Hi, all. It's been confirmed down here in Middle-earth that Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as executive producers on The Hobbit movie(s). You'll...
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Barbara
phototravele...
Dec 18, 2007 8:57 pm
What is the sequel based on? Barbara ... From: Dave White <hamiltonap@...> To: TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Dec 18, 2007 10:41 pm
I assume they are going to write some fanfic ... Jack... _____ From: TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
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Bruce Alan Wilson
larryu81
Dec 20, 2007 1:34 am
The sequel will, I guess, be based on HOME, the Letters, and other fragments. Bruce Alan Wilson "The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man....
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Rob
cosmiccostello
Dec 20, 2007 2:50 am
<<The sequel will, I guess, be based on HOME, the Letters, and other fragments. >> Yeah, I had this same conversation with a buddy of mine who became a tolkien...
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Gary Bellinger
pepper_gaz
Dec 20, 2007 9:28 pm
Re:The Hobbit - Chapter Four SummaryIt wouldn't be the first time in Tolkien's universe that characters were made aware of something through their dreams. I...
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Jack
jackwhittake...
Dec 20, 2007 10:02 pm
Faramir dreamt his quest many times Boromir dreamt it once too ... Jack... _____ From: TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com ...
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Father Christmas
cosmiccostello
Dec 21, 2007 3:15 am
Well, it has been a long year here at the North Pole yet again, but I want to wish all the members of the Tolkien Discussion list a Merry Christmas! I see that...
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Servo Kamen
psycho_neko_...
Dec 22, 2007 7:55 am
In the commotion, the Great Goblin is slain by Gandalf, using the elven blade Glamdring the Foehammer. THE GREATNESS OF GANDALF! =) SHADOWKamen. GIF WARS!...
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Servo Kamen
psycho_neko_...
Dec 23, 2007 12:29 am
I sure hope so. Dave White <hamiltonap@...> wrote: Hi, all. It's been confirmed down here in Middle-earth that Peter Jackson and Fran Walsh will serve as...
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Servo Kamen
psycho_neko_...
Dec 23, 2007 12:41 am
Barbara <phototravelerpub@...> wrote: What is the sequel based on? Barbara The 60-year gap between H and FORT, it seems. SHADOWKamen. GIF...
The following TolkienDiscussions poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: We've just been reading the Silmarillion; how did you get on? ...
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rphilo
Dec 24, 2007 11:19 am
I didn't know about the poll, but I'd probably fall into category 2. I've always thought of the Silmarillion vs. LotR as somewhat parallel to the Old Testament...
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rphilo
Dec 24, 2007 11:20 am
I didn't know about the poll, but I'd probably fall into category 2. I've always thought of the Silmarillion vs. LotR as somewhat parallel to the Old Testament...
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steveseg@...
segutorio
Dec 25, 2007 3:28 am
"Riddles in the Dark" is the fifth chapter of "The Hobbit" by J. R. R. Tolkien. It opens with Bilbo regaining consciousness after the goblin attack as the...
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Gary Bellinger
pepper_gaz
Dec 26, 2007 3:44 am
This is probably one of my favourite chapters in the Hobbit. We get to meet Gollum for the first time and we get to learn a bit about his origins although...
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Servo Kamen
psycho_neko_...
Dec 26, 2007 5:29 pm
Ah yes, the introduction of Gollum. Tolkien did a wonderful job of bringing this major player in. SHADOWKamen. GIF WARS! http://shadowkamen.tripod.com/...
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Gary Bellinger
pepper_gaz
Dec 27, 2007 2:44 am
I wonder if Tolkien brought Gollum in slowly on purpose or was JRRT filling in holes for Gollums ancestry as he went. Things often seemed incomplete, at least...
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Matt
uncutray
Dec 27, 2007 1:57 pm
It is interesting how a minor plot device (a magic invisibility ring) in The Hobbit becomes the basis for one of Tolkien's most epic works, The Lord of the...
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Matt
uncutray
Dec 27, 2007 2:01 pm
Ironic, considering the story was not originally intended as part of his Middle-earth stories, nor had he even conceived of The Lord of the Rings at the time....
Retconned? What does that mean? ... Jack... _____ From: TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com [mailto:TolkienDiscussions@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Servo Kamen...
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Servo Kamen
psycho_neko_...
Dec 28, 2007 6:46 pm
Jack <jack@...> wrote: v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape...
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Bruce Alan Wilson
larryu81
Dec 28, 2007 10:05 pm
If you have a copy of the Annotated Edition, you will be able to see all the revisions of the story; in each, the Ring is (in hindsight) mire sinister, as you...
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steveseg@...
segutorio
Dec 29, 2007 2:11 am
In a message dated 12/28/2007, bawilson@... writes: If you have a copy of the Annotated Edition, you will be able to see all the revisions of the...
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Matt
uncutray
Dec 31, 2007 3:13 pm
... or not. The document cannot be found. Maybe you could upload it to our Files section! Matt West ... see all the ... sinister, ... the two ... ...
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steveseg@...
segutorio
Dec 31, 2007 3:49 pm
Matt said: Â The document cannot be found. Maybe you could upload it to our Files section! Here you go Matt, copy & pasted. I'll upload to the Files as well. ...
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TolkienDiscussions@ya...
Dec 31, 2007 3:51 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the TolkienDiscussions group. File :...
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steveseg@...
segutorio
Dec 31, 2007 7:13 pm
"Out of the Frying-Pan Into the Fire" is the sixth chapter of "The Hobbit." Bilbo wanders on the eastern downside slopes of the Misty Mountains, after his...
