makes me wonder... <Ascarwen> [8/12 @ 12:02] (0/0)
I'm at a unique disadvantage <an seileachan> [8/12 @ 6:30] (0/0)
Sorry, Arevanye, for getting round to this so late... <NZ Strider> [8/12 @ 5:38] (2/6)

psst, NZ Strider <Modtheow> [8/12 @ 14:34] (1/2)

Thanks; and with regard to <NZ Strider> [8/13 @ 4:35] (1/1)

It did seem too easy <Modtheow> [8/13 @ 9:01] (0/0)

no apologies necessary <Arevanye> [8/12 @ 7:37] (1/2)

It's Wiseman who wrote that letter <Modtheow> [8/12 @ 11:47] (1/1)

thanks for pointing that out <Arevanye> [8/12 @ 11:54] (0/0)

Not so rare as all that <squire > [8/11 @ 23:21] (1/2)

And I'm also reminded of this: <squire > [8/12 @ 11:11] (1/1)

what an amazing memory <Arevanye> [8/12 @ 12:09] (0/0)

Sil Chap 5: Of Eldamar #4 The Shining City on the Hill <Entmaiden> [8/11 @ 20:29] (6/19)

Noldor are still tied to change <drogo_drogo> [8/12 @ 6:28] (0/0)
I think of the Vanyar as a race of Bombadils, <Curious> [8/12 @ 5:32] (1/5)

Nothing, in real life <Lúthien_Rising> [8/12 @ 13:41] (1/4)

Of course. That's why... <N.E. Brigand> [8/12 @ 14:27] (1/3)

The circle at the end of ROTK <Penthe> [8/12 @ 19:07] (1/2)

I wonder though, <Curious> [8/12 @ 20:16] (1/1)

Yes, spiritual soldiers <Penthe> [8/12 @ 20:39] (0/0)

regression analysis <nerdanel_50> [8/12 @ 1:37] (2/2)

Yes, that's exactly how I see them! (No Text) <Entmaiden> [8/12 @ 7:55] (0/0)
Love those familial descriptions! (No Text) <Kimi> [8/12 @ 2:01] (0/0)

Question about Tuna <linkinparkelf> [8/12 @ 0:14] (1/2)

If mere mortals <Kimi> [8/12 @ 0:55] (1/1)

Hum, I still tink Tuna was of a much greater magnitude <linkinparkelf> [8/12 @ 1:14] (0/0)

Of the Noldor and the Vanyar in Valinor <Finrod Felagund 5> [8/12 @ 0:14] (4/4)

Elven Hierarchies <Mapalon> [8/13 @ 19:14] (0/0)
were the Vanyar as flawed and Manwe <Karmul> [8/13 @ 6:54] (0/0)
Excellent! You've touched on so many things <Entmaiden> [8/12 @ 6:33] (0/0)
Lol, your footer. (No Text) <linkinparkelf> [8/12 @ 0:19] (0/0)

Geology botherment? No <Penthe> [8/11 @ 23:07] (0/0)

Two important questions <King Of Easterlings> [8/11 @ 19:22] (1/5)

Why the interest? <N.E. Brigand> [8/11 @ 20:22] (2/4)

another question <cjb92> [8/11 @ 21:24] (1/2)

If you're looking for a book..... <Ceorl> [8/12 @ 2:21] (1/1)

thanks <cjb92> [8/14 @ 8:30] (0/0)

Fanfic reasons <King Of Easterlings> [8/11 @ 20:50] (0/0)

Sil Chap 5: Of Eldamar #3 The Teleri leave for Aman: Are We There Yet? <Entmaiden> [8/11 @ 17:16] (3/6)

Elmo Singo in the Hinter Lands <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/12 @ 1:12] (0/0)
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted <Penthe> [8/11 @ 22:53] (0/0)
Premonition by Finwe? <N.E. Brigand> [8/11 @ 20:42] (2/3)

so they would leave the familiar and lovely? <an seileachan> [8/12 @ 18:45] (1/1)

And the song is repeated. <N.E. Brigand> [8/13 @ 12:50] (0/0)

We had a great discussion about height <Entmaiden> [8/12 @ 6:25] (0/0)

Smith of Wootton Major: A Bereaved Messenger <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/11 @ 9:55] (4/5)

Quick thought <drogo_drogo> [8/12 @ 13:13] (0/0)
A few quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [8/12 @ 5:51] (0/0)
Interested. <Karmul> [8/12 @ 3:03] (1/1)

Tom Shippey <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/12 @ 11:48] (0/0)

A meditation, not a story. <Curious> [8/11 @ 15:29] (0/0)

Sil Chap 5: Of Eldamar #2 The Teleri: Herding Cats <Entmaiden> [8/11 @ 7:54] (5/5)

Was not Cirdan befriended by Ulmo <Karmul> [8/12 @ 2:41] (0/0)
Herding Elves <Penthe> [8/11 @ 23:13] (0/0)
Tide goes in. Tide goes out. <Ossë> [8/11 @ 20:18] (0/0)
Big Fish <nerdanel_50> [8/11 @ 11:46] (0/0)
cats and Cirdan <drogo_drogo> [8/11 @ 10:03] (0/0)

Tales that never were <Ceorl> [8/11 @ 4:36] (6/14)

The best chapter of LOTR never written <Cressida> [8/12 @ 16:42] (2/2)

Oh, wow. <Ascarwen> [8/16 @ 10:51] (0/0)
Would also like a fuller story of Mithrellas and Imrazor. <Cressida> [8/13 @ 17:58] (0/0)

Has anyone read the Notion Club Papers? <an seileachan> [8/11 @ 18:07] (1/2)

The *Notion Club Papers* are a tantalisingly <NZ Strider> [8/12 @ 5:54] (1/1)

I have so many things to "read next"... <an seileachan> [8/12 @ 6:59] (0/0)

Earendil's "Odyssey," which the Sil hints at but <Azree> [8/11 @ 15:17] (0/0)
I would have liked to hear... <Morwilwarin> [8/11 @ 15:06] (0/0)
I think the question is rather <squire > [8/11 @ 7:47] (0/0)
I'm still waiting for the TV series <NZ Strider> [8/11 @ 5:15] (2/4)

"The Adventures of Young Aragorn Ranger" <drogo_drogo> [8/12 @ 6:33] (2/2)

LOL (No Text) <Penthe> [8/12 @ 21:17] (0/0)
*snert* (No Text) <Lúthien_Rising> [8/12 @ 10:29] (0/0)

And plenty of commercials too! <NoneOfTheAbove> [8/11 @ 15:26] (0/0)

We shall meet again in the Spring! <Beren IV> [8/11 @ 0:49] (7/16)

Is he gone yet? <N.E. Brigand> [8/11 @ 20:43] (1/1)

*snert* (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [8/12 @ 2:13] (0/0)

Well, last post! <Beren IV> [8/11 @ 18:47] (0/0)
Is is just me or is the RR home? <CelebornsMirror> [8/11 @ 12:48] (2/6)

*look slightly embarrassed* <Penthe> [8/11 @ 22:21] (1/4)

You're kidding, right? <nerdanel_50> [8/12 @ 2:11] (2/3)

I can't tell whether <nerdanel_50> [8/12 @ 19:56] (1/1)

Of course not. <Penthe> [8/12 @ 20:42] (0/0)

The silliness! That must be it! <Penthe> [8/12 @ 18:54] (0/0)

In olden days I felt that way about LotR <nerdanel_50> [8/11 @ 13:50] (0/0)

bring a warm sweater, and enjoy the views! <Lúthien_Rising> [8/11 @ 9:52] (0/0)
Bring Erkenbrand and his men with you, a bientot (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [8/11 @ 6:03] (0/0)
See you around. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [8/11 @ 5:15] (0/0)
We will miss you. BTW . . . <nerdanel_50> [8/11 @ 1:00] (1/2)

That didn't occur to me <Beren IV> [8/11 @ 18:04] (1/1)

