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Curious
Half-elven
Jun 2 2009, 1:17pm
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I see Bilbo and Frodo's bachelorhood as a price they pay
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for being so different from the other hobbits. Not only do they not marry, they also have few friends, and of course Frodo cannot even live out his life in the Shire. I think Tolkien intended their isolation to be sort of sad, although they have considerable compensations -- Bilbo manages to live a happy life despite the fact that nearly all the hobbits think he is insane, and Frodo gets to go to the Undying Lands, which should be no small treat. But I think that their bachelorhood is a note of melancholy, not quasi-priesthood.
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Tolkien at UVM
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Istar Indigo
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Jun 1 2009, 12:36am
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Thanks much for keeping this up-to-date.
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N.E. Brigand
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Jun 1 2009, 1:35am
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I have an important reason to hijack this thread....
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weaver
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Jun 1 2009, 2:08am
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*snickers* He did try to sneak it by us...
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dernwyn
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Jun 1 2009, 2:26am
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Glad you were on the look out for him...
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weaver
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Jun 1 2009, 3:06am
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I'm crashing the RR just to join in these congrats
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Magpie
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Jun 1 2009, 2:00pm
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Huh?
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 1 2009, 7:32am
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Well, they do have children.
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N.E. Brigand
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Jun 1 2009, 4:23pm
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OF Course
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 1 2009, 6:52pm
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Pedantic grammar point.
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Curious
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Jun 1 2009, 8:03pm
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I Wish
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 1 2009, 9:24pm
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I'd go further than that.
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FarFromHome
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Jun 2 2009, 9:45am
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That's going too far, I judge.
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Curious
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Jun 2 2009, 10:42am
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How do you know?
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FarFromHome
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Jun 2 2009, 11:38am
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I know there is no mention of
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Curious
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Jun 2 2009, 12:59pm
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I'm sure you're right.
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FarFromHome
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Jun 2 2009, 3:15pm
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LotR is a feigned history,
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Curious
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Jun 2 2009, 3:42pm
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Good point.
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FarFromHome
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Jun 2 2009, 5:05pm
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Tolkien seems to have had a firm grasp
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Curious
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Jun 2 2009, 5:36pm
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****Caution: Naughty Word****
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Darkstone
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Jun 2 2009, 9:02pm
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Oh thank you!
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FarFromHome
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Jun 2 2009, 9:15pm
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Good catch! But I'm not sure what it proves.
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Curious
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Jun 2 2009, 10:49pm
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Actually, the "her" is Shelob, not Ungoliant
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jun 2 2009, 11:57pm
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I don't see why
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Curious
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Jun 3 2009, 12:12am
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Because it says that her mates were her own offspring
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Voronwë_the_Faithful
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Jun 3 2009, 1:09am
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No, that makes sense.//
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Curious
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Jun 3 2009, 1:15am
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It proves...
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Darkstone
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Jun 3 2009, 9:59pm
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Blonde Gamgees
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 6 2009, 7:09pm
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That's an plausible theory, but it's only a theory.
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Curious
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Jun 7 2009, 9:00am
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That sounds much too hard-edged for Tolkien...
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FarFromHome
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Jun 7 2009, 10:33am
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Hints and allegations
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squire
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Jun 7 2009, 3:19pm
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Yes, I agree.
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FarFromHome
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Jun 7 2009, 4:24pm
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Middle-earth isn't idealized?
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Curious
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Jun 7 2009, 11:08pm
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This is really the nub...
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FarFromHome
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Jun 8 2009, 10:02am
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I'm glad you agree the stories are idealized,
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Curious
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Jun 8 2009, 10:39am
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I think I see.
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FarFromHome
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Jun 8 2009, 12:01pm
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One last quibble.
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Curious
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Jun 8 2009, 1:47pm
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To answer your quibble...
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FarFromHome
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Jun 8 2009, 2:43pm
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And the Akallabeth?
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Curious
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Jun 8 2009, 3:06pm
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Atheists in Atlantis
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 8 2009, 3:57pm
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So, if you think Sauron was lying,
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Curious
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Jun 8 2009, 5:34pm
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How about legend?
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FarFromHome
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Jun 8 2009, 4:16pm
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Point of clarification.
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Curious
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Jun 8 2009, 5:41pm
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Now you're putting...
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FarFromHome
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Jun 8 2009, 6:45pm
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No, I was just asking.
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Curious
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Jun 8 2009, 7:34pm
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There's always a way to explain
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 8 2009, 3:50pm
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But the elves are immortal.
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Curious
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Jun 8 2009, 5:31pm
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Nope, not me.
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 8 2009, 6:06pm
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But in the Silmarillion, the atheists
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Curious
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Jun 8 2009, 6:41pm
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And how does that differ from the Bible, exactly?
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 8 2009, 10:57pm
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But it is not plausible for Tolkien's readers
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Curious
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Jun 9 2009, 1:45pm
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Experience says otherwise
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 9 2009, 6:16pm
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But is it plausible that any reader
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Curious
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Jun 9 2009, 9:29pm
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It is possible, although there’s no way to know for sure.
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GaladrielTX
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Jun 9 2009, 11:26pm
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An entire subculture
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 11 2009, 12:08am
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Yes, but they don't think the narrator is lying
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Curious
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Jun 11 2009, 5:18am
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Some have said...
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 11 2009, 3:52pm
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We can speculate, of course. We
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Curious
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Jun 11 2009, 3:56pm
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But the elves
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FarFromHome
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Jun 8 2009, 6:54pm
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Realism and Fantasy
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 8 2009, 3:42pm
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Appendices and Fantasy
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Darkstone
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Jun 8 2009, 4:21pm
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I take a different approach.
