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Forum: The Books
09-22-2024, 12:47 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,548
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Morthoron
Actually, I started somewhat late, considering...
Actually, I started somewhat late, considering the era. I was a young teen, it was 1973, and I happened to see Tolkien's obituary in the Detroit Free Press. The obit was a full page with a photo of... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-14-2024, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,615
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Morthoron
Sorry, m'dear, but ignoring this travesty has...
Sorry, m'dear, but ignoring this travesty has required zero effort. I don't care about it, I don't think about it, and I will ignore it until it disappears like a cheap conjuror's trick...POOF! I... |
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Forum: The Movies
08-09-2024, 05:21 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,916
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Morthoron
It would seem Sharky is attempting a coup in the...
It would seem Sharky is attempting a coup in the Shire. |
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Forum: The Movies
06-26-2024, 04:55 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 134,903
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Morthoron
I gave up the Rings of Power for Lent....
I gave up the Rings of Power for Lent. Considering I have not been a Catholic for nigh on 50 years, that is really saying something. |
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Forum: The Books
06-12-2024, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,166
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Morthoron
Perhaps it wasn't the first time Sam was dropping...
Perhaps it wasn't the first time Sam was dropping the eaves. |
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Forum: The Movies
06-08-2024, 11:19 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 91,182
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Morthoron
Or that the "Search for Gollum" has everything to...
Or that the "Search for Gollum" has everything to do with the One Ring. This will always be an issue, of course, as long as the title of the books (and the movie "franchise") is Lord of the Rings. ... |
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Forum: The Books
05-29-2024, 08:50 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,307
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Morthoron
Well...Gollum can be quite Grinchy and vice...
Well...Gollum can be quite Grinchy and vice versa. They are both disgruntled misanthropes who live in the mountains. They are both prone to thievery. The Grinch hates Christmases and Gollum hates... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-07-2024, 11:52 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 37,133
Posted By
Morthoron
That lefthand turn direction into the Dead...
That lefthand turn direction into the Dead Marshes was regrettable. |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
02-27-2024, 05:44 PM
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Replies: 4,573
Views: 1,156,991
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Morthoron
Thanks, Beth. I learned a valuable lesson over...
Thanks, Beth. I learned a valuable lesson over the weekend. That is, do not go drinking with people under 30. My kids took me out to dinner and then to the bars, and...I'm still feeling it days... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
02-25-2024, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 4,573
Views: 1,156,991
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Morthoron
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Forum: The Movies
01-19-2024, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 31,051
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Morthoron
When you just read the character names and the...
When you just read the character names and the words "fan-fiction" immediately leap to mind, then I would defer to the great Dorothy Parker, when she stated in a pointedly negative review: “This... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-22-2023, 08:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 50,486
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Morthoron
Oh, and I forgot about the green scrubbing...
Oh, and I forgot about the green scrubbing bubbles that cleansed Minas Tirith with a caustic concoction of oathbreaking corpses. Do you think Tolkien would have appreciated the spring cleaning? |
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Forum: The Movies
12-17-2023, 01:54 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 50,486
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Morthoron
Well, in my defense, I did offer caveats to the...
Well, in my defense, I did offer caveats to the conjecture overall. Tolkien did, on several occasions, remark that Bombadil was an "insertion" into L.R. -- Not to belabor the point further with... |
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Forum: The Movies
12-10-2023, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 50,486
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Morthoron
I would say Tolkien would be utterly appalled by:...
I would say Tolkien would be utterly appalled by: 1) Arwen facing the Nazgul at the Ford of Bruinen instead of Glorfindel. It is quite clear that an Eldar like Glorfindel, who had been to Valinor... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
11-05-2023, 08:42 PM
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Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,135,441
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Morthoron
I still have a set of 8 theater placards from...
I still have a set of 8 theater placards from Bakshi's LoTR purloined by a friend who worked at the local theater. He had the presence of mind to lift them after the movie's run ended there (they... |
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Forum: The Books
11-04-2023, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,344
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Morthoron
I am so tired of revisionist nonsense. The...
I am so tired of revisionist nonsense. The imbecile actually read Tolkien's rejections of Nazism, anti-semitism and Apartheid but blithely ignored the crux of the author's sentiment. No... |
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Forum: The Books
10-02-2023, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,461
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Morthoron
Definitely a subversion. Other than murdering the...
Definitely a subversion. Other than murdering the usurper Brodda, everyone Turin loved was already long gone, and he didn't stay in Dor-Lomin to resume mastery of the land, but fled as a fugitive and... |
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Forum: The Books
08-27-2023, 10:16 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 8,160
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Morthoron
You can delve into the mythological tendencies of...
You can delve into the mythological tendencies of Tom and Goldberry, you can divine their origins from previous Tolkien text, and you can make assumptions about their parturition, place and purpose... |
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Forum: The Books
08-05-2023, 10:05 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,889
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Morthoron
Alas, wine has been the Rhun of many a fine...
Alas, wine has been the Rhun of many a fine philosopher. |
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Forum: The Movies
07-24-2023, 06:44 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 33,948
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Morthoron
Perhaps then they'll bring back the sandworms...
Perhaps then they'll bring back the sandworms from Arrakis that were used in The Hobbit film, and thus garner attention from fans of the hugely popular Dune movie franchise. "Tell me of your... |
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Forum: The Books
07-12-2023, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,733
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Morthoron
Christopher Tolkien spent the greater part of his...
Christopher Tolkien spent the greater part of his life publishing his father's unfinished manuscripts with great detail: The Silmarillion, the 12 volume History of Middle-earth, The Children of... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
07-11-2023, 04:51 PM
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Replies: 4,191
Views: 1,135,441
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Forum: The Books
07-09-2023, 08:46 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,105
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Morthoron
I'm thinking the Elves in Valinor wouldn't...
I'm thinking the Elves in Valinor wouldn't necessarily need promptings of wisdom or fair things, would they? Unless, of course, we are talking about just prior to the Kinslaying. There is... |
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Forum: The Books
07-08-2023, 02:50 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,105
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Morthoron
Mithadan is correct in his synopses. In addition,...
Mithadan is correct in his synopses. In addition, Unfinished Tales indicates that the Istari travelled a great deal at first, and that Saruman went with the Blue Wizards far to the East (it is... |
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Forum: The Movies
07-05-2023, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 37,219
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Morthoron
The whinging Elrond portrayal in the films capped...
The whinging Elrond portrayal in the films capped by the peevish, "Our list of allies growns thin." So many stomach-churning misportrayals in Jackson's debacles, but one would think that a being... |
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