The J.R.R Tolkien Discussion Thread

[BloodBoal 7,538]

[BloodBoal 7,538]

A giant falls: Tolkien’s tree

[Marian Schedenig 8,173]

At least we still have Sagan's Tree. (I think?)

[Incanus 5,713]

A giant falls: Tolkien’s tree

Sad indeed.

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

At least we still have Sagan's Tree. (I think?)

Well it was just in the Tyson series, wasn't it?

[Marian Schedenig 8,173]

It certainly looked like it.

[Bilbo 3,709]

Started my now annual re-read of The Hobbit. Bought the Annotated edition last year so I've gone with that this time. Fascinating read

[Marian Schedenig 8,173]

Great edition!

[Faleel 5,340]

www.silmarillionsymphony.com

[BloodBoal 7,538]

“I’ve written this with the book in one hand, a keyboard in the other.”

That's not encouraging!

[Barnald 365]

In that case what part of his body did he use to actually write with?

[BloodBoal 7,538]

Hehehe...

[KK 3,307]

What I've heard so far doesn't sound that impressive, generic even. Doesn't hold a candle to the imagination involved in The Silmarillion.

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

You guys found my website!

[KK 3,307]

Is it really?

[Faleel 5,340]

TGP says he writes with pen and paper....

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

Nah it's not me, haven't even checked it out yet.

[KK 3,307]

Yeah just making sure...because it sounds far from the kind of music I imagine you writing.

It's a big flashy website for some pretty run-of-the-mill stuff. But again, they're just brief glimpses. Nothing against it of course, just not what I'd personally picture for something like the Silmarillion.

TGP says he writes with pen and paper....

From what I remember, TGP isn't against just writing with DAW.

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

I'm not against anything if it works for the person doing it. I've never been able to think straight writing in one, though.

[Dixon Hill 4,233]

Just listened to a bit. Not really my kind of thing, but great that someone is moved enough by the book to do something like this.

[gkgyver 1,645]

In that case what part of his body did he use to actually write with?

"From my point of view, a monkey wrote this script with his penis!"

[BloodBoal 7,538]

What I've heard so far doesn't sound that impressive, generic even. Doesn't hold a candle to the imagination involved in The Silmarillion.

You guys found my website!

Makes sense!

[Faleel 5,340]

http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/aarondunn

[Faleel 5,340]

The first category sounds like something that BloodBoal could be good at: http://newboards.theonering.net/forum/gforum/perl/gforum.cgi?post=797961;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Enthusiastic and friendly?

[Jay 37,287]

The Lord of the Rings Mythology Explained

Neat!

[BloodBoal 7,538]

Neat indeed!

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

Doesn't explain if the Balrog has wings or not!

[Marian Schedenig 8,173]

"Sauroman"?

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

New Hybrid version!

[Marian Schedenig 8,173]

That's why they called him "Aruman" in the Bakshi version!

[Jay 37,287]

Holy cow you're right, they spelled Saruman as Sauroman right there at 0:27 in the video. Big mistake!

[BloodBoal 7,538]

Holy cow you're write

That's deliciously ironic in a post where you're making fun of a typo!

Of course, you'll say you did that on purpose...

[Marian Schedenig 8,173]

Why wouldn't I be right anyway?

[BloodBoal 7,538]

Because you're always wrong!

[Marian Schedenig 8,173]

Clearly not. Jay confirmed it.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

That was an exception.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265]

The one that proves the rule!

[BloodBoal 7,538]

Yep!

[Bilbo 3,709]

Recently joined the Tolkien Society. Anybody else on here a member?

[BloodBoal 7,538]

No.

Is this the club where people all get drunk in a pub and keep on raving about how awesome Tolkien is? No need to join the Tolkien society to do that. Joining JWFAN is more than enough.

[Faleel 5,340]

Reading The Peoples of Middle-earth, two things that I thought were interesting in the portion dealing with "Durin's Folk":

#1 Thorin carried a Oaken shield after the battle of Nanduhirion

#2 Angmar was mentioned as being one of the areas Gandalf suspected of an attack occurring

[Incanus 5,713]

Reading The Peoples of Middle-earth, two things that I thought were interesting in the portion dealing with "Durin's Folk":

#1 Thorin carried a Oaken shield after the battle of Nanduhirion

#2 Angmar was mentioned as being one of the areas Gandalf suspected of an attack occurring

Again not the final draft of Tolkien's writings that was published with the Lord of the Rings Appendices but that reference to Angmar is still an interesting one. Tolkien says that Gandalf thought "The presence of Smaug and the depression of the Men of the North makes an attack that way toward Angmar and against Rivendell likely." But Gandalf was most concerned with Lórien and Rivendell rather than Sauron focusing on the lands of Eriador yet. This seems more likely than a roundabout route to invade Rivendell through Angmar considering Dol Guldur resided hundreds of miles to the south of Angmar. Gandalf's most pressing concern with the quest was A) to establish a dwarven kingdom (to resist the Shadow) and to hopefully destroy Smaug so Sauron could not use him as a weapon, which Gandalf speculates upon in the situation if Erebor had not been re-established or people of Dale had not been there to meet Sauron's armies when he assaulted Rhovanion. "Dragon-fire and savage swords in Eriador, night in Rivendell."

Tolkien seems to have at some point even decided that Mount Gundabad was a dwarven stronghold in the past but overtaken by Orcs. This did not end in the final draft of his appendices histories.

[BloodBoal 7,538]

It's that time of the year again! Time for a toast to the professor!

[Glóin the Dark 1,218]

Recently joined the Tolkien Society. Anybody else on here a member?

I used to be. Joined it when I was ten. After a few years I decided that I'd rather spend the membership fee on videos.

What do you get as a member these days?

[BloodBoal 7,538]

You get a key ring in the shape of the One Ring.

[Bilbo 3,709]

Recently joined the Tolkien Society. Anybody else on here a member?

I used to be. Joined it when I was ten. After a few years I decided that I'd rather spend the membership fee on videos.

What do you get as a member these days?

1 copy of Mallorn a year and 6 copies of Amon Hen. Got Mallorn and Amon Hen yesterday along with a couple of post cards and book marks. Mallorn looks good but I've not had a chance to read through it yet. Said I'd join for the year and see what it's like.

[Glóin the Dark 1,218]

You get a key ring in the shape of the One Ring.

I'd feel compelled to hum The Seduction of the Ring every time I locked the front door.

1 copy of Mallorn a year and 6 copies of Amon Hen.

Yeah, those were the two publications way back when I was a member. I still have a pile of them stored away somewhere. I think the Mallorns were more frequent then - maybe two or three a year.

[Bilbo 3,709]

You get a key ring in the shape of the One Ring.

I'd feel compelled to hum The Seduction of the Ring every time I locked the front door.

1 copy of Mallorn a year and 6 copies of Amon Hen.

Yeah, those were the two publications way back when I was a member. I still have a pile of them stored away somewhere. I think the Mallorns were more frequent then - maybe two or three a year.

Yeah, looking through the digital archive (which you get as part of the membership) it seems Mallorn used to be more frequent. The digital archives go back as far as 2009 so there's a bit of reading for me there as well.

[Glóin the Dark 1,218]

My archives would range from the late eighties to the early nineties. In those days, with no internet, they were a more exclusive source of information.