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Curious
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Jun 8 2009, 5:26pm
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I think I am miscast
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 8 2009, 6:01pm
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So you know it when you see it?
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Curious
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Jun 8 2009, 6:37pm
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What are we talking about, exactly?
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 8 2009, 10:43pm
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Idealized characters are not necessarily flawless.
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Curious
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Jun 9 2009, 1:42pm
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Closer to agreement
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 9 2009, 6:12pm
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You meant Luthien, didn't you?
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sador
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Jun 9 2009, 6:20pm
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Doesn't prove it
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 9 2009, 6:30pm
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D'oh! I missed the most important part!
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sador
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Jun 10 2009, 5:51am
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Maeglin
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 11 2009, 12:11am
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I'm going out on a limb when I theorize
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Curious
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Jun 9 2009, 9:25pm
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I don't reject your theory. Do you reject mine?
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Curious
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Jun 7 2009, 7:50pm
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Not Bilbo!
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 7 2009, 9:31pm
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"Frankly, I think the Ring would have interfered with any kind of romance in his life."
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squire
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Jun 7 2009, 10:20pm
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Um...misunderstanding
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 8 2009, 2:08am
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Ummm...
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 6 2009, 6:58pm
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Well, not exactly...
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FarFromHome
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Jun 6 2009, 9:04pm
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Have you read N.E.B.'s report?
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sador
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Jun 2 2009, 5:05am
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Again....
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 2 2009, 6:16am
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I see Bilbo and Frodo's bachelorhood as a price they pay
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Curious
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Jun 2 2009, 1:17pm
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plug for the UVM class reading!
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kejensenuvm
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Jun 7 2009, 3:06am
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Tolkien seems to go out of his way
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Curious
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Jun 7 2009, 9:15am
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Good point.
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FarFromHome
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Jun 7 2009, 5:27pm
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Fanfic, gender studies, and Timmons on hobbit sensuality
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Modtheow
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Jun 2 2009, 6:42pm
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One quibble.
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Curious
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Jun 2 2009, 7:21pm
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SEX! *hush!* ok, sex.
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squire
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Jun 2 2009, 10:03pm
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Of Course
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 2 2009, 10:50pm
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One Incident
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 3 2009, 7:48pm
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Yes, but
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Curious
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Jun 3 2009, 8:13pm
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Not Sure
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 3 2009, 9:13pm
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I would assume that depends on his master plan
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Arwen's daughter
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Jun 3 2009, 9:24pm
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You know, I could argue even with that
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sador
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Jun 4 2009, 7:11am
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I Think
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 4 2009, 2:05pm
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Hobbit sex
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Darkstone
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Jun 2 2009, 9:21pm
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Yes.
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FarFromHome
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Jun 3 2009, 10:06am
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breathing, eating, working, begetting...and
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a.s.
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Jun 3 2009, 11:07am
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A thought on your 'tangent'...
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FarFromHome
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Jun 3 2009, 11:28am
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Yes, older fairy stories are often sensual.
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Curious
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Jun 3 2009, 12:48pm
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Rising to the challenge
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 6 2009, 7:29pm
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Thanks and Congrats!
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Istar Indigo
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Jun 1 2009, 4:44pm
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Your innocent post
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Pryderi
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Jun 3 2009, 1:28am
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A preposition is something you shouldn't end a sentence with. /
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Darkstone
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Jun 3 2009, 3:07am
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Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put. /
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Atlas
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Jun 8 2009, 2:18am
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UVM students -- don't be shy, jump right in!
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N.E. Brigand
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Jun 3 2009, 3:59am
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Thanks to all who replied to me and ok I will "chime in"
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Pryderi
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Jun 3 2009, 9:51pm
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I read an extensive analysis of The Hobbit along those lines once
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squire
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Jun 3 2009, 10:24pm
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In answer to your question: No We Can't.//
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Pryderi
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Jun 3 2009, 11:12pm
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That's a very interesting theory.
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Curious
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Jun 3 2009, 11:36pm
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Don't Buy It
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 4 2009, 12:42am
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Even when it's on sale? Cheap?
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squire
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Jun 4 2009, 1:17am
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Been Here Before
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 4 2009, 3:48am
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Horse liberation!
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 6 2009, 7:52pm
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Thank you Dreamdeer
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Pryderi
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Jun 6 2009, 10:45pm
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And Tolkien certainly recognized such symbolism in other stories.
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N.E. Brigand
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Jun 4 2009, 2:00pm
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But not his own
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squire
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Jun 7 2009, 9:16pm
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Projection is certainly a danger.
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Curious
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Jun 4 2009, 7:38am
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Archetypes aren't allegories
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 6 2009, 7:49pm
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The feminine without the female.
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FarFromHome
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Jun 4 2009, 9:22am
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Not Done Yet
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 4 2009, 2:17pm
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Well, you know how it is...
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FarFromHome
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Jun 5 2009, 7:41am
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I have staunch faith in heterosexual friendships
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 6 2009, 8:01pm
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Online....
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Tolkien Forever
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Jun 7 2009, 5:44pm
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Interesting premise!
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Dreamdeer
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Jun 6 2009, 7:40pm
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might as well try to stop the wind, as try to stop the RR when
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a.s.
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Jun 3 2009, 10:50am
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You can talk with the admins about it on Feedback.
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Curious
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Jun 3 2009, 1:08pm
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