Our Sponsor Sideshow Send us News
Lord of the Rings Tolkien
Search Tolkien
Lord of The RingsTheOneRing.net - Forged By And For Fans Of JRR Tolkien
Lord of The Rings Serving Middle-Earth Since The First Age

Lord of the Rings Movie News - J.R.R. Tolkien

  Main Index   Search Posts   Who's Online   Log in
The One Ring Forums: Tolkien Topics:
Reading Room
Page 1 of 301 (82807 posts in 4505 threads)
First page Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 301 Next page Last page
  Subject  Author   Views  Sort direction Replies  Age (creation)
  Expand entire thread Sticky: General notice re book discussions and the use of copyrighted materials Ataahua 118584 1 Jun 20 2007, 12:34pm Jump to last post in thread (by Wynnie)

  Sticky: Thread Locked Welcome to the Reading Room (-->Including links to old RR discussions!) Altaira 114185 0 Dec 28 2006, 3:11am Jump to last post in thread (by AltairaGuest)

Sticky: How Best to Contact an Admin for Help Kyriel 107304 0 Mar 31 2009, 10:44pm Jump to last post in thread (by Kyriel)

  Expand entire thread Silmarilion Discussion: Chapter 16 -- "Of Maeglin" Maciliel 65160 380 Jun 16 2013, 10:27am Jump to last post in thread (by noWizardme)

  Expand entire thread Silmarillion Discussion, Chapter 19: Of Beren and Luthien: Love, etc. CuriousG 76612 343 Jul 8 2013, 8:00pm Jump to last post in thread (by Brethil)

  Expand entire thread LOTR Unofficial Read Through - The Two Towers Eruonen 68582 322 Jul 24 2017, 8:17pm Jump to last post in thread (by Otaku-sempai)

  Expand entire thread The Fellowship of the Ring Discussion, Chapter Two: The Shadow of the Past Kim 49257 226 Dec 22 2014, 1:11am Jump to last post in thread (by Brethil)

  Expand entire thread 'The Fellowship of the Ring' Discussion, Chapter One: A Long-Expected Party Rembrethil 52970 186 Dec 17 2014, 2:33pm Jump to last post in thread (by Rembrethil)

  Expand entire thread The Return of the King - Unofficial read through Eruonen 68276 183 Aug 14 2017, 5:26pm Jump to last post in thread (by sador)

  Expand entire thread The Numenorean Kingdoms, part XI - bridge-film material? sador 47590 182 Feb 8 2009, 9:47pm Jump to last post in thread (by simplyaven)

  Expand entire thread Reading Room Culture Dreamdeer 43100 177 Mar 19 2009, 9:38pm Jump to last post in thread (by Idril Celebrindal)

  Expand entire thread Return of the King Part II - the unofficial read through - Book VI onward Eruonen 33941 173 Sep 10 2017, 9:08pm Jump to last post in thread (by sador)

