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Darkstone
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Apr 4 2018, 2:03pm
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Middle-earth Conspiracy Theories
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And Olórin, who was clad in grey, and having just entered from a journey had seated himself at the edge of the council, asked what Manwë would have of him. Manwë replied that he wished Olórin to go as the third messenger to Middle-earth. But Olórin declared that he was too weak for such a task, and that he feared Sauron.
-Unfinished Tales, Part 4, II, The Istari
What was the *real* reason Gandalf didn't want to go to Middle-earth?
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"Now the Star-bellied Elves had bellies with stars. The Plain-bellied Dwarves had none upon thars."
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Otaku-sempai
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Apr 4 2018, 2:16pm
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He left an ex-girlfriend there after the Great Battle; and he dreaded a chance meeting. //
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"I may be on the side of the angels, but do not think for one second that I am one of them." - Sherlock
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Bracegirdle
Valinor
Apr 4 2018, 4:35pm
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Weary of his grey attire it was simply a ruse, a feeble hope to gain his *Whites* (and the power vested therein) before his time. /
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‘. . . the rule of no realm is mine . . .
But all worthy things that are in peril . . . those are my care.
For I also am a steward. Did you not know?'
Gandalf to Denethor
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Annael
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Apr 4 2018, 5:10pm
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because even Longbottom Leaf can't compare with the stuff Yavanna grows . . .//
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I am a dreamer of words, of written words. I think I am reading; a word stops me. I leave the page. The syllables of the words begin to move around … The words take on other meanings as if they had the right to be young.
-- Gaston Bachelard
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NARF and member of Deplorable Cultus since 1967
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ElanorTX
Tol Eressea
Apr 5 2018, 9:46am
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No one ever remembered or pronounced his name correctly. //
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"I shall not wholly fail if anything can still grow fair in days to come."
(This post was edited by ElanorTX on Apr 5 2018, 9:53am)
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cats16
Half-elven
Apr 6 2018, 7:42am
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He forgot his swimming trunks. //
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Join us every weekend in the Hobbit movie forum for this week's CHOW (Chapter of the Week) discussion!
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Lissuin
Valinor
Apr 6 2018, 7:57am
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Mosquitos. Midges. Sandflies. Horseflies. Bed bugs. Ticks. Chiggers.
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dernwyn
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Apr 6 2018, 1:23pm
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Yep - those creatures which are worse than the Nameless Things. //
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"I desired dragons with a profound desire"
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CuriousG
Half-elven
Apr 13 2018, 10:53pm
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He knew they didn't have toilet paper yet. //
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