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tsmith675
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Jan 10 2014, 5:07am
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So, I'm reading the FotR again and came across a hilarious line about the second Hobbit film.
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In chapter 1 of Book 2 of FotR, Many Meetings, Frodo is having a conversation with Gloin. Gloin is telling him what's been going on with the dwarves and brings up Dale. He speaks of building fountains, pools, halls, etc. And Frodo says the funniest line in the book, now after seeing DoS. He says:
"How surprised Bilbo would have been to see all the changes in the Desolation of Smaug!"
I got a huge chuckle out of this. It's almost as if it's somehow foretelling the changes made to the second movie of the Hobbit. This is not at all to be taken seriously, nor am I putting the changes of the film down in any way, as I am a huge fan of the film. I just found this incredibly hilarious!
"This day we FIGHT!"
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Brethil
Gondolin
Jan 10 2014, 5:21am
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Have an idea relating to the world of JRR Tolkien that you would like to write about? If so, the Third TORn Amateur Symposium will be running in the Reading Room in March, 2014. We hope to see you there!
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Elskidor
Nargothrond
Jan 10 2014, 5:22am
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Tolkien Elimination Game (Round 3: Villains)
http://newboards.theonering.net/forum/gforum/perl/gforum.cgi?post=697710;sb=post_time;so=DESC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread
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Moahunter
Nargothrond
Jan 10 2014, 5:27am
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Good find. Thanks for the reminder.
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I had completely forgotten about Frodo's conversation with Gloin. There are also references to the Beornings and the Men of Dale, the Bardings.
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patrickk
Nargothrond
Jan 10 2014, 5:38am
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..new about that line as did Tolkien when he wrote it, so not so coincidental..
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morgul lord
Ossiriand
Jan 10 2014, 6:26am
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The joke is "changes" as in deviations from the book.
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And that's hilarious!
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demnation
Nargothrond
Jan 10 2014, 7:27am
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Without the high and noble the simple and vulgar is utterly mean; and without the simple and ordinary the noble and heroic is meaningless
As far as any character is 'like me' it is Faramir–except that I lack what all my characters possess: Courage.
A small knowledge of history depresses one with the sense of the everlasting mass and weight of human iniquity
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cats16
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Jan 10 2014, 8:39am
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Kendalf
Nargothrond
Jan 10 2014, 11:26am
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"I have walked there sometimes, beyond the forest and up into the night. I have seen the world fall away and the white light of forever fill the air."
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painjoiker
Hithlum
Jan 10 2014, 1:54pm
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All I imagine now is Bilbo in the cinema,
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thinking "Well, am I getting old? I don't remember half of this stuff..."
Vocalist in the progressive metal band 5 Minutes Late
and the progressive doom rock band Mater Thallium
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Brandybuckled
Menegroth
Jan 10 2014, 3:58pm
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Bilbo told the tale many times...
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I think the version we're seeing in the movies was neither the one he wrote down for Frodo, nor the one he was telling the little kids in FotR.
Rather it's the version he told after half a barrel of Old Toby, a mushroom omelette and 20 pints of the Green Dragon's finest, and even he doesn't remember the telling of it.
NAArP: Not An Ardent purist since Arda was dented
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davidjUK
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Jan 10 2014, 4:25pm
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about this line! I did have to chuckle at it 
Can't help but think it would be cool if they had filmed the Gloin and Frodo conversation, with Peter Hambleton and Elijah Wood during the filming of The Hobbit, and put it into a future edition of FOTR.
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Bombadil
Gondolin
Jan 10 2014, 6:44pm
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Page 223 in Bomby's Houghton Mifflin Edition...made Bomby to want Cry?
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So much is summed up there
as to the Fates of our many
Heros fin avery few words
From the Author of the Century...
It would be fine thing to Re-read
LOTR in a Quest for All the
References we are seeing
NOW!
IIf..you aren't already?
Bomby
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Name
Nargothrond
Jan 11 2014, 2:20am
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How much you wanna bet PJ knew about this and is going to mention it sometime in the future?
My name is Name, which, name-wise, is a much better name than your first name, last name, or name's name could ever plan on naming themselves.
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Barrow-Wight
Nargothrond
Jan 11 2014, 3:19am
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Gramma would get a kick out of this!
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