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Otaku-sempai
Immortal
Jan 21 2013, 5:23am
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Douglas A. Anderson, in The Annotated Hobbit, presents another possible explanation for the stone-giants. He suggests that they might be a type of extra-large troll or a variety of ogre and connected to the nearby Ettenmoors or Ettendales. He writes:
In his "Nomenclature of The Lord of the Rings," Tolkien notes in the entry for Ettendales that it is "meant to be a Common Speech (not Elvish) name, though it contains an obsolete element eten 'troll, ogre'." Old English eoten, Middle English eten, is usually translated as "giant, monster."
'There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.' - Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring
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Niggled by rocks
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Al Carondas
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Jan 17 2013, 12:43am
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Not sure, but
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CuriousG
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Jan 17 2013, 2:04am
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Thanks
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Al Carondas
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Jan 17 2013, 2:53am
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Possible double meaning
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CuriousG
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Jan 17 2013, 12:53pm
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Perhaps
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Gwenhwyfar
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Jan 17 2013, 2:19am
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Sentient stone
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Mim
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Jan 17 2013, 11:41am
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One of Tolkien's most haunting sentences
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sador
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Jan 17 2013, 1:18pm
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The Land of Hollin
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Aragalen the Green
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Jan 17 2013, 3:20pm
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The trees of Aulė. The heart of the mountain.//
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Plurmo
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Jan 17 2013, 3:26pm
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Trees indeed...
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Morthoron
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Jan 27 2013, 8:35pm
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Yes, mountains have roots and trees have hearts.
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Plurmo
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Jan 28 2013, 5:57am
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Sweet!
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Al Carondas
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Jan 18 2013, 12:28am
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I love that line, too
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squire
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Jan 17 2013, 7:53pm
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Caradhras in particular seems sentient. And possibly Mount Doom.//
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CuriousG
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Jan 17 2013, 8:27pm
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the Lonely Mountain as well
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telain
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Jan 17 2013, 10:43pm
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"the knees of Caradhras" and trees
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Entwife Wandlimb
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Jan 18 2013, 1:48am
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stone-giants?
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telain
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Jan 17 2013, 10:55pm
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That is reaching a bit...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 18 2013, 4:07pm
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...or reaching just far enough?
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telain
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Jan 18 2013, 4:51pm
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To answer your question...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 18 2013, 5:11pm
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Thank you!//
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telain
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Jan 20 2013, 1:37pm
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Another viewpoint...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 21 2013, 5:23am
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...which makes sense given what I was reading yesterday!
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telain
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Jan 21 2013, 2:01pm
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The Caverns of Helm's Deep
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Aragalen the Green
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Jan 18 2013, 5:17pm
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brilliant reference!
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telain
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Jan 20 2013, 1:40pm
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Please do!
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Aragalen the Green
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Jan 20 2013, 4:46pm
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Gwenhwyfar has it right, but...
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Atlas
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Jan 26 2013, 4:38am
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