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Keep in mind that Gondolin was built in secret and no one knew where it was, not even the other Noldor. Only Hurin and Huor had knowledge where it was and they never revealed it to anyone (although...

Interesting but I think people are stretching too far trying to make the connection. Magic rings are not exactly rare in mythology and, in it's original conception, Bilbo's ring was just a generic...

One of my favorites as well.

to say the least....there are so many to choose from. Mine would be the moment when the Lord of the Nazgul confronts Gandalf and the horns of Rohan are heard. Also Bilbo and Thorin's farewell. The...

I like the personification of Arda idea. Or maybe he's a physical manifestation of an echo of the Great Music. He exists until the music ends and doesn't interfere, just watches it play out.

Stories can have inner meanings and broad themes without being allegorical.

His dislike of allegory was in the foreward of LOTR. He also said (of LOTR) in Letter #203 that "There is no 'symbolism'...

I don't take myself seriously, as in 'I'm some sort of expert so don't question me', but as for the lore, guilty as charged and proud of it. The lore comes from the literature and the literature is...

this seems applicable
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQFKtI6gn9Y

Not likely to happen - the sig tells the tale.

as Bruce Wayne might say ... "I'm batman";)

Seriously.... during WW1 it was common for an officer to have a 'batman' who was a soldier who ran errands and did any number of misc. tasks for the...

The lesson from all this ... Never use logic and reasoned extrapolation from the books to get between a role-player and their preferred back-story. :confused:

I disagree, there were three recording pairings. First, Tuor and Idril. Except for the fall of Gondolin, which was inevitable, what was tragic here? Tuor and Idril sailed West and their fate is...

I know what you mean. There's very few hard choices to make in most games these days beyond your options in weapons and armour. When there are, many players just pigeon-hole themselves into the usual...

Maybe Treebeard finally went 'tree-ish' and over the centuries the ground has piled up around him.

Well said. We all know there's a game to go with this website and there are many forum categories here in which one can discuss and debate it's various aspects. This is the only forum that is...

I can think of two reasons - as Children of Iluvatar it would be unthinkable for one of the Ainur to knowingly cause them harm. The oath would cause the brothers to resist.

Reason two - no more...

Of course they wouldn't - that would be hasty...... ;)

I agree with you. I would not expect many elves of the Greenwood to know much Quenya. Plus it would have been know as Mirkwood for many generations of men (since about 1050 Third Age) Quenya would...

of course, upon arriving at the Havens all Elves will receive a forced emote that marches them onto the nearest ship, to be subsequently deleted from the server..... :p

enjoy the West, pity it's...

This is all created by Turbine. I can't say much about the meaning of the name except that Celon means river and was the name of one of the streams in Ossiriand in Beleriand in the first age. Lindon...

Mostly in PJ and Co's fevered imaginations :p
But seriously, what little we know comes mostly from LOTR and the appendices concerning Arnor and Gondor.

Good point about Sam. I was thinking more of the growth during the Fellowship and the War itself. Both Merry and Pippin grew up and came back and pretty much organized the whole uprising against...

Sounds interesting - might have to keep an eye open for that one on the book store shelf. With the HOME series you can pick and choose what parts interest you. Sometimes I think the books containing...

I am not the least bit offended. I'm not prone to forum rage and can easily concede a good point in a debate or an alternative explanation or idea I hadn't considered. Unfortunately 'read my post' is...

I don't think anyone is suggesting that Legolas hung back while everyone else went fighting. I believe it's more of a personal growth thing. Gandalf completed his mission. Aragorn re-established his...