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davem · 04-02-2003, 02:34 AM

Does anyone think theres any significance in the fact that both Feanor & Galadriel create a 'Silmaril' & a 'Palantir'? But Feanor 'manufactures' (the 'machine'?) the objects, while Galadriel uses water, a natural element? Feanor seeks to make something which will last forever, while Galadriel's 'creations' are transitory & can be lost (poured away). Is Tolkien pointing up a difference between his two greatest (in the sense of most powerful) characters?

04-02-2003, 02:34 AM	#9
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	Does anyone think theres any significance in the fact that both Feanor & Galadriel create a 'Silmaril' & a 'Palantir'? But Feanor 'manufactures' (the 'machine'?) the objects, while Galadriel uses water, a natural element? Feanor seeks to make something which will last forever, while Galadriel's 'creations' are transitory & can be lost (poured away). Is Tolkien pointing up a difference between his two greatest (in the sense of most powerful) characters? __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."