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Mithalwen · 01-25-2007, 02:44 PM

I found this by acccident and am going to bump it up before I lose it again!

It strikes me that it applies much more to the Silmarillion than the Lord of the Rings. I guess that isn't surprising given that the characters in The Silmarillion tend to be much more complex and ambiguous.

It is easy to find examples for the sins(saving sloth perhaps) but a lot of the "good" characters doom themselves by failing in the virtues.

Je reviens..

01-25-2007, 02:44 PM	#19
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,460	Doing a HerenIstarion I found this by acccident and am going to bump it up before I lose it again! It strikes me that it applies much more to the Silmarillion than the Lord of the Rings. I guess that isn't surprising given that the characters in The Silmarillion tend to be much more complex and ambiguous. It is easy to find examples for the sins(saving sloth perhaps) but a lot of the "good" characters doom themselves by failing in the virtues. Je reviens.. __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace