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BOTFA Thranduil and Gandalf picture - High Resolution

FaramirAndEowynMorningStar
Rohan


Jul 23 2014, 7:55pm

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You can see the full-sized image here. Wink

You have to admire Thranduil's armour texture! Sly

..The Lord of Silver Fountains
.....The King of Carven Stone
..The King Under the Mountain
.......Shall come into his own

..And the bells will ring in gladness
......At the Mountain King's return
..But all shall fail in sadness
....And the lake will shine and burn


Name
Rohan


Jul 23 2014, 8:00pm

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Hmmmmm [In reply to] Can't Post

The one elf has his sword drawn, and the others have dirty/scarred faces. So fighting already occured???

How many Tolkien fans does it take to change a light bulb?

"Change? Oh my god, what do you mean change?! Never, never, never......"


Lieutenant of Dol Guldur
Gondor


Jul 23 2014, 8:21pm

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Clearly no Glamdring [In reply to] Can't Post

The question is... what happenend to Glamdring in Dol Guldur? Somehow Gandalf got it back later.

This sword is not Glamdring although the sheath could be the one of Aragorn from FOTR and TTT... so confusing. I believe PJ and his staff want to confuse us.


"There is only one Lord of the Ring, only one who can bend it to his will. And he does not share power."

(This post was edited by Lieutenant of Dol Guldur on Jul 23 2014, 8:23pm)


Bombadil
Half-elven


Jul 23 2014, 8:23pm

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A "Caption" for this Picture? [In reply to] Can't Post

"WHAT is your Problem?...

I'm a WIZARD?... you are an ELF?

GET OVER
yourself?"


Bofur01
Lorien

Jul 23 2014, 8:59pm

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It is 100% Glamdring... [In reply to] Can't Post

...Look at the scabbard... http://www.thesworddepot.net/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/U/C/UC1417BL.jpg


Otaku-sempai
Immortal


Jul 23 2014, 9:24pm

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The Sword is not the Scabbard [In reply to] Can't Post

Forget about the scabbard (although I don't think that is Glamdring's scabbard anyway--this one is shorter and wider and seems to be brown instead of black), look at the pommel of the sword. There is absolutely no way that that is Glamdring in that photo.

'There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.' - Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring


Name
Rohan


Jul 23 2014, 9:32pm

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Yeah [In reply to] Can't Post

Didn't Gandalf lose Glamdring in Dol Guldur anyways? He'll get it back eventually, but maybe not until after the final battle.

How many Tolkien fans does it take to change a light bulb?

"Change? Oh my god, what do you mean change?! Never, never, never......"


Na Vedui
Rohan


Jul 23 2014, 10:34pm

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Interesting pic... [In reply to] Can't Post

... seems the Woodland Realm has quite a bunch of women in the military.


Merovech
Bree

Jul 23 2014, 11:09pm

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This is obviously Glamdring [In reply to] Can't Post

Come on people. Same silver pommel leading into the silvered lower part of the hilt, leading into the same blue grip, with the same curved guards. The scabbard is the same, too.

http://www.iloveswords.com/images/LOTR/MDL_glamdring.jpg

It's just at an awkward angle.


dormouse
Half-elven


Jul 23 2014, 11:13pm

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Exactly my thought.... [In reply to] Can't Post

...and very sensible of them, as it makes Tauriel part of a culture rather than one on her own.


KeenObserver
Lorien


Jul 23 2014, 11:21pm

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I'm pretty sure he's holding Glamdring in this pic [In reply to] Can't Post



In Reply To
He'll get it back eventually, but maybe not until after the final battle.


”The thirst for adventure is the vent which Destiny offers; a war, a crusade, a gold mine, a new country, speak to the imagination and offer…” - Jose Bergamin

(This post was edited by KeenObserver on Jul 23 2014, 11:33pm)


Na Vedui
Rohan


Jul 23 2014, 11:43pm

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Yes indeed. [In reply to] Can't Post

and I love their costumes.


Name
Rohan


Jul 23 2014, 11:47pm

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Yeah, I guess so! [In reply to] Can't Post

I don't know what's up then. Crazy

How many Tolkien fans does it take to change a light bulb?

"Change? Oh my god, what do you mean change?! Never, never, never......"


Otaku-sempai
Immortal


Jul 24 2014, 12:46am

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Look closer [In reply to] Can't Post


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Come on people. Same silver pommel leading into the silvered lower part of the hilt, leading into the same blue grip, with the same curved guards. The scabbard is the same, too.

http://www.iloveswords.com/images/LOTR/MDL_glamdring.jpg

It's just at an awkward angle.



It is obviously NOT the same pommel (not unless it has been damaged):



It is not just a matter of the angle.

'There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.' - Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring

(This post was edited by Otaku-sempai on Jul 24 2014, 12:51am)


AshNazg
Gondor


Jul 24 2014, 12:50am

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Yes, but he's also holding his new staff [In reply to] Can't Post

So confusing *sigh*


(This post was edited by AshNazg on Jul 24 2014, 12:51am)


Merovech
Bree

Jul 24 2014, 12:58am

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It is the exact same sword. [In reply to] Can't Post

Note the blue belt to which the scabbard is attached. This is the exact same belt that came with Glamdring. Compare the scabbards; the same color, the same grooves, with the same little ball on the same metal end.

