Elric is Turin! - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Kaszul · 08-15-2002, 12:07 PM

Oh, I was not implying that Moorcock actually copied Tolkien. There are many more facets to Elric that are not relevant to Turin.

My musing is only on the irony of the author's views of Tolkien's works. When I first read the tale of Turin, I immediatly connected him with Elric and assumed that Elric's influences might have been Tolkienesque.

It was only later that I found that Moorcock didn't think much of Tolkien's works. Hence the irony I've come to see.

08-15-2002, 12:07 PM	#1
Kaszul Pile O'Bones Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 14	Oh, I was not implying that Moorcock actually copied Tolkien. There are many more facets to Elric that are not relevant to Turin. My musing is only on the irony of the author's views of Tolkien's works. When I first read the tale of Turin, I immediatly connected him with Elric and assumed that Elric's influences might have been Tolkienesque. It was only later that I found that Moorcock didn't think much of Tolkien's works. Hence the irony I've come to see.