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Brethil
Half-elven
Sep 21 2013, 5:31pm
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Hopefully that is what we are doing here
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So far the discussion has been quite enlightening, perhaps more of our perceptions as readers than in dissecting Tolkien. Of course his motives are an interesting theoretical musing, as must be the motives of any author only be theory and musing.
Is there a Tolkien topic that you have wanted to look into more deeply, and write about your thoughts on it? If so, we'd like to hear from you for the next TORn Amateur Symposium- coming in November. Happy writing!
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Letter #131: In the Beginning
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Brethil
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Sep 17 2013, 4:37pm
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The fall, free will and redemption
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Dame Ioreth
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Sep 17 2013, 7:35pm
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The noble can't exist without the simple
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Brethil
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Sep 18 2013, 12:11am
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Do Fall, Mortality and the Machine seem to be related in this work?
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noWizardme
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Sep 19 2013, 5:49pm
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Perfect summation Furincurunir!
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 1:53am
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When machines fall on mortals
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CuriousG
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Sep 20 2013, 7:59pm
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Guilty TV and other Falls
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 10:28pm
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Machines and mortals
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noWizardme
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Sep 21 2013, 12:26pm
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Missing Mortality?
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Rembrethil
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Sep 21 2013, 4:51pm
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Interesting question Rem
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Brethil
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Sep 21 2013, 5:40pm
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More on mortality, Elves and Men...
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Brethil
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Sep 22 2013, 6:24pm
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On religion (and allegory)
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Terazed
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Sep 18 2013, 1:09am
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Fantastic parallels Terazed!
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Brethil
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Sep 18 2013, 3:39pm
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great quote which brings me to noumenon vs phenomenon
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Terazed
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Sep 18 2013, 11:40pm
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More excellent points Terazed!
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 3:15am
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In support of your Romantic influence
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 6:10pm
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I think you found something important in letter 310, Philosophy and faith
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Terazed
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Sep 21 2013, 1:46am
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More on noumenons
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Brethil
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Sep 21 2013, 5:27pm
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The Numenons:are those the guys from Numenor?
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noWizardme
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Sep 21 2013, 6:12pm
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They are the ones who speak Latin and declined to go... //
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Brethil
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Sep 21 2013, 6:14pm
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Thoughts and Random Ramblings.....
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Rembrethil
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Sep 18 2013, 9:26pm
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Thoughts back Rembrethil
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 1:49am
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For England?
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noWizardme
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Sep 19 2013, 5:03pm
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But that was then, and this is now
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squire
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Sep 19 2013, 6:29pm
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Why the nostalgia?
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noWizardme
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Sep 19 2013, 9:00pm
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Hmmm. fascinating Squire. I would second NoWiz's query...
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 1:55am
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I can't work it out...
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noWizardme
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Sep 20 2013, 3:57pm
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Especially starting with 'But once upon a time...' as he does
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 4:22pm
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A confusion between literature and rugby union?
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noWizardme
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Sep 20 2013, 5:42pm
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Or, as satirised by comedians Flanders and Swan?
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noWizardme
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Sep 20 2013, 5:59pm
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Hmmm - Britain vs England
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 6:19pm
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There is nationalism and then there is nationalism
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Terazed
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Sep 21 2013, 5:14am
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"It's not that they're wicked, or naturally bad...
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Na Vedui
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Sep 23 2013, 4:12am
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The song nicely lampoons the problem I'm talking about…//
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noWizardme
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Sep 23 2013, 5:50pm
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What about as ancient history?
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 3:20am
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I can imagine...
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noWizardme
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Sep 20 2013, 4:26pm
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Beren is fundamentally different from Aragorn, in this context
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squire
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Sep 21 2013, 2:00am
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England or English? Or Europe?
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Darkstone
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Sep 20 2013, 8:44pm
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More points about Europe
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 10:49pm
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Yes
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Na Vedui
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Sep 23 2013, 3:11am
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The Home of the Mythos...
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Brethil
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Sep 23 2013, 3:36am
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An epic for anyone (who likes that kind of thing).
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noWizardme
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Sep 21 2013, 11:45am
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Arrrrrrr!
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CaptainMorgan
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Sep 19 2013, 9:13pm
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One point, Captain...
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Meneldor
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Sep 20 2013, 12:17am
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Love your most *Fitting* Avatar Meneldor !!!!!
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 2:34am
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Or...
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Dame Ioreth
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Sep 20 2013, 3:01pm
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Ye please me mightily with yer celebratory lingo today Cap'n!
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Brethil
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Sep 20 2013, 2:24am
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This letter....the bane of Tolkien Studies
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Bombadil21
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Sep 21 2013, 4:55am
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An interesting debate: are we better or worse off having the Letters?
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noWizardme
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Sep 21 2013, 12:16pm
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Nah
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Dame Ioreth
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Sep 21 2013, 2:29pm
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It is a question...Letters or no Letters?
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Brethil
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Sep 24 2013, 7:31pm
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Reply to: This letter.... Art vs Allegory
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Terazed
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Sep 21 2013, 4:27pm
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Hopefully that is what we are doing here
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Brethil
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Sep 21 2013, 5:31pm
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But wait, I thought letter #131 was expressly a manifesto?
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noWizardme
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Sep 22 2013, 10:23am
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On the other hand, if Tolkien had been asked to write a memo "demonstrating that LOTR and the Silmarillion were interdependent and indivisible", what did Waldman think when +this+ turned up ?!//
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noWizardme
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Sep 22 2013, 2:01pm
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Good points - it had a purpose...which begs another question about TH...
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Brethil
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Sep 22 2013, 5:21pm
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Author journey, reader journey
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noWizardme
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Sep 22 2013, 8:19pm
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TH perceptions and the need for Sil
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Brethil
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Sep 23 2013, 2:31am
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