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Otaku-sempai
Valinor
Jan 21, 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, 12:43am
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Not sure, but
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CuriousG
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Jan 17, 2:04am
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Thanks
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Al Carondas
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Jan 17, 2:53am
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Possible double meaning
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CuriousG
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Jan 17, 12:53pm
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Perhaps
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Gwenhwyfar
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Jan 17, 2:19am
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Sentient stone
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Mim
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Jan 17, 11:41am
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One of Tolkien's most haunting sentences
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sador
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Jan 17, 1:18pm
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The Land of Hollin
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Aragalen the Green
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Jan 17, 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, 3:26pm
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Trees indeed...
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Morthoron
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Jan 27, 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, 5:57am
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Sweet!
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Al Carondas
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Jan 18, 12:28am
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I love that line, too
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squire
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Jan 17, 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, 8:27pm
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the Lonely Mountain as well
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telain
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Jan 17, 10:43pm
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"the knees of Caradhras" and trees
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Entwife Wandlimb
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Jan 18, 1:48am
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stone-giants?
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telain
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Jan 17, 10:55pm
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That is reaching a bit...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 18, 4:07pm
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...or reaching just far enough?
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telain
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Jan 18, 4:51pm
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To answer your question...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 18, 5:11pm
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Thank you!//
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telain
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Jan 20, 1:37pm
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Another viewpoint...
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Otaku-sempai
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Jan 21, 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, 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, 5:17pm
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brilliant reference!
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telain
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Jan 20, 1:40pm
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Please do!
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Aragalen the Green
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Jan 20, 4:46pm
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Gwenhwyfar has it right, but...
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Atlas
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Jan 26, 4:38am
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