The Hall of Fire

Astonishing, yes. And beautiful.

To be honest, I don't know where that picture is from. I Googled it so fast, I didn't even stop to see. Maybe I'll try to figure it out later.

Rowan! How nice to see you!

The name "Cheetah" does not appear in any of Edgar Rice Burroughs' books. And with that, in order to prevent this from turning into a chat thread (which no one wants), I'll have to post another picture: http://www.neiu.edu/~ncaftori/falls/rainbow-again.jpg That is not to say that there sho...

Queen Beruthiel!!!!!!!!!!111

Are all of my wishes going to come true?

Jeanelf, a great big and welcome to you.

tinwë, what can I say? That is horrible. If you come to the Parlour, I'm sure that we can hook you up with some absinthe, or maybe some nice hot apple cider with a generous dose of the fine Venenzuelan rum?

I think you are getting that from Tarzan movies, which by the way are gross distortions of Edgar Rice Burroughs books.

Hobby, ask away!

As for having an additional discussion about Fëanor to investigate his character and motives, I think some of those thoughts could be explored in the Shibboleth of Fëanor thread that I started.

Why, Frelga, I never would have guessed that you would say something like that.

Hobby, the cat that I posted IS a Cheetah, not a Leopard. Its a completely different animal. Cheetahs are the fastest known land animal. They have a very unique physiology, very different from other big cats.

I can handle Pearl. I like Pearl. I'm just not used to it. Give it time.

Welcome, Drogo!

How embarrassing.

Sorry Scribbles. I can't type. But at least I enticed you out of the corner. Or maybe it was the cheese dip?

Me too.

Something a little different today. I'm not sure what they did to this photo, but I like. It was taken about six miles from where I live.

Welcome, Padme. Glad to have you here by any name. Welcome SilverScripe. I hope you will come out of the corner soon. Welcome, Tosh. Please feel free to do all the poking around that you want. Welcome, Bornilon. So glad you could make it. Pearl, may I share this happy dance with you? Although I will...

Faramond, your post was amazingly responsive to those things that I meant to say with that post but did not specifically lay out. I actually was going to go back and try to edit the post before we opened to try to bring some of thoughts more to the surface, but I did not get a chance to do so. And i...

Impy, please!!!!!!!!

Ath no need to apology - I was the one that brought the Sil into the discussion, but after all, the title of this thread is The Moral Universe of Middle-earth. The Sil is part of that world. ;) But recently, I have also been musing on the "fall" of Thingol: how did it happen that one so &q...

Welcome tinwë, and duffster! Great to see you!

Lacemaker, great to see you here, too. Get some rest, and we'll see you soon.

Thanks for your thoughts, Impy. I am inclined to agree with them, but I too am very cynical, particularly when it comes to Middle-East and Israeli politics. Your example of Arafat is very apt. Just when it seemed that he had changed, something else would make it clear that he had not. And I have lit...

I was thinking how similar (in some ways) the Silmarils are to the Ring. :shock: I had this very thought today. :shock: :love: Can't agree with this - or, rather, can't agree with "...that threatens the very heart of wisdom and will." in the case of the Silmarils. The ring seeks to subjug...

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Posting an extra picture today, in honor of all of our new members.