So, I'm re-reading "The Lord of the Rings," and I realized something...

[JTG of the PRB]

As much as I love all of J.R.R. Tolkien's creations, I think that the Ents are pretty much the coolest things ever.



Feel free to try and disagree with me. :P

[DarkTirade]

1. I just love yelling, "Run, Forest, run!" during the scene when the Ents march to war.

:P

[JTG of the PRB]

2. Ha! A hahahahaha! Ha ha ha, ha! Ha ha!

Ha.

You're hilarious. :P

Seriously though, I'm going to laugh at that part the next time I watch The Two Towers...

[SoxFan]

32. ROTFL

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[Orrex]

3. I like the chapter in which Treebeard is walking in Fangorn by himself, and he trips

No one hears him fall over.

[DarkTirade]

4. Did you hear the story about the drumkit that fell in the forest?

Ba dum *chhh*!

[Dr. Strange]

5. I'm reminded of a song...

There is unrest in the forest,
There is trouble with the Ents.
For the hobbits want more sunlight...
Which doesn't make much sense.

[Danger Mouse]

6. Nah, the coolest was Gandalf...because he totally could've kicked everybody's ass...

he just wasn't allowed to.
Also, Sauron is pretty damn cool.

[JTG of the PRB]

7. But... Walking trees! Tree-herders! Older than old!

Gandalf and Sauron may be Valar, but they weren't awakened by the Elves, and they certainly weren't walking, talking trees! :P

[Danger Mouse]

8. Wait, wait...I just remembered...far cooler than the Ents...

fucking Balrogs.
C'mon. What could be cooler than them??

[pokerfan]

13. hundreds of Balrogs riding on dragons

(the storming of Gondolin.)

So do Balrogs have wings?

[JTG of the PRB]

14. Yes...ish.

"His enemy halted again, facing him, and the shadow about it reached out like two vast wings."

But then a few lines later...

"...suddenly it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were spread from wall to wall..."

A very good question. Whether or not a Balrog actually has wings, it seems clear that it cannot fly with them either way.

[pokerfan]

16. seems like such a simple question

Do Balrogs have wings? It might seem a simple question, but (as so often with Tolkien's work) the more we examine it, the harder it is to answer. It's a question, too, that divides Tolkien's more avid readers into two distinct camps - those who believe in Balrog wings, and those who deny their existence.

It's also a question that generates a lot of interest: we get more e-mail on this single topic than from any other article on the site. Accordingly, we've revised and expanded this section to cover the vexed 'Balrog wing' question in a fair amount of detail. If you're a casual browser, or you're not particularly interested in Balrog wings, you'll probably find far more information here than you need! Feel free to 'bail out' whenever you feel like it - this article is really written for those with a determined interest in the debate.

http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/b/balrogs.html

[DarkTirade]

18. People can run but they still ride horses.

:shrug:

[MissMillie]

21. I love Gandalf

crotchety, but cool

[Iggo]

9. Don't be hasty. (n/t)

[JTG of the PRB]

15. But hastiness is all I know!

I just can't root in one place... I'll get sleepy and I may never wake again! :cry:

[RevolutionaryActs]

10. Typical male.

Everyone knows it was all about the Ent Wives. :eyes:

[JTG of the PRB]

17. Pfft.

No matter what the Ents did, it was never good enough the the Entwives. The Ents try to plan gardens to please the Entwives, and the Entwives only blow them off and say they know of more fruitful lands that bear more blossoms. Nothing is EVER good enough for them! :eyes:

[LiberalEsto]

33. You try living with treebreath!

They NEVER brushed after meals, I tell ya.

[pokerfan]

11. I was pleasantly surprised with the film Ents

But then again, John Howe was involved with that project and I always enjoyed his Middle Earth art:

[Orrex]

12. Agreed!

I particularly liked their asymmetry and their truly organic appearance. It would have been easy to botch it and wind up with the evil trees from The Wizard of Oz, but IMO they really got it right.

[Chovexani]

19. Sry. That would be Elves.

But thanks for playing. :D

(Ents ARE cool though.)

[jobycom]

20. They were pretty darned cool, but so was Tom Bombadil.

Dude sang trees open.

[Aristus]

22. Tom Bombadil may have been cool,

but can you really imagine him slipping it to Goldberry? I'm surprised she never sneered: "Yellow boots? As IF!" B-)

[jobycom]

25. You kidding?

With some of the cool herbs he had, and that close relationship with his animal friends... He knows tricks none of us could imagine! I mean, Goldberry STAYED with Tom. Where were the Entwives again? Point proven. :hippie:

[Aristus]

26. Owned!

B-)

[REP]

38. Tim! Time Benzedrine!

Tim, Tim Benzedrine!
Hash! Boo! Valvoline!
First, Second, Neutral, Park,
Hie thee hence, you leafy narc!

Oh uncool bush! Unloose this passle
Of furry cats that you hassle!
Tho’ by speed my brain’s destroyed,
I’m not half this paranoid!
So cease this bummer, down the freak-out,
Let caps and joints cause brains to leak out!
These cats are groovy here among us,
So leave ‘em be, you up-tight fungus!

[billyskank]

39. ...

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[tigereye]

23. such great books - we read em aloud for bedtime reading for the kid

they are even better read aloud. So many characters in the book are great!

[DarkTirade]

27. Even better if you can do voices for each character.

:P

[tigereye]

31. nah, we weren't quite that organized...

I used to do a mean PIrate voice though, in kid's books where it was required.

[pokerfan]

28. Even better when read by a professional

Even better when read by a brilliant Brit actor.

Not a dramatization but a complete unabridged reading. He does an amazing job with the character's voices and helped create melodies for the songs.

http://www.tolkientown.com/ttp/Lord-of-the-Rings-Unabridged-CDs/products_id/37.html">Lord of the Rings Unabridged CDs

It's my.... precious.

[MANative]

24. I do agree that the Ents are pretty darn cool...

and I thought I was the only person nuts enough to re-read books. I'm odd enough to re-read whole series' of books - LOTR, Dune, HP, etc. Happy to find others with that same love of literature. The only problem that I've found with re-reading is that it takes away time from devouring new works - but sometimes I just can't help myself!!! So many books, not nearly enough lifetimes....

[pokerfan]

30. 'Undaunted Courage' was a book

that after reading, I immediately started over and read it a second time. At over 500 pages, it's not a small book either. Best Lewis and Clark retelling, ever.

Westviking by Farley Mowat is another book that I have reread many times. Best Norse in North America retelling, ever.

Then there's Lonesome Dove. Read that one at least three times.

[MANative]

34. Now you've gone and done it!!!! Added something else to

my "haven't-read-yet-but-now-intrigued-so-have-to-go-buy-it" list. Sheesh! ;) I also have another rule about books - the longer the better. "Undaunted Courage" meets the 500 pg minimum, so that's cool. I'm a sucker for anything that approaches 1000 pgs. :hi:

[pokerfan]

35. I think anyone even marginally interested in Lewis/Clark will enjoy it

:evilgrin:

Read an excerpt http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0684826976/ref=sib_dp_ptu#reader-link">here.

If you do wind up reading it, I look forward to hearing your thoughts.

[tismyself]

36. two must reads!

Undaunted Courage is outstanding - but Lonesome Dove is The Greatest American Novel, period.

[MANative]

37. Well, then, it definitely makes the list!

Thanks for the recommendation :hi:

[barb162]

29. Yes, I love the Ents!

Also the Elves.

[leeroysphitz]

40. They're cooler than Bombadil any how.

Filthy hippy.

[bridgit]

41. "Are you saying my apples aren't what they ought to be!?"