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Iarwain · 11-03-2002, 04:14 PM

wow!!! Manwe, I must say, that was quite a rush. Very good ME/real world relationships. Two things. First, I would love to know which HoME book summs the Dagor Dagorath. Second; though I said that your relationships are most Excellent, it somehow angers me when people bring what were supposed to be legends into reality, and into the present day. To me its like changing greek mythology so that Zeus is dropping H-bombs instead of lightning bolts. Medieval myths, I think should be left medieval in their settings, because out of them, the heroism and magic of the tales is utterly lost.

Once again, let me make myself more clear in my inquiry, though manwe may have already solved it. Providing that we suppose that the tales of Middle-Earth are legends of a single civilization from a single period, therefore ruling out all technological development, what would the legend concerning the End be?

-The jolly old fellow with bright yellow boots.

[ November 03, 2002: Message edited by: Iarwain ]

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Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	wow!!! Manwe, I must say, that was quite a rush. Very good ME/real world relationships. Two things. First, I would love to know which HoME book summs the Dagor Dagorath. Second; though I said that your relationships are most Excellent, it somehow angers me when people bring what were supposed to be legends into reality, and into the present day. To me its like changing greek mythology so that Zeus is dropping H-bombs instead of lightning bolts. Medieval myths, I think should be left medieval in their settings, because out of them, the heroism and magic of the tales is utterly lost. Once again, let me make myself more clear in my inquiry, though manwe may have already solved it. Providing that we suppose that the tales of Middle-Earth are legends of a single civilization from a single period, therefore ruling out all technological development, what would the legend concerning the End be? -The jolly old fellow with bright yellow boots. [ November 03, 2002: Message edited by: Iarwain ] __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"