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mulubinba
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Jul 18 2011, 9:17am
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I've just been checking this out too Angerthas Daeron was used for inscriptions and carvings. I found it hard to find a match for "R" so thanks for clearing that up. While I am still in geek mode, did you notice Thorin has the dwarven rune (or is it dwarf rune?) for "T" on the ring of his right hand? I haven't been able to make out the other symbols on the ring though.
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stormcrow20
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Jul 18 2011, 9:37am
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Hail Thorin, King Under the Mountain!
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Or is that a wild man of Dunland? I'm not thrilled with his appearance...but I'm not exactly disappointed, either. Regardless, I am confident in Richard's performance, and I can't wait to see him in action! For some reason, I want to see his hair pulled back. I love the costume and the armor. I really like the rings, but I wonder if people will think they are of the Seven. Orcrist! Biter at last! I love it. It's beautiful. And it looks great in the hands of a dwarf! Oh, how I wish Toy Biz were still around. Each of these photos has left me yearning for a nice set of action figures. I really, desperately hope another company will step up and give us Hobbit figures of matching quality!
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Patty
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Jul 18 2011, 9:47am
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I can't imagine that some business won't step in...
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too much money to be made here. Who knows, maybe there will be some more Burger King toys?
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Delrond
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Jul 18 2011, 10:05am
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To me, the portrayal of Thorin in action will determine his believability. He's not book Thorin, and if I passed him on the street or was charged with picking him out of a line-up, I'd fail to recognize him on both counts. Balin is distinctly gray and I would have been more troubled had he not been.
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dernwyn
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Jul 18 2011, 10:14am
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Well, this thread has gotten so long, it's a wonder you could find this, I was almost going to link to it for you!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire" "It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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edinlin
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Jul 18 2011, 10:15am
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I want a Thorin action figure. He can have battles with my Guy of Gisborne action figure Thorin looks fantastic.
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dernwyn
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Jul 18 2011, 10:22am
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What is curious about THAT rune...
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is that it is "R" in Angerthas Moria (LotR Appendices), but if you use the runes found on Thror's Map, it is a "T". Tolkien drew that Map before he'd settled on the runes used in LotR. I think the other sides of that ring are only designs.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire" "It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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dernwyn
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Jul 18 2011, 10:24am
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Bwhahaha! Gramma, that pic is perfect! //
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire" "It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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willowing
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Jul 18 2011, 10:28am
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Thorin or Richard(in disguise)...
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could pass as the twin brother for Nicholas Cage. Would be nice to see their stunt doubles.
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Maiarmike
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Jul 18 2011, 10:36am
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Actually, you know who he kind of reminds me of?
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Rocker/director Rob Zombie, heh.
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mulubinba
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Jul 18 2011, 10:45am
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I didn't realise there was Angerthas Erebor as well until I explored this further. I think it is appropriate that they used the runic alphabet from Thror's map though. Fantastic details on this costume.
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Kyriel
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Jul 18 2011, 11:11am
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I like the way you've brightened the Dwarves' coloring, and putting Thorin above them instead of in the middle of them works wonderfully.
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Kyriel
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Jul 18 2011, 11:16am
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Gah, I wish you hadn't said that!
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Now I'll never be able to take movie-Thorin seriously again!
Those left standing will make millions writing books on the way it should have been. --Incubus
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dernwyn
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Jul 18 2011, 11:32am
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It just occurred to me: Why was the rune for "T" used, and not the rune for "TH"? On the Map, Tolkien used the Old English thorn for "TH". Thorin, Thrain, Thror..."TH" all. Unless it is, that the designs on the sides of the ring are "stylized" thorns. That is quite possible, it looks like two "TH"s back-to-back, much like the back-to-back "R"s in the JRRT logo. So that may be it: "T" on top, but a double "TH" on each side. I wonder who designed that ring?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I desired dragons with a profound desire" "It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915
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mulubinba
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Jul 18 2011, 11:46am
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....check my dwarf runes. You're right! i'd forgotten about the TH being one rune. I like the idea of the side symbols being stylized thorns.
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Flagg
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Jul 18 2011, 11:58am
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Ian McShane as Thorin Oakenshield (photoshop)
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I'm a bit rubbish at image editing, and I couldn't even bring myself to confront the task of whitening his hair, but this is essentially how I'm going to imagine Thorin from now on.
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Flagg
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Jul 18 2011, 12:00pm
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Most dragons in western popular culture resemble big muscular dinosaurs with wings attached to their backs, as opposed to the more elegant wyrms who inhabit Tolkien's world.
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Flagg
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Jul 18 2011, 12:02pm
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David Bowie would have made a great Thranduil. //
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reags
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Jul 18 2011, 12:03pm
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Hey that's a pretty decent Photo-chop job!
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I actually like the look of yours - the saggy eyes and cheek bones showing the age while the eyes look like it has a thousand tales to share. The current Thorin is alright I guess since I wasn't sure how to picture him, but the more I look at him, the more he looks like a descendant of Cpt. Jack Sparrow. Arrrr shivers me timbers!
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Maiarmike
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Jul 18 2011, 12:06pm
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That scares me a bit!
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Flagg
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Jul 18 2011, 12:11pm
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Thorin can be a pretty scary fellow – perhaps most memorably so when he attempts to kill the treacherous Bilbo towards the end of the book.
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chrismortega
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Jul 18 2011, 12:13pm
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My updated photoshop of all dwarves plus bilbo and gandalf
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...and through the magic of digital editing, Thorin has been reunited with the top of his head! http://i.imgur.com/kyppa.jpg
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Altaira
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Jul 18 2011, 12:49pm
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Thanks again to you, and everyone, who takes the time to do these. They really help put everything in context.
Koru: Maori symbol representing a fern frond as it opens. The koru reaches towards the light, striving for perfection, encouraging new, positive beginnings.
"Life can't be all work and no TORn" -- jflower "I take a moment to fervently hope that the camaradarie and just plain old fun I found at TORn will never end" -- LOTR_nutcase
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Vellamo
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Jul 18 2011, 12:57pm
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Yup, slightly younger than the book suggests but fortunately older than many have dreaded Weta will portray him. I'm quite happy with this!
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