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This lego guy is killing me with these posts 😂 asking questions etc from a LEGO perspective is hilarious
Burzum is already the clear winner. Done and dusted. A black metal band named Burzum is just peak.
@Fandyllic In this passage of Appendix A close to where you will find the family tree of Durin's Folk.
Fíli and Kíli were the only offspring of Thorin or his siblings, and this sibling is said to be a sister.
Pic from my own copy.
Just say you don't actually like LotR and move on.
Personally I think they depicted Morgoth in the movie. Or the Devil, which is a version of him. If this was something made just for the movie to tie it to his legendarium or if this was something he spoke about at some point I do not know.
I would probably agree on Fingolfin. He gave Morgoth a run for his money in single combat.
@StingString Indeed, the only thing speaking against it would be the maps. There are similarities existing but not close enough to be changed into what our geography looks like today.
Classic example of @Jordan isle not even understanding the question at hand.
Why even comment?
Can't remember where this was mentioned, or who it was (John or Christopher) but I've read a paragraph somewhere, possibly in the Letters, that entertained the idea that Middle-Earth passed into the fourth age and then the fifth and so on until it reached a point in which it was similar to our modern world.
You can find information about Ardas seventh age which correlates to our modern times, starting with 7th age year 1 being being the start the Christian "AD" time reckoning. Basically Ilúvatar enters Arda the same way God is said to have entered the world as Jesus.
All this information might be from drafts never officially published or similar however, I can't remember. It was quite long ago I read about it.
Edit: after searching a bit online I found these references; [The Nature of Middle-Earth, "Part One. Time and Ageing: VI. The Awaking of the Quendi", Text A, p. 39] and [Morgoth's Ring, "Part Four. Athrabeth Finrod ah Andreth: [Draft material]", p. 356] if you are interested to read about what is actually said about it.
Also check out this Wiki page:
https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Seventh_Age?so=search
^ if anything the extended version is even more non-canon.
@Jordan isle It's not a general timeline of events, it's a chronological timeline for released works and separate stories. Read first, man...
In general Tolkien's world is degenerative, so I wouldn't think so even if the Reunited Kingdom would rise both Gondor and Arnor to heights they had not seen for many hundreds of years.
Ps: what I mean by "degenerative" is that most civilizations in Middle-Earth peaked in the earlier ages when it comes to most aspects (such as crafts, magic, strength and just general might) and from the second age onward it all gets worse than what it once was. Rarely do we see new knowledge, crafts or characters that are better or stronger that what once was. The past is always better in almost all regards.
I'd go with "u wat?"
Specifically when Beleg Strongbow gets killed by Túrin Turambar after spending all that time and effort to find and save his friend.
Rushed end to many storylines that end or take a turn with the end of the season. Was very confused with the Durin the older death, it was super rushed and honestly there was no reason for him to randomly charge and attack the Balrog. The Gandalf story arc has me rolling my eyes every time it has air time, mostly when they are doing references to other Gandlf moments/quotes but the name reveal was very forced IMO.
All and all season 2 was an improvement from season 1 (big time actually). Going to keep watching but so far neither seasons have rewatch value to me, other than perhaps the first episode of S2 which I really liked with the whole Sauron reanimating thing.
Maybe I'm wrong but I feel like there is no romance between them being pushed. Yes they kissed in Adar's camp but that was a distraction for when he gave her the pin to break free with. Other than that I feel like their relation is pretty sour other than mutual respect for their respective ranks/position in elvendom.
@Guy who types stuff 1.1 Every post you make consists of "think" and "seems" as if somehow your own assumptions plucked out of thin air (or "calculations" as you called it on the post about the size of Sauron's army) are enough to pass as information while you make statements as some expert of the matter.
There is no information on the subject of Sauron's power in comparison to any of the Valar, and your own opinion on the matter doesn't really count for anything if it's not based on canonical writing.
It's all pseudo-research.
However if you want to discuss "what if" scenarios or go into fan-fiction, just be clear with it from the start!
So do you just make things up as you go and hope noone fact checks you or...?
Since the Balrogs are also corrupt Maiar, I think the answer would be; maybe?
Gothmog being the greatest Balrog to ever exist was held in high regard by Morgoth, and one of his primary lieutenants. As was Sauron.
But is Third Age Sauron powerful enough to command a lesser (presumably) Balrog? Or demand it's allegiance?
Couldn't tell you, but my guess is that this has been discussed many times before!