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| Have you read the Silmarrillion?; Well? Have you? | |
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| Topic Started: 22 Sep 2007, 03:16 PM (256 Views) | |
| Deleted User | 22 Sep 2007, 03:16 PM Post #1 |
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I was just wondering how many of my fellow hobbyists have read that remarkable tome, the Silmarrillion. MutantMaggot :ph43r: |
 
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| Schoolcormorant | 23 Sep 2007, 11:31 PM Post #2 |
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I haz, twice, i downloaded the audio book too. i adore the beren and luthien tale, and the great wars. SC |
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| Bluesabre | 25 Sep 2007, 05:31 PM Post #3 |
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Only read it once, for those of you who havent and are planning too after reading LotR, just be warned its a different style of writing. |
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| Catferret | 29 Sep 2007, 06:00 AM Post #4 |
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Very different style. Christopher took over after JRR died. It really shows. Haven't read the book in a long time though. Proabably about 16 years ago actually... Ooops. |
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| Deleted User | 29 Sep 2007, 08:04 AM Post #5 |
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I like the Silmarrillion, but it's more a history than LotR, making it harder to read and get into, but I think that when people actually start reading it, the main problem I found was remembering the names and stories of the characters! I loved the way it depicted Sauron and Morgoth, though, and to this day they remain my favourite characters. |
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| hiveminion | 29 Sep 2007, 11:02 AM Post #6 |
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I read it once, the translated version though. I thought it was very interesting, especially to learn of the Arda pantheon, and I was happy to find a lot of my questions regarding Sauron and all other things dark and evil in Middle Earth answered. I agree though it's not comparable to the Lord of the Rings, it's more of a history of Arda rather than a story, I wouldn't recommended unless you're interested in the background of Tolkien's fantasy world. |
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| Schoolcormorant | 30 Sep 2007, 03:06 PM Post #7 |
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As Hive says, the benefit of the silmarillion is giving you a background knowledge to the creation of Arda and all that, and if you're a LotR fan, a lot of what is said and referred to in the book is made clearer via the silmarillion. beren and luthien being a prime example. SC |
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| Deleted User | 30 Sep 2007, 04:25 PM Post #8 |
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I personally prefer the fall of Numenor, but that's probably because of the image of Sauron, former Lieutenant of darkness sitting in a great temple, surrounded by corpses and laughing madly. But that's just me. Out of interest, it never really mentioned the Balrogs, and what did people think they looked like before they saw the film? Can they fly? |
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| Schoolcormorant | 30 Sep 2007, 05:25 PM Post #9 |
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well, the thing about the balrogs is, to me the balrogs always seemed like an outlet of hate, and its interesting to note that in nearly all cases those who have stood up to a balrog have been felled (even gandalf, who did die...sort of..:D) in a small way they contextuialize middle earth, men are usually seen as the most destructive force, but in the end there is something worse. i liked the fall of numenor also...:D SC |
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| Deleted User | 30 Sep 2007, 06:37 PM Post #10 |
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Something worse? Yep, that's where I come in ...
 ... But in every known occasion, the balrog has also died ... Glorfindel ... Gandalf ... Besides, the balrogs are similar to Sauron in a way, being traitor Maia, though they are twisted beyond mortal semblance while he is not ... |
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| ice | 5 Oct 2007, 06:43 AM Post #11 |
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Alright so people like The Silmarrillion, we've established that. Would you recommend Reading it before The Lords of The Rings? I'm asking because I haven't read any of the books (tried reading the Hobbit once and didn't like it, maybe because i was nine) |
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| Aventine | 5 Oct 2007, 08:40 AM Post #12 |
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I would recommend reading it first. If you know all the history it really makes alot of things in LoTR 'click' as it were... |
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