We're both so treeish <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/11 @ 18:48] (0/0)

Sil Chap 5: Of Eldamar #1 The Vanyar and Noldor reach the Sea <Entmaiden> [8/10 @ 20:40] (3/7)

This always irks me <squire > [8/11 @ 17:01] (3/4)

I'll probably get <Arevanye> [8/12 @ 7:28] (0/0)
Bugs me, too <Entmaiden> [8/12 @ 7:04] (1/1)

And you call yourself Entmaiden : - ) <Penthe> [8/12 @ 18:56] (0/0)

Celtic & other traditions <Penthe> [8/11 @ 22:35] (0/0)

Melkor and Ice <Finrod Felagund 5> [8/10 @ 23:13] (0/0)
wind and weather <nerdanel_50> [8/10 @ 23:02] (0/0)

Sil Chap 5: Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalie Introduction <Entmaiden> [8/10 @ 9:05] (5/17)

Silmarillion Links Directory (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [8/12 @ 13:56] (1/1)

References for the Silmarillion (No Text - Link Inside) <Daughter of Nienna> [8/12 @ 13:57] (0/0)

Found this one on Ralph Wood's website (No Text - Link Inside) <Lúthien_Rising> [8/11 @ 9:50] (1/2)

Like a European subway map <squire > [8/11 @ 10:12] (1/1)

I kinda like it. <N.E. Brigand> [8/11 @ 13:22] (0/0)

Not my own, but one I like for Finwe's family --> (No Text - Link Inside) <drogo_drogo> [8/10 @ 18:48] (2/6)

Great one, Entmaiden. Finrod and Finduilas break the heart... (No Text) <Kili's aunt> [8/11 @ 13:53] (0/0)
Interesting about Gil-galad. <N.E. Brigand> [8/10 @ 19:57] (1/4)

I have been so frustrated that <Ascarwen> [8/12 @ 12:05] (1/3)

Have you "Aldarion and Erendis"... <N.E. Brigand> [8/12 @ 13:45] (2/2)

Yes! <Ascarwen> [8/13 @ 8:46] (0/0)
I mean: "Have you *read*... (No Text) <N.E. Brigand> [8/12 @ 14:29] (0/0)

Great idea, Entmaiden! (No Text) <Lúthien_Rising> [8/10 @ 10:03] (0/0)
stupid comp <hills> [8/10 @ 9:36] (2/3)

if that doesn't work <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/10 @ 15:33] (1/1)

yes but... <hills> [8/10 @ 21:35] (0/0)

Sure <Entmaiden> [8/10 @ 10:04] (0/0)

Sil Chap 4: Of Thingol and Melian #4 Open Discussion <Entmaiden> [8/10 @ 8:49] (2/4)

of the relationship <Karmul> [8/13 @ 7:17] (1/1)

Yes <Altaira> [8/14 @ 23:33] (0/0)

A question: <nerdanel_50> [8/12 @ 20:14] (1/1)

Hmmm, <Altaira> [8/14 @ 23:26] (0/0)

Sil Chap 4: Of Thingol and Melian #3 The Lovers <Entmaiden> [8/9 @ 21:35] (5/7)

Sigh. The language in this... <Ascarwen> [8/12 @ 12:13] (1/1)

I agree <Altaira> [8/14 @ 23:19] (0/0)

Melian loved Middle-earth and loved Elwe. <Curious> [8/12 @ 4:46] (0/0)
Love and Jealousy <nerdanel_50> [8/10 @ 23:15] (0/0)
magic <hills> [8/10 @ 8:32] (0/0)
Was Melian caught in her own spell? <linkinparkelf> [8/9 @ 23:47] (1/1)

love approaching perfect love <Arevanye> [8/10 @ 5:09] (0/0)

Sil Chap 4: Of Thingol and Melian #2 Thingol (Elwe) <Entmaiden> [8/9 @ 14:33] (11/19)

both exist in the same capital- (No Text) <an seileachan> [8/12 @ 18:14] (1/1)

oops...both exist in the same Capital-T Time <an seileachan> [8/12 @ 18:18] (0/0)

This romance also echoes Manwe and Varda's. <Curious> [8/12 @ 4:36] (2/3)

There are parallels, but they are not so <nerdanel_50> [8/12 @ 17:48] (1/1)

I recognize the contrasts. <Curious> [8/16 @ 7:21] (0/0)

Sigh... you're right <squire > [8/12 @ 15:07] (0/0)

Thoughts <Karmul> [8/12 @ 2:53] (0/0)
Natural Selection, Speciation, and Tolkien <Beren IV> [8/11 @ 18:41] (0/0)
Good breeding <nerdanel_50> [8/10 @ 13:21] (1/2)

The fear of letting go <Chip of Dale> [8/11 @ 17:02] (1/1)

interesting, because one would think <an seileachan> [8/11 @ 17:57] (0/0)

Mixing the genetic pool and catalysts for change <drogo_drogo> [8/10 @ 6:15] (0/0)
beautiful girls <hills> [8/9 @ 21:16] (0/0)
Melian, Luthien, Arwen <Penthe> [8/9 @ 20:12] (0/0)
elf-human relationships <Menelwyn> [8/9 @ 20:04] (0/0)
Melian and Lúthien, and thoughts on race <Lúthien_Rising> [8/9 @ 17:48] (1/1)

Power in spells <Beren IV> [8/11 @ 18:30] (0/0)

Foreshadowing Beren and Luthien here <squire > [8/9 @ 17:24] (1/1)

Excellent, as always. <Ascarwen> [8/12 @ 12:16] (0/0)

Smith of Wootton Major: Summoned by the Queen <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 13:36] (5/5)

Just one brief comment: <NZ Strider> [8/11 @ 16:34] (0/0)
I would love to hear Harper's story. <Curious> [8/10 @ 21:31] (0/0)
Galadriel and Luthien, beauty and power/danger <drogo_drogo> [8/9 @ 20:21] (0/0)
yearning for faery <Penthe> [8/9 @ 20:05] (0/0)
Very like Galadriel. <N.E. Brigand> [8/9 @ 18:45] (0/0)

Sil Chap 4: Of Thingol and Melian #1 <Entmaiden> [8/9 @ 8:14] (5/15)

I suspect that Yavanna encouraged Melian <Curious> [8/11 @ 13:14] (1/2)

or perhaps <Lúthien_Rising> [8/11 @ 13:56] (1/1)

we've touched this issue before... <Beren IV> [8/11 @ 18:19] (0/0)

One night stand <nerdanel_50> [8/9 @ 14:06] (2/2)

I fully agree with your note on beauty... <Beren IV> [8/11 @ 18:22] (0/0)
Beauty <Penthe> [8/9 @ 19:57] (0/0)

The Ainur and the Elves <Bythedar> [8/9 @ 11:57] (0/0)
More nightingales <drogo_drogo> [8/9 @ 11:01] (0/0)
part of Ode to a Nightingale <an seileachan> [8/9 @ 9:55] (4/6)

Nightingale in Middle Ages <Arathorn> [8/10 @ 13:42] (0/0)
'Faery lands forlorn...' <Smokering> [8/9 @ 21:00] (1/1)

no, she studied Literature.. <an seileachan> [8/10 @ 20:24] (0/0)

Interesting indeed! <Lúthien_Rising> [8/9 @ 13:43] (1/1)

I don't know the connection, if any... <an seileachan> [8/9 @ 14:49] (0/0)

Hmmm...very interesting...thanks! (No Text) <Arevanye> [8/9 @ 10:52] (0/0)

Do orcs have souls and other questions (long!) <an seileachan> [8/9 @ 6:19] (5/15)

Thanks for starting this thread, a.s. <linkinparkelf> [8/12 @ 1:01] (1/2)

since when have rhetorical questions stopped me?!? <an seileachan> [8/12 @ 6:47] (1/1)

so there's hope for those fourth -age orcs. <linkinparkelf> [8/12 @ 23:38] (0/0)

from Tolkien Newsgroups FAQ <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 16:51] (1/1)

