SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lord Of The Rings Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 15 days agoThat’s where I keep my list of elvish naughty words!lemmy.dbzer0.comimagemessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down11
arrow-up1344arrow-down1imageThat’s where I keep my list of elvish naughty words!lemmy.dbzer0.comSnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Lord Of The Rings Memes@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squarehuf [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·15 days agoHOW? it’s got some great bits! the history of gondor and arnor, the pronunciation guide, info on the languages
minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·15 days agoAnd if you like the appendices you’ll love The Silmarillion.
minus-squarehuf [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·15 days agowell yes, it leads nicely into that, which leads nicely into unifnished tales, which leads nicely into HOME (all 12 books)… after that it gets tricky
minus-squareBeefandSquints@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoI do need the encouragement, thank you!
minus-squarehuf [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 days agoit also has the story of aragorn and arwen, which appears nowhere in the book because tolkien couldnt find a place to put it. he did of course find a place to but bombadil…
minus-squareBeefandSquints@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoI have honestly always wondered why that was such a huge story line in the movies!
minus-squarehuf [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoit’s a very significant event in the history of middle earth, but it’s always at the edges of the story. and you have to have read the silmarillion to really get why it’s so significant, and of course it’s some bloodline stuff, because it’s tolkien.
minus-squareBeefandSquints@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoI also have not read that, is it worth it?
minus-squarehuf [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 days agoyes. but it can be a tough read at first. lots of new names and it’s not a novel, it’s a condensed historical narrative
minus-squareBeefandSquints@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 days agoI do have a degree in history, I’ll give it a shot.
HOW? it’s got some great bits!
the history of gondor and arnor, the pronunciation guide, info on the languages
And if you like the appendices you’ll love The Silmarillion.
well yes, it leads nicely into that, which leads nicely into unifnished tales, which leads nicely into HOME (all 12 books)… after that it gets tricky
I do need the encouragement, thank you!
it also has the story of aragorn and arwen, which appears nowhere in the book because tolkien couldnt find a place to put it.
he did of course find a place to but bombadil…
I have honestly always wondered why that was such a huge story line in the movies!
it’s a very significant event in the history of middle earth, but it’s always at the edges of the story. and you have to have read the silmarillion to really get why it’s so significant, and of course it’s some bloodline stuff, because it’s tolkien.
I also have not read that, is it worth it?
yes. but it can be a tough read at first. lots of new names and it’s not a novel, it’s a condensed historical narrative
I do have a degree in history, I’ll give it a shot.