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Actors you think fit Silmarillion characters?
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Often i have tried in my mind to find actors who would look the part for Silmarillion characters. Would like to explore possible choices just for the fun of it. Pick any actor/actress, living or dead. I realize it will be near impossible to fit an actress to fit the description of Luthien. i'm inter...
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your favorite silmarillion character
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i'd say- Female--elbereth(varda), yavanna, aredhel ofcourse;), luthien and melian
male-- Finrod Felagund, Gil-galad, Huan;), Ulmo, Beren, and Melkor
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Trees of Valinor
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These are Trees Of Valinor inspired pendants my gf does. I think they're beautiful and just wanted to share it with you. I love The Silmarillion. I hope you like it =).
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silmarillion not in top 100
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as you all probanly know lotr is the no. 1 book ever. i was wondering though silmarillion is also a very good book and to me even better than lotr. is silmarillion not in the top hundred because it was an edited book or because there was not much conversation?? i mean silmarillion is a n amazing book. WHY IS...
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Question about Ungoliant
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I was reading Silmarillion today and got to the part where melkor and Ungoliant attacked Valinor and the trees were killed. I was wondering if Ungoliant was like a spirit or "power" that chose her shape as a spider.. could she exist with no shape like the valar .. or was she stuck as a spider?
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What is your opinion of Feanor and Maeglin?
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Roughly a month ago, in a thread where the character and actions of certain elvish and human characters were subjects of discussion and countering points of view, a question was asked concerning the characters Feanor and Maeglin. It seemed to me that this should be a unique thread of its own. The q...
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Melkor vs the Ainur
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I've been listening to the Sil on youtube and something struck me that I had not thought of: why was it so difficult for all of the Ainur (Valar) to take on just Melkor and defeat him? I realize that Melkor was supposed to be greatest of the Ainur, but Manwe wasn't that much weaker (if that's the right word)...
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The problem of Ros
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I think the problem is briefly summed up by JRRT. With respect to ros 'foam' and ros as the red-brown colour word, Tolkien wrote: 'It is difficult to accept these two homophonic elements -- of unconnected, indeed unconnectable meanings -- as used in Sindarin, or Sindarized names.' That's the seem...
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Am I the only one that was always sort of hoping Morgoth would win?
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i really, really, really, wish that Morgoth could one day, just have his day.i mean like Tulkas comes to punch him in the face and Morgoth ****ing kills him with Grond.and then he kills Manwe.and tortures all the elves.and just plain turns around and tells Eru off.I mean i only feel this way cause it's l...
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An Elf slays a demigod
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I mean Echtelion, who killed a Valarauko in Gondolin. Was that being limited by its material form in such a degree so as to finally irreversibly perish having taken excessive physical damage, or did Echtelion fight both in the dimension of body and that of the spirit?
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Where in Beleriand does Morgoth reside???
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The Sil contains an excellent map of the Beleriand,however the locations of Angband/Thangorodrim are not mentioned there. It appears to be somewhere to the north of Anfauglith obviously,but i am confused regarding the exact location. Could someone please help me out?? Also,why did Tolkien not m...
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Beren Looked in Melian's eyes...
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I read this quote in the "The War of the Jewels". Do you think Beren was frightened of Melian? A second quote that shocked me was that Melian was angry with Luthien for taking on human form. Why?
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shapeshifting
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Luthien appears to be able to morph into other creatures. If that is the case, why didn't she do it more often. And could any of the other elves do it? Could either of her parents? What goes on here?
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The Reading of The Silmarillion You Tube
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Here is compiled a list of chapters of the reading of the Silmarillion that have been posted on You Tube. I did not down-load these, but have only gathered the links here for your enjoyment. Each link is the FIRST part of each chapter, when you have finished with that part, look to the right for the next 8 ...
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Men being born second
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I have been thinking about why Tolkien might have had men be born second. Is it a curse or is it because Eru wanted to make sure everything in creation worked well before he awoke his beloved second children?