Very nice, Thanks! (No Text) <Beren IV> [8/11 @ 0:41] (0/0)

What about Ents?: the unanswered question... <hartk> [8/9 @ 16:06] (2/6)

Letter 338 <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 16:49] (0/0)
where *do* the Ents go? <an seileachan> [8/9 @ 16:26] (1/4)

I was under the impression that they do not die <Yncanes> [8/10 @ 21:48] (1/3)

Ents can be killed <Beren IV> [8/11 @ 0:46] (1/2)

will you have time later? :-) <an seileachan> [8/11 @ 9:52] (1/1)

When I get back! (No Text) <Beren IV> [8/11 @ 18:24] (0/0)

I had a dream on exactly this topic last night... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [8/9 @ 13:26] (1/1)

Hebrews 13:2? <an seileachan> [8/10 @ 6:59] (0/0)

To complicatate things...Orcs as beasts <drogo_drogo> [8/9 @ 12:31] (0/0)

Q. Who are your favourite Silmarillion personages M and F. <Karmul> [8/9 @ 0:36] (3/5)

Hurin and Idril <Kili's aunt> [8/11 @ 14:11] (0/0)
Feanor and Luthien <Lorien-lover> [8/9 @ 8:48] (0/0)
Beren and Tinúviel in BoLT <Beren IV> [8/9 @ 0:41] (1/2)

BoLT I have not read for some time <Karmul> [8/9 @ 0:53] (1/1)

A lighter world <Beren IV> [8/11 @ 0:23] (0/0)

Intro to Chapters 4 and 5: Of Thingol and Melian and Of Eldamar and the Princes of the Eldalie <Entmaiden> [8/8 @ 23:17] (6/12)

Hand-drawn diagrams <Penthe> [8/9 @ 0:26] (0/0)
I'm going to be gone... <Beren IV> [8/9 @ 0:19] (0/0)
Ah! Just what I need -- Elf-help. (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 0:18] (0/0)
Looking forward to it <Karmul> [8/9 @ 0:10] (0/0)
Looking forward to it -- thanks! (No Text) <NZ Strider> [8/9 @ 0:05] (0/0)
Sounds good! <Kimi> [8/8 @ 23:57] (1/6)

psst - re. schedule <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 0:19] (1/5)

pssst - schedule <Penthe> [8/9 @ 0:25] (2/4)

Thanks, Penthe :-) (No Text) <Kimi> [8/9 @ 0:43] (1/2)

sorry to but in like that - I thought it might be urgent (No Text) <Penthe> [8/10 @ 21:49] (1/1)

That's not <Kimi> [8/11 @ 19:08] (0/0)

Yikes! Thanks. <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 0:36] (0/0)

To help serve you better, <squire > [8/8 @ 0:19] (6/10)

thanks! <Lúthien_Rising> [8/9 @ 11:51] (0/0)
Thnakyou Squire. (No Text) <Karmul> [8/9 @ 0:58] (0/0)
Thank you very much indeed. <Penthe> [8/8 @ 23:17] (0/0)
*Whistles appreciatively* Thank you! <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/8 @ 18:14] (0/0)
Curious is Elton John? <N.E. Brigand> [8/8 @ 17:18] (1/2)

I can count on you <squire > [8/8 @ 20:02] (1/1)

You maniac. <N.E. Brigand> [8/9 @ 9:03] (0/0)

Excellent! Thank you squire! (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [8/8 @ 13:17] (1/2)

ps, a question <nerdanel_50> [8/8 @ 13:32] (1/1)

The Valaquenta definitely stops at 1958 <squire > [8/8 @ 19:36] (0/0)

The Corsairs of Umbar <Beren IV> [8/7 @ 16:41] (6/23)

Not pirates at all <Neumy> [8/8 @ 20:49] (1/1)

Indeed, however <Karmul> [8/9 @ 0:04] (0/0)

Pirates and raiders I believe <Karmul> [8/8 @ 12:24] (1/2)

from the appendix <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 0:52] (1/1)

Thankyou for the reference. (No Text) <Karmul> [8/9 @ 1:24] (0/0)

The Corsairs <PhantomS> [8/8 @ 4:15] (2/11)

Gondoran military hardware? <Beren IV> [8/8 @ 11:19] (2/2)

Think Eastern Europe and Africa <PhantomS> [8/11 @ 9:10] (0/0)
Timberrrr!! <Ceorl> [8/9 @ 2:32] (0/0)

I was about to say something like this... <NZ Strider> [8/8 @ 4:54] (2/7)

Port Royal as a model <drogo_drogo> [8/8 @ 11:12] (1/1)

Interesting website! <Beren IV> [8/8 @ 11:25] (0/0)

Acceptable? Not ... <Liath> [8/8 @ 7:32] (2/4)

"galloping coarseness" - vikings <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/8 @ 9:10] (1/1)

LOL, they were only seeking soap : ) <Liath> [8/12 @ 18:53] (0/0)

not perfectly acceptable to *us* <Lúthien_Rising> [8/8 @ 8:08] (1/1)

privateers <PhantomS> [8/8 @ 8:17] (0/0)

Nay, *pilots* -- viking pilots, that is <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/8 @ 1:19] (0/0)
We are getting the victors' side of history <drogo_drogo> [8/7 @ 19:43] (0/0)
Couldn't Sauron seduce them with treasure? <Lorien-lover> [8/7 @ 17:10] (1/3)

Yes, but pirates... <Beren IV> [8/7 @ 18:16] (1/2)

Who is a pirate? <Lúthien_Rising> [8/7 @ 19:52] (1/1)

privateers <Penthe> [8/7 @ 23:05] (0/0)

NDQ: Moving On to the Story <Lúthien_Rising> [8/7 @ 8:45] (2/40)

The Dialog of Finrod and Andreth <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/7 @ 11:57] (2/17)

The Gift of Iluvatar. <N.E. Brigand> [8/8 @ 15:27] (1/14)

Maybe it is consistent <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/8 @ 18:46] (2/13)

Andreth is not in UT but in <Curious> [8/10 @ 6:11] (1/1)

Quite. I was always kind of... <Ascarwen> [8/12 @ 12:19] (0/0)

interesting thought <Lúthien_Rising> [8/8 @ 18:49] (2/10)

consider "On Fairy Stories" <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 1:04] (1/2)

Elves and Men are akin <an seileachan> [8/9 @ 7:20] (1/1)

escape <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 11:47] (0/0)

hypothetically speaking <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/8 @ 19:46] (1/6)

Melkor spoils paradise, but doesn't introduce death <an seileachan> [8/8 @ 20:22] (2/5)

Still more confusion (Story Spoiler - Finrod & Andreth ;o)) <nerdanel_50> [8/9 @ 13:22] (1/1)

Thanks! <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 14:01] (0/0)

you understand my confusion <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/8 @ 21:47] (1/2)

Don't hold your breath. <Kimi> [8/8 @ 22:08] (1/1)

*exhales* (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 0:15] (0/0)

"Andreth was awoman of the House of Bëor, <nerdanel_50> [8/7 @ 12:12] (1/1)

Tolkien waffles yet again... <Beren IV> [8/7 @ 16:02] (0/0)

LotR elves <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/7 @ 10:26] (4/21)

Yes, the leading elves in LotR are <Curious> [8/9 @ 19:51] (0/0)
Ah! Clear as mud. Thanks, all! <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/8 @ 1:09] (3/8)

Hints in the LotR. <N.E. Brigand> [8/8 @ 15:10] (1/1)

I generally agree. <Curious> [8/10 @ 6:07] (0/0)

Let me see <Kimi> [8/8 @ 1:53] (1/1)

More on Elrond <Lúthien_Rising> [8/8 @ 8:06] (0/0)

yes <Lorien-lover> [8/8 @ 1:14] (1/3)

hmm, just a link to the Encycolpedia <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/8 @ 9:13] (1/2)

