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Should I read "The Silmarillion"?; Should I?
Topic Started: Jul 13 2008, 10:00 PM (2,667 Views)
AraionaDuBois
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The Green Maid is really, really good though! and really, really pretty. :)
Smashed down the light. I will not rest till I'm king. Valinor's empty now. allied the elves and men they shall be damned. A Dark Passage, Blind Guardian.

Now truly I am king of the world. Master of fate Damned shall thy house be. Thou shall not question my power Nor shall thou defy me further. The Steadfast, Blind Guardian.
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Fishpaste
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It's metal, it's not pretty.
Books contain knowledge. Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Corruption is a crime. Crime never pays. So, if I keep reading, Im gonna go broke!

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AraionaDuBois
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Now, now HATI. That's making a general statement about all metal. Some of their songs are soft and melodic.
Smashed down the light. I will not rest till I'm king. Valinor's empty now. allied the elves and men they shall be damned. A Dark Passage, Blind Guardian.

Now truly I am king of the world. Master of fate Damned shall thy house be. Thou shall not question my power Nor shall thou defy me further. The Steadfast, Blind Guardian.
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All generalisations are wrong. Including this one. Therrefore metal is not pretty.
Books contain knowledge. Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Corruption is a crime. Crime never pays. So, if I keep reading, Im gonna go broke!

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AraionaDuBois
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Yeah but that particular song is far from metal. Granted it is sung by a group that normally sings metal, but it's far from the hardcore sensation you get when you listen to metal.
Smashed down the light. I will not rest till I'm king. Valinor's empty now. allied the elves and men they shall be damned. A Dark Passage, Blind Guardian.

Now truly I am king of the world. Master of fate Damned shall thy house be. Thou shall not question my power Nor shall thou defy me further. The Steadfast, Blind Guardian.
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You said it was metal. Therefore it is metal and therefore I win. :D
Books contain knowledge. Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Corruption is a crime. Crime never pays. So, if I keep reading, Im gonna go broke!

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AraionaDuBois
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How do you win? I said the band was metal, not the song. A band that generally sings metal music can also make songs that are drastically different from their normal line.
Smashed down the light. I will not rest till I'm king. Valinor's empty now. allied the elves and men they shall be damned. A Dark Passage, Blind Guardian.

Now truly I am king of the world. Master of fate Damned shall thy house be. Thou shall not question my power Nor shall thou defy me further. The Steadfast, Blind Guardian.
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Refia
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Well people, I've been to the library and got The Silmarillion and the Apendixes of Lord of the Rings. I'll be reading them with interest. Language usage in Silmarillion is difficult though...
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Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?”
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Well done, Refie. I still haven't managed to read the Silmarillion, even though my younger brother has a copy and he's read it twice.
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AraionaDuBois
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If you need help don't hesitate to ask! I wish I could reread it right now...too many corsework books for that though. :( Still gotta finish The Murder at Cherry Hill and Monkey Beach The Silmarillion is such an enjoyable book... :):)
Smashed down the light. I will not rest till I'm king. Valinor's empty now. allied the elves and men they shall be damned. A Dark Passage, Blind Guardian.

Now truly I am king of the world. Master of fate Damned shall thy house be. Thou shall not question my power Nor shall thou defy me further. The Steadfast, Blind Guardian.
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I was reading it, but then I lost it. Oops, and I then lost my LotR book. Luckily I can read Children of Hurin as I didn't lose that!

Have fun Refia, the language can be hard in it and I have to reread some lines to understand them.
Merlin: Thank you.
Arthur: For what? For lying to my father to save your worthless hide? If you ever put me in that situation again, Merlin, I will clap you irons myself.
Merlin, Series 2


David: Oh and John. My TARDIS... mine. Say sorry.
John: Sorry.
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AraionaDuBois
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How did you lose that?

I swear, The Silmarillion is my bible! :)
Smashed down the light. I will not rest till I'm king. Valinor's empty now. allied the elves and men they shall be damned. A Dark Passage, Blind Guardian.

Now truly I am king of the world. Master of fate Damned shall thy house be. Thou shall not question my power Nor shall thou defy me further. The Steadfast, Blind Guardian.
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Siany-T
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I have a lot of books, they are piled everywhere so al I know is they are somewhere in the pile.
Merlin: Thank you.
Arthur: For what? For lying to my father to save your worthless hide? If you ever put me in that situation again, Merlin, I will clap you irons myself.
Merlin, Series 2


David: Oh and John. My TARDIS... mine. Say sorry.
John: Sorry.
Tonight's the Night: Doctor Who Special


Team Demyx - 'cause that is how I roll!
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AraionaDuBois
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Ah, gotcha. I used to give up clothing shelves for book spaces... I used to have over 1000 books... Now, I just have a bunch of science, maths, Doctor Who, Dark Tower, and Tolkien books. It's narrowed down by half now...
Smashed down the light. I will not rest till I'm king. Valinor's empty now. allied the elves and men they shall be damned. A Dark Passage, Blind Guardian.

Now truly I am king of the world. Master of fate Damned shall thy house be. Thou shall not question my power Nor shall thou defy me further. The Steadfast, Blind Guardian.
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I don't have that many books. :( That is why I love my library! *huggles library*

And I still win!
Books contain knowledge. Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Corruption is a crime. Crime never pays. So, if I keep reading, Im gonna go broke!

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