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Rhodna
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2/4/07 4:23am
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Raja_Io posted:
Nu ma nu ma iei... [/Galadriel]
*groans* You wouldn't be reffering to O-Zone's Dragostea din Tei, would you? Out of all of our better bands and singers, exactly THOSE guys had to become known all over the world! It really made me ashamed to be a Romanian, for awhile. 
Speaking of horrible things, I saw several stills from the LOTR music a few days ago and one thing will forever remain burned on my retina: Boromir with dreadlocks - and I kid you not! 
That was just... wrong.
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Sauntaero
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Hey everyone!!!
This is a research survey for Tolkien fans--even if you've only read the Hobbit!
Especially interested in international viewpoints--we'd love to hear from you!!!
http://www.surveyingmiddleearth.com/
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yankee8255
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2/22/07 5:17am
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The_Eye_of_Strilo posted:
I am mildly disturbed at this thread. Yankee you should be ashamed of yourself.
 
Sorry, I'm an American living in Salzburg. Imagine if I were from Oklahoma.
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Raja_Io
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2/23/07 4:26am
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Rhodna posted:
Raja_Io posted:
Nu ma nu ma iei... [/Galadriel]
*groans* You wouldn't be reffering to O-Zone's Dragostea din Tei, would you? Out of all of our better bands and singers, exactly THOSE guys had to become known all over the world! It really made me ashamed to be a Romanian, for awhile.
I thought they were Moldavian, and only were singing in Romanian. Whatever
I truly heart them, though. I've even got a CD.
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classic_fool
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I adore Tolkien's stuff. Right now I am reading The Children of Hurin and loving it!
My favorite book is by far The Fellowship of the Ring. I just love all the back histroy you learn and the excitment of a new adventure it generates. I love the 'feeling' it gives it me and I prefer having the whole Fellowship together. It always make me a little sad at the end when they break away. I always wish they could stay together. Plus it has the best chapter in the entire series: The Bridge of Khazadum.
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Yodas-evil-twin
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Has anyone ever managed to get through the Silmarillion in one sitting?
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Strilo
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6/1/07 7:04am
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God no. I am interested in checking out this new Children of Hurin book though. 
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classic_fool
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No, I had to draw the Sil out a bit on my first reading. I usually can finish books pretty fast, but this one demanded a little more time and examination. Great book, though.
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yankee8255
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When I bought Silmarillion some time in th mid-80s, I got started on it right away. Got about two pages into Ainulindalë, scratched my head and said "What the heck is this crap?" and put the book on the shelf for 3-5 years. Once I got started again several years later, took me a while to get through it. Let's face it, there's alot going on, alot of names to remember. But I'm glad I got through it, really loved it in the end.
And the LOTR musical opened in London, to some critical praise.
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Raja_Io
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I WANT TO SEE THAT!!! 
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chiss_man
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I just bought "The Silmarillion" and "The Children of Hurin" for a trip I'm taking, I think I'll start with Hurin first. Wish me luck, I hear the Sil is a real killer.
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Yodas-evil-twin
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chiss_man posted:
I just bought "The Silmarillion" and "The Children of Hurin" for a trip I'm taking, I think I'll start with Hurin first. Wish me luck, I hear the Sil is a real killer.
Only the opening chapters. After things get dark, the pace really picks up.
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Yeah it's mainly the opening couple of sections dealing with Illuvatar and the creation which are difficult to get through. The other issue is the sheer number of characters, you may find yourself re-reading sections just to try and remember who is the son of who and such.
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Raja_Io
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Take notes while reading. They may be useful later on I was lucky enough to read an edition with lexicon, so every time I couldn't remember a character I could look it up and recall.
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I cannot stand in the battle of Minas Tirith, when the witch king of angmar breaks gandalfs staff(in the extended movie edition only)...
I hate it it is untrue to the book, sure Peter Jackson wanted to show just how powerful the witchking really was but Gandalf defeated a few nazgul at once the withcking included at weathertop... and there should have been like a small duel between them or something like a fight with magic, or a sword fight... and then have it interuppted with the sounding of Rohans horns...
because the witchking being stronger than gandalf is ridiculous, sure he is saurons most powerful servant, and has a ring of power but gandalf is a heavenly person he is one of the maiar and a holder of a ring of power surly the witchinking cannot be more powerful than him...
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