If you follow the link, then click on "Maps and Illustrations" <Arevanye> [8/9 @ 8:09] (1/1)

Ah! Thank you. (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/9 @ 16:28] (0/0)

It's more complicated than that <Beren IV> [8/7 @ 15:59] (3/5)

I disagree on several points. <Curious> [8/10 @ 6:02] (0/0)
Vanyar at First Age's end? <N.E. Brigand> [8/8 @ 14:42] (0/0)
Isn't Thranduil Silvan? <Lorien-lover> [8/7 @ 16:35] (1/2)

I think Thranduil is a kinsman of Thingol (Elwë) <Beren IV> [8/7 @ 16:43] (1/1)

of course... <Lorien-lover> [8/7 @ 17:05] (0/0)

Off the top of my head... <drogo_drogo> [8/7 @ 12:15] (3/4)

Elrond is the heir of the Noldor, <Curious> [8/10 @ 5:56] (0/0)
Is that definitive? <N.E. Brigand> [8/8 @ 14:52] (0/0)
Elwe Singollo/Thingol <Penthe> [8/7 @ 22:59] (1/1)

Melian did introduce Maia blood into the line <drogo_drogo> [8/8 @ 8:00] (0/0)

The Sil: Dwarves, Elves & Melkor Summary <Penthe> [8/6 @ 21:59] (13/24)

Thanks, Penthe - great discussion this week (No Text) <Entmaiden> [8/8 @ 23:07] (0/0)
thanks for an interesting discussion. (No Text) <Karmul> [8/8 @ 12:25] (0/0)
Thanks Penthe! (No Text) <CelebornsMirror> [8/8 @ 9:52] (0/0)
Thanks, Penthe. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [8/8 @ 4:30] (0/0)
Ring of Doom--isn't that in the Batcave? <nerdanel_50> [8/7 @ 19:41] (1/1)

Here's one thankful silent reader! (No Text) <linkinparkelf> [8/8 @ 23:42] (0/0)

Thanks, Penthe! <Lúthien_Rising> [8/7 @ 8:38] (3/3)

That's why I have so many slips of paper <Penthe> [8/7 @ 22:40] (0/0)
27 years too late to worry about that!!! <an seileachan> [8/7 @ 19:20] (0/0)
I did just that, LR-- <nerdanel_50> [8/7 @ 12:55] (0/0)

Thanks, exposition can be a challenge <drogo_drogo> [8/7 @ 7:12] (0/0)
Thanks Penthe - an entertaining week :-) <Estelwyn> [8/7 @ 5:52] (1/2)

pssst, Estelwyn <nerdanel_50> [8/7 @ 12:53] (1/1)

Thanks! <Estelwyn> [8/7 @ 17:25] (0/0)

A great labour of your own! <Kimi> [8/7 @ 5:14] (0/0)
Thanks, Penthe! <Arevanye> [8/7 @ 4:05] (0/0)
Most of the basic personel, indeed! Thank you, Penthe! (No Text) <Beren IV> [8/7 @ 0:54] (0/0)
Thank you Penthe. <Curious> [8/6 @ 23:06] (0/0)
Thanks so much, Penthe! <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/6 @ 22:03] (1/5)

Yes, I rather think I asked the wrong questions <Penthe> [8/6 @ 22:06] (4/4)

not at all! I learned a lot! thanks. (No Text) <an seileachan> [8/7 @ 19:20] (0/0)
I don't think so. <Kimi> [8/7 @ 17:13] (0/0)
*looks startled* <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/7 @ 11:09] (0/0)
I doubt it. <Curious> [8/6 @ 23:02] (0/0)

Smith of Wootton Majore: The Living Flower <drogo_drogo> [8/6 @ 6:55] (5/13)

Geography and Seeing <N.E. Brigand> [8/8 @ 14:31] (1/1)

Inner Fairy reminds me of the Mountains <Curious> [8/10 @ 5:42] (0/0)

Sorry for the late hit... <NZ Strider> [8/8 @ 4:42] (0/0)
***Summary enclosed here*** <drogo_drogo> [8/7 @ 16:21] (4/4)

Thanks, drogo drogo! I enjoy <Curious> [8/9 @ 19:37] (0/0)
thanks for the summary (and discussion) <Penthe> [8/8 @ 23:24] (0/0)
Thanks for the summary, drogo_drogo. <NZ Strider> [8/8 @ 4:45] (0/0)
Lovely summary, dd <Kimi> [8/7 @ 17:11] (0/0)

I always trip over "casket" <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/6 @ 15:54] (2/3)

Christian imagery, perhaps? <Curious> [8/6 @ 20:36] (1/1)

hmm, I've been thinking about this <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/8 @ 19:56] (0/0)

A guess <Ransom> [8/6 @ 16:48] (0/0)

The slightest flower from Fairy <Curious> [8/6 @ 9:03] (0/0)

The Sil: Open Discussion (with grouchiness) <Penthe> [8/5 @ 23:43] (2/31)

a piggy-back question so I don't start a new thread... <an seileachan> [8/6 @ 13:53] (7/14)

Very best wishes - and a hint. <Kimi> [8/7 @ 20:43] (2/2)

Even *better* than the Back Button, thanks! (No Text) <Arevanye> [8/8 @ 19:15] (0/0)
Ooh, #2, cool trick! Thanks Kimi :-) (No Text) <Estelwyn> [8/7 @ 23:41] (0/0)

hope your daughter gets well soon (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [8/7 @ 11:30] (1/1)

thanks, Reading Room!!! <an seileachan> [8/7 @ 16:15] (0/0)

I will try to update the archive <hatster> [8/7 @ 7:32] (1/1)

TRY was the operative word...try reinstalling OS ten times <hatster> [8/8 @ 20:22] (0/0)

Psst a.s. <Estelwyn> [8/6 @ 19:49] (0/0)
I'm going to be gone soon myself... <Beren IV> [8/6 @ 17:57] (0/0)
The Archive compiled by the wonderful hatster (No Text - Link Inside) <nerdanel_50> [8/6 @ 14:53] (0/0)
I'm sorry to hear that. <Curious> [8/6 @ 14:31] (1/3)

*smacks self on head <an seileachan> [8/6 @ 16:36] (2/2)

yes, your back button <Arevanye> [8/6 @ 18:15] (0/0)
click on the drop box arrow <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/6 @ 16:51] (0/0)

In these short stories the Valar seem human, <Curious> [8/6 @ 8:53] (3/15)

The seven stars <Estelwyn> [8/6 @ 19:35] (1/1)

The LotR index says <Curious> [8/10 @ 20:19] (0/0)

Constellations <Arevanye> [8/6 @ 10:14] (1/11)

Good questions! The Sickle is <Curious> [8/6 @ 10:32] (1/10)

Thanks for posting that <squire > [8/6 @ 12:27] (2/9)

Could also be <Arathorn> [8/6 @ 12:38] (0/0)
Oops. <Curious> [8/6 @ 12:34] (1/7)

Well, then you need to <Arevanye> [8/6 @ 13:46] (1/6)

My 2-year-old is restless. <Curious> [8/6 @ 14:35] (2/5)

*sigh* The Twos <Arevanye> [8/6 @ 16:36] (1/3)

I love it! <Curious> [8/6 @ 20:42] (2/2)

Of course you do! <Arevanye> [8/7 @ 4:15] (0/0)
I love it too <Penthe> [8/6 @ 21:33] (0/0)

first-time parents :-) <Lúthien_Rising> [8/6 @ 15:30] (0/0)

My problem is <Lúthien_Rising> [8/6 @ 9:48] (0/0)

other books <rosierose> [8/5 @ 23:37] (1/2)

Unfinished Tales, BoLT, and HoME <Beren IV> [8/6 @ 0:49] (1/1)

other books <rosierose> [8/6 @ 15:34] (0/0)

The Sil: Should I stay or should I go? <Penthe> [8/5 @ 23:36] (6/11)

