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Ardamírë
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Dec 31 2012, 1:30am
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And I expect that is where it was originally
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But when the third film came about, they didn't want to lose their ending. Unfortunately, I do think it would have worked better to see it from the river on the barrel with Bilbo.
Aiya Eärendil Elenion Ancalima! Hail Eärendil, brightest of stars!
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The view of the Lonely Mountain from the Carrock
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Eruonen
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Dec 30 2012, 6:52pm
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How tall are they depicting....
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YaznegSouth40
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Dec 30 2012, 6:59pm
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Probaly not, the graph below indicates at 1000' 27 miles.
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Eruonen
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Dec 30 2012, 7:01pm
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Here we go, this is why we love geeks //
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QuackingTroll
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Dec 30 2012, 7:00pm
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No geek here....Quacking Troll
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YaznegSouth40
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Dec 30 2012, 7:29pm
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A bit of a stretch indeed,
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Aragalen the Green
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Dec 30 2012, 7:04pm
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And it would have been if the film ended at that point as well!
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painjoiker
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Dec 31 2012, 12:31am
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The Carrock doesn't have to be 14,000 ft. tall
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Altaira
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Dec 30 2012, 7:05pm
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Being a flatlander, I look to those of you who have elevated
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Eruonen
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Dec 30 2012, 7:12pm
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Here's a good example
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Altaira
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Dec 30 2012, 7:51pm
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Poetic licence? //
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dormouse
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Dec 30 2012, 7:10pm
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Well, in The Two Towers,
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sauget.diblosio
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Dec 30 2012, 7:23pm
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They could even talk to Saruman atop Orthanc without shouting! /
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DanielLB
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Dec 30 2012, 7:33pm
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Granted, I allow the dramatic vistas for the movies as improbable
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Eruonen
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Dec 30 2012, 7:38pm
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Don't get me wrong, i love the vistas too.
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sauget.diblosio
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Jan 1 2013, 1:26am
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Book-version
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MTT Gandalf
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Dec 30 2012, 7:47pm
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I had forgotten this!
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Aragalen the Green
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Dec 30 2012, 7:57pm
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Ditto. Nice catch. //
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Altaira
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Dec 30 2012, 8:42pm
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That's a great find
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imin
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Dec 30 2012, 8:45pm
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Great find
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burrahobbit
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Dec 30 2012, 8:49pm
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Which, when it was just two movies
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sauget.diblosio
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Dec 30 2012, 9:12pm
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And I expect that is where it was originally
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Ardamírë
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Dec 31 2012, 1:30am
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Yes, an alteranate view from the Carrock would be the looming, dark and
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Eruonen
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Dec 31 2012, 4:55pm
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I do think that would have been a better option.//
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Ardamírë
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Dec 31 2012, 5:24pm
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Thanks for that,...
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Arannir
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Dec 30 2012, 11:27pm
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Watching the signs ...
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Retro315
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Dec 31 2012, 10:07pm
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What about Dol Guldur? /
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DanielLB
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Dec 31 2012, 10:34pm
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Not sure
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Retro315
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Dec 31 2012, 10:39pm
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I'm pretty sure...
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The Mitch King
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Dec 30 2012, 7:56pm
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Simple reason
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Rostron2
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Dec 30 2012, 8:29pm
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The looming Lonely Mountain
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Plurmo
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Dec 30 2012, 10:34pm
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I "found" a thorough (but not exhaustive) recent discussion of this question.
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N.E. Brigand
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Dec 31 2012, 1:07am
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Is middle earth round or flat? //
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LordMaximus
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Jan 2 2013, 5:57pm
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At this time, after the breaking it is round.
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Eruonen
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Jan 2 2013, 7:52pm
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Funny
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arithmancer
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Feb 11 2013, 3:54pm
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