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FingolfintheBold · 08-21-2003, 10:30 PM

Every time i read the story of Tuor i cant help but think that he was easily one of the most blessed Men in the silmarillion. The first part of his life was really hard, of course, and the winter wandering was described as one of great hunger and fear, but even so he seemed to be the hero of a much better story than, say, Turin the miserable (though great).

He seemed always to be led to fair and wonderful places (like the sea), he had a friendship with mighty Ulmo, was one of a very few mortals to ever visit Gondolin, married Turgon's daughter, went to Valinor and (people who enjoy pushing off topic, please avert your attention from the next phrase, as it is extremely contraversial) was granted eternal life (who knows what the far reaching consequences of what ive just said will be...) [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Anyway, i guess the purpose of this post is less to talk about how lucky or blessed Tuor was, and more to find out some of your opinions on him. Tolkien seems to have written less about him than many of his silmarillion men, like Turin, and many fans i have met really dislike Tuor for some reason. They find his tale to be boring and unimportant, when in fact it had far more far-reaching value than other sil. humans.

Perhaps this is because, as Sam says, good tales arent much to listen to, while sad stories like Turin's are relished.
Thoughts?

08-21-2003, 10:30 PM	#1
FingolfintheBold Haunting Spirit Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Somewhere between knowing my path and walking it Posts: 69	Tuor: One lucky shmoe... Every time i read the story of Tuor i cant help but think that he was easily one of the most blessed Men in the silmarillion. The first part of his life was really hard, of course, and the winter wandering was described as one of great hunger and fear, but even so he seemed to be the hero of a much better story than, say, Turin the miserable (though great). He seemed always to be led to fair and wonderful places (like the sea), he had a friendship with mighty Ulmo, was one of a very few mortals to ever visit Gondolin, married Turgon's daughter, went to Valinor and (people who enjoy pushing off topic, please avert your attention from the next phrase, as it is extremely contraversial) was granted eternal life (who knows what the far reaching consequences of what ive just said will be...) [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] Anyway, i guess the purpose of this post is less to talk about how lucky or blessed Tuor was, and more to find out some of your opinions on him. Tolkien seems to have written less about him than many of his silmarillion men, like Turin, and many fans i have met really dislike Tuor for some reason. They find his tale to be boring and unimportant, when in fact it had far more far-reaching value than other sil. humans. Perhaps this is because, as Sam says, good tales arent much to listen to, while sad stories like Turin's are relished. Thoughts? __________________ There long the golden leaves have grown, upon the branching years, while here beyond the sundering seas, now fall the Elven-tears... but if of ships I now would sing, what ship would come to me, what ship would bear me ever back, across so wide a sea?