Posted on 01/27/2002 6:18:35 PM PST by John Farson
| New Zealander builds Hobbit hole A New Zealand man has built a Hobbit house. Carl Gifford, a stonemason from Wellington, says he used a 10-tonne digger to make the hole. He's put rocks either side of the front door and plans to install a chimney and lantern on top. He told the Evening Post he was embarrassed as he was constructing the home. He said: "I must admit I was hiding as the cars were driving past. I thought, 'These people think I'm an idiot'." The house is part of a series of stonework mounds, designs and sculptures dotted around his land. "I'm just having a bit of fun. Things that were built by those ancient people like caves have always fascinated me." |
Yes, that's about it.
Aragorn, Faramir (you won't catch me messing with Eowyn!)
Me either! Any gal that can take on the chief Nazgul is NOT someone I want to tangle with.
... the hobbits are too short, and the Elves - well, Elves are 'a bit above my likes and dislikes'.
Yeah, I suppose...though I've always thought it would be so wonderful to be able to stay at Rivendell for a time, just listening to the talk and the songs, learning as much as you possibly could. I don't think I could ever really fit in with elves, though. I think they are soooo cool, but, as you (and Sam) said, "above my likes and dislikes".
I just don't have any idea where to look. Would one of the larger bookstores have them?
Dan
I understand all about instant gratification... I really haven't seen anything, but a video chain store that sells videos as opposed to rent them may have it.
But at your free time, check out the e-bay site... 196 pages of stuff... I've only looked at the stuff that is ending today... but I stopped after 8 pages.
Definitely! They've always been one of my favorite parts of the book. Imagine, being able to talk to someone with three thousand years of experience, knowledge, wisdom! As someone who plays a musical instrument, I've always wondered what it would be like to listen to an elf musician who presumably has had at least a thousand years or so to perfect his skills..not to mention their poets, their architects, etc., etc.
It's mind-boggling just thinking about the possibilities.
When you really think about it, it's no wonder that Thingol didn't want his daughter marrying a Human, and no surprise that Elrond insisted that Aragorn be king of Gondor and Arnor both before he could marry Arwen!
AB
81!? Why, you're just a pup. I'd tell you what I was doing, but then you'd know what an antique I am, and I'd just get depressed. :)
Yep, school is hard on the smart ones. But look what fine people we bookworms turned into, and we can hang out here, now.
Yes, track 13 -- one of my favorites. The heroes' theme also makes an appearance in The Council of Elrond track.
O môr henion i dhû;
Ely siriar, él síla
Ai! Anríon Undomiel
Tiro! Êl eria e môr
I 'lir en él luitha 'uren
Ai! Aníron
I want even more Elvish singing! :-)
I want more singing, period! I really wish they could have somehow squeezed in some of the hobbit's songs and poems. I'd like to think some made it to the director's cut, but I don't think that's the case.
But at least we did get SOME!
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