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Joe-Mathews
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Apr 20 2014, 4:17am
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Smaug in my Fire-Moon
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Hi y'all,
I was just going through my pictures of the eclipse last week while I had DoS playing in the background.
I was just gazing at this pic when Kili was telling Tauriel about seeing the Fire-Moon in Dunland.
First, I wondered if PJ or Phillipa was thinking of "Blood Moon" eclipses when they wrote that line. Then I thought, "OMG! That's not the Man in the Moon... It's Smaug!"
(If you're your reading this PJ, there is still time to squeeze it in Part III) ;)
'There is some woe that lies upon you... Why will you not tell me more?'
'For that woe is past,' said Galadriel; 'and I would take what joy is here left, untroubled by memory. And maybe there is woe enough yet to come, thought still hope may seem bright.'
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DanielLB
Immortal
Apr 20 2014, 7:47am
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You might be on to something here (tenuously ;-) )...
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That's Tycho crater. Tycho (although originally named after the discoverer rather than the goddess) was a Greek goddess of fortune and luck. The Arkenstone pretty much governed the destiny of Erebor ... I bet my hat the Arkenstone is there!
What a fantastic shot of the Moon.
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noWizardme
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Apr 20 2014, 9:45am
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"… ever let your aim be to come at truth, not to conquer your opponent. So you never shall be at a loss in losing the argument, and gaining a new discovery.”
Arthur Martine
"nowimë I am in the West, Furincurunir to the Dwarves (or at least, to their best friend) and by other names in other lands. Mostly they just say 'Oh no it's him - look busy!' "
Or "Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!"
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Elarie
Grey Havens
Apr 20 2014, 3:40pm
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and I love the Smaug discovery!
Hop to it, Radagast, we've got dark powers to sleigh.
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Ethel Duath
Half-elven
Apr 20 2014, 6:57pm
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Why on Moon couldn't I have seen that before! 
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Kim
Valinor
Apr 20 2014, 11:41pm
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I too was wondering if that's what Kili saw. I like your view of Smaug in the fire moon (and the Arkenstone).
"Jagatud rõõm on topelt rõõm - a shared joy is a double joy". ~Estonian saying
“As such, you will address His Majesty as His Majesty, the Lord of Silver Fountains, the King of Carven Stone, the King Beneath the Mountain, the Lion of Erebor, the High King of the Dwarves, the True Treasure of Erebor, the Face that Launched 10,000 Sighs, or Thorin the Majestic..."
http://newboards.theonering.net/...forum_view_collapsed
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NottaSackville
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Apr 21 2014, 12:04pm
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That's no less obscure than many accepted constellations! Nice work //
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 Happiness: money matters, but less than we think and not in the way that we think. Family is important and so are friends, while envy is toxic -- and so is excessive thinking. Beaches are optional. Trust is not. Neither is gratitude. - The Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner as summarized by Lily Fairbairn. And a bit of the Hobbit reading thrown in never hurts. - NottaSackville
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