  Collapse The Tale of Years (Appendix B): Part I – The 2nd Age, 1 -1600 Morthoron 7627 160 Feb 23 2009, 6:42am Jump to last post in thread (by Eowyn of Penns Woods)
       Collapse My thoughts Dreamdeer 6799 8 Feb 23 2009, 5:04pm
           Collapse Drawing the line squire 6771 4 Feb 23 2009, 10:34pm
               Collapse Suddenly *I'm* the one looking for errors? Dreamdeer 6752 3 Feb 24 2009, 3:48pm
                   Collapse I have no desire to be creamed like the Spanish, or anyone else. squire 2492 2 Feb 25 2009, 12:24am
                       Mordor Tolkien Forever 2466 0 Feb 25 2009, 12:42am
                       Excellent points! Dreamdeer 2469 0 Feb 25 2009, 12:47am
           Collapse real world boxy mountains hanne 6710 2 Feb 24 2009, 4:17pm
               I'm always a bit surprised Aunt Dora Baggins 2429 0 Feb 25 2009, 5:36pm
               The best I could come up with Eowyn of Penns Woods 3441 0 Mar 15 2009, 9:15pm
       "...any historical value it may possess must always be of secondary importance." Darkstone 6791 0 Feb 23 2009, 6:24pm
       ANOTHR Wiped Out Post! Tolkien Forever 6775 0 Feb 23 2009, 7:51pm
       Collapse Thoughts. Curious 6777 147 Feb 23 2009, 10:42pm
           Collapse Hey, darken down! Stop having fun! Take this more seriously! squire 6777 1 Feb 23 2009, 11:01pm
               Perhaps I am sensitive about the Reading Room's Curious 6771 0 Feb 24 2009, 1:49am
           Collapse In addition... Morthoron 6749 17 Feb 24 2009, 1:32am
               Collapse Was Annatar pretending to be an elf? Curious 6750 8 Feb 24 2009, 6:32am
                   Collapse What 'Miscellaneous Spirits'? Tolkien Forever 6723 7 Feb 24 2009, 2:05pm
                       Collapse It's just a theory. Curious 6727 6 Feb 24 2009, 3:24pm
                           Collapse Never Heard That Tolkien Forever 6679 2 Feb 24 2009, 8:01pm
                               Collapse Check Curious 2440 1 Feb 25 2009, 7:53am
                                   Door Number Three Tolkien Forever 2423 0 Feb 25 2009, 2:07pm
                           Collapse This is one of the most inexplicable editing decisions in the published Silmarillion Voronwë_the_Faithful 2486 2 Feb 24 2009, 8:05pm
                               Wouldn't It Be Great Tolkien Forever 2479 0 Feb 24 2009, 8:37pm
                               Very interesting!// Curious 2465 0 Feb 24 2009, 9:51pm
               Collapse Not so implausible to me Dreamdeer 6707 7 Feb 24 2009, 4:02pm
                   Collapse Hmmmm.... Morthoron 2453 6 Feb 25 2009, 2:06am
                       Collapse Difficult Dreamdeer 2446 5 Feb 25 2009, 4:04am
                           Collapse Tolkien was powerfully conflicted squire 2447 4 Feb 25 2009, 4:32am
                               Collapse Ah, but... Dreamdeer 2422 3 Feb 25 2009, 3:13pm
                                   Collapse Nonetheless.... Morthoron 2410 2 Feb 25 2009, 3:53pm
                                       Still seems plausible to me... Dreamdeer 2433 0 Feb 25 2009, 4:20pm
                                       Why Not? Tolkien Forever 2412 0 Feb 25 2009, 5:02pm
           Collapse Some Thoughts About Some of Your Thoughts Voronwë_the_Faithful 6750 2 Feb 24 2009, 4:34am
               The broader legendarium is a first class mess. Not the work of a niggling and perfectionist writer. squire 6760 0 Feb 24 2009, 5:34am
               I am not "looking at the broader Curious 6737 0 Feb 24 2009, 6:25am
           Collapse I don't get it. FarFromHome 6744 123 Feb 24 2009, 8:51am
               Collapse Tolkien in his later years was not the literary equivalent of a dog chasing his tail Voronwë_the_Faithful 6727 15 Feb 24 2009, 2:27pm
                   Collapse Morgoth's Ring is my favorite book in the HoME series, Curious 2439 9 Feb 25 2009, 2:38pm
                       Collapse Actually, he never comtemplated eliminating the Two Trees Voronwë_the_Faithful 2443 8 Feb 25 2009, 3:32pm
                           Collapse Perhaps the HoME stories you love Curious 2416 7 Feb 25 2009, 6:18pm
                               Quite true Voronwë_the_Faithful 2405 0 Feb 25 2009, 6:30pm
                               Collapse ?????? Tolkien Forever 2194 3 Feb 26 2009, 12:54am
                                   Collapse We discussed this recently. Curious 2215 2 Feb 26 2009, 2:04am
                                       Oh Boy.... Tolkien Forever 2191 0 Feb 26 2009, 4:15am
                                       Enough.... Tolkien Forever 2186 0 Feb 26 2009, 4:28am
                               Collapse Isn't calling an early 20th century English author "classist"... squire 2205 1 Feb 26 2009, 1:13am
                                   Well, the emphasis of Curious 2182 0 Feb 26 2009, 1:56am
                   Collapse Where would I find each of these stories? Curious 2412 4 Feb 25 2009, 6:29pm
                       Collapse "The Wanderings of Húrin" is in HoMe XI. N.E. Brigand 2403 2 Feb 25 2009, 7:56pm
                           Thanks! I'm not Curious 2391 0 Feb 25 2009, 8:16pm
                           Among other unique features, that story has a *hero lawyer* and a trial scene! FYI // squire 2392 0 Feb 25 2009, 10:34pm
                       Sorry for the delay Voronwë_the_Faithful 2386 0 Feb 25 2009, 11:06pm
               Collapse I should stop talking about serious / not serious. And I didn't say "mere." Curious 6741 106 Feb 24 2009, 3:02pm
                   Collapse "Mere" was probably my addition, I agree. FarFromHome 6705 105 Feb 24 2009, 3:36pm
                       Collapse Letter #160, as Curious 6695 104 Feb 24 2009, 6:49pm
                           Collapse Oh, *that* game... FarFromHome 2161 103 Feb 26 2009, 10:20am
                               Collapse Not that real history works that way squire 2175 1 Feb 26 2009, 11:24am
                                   Agreed. FarFromHome 2160 0 Feb 26 2009, 12:00pm
                               Collapse And that's why I have bigger issues with you Curious 2169 100 Feb 26 2009, 12:23pm
                                   Collapse Not at all. FarFromHome 2169 67 Feb 26 2009, 1:05pm
                                       Collapse I have a bias Curious 2166 66 Feb 26 2009, 5:10pm
                                           Collapse Well I'm glad... FarFromHome 2148 65 Feb 26 2009, 6:18pm
                                               Collapse What, exactly, have you noticed? Curious 2158 64 Feb 26 2009, 7:40pm
