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In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth, the Moriquendi (the Elves of Darkness, singular Moriquendi) are, in essence, the Elves that did not join the Great Journey over the sea and behold the light of the Two Trees in Valinor. They lingered on the shores of Middle-earth or, indeed, never passed the Blue Mountains on the east of Beleriand or the Misty Mountains further to the east. Those Moriquendi who originally started on the journey but for some reason did not finish it are known as the Úmanyar, "Those not of Aman". What became of them later is almost a mystery. It is possible that some of them may have secretly dwelt in the mountains of Ered Luin and remained there up until the beginning of the Fourth Age
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| 2. | Lotro | ||
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An abbreviation of the soon-to-be-released MMORPG, The Lord of the Rings Online. I personally can't wait for this game to reach it's release date, as i'm a HUGE Lord of the Rings fan and a Tolkien fan in general.
The game will be based on the BOOK version of The Lord of the Rings, by JRR Tolkien, a legend of the pages. Lotro has entered it's beta stage, i hope i get an invite!
Yeah right. They even have competitions to win an invitation, it's highly unlikely you'll get chosen for nothing. |
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| 3. | Text Novel | ||
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When someone sends you such a long text (normally consisting of 7+ pages) that it could almost be considered a novel. Jim: Dude holy shit, Jenny just sent me like ten full texts in a row.
Tom: Damn. She must have skills equal to JRR Tolkien, eh? Jim: I know. She always sends me text novels. |
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| 4. | j.r.r. tolkien | ||
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LOTR dude the lotr dude was jrr tolkien
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| 5. | Harad | ||
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1) A generic term for the realms in the far south of Middle Earth, roughly corresponding to Africa in relation to Europe. Harad is of unknown size, was not mapped by JRR Tolkien and features little in the books. The only location mentioned is Umbar, a city in northwestern Harad from which pirates known as Corsairs attack the coasts of Gondor; in the book Unfinished Tales, Tolkien hints that Istari (wizards) other than the famous five resided in Harad, including a Wizard by the name of Tu. The Haradrim (people of Harad) fought with Sauron in the War of the Ring, although it is unclear whether they were tricked; also known as Southrons (although in some renditions, such as the PC version of the War in Middle Earth game, Haradrim and Southrons are separate people). In the third Lord of the Rings film, the Haradrim appear at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields heavily armoured, in vaguely Middle Eastern-looking costumes. In battle, the Haradrim are best-known for their use of Mumakil or Oliphaunts, which are elephants or elephant-like monsters native to Harad.
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A search on Google Images reveals that many Tolkien fans and RPG players have drawn maps of Harad, but that these never correspond to one another, with the result that innumerable versions of Harad now exist, each with its own specifications of kingdoms, peoples etc. There are two Harad extension packs for the official (non-computer) Tolkien RPG, although they are only available second-hand. The name "Harad" is... |
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| 6. | Fingon | ||
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One of the Kings of the Noldor in JRR Tolkien's Silmarillion; he was not of the house of Feanor but fell under the Doom of the Noldor. His realm was in Hithlum, especially Mithrim; he later shared his realm with humans also. He was slain while leading a host of elves and humans against the armies of Morgoth in Nirnaeth Arnoediad.
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| 7. | uruk-hai | ||
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In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional epic, "The Lord of the Rings," the Uruk-hai (Black Speech meaning Orc folk) were a new breed of Orcs that appeared during the Third Age. They were faster and stronger than their forebearers, and had the ability to travel in daylight. They are often mistaken to be a cross between Orcs and Elves, when in fact, Orcs are themselves transformed Elves--the purest form of life on Arda--who were captured and corrupted through torture and mutilation by Melkor in the First Age. Another common misconception is that they are a crossbreed of Orcs and Goblin Men; however, the term "Goblin" is synonymous with "Orc." Their exact origin is not precisely known, but it is suggested (and usually agreed) that they are the result of crossbreeding Orcs and Men, *hence* "Goblin-Men." The Uruk-hai's armor was not turquoise!
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