Magical Middle Earth - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Sleepy Ranger · 08-10-2004, 08:36 AM

Quoting from David Colbert's The Magical World of the Lord of the Rings

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Far too many people try to compare J.R.R Tolkien and J.K Rowling, just because both of them tell stories about imaginary worlds inhabited by wizards. Not much about their stories is similar. Harry Potter lives in a world full of magic: spells, wands, potions and flying broomsticks. In Tolkien's world, the wizards (and others) perform very little magic. In fact, Tolkien denies that magic is important in his world.

Theres a whole chapter on this and it ultimately says that there can be no more magic in ME, and that its not exactly magic in the first place. If you'd ike I'll give you some interesting parts of that chapter. But as far as I'm concerned LoTR needed no more magic than it already possesed.

Gelmir · 08-10-2004, 10:10 AM

What! How can you compare LotR to Harry snotter? For one, LotR has a reason for why it's there, HP doesn't, and LotR is actually interesting, and not for babies who can say, I read really long book, me clever!

It makes me so Mad, I want to eat somebody's head off!

Morsul the Dark · 08-10-2004, 10:15 AM

Well perhaps HP is more children oriented than LOTR but I know plenty of teenagers (myself included(just look at my avvie)) that are fond of it...and there was magic in LOTR even if it was minor Gandalf uses his staff to light dark places

Isowen · 08-10-2004, 11:23 AM

Gelmir, I apologize, I wasn't exactly agreeing with the comparison, so don't yell! It's fine, I hate it when people compare lotr to harry potter, though you must admit, there are SOME similarities, however small they are.
And I must get that book.

Thankyou sleepy ranger, it sounds good.

Gelmir · 08-10-2004, 03:33 PM

I sorry, I got worked up, I just think Hp is kinda Irritating.

You're free to go! LOL, any hoo, carry on carry on. No harm done, right

. I hope, you don't hate me, I'll stop before I get over excited.

Voralphion · 08-10-2004, 06:11 PM

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Theres harry potter, hes young and little, not unlike Frodo

Actually quite unlike Frodo, Frodo was fifty and so wasn't young the fact he was small was due to his race, not due to the fact he is juvenile like Harry Potter.

08-10-2004, 10:10 AM	#2
Gelmir Haunting Spirit Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lothlorein Posts: 62	Harry Potter campaired to LotR What! How can you compare LotR to Harry snotter? For one, LotR has a reason for why it's there, HP doesn't, and LotR is actually interesting, and not for babies who can say, I read really long book, me clever! It makes me so Mad, I want to eat somebody's head off! __________________ No more knee caps for you! No more Life for you! And you! No more toe nails for you! mwahahaha! Last edited by Gelmir; 08-10-2004 at 10:12 AM. Reason: N/A

08-10-2004, 10:15 AM	#3
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Well perhaps HP is more children oriented than LOTR but I know plenty of teenagers (myself included(just look at my avvie)) that are fond of it...and there was magic in LOTR even if it was minor Gandalf uses his staff to light dark places __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-10-2004, 11:23 AM	#4
Isowen Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The blackened depths Posts: 86	Gelmir, I apologize, I wasn't exactly agreeing with the comparison, so don't yell! It's fine, I hate it when people compare lotr to harry potter, though you must admit, there are SOME similarities, however small they are. And I must get that book. Thankyou sleepy ranger, it sounds good. __________________ I hope Butterbur sends this promptly. A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber -room: Thing wanted always burried, If he forgets, I shall roast him. Last edited by Isowen; 08-10-2004 at 01:15 PM.

08-10-2004, 03:33 PM	#5
Gelmir Haunting Spirit Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Lothlorein Posts: 62	No! I sorwee I sorry, I got worked up, I just think Hp is kinda Irritating. You're free to go! LOL, any hoo, carry on carry on. No harm done, right . I hope, you don't hate me, I'll stop before I get over excited. __________________ No more knee caps for you! No more Life for you! And you! No more toe nails for you! mwahahaha! Last edited by Gelmir; 08-10-2004 at 03:35 PM. Reason: For a full stop