03-08-2007, 04:00 AM | #41 | |
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BTW - er *raises hand* What are "Luddites?" *feels terribly catholically undereducated...* Is that a specific order of the catholic monks? Or is that some sort of new technological material, "luddite" like something they make spacecraft hulls out of or something... er...
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03-08-2007, 02:20 PM | #42 |
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Luddites: A term for people who opposes technological progress and technological change.
Originally a group of English textile (I think) workers who smashed the machines that were taking their jobs. Lead by a fellow named Ned( or Ted?) Ludd, they got to a point where for a brief time, they were actually strong enough to fight with the British army in large scale conflicts. They were eventually stamped out in the end, but their sentiment still remains strong, seeing as the rate of technology has replaced many trades with people who are unskilled. It has nothing to do with Catholic beliefs.
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03-08-2007, 03:39 PM | #43 |
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And I meant by it, Lotesse,
that JRR was describing as perfect a world with restricted technology, but left in the stuff he thought was handy, like clocks. You'd figure any culture with skilled clockmakers was capable of crossbows, let alone distilleries, but he gerrymandered his "historical" periods to get a really unfair level of 'quaint.'
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03-08-2007, 03:52 PM | #44 |
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you're saying JRRT wasn't perfect?!?! *gasp*
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03-08-2007, 04:12 PM | #45 |
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As The Creator,
he's perfect, by definition.
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03-08-2007, 04:58 PM | #46 |
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I see
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. I should be doing the laundry, but this is MUCH more fun! Ñá ë?* óú éä ïöü Öñ É Þ ð ß ® ç å ™ æ ♪ ?* "How lovely are Thy dwelling places, O Lord of hosts! ... For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand outside." (from Psalm 84) * * * God rocks! Entmoot : Veni, vidi, velcro - I came, I saw, I got hooked! Ego numquam pronunciare mendacium, sed ego sum homo indomitus! Run the earth and watch the sky ... Auta i lómë! Aurë entuluva! |
03-09-2007, 03:09 AM | #47 | |
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Hobbit food is the best soul-food in LotR by far and away, beautiful hearty real comfort food that we can all relate to and instinctively get mouth-watery about. I'd love to live on Hobbit-food, for a while anyway, then I'd get culinarily bored and get a bug in my saddle to go wandering down south towards Gondor and eat all that Gondorian and Haradrim-inspired cuisine, oh, yeah....
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03-10-2007, 02:25 PM | #48 |
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Well met, my fellow sojourners. I am a complete newbie to this site and thread. Feel free to call me Keth. I found this site and tread because I was searching for medieval foods, LOTR foods, etc. I have been experimenting with lembas, and have enjoyed my results.
I am a Southerner. And I can see the Hobbits being the Southerners of Middle Earth. (I have not memorized the Middle Earth map, so forgive my ignorance if they really are in the South of Middle Earth...) I do think they would be those of comfort foods, yummy potato dishes (boil'em, smash'em, stick'em in a stew...), stews, and perhaps even fried foods. I think I would enjoy the Hobbit diet. I am fascinated with Elves, secretly believing that I AM an Elven warrior princess. I don't believe they were the ultimate vegans, perhaps because I myself an not vegan, nor plan to become one. So, as I say this, I bring in my own bias and, perhaps self-creativity when it comes to the Elven diet. I do picture their diet as being mostly vegetarian: nuts, berries, grains, thus, breads, cakes (but not too sweet), etc. However, I do believe that since they are the Masters of the Bow and Arrow, I believe they would hunt small winged game mostly, and then, perhaps small mammals such as hares, squirrels, etc. I would even venture to say that now and then they might celebrate a special occasion (wedding, battle victory, coronation, funeral of a royal, etc.) with a deer, elk, etc. I am looking for recipes. So if any of you have LOTR recipes or medieval recipes, please pass them a long!
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05-25-2007, 03:13 PM | #49 | |
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Say, Keth, what language is that signature of yours?
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06-10-2007, 10:31 PM | #50 |
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I wonder if Merry introduced some Entish potions into his sauces? He may have picked up a recipe or two from Treebeard...
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06-14-2007, 10:37 PM | #51 | |
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11-14-2007, 07:49 PM | #52 | |
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But then there's the Orc-drought.... maybe a red bull/tequila mix?
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11-21-2007, 06:42 AM | #53 | |
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11-21-2007, 07:00 PM | #54 |
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I don't know 'bout the rest of you but as being a hobbit, i would live off of farmer maggots crops and things i climb up to get, like apples and peaches. i enjoy home grown foods but I basicly eat whatever Rosie cooks and since i'm always busy with Merry and Pip or at the green dragon I don't have the time to grow my food XD
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11-21-2007, 10:23 PM | #55 |
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Here are two tables I'd like to dine at more than those of any wizard, king, or Elven lord:
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11-21-2007, 11:37 PM | #56 |
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I hear you, Jon S.!
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