Scabbards are tailored specifically to the swords they are meant to hold; it's not a one size fits all deal.

So if this is not Glamdring, that means Gandalf was given a new sword that fits exactly into Glamdring's scabbard (still attached to Glamdring's belt). If PJ wanted Gandalf to get a new sword, I'm pretty sure WETA would have gone all the way and designed a unique belt and scabbard.

So, let's see:

The belt and scabbard match Glamdring's. A scabbard does not generally fit multiple swords. The color-scheme of the sword (as far as can be seen) is the same as Glamdring's. The guards bend the same way.

It's a matter of applying Occam's razor. The light reflects oddly from the pommel, which is seen at an awkward angle.


(This post was edited by Merovech on Jul 24 2014, 1:02am)


Kilidoescartwheels
Valinor

Jul 24 2014, 2:27am

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Possible captions [In reply to] Can't Post

"Did I come at a bad time?"

"Thank you, but I'm not really dressed for dinner."

"Pardon me, but have you by chance seen a company of Dwarves?"

I think I like the first one best.


Kilidoescartwheels
Valinor

Jul 24 2014, 2:28am

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Notice the staff is different [In reply to] Can't Post

than the one he's holding in the Thranduil pic, what's up with that?


Bombadil
Half-elven


Jul 24 2014, 2:37am

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OTHER possible Captionzzz? [In reply to] Can't Post

1. Gandalf: I forgot how TALL? you are?

2. Gandalf: "GO BACk? to your.... Kingdom?
There izz Wizard's WORK to do
here?"

3. Gandalf: "Rumor around Middle-EARTH
iss your are AN Ash-hole?

4. Gandy: " OUT of my Way...YOU are Blocking my VIEW?"


Bombadil
Half-elven


Jul 24 2014, 3:02am

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Other... Possible Caption....zzz [In reply to] Can't Post

1. "YOUR Troops
need a Shower?"

2. "WHY? Sooo Serious?
YOU will get your FREAKIN' Gems?"

3, " the Dwarves ARE doin'
ALL the Heavy Lifting...& you
stand
AROUND...Looking PRETTY
for the GIRLS"?

(NOW its YOUR TURN to caption thizz?)


Darkstone
Immortal


Jul 24 2014, 4:57am

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Gandalf: "Now the Star-bellied Elves had bellies with stars. [In reply to] Can't Post

The Plain-bellied Dwarves had none upon thars...."

Thranduil: "We've heard that story before."

Gandalf: “A person's a person, no matter how small.....”

Thranduil: "That one too."

Gandalf: "I speak for the trees!"

Thranduil: "Now you're just being silly."

Gandalf: "'My goodness! My gracious!'
they shouted. 'Why bless me myself!
It’s something brand new!
It's a Dwarvish-Elf!'"

Thranduil: "That's not really helping...."

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DanielLB
Immortal


Jul 24 2014, 6:46am

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This is worse than KateGate! / [In reply to] Can't Post

 


Bombadil
Half-elven


Jul 24 2014, 2:12pm

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Gandy: "DAMn....Thranny? YOU've got Quite a Posse...OF [In reply to] Can't Post

Pretty!!!
Ninja?..."T-Girl"... LOOK-a-Likes..

ARE THEY...ALL?
jus' as BADass azzzz...
Evie Lilly?

OR are they ALL
JU'ss her

"Stuntie"
Doublezzz...

THese thingies...
A MOVIE
Wizard needs to know.."

(NOT that ..I would DATE any of them.
since....I'm Married to a MAN..? Off- Camera).

Bomby is here BY..Busted by the TORn..ADminzz..?
(For having TOO much FUN!)

Crazy


Otaku-sempai
Immortal


Jul 24 2014, 2:54pm

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Maybe... [In reply to] Can't Post

If that is Glamdring then the angle is concealing much of the pommel detail and the end is seriously dented. I can't see any of the crossguard, so that doesn't help. I suppose that dust could obscure the color of the scabbard. Repair and modification might explain why the hilt and scabbard change from black to blue between The Hobbit films and The Lord of the Rings.

But, damn, the angle does make the metalwork on the scabbard look wrong!

'There are older and fouler things than Orcs in the deep places of the world.' - Gandalf the Grey, The Fellowship of the Ring


MirielCelebel
Rivendell


Jul 25 2014, 1:02am

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love this pic [In reply to] Can't Post

 

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it makes Tauriel part of a culture rather than one on her own.


Coming from a Tauriel-hater, I actually like this assessment. Back in the day I used to roleplay and my character was similar to Tauriel's because I too used women in the military so I really resented a random female for no apparent reason in these films. I still don't like her but I'm glad PJ at least followed through and made it a cultural thing for the Woodland Realm not just a politically correct Hollywood thing.

"The Road goes ever on..."

Writing Bliss

 
 

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