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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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Men or Elves?
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This question is seldom found unseen on Tolkien sites so i would advise it for the Experienced Lore forum. Also I am sure some of you are now waiting for some genuine lore debates, that have been absent from TF for some time.
Were Orcs Men of Elves?
Here is a quote from The Silmarillion suggesting the...
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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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The Secret Fire
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Most beautiful place in arda
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which place in arda do you find most beautiful? for me it is,in this order:
Valinor, Gondolin, Neldoreth, Esgaroth,Rivendell, Lothlorien, Moria(in the days of its glory) and Rohan
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Third Age Isle's
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How many islands were there around northwestern middle-earth in the Third Age? I have looked in various HOME books and see islands called 'Himling' and 'Tol Fuin' and 'Tol Morwen' and stuff but don't see them mentioned in LOTR or the Hobbit or anything.
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Places and ages of Midle-earth.
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I heard someone post that we are now in the seventh age of Tolkiens world. If so when did the other ages start and end.
Also, Were in middle-earth is everything? I know the Shire was like England. and Hobiten Londin. That Valinor was north and south America. But what was antartica? And, was Africa supo...
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What about Mithrellas ?
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Ok, so firstly to make sure you all see where I'm coming from with this thread title, I'm going to make a short summary about the story of Mithrellas.
She was a Silvan Elf, who accompanied Nimrodel (an Elf of Lorien, loved by Amroth) during her journey to the southern havens. Now it is said that durin...
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The One Ring
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Maybe I am just forgetting something very basic, but I have to ask. If the Elves put on their rings after the defeat of Sauron at the Last Alliance, why weren't Gollum, Bilbo, or Frodo aware of the other ringbearers when they donned the One Ring?
Shouldnt they have been able to determine that Galadr...
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Poor Smeagol
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Once found, The One starts working on
Smeagol until will finally consume him. Gollum lies somewhere on the realm of
humanity, even tough his appearance shows everything, deep in his heart there is
a struggle. And still, I never could understand why this odd changing!!Do you
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Hmmm...Interesting
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I found a very interesting map in my opinion.
THE MAP
As you can see this is a map of Europe (which in Tolkien's view was Middle-earth a long time ago)
The map probably shows Europe quite some time ago, maybe 10000 ye...
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Strange Relationships
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At first I was intrigued by the relationship between Legolas, and Gimli and the friendship that sprung between them. But I'd have to say that the love Gimli hs for Galadriel is probably the most touching aspects of this sort in the book. The way Gimli asks for a strand of her hair was for me, very touching...
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The third age
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I know quite a bit about the first two ages but not so much about the third age. I was wondering if anybody would be good enough to give me a brief outline of what happens in it, particularly the beginning half, with Angmar and Arnor and all that.
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If faramir had survived... (no im not going mad)
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When faramir tried to regain control of Osgiliath and was wounded by an arrow, he was saved by the Dol Amroth, who took him back to Minas Tirith. Yada Yada Yada i'm sure you all know what happens next....
But my question is as Denethor presumed that Faramir was dead, so he set arrangements for he and h...
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What was Saruman's Ring?
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I ask this because Gandalf tells the Council of Elrond that at his last visit to Saruman he saw him “wear a ring on his finger. ...‘I am Saruman the Wise, Saruman Ring maker.’” [LotR p.275-276] But this is never followed up, and we don’t see any evidence that Saruman had any en...
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Mouth of Sauron
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...What race was he? An elf? As a human Sauron would've had to change his Mouth every 60 years or so, since even the Valar cant tke away the Gift of Eru, that is mortality for men...
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Morgoth vs Sauron & absolute evil
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I said back along that I was going to create this thread so now I am. Please only reply with good quality answers as hopefully this threasd will make the advanced lore forum.
You may bring other groups/individuals into consideration but on the whole please stick to Morgoth vs Sauon and Absolute Evil...
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