All posts by HouseOfFinwe
@AuroraStarlight0978 Yep, this is pretty much what I was realising :)
@Ehrlichl8021 That is indeed a possibility. I personally don't listen to rap, so I had just gone along with the stereotypes in which it is an ugly disarray. Thank you for pointing this out :D
It would be harder than you might think - from The Silmarillion, we know that the Eldar struggled to a great degree to master the tongue of the Naugrim for it was "Cumbrous and unlovely," to their ears. Rap music is also generally considered to be rough and course meaning that elves might have a hard time with it as well! :)
This is a tough question as we are told in the Silmarillion that Galadriel is the second greatest Noldor (behind only Feanor) and Elrond has at least some Noldor heritage (something like 21% I think?). However, Rivendell is portrayed as a haven of peace and knowledge which indicates that Elrond (and the elves of Rivendell) are perhaps better suited to teaching. I hence voted for Elrond.
@ARoyalPrincess it is certainly true that they are evil because of Morgoth (well that is one of many reasons) but i do not believe that the word 'created' should be used there. The Valar have limited power and Morgoth spent most of his just destroying other things. He did not have enough left to create a race so he instead corrupted Elves. I think that this is a key difference as creation is a much, much bigger task.
I have posted this on a few threads but here it goes again:
1. The Hobbit
2. The Fellowship of the Ring
3. The Two Towers
4. The Return of the King
5. The Silmarillion *
6. Children of Hurin
7. Beren and Luthien
8. The Fall of Gondolin
9. Tales from the Perilous Realm
10. Unfinished Tales
11. The Book of Lost Tales 1 **
12. The Book of Lost Tales 2 **
13. The Lays of Beleriand **
14. The Lost Road and other Writings **
15. The Shaping of Middle Earth **
16. The Return of the Shadow **
17. The Treason of Isengard **
18. The War of the Ring **
19. Sauron Defeated **
20. Morgoth's Ring **
21. The War of the Jewels **
22. The Peoples of Middle Earth **
23. The Letters of J.R.R Tolkien
* Regarded as the most important and often read plenty of times over the years and usually read lots of times before reading 11-22 (also my personal fave)
** Histories of Middle Earth and people usually just slowly chip away at them while focusing on others
This is just my opinion and you can actually read them in whatever order you like.
*Clears throat*
1. The Hobbit
2. The Fellowship of the Ring
3. The Two Towers
4. The Return of the King
5. The Silmarillion *
6. Children of Hurin
7. Beren and Luthien
8. The Fall of Gondolin
9. Tales from the Perilous Realm
10. Unfinished Tales
11. The Book of Lost Tales 1 **
12. The Book of Lost Tales 2 **
13. The Lays of Beleriand **
14. The Lost Road and other Writings **
15. The Shaping of Middle Earth **
16. The Return of the Shadow **
17. The Treason of Isengard **
18. The War of the Ring **
19. Sauron Defeated **
20. Morgoth's Ring **
21. The War of the Jewels **
22. The Peoples of Middle Earth **
23. The Letters of J.R.R Tolkien
* Regarded as the most important and often read plenty of times over the years and usually read lots of times before reading 11-22 (also my personal fave)
** Histories of Middle Earth and people usually just slowly chip away at them while focusing on others
This is just my opinion and you can actually read them in whatever order you like.
Feanor because I'm an idiot too.
@Tolkien24 I have read the majority of them-some multiple times but there are plenty of people who have read them all many, many times. I myself feel like a noob quite often :D . If you are interested in reading them, I recommend the order that I listed. I also recommend always having the Silmarillion on the go while reading everything else-it will bring more out of the book. Happy binging!
Ah, my friend, the end of LotR is just the start! Assuming that you have also read the Hobbit, you can now move onto:
The Silmarillion
Children of Hurin
Beren and Luthien
The Fall of Gondolin
Tales from the Perilous Realm
Unfinished Tales
The Book of Lost Tales 1
The Book of Lost Tales 2
The Lays of Beleriand
The Lost Road and other Writings
The Shaping of Middle Earth
The Return of the Shadow
The Treason of Isengard
The War of the Ring
Sauron Defeated
Morgoth's Ring
The War of the Jewels
The Peoples of Middle Earth
Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle Earth
The Letters of J.R.R Tolkien
Then you may want to read some fan written books. I controversially recommend the David Day collection and not so controversially the Atlas of Middle Earth by Karen Wynn Fonsta and Humphrey Carpenter's biography of Tolkien.
Have fun reading!
I was saying this to a HP fan the other day! #NotFriendsAnymore :D
Indeed it is. I usually stick with TomBob or something similar though :)
I've only read the first one but should really get around to the others! :)
Woah! My life just changed! Here I was thinking that he was the Ainulindale!