It's the end of an era (but how did they know?) - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Elmo · 02-24-2007, 07:43 AM

I'd always assumed the Ages of the Stars were much longer than the Ages of the Suns. Doesn't Tolkien mention somewhere about them being briefer?

Raynor · 02-24-2007, 07:48 AM

The ages of the Sun are not based on astronomy but on history; as such, their length is variable, and, arguably, random. Tolkien speculates in the letters that the ages would accelerate; as such, the last four ages, together, may have passed in as little as 6000 years.

02-24-2007, 07:43 AM	#1
Elmo Pittodrie Poltergeist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: trying to find that warm and winding lane again Posts: 633	I'd always assumed the Ages of the Stars were much longer than the Ages of the Suns. Doesn't Tolkien mention somewhere about them being briefer? __________________ As Beren looked into her eyes within the shadows of her hair, The trembling starlight of the skies he saw there mirrored shimmering.

02-24-2007, 07:48 AM	#2
Raynor Eagle of the Star Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sarmisegethuza Posts: 1,058	The ages of the Sun are not based on astronomy but on history; as such, their length is variable, and, arguably, random. Tolkien speculates in the letters that the ages would accelerate; as such, the last four ages, together, may have passed in as little as 6000 years. __________________ "May the wicked become good. May the good obtain peace. May the peaceful be freed from bonds. May the freed set others free."

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