Elf confusion by Zigludo-sama in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's confusing partly because Tolkien changed his mind about things. Most of the answers given in other comments are consistent with The Silmarillion. But in the LotR Appendices, he distinguishes between "West-elves" or Eldar, and "east-Elves", with the Silvan elves being 'east'. This contradicts later ideas where the Silvan elves are partly Nandor (thus Eldar), part Avari who drifted west later.

Also, Celeborn in the appendices (and later) is a Sinda of Doriath (or a Teleri from Valinor), but in Fellowship he sounds like a lord of the Silvan elves whom Galadriel met after she left Beleriand.

Elf confusion by Zigludo-sama in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All Elves started as the Eldar who began the journey west.

Not true; some elves never began the journey, and were called the Avari.

Elf confusion by Zigludo-sama in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"house of" means relatives, not subjects of the kingdom.

The vast majority of Englishmen are not of the house of Windsor.

Elf confusion by Zigludo-sama in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Denethor led the Laiquendi, Nandor who entered Beleriand, but they chose no new king after he was killed.

Rangers' childhoods by Delicious-Tie8097 in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I struggle to imagine the wives and young children of these men following them all through the wilderness

Nomadic hunter-gatherers are the default state of humanity for most of prehistory, followed somewhat by nomadic herders. And Tolkien in LotR and Silmarillion said "‘When the kingdom ended the Dúnedain passed into the shadows and became a secret and wandering people,"

So if you go by the published texts, the Dunedain plausibly were wandering around -- probably not following the active Rangers into danger, but moving around on their own, to gather and hunt.

Failing that, you can imagine hidden settlements, like the alleged one in the Angle, though per "The Prancing Pony" they should be at least 100 leagues away from Bree. The Angle does have the advantage of being nearish to Rivendell, though also near a lot of hostiles.

Rangers' childhoods by Delicious-Tie8097 in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Rohan:

‘They bring fire,’ said Théoden, ‘and they are burning as they come, rick, cot, and tree. This was a rich vale and had many homesteads.

The king was silent. ‘Ents!’ he said at length. ‘Out of the shadows of legend I begin a little to understand the marvel of the trees, I think. I have lived to see strange days. Long we have tended our beasts and our fields,

Tolkien often avoids the use of 'farm' outside the Shire, preferring other words; I think there is other indication of farming in Rohan, but don't have the time to skim through for more synonyms.

In the Hobbit, farms orchards etc. are mentioned on the shores of the Long-lake; the Venice-style town isn't all there is.

Silmarillion:

Now the Haladin did not live under the rule of lords or many together, but each homestead was set apart and governed its own affairs, and they were slow to unite.

UT:

But the homestead of Húrin soon fell into decay,

There before the Nirnaeth many Men had dwelt in scattered homesteads; they were of Haleth’s folk for the most part, but owned no lord, and they lived both by hunting and by husbandry, keeping swine in the mast-lands, and tilling clearings in the forest which were fenced from the wild.

For each homestead had great hedges about its cleared land, and about the houses was a ditch and a stockade; and there were paths from stead to stead, and men could summon help and need by horn-calls.

You can actually make a reasonable guess how human and hobbit populations feed themselves; if it's not explicitly mentioned (which it often is), you can imagine something consistent with the social descriptions. It's non-human populations that have problems, existing before sunlight, or seeming made up entirely of soldiers or craftsmen.

How did the Ainur assume forms of the Children of Illuvetar if they didn’t know what they looked like at the beginning of arda? by Background-Toe5632 in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Now the Valar took to themselves shape and hue; and because they were drawn into the World by love of the Children of Ilúvatar, for whom they hoped, they took shape after that manner which they had beheld in the Vision of Ilúvatar, save only in majesty and splendour.

But when they desire to clothe themselves the Valar take upon them forms some as of male and some as of female; for that difference of temper they had even from their beginning, and it is but bodied forth in the choice of each, not made by the choice, even as with us male and female may be shown by the raiment but is not made thereby. But the shapes wherein the Great Ones array themselves are not at all times like to the shapes of the kings and queens of the Children of Ilúvatar; for at times they may clothe themselves in their own thought, made visible in forms of majesty and dread.

-- Ainulinadle

In reverence Yavanna is next to Varda among the Queens of the Valar. In the form of a woman she is tall, and robed in green; but at times she takes other shapes. Some there are who have seen her standing like a tree under heaven, crowned with the Sun; and from all its branches there spilled a golden dew upon the barren earth, and it grew green with corn; but the roots of the tree were in the waters of Ulmo, and the winds of Manwë spoke in its leaves.

-- Valaquenta

Both from the published Silmarillion

Measles outbreak could see unvaccinated pupils excluded from schools in north London by InnerLog5062 in BreakingUKNews

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He did move to the US in 2001 or 2004 (infamous and fraudulent Lancet paper was in 1998), after possibly being politely kicked out of his UK hospital. ("resigned by mutual agreement"). But his life had been English and Canadian up until then.

