silmarillion

double helix · 08-27-2002, 08:47 PM

keltic red hello i need to know does the silmariilion get easier to read when you get further threw it. i'm on chap 4 and im still kind of dazed from the intros

markedel · 08-27-2002, 09:57 PM

The Silmarillion in some sens gets easier to read-it becomes a series of linked short (and not so short) tales that tell of the rise of the Elves and the War against Morgoth, followed by the Akallebeth (a summary of the fall of Numenenor) and a summary of the Lord of the Rings. The language gets toned down a bit.

Willow Oran · 08-28-2002, 12:26 AM

Actually I found the introductory chapters to be the easiest to get through. The silmarillion is a heavy book all the way through. There are parts of it that are a bit easier but only a bit. The best way to read it is to plod straight through it in a daze the first time and then go back and re-read the parts you're the most interested in while skimmin the parts you're not. Plodding straight through will give give you a general idea of what's going on in it and then if you're confused about anything, (which you will be,) you'll know which parts to read in detail in order to get un- confused.

BeardofPants · 08-28-2002, 01:24 AM

Do whatever it takes to make it easier on yourself. I literally made notes as I was going through, as my memory is a shocker at the best of times. Refer to family trees and notes at the back for helpful and quick access to information. And above all, don't give up! It's well worth the trouble.

Beruthiel · 08-28-2002, 02:04 AM

I read it aloud! it was the only way to get thru he tough parts. Oh, boy, tho', once you get to the nitty-gritty nugat of Turin, you'll be solidly hooked.

markedel · 08-28-2002, 07:31 AM

I never liked reading Turin, I find it oppressive. That doesn't make it bad...but just well done. I preferred the beginning the most.

Urksnik the Sleek · 08-30-2002, 11:24 AM

I agree about Turin. I find it hard to get all the way through that secton.
As to the rest, I still occasionally have to check the index etc for exactly who is who, but it does get better after the first time, and its addictive enough to make you want to read it over and over.

**crickhollow** · 09-04-2002, 04:48 PM

I'm in the middle of the Sil for the first time--the language begs to be read aloud!

Dain · 09-06-2002, 06:59 PM

If you have made it to chapter 4 then you should have knoe problem getting through the rest, you may have to keep going back to remind your self of who's who as there is so much to take in. But the Sil is well worth finishing and will give you a better insight into the making of Middle Earth

08-27-2002, 08:47 PM	#1
double helix Sapling Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 7	silmarillion keltic red hello i need to know does the silmariilion get easier to read when you get further threw it. i'm on chap 4 and im still kind of dazed from the intros

08-27-2002, 09:57 PM	#2
markedel 'Sober' Mullet Frosh Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Queen's Posts: 1,245	The Silmarillion in some sens gets easier to read-it becomes a series of linked short (and not so short) tales that tell of the rise of the Elves and the War against Morgoth, followed by the Akallebeth (a summary of the fall of Numenenor) and a summary of the Lord of the Rings. The language gets toned down a bit. __________________ "Earnur was a man like his father in valour, but not in wisdom"

08-28-2002, 12:26 AM	#3
Willow Oran Deus Ex Machina Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,951	Actually I found the introductory chapters to be the easiest to get through. The silmarillion is a heavy book all the way through. There are parts of it that are a bit easier but only a bit. The best way to read it is to plod straight through it in a daze the first time and then go back and re-read the parts you're the most interested in while skimmin the parts you're not. Plodding straight through will give give you a general idea of what's going on in it and then if you're confused about anything, (which you will be,) you'll know which parts to read in detail in order to get un- confused. __________________ "5. Plain Rings with RUNES on the inside. Avoid these like the PLAGUE. -Diana Wynne Jones Tough Guide To FantasyLand ...it's not much of a show if somebody doesn't suffer, and preferably at length. Suffering is beautiful in any case, and so is anguish; but as for loathing, and bitterness... I don't think they belong on the stage at all. - Isabella, I Gelosi

08-28-2002, 01:24 AM	#4
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	Do whatever it takes to make it easier on yourself. I literally made notes as I was going through, as my memory is a shocker at the best of times. Refer to family trees and notes at the back for helpful and quick access to information. And above all, don't give up! It's well worth the trouble. __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

08-28-2002, 07:31 AM	#6
markedel 'Sober' Mullet Frosh Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Queen's Posts: 1,245	I never liked reading Turin, I find it oppressive. That doesn't make it bad...but just well done. I preferred the beginning the most. __________________ "Earnur was a man like his father in valour, but not in wisdom"

08-28-2002, 02:04 AM	#5
Beruthiel Hobbit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 41	I read it aloud! it was the only way to get thru he tough parts. Oh, boy, tho', once you get to the nitty-gritty nugat of Turin, you'll be solidly hooked.

08-30-2002, 11:24 AM	#7
Urksnik the Sleek Hobbit Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: under the misty mountains Posts: 33	I agree about Turin. I find it hard to get all the way through that secton. As to the rest, I still occasionally have to check the index etc for exactly who is who, but it does get better after the first time, and its addictive enough to make you want to read it over and over. __________________ The world was fair, the mountains tall In Elder Days before the fall Of mighty kings in Nargothrond And Gondolin, who now beyond The Western Seas have passed away The world was fair in Durin's Day.

09-04-2002, 04:48 PM	#8
crickhollow The Buckleberry Fairy/Captain Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington State again (I miss Texas). Posts: 1,345	I'm in the middle of the Sil for the first time--the language begs to be read aloud! __________________ A day will come at last when I Shall take the hidden paths that run West of the Moon, East of the Sun.

09-06-2002, 06:59 PM	#9
Dain Hobbit Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Leeds, England Posts: 20	If you have made it to chapter 4 then you should have knoe problem getting through the rest, you may have to keep going back to remind your self of who's who as there is so much to take in. But the Sil is well worth finishing and will give you a better insight into the making of Middle Earth

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