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Forum: The Books
10-18-2024, 06:37 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,567
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Huinesoron
Wandering further from BoLT, but so much the same...
Wandering further from BoLT, but so much the same process that I can't justify making a separate thread for it, I've been trying to pin down some of the other real-world locations that Tolkien... |
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Forum: The Books
10-17-2024, 04:14 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,570
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Huinesoron
This was in my mind also, but I ignored it. :D I...
This was in my mind also, but I ignored it. :D I was treating the Three Houses as like the Three Tribes of the Eldar: everyone was kin to the Haladin or the Hadorians, with the Beorians as a weird... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-16-2024, 06:02 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,959
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Huinesoron
Thank you both; my reread (first in a long time)...
Thank you both; my reread (first in a long time) has just finished the Council, and there's two quotes almost back to back that pretty much confirm your answers: So we will be visiting a... |
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Forum: The Books
10-16-2024, 02:21 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,570
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Huinesoron
Thank you. :)
Okay, let's have a play....
Thank you. :) Okay, let's have a play. :D The speculation so far is that the three Numenoreans represented the three Houses of the Edain. We know from Aldarion and Erendis that the Beorians... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
10-14-2024, 11:37 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,959
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Huinesoron
Where was Frodo most at peace?
I'm working on a fanfic, and want to evoke the place Frodo found the most peace or rest after Weathertop. I was going to use the Shire, but that's wrong: Sam found peace in the restored Shire, but... |
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Forum: The Books
10-09-2024, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,570
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Huinesoron
All of this is very plausible, but not proven by...
All of this is very plausible, but not proven by the text. Is there a source for the 7 Rings to 7 Clans in 7 Mansions connection we all seem to make, or did we just guess that? Neither the Three nor... |
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Forum: The Books
10-09-2024, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 10,570
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Huinesoron
I don't remember doing this at all, but I largely...
I don't remember doing this at all, but I largely stand by it. Thankfully, Tolkien doesn't seem to have meandered on the Rings in later life the way he did with so much else! In light of RoP's... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-05-2024, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,667
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Huinesoron
Okay I really like this idea. It would be a nice...
Okay I really like this idea. It would be a nice way to give Theo character development without him just ending up as Another Hero Guy. And it would mean he's in the movies! In green! hS |
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Forum: The Movies
10-05-2024, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,667
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Huinesoron
Blerg. That was not a particularly fun episode....
Blerg. That was not a particularly fun episode. Largely following Wikipedia's ordering here, because who can remember when each scene fell? Why is the Balrog about 100 ft tall? Was it that big... |
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Forum: The Movies
10-05-2024, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,697
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Huinesoron
I found this episode very frustrating. The moral...
I found this episode very frustrating. The moral of it appeared to be "even if you reject evil you are still utterly in its power": except for Celebrimbor while in his vision, everyone Sauron... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-25-2024, 10:46 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,298
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Huinesoron
I'm pretty sure they fought, and had a "you took...
I'm pretty sure they fought, and had a "you took everything from me"/"I don't even know who you are" moment (where Halbrand seems to be referencing his family being murdered but PSYCH it was actually... |
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Forum: The Books
09-25-2024, 10:34 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,567
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Huinesoron
I've inserted these, along with Falasse Numea...
I've inserted these, along with Falasse Numea (entered loosely as the Irish west coast). On the back of about an hour's research, I think the Withernsea and Gypsy Green identifications are solid. ... |
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Forum: The Books
09-25-2024, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,567
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Huinesoron
Having driven across the Barrow-Downs...
Having driven across the Barrow-Downs (https://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=19367) and seen exactly how hard it is to figure out where you are or which way you're going, he definitely did!... |
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Forum: The Books
09-24-2024, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,567
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Huinesoron
Finding the Cottage of Lost Play
So the reader is introduced to the Cottage of Lost Play, where Eriol hears the tales of the Elder Days that make up the Book of Lost Tales. What's interesting about the very early Legendarium is that... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-23-2024, 01:48 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,298
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Huinesoron
Commenting out of order, because we watched this...
Commenting out of order, because we watched this one last night; but also in no particular order because last night was a long time ago: Oh hey the Harfeets are back. Whyyyy is there a... |
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Forum: The Books
09-13-2024, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 154
Views: 176,654
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Huinesoron
It's still underground! It just had a brief...
It's still underground! It just had a brief excursion above by way of a Hobbit, barely worth mentioning. Can something be "lost" if it is physically in someone's possession? Absolutely! "Painting... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
09-13-2024, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 4,573
Views: 1,156,991
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Forum: The Books
09-13-2024, 05:51 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 3,657
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Huinesoron
Doing a quick comparison:
AAm: ...
Doing a quick comparison: AAm: Awakening-Finding: 35VY = 335SY Finding-March: 20VY = 192SY March-Arrival in Aman: 28VY = 268SY Arrival in Aman-Death of Trees: 362VY = 3469 SY Arvegil:... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-13-2024, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,181
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Huinesoron
This one was so much fun. :D I was giggling the...
This one was so much fun. :D I was giggling the whole way through. I initially objected to the flyover shots of the Elves in the mountains, but actually, yeah, they had to pass through the Blue... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-12-2024, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,439
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Huinesoron
"Sorcerer, Ringwraith, Lord of the Nazgul, whingy...
"Sorcerer, Ringwraith, Lord of the Nazgul, whingy teenager long ago..." hS |
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Forum: The Movies
09-12-2024, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,439
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Huinesoron
Oh look, it's the B-plot.
Oh man, is...
Oh look, it's the B-plot. Oh man, is Isildur dead??! No, because Hugo Weaving has to yell at him in about, oh, probably 6 months on this compressed timeline. It really takes all the tension out... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-07-2024, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,447
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Huinesoron
**Spoiler Warning** Rings of Power S2E2 - "Where the Stars are Strange"Okay, episode 1 was surprisingly okay, so what about episode 2? I can't remember the order of any of this, but: Some beautiful interior views of Khazad-Dum. They have hanging gardens, how... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-07-2024, 04:02 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,955
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Huinesoron
Yep, this; I've watched 2 and 3 recently so plan...
Yep, this; I've watched 2 and 3 recently so plan to start those if nobody does it first. hS |
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Forum: Quiz Room
09-04-2024, 04:29 AM
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Replies: 4,084
Views: 875,605
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Huinesoron
brb, checking The Children of Hurin.
Hmm,...
brb, checking The Children of Hurin. Hmm, okay. I'm going to guess you are Anglachel/Gurthang. There's some nice translated names in the riddle - I spotted "strong" for Beleg and "place of... |
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Forum: The Movies
09-03-2024, 03:34 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,955
Posted By
Huinesoron
**Spoiler Warning** Rings of Power S2E1 - "Elven Kings Under the Sky"Yup, we're doing this again. Love it, hate it, refuse to watch it, here's your spoiler thread for The Lord of the Rings: Extracts from Appendix B (Revised and Expanded) - Season 2 ~~~ Episode 1. ... |
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