Three Clans of the Elves <Stanislaus Bocian> [8/7 @ 8:22] (0/0)
Here's how I remember: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [8/6 @ 9:51] (1/1)

More about the branches of Elves. <Curious> [8/6 @ 10:17] (0/0)

Why does Tolkien do this? <Arevanye> [8/6 @ 6:12] (1/1)

Linguistic reasons? <N.E. Brigand> [8/6 @ 11:17] (0/0)

The Avari didn't fair too well either. <Curious> [8/6 @ 6:04] (1/1)

Well, if no elves had made the journey <nerdanel_50> [8/6 @ 14:51] (0/0)

Mnemonics, just as helpfull as Beren's ;-) <Elen> [8/6 @ 4:56] (1/1)

ThankyouThankyou ElenElen!! :o);o) (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [8/6 @ 14:45] (0/0)

It's easier with translation <Beren IV> [8/6 @ 0:45] (1/1)

Oh yes, so much easier! ;-) (No Text) <Penthe> [8/6 @ 1:55] (0/0)

The Sil: Council, Kings and Doom <Penthe> [8/5 @ 23:20] (1/4)

Tolkien the monarchist <Beren IV> [8/6 @ 0:40] (1/3)

questions on monarchism and the Chain of Being <Lúthien_Rising> [8/6 @ 9:36] (1/2)

I don't know about Tolkien's politics <squire > [8/6 @ 13:16] (1/1)

Well-put, Squire (No Text) <Beren IV> [8/6 @ 17:54] (0/0)

The Sil: Mandos prison blues <Penthe> [8/5 @ 23:09] (4/7)

The waiting place... for people just waiting. <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/6 @ 15:49] (0/0)
Plea bargaining in Valinor? <Lúthien_Rising> [8/6 @ 9:32] (0/0)
three ages long? <Arevanye> [8/6 @ 5:54] (1/3)

Well, <Ossë> [8/6 @ 9:05] (1/2)

I had to ask, didn't I? <Arevanye> [8/6 @ 9:21] (1/1)

Yes, it is <Ossë> [8/6 @ 14:25] (0/0)

Keep him out of the way... <Beren IV> [8/6 @ 0:33] (0/0)

The Sil: Elves watch the battle on CNN <Penthe> [8/5 @ 22:43] (3/3)

Northern Lights from Utumno <drogo_drogo> [8/6 @ 7:30] (0/0)
The Battle of the Gods! <Beren IV> [8/6 @ 0:30] (0/0)
Just one thought about physical embodiment <Arevanye> [8/5 @ 22:54] (0/0)

Tolkien's (and the Gordons') academic work on "The Seafarer" <NZ Strider> [8/5 @ 14:50] (1/2)

out of curiosity, <Lúthien_Rising> [8/8 @ 18:50] (1/1)

His academic papers <NZ Strider> [8/8 @ 23:38] (0/0)

Tolkien's use of "The Seafarer" in his time-travel novel <NZ Strider> [8/5 @ 14:49] (3/3)

Ah, yes, Eriol... (No Text) <Beren IV> [8/6 @ 0:23] (0/0)
as a fan of The Lost Road <Menelwyn> [8/5 @ 18:24] (0/0)
Without knowing nearly enough <squire > [8/5 @ 16:11] (0/0)

Sea-longing in the LotR: Tolkien's use of "The Seafarer" <NZ Strider> [8/5 @ 14:47] (5/15)

Legolas and the sea-longing <Kimi> [8/7 @ 2:37] (1/1)

Thanks for that. Yes, Tolkien <NZ Strider> [8/8 @ 4:33] (0/0)

Aside... <Count Zero> [8/5 @ 20:26] (0/0)
Another influence? <Count Zero> [8/5 @ 20:24] (2/3)

More Tennyson <Penthe> [8/5 @ 22:25] (1/1)

...and even more Tennyson (No Text - Link Inside) <Ransom> [8/6 @ 14:09] (0/0)

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield" <Arevanye> [8/5 @ 21:26] (0/0)

Amazing. Two rather basic question: <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/5 @ 18:43] (3/6)

Middle-earth <NZ Strider> [8/6 @ 2:48] (1/1)

*bookmarks* Thank you! (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/6 @ 10:38] (0/0)

Caedmon uses "middle-earth" too <Arevanye> [8/5 @ 22:25] (1/2)

The term "middangeard" <NZ Strider> [8/6 @ 2:51] (1/1)

Thanks much! (No Text) <Arevanye> [8/6 @ 5:49] (0/0)

sea longing <Penthe> [8/5 @ 22:19] (0/0)

There is also Niggle's journey, <Curious> [8/5 @ 15:29] (0/0)

The Seafarer <NZ Strider> [8/5 @ 14:45] (8/15)

Breathtaking <Chip of Dale> [8/8 @ 0:51] (0/0)
Beautiful words, thank you for sharing. (No Text) <linkinparkelf> [8/7 @ 23:55] (0/0)
That's amazing! <Smokering> [8/6 @ 0:05] (0/0)
Thank you for this. <Penthe> [8/5 @ 22:12] (0/0)
This is wonderful--thank you so much! <Syllona> [8/5 @ 18:53] (0/0)
Thanks <drogo_drogo> [8/5 @ 16:21] (0/0)
Thanks for all of these! <Lúthien_Rising> [8/5 @ 15:43] (1/1)

And now that I've read it, more thanks -- and a question <Lúthien_Rising> [8/8 @ 20:33] (0/0)

Thanks, NZ! and Happy Birthday! <squire > [8/5 @ 15:40] (6/6)

Methinks we are twice blessed. (No Text) <linkinparkelf> [8/7 @ 23:57] (0/0)
Now I'm really embarrassed. <NZ Strider> [8/5 @ 21:36] (0/0)
How do you *do* that? Amazing! (No Text) <Aunt Dora Baggins> [8/5 @ 18:17] (0/0)
That's just what I was going to say! ;o) (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [8/5 @ 17:51] (0/0)
and people wonder <Lúthien_Rising> [8/5 @ 15:54] (0/0)
Wow! <Curious> [8/5 @ 15:47] (0/0)

The Sil: in which Manwe holds a council, and Melkor holds a grudge <Penthe> [8/5 @ 1:47] (3/3)

Playing it safe <Lúthien_Rising> [8/6 @ 9:26] (0/0)
Was there a Prime Directive? <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/6 @ 0:35] (0/0)
Melkor is just being bad... <Beren IV> [8/5 @ 2:58] (0/0)

The Sil: Where have all the Elves gone? Gone to Melkor, every one! <Penthe> [8/5 @ 0:41] (8/27)

on the essential sadness of the Orcs existence <an seileachan> [8/7 @ 18:56] (3/5)

Does Tolkien actually say somewhere that orcs are created evil <linkinparkelf> [8/8 @ 22:59] (0/0)
Very interesting (and compassionate) <Penthe> [8/7 @ 22:52] (1/1)

thinking deeply enough about it... <an seileachan> [8/8 @ 21:30] (0/0)

*oops, very bad mistake in here, if you're reading... <an seileachan> [8/7 @ 19:54] (1/1)

I read 'evil'. Hopeless editor, me. (No Text) <Penthe> [8/7 @ 22:54] (0/0)

Some rather heated thoughts! <CelebornsMirror> [8/5 @ 14:31] (1/1)

Aule and Melkor <Penthe> [8/5 @ 18:16] (0/0)

maybe a stupid question... <Lorien-lover> [8/5 @ 14:24] (2/6)

Aule's dwarves are robots <Curious> [8/6 @ 5:45] (0/0)
perhaps <CelebornsMirror> [8/5 @ 14:32] (1/4)

or it's more "fun" <Lúthien_Rising> [8/5 @ 15:44] (1/3)

Yet, I thought that Melkor could only "mock", not "create"....or am I misunderstanding? (No Text) <A'amel> [8/5 @ 21:39] (1/2)

Yes, but that's assuming that Tolkien never changed his mind. <Penthe> [8/5 @ 22:07] (1/1)