                                                   Collapse That's difficult to answer. FarFromHome 2062 63 Feb 26 2009, 10:33pm
                                                       Collapse In the films, do we really witness those events? N.E. Brigand 2064 1 Feb 26 2009, 10:38pm
                                                           We witness them FarFromHome 1997 0 Mar 1 2009, 6:26pm
                                                       Collapse Yes, the book is hobbitcentric. Curious 2090 60 Feb 26 2009, 11:26pm
                                                           Collapse Sounds good to me. FarFromHome 2089 59 Mar 1 2009, 7:05pm
                                                               Collapse Gandalf, Gimli and Legolas, the hosts of Mordor. N.E. Brigand 2080 51 Mar 1 2009, 7:31pm
                                                                   Collapse Myth of idealized heroes Dreamdeer 2076 50 Mar 2 2009, 12:30am
                                                                       Collapse They may have foibles, but have any of them Curious 2061 49 Mar 2 2009, 3:29pm
                                                                           Expand Sin is relative Dreamdeer 2072 45 Mar 5 2009, 4:32am
                                                                           Collapse My edits vanished Dreamdeer 2050 2 Mar 2 2009, 4:02pm
                                                                               Oops--they didn't disappear! Dreamdeer 2057 0 Mar 2 2009, 4:04pm
                                                                               Tolkien's characters *are* believable within Curious 2054 0 Mar 2 2009, 5:16pm
                                                               Collapse Think of hobbits as a lens, not as authors squire 2087 5 Mar 1 2009, 7:40pm
                                                                   Collapse That works for me. FarFromHome 2041 4 Mar 2 2009, 5:28pm
                                                                       FYI: "mythology for England" isn't Tolkien's phrase. N.E. Brigand 2039 0 Mar 2 2009, 5:46pm
                                                                       Collapse I take back the "gag" remark squire 2019 2 Mar 2 2009, 6:54pm
                                                                           Fair enough. FarFromHome 2016 0 Mar 2 2009, 7:13pm
                                                                           I tend to agree with the 'hobbit-lens' rather than 'hobbit-author' distinction you make sador 2032 0 Mar 2 2009, 7:28pm
                                                               I discussed most of these points Curious 2065 0 Mar 2 2009, 12:16am
                                   Collapse What's the big deal? Tolkien Forever 2156 6 Feb 26 2009, 2:01pm
                                       Collapse I don't have any problem with your approach. Curious 2150 5 Feb 26 2009, 5:24pm
                                           Collapse Dog Chasing the Tail Tolkien Forever 2061 4 Feb 26 2009, 10:45pm
                                               Collapse Can we not take this subject any further? N.E. Brigand 2065 2 Feb 26 2009, 11:05pm
                                                   Agreed. Curious 2052 0 Feb 26 2009, 11:09pm
                                                   I agree totaslly Tolkien Forever 2049 0 Feb 26 2009, 11:14pm
                                               No, I hate Tolkien. Curious 2061 0 Feb 26 2009, 11:07pm
                                   Collapse Enchantment and Disillusionment Dreamdeer 2161 24 Feb 26 2009, 5:16pm
                                       Collapse I like finding a middle ground. Curious 2151 20 Feb 26 2009, 5:37pm
                                           Collapse Thank you for a gentlemanly response... Dreamdeer 2145 19 Feb 26 2009, 5:56pm
                                               Collapse It's possible. Curious 2149 18 Feb 26 2009, 6:21pm
                                                   Collapse It's not unpublished. FarFromHome 2156 17 Feb 26 2009, 6:33pm
                                                       Collapse Written before LOTR was published. N.E. Brigand 2151 16 Feb 26 2009, 6:45pm
                                                           Collapse You are quite correct Voronwë_the_Faithful 2136 15 Feb 26 2009, 9:13pm
                                                               Collapse I don't think Tolkien lived in his own fantasy land all the time. squire 2133 14 Feb 26 2009, 10:08pm
                                                                   Collapse You mistake my meaning Voronwë_the_Faithful 2063 12 Feb 26 2009, 10:27pm
                                                                       Collapse I get you now squire 2053 11 Feb 26 2009, 11:35pm
                                                                           Collapse I agree with both you and Curious about the narrator of LOTR Voronwë_the_Faithful 2040 10 Feb 26 2009, 11:42pm
                                                                               Collapse I'll have to disagree... Morthoron 2051 9 Feb 27 2009, 2:00am
  Collapse Who saw and reported on the "most tragic moment" in LOTR? N.E. Brigand 2042 6 Feb 27 2009, 2:11am
       Collapse Very true... Morthoron 2036 5 Feb 27 2009, 2:39am
           Collapse Hmm. N.E. Brigand 2061 4 Feb 27 2009, 2:55am
               Collapse Not quite that. FarFromHome 2007 3 Mar 1 2009, 4:33pm
                   Collapse Do you really think Voronwë_the_Faithful 2003 2 Mar 1 2009, 4:49pm
                       Well, it's certainly arguable squire 2003 0 Mar 1 2009, 5:05pm
                       Sure. N.E. Brigand 2000 0 Mar 1 2009, 5:09pm
  Collapse Focusing on the hobbits protagonists is not the same Curious 2029 1 Feb 27 2009, 8:13am
       In the Prologue, Merry is considered to be a bit of an author sador 2027 0 Feb 27 2009, 8:29am
                                                                   And I would argue Curious 2060 0 Feb 26 2009, 10:57pm
                                       Collapse What if your premise is wrong? N.E. Brigand 2156 2 Feb 26 2009, 6:18pm
                                           Collapse Yes Dreamdeer 2034 1 Feb 27 2009, 4:27am
                                               Harder and more elusive. N.E. Brigand 2032 0 Feb 27 2009, 5:02am
       Now it was my turn! sador 6721 0 Feb 24 2009, 1:43pm

