The Prancing Pony
This topic was the former (pinned) LOTR:Q&A-topic in "The Green Dragon" - as such it was the predecessor of the new Lore-forum. History and tradition can be precious; so to avoid making this forums "history" obsolete, I have given this topic a new purpose, and consequently a new name too.
In "The Green Dragon" this was a place where people could ask questions and have some informal debates on lore in general; As there now is a whole forum with this purpose, this place will be for those who just want to have some smalltalk on any subject whatsoever.
To emphasize that the informal atmosphere from "The Green Dragon" is just continued at a new place, this has been named after another cozy inn:The keeper might be busy, so don't expect him to answer any questions immediately, and if he forgets he's likely to beg your pardon in this manner:Conversation between two hobbits:
Sam: "I reckon we may go a good deal further and see naught better. I'll be glad to see this Prancing Pony, I hope it'll be like The Green Dragon away back home! What sort of people are they?"
Merry: "I daresay it will homelike enough. The Pony is a good inn by all accounts."One more thing: "The Prancing Pony" is supposed to be a respectable place, so please don't dance on the table, or try to jump over the Moon. There are other places for such excesses.The keeper of "The Prancing Pony":
"One thing after another drove it out of my mind. I'm a busy man. I'll do what I can to set matters right, and if there's any help I can give, you've only to name it."
/begin old topic LOTR:Q&A from forum "The Green Dragon":
This topic is for asking questions about Tolkien's writings. You can ask and answer questions here.
My questions:
Tolkien meant for his writings to be a sort of mythology that would eventually come out to the world as we know it today. Elves or fairies are legendary enough, but what about Dwarves and Orcs?
Treebeard said that not until they had lost everything they had would they again see the Entwives, does this imply they won't meet until after the Dagor Dagorath?
Did Tolkien make known his inspiration for making small objects so powerful? (silmarils, rings, swords) If so what is it?
Edited by Námo, 01 May 2010 - 10:11 PM.