The Silmarillion in one word - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

FlimFlamSam · 08-04-2011, 08:02 AM

Galadriel55 spoke: [I do not quite understand how The Sil is "fungal growth".]
A metaphor and a joke on a Hobbit's love of mushrooms.

Galadriel55 spoke: [And it's not "attatched" to LOTR - more the opposite; even though LOTR was published first, The Sil was the original idea.]
Oh, I'm quite aware of the relationships. Moreso than you would believe.

Galadriel55 spoke: [Can you please explain why you think so?]
The ideas in The Silmarillion were quite "fluid" when it came to writing Lord of the Rings. I liked that Gil-Galad was the only son of Feanor, that Neldoreth (home of Thingol and Melian) was the forest abutting the Sea of Rhun (see HOME War of the Ring; the second map) and other massive changes that he was considering when writing Lord of the Rings.

Those stories were meant as a backdrop, not something to be forever encapsulated in Silma and sworn an oath by.

Galadriel55 spoke: [And welcome to the Downs! Enjoy your stay!]
Thank you.

08-04-2011, 08:02 AM	#11
FlimFlamSam Pile O'Bones Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 25	Galadriel55 spoke: [I do not quite understand how The Sil is "fungal growth".] A metaphor and a joke on a Hobbit's love of mushrooms. Galadriel55 spoke: [And it's not "attatched" to LOTR - more the opposite; even though LOTR was published first, The Sil was the original idea.] Oh, I'm quite aware of the relationships. Moreso than you would believe. Galadriel55 spoke: [Can you please explain why you think so?] The ideas in The Silmarillion were quite "fluid" when it came to writing Lord of the Rings. I liked that Gil-Galad was the only son of Feanor, that Neldoreth (home of Thingol and Melian) was the forest abutting the Sea of Rhun (see HOME War of the Ring; the second map) and other massive changes that he was considering when writing Lord of the Rings. Those stories were meant as a backdrop, not something to be forever encapsulated in Silma and sworn an oath by. Galadriel55 spoke: [And welcome to the Downs! Enjoy your stay!] Thank you.