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    Mate of Orcrist

    I had never considered that orcs might be immortal. I assumed they lost that when they were ruined. Interesting!
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    Mate of Orcrist

    That makes good sense. Thanks!
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    Mate of Orcrist

    One word Corey didn’t dwell on is “mate.” In what way are they mates? They were both of Gondolin, yes. They were both found together in the troll horde. And both were shown to and discussed with Elrond. But in The Hobbit there’s there’s no indication they both belonged to the king of Gondolin...
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    What is Gandalf's job?

    Interesting, ergotpoisoning. I would never had considered that. Certainly Ilúvatar intervenes in these works, but I wouldn't have said it was as direct as you suggest. How would you reconcile Olórin the Maia from the Silmarillion with Gandalf the extension of Ilúvatar? Perhaps it's as simple as...
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    Círdan, Narya and the Wizards' Colors

    I really like that idea, Flammifer. And thanks to you and Makar for pointing out that Cirdan's words to Gandalf hold a clue. Gandalf has taken a weariness upon himself, perhaps unlike (or at least beyond) what the other Astari have planned. This may hint that from the outset Gandalf does plan to...
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    The Mortality of Wizards

    This question is a bit silly, but it has been fun for me to think through lately. Consider these words of Saruman: “. . . our time is at hand: the world of Men, which we must rule.” I wonder if another possible reading is that wizards must rule because they are, in a sense, men as well, though...
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    Does Radagast's Message Reveal Saruman's Shrewd Guess?

    It seems to me very likely that Saruman suspects Gandalf is just foolishly hiding the ring and has not brought it or claimed it. (He can’t be sure though, so he tests Gandalf when they speak). After all, how effective would Radagast’s message to Gandalf have been if Gandalf wielded the ring? Can...
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    Círdan, Narya and the Wizards' Colors

    I've got a few questions I'd like feedback on. I'm posting them separately. First . . . I wonder if Círdan naturally understood what the wizards’ colors meant. Or perhaps one of the Astari explained it to him when they arrived? Just because most folks in Middle-earth don’t seem to understand...
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    What is Gandalf's job?

    I've got similar questions about "going native" and Gandalf's job. I'm about to post them.
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    Elrond's Hobbitry

    I think we haven't yet explored Elrond's hobbitry deeply enough. Surely we don't think that the Council of Elrond is the first time Bilbo and Elrond have discussed the casting of poems. If you really wanted to hear Bilbo snort properly, you should have been a fly on the wall when Elrond...
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    Bilbo and Frodo: A Sequel Story?

    Agreed. To be fair, they probably didn't really know each other when Bilbo made the offer to adopt him.
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    Bilbo and Frodo: A Sequel Story?

    I will finally catch up this week after three months of very long dog walks. Now to find a way to be free on class night for the next couple of decades. I hope this question is still relevant to class conversation, but we’ll see. Lately I’ve been pondering what I sometimes see as the strange...
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