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Beleglas · 06-16-2002, 08:07 AM

I think the books are great because Tolkien was able to create not only a land with races, geography, and troubles, but also with a grand mythology. Especially the Silmarillion is wriiten to be more then a nice novel but mythology on itself, and Tolkien really succeeded with that setup.

06-16-2002, 08:07 AM	#1
Beleglas Pile O'Bones Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 20	I think the books are great because Tolkien was able to create not only a land with races, geography, and troubles, but also with a grand mythology. Especially the Silmarillion is wriiten to be more then a nice novel but mythology on itself, and Tolkien really succeeded with that setup.