03-31-2003, 03:19 AM | #21 |
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It wasn't originally meant to be part of his mythology; he just "borrowed" parts from it.
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03-31-2003, 10:11 AM | #22 |
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Hmmmm, I prefer to think of it as "one of" the mythologies!
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03-31-2003, 10:20 AM | #23 |
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In some ways, The Hobbit is a better book than LOTR. Let's not argue about that here though. But I don't see why it matters that it was written as a children's book.
I too like the ravens. Old Carc is cool, especially how he's described as having a baldy heid. Funny how in LOTR the birds are mostly portrayed as spies and servants of the enemy. Apart from the ubiquitous eagles, all we get for the good guys is some vague reference to Radagast's messengers (though that did lead to Gandalf being rescued from Orthanc). cheers d. |
03-31-2003, 10:32 AM | #24 |
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Yes, don't "dis" The Hobbit!
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03-31-2003, 11:20 AM | #25 |
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I wasn't. I was just saying that in some ways, it's not necessarily a very good source for information about Tolkien's world.
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when reading TH i always keep in mind that it was written by Bilbo and yep, perhaps to be told to the young hobbits, because the mature ones were rather dissapointing... i think that JRRT showed his mastery in that he create a world begining with the sources. he liked to tell the same story from different points of view, and that gives to his work a rare grade of reality (sub-reality). The hobbit and LOTR are perfectly consistent if you keep in mind who and for whom wrote the books. BTW, of course there are also talking animals in LOTR: the fox of the Shire.
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I remember that fox. I believe it was only thinking, not talking, however.
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yay thrush
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