The Hall of Fire

Well, a week has passed, and I have given due consideration to Artie's question. Alas, I really have nothing to add to what my dear friend Athrabeth has already stated: I don't need a week to think through what Voronwë's use of the word means: "measured discourse" is carefully considered d...

The latest news out of Iraq is particularly discouraging. Muqtada al-Sadr, the highly popular young radical Shiite cleric, has made a call for his followers to attack U.S. troops. This is a direct result of recent attacks led by U.S. forces against his militia. I see no hope whatsoever of the U.S. a...

melianndoriath!

Nice to have you here.

My second prediction of the year is that Piazza will end the year with more RBIs then Thomas. That is a rather bold prediction, Voronwë, and I'm very interested to know what it was predicated on. A feeling . The same thing that my prediction that the Cardinals would win the world series, that Barry...

What a great summary, Teremia! One thing that I have always noted is how in the beginning of the chapter, faced with imminent capture, they are forced to make a "leap of faith": "Quick, Sam! Over we go!" cried Frodo. They scrambled on to the low parapet of the bridge. Fortunately...

”The Land of Shadow” Throughout this chapter, a question of scale and point-of-view: we go from the grand scale of the hobbits’ triumph over the Watchers at the end of the previous chapter ( chanting in Elvish! Walls crumbling as they pass by! ), to the small, human, hobbity scale of small people r...

One of the greatest discussions of the Lord of the Rings that has ever taken place anywhere was the thread called M00bies reads the b00ks , led by the incomparable Teremia. From the Party Field at Bag End through Tower of Cirith Ungol, Teremia and her cohorts delved deeply into the very heart of Tol...

Ah! You see, I haven't read any of those books. I'm not real big on fantasy.

(I don't consider Tolkien to be fantasy.)

No, I just don't wan't to predict Dodger victories over the Gigantes.

I don't have a job; I'm a lawyer.

:shock: A switch-pitcher facing a switch-hitter could make a fine Abbott and Costello routine. Against Nebraska last year, a switch-hitter came to the plate right-handed, prompting Venditte to switch to his right arm, which caused the batter to move to the left-hand batter’s box, with Venditte switc...

My second prediction of the year is that Piazza will end the year with more RBIs then Thomas.

Glaurung is described as the "father" of dragons, so one might consider that subsequent dragons were "bred" from him. But (other then in Shrek) I've never heard of a female dragon.

Giants avoided a three game sweep. Barry almost hit another first inning homer, settling for a long run-scoring double. Matt Morris pitched six strong innings, and the much reviled Armando Benitez got the save (albeit somewhat shaky). Meanwhile, Daisuke Matsuzaka looks like the real deal, striking o...

(I had the same thought, Mahima).

I just watched the trailer again, and saw another different image that I hadn't seen, this one of Húrin bound to his chair of stone.

Wowsa!

There is new web page up, including a "trailer" for the book. (Who ever heard of a trailer for a book?) http://tolkien.hcp-uk.co.uk/thechildrenofhurin.aspx Note, I watched the trailer more then five times, and it was different the first five times I watched, with some different images (inc...

nerdanel wrote:So I know what IAWP means, but how did it begin?

I cannot tell a lie; it was I who first came up with it, but I was just trying to save Anthy from having to type out "I agree with Prim" over and over.

Because I can: Halofirian Rhapsody Is this the real life Is this just fantasy Caught by the fireside No escape from reality Open your eyes Look into the thread and see I'm just a poster, I need no sympathy Because I'm easy spam, easy post A typo here, typo there Anyway the fire burns, doesnt really ...

Faramond wrote:What does the worst in Tolkien do the best? I guess it depends on what resonates from the story.

I think this is an interesting statement. Could you elaborate further?