That is a very difficult question to answer: there are so many to chhose form, each attractive in their own way. And I still notive different facets to the...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Oct 5, 2005 5:47 pm
Sauron. We know so little about him. We never see him, yet the whole book is about him, his history and his ambitions. ... Jack ... From: Wilson, Bruce That...
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SharitaMonique@...
zeptolkienldy
Oct 5, 2005 5:46 pm
Bruce, I agree about Arwen that was the most romantic thing. I love the Romance of the books, though I have to do then in Audio. I love all of the character ...
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Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Oct 5, 2005 5:33 pm
That would be hard to say, as each character has something to be said for him/her. I like Gimili & Legolas, because they were able to overcome their mutual ...
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SharitaMonique@...
zeptolkienldy
Oct 5, 2005 5:22 pm
Hi All, Was wondering, What is your favorite character in the Lord Of The Rings? Mine are Frodo & Sam -Sharita [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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SharitaMonique@...
zepzosoldy
Oct 5, 2005 3:28 pm
My sincere thanks to all for the lovely welcome to the group! Thanks Jack for answering my question on Aragorn's age. -Sharita [Non-text portions of this...
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Ellen Lienhard
elienhard10
Oct 5, 2005 2:26 pm
Amen, I cannot believe I posted a reply to this question and forgot about Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie. I love the Father Brown mysteries of Chesterton,...
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Mrs Carney
purplemaeve
Oct 5, 2005 2:11 pm
Ellen Lienhard wrote: Love the Pern stories but I forgot the author's name. Anne McCaffery -- Maeve...
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Ronn! Blankenship
ronn_blanken...
Oct 5, 2005 2:08 pm
... Unfortunately, I lost the postal code for Minas Tirith . . . --Ronn! :) "Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words...
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Ellen Lienhard
elienhard10
Oct 5, 2005 1:48 pm
Well, JRRT is very high on my list, but there are lots of others, C S Lewis for one, lots of mystery writers, led by Rex Stout, recently discovered the Sister...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Oct 5, 2005 1:35 pm
A triumph for the facelift industry... ... Jack ... From: Ellen Lienhard So, Peter Jackson and the other script writers got it right when Aragorn says to...
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Ellen Lienhard
elienhard10
Oct 5, 2005 1:23 pm
So, Peter Jackson and the other script writers got it right when Aragorn says to Eowen, in the extended Two Towers, that he is 87. As a Numenorean, who live...
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Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Oct 5, 2005 1:08 pm
Quite well-preserved, wasn't he? Numenorean nobles age at about half the rate that normal humans do. ... From: TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com ...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Oct 5, 2005 7:11 am
Patrick O'Brian Bernard Cornwell (early) Tom Clancy Robert Heinlein Philip Pullman Terry Pratchett Robert Rankin Tom Sharpe Bill Bryson Mil Millington David...
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Mrs Carney
purplemaeve
Oct 5, 2005 6:56 am
I've read Tolkien's books many times over the past 31 years but I've also read a gazillion other authors. I can't say that Tolkien is my favourite author but...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Oct 5, 2005 6:52 am
It works! A first for AOL, be careful because AOL sometimes decides that messages from Yahoogroups are spam and they vanish ... Jack ... From: Sharita I've...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Oct 5, 2005 6:49 am
Aragorn was born in 2931 TA (March 1st if you are thinking of sending a card), so at the time of his coronation in 3019 he would have been just over 88. hth ...
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Sharita
zepzosoldy
Oct 5, 2005 6:01 am
Hi All, I always wanted to know, What is Aragorn's actual age? -Sharita...
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Sharita
zepzosoldy
Oct 5, 2005 5:57 am
I've changed my email to my AOL account. Let me know if this gets through. Thanks. -Sharita...
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Gary Bellinger
pepper_gaz
Oct 5, 2005 2:18 am
Ya got my vote for sure! ... From: "jackwhittaker2000" <jack@...> To: <TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 4:57...
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Gary Bellinger
pepper_gaz
Oct 5, 2005 2:16 am
The haggis don't have anything to worry from me. In fact, I adopted a Wild Hairy Haggis the last time I was over in Scotland! ... From: "Wilson, Bruce"...
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Ink
sibachii
Oct 5, 2005 1:51 am
I 2nd that. -ink ... -- "Elen sila lumenn omentilmo" [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Stanier, Alan M
a_stanier
Oct 4, 2005 9:33 pm
George MacDonald Fraser, Mervyn Peake, James Joyce, and Douglas Adams. ... From: TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com]...
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jackwhittaker2000
jackwhittake...
Oct 4, 2005 8:58 pm
Yeah! Let's lobby the United Nations to pass a LAW! ... Jack...
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Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Oct 4, 2005 8:52 pm
With respect to JRRT, if we all liked the same things (as the old Scotsman in the story said) there'd be a horrible shortage of haggis. ... From:...
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Sharita Caple
zepzosoldy
Oct 4, 2005 8:32 pm
Hi Jack, If Tolkien isn't everyone's favorite author he should be! -Sharita ... _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up...
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Sharita Caple
zepzosoldy
Oct 4, 2005 8:21 pm
Hi All, My name is Sharita, I'm Afro-American. I have Cerebral Palsy. I've been into Tolkien since 2000, a good friend of mine suggested I listen to the ...
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Wilson, Bruce
larryu81
Oct 4, 2005 6:52 pm
Not to mention CS Lewis, GK Chesterton, Dorothy L Sayers, Agatha Christie, Rex Stout, Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, the Bronte Sisters, etc. There are just so...
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Steve
studiodirewolf
Oct 4, 2005 6:40 pm
I enjoy the works of many authors and while I enjoy Tolkien immensely, I sometimes enjoy: Algernon Blackwood, Lord Dunsany, Fritz Leiber, Manly Wade Wellman, ...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Oct 4, 2005 6:34 pm
Our newest member (Hi Zepsosoldy, hope I am spelling that properly!) tells me that Tolkien is her favourite author, and I said of course, he's everyone's...
