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silneldor
Half-elven
Aug 18 2010, 2:42am
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I really enjoyed this. I thought about what he said about being just an ordinary scholar. Well...perhaps on the surface..:). A chimney is just a chimney until you experience the brilliance at the hearth. I like what the young woman said about Tolkien writing the story with language as a premise but then the story itself took hold. I had always believed that. The exercise of scholarship grew into (from) the matters of the heart and soul. It was just so wonderful to walk with the professor. And then sit with him and catch the gems as they fell from the things that he said and the way he said them. And at the end the retreating aerial as Tolkien stood there with that deep voice in song was very moving. It is in my favorites now, as a prized possession:). Thank you.
''Sam put his ragged orc-cloak under his master's head, and covered them both with the grey robe of Lorien; and as he did so his thoughts went out to that fair land, and to the Elves, and he hoped that the cloth woven by their hands might have some virtue to keep them hidden beyond all hope in this wilderness of fear...But their luck held, and for the rest of that day they met no living or moving thing; and when night fell they vanished into the darkess of Mordor.'' - - -rotk, chapter III May the grace of Manwë let us soar with eagle's wings! In the air, among the clouds in the sky Here is where the birds of Manwe fly Looking at the land, and the water that flows The true beauty of earth shows With the stars of Varda lighting my way In all the realms this is where I stay In the realm of Manwë Súlimo
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Archive (1968) Tolkien interview on BBC website.....
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Pryderi
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Aug 17 2010, 7:08pm
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Thanks! Just watched the whole thing
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Ethel Duath
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Aug 17 2010, 10:40pm
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the tune is the one Tolkien composed and Swann set to music
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Magpie
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Aug 18 2010, 12:19am
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Very nice. I had not seen that video before.//
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Kangi Ska
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Aug 17 2010, 11:06pm
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Thanks for posting!
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aranelthehobbit22
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Aug 17 2010, 11:30pm
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"When you finish reading Lord of the Rings..."
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Magpie
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Aug 17 2010, 11:47pm
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GREAT find Pryderi.
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silneldor
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Aug 18 2010, 2:42am
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So that is what it's from!
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dernwyn
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Aug 18 2010, 3:01am
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The music and the hairstyles!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Aug 19 2010, 8:05pm
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"No death is a natural one. Because man's presence is not natural, it forces everything to be examined."
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Alientraveller
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Aug 20 2010, 2:50pm
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Yes, the neuvo Marxist posers....
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Eruonen
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Aug 20 2010, 2:52pm
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I remember that!!!!
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dormouse
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Aug 19 2010, 1:50pm
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From Runk Snusgrop
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Ataahua
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Aug 19 2010, 7:36pm
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From Aunt Dora Baggins: Wow!
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Ataahua
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Aug 19 2010, 7:47pm
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From Eruonen: I wonder if his accent is regional or of mixed origin
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Ataahua
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Aug 19 2010, 7:48pm
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Great interviews....the TH White interview crosses similar territory too
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Eruonen
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Aug 19 2010, 7:52pm
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It's good that this has a wider audience
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geordie
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Aug 21 2010, 10:32am
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Not available in my area?
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Bywater Bridge
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Dec 11 2010, 6:19am
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It had been available in the US
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Magpie
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Dec 11 2010, 7:06am
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Thanks
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Bywater Bridge
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Dec 13 2010, 5:05am
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