04-13-2007, 02:57 PM | #1 |
Elven Warrior
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The Silmarillion > The Bible
I hope this doesn't count as sacrilege or anything, so let me start off with stressing that I perfectly respect religious people; of course I do.
I'm also perfectly aware of the fact the The Bible is much, much more important than The Silmarillion will ever be. Still, I can't really say The Bible really fit my tastes - there's just something about the atmosphere that I'm not that fond of. I know it's an extremely important piece of work, and I know that millions of people feel a huge respect for it (as do I), but... no - the atmosphere just doesn't appeal to me. This is where The Silmarillion comes in. That book reminds in many aspects about The Bible (The Creation, the gods etc.); but The Silmarillion possesses a kind of atmosphere that I like much better. The Silmarillion's got more... attitude. I've never seen characters like Fëanor, Fingolfin, Aredhel and Eöl in The Bible before; those characters are really cool, in a way that I like a lot. I don't know how to clearly explain this, so this whole post might seem rather vague; but I hope I've at least partly expressed my opinions on the subject. Last edited by Peter_20 : 04-13-2007 at 05:18 PM. |
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