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Laerasėa
Tol Eressea
Feb 13 2013, 4:46am
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I couldn't have said it better. What I am posting are not my beliefs, but instead, a very small fraction of the notes I take in class that I thought would prompt some fun discussion on the boards. If someone has a better idea for a tone/direction I should take when I post, please let me know-- either by responding here, or by PM. I have never done anything like this before, so I would genuinely appreciate any feedback. But please don't see what I post as an assault on Tolkien so much as discussion questions based on new ideas and points of view I'm discovering in this class. I am not someone who takes things at face value, but I do enjoy coming across new perspectives and thinking about them, and I was looking forward to sharing them here.
"When we can take green from grass, blue from heaven, and red from blood, we have already an enchanter's powerupon one plane; and the desire to wield that power in the world
external to our minds awakes."
--J. R. R. Tolkien
Mozart and Chocolate
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Tolkien Notes: Intro, Language, and flaws in The Hobbit
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Laerasėa
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Feb 11 2013, 1:03am
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Flaws in The Hobbit
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dernwyn
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Feb 11 2013, 1:41am
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Oh dear...
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Laerasėa
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Feb 11 2013, 3:28am
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Hmm?
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Al Carondas
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Feb 11 2013, 4:06am
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No, no, not you!
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dernwyn
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Feb 11 2013, 1:43pm
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I think
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Laerasėa
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Feb 13 2013, 4:24am
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Ah, language....
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Silverlode
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Feb 13 2013, 7:58am
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I understand
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Laerasėa
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Feb 13 2013, 3:11pm
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The Hobbit was written for Tolkien's children.
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Elizabeth
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Feb 11 2013, 2:19am
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I don't think I explained it properly
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Laerasėa
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Feb 11 2013, 3:15am
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It *had* to be the same universe as LotR
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Elizabeth
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Feb 11 2013, 4:04am
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I believe also, if i am not mistaken,
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silneldor
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Feb 11 2013, 5:38am
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Long live The Hobbit
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Al Carondas
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Feb 11 2013, 3:21am
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Nope
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Laerasėa
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Feb 13 2013, 4:35am
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Further to dernwyn's comments
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SirDennisC
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Feb 11 2013, 4:02am
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She is absolutely open to new ideas
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Laerasėa
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Feb 13 2013, 4:03am
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in regards to replies in this thread...
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Magpie
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Feb 11 2013, 5:10am
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Thank you, M
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Laerasėa
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Feb 13 2013, 4:46am
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I feel safe in saying
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demnation
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Feb 11 2013, 6:46am
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I was actually under that impression, as well
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Laerasėa
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Feb 13 2013, 4:05am
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A few comments
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sador
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Feb 11 2013, 2:50pm
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I love Tom Shippey!
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Laerasėa
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Feb 13 2013, 3:53am
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Good for you!
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sador
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Feb 13 2013, 5:18pm
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And there is more...
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 11 2013, 4:51pm
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Wow!
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Laerasėa
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Feb 13 2013, 3:32am
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This Great Fun
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IdrilofGondolin
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Feb 11 2013, 7:50pm
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Thank you!
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Laerasėa
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Feb 13 2013, 3:24am
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Excited to follow your class!
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Menelwyn
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Feb 11 2013, 9:27pm
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Good to see you here :)
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Laerasėa
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Feb 13 2013, 4:49am
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Laerasea my dear,
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silneldor
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Feb 12 2013, 3:18am
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I find more flaws in LOTR than in TH. //
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macfalk
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Feb 13 2013, 10:28am
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I know you do. :-)
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Magpie
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Feb 13 2013, 2:35pm
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Well, even Tolkien, himself, had issues with 'The Hobbit'.
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 13 2013, 3:44pm
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I am aware of this
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macfalk
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Feb 14 2013, 12:43pm
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But those first few chapters are so good!
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imin
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Feb 14 2013, 12:53pm
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Which problems with LotR really bother you?
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 14 2013, 12:53pm
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It's hard to put it to words
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macfalk
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Feb 14 2013, 12:58pm
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Well, I can see where an inablility to relate to the main character could be a problem.
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Otaku-sempai
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Feb 14 2013, 1:07pm
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On the Other Hand
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IdrilofGondolin
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Feb 14 2013, 4:51pm
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okay, here's a question... since we're talking about anachronisms in language
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Magpie
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Feb 13 2013, 2:41pm
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To lapse or not to lapse? That's a question? ;)
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grammaboodawg
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Feb 14 2013, 3:49am
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