Lord of the Rings

RK9 Captured by Mazarin Posts: 275	Lord of the Rings Sept 16, 2006 3:24:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RK9 on Sept 16, 2006 3:24:44 GMT -5 Any Rings fans here? I know I've recently become one - though I watched the movie before getting sucked into the books. I've read a little of the Silmarillon and the Hobbit also, and I have to say that Tolkien is a genius!
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becca New Member Posts: 70	Lord of the Rings Sept 16, 2006 9:24:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by becca on Sept 16, 2006 9:24:54 GMT -5 LOTR fan here!
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vigilanti Rescued from Mazarin Posts: 372	Lord of the Rings Sept 16, 2006 15:56:19 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vigilanti on Sept 16, 2006 15:56:19 GMT -5 have been a huge fan since my sister first read them to me when i was 6 If you are interested in some really welldone lord of the ring stories read some of the namelessone series by elfeye www.fanfiction.net/u/442271/
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Lord of the Rings Sept 17, 2006 16:47:03 GMT -5

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Post by raven on Sept 17, 2006 16:47:03 GMT -5

I'm a LOTR fan also. But I hooked from the movies and I'm now trying to get through the books. I'm reading The Two Towers now. Not sure if I want to go backwards and read The Hobbit after I get through Return of the King. But I definitely recommend the extended versions of the trilogy on DVD.

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becca New Member Posts: 70	Lord of the Rings Sept 17, 2006 18:02:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by becca on Sept 17, 2006 18:02:49 GMT -5 The Hobbit is a hard one to get through. It's pretty dry until the end.
	See? You see what my brain does when left alone? Henchman at Heart-so totally cool.

vigilanti Rescued from Mazarin Posts: 372	Lord of the Rings Sept 18, 2006 21:23:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vigilanti on Sept 18, 2006 21:23:53 GMT -5 Simirillian was the worst for me, its like reading a cross between old king james and middle English. i forced myself to do it before the movies came out but it wasn't as much a pleasure as the others.
	Last Edit: Sept 18, 2006 21:24:42 GMT -5 by vigilanti The way I look at it, this world is growing a little too civilized for me. It's growing up. Growing serious. Growing dull. But out there, who knows what worlds await.

RK9 Captured by Mazarin Posts: 275	Lord of the Rings Nov 17, 2006 23:38:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RK9 on Nov 17, 2006 23:38:58 GMT -5 becca said: The Hobbit is a hard one to get through. It's pretty dry until the end. Really? But it's supposed to be a children's book. Me, I loved the chapter "Riddles in the Dark".
	"I'm not the way they see me, not who they think I am. I'm just a man. And I have need of you, sweet woman. Not for the velvet of your touch, but for the weaponry of your mind. There's a hole that needs mending, my own Achilles heel. So I offer up my need. Teach me, noble lady. Teach me to write... and to read." - Vin Tanner, of the Magnificent Seven

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Lord of the Rings Dec 3, 2006 8:23:48 GMT -5

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Post by jeantre16 on Dec 3, 2006 8:23:48 GMT -5

The more I learn about European histroy, the more I respect the hugeness of Tolkien's work in LOTR. He incorporated European historical literature, spiritual themes, writing skills and events into his story. Wow, it's mind-boggling what he's done here. He seems to have covered it from every angle.

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vigilanti Rescued from Mazarin Posts: 372	Lord of the Rings Dec 3, 2006 11:52:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by vigilanti on Dec 3, 2006 11:52:49 GMT -5 befor tolkien all fantacy was considered childrens literature... he sired the genera as we know it today
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Lord of the Rings Jan 13, 2007 12:16:02 GMT -5

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Post by warrioress on Jan 13, 2007 12:16:02 GMT -5

LOTR fanatic checking in ... read "The Hobbit" in sixth grade and was immediately hooked, then read the entire LOTR trilogy--straight through till the end. Have reread many times since then. Tolkien is a master craftsman and as vigilanti stated, virtually created modern fantasy. A lot of people don't like "The Hobbit" for some reason (my mother included), but I loved it! Enjoyed the movies much more once the extended versions came out--now I can no longer stand to watch the regular versions. Peter Jackson did a good job overall adapting it (I have some minor quibbles with the "Fellowship" and "Return," felt he did his worst in "Two Towers.") However, they are beautiful pieces of artistry in their own right and do great justice to thier origins. The entire saga is an amazing tapestry of history, mythology, language, culture, archetype, adventure, and even faith. (Yeah, Jackson had to expand the romantic quality to satisfy modern audiences, but I can forgive him that).

Yeah LOTR!

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potc166 Rescued from Mazarin Posts: 352	Lord of the Rings Jul 3, 2007 20:59:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by potc166 on Jul 3, 2007 20:59:51 GMT -5 lotr is very discripitive...good though..

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Lord of the Rings Jul 5, 2007 13:11:14 GMT -5

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Post by jeantre16 on Jul 5, 2007 13:11:14 GMT -5

A new LOTR book is coming out.

The Children of Hurin is written by J.R.R Tolkien (edited by Christopher Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien's son). This tells the beginning of the fall of the elves, or near the dawn of men. The Simirillian (sp) does touch on this time period, but this book fills it in with the detailed story.

By the way, I learned recently that Tolkien penned the first readable translation of Beowulf as well as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (truly a GREEN story, lol). Amazing man!

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potc166 Rescued from Mazarin Posts: 352	Lord of the Rings Jul 6, 2007 11:18:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by potc166 on Jul 6, 2007 11:18:56 GMT -5 cool

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Lord of the Rings Jul 12, 2007 19:53:02 GMT -5

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Post by queengwen on Jul 12, 2007 19:53:02 GMT -5

I have the 4 book collection..read them. Saw everyone of the movies....

I did like them a lot.

Just felt bad for poor Frodo...feeling at the end he had to leave...

I'm like the poor guy didn't do anything and ended up w/ the task and terrible stress and he don't get anything? No girl? He feel out of place and has to leave...

other than that though...

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potc166 Rescued from Mazarin Posts: 352	Lord of the Rings Jul 12, 2007 22:58:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by potc166 on Jul 12, 2007 22:58:42 GMT -5 true but it was his descion

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