Agreed! (No Text) <Beren IV> [8/6 @ 0:18] (0/0)

A little lunchtime rant here <drogo_drogo> [8/5 @ 13:25] (2/6)

fussing and fidgeting <Penthe> [8/5 @ 18:14] (2/4)

Again, a question...did not the Orc's hate Melkor <A'amel> [8/5 @ 21:45] (0/0)
how about orcish "morality"? <Menelwyn> [8/5 @ 18:35] (1/2)

A lack of a guilty conscience? <Arevanye> [8/5 @ 21:40] (1/1)

Interesting notion <Penthe> [8/5 @ 22:04] (0/0)

perfectly excusable <Menelwyn> [8/5 @ 13:35] (0/0)

Why the worst? <Menelwyn> [8/5 @ 12:30] (1/1)

Tolkien's objections... <Beren IV> [8/6 @ 0:12] (0/0)

*sings "when will they ever learn?* (No Text) <an seileachan> [8/5 @ 6:10] (0/0)
Aule to Melkor: "You forgot the beards!" <Kimi> [8/5 @ 3:11] (0/0)
Here be Dragons - very nearly hit it again! <Beren IV> [8/5 @ 2:52] (0/0)

The Sil: Fear & Loathing in Cuivienen <Penthe> [8/5 @ 0:33] (5/10)

Some very odd echoes here <squire > [8/6 @ 14:20] (2/3)

Again, Tolkien deliberately <Curious> [8/6 @ 20:51] (1/1)

And many other writers 'borrow' the imagery, too. (No Text) <Penthe> [8/6 @ 22:04] (0/0)

Ooh! Good memory! <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/6 @ 17:00] (0/0)

on 1 and 4 <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/5 @ 20:24] (0/0)
Legends of the Hunter <drogo_drogo> [8/5 @ 12:57] (0/0)
Melkor is a sneak <Elen> [8/5 @ 8:24] (0/0)
Good title! (No Text) <Beren IV> [8/5 @ 2:36] (1/2)

Oops - hit the wrong button <Beren IV> [8/5 @ 2:41] (1/1)

Psst: Beren: <Kimi> [8/5 @ 3:08] (0/0)

The Sil: coming of the Elves - unexpectedly <Penthe> [8/5 @ 0:16] (4/6)

What's in a name? <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/5 @ 12:18] (0/0)
Elves are the Valar's blind spot <drogo_drogo> [8/5 @ 6:19] (1/2)

clothing the Valar <Lúthien_Rising> [8/5 @ 8:23] (1/1)

They know what they look like, but the Elves are still a mystery <drogo_drogo> [8/5 @ 14:41] (0/0)

You can be told about something <Kimi> [8/5 @ 3:30] (0/0)
Well, Aulë apparently didn't know what he was doing... <Beren IV> [8/5 @ 2:34] (0/0)

Gothmog: Balrog or Orc? <Caranthir_Elanessë> [8/4 @ 7:23] (3/7)

I think you mean Gamling. <WhiteAslan > [8/5 @ 0:04] (0/0)
Grond: War-Hammer or Battering Ram ;-) <hartk> [8/4 @ 13:56] (0/0)
There's 2 of them <Arathorn> [8/4 @ 8:15] (1/4)

MECCG has him as an Olog-Hai <Beren IV> [8/4 @ 15:13] (3/3)

And all kinds of other errors, too... <Beren IV> [8/4 @ 16:26] (0/0)
Sure, and MERP <Arathorn> [8/4 @ 15:55] (0/0)
MECCG? (No Text) <Lúthien_Rising> [8/4 @ 15:52] (0/0)

Smith of Wootton Major: Dancing with Faery Queens <drogo_drogo> [8/4 @ 5:52] (4/6)

No thoughts, just some images... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [8/5 @ 18:20] (0/0)
As with the warriors, there is no obvious magic <Curious> [8/5 @ 5:11] (1/1)

Kilted... <Aunt Dora Baggins> [8/5 @ 18:23] (0/0)

A wonderful scene, on many levels... <NZ Strider> [8/5 @ 3:36] (1/1)

Beren and Luthien without an angry dad <drogo_drogo> [8/5 @ 6:27] (0/0)

"As merry as any lass I ever saw <Kimi> [8/4 @ 20:58] (0/0)

The Sil: Melkor disrupts the peace <Penthe> [8/3 @ 18:48] (4/6)

Most of the dissatisfaction I see <Curious> [8/5 @ 5:27] (0/0)
The exercise of power <Lúthien_Rising> [8/4 @ 15:51] (0/0)
Answers <Beren IV> [8/4 @ 1:23] (1/1)

psst Beren IV - italics <Penthe> [8/4 @ 4:32] (0/0)

The Island of Dr. Melkor <drogo_drogo> [8/3 @ 19:06] (1/1)

"His own sick nature reserve!" <Beren IV> [8/4 @ 1:16] (0/0)

Of the coming of the elves and the captivity of Melkor <Penthe> [8/3 @ 18:45] (4/5)

The Awkward Age, as Gary Larson <Curious> [8/5 @ 8:35] (0/0)
Land of the Lost <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/4 @ 18:07] (0/0)
leaving the evil things awake... <an seileachan> [8/4 @ 5:46] (1/1)

I suppose Oromë wanted something to hunt (No Text) <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/4 @ 18:09] (0/0)

I do *not* like the Timeline. <Beren IV> [8/4 @ 1:05] (0/0)

The Sil: Aule & Yavanna - it must be love? <Penthe> [8/3 @ 18:16] (5/7)

marriages in Tolkien <Lúthien_Rising> [8/4 @ 9:30] (1/2)

Samwise and Rosie? <Beren IV> [8/4 @ 15:10] (1/1)

Well, <Lúthien_Rising> [8/4 @ 15:44] (0/0)

Views of Nature on Arda and Christian theology... <Beren IV> [8/4 @ 0:49] (0/0)
The Ents v. the Yavannaettes <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/4 @ 0:40] (0/0)
A delicate balance. <Kimi> [8/3 @ 19:53] (0/0)
That last line is my favorite in The Silmarillion <drogo_drogo> [8/3 @ 18:54] (0/0)

Probably will be around alot less in future... <aragonvaar> [8/3 @ 17:54] (11/22)

Try extending the link? <Liath> [8/5 @ 19:58] (1/1)

How devious! (No Text) <Curious> [8/6 @ 12:35] (0/0)

Um, can I ask a fairly mild possibly contentious question? <an seileachan> [8/5 @ 6:17] (3/3)

But even buildings have windows ... <Liath> [8/5 @ 19:54] (0/0)
Speaking as one of the self-employed <Syllona> [8/5 @ 19:00] (0/0)
Looking down from my ivory tower.... <Penthe> [8/5 @ 18:20] (0/0)

Golly, and we try so hard <erather> [8/4 @ 18:08] (0/0)
I suggest broadband at home, then. And <Curious> [8/4 @ 7:45] (0/0)
I agree about that ivory tower! (No Text) <Beren IV> [8/4 @ 2:30] (0/0)
Hard luck. <NZ Strider> [8/4 @ 2:28] (0/0)
That happened to me too. :) (No Text) <Golfimbul> [8/4 @ 0:03] (0/0)
Oh, harsh! <Liath> [8/3 @ 19:17] (0/0)
Why I hate corporate America... ivory tower academic freedom for me, man! (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [8/3 @ 19:14] (4/5)

As you wish! <NZ Strider> [8/4 @ 2:32] (1/1)

I'd prefer an ivory Orthanc, that way I can rule the world :) (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [8/4 @ 6:31] (0/0)

aaah, yes, the freedom of access to work avoidance. Hurray. (No Text) <Penthe> [8/3 @ 20:56] (0/0)
Amen! (although it is only one of <nerdanel_50> [8/3 @ 20:11] (0/0)
you said it! <Lúthien_Rising> [8/3 @ 19:20] (0/0)

