The Quenta Silmarillion Eucatastrophe-less - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

ivo · 12-02-2004, 05:38 AM

I'm new here: I came upon the word eucatastrophe and had to react on one of the comments.

I read somewhere that the eucatastrophe in LOTR was the crumbling of the Black Gate.

Of course the eucatastrophe is the destruction of the ring, which was against all odds.
By doing it, you change the world you wanted to save. That is the logic of terror, either way you lose. By fulfilling your task, you undo the reason for your task (because the One is bond to the powers of the Three).

More precise: the eucatastrophic element is the moment when Frodo finds out about the ring. Once he knows the facts, he can't deny them. That is the terrifying power of a vocation.
It's in the knowledge: things will never be the same...(sacrifice and resurrection in one, like Christ)

12-02-2004, 05:38 AM	#17
ivo Newly Deceased Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 10	little late, but still... I'm new here: I came upon the word eucatastrophe and had to react on one of the comments. I read somewhere that the eucatastrophe in LOTR was the crumbling of the Black Gate. Of course the eucatastrophe is the destruction of the ring, which was against all odds. By doing it, you change the world you wanted to save. That is the logic of terror, either way you lose. By fulfilling your task, you undo the reason for your task (because the One is bond to the powers of the Three). More precise: the eucatastrophic element is the moment when Frodo finds out about the ring. Once he knows the facts, he can't deny them. That is the terrifying power of a vocation. It's in the knowledge: things will never be the same...(sacrifice and resurrection in one, like Christ) Last edited by ivo; 12-02-2004 at 07:28 AM.