The Warg and Warg Rider Appreciation Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Formendacil · 08-02-2005, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by High King Fingolfin

We could always just call them hyena-lemmings - they look like hyenas and act like lemings.

Maybe a mixture... Hemmings or Lyenas.

I like Lyenas. That "lie" in there is quite appropriate, in light of their lying as to their real race.

High King Fingolfin · 08-02-2005, 01:00 PM

Lyenas is the perfect name Formendacil! It encompasses all aspects of those foul things.

Now let us cease with the discussion of those foul Lyenas and return to the glory of the Warg!

SamwiseGamgee · 08-02-2005, 03:38 PM

Lyenas, defo! What joy it brings me to leave the thread for mere hours and return to find an almost overwhelming number of replies! This thread is so great!

High King Fingolfin · 08-04-2005, 11:52 AM

Indeed this thread is great! So great we cannot even comprehend its greatness. This is barely anything however, compared to the greatness, glory and power of the Warg!

CaptainofDespair · 08-04-2005, 12:11 PM

Hmm...

Why not simply refer to them (the movie Wargs) as Wargless? This would apply better, as they are not truly Wargs, nor do they live up to the majesty of one. They do not have 'The Warg', and are thus mockeries, such as Orcs were made to be of Elves.

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 08-04-2005, 12:33 PM

That is true, CaptainofDespair: they are mockeries.

It makes me wonder just how deeply Peter Jackson's hatred of Wargs runs. Or was it Jackson's fault? For too long have we ignored these cinematic abominations! We must investigate the issue and discover who is responsible for this unholy catastrophe.

Kath · 08-04-2005, 04:01 PM

But first Eomer I would suggest going to the cast members of LotR and showing them this thread, as when I was listening to the cast commentary today I found that they all seem to think those film mockeries were an acceptable version of a warg! Now really if you are going to be in a film that is based on a book you could at least read it and get the history of the story and it's characters straight! It's just as bad as the assumption that the Fell Beast is in fact a Nazgul!

dancing spawn of ungoliant · 08-09-2005, 09:15 AM

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It makes me wonder just how deeply Peter Jackson's hatred of Wargs runs. Or was it Jackson's fault? For too long have we ignored these cinematic abominations! We must investigate the issue and discover who is responsible for this unholy catastrophe.

Indeed. And I think I've found some facts that prove that it is Mr. Jackson who was in charge of the attempt to profane the Wargs. If you're a sensitive person you probably should not read the following evidence.

The design galleries of the Two Towers reveal that Ben Wootten and Warren Mahy are responsible for the looks of the Lyenas. I was abhorred to listen their comments of their sketches. Mr. Wootten talked about one image where two Lyenas are chasing an intimidated horse. "How terrified the horses would be fighting
dogs", he said! This isn't the only time he talks about Wargs as dogs.

But it's really Mr. Mahy's work we see on screen. However, he shifts the blame to Mr. Jackson telling that he wanted to have rather a dog than a wolf. He would also have liked to see features of a reptile in his Lyenas. And why is this Mr. Jackson's fault? Because by approving the sketches he made himself guilty of spreading this unbelievable heresy of Wargs.

This kind of madness seems too horrible to be derived from a human being. It must be as Nilp said. Mighty is the influence of Varsur!

08-02-2005, 01:00 PM	#2
High King Fingolfin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the Wargs thrive, a.k.a. Madison, WI Posts: 437	Lyenas is the perfect name Formendacil! It encompasses all aspects of those foul things. Now let us cease with the discussion of those foul Lyenas and return to the glory of the Warg! __________________ "Outside of a Warg, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a Warg, it's too dark to read." - Wargo Marx

08-02-2005, 03:38 PM	#3
SamwiseGamgee Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In the warm bosom of a Warg Posts: 378	Lyenas, defo! What joy it brings me to leave the thread for mere hours and return to find an almost overwhelming number of replies! This thread is so great! __________________ -- Well, I'm back.

08-04-2005, 11:52 AM	#4
High King Fingolfin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Where the Wargs thrive, a.k.a. Madison, WI Posts: 437	Indeed this thread is great! So great we cannot even comprehend its greatness. This is barely anything however, compared to the greatness, glory and power of the Warg! __________________ "Outside of a Warg, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a Warg, it's too dark to read." - Wargo Marx Last edited by High King Fingolfin; 08-04-2005 at 11:55 AM. Reason: Taking out a mistake.

08-04-2005, 12:33 PM	#6
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	That is true, CaptainofDespair: they are mockeries. It makes me wonder just how deeply Peter Jackson's hatred of Wargs runs. Or was it Jackson's fault? For too long have we ignored these cinematic abominations! We must investigate the issue and discover who is responsible for this unholy catastrophe. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond

08-04-2005, 04:01 PM	#7
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	But first Eomer I would suggest going to the cast members of LotR and showing them this thread, as when I was listening to the cast commentary today I found that they all seem to think those film mockeries were an acceptable version of a warg! Now really if you are going to be in a film that is based on a book you could at least read it and get the history of the story and it's characters straight! It's just as bad as the assumption that the Fell Beast is in fact a Nazgul! __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

08-04-2005, 12:11 PM	#5
CaptainofDespair Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 413	Hmm... Why not simply refer to them (the movie Wargs) as Wargless? This would apply better, as they are not truly Wargs, nor do they live up to the majesty of one. They do not have 'The Warg', and are thus mockeries, such as Orcs were made to be of Elves.