Ummm, find another job? ;-) (No Text) <Penthe> [8/3 @ 19:03] (0/0)
Boo! The thought police strike again! (No Text) <nerdanel_50> [8/3 @ 18:46] (1/2)

Actually, more like the "I'm not paying you to play around" police. :D (No Text) <RosieLass> [8/4 @ 17:07] (1/1)

Well, s/he does say the postings were at break time . . . <nerdanel_50> [8/4 @ 18:09] (0/0)

p.s. "Of the Beginning of Days" for Dummies: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [8/3 @ 8:43] (5/5)

Okay...NOW I get it! (No Text) <Farawyn> [8/3 @ 20:58] (0/0)
*mild curses under breath* <Penthe> [8/3 @ 18:17] (0/0)
"poof"--there go days of discussion! <nerdanel_50> [8/3 @ 12:03] (0/0)
thanks! <Lúthien_Rising> [8/3 @ 10:48] (0/0)
a.s. goes "yay" <an seileachan> [8/3 @ 10:30] (0/0)

I'm finding the UT to be very difficult to read! Can any TORnsib give any help or guidance to get thru ths most interesting work? (No Text) <elf_wannabee> [8/3 @ 6:45] (6/14)

To add to the question...I just finished The Sil...is UT the next best to move onto? (No Text) <A'amel> [8/5 @ 21:51] (1/1)

The Letters or Tolkien Reader are also good. <Curious> [8/6 @ 5:10] (0/0)

I'd suggest starting with Parts 3 and 4 <drogo_drogo> [8/3 @ 11:53] (1/6)

So we have 2 votes for the First Age <Curious> [8/3 @ 11:57] (1/5)

It depends on whether you like LOTR or the Sil better <drogo_drogo> [8/3 @ 12:06] (1/4)

Not for me. <Curious> [8/3 @ 12:36] (2/3)

Oh I like filling in the gaps in the LOTR <drogo_drogo> [8/3 @ 17:07] (1/1)

As <Curious> [8/3 @ 17:36] (0/0)

my reasoning as well (No Text) <Lúthien_Rising> [8/3 @ 13:30] (0/0)

pick and choose <Lúthien_Rising> [8/3 @ 10:50] (0/0)
The UT, for me, seems to be... <irpacynot> [8/3 @ 10:28] (0/0)
Can you be more specific? <Curious> [8/3 @ 8:04] (0/0)
A few clues to UT <squire > [8/3 @ 8:03] (1/1)

Whereas I *love* the First Age stuff. <Curious> [8/3 @ 8:07] (0/0)

The Sil: Dwarves & Elves <Penthe> [8/2 @ 18:22] (10/18)

hierarchies of beings in M-e <Lúthien_Rising> [8/3 @ 16:42] (0/0)
The Noldor get along with Dwarves better <Curious> [8/3 @ 15:50] (1/1)

I like your comment on Tolkien and technology... (No Text) <Beren IV> [8/4 @ 0:29] (0/0)

Elves up, Dwarves down <drogo_drogo> [8/3 @ 12:02] (0/0)
Patronage <Karmul> [8/3 @ 10:20] (1/1)

details, details <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/3 @ 15:21] (0/0)

good intentions, but still 'out of order' <eowynthegreat> [8/3 @ 10:01] (0/0)
the whining of the Children <an seileachan> [8/3 @ 7:44] (1/5)

mixing metaphors <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/3 @ 15:39] (1/4)

*psst EW <an seileachan> [8/3 @ 18:11] (3/3)

*Sternly* Who's pssting here? <Kimi> [8/3 @ 23:56] (0/0)
*slides note under the table* <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/3 @ 23:12] (0/0)
Not that I read your private psst to EW or anything, but <nerdanel_50> [8/3 @ 20:50] (0/0)

Heroes? <PhantomS> [8/3 @ 4:52] (0/0)
Elvish overlords... <Beren IV> [8/3 @ 1:07] (0/0)
For extra credit . . . <nerdanel_50> [8/2 @ 19:30] (1/1)

I don't know that.... <aragonvaar> [8/3 @ 10:48] (0/0)

2323 <hills> [8/2 @ 18:40] (0/0)

The Sil: Aule & Yavanna: Three <Penthe> [8/2 @ 18:12] (6/13)

Aulë is Tolkien the sub-creator. <Curious> [8/3 @ 15:25] (0/0)
A few quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [8/3 @ 5:36] (1/3)

"Mythopoeia" <Lúthien_Rising> [8/3 @ 16:28] (1/2)

Here: (No Text - Link Inside) <Curious> [8/3 @ 17:05] (1/1)

thanks! <Lúthien_Rising> [8/3 @ 17:37] (0/0)

Aulë: the first sympathtic character <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/3 @ 1:55] (0/0)
Dwarven religion <Beren IV> [8/3 @ 0:53] (1/3)

"Disinterested" <nerdanel_50> [8/3 @ 12:15] (2/2)

Good explanation <Penthe> [8/3 @ 18:51] (0/0)
Yes. Or "impartial." (No Text) <N.E. Brigand> [8/3 @ 14:15] (0/0)

Telling stories <nerdanel_50> [8/2 @ 19:18] (1/1)

Afterthoughts <nerdanel_50> [8/3 @ 13:01] (0/0)

don't all creators <Menelwyn> [8/2 @ 18:48] (0/0)

Smith of Wootton Major: Two Views on a Birch <drogo_drogo> [8/2 @ 17:26] (3/13)

I'll agree with Curious' overall opinion, <NZ Strider> [8/3 @ 4:09] (0/0)
Protecting trespassers <erather> [8/2 @ 20:31] (0/0)
They're both right. <Curious> [8/2 @ 17:30] (3/10)

Lake of Fire <Stanislaus Bocian> [8/3 @ 10:55] (1/6)

Interesting that in The Sil, Manwe <Curious> [8/3 @ 11:35] (1/5)

Alternative explanation <Stanislaus Bocian> [8/3 @ 12:43] (3/4)

malevolent wind <Penthe> [8/3 @ 19:09] (0/0)
Land of Fire from C. S. Lewis <Stanislaus Bocian> [8/3 @ 15:08] (1/1)

Glad you posted this... <NZ Strider> [8/4 @ 2:34] (0/0)

Or <Curious> [8/3 @ 13:41] (0/0)

I'm not entirely sure <NZ Strider> [8/3 @ 4:30] (1/1)

Had Smith only *heard* <Curious> [8/3 @ 4:43] (0/0)

Galdriel's Mirror sans Galadriel to explain it <drogo_drogo> [8/2 @ 17:40] (0/0)

Two texts which possibly have a bearing on the Valar/Angels and Melkor/Satan <NZ Strider> [8/2 @ 4:18] (8/12)

Quite an amazing text, but what I hear <squire > [8/4 @ 13:57] (0/0)
Thanks for this! Very interesting indeed. (No Text) <Lúthien_Rising> [8/3 @ 16:17] (0/0)
". . . he should start building in the west and in the north and fortify the construction" <Pukel-man> [8/2 @ 19:16] (1/1)

It also sounds very Northern somehow. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [8/3 @ 1:16] (0/0)

Interesting, thanks as always for the historical texts (No Text) <drogo_drogo> [8/2 @ 17:18] (0/0)
Wow! Thanks for posting this. (No Text) <Golfimbul> [8/2 @ 11:15] (0/0)
interesting references however.... <Karmul> [8/2 @ 9:06] (0/0)
I can imagine this inspiring Tolkien. <Curious> [8/2 @ 8:37] (0/0)
And the second, on the Valar/Angels... <NZ Strider> [8/2 @ 4:44] (2/3)

Enoch and Beowulf <an seileachan> [8/2 @ 17:15] (0/0)
I didn't say they were disgusting. <Curious> [8/2 @ 8:36] (1/1)

Sorry; I did not mean <NZ Strider> [8/2 @ 14:02] (0/0)

The Silmarillion...what if <Dior_Eluchil > [8/1 @ 21:30] (5/11)

