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What the orcses were doing was the kind of thing they were doing in The Hobbit - haunting caves, bothering travellers, raiding villages... -
The most famous instance is when Shagrat and Gorbag muse about 'old times' (and wish for their return) with no 'big bosses'. This...
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JJ48 reacted to Rachel Port's post in the thread Why does the Council of Elrond become Story Time with Gandalf? with
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I don't think anyone in the room has another important meeting at 11:30. But Gandalf's purpose isn't to convey urgent news. He conveyed... -
JJ48 reacted to Forodan's post in the thread The Valar & The biblical Divine Council. Thoughts inspired by "Tolkien and the Great War" with Like.
I think it's pretty clear even in the published Silmarillion, which is really the effort of Christopher Tolkien to finish his father's...
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JJ48 replied to the thread New Stream Idea - Play Me a Story.For anyone interested in reading ahead, the manual for Zelda II can be found at...
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JJ48 replied to the thread New Stream Idea - Play Me a Story.In our third episode, we cruise through levels 7 and 8, then continue on to hunt down Ganon himself and save Hyrule! This one ran a bit...
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Hi all, I have some muddled thoughts about wisdom and the wise that I thought I'd jot down and maybe you could help me clarify. Be...
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It's funny because the last couple times I've thought, this might be the last time I read it, at least for awhile. Then a year goes by...
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I was reading some stuff about Tom Shippey, and apparently he co-authored an alternate history trilogy under a pseudonym. Is anyone...
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JJ48 reacted to LyndonLeaves's post in the thread Is there any evidence that Boromir’s suggestion to use the Ring as a weapon is influenced by the Ring? with Like.
I agree with a lot of this, but would say that rather than a logical man, I would describe Boromir as a practical man. We have the...
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JJ48 reacted to LyndonLeaves's post in the thread Boromir at the Junction of the Past and the Future? with Like.
Exactly what I was thinking (and just posted in another thread). He isn't trying to understand everything, or argue the details. He is...
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JJ48 reacted to Beech27's post in the thread Is there any evidence that Boromir’s suggestion to use the Ring as a weapon is influenced by the Ring? with Like.
It is difficult to provide empirical evidence where none exists. Ultimately, Boromir could come back to suggesting that no Elf-lord of...
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JJ48 reacted to Beech27's post in the thread Is there any evidence that Boromir’s suggestion to use the Ring as a weapon is influenced by the Ring? with Like.
I keep finding myself coming back to this thought: If we grant that Elrond and Gandalf know what they know based on said...
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La Divina Commedia – The New Manuscript by George D. Cochrane — Kickstarter
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JJ48 replied to the thread New Stream Idea - Play Me a Story.Due to unforeseen circumstances, I will be unable to stream Press Play this week or next week. I plan to stream again starting Monday...