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sador
Half-elven
Nov 19 2012, 7:40am
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'...And he does not know of the quarrel between his servants and the Orcs of Mordor; nor does he know of the Winged Messenger.' 'The Winged Messenger!' cried Legolas. 'I shot at him with the bow of Galadriel above Sarn Gebir, and I felled him from the sky. He filled us all with fear. What new terror is this?' 'One that you cannot slay with arrows,' said Gandalf. 'You only slew his steed. It was a good deed; but the Rider was soon horsed again. For he was a Nazgűl, one of the Nine, who ride now upon winged steeds. Soon their terror will overshadow the last armies of our friends, cutting off the sun. But they have not yet been allowed to cross the River, and Saruman does not know of this new shape in which the Ringwraiths have been clad...' - The White Rider
"As all things come to an end, even this story..." Here we read of Bilbo, who is “quiet and drowsy”, that “every now and again he would open one eye” and listen to Gandalf’s tale. Is Tolkien deliberately echoing this passage in LOTR when he writes, “At that Bilbo opened an eye, almost as if he had heard … ‘You see, I am getting so sleepy’, he said.”? - N.E. Brigand The weekly discussion of The Hobbit is back. Join us in the Reading Room for The Return Journey!
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Legolas in FOTR
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iandea14
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Nov 19 2012, 6:51am
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Gandalf says so
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sador
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Nov 19 2012, 7:40am
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How does Gandalf know this stuff?
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squire
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Nov 19 2012, 12:52pm
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TTT
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iandea14
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Nov 19 2012, 2:57pm
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Yes. Book III, ch. 5. //
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sador
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Nov 19 2012, 2:59pm
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Uglúk gets in on this too
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Felagund
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Nov 27 2012, 1:48pm
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slaying with arrows
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Elthir
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Nov 19 2012, 7:01pm
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So they are semi-physical?
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CuriousG
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Nov 19 2012, 10:08pm
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physical but invisible maybe
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Elthir
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Nov 20 2012, 7:00pm
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