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Historic, Custom Binding of The Silmarillion
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Hi, folks. New here, and wanted to begin my posts by sharing some work I was inspired to do. I bind new and repair books in various historic styles, and as I was having a coffee last week, I looked over at my bookshelf and my eyes landed on a tattered copy of The Silmarillion, first American edition (1977)...
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A film of The Silmarillion
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I have heard rumour that PJ may be thinking of doing this. Can anyone confirm it and any opinions on it?
BTW - please don't bring up the subject of 'PJ could not even create a good lotr let alone this'...
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Why Galadriel
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What made Galadriel the greatest of all the Eldar save Feanor? Surely beings like Fingolfin, Finarfin, Finwe, Ingwe, Elwe etc were greater than she?
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Did the second born get a rough deal?
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Hi all Excuse my spelling I love the Eldar, but I've always felt that man got short changed. Ok so apart from the same general shape, the differnces bewteen men and elves is staggering! We read how the men of Nummenor eventualy resented this difference....... I read that to balance the difference, ERU...
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Migration from Beleriand
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One thing I have often pondered was the manner in which the migration from Beleriand during/prior to its sinking took place. After the War of Wrath Beleriand sank under the sea but somehow many Elves, men and other peoples, not to mention Sauron and Shelob and the remaining Balrog, managed to enter Li...
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Understanding Fingolfin ... Lost Hero ... opinions welcome!
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We have threads on favorite Silmarillion characters. We have threads on Feanor, Fingolfin, Finwe, etc. and etc. We have threads on Morgoth's destruction of Fingolfin ... I am a little lost in the blind loyalty of Fingolfin and the desperate, almost suicidal, choices he makes ... I am looking for awa...
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Nirnaeth Arnoediad
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Has anyone paid attention that Nirnaeth Arnoediad began on the summer solstice (June 21-22), and so did the Great Patriotic War in the former Soviet Union? What do you think of this coincidence?
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The bottom line on three shiney rocks
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Okay I like shiny things...my vvife likes lots of shiny things. Tell me straight....vvhat vvas so important about the Sil ? Is their any earthly comparison
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Quenta Silmarillion
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What do you think of the "Quenta Silmarillion", the tale of the Silmarils and the many joys and miseries they brought to the Elves? I feel that the Silmarils were responsible for the Elves "coming of age". Do you think that without such a divisive and riveting raison d'ętre, th...
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hurin and the nirnaeth
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in the nirnaeth arnoediad it says that hurin cast aside his shield and wilded an axe. it says that his axe smoked in the black blood of the TROLL-GUARD. so hurin didnt fight gothmog, he fouhght a troll? like a troll in lotr? also it says evry time hurin SLEW he cried...does this mean he slew or...
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Gwindor
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I feel so stupid. I reading The Children of Hurin for the second time (or third, I've lost count) point is, I just figured out that Gwindor, the elven-lord that is captured at the Battle of Unnumbered Tears, is the same guy that helps Beleg find Turin. I'm wondering how many other simple relations to...
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nirnaeth and the braggollach
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1. in nirnaeth arnoediad battle the book says that angband was emptied, and there came balrogs, dragons, and wolves. does anyone know how many balrogs, dragons, and wolves there were??? 2. in the dagor bragollach it says thhat glaurang came, and in his train were balrogs... how many balrogs? did he...
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races of elves
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QUESTION 1: in the chapter: of the coming of the elves it says (close to the end of the chapter) that there were three hosts of the the Eldar: the Vanyar, led by Ingwe. the Noldor, led by Finwe. and the Teleri. about the Teleri, are they the sea-elves? the Falmari, led by Elwe and Olwe????? QUESTION 2: are t...
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No! [extended]
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Some thoughts about consistency: The Silmarillion is not lore but a retold echo of lore [with occasional exceptions -- quotes and such].
It cannot be stated that it is genuine lore without underestimating the original material, whether merely existent as a concept or not. The book might be close...
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Daeron of Doriath
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The greatest minstrel ever? Though he be a negative character?
I would confidently claim that the most talented rhapsods were born in the Vanyarin society. But could their lamentations ever outdo those of their Grey-elven counterpart [and the Noldorin prince reffered to as equally good] who...
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