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Sep 2000 time: 06:32
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I'll try this one.
quote: What about the blond chick who was with the King? Why is she in love with Aragorn? And if she is in love with Aragorn- will there be a threeway at the end of Return of the King? |
Eowyn, she is the niece of Theoden King. She is indeed in love with Aragorn. So a choice will have to be made ... but shhht, don't spoil...
quote: And what is the King's name? |
Theoden, king of Rohan.
But there is another King, the King of Gondor ... but shhht, don't spoil...
quote: And what is the Dwarf's name? |
Gimli
quote: and who is Solomon? Is he the enemy wizard? |
Saruman or Sauron?
Saruman is a wizard. He was the boss of all wizards but was seduced by the very big bad evil Sauron. He thinks he may use Sauron for his purposes, but in reality he is the puppet and Sauron is the master.
Sauron master of evil. I don't remember exactly who he is. I think he was once mortal, but now he is a spirit?... devil?... demon?... well... don't remember exactly.
He was defeated at the battle of ??? 3000 years ago by Isildur, the ancestor of Aragorn. He now tries to get back a material body, but so far, he only get this one eye.
quote: And where did Gandolf go during the battle on Helm's deep. |
Seek help. He tried to get back the banned Eomer and his Rohirrim (= Rohan's riders).
Eomer is the brother of Eowyn and was banned from Rohan by Theoden when Theoden was posessed by Saruman.
quote: And how exactly did they win the battle of helm's deep. Who were those other people that showed up. not the elves, but the people on horseback. I was dismayed all those horses charged right into pikes and were not decimated. *sigh* |
The Rohirrim. Gandalf succeed in getting them back.
Note: compare where they attacked from with the big picture of the fortress. You'll see they are complete idiots.
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Arrian
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Kneel before Grog!
Jul 2001 time: 00:32
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quote: [pedant] Quenya, the language of the Noldor, is based on Finnish. Sindarin, the language of the Sindar and the elvish most commonly quoted in the books, was based on Welsh. [/pedant] |
I stand corrected.
Aragorn's been pretty badass in the films, but I know what you mean. And I too am sick of Arwen. Wanna have a strong female character? No problem, there is one: Eowen. But anyway...
Diss -
If you like adventure stories in a medieval setting, then you will probably like LoTR enough to read it. Fellowship (first book) starts slow, but like the movie it picks up steam.
I liked the books because Tolkein didn't just write a story - he really created a whole world, complete with languages, and history (legends). It's the History element that got me, I think. It made Middle Earth seem more real to me (the maps helped too).
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Dance Dance for the Revolution!
Jan 1970 time: 00:32
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quote: and who is Solomon? Is he the enemy wizard? |
Solomon was a Judaic king. 
Saurman was the original leader of the White Council, which was a guild of wizards (ishtari actually, a special type of wizard, 1000's of years old) only 3 were mentioned in the books. Radagast the Brown was the other.
Anyway, Saruman used that crystal ball (a palantir) in the movie and Sauron ensnared him thru it.
And Sauron was originally a Maia, an ancient god, but much less powerful than the Valar. The Balrog was also a Maia.
quote: And how exactly did they win the battle of helm's deep. Who were those other people that showed up. not the elves, but the people on horseback. I was dismayed all those horses charged right into pikes and were not decimated. *sigh* |
In the books Eomer was in Helm's Deep during the seige. Gandalf got another army of Rohirrim riders to lift the seige. In addition (and more importantly) the Ents sent a few hundred Huorns to Helm's Deep (mobile trees), and the Uruk-hai weren't as fearless in the books as the movie. They broke and fled when Gandalf appeared and the troops rallied in the fortress, and fled thru the forest of Huorns, which slaughtered every last orc that passed thru.
As for the movie, I just assume that with Gandalf leading the charge he somehow made the pikes ineffective. The glowing light and all.
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I eat my own poop
Dec 1999 time: 00:32
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quote: Originally posted by Theben
In the books Eomer was in Helm's Deep during the seige. Gandalf got another army of Rohirrim riders to lift the seige. In addition (and more importantly) the Ents sent a few hundred Huorns to Helm's Deep (mobile trees), and the Uruk-hai weren't as fearless in the books as the movie. They broke and fled when Gandalf appeared and the troops rallied in the fortress, and fled thru the forest of Huorns, which slaughtered every last orc that passed thru.
As for the movie, I just assume that with Gandalf leading the charge he somehow made the pikes ineffective. The glowing light and all. |
In the movie,Gandalf's light made all the orcs try to sheild their eyes, in doing so, the orcs all pulled their pikes up. Watch TTT, it is very evident.
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Leafs 4TW!! - CPA
Dec 2002 time: 00:32
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