The problem with the Sil as a movie <beren_boy> [8/2 @ 11:56] (1/5)

I know but... <Dior_Eluchil > [8/2 @ 14:31] (2/4)

Well.... if I was casting it...... <beren_boy> [8/2 @ 18:19] (2/2)

Ewan MacGregor for Felagund! :) (No Text) <aragonvaar> [8/3 @ 10:42] (0/0)
Nice one! <Ceorl> [8/3 @ 2:51] (0/0)

Computer animation <Beren IV> [8/2 @ 17:06] (0/0)

Either way it'd have to be a huge cast! (No Text) <irpacynot> [8/2 @ 11:16] (0/0)
Welcome, Dior <Altaira> [8/2 @ 0:07] (0/0)
Aragonvaar had some interesting choices last week <squire > [8/1 @ 22:32] (1/1)

And there was a general consensus <erather> [8/2 @ 20:03] (0/0)

Silmarillion movie thread link (No Text - Link Inside) <Penthe> [8/1 @ 22:25] (0/0)

The Silmarillion: Of Aule and Yavanna: Two <Penthe> [8/1 @ 19:17] (11/21)

Separate creation of souls <Stanislaus B.> [8/4 @ 2:11] (0/0)
"And God saw every thing that He had made, <Kimi> [8/3 @ 4:58] (0/0)
Not much to add, but... <Beren IV> [8/3 @ 0:35] (1/1)

Or not. He doesn't have to <Curious> [8/3 @ 4:45] (0/0)

an illumination from the Letters <an seileachan> [8/2 @ 17:26] (0/0)
a premature, amateur effort <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/2 @ 11:16] (0/0)
on the thematic impact of the Dwarves <Lúthien_Rising> [8/2 @ 9:17] (1/1)

Well put! (No Text) <Beren IV> [8/3 @ 0:26] (0/0)

Computer Programs <Bythedar> [8/2 @ 8:49] (1/3)

grammatically speaking, <Lúthien_Rising> [8/2 @ 9:23] (2/2)

quick clarification <Lúthien_Rising> [8/2 @ 14:01] (0/0)
Thats what a math major gets for commenting on grammar!! :) (No Text) <Bythedar> [8/2 @ 9:51] (0/0)

This is terribly embarrassing... <drogo_drogo> [8/2 @ 6:21] (0/0)
A few quick thoughts... <NZ Strider> [8/2 @ 3:43] (5/5)

The question remains, why did Tolkien suspend the <hatster> [8/2 @ 21:15] (0/0)
3 Laws of Dwarf-otics? <N.E. Brigand> [8/2 @ 15:16] (0/0)
Technically speaking, we could say Eru devised it ultimately <drogo_drogo> [8/2 @ 10:32] (0/0)
in reference to 1) <Karmul> [8/2 @ 9:22] (0/0)
ambiguity <Penthe> [8/2 @ 4:33] (0/0)

Of dwarves... <Karmul> [8/2 @ 0:37] (0/0)
"yes, master"? <an seileachan> [8/1 @ 21:00] (0/0)

The Silmarillion: Of Aule and Yavanna: One <Penthe> [8/1 @ 18:57] (8/12)

I always thought that kelvar <Galadriel1a> [8/6 @ 8:26] (0/0)
Eru reminds us He is still around. <Curious> [8/3 @ 4:21] (1/1)

"go among" and "dwell therein" <an seileachan> [8/3 @ 6:13] (0/0)

"For a time" <Kimi> [8/3 @ 2:48] (0/0)
kelvar=animals; olvar=plants <Beren IV> [8/3 @ 0:09] (0/0)
So are the Ents the Istari of the vegetative world? <drogo_drogo> [8/2 @ 6:03] (0/0)
I second a.s. and have a few thoughts <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/2 @ 1:25] (1/3)

I thought of Beorn, too... <an seileachan> [8/2 @ 5:42] (1/2)

hmm, well I'm not so sure <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/2 @ 9:27] (1/1)

what I get for skipping the Hobbit discussion!!! <an seileachan> [8/2 @ 10:07] (0/0)

Where did these spirits come from? <Karmul> [8/1 @ 22:24] (0/0)
flora and fauna? <an seileachan> [8/1 @ 20:57] (0/0)

Smith of Wootton Major: Explorers and Warriors <drogo_drogo> [8/1 @ 7:33] (4/7)

And now we see through a glass darkly... <NZ Strider> [8/2 @ 5:10] (0/0)
a walk on the Faery side <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/2 @ 1:14] (0/0)
Quote 2 is well written <Karmul> [8/1 @ 11:53] (1/3)

*blinks* Karmul? Welcome back! <Altaira> [8/1 @ 13:57] (1/2)

Greetings Altaira... <Karmul> [8/1 @ 22:02] (1/1)

Ouch <Altaira> [8/1 @ 23:56] (0/0)

I *love* this passage, and I don't think <Curious> [8/1 @ 8:17] (0/0)

The Silmarillion, Of the Beginning of Days, Part 23, Summary. <Curious> [8/1 @ 7:21] (26/33)

forgot to say <Galadriel1a> [8/5 @ 13:43] (0/0)
thanks <Galadriel1a> [8/5 @ 13:39] (0/0)
Thanks, Curious and everyone. <Kimi> [8/3 @ 2:31] (0/0)
Great week! Thanks.! (No Text) <lucia> [8/2 @ 13:56] (0/0)
Thanks, Curious, and everyone else for a great week <Modtheow> [8/2 @ 9:03] (0/0)
Thanks, Curious. Nice work. (No Text) <NZ Strider> [8/2 @ 3:15] (0/0)
Thank you, Curious! (No Text) <Beren IV> [8/2 @ 0:27] (0/0)
Thank you, Curious <Altaira> [8/1 @ 23:54] (0/0)
Thanks, Curious and everybody! <nerdanel_50> [8/1 @ 22:38] (0/0)
Excellent, Curious! <squire > [8/1 @ 22:24] (3/4)

Now that you mention it, <Curious> [8/2 @ 13:01] (0/0)
World building and when to stop <Penthe> [8/1 @ 22:53] (0/0)
I think of the Sil as an unpublished work. <Entmaiden> [8/1 @ 22:49] (1/1)

I agree <Altaira> [8/1 @ 23:49] (0/0)

Where to start? <irpacynot> [8/1 @ 21:07] (0/0)
Thanks, Curious. (No Text) <Pukel-man> [8/1 @ 19:56] (0/0)
Thanks very much Curious <Penthe> [8/1 @ 18:22] (0/0)
An auditor's observations <erather> [8/1 @ 18:19] (1/1)

A happy medium? <Altaira> [8/1 @ 23:41] (0/0)

Maeglin? <N.E. Brigand> [8/1 @ 17:07] (1/1)

The Doom of Mandos... <Karmul> [8/1 @ 22:32] (0/0)

Thanks, Curious! <Lúthien_Rising> [8/1 @ 16:52] (0/0)
I'd been looking forward to this. Thanks! <Entwife Wandlimb> [8/1 @ 11:38] (0/0)
Thanks for the experiment as well <CelebornsMirror> [8/1 @ 11:24] (0/0)
Thanks, Curious - very fun week <Entmaiden> [8/1 @ 9:42] (0/0)
Thanks Curious! <Arevanye> [8/1 @ 9:20] (0/0)
Of Feanor... <Karmul> [8/1 @ 9:19] (0/0)
wish I could be here more! But it made for fun reading <hatster> [8/1 @ 9:12] (0/0)
Thanks, Curious, I enjoyed! <Bythedar> [8/1 @ 8:09] (0/0)
first, many thanks <an seileachan> [8/1 @ 8:03] (1/1)

Thank you. <Curious> [8/2 @ 0:27] (0/0)

Thanks Curious! <Orald> [8/1 @ 7:43] (0/0)
Thanks for an interesting experiment... <drogo_drogo> [8/1 @ 7:42] (0/0)