tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post1933533425902085196..comments2024-03-27T19:07:19.133-04:00Comments on The Silver Key: Top 10 fantasy fiction battles: The Battle of Unnumbered TearsBrian Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-13422084723207223012009-05-11T17:17:00.000-04:002009-05-11T17:17:00.000-04:00I prefer the single combat between Fingolfin and M...I prefer the single combat between Fingolfin and Morgoth.<br /><br />I love how it is hopeless for Fingolfin, but he manages to lame a god nevertheless.Eric D. Lehmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06463816538253906019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-23714236503357986802009-05-07T22:19:00.000-04:002009-05-07T22:19:00.000-04:00Thanks Mythopoeia, no surprise here but I'm in tot...Thanks Mythopoeia, no surprise here but I'm in total agreement on Tolkien's genius. The battles of the Silmarillion/First Age are in the spirit of Homer's <I>The Iliad</I>--a clash between Gods and heroes that are more akin to Gods than men, especially when viewed through the lens of the Third Age.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-89123172425213277202009-05-07T16:17:00.000-04:002009-05-07T16:17:00.000-04:00The Battles of the Third Age are those of warriors...The Battles of the Third Age are those of warriors and monsters; the First Age battles were between Gods and Heroes. I really enjoyed your summary of the Nirnaeth here; the battle is so important and impressive and powerful, but as you pointed out, so little of it is told. Somehow it still resonates. Tolkien was a Genius.Mythopoeiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850694867746118499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-36202214765736523262009-05-05T16:45:00.000-04:002009-05-05T16:45:00.000-04:00Thanks Kent. It is eye-opening to see the scope of...Thanks Kent. It is eye-opening to see the scope of the Silmarillion First Age battles... they make the Battle of the Pelennor Fields seem like a minor skirmish in comparison.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-40458126696249744162009-05-05T06:00:00.000-04:002009-05-05T06:00:00.000-04:00This is an excellent description of the battle. I ...This is an excellent description of the battle. I must dig out that chapter again. The first time I saw that 's' on the end of 'Balrog' was a powerful what-the-fuh moment for me.Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165997449776226774noreply@blogger.com