The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Still forming your own images of Middle-earth, or stuck with Elijah and co.?

Eruwen · 08-12-2002, 01:02 PM

I can see the landscapes in my own way when I read the books. Although, alot of my "pictures" aren't even close to what they are supposed to look like. Like in Moria, I, for some reason, pictured it as this huge outdoor scene that was really dark no matter what time it was. And the only time they could see anything around them was when Gandalf shone a light from his staff. Wow was I wrong.

I can't wait until I see Gondor. I have another picture in my head of what that city looks like.

But as for the characters, I just knew them from the movie characters. Of course, it would have helped if I didn't have the version of LOTR with the movie characters on the cover. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

08-12-2002, 01:02 PM	#27
Eruwen Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 892	I can see the landscapes in my own way when I read the books. Although, alot of my "pictures" aren't even close to what they are supposed to look like. Like in Moria, I, for some reason, pictured it as this huge outdoor scene that was really dark no matter what time it was. And the only time they could see anything around them was when Gandalf shone a light from his staff. Wow was I wrong. I can't wait until I see Gondor. I have another picture in my head of what that city looks like. But as for the characters, I just knew them from the movie characters. Of course, it would have helped if I didn't have the version of LOTR with the movie characters on the cover. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]