  Expand entire thread Fellowship - Rookie Reader Review Cygnus 67452 160 Feb 18 2019, 3:57am Jump to last post in thread (by N.E. Brigand)

  Expand entire thread need help filling in some blanks please (First Age, Elros, Elrond, Gil-galad, etc.) erynion 27139 159 Jun 9 2013, 9:36am Jump to last post in thread (by wildespace)

  Expand entire thread Do Elves have free will? visualweasel 54036 156 Mar 23 2009, 3:18pm Jump to last post in thread (by visualweasel)

  Expand entire thread **Unfinished Tales Discussion - Disaster of the Gladden Fields noWizardme 33325 154 Mar 6 2014, 8:28am Jump to last post in thread (by Plurmo)

  Expand entire thread Fellowship of The Ring - unofficial, unsanctioned, unsolicited read through Eruonen 27759 152 Apr 25 2017, 1:10am Jump to last post in thread (by Otaku-sempai)
First page Previous page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 301 Next page Last page


Search for (options) Powered by Gossamer Forum v.1.2.3

home | advertising | contact us | back to top | search news | join list | Content Rating

This site is maintained and updated by fans of The Lord of the Rings, and is in no way affiliated with Tolkien Enterprises or the Tolkien Estate. We in no way claim the artwork displayed to be our own. Copyrights and trademarks for the books, films, articles, and other promotional materials are held by their respective owners and their use is allowed under the fair use clause of the Copyright Law. Design and original photography however are copyright © 1999-2012 TheOneRing.net. Binary hosting provided by Nexcess.net

Do not follow this link, or your host will be blocked from this site. This is a spider trap.