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Hi all! I'm new to the forum. I'm trying to translate movie Sam's phrase, "There's some good in this world and it's worth fighting for." I know it's got some weird grammar things happening, even in English, so I stumbled through my own translation into Quenya and then ran the phrase by the good...

The Valar claimed to love the Children but if we judge them by their actions rather than their hymns, the case for their “benevolent guardianship” starts to crumble like Númenor’s coastline. Let’s talk about the pattern of their “help”: They imprison Morgoth only to release him out of pity...

I've been thinking a lot on this lately. What is IQ test? What does it proves? Is it just some mathematical measuring of someone ability to make sense of "put 6 triangles in this tight space", and if that person can't put then in the way the test is created, is that person necessarily stupid...

Well, as I've made a promise elsewhere to share the Statement of Faith and Doctrine and Covenants (Appendix A and B) of my future book The Religion Of Opinion, it's only fair I share them here as well, where the ideas for the book were first coalesced, together with long preceding history, into...

I think one part i found very silly is page 635. "assuming its the same for everyone else" But the part where Clown turns into a doberman is word for word in the book that was used in the 1990s miniseries. Except one thing. "The dog growls (Its time for the circus), then leaves white gloves on...

Hello, so my brother is making a coffee table with the shards of Narsil in it. He's asked me my opinion, but I thought I'd ask your guy's opinion. So, on the left side of the coffee table, you can see a big knot in the wood, and there is an elongated pit right above that. He wanted to cover it...

Please comment on my blurb and the alternates for the last paragraph. A- There are fans of J.R.R. Tolkien, and then there are those who would trade a genuine elven sword for a chance to visit Middle-earth. Those in the latter camp are certain to find Jeb Smith’s new vividly-illustrated book...

Good evening all, Just saw this article on Google News. https://www.cbr.com/christopher-tolkien-disliked-peter-jackson-lord-of-the-rings-movies/ Apparently Christopher Tolkien was not a fan of the Peter Jackson LOTR trilogy. I was not aware of this but perhaps I'm just out of the loop. Rings...

Pros: The armors is good looking and visually stunning landscape Cons: The actors and narrative feels like a MARVEL movie.

I actually for long time hated Beauty and the Beast. Because here is what i grew up watching, so i just assumed they all were terrible. - The impression i got is. Belle and Beast live together like an old angry married couple. And i was like? Why do people like this...

I was reading Clyde Kirby's 'Tolkien and the Silmarillion' and came across this; 'I have never known a reader who did not on the whole find Sam {Gamgee} a person to be admired. Yet Tolkien spoke to me about Sam as "vulgar" and "despicable,".... Is this corroborated in any other sources - it...

I'm on the fence about buying Shadow of Mordor and War. On one hand, I've heard they are great RPGs, but on another, I've heard they really are only LOTR in name. I'm curious if anyone here has an opinion or two on how respectful they are of the source?.

Hi elves, dwarfs, numenors, orcs and wizards! I'm Misha from Russia. I start to creating an interesting project about Tolkien's trilogy Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit. If you have free time, please answer a few questions. 1. What things, accessories or symbols (not persons) do you want to see...

This is meant as a non-geeky and lighthearted thread for people to share comments having just read the entire main story. I just finished it (last night, until 4am)! and found it fascinating and fulfilling, I love the end chapters in The Return of the King I didn't like how heavy it was and how...

Hello! I am a long time Tolkien Fan! I love him so much! I am looking to expand into more books. I have of course read the trilogy and the Hobbit. I have looked at the Simarilion and Sir Gawain and the Green Night. and the Pearl. I have also looked at a couple other books but never really...

Today being 9-11, many people are recalling their reaction to the losses at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania. One comment reflected on the reluctance of Peter Jackson to publicize the second installment of his first trilogy, as it was called "The Two Towers", and there...

Hi friends! I'd like your opinion please on the best way to go about reading the Return of the King. It's been about 5 years since I've read Fellowship and Two Towers and time has passed so quickly, that as I'm finally ready to read Return of the King, I feel as if I've might have forgotten...

What are your opinions on the Beren and Lúthien book that came out? I was a bit disappointed. It was so dry. I suppose I was looking for an actual story with narrative like The Children of Húrin. This was a collection of all JRRT's different versions of B&L. Still great, glad I own it...

Which one is your favorite, mine is Nargothrond. Finrod Felagund is one of my favorite characters in the Silmirillion and Nargothrond only fell after he died in Tol-in-Gaurhoth. Gondolin stayed secret longer and so it survived longer and got stronger.

So, The Battle of the Five Armies. The extended edition tries to improve what is considerably the weakest link in this chain. Now I've heard of scenes that really SHOULD'VE been in this movie: I'll list them: Gandalf talking to Thranduil about the white gems. Bilbo planting his acorn in...