Tales from the Perilous Realm/Unfinished Tales - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

04-06-2003, 05:20 AM

Hi there,i'm wondering about these 2 books, i like The Hobbit/Silmarilion/Lord of the Rings books and know i was interested in Purcasing.. Tales from the Perilous Realm/Unfinished Tales,can you tell me more about them?,I found the Silmarilion a litte difficult at first to understand becouse i'm 12,but can you tell me more about them?

Arwen_Evenstar · 04-06-2003, 05:32 AM

Firstly, Welcome to the downs! Secondly; sure! If you didn't understand the Silmarillion, i don't thing the UT would be a good choice just yet...its a more indepth telling of some of the events from The Silmarillion, eg. Turins tale, nienor, etc. Tales of the Perilous realm, i thought, was a pretty good book, not as difficult as The Sil or the UT, more understandable...to me anyway. Well thats my two cents....bye!

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Estelyn Telcontar · 04-06-2003, 05:38 AM

The Unfinished Tales are similarly written to the Silmarillion; parts of the various stories are told at greater length, and for the most part, they are (as the title says) unfinished.

The Tales from the Perilous Realm are delightful shorter stories; except for the poems 'The Adventures of Tom Bombadil', they are not about Middle-earth.

Both books are enjoyable reading, though they are completely different from one another. You've asked a question that might interest other newcomers as well, AZOG, so I'm moving this thread to the Novices and Newcomers forum. I hope others will share their opinions on both books there.

04-06-2003, 05:20 AM	#1
AZOG-THE-GOBLIN Guest Posts: n/a	Tales from the Perilous Realm/Unfinished Tales Hi there,i'm wondering about these 2 books, i like The Hobbit/Silmarilion/Lord of the Rings books and know i was interested in Purcasing.. Tales from the Perilous Realm/Unfinished Tales,can you tell me more about them?,I found the Silmarilion a litte difficult at first to understand becouse i'm 12,but can you tell me more about them?

04-06-2003, 05:32 AM	#2
Arwen_Evenstar Wight Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Rivendell Posts: 206	Firstly, Welcome to the downs! Secondly; sure! If you didn't understand the Silmarillion, i don't thing the UT would be a good choice just yet...its a more indepth telling of some of the events from The Silmarillion, eg. Turins tale, nienor, etc. Tales of the Perilous realm, i thought, was a pretty good book, not as difficult as The Sil or the UT, more understandable...to me anyway. Well thats my two cents....bye! btw....RATE ME!!! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ 'I am Agarwaen, Son of Úmarth...'-Túrin Turambar. Arwen_Evenstar

04-06-2003, 05:38 AM	#3
Estelyn Telcontar Princess of Skwerlz Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: where the Sea is eastwards (WtR: 6060 miles) Posts: 7,645	The Unfinished Tales are similarly written to the Silmarillion; parts of the various stories are told at greater length, and for the most part, they are (as the title says) unfinished. The Tales from the Perilous Realm are delightful shorter stories; except for the poems 'The Adventures of Tom Bombadil', they are not about Middle-earth. Both books are enjoyable reading, though they are completely different from one another. You've asked a question that might interest other newcomers as well, AZOG, so I'm moving this thread to the Novices and Newcomers forum. I hope others will share their opinions on both books there. __________________ 'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth...'