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**lindil** · 12-28-2002, 09:32 AM

A class would be better I think for those who new the material inside and out and did not need to have time to look something up, it in essence be a meeting of loremasters, and for those who were well versed but not masters that could be inspring.

But for those who [like most of us] might need a day to look up who Aragorn's granfather was and wether or not he could or should have helped the Hobbit's with the White Wolves [ and wether their guarding of the Shire lead to it's scouring cause they were so used to being watched after], or more importantly have to think for a while on whether or not JRRT was alluding to the Incarnation of Christ in the Athrabeth ah Finrod Andreth and if so what are the implications for the rest of the Legendarium.

These kind of issues are best experienced on an online forum.

As for the course, your money would be better spent [ if you habe not already] buying the Silm, then re-reading LotR, buying UT and re-reading LotR,
buying the Letters and re-reading the LotR
buying home 3-5 and re-reading the LotR, buying HoME 6-9 and re-reading the LotR,
buying HoME 10 and 11 and re-reading the LotR,
Buying HoME 12 and re-reading the LotR and finally
buying BoLT 1 and 2 and re-reding the LotR.

You will come out 'knowing' more than that class for sure.

Oh and I forgot the Vinyar Tengwar issues with the Osanwe-Kenta essay! And then re-read the LotR!

Sorry for the money you can't beat the Downs... now if only we could get accredidation... [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img]

Now on the other hand if it ws an entire major and I would be able to speak Quenya and write in all of the various modes of Cirith and Tengwar afterwards and have to create my own Silmarillion canon. And at the end I could teach at another University...

Then I could see the point!

[ December 28, 2002: Message edited by: lindil ]

12-28-2002, 09:32 AM	#6
lindil Seeker of the Straight Path Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: a hidden fastness in Big Valley nor cal Posts: 1,680	A class would be better I think for those who new the material inside and out and did not need to have time to look something up, it in essence be a meeting of loremasters, and for those who were well versed but not masters that could be inspring. But for those who [like most of us] might need a day to look up who Aragorn's granfather was and wether or not he could or should have helped the Hobbit's with the White Wolves [ and wether their guarding of the Shire lead to it's scouring cause they were so used to being watched after], or more importantly have to think for a while on whether or not JRRT was alluding to the Incarnation of Christ in the Athrabeth ah Finrod Andreth and if so what are the implications for the rest of the Legendarium. These kind of issues are best experienced on an online forum. As for the course, your money would be better spent [ if you habe not already] buying the Silm, then re-reading LotR, buying UT and re-reading LotR, buying the Letters and re-reading the LotR buying home 3-5 and re-reading the LotR, buying HoME 6-9 and re-reading the LotR, buying HoME 10 and 11 and re-reading the LotR, Buying HoME 12 and re-reading the LotR and finally buying BoLT 1 and 2 and re-reding the LotR. You will come out 'knowing' more than that class for sure. Oh and I forgot the Vinyar Tengwar issues with the Osanwe-Kenta essay! And then re-read the LotR! Sorry for the money you can't beat the Downs... now if only we could get accredidation... [img]smilies/cool.gif[/img] Now on the other hand if it ws an entire major and I would be able to speak Quenya and write in all of the various modes of Cirith and Tengwar afterwards and have to create my own Silmarillion canon. And at the end I could teach at another University... Then I could see the point! [ December 28, 2002: Message edited by: lindil ] __________________ The dwindling Men of the West would often sit up late into the night exchanging lore & wisdom such as they still possessed that they should not fall back into the mean estate of those who never knew or indeed rebelled against the Light.