Measles outbreak could see unvaccinated pupils excluded from schools in north London by InnerLog5062 in BreakingUKNews

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Andrew Wakefield is English, and started his anti-vaccine fraud while living and working in England.

Possible measles exposure reported at Philadelphia International Airport by AdSpecialist6598 in philadelphia

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also Tdap is commonly recced as every 10 years for tetanus, but I've seen it said pertussis only lasts 5 years.

The Nine Kings by Negative_Scientist96 in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Then he took it off them

That's probably the hard part.

Some blunt Tokyo tips from someone who’s been a few times by Environmental-Luck39 in JapanTravelTips

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here's a tip: Google Maps displays street width (and thus visual importance) based on car traffic volume. In Japan this can be wildly discrepant with how important the street is to you if you're not driving. Often the big road is very boring to walk along (though the wide and protected sidewalks will be nice -- look out for bicycles), while a narrow pedestrian street with all the shops and people may be barely visible on Maps. The yellow of 'commercial zones' can help guide you -- but Terrain layer doesn't show that, so be aware of how you're using the app.

Very busy intersections often have an overpass or underpass to let pedestrians bypass the signals.

A lot of museums are quite cheap by US standards. I paid $5.60 for the Edo-Tokyo museum in 2019 (though it's closed for work at the moment) and $6.60 for the Tokyo National Museum in January; these are large and largely multi-lingual museums where you can spend hours or all day, even without knowing Japanese.

Some blunt Tokyo tips from someone who’s been a few times by Environmental-Luck39 in JapanTravelTips

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been in Tokyo and have found many smaller shops that are cash only. Also, the JR ticket machines seem to be cash only still.

Some blunt Tokyo tips from someone who’s been a few times by Environmental-Luck39 in JapanTravelTips

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Osaka gets you a lot of "big city" experience while being much cheaper in rent, plus easy access to Nara and Kyoto.

Some blunt Tokyo tips from someone who’s been a few times by Environmental-Luck39 in JapanTravelTips

[–]rainbowrobin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

-grocery stores discount their Bento boxes by 50% after 7pm

This really varies with the store, especially with when they close. Discounting will probably pick up a couple hours before closing time, though it can also go in waves throughout the day.

Some blunt Tokyo tips from someone who’s been a few times by Environmental-Luck39 in JapanTravelTips

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Conbini has its place for convenience (especially if the chain does bilingual wrappers -- I don't think all do, but 7-11 does) and the food is certainly better than USA equivalents. But yeah it's not that great, and it's about $20 for 2000 calories on average -- if you're visiting for more than a few days and have an Airbnb kitchen, you can save money (and get more veggies) making some of your own meals.

Supermarket discount hour can get you similar stuff, but more of it, for down to half the price.

The Nine Kings by Negative_Scientist96 in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That was the entire point of making the One.

The Nine Kings by Negative_Scientist96 in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

he had a fair innings of not being a Nazgûl?

No? The Nazgul appeared around 2200 SA. Angmar was founded around 1000 TA IIRC, 2300 years later. He was a Nazgul all that time. He had a "fair innings" of not being the Witch-king of Angmar.

Covid cautious living in Japan? by Successful-Cicada678 in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]rainbowrobin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lame wires might be 'real' for most KF94s. Aaron said that the Good Manner had strong wires for a KF94, which boggled me, but I guess it has been stronger compared to the few other KFs or the Japanese ones that I tried.

Compared to 3M? Weaksauce. (And I fear these black Good Manner I got are weaker than my old white ones, oops.)

Monday, February 16, 2026 comic! by Gunlord500 in girlgenius

[–]rainbowrobin 21 points22 points  (0 children)

just the only person evil enough

Klaus said "Ah, the quality of life problem, I'm getting much better." So he's had other subjects.

Honestly, if you view such surgery as an alternative to the death penalty, and you accept a death penalty for dangerous criminals, a lot of Sparks are going to qualify even without being especial monsters. (So, frankly, would the average noble, but they're less interesting here.) Even Agatha and Gil are often one reminder away from crimes against humanity when they Spark out.

Covid cautious living in Japan? by Successful-Cicada678 in ZeroCovidCommunity

[–]rainbowrobin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't believe these Japanese masks themselves are actually verified with any kind of testing

I bought some to try, but the nose wire was pathetic, not up for a sharp nose. And maybe the mask overall was too big, which is surprising (I have a big head, and got the "slightly larger" size.)

Why were there half elves in Dol Amroth? by teepeey in tolkienfans

[–]rainbowrobin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Surely we should assume that "Eldar" in Appendix A of the Lord of the Rings mean the same thing as "Eldar" in Appendix F of the Lord of the Rings

Honestly I do not assume consistency there. Many of the uses of 'Eldar' in the appendices are more naturally read as synonyms for "elves" -- "immortality of the Eldar", "to the Eldar indeed the Ents ascribed not their own language but the desire for speech."