Lord of the Rings -- Book or Trilogy? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Jessica Jade · 03-28-2002, 04:32 PM

I've always been hesitant to refer to LOTR as a "Trilogy." It's one story, one quest, one epic adventure. One very elaborate, vast, sweeping, enthralling, tragic, touching adventure, yes, but nonetheless still one story. Actually, you know, Tolkien divided the story up into six books. You know...book one was everything that happened to Frodo before he got to Rivendell. Book two began with Many Meetings and the Council of Elrond as well as the formation of the Fellowship. Each "book" is a different chapter of the quest and the war of the ring. Sooo...it's ONE book, i say, it's just divided up into 3 different ones for your convenience.

03-28-2002, 04:32 PM	#21
Jessica Jade Wight Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tirion upon Túna, Atlanta Posts: 154	I've always been hesitant to refer to LOTR as a "Trilogy." It's one story, one quest, one epic adventure. One very elaborate, vast, sweeping, enthralling, tragic, touching adventure, yes, but nonetheless still one story. Actually, you know, Tolkien divided the story up into six books. You know...book one was everything that happened to Frodo before he got to Rivendell. Book two began with Many Meetings and the Council of Elrond as well as the formation of the Fellowship. Each "book" is a different chapter of the quest and the war of the ring. Sooo...it's ONE book, i say, it's just divided up into 3 different ones for your convenience. __________________ http://www.cadential64.com The musicians had indeed laid bare the youngest, most innocent of our ideas of life, the indestructible yearning for the way things aren't and can never be. ~ Philip Roth, The Human Stain