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... I am sorry if you feel offended, and there is and was no irony intended (I do not use the smiley as a marker of irony). As Barb already replied - the fact
Mellyn! To return to Barbara's original question (and perhaps make this thread a little calmer and to the point), I took a new look at the sources and came
In response to the responses, I'd say that the Tolkien Estate as such should realize that this "Tolkien thing" is far bigger than your average corporate
... A basket with a label "Fido" tells us at least that Fido is the user of the basket. However a collar with "I belong to ..." tells us who the owner of the
... Wouldn't a collar inscribed in ANY language "I belong to ..." have no meaning when it wasn't being worn? ... Even though the Eldar didn't believe you could