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Fourth age- speculative (Preview) Hi all ! I've read that J.R.R, concieved a fourth age...where Aragorns son takes on the forces of evil. But who is the baddie........... To throw a curve ball......I'd go for Teleporno ! Driven slowly mad by the angst of Galadriel departing, he turns his venom against the"age of man" and ga...	Filli	18	1689	Aug 11, 2009 by Filli
Was it cruel to use Hobbits as pawns ? (Preview) Hello Here's a strange thought. Bilbo finds the ring. Gandalf is intrersted in hobbits Merry and Pippin obtain baldes of the westernese Frodo and Sam journey into terror Here's my point, fate plays a strong part in the LOTR. From Farimirs vision Gandalf's gut feelings Bilbo's and Frodo's unfortuna...	Filli	17	1617	Aug 3, 2009 by Bear
Frodo's visions (Preview) Hi all Frodo has visions, dreams, in the LOTR. No real explanation as to how or why... Perhaps it was fate and doom focusing/centering on him. or was it because he was in possesion of the One ?	Filli	1	1130	Aug 2, 2009 by Bilbo Baggins
Radagahst .....where did he go ? (Preview) Yee ha Radagahst the Brown......now where did he go ? If memory serves, Elrond's scouts could not find him. It looks like we have a failed Istari on the loose	Filli	5	1349	Jul 31, 2009 by lomoduin
Sauron's next move- speculative (Preview) Hi all Imagine Sauron, won the ring. Middlearth is his, to rule , forever What would Sauron do now ?	Filli	12	1705	Jul 28, 2009 by Bilbo Baggins
Funny Momments ? (Preview) Hi all Juat a quicky. The works are a little light of laughs but: Are there any moments in the works that make you laugh/smile ? I'll set the ball rolling with Gimili and Legolas counting their kills. A light hearted bit of banter set in a grim surrounding	Filli	9	1491	Jul 28, 2009 by The Secret Fire
Does the reincarnation of Gandalf cheapen his death ? (Preview) Hi All Ok I'm going to get stick for this. It's my nature to push and probe and question.......here goes Does the reincarnation of Gandalf cheapen his death and the sacrifices of others? If he were to die again would he have been rehoused ,sent back again...and again and so on. I know this isn't the pl...	Filli	3	3108	Jul 28, 2009 by The Secret Fire
Elves diet (Preview) This may be a silly question Who thinks elves are vegetarian ? I know it seem stupid, but I can imagine Dwarves and Men tucking into a shoulder of lamb...but not Elves	Filli	3	10180	Jul 28, 2009 by The Secret Fire
What became of the Dwarves? (Preview) Hi all Well at the start of the fourth age, the elves departed or those who stayed in time faded. Yet what of the dwarves ? By all accounts the Lonely Mountain was thriving. People relocted to the Gimli's glittering caves. Moiria was free of the Balrog and ripe for the taking. So what became of the Dwar...	Filli	14	2313	Jul 28, 2009 by The Secret Fire
From bad to good (Preview) Hi all So many questions, so little gin. Here's a quicky... Melkor seduced maiar who were in awe and of like mind to him Sauron himself seduced, inturn seduced Saruman to the wrong path. Here comes the question Is there a character within the works, that began evil yet switched sides, to the light?	Filli	24	1430	Jul 12, 2009 by Filli
Sarumans ring (Preview) 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.	Filli	5	1182	Jul 6, 2009 by ArwenLegolas
Immortality of man (Preview) 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...	Filli	2	1058	Jun 30, 2009 by Bilbo Baggins
Rewrite on Mt Doom (Preview) 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.	Sweeper	12	1539	Jun 28, 2009 by Filli
A hero's sacrifice (Preview) 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...	Filli	6	1300	Jun 24, 2009 by lomoduin
A romantic notion (Preview) 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...	Filli	5	1248	Jun 15, 2009 by Bear
Aule..watch that Valar closely! (Preview) 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...	Filli	3	1203	Jun 7, 2009 by Filli
Gollums rock (Preview) 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.	jjasbo	3	993	Mar 2, 2009 by Galin
2nd Age (Preview) 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?	EruIlluvatarEa	10	1291	Nov 28, 2008 by mouth of sauron
What order to read all of these books? (Preview) 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...	EruIlluvatarEa	2	1202	Nov 21, 2008 by Bear
Before Eru (Preview) 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???	EruIlluvatarEa	6	1421	Nov 20, 2008 by The Might
Balrogs ( 1 2 ) (Preview) do you know exactly how many balrogs were there ever? is it said anywhere?	Aredhel	52	6281	Nov 7, 2008 by Galin
Can Gandalf Repel Objects?? (Preview) 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.	lperelli	3	1253	Sep 5, 2008 by Glorfindel
Vaca in ME (Preview) 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...	Sweeper	4	1105	Aug 30, 2008 by mouth of sauron
NEW Member Question (Preview) 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...	ArwenLegolas	12	6180	Jul 25, 2008 by Bear
Home Coming of Galadriel (Preview) 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...	Sweeper	4	1213	Jul 15, 2008 by The Might
The nature of Sauron (Preview) 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...	The Secret Fire	17	4203	Jul 15, 2008 by Bear
Fellwoship of the Ring - Shadow of the past (Preview) 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...	mouth of sauron	14	1549	Jul 11, 2008 by Bear
Language (Preview) 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	Nilfirith Nirayo	1	1037	Jun 8, 2008 by ArwenLegolas
What if Faramir was sent to Rivendell instead of Boromir (Preview) 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.	Tarcil	2	1194	May 15, 2008 by The Might
Psychology of the Ainur? (Preview) 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...	mouth of sauron	10	2354	May 9, 2008 by Sweeper

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