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Sarumans ring
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Hi All Sauraman seems to have the ability to command and control via his magical voice. Is this his ring at work ? Is this similar but less powerful than the one...the ability to command.
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Immortality of man
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Hi all Me again.....it's hot here...well for a Scottish guy..anything above 10DEG is hot Elves as we know are immortal and are tied to Arda. When there body dies , their spirit returns to Mandos and may be re-housed. They are ageless and suffer no disese. Man's spirit moves on...somewhere else But her...
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Rewrite on Mt Doom
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After reading the Thread 'Why is Frodo a Hero'
Stringholder Wrote: Frodo failed to throw the ring in. In the end, taken over by the ring itself, he refused to rid the world of the ring. If not for Gollum, the entire venture would have failed,
OK Rewrite the scene wo/Gollum.
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A hero's sacrifice
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Hi Guys Please forgive my spelling In another topic, I was wondering about the romance of the works. A discussion about heroism and sacrifice was sparked. So here's my question ...who gave up the most for the greater good. I'll start the ball rolling by choosing Elros. Although there isn't much to go o...
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A romantic notion
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Hi all I hope you're well I've always thought Tolkiens books were romantic....not so much in a boy and girl way but in a broader sense. There is something about the idea of people being more than their station that I love. Perhaps a silly but similar feeling is when you watch the film Braveheart....a man...
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Aule..watch that Valar closely!
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Hi all Please excuse my spelling as I'm dyslexic ( tricky word). Your thoughts please on Aule. Two Maiar , Sauron and Sauraman.....both of his train. Both in like mind. Both powerful and both fell. You'd think that after Sauron....the last Maiar you'd send would be from the likes of Aule to help Middle...
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Gollums rock
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Has anyone seen in an early copy of The Hobbit a description of a house on "the slimy rock" that Gollum called home? My copy of 1972 doesn't , but I have an excerpt in a magazine from 1938 that has a house on it.
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2nd Age
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Which books talk about the 2nd age? I know unfinished tales, and in history of m-e it brings up the second age a lot, but is there any particular story or chapter in any book that is dedicated to the 2nd Age? I know all about the 1st (silm) and 3rd (LOTR, hobbit) but what about the second?
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What order to read all of these books?
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Ok, so I have these: Hobbit, LOTR, Silmarillion, Children of Hurin, Unifinished tales, and The Complete History of Middle-Earth (all twelve vols.) But I don't know which order to read them in, and have a hard time choosing what to read. Any suggestions? Maybe chronological order (middle-earth ch...
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Before Eru
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what was before Illuvatar darkness? Nothingness, no existence? Or was eru always there, like god, never born?? Besides Aunindale, where does Eru make an appearence or is discussed???
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Balrogs
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do you know exactly how many balrogs were there ever? is it said anywhere?
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Can Gandalf Repel Objects??
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Please help me out... I believe somewhere in one of Tolkien's books an object flies at Galdalf and he uses a spell to repel it. Have I been watching too much Harry Potter or is this a possibility?? Thanks.
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Vaca in ME
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To continue Aredhel's thought about the most beautiful place in arda I'm a out-o-doors kind of guy, Hiking, canoeing, biking... so where in ME would you like you Vaca in and why? Canoe the Anduin river would be a great way to start, right thru the heart of ME. By now (7th Age (as/another thread)) there ha...
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NEW Member Question
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I got this PM asking me the question below. Any answers for this new member [QUOTE] Excuse me.. Do you think that maybe the stories of Tolkien shoud be true? I believe that there are a lot of proofs that says that some stories, characters, names or languages of Tolkien could be true. do you know somethin...
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Home Coming of Galadriel
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So your Galadriel and you return to the 'Undying Land'. Tell me about your first day back, you've been gone a few thousand years. At the end of the first age you went east some of your friends when west, who are you going to look up? Your husband has never been there your his guide. What site are you going to s...
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The nature of Sauron
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Ever since I first read Lord of the Rings, one question has been bothering me that I remember from time to time. There are many of you here who know much, much more than I do, so I'd like to have your opinions. Sauron was a Maia. Not one of the Valar as Melkor was, but only one of the Maiar. There were countless...
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The Secret Fire
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Fellwoship of the Ring - Shadow of the past
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I was just reading the chapter 'Shadow of the past' when I noticed something very strange. I quote: He wandered in loneliness, weeping a little for the hardness of the world, and he journeyed up the River, till he came to a stream that flowed down from the mountains, and he went that way. He caught fish in...
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Language
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I would like to know if there is a forum for the Elvish language I love it really And i do like to know more of the difference between Sindarin and Quenya And I would like to learn the language too Carpe Diem *Nilfirith*
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What if Faramir was sent to Rivendell instead of Boromir
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What would have happen if Faramir was sent instead of Boromir to Rivendell to attend the council of Elrond and became a member of the fellowship? Would the fellowship have stayed together as Faramir does not have Boromirs weakness when it comes to the ring.
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Psychology of the Ainur?
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I was wondering about this quote: "For Manwë was free from evil and could not comprehend it, and he knew that in the beginning, in the thought of Ilúvatar, Melkor had been even as he..." The Silmarillion And the this quote: "But now Ilúvatar sat and hearkened, and for a great while it s...
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Trotter's Name-Change
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Ok, this is like scholarly minutia, but it belongs to me. Trotter's name was changed to Strider (among others). Good choice most would agree. The development of Aragorn's character and the need for a less "hobbity" name are detailed in the History of Middle Earth at length. But as far as I c...
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Animals of Middle-earth?
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We don't here much talk of the animals of ME. We know there were birds and rabbits etc but I mean the larger more interesting animals are scarecely ever heard of. I have one quote suggesting that there were 'apes' in the vast southern forest south of Harad: "You speak of what is deep be...
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Dagor Dagorath
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first of all hi!, I've just joined and I'm looking for some info / theories concering Dagor Dagorath. the prophesy of this fianl battle between Manwe and Morgoth where the world is unmade fascinates me. I havn't got much hard info or any quotes at the moment but the things i do know are: Morgoth will retu...
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Sauron's Missing Finger
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Is there any indication anywhere as to which finger Sauron is missing? Gollum talks about the black hand only having four, but I've been unable to find out which hand and which finger. If anyone has any idea, please post. Thanks!
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Dhraelor
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helm?
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tolkien uses the word helm to mean helmet. but correctly it means the steering wheel of a ship. is it old use or a mistake? has anyone else noticed this?
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Dorwinion
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Reading the Hobbit I found that the Elves of Thranduil got there wines from Dorwinion. "It must be potent wine to make a wood-elf drowsy; but this wine, it would seem, was the heady vintage of the great gardens of Dorwinion, not meant for his soldiers or his servants, but for the king's feasts only...
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Most powerful item?
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What would you say is the most powerful object in Arda, including all the ages?
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The most powerful dragon
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I just thought this would be an interesting topic.
I alwas considered that the top four were; Ancalagon the black, Glaurung father of dragons, Scatha the worm, and Smoug the golden ( not in that order).
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Weaknesses
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Does Lord Elrond Have Weaknesses, if so can you give me an idea what they might be.
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Orc/goblin races question
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Something I've always had difficulty with was telling the difference between goblins and Orcs. The texts seem to indicate that goblins and orcs are the same thing, but I'm not so sure. They are described in such a way in the Hobbit that seems to suggest they are not Orcs, or at least smaller and built dif...
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