tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post8205720623570882723..comments2024-03-27T19:07:19.133-04:00Comments on The Silver Key: Blogging The Silmarillion: Out of ruined lands and cities, a star of hope arisesBrian Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-79575298281130540122010-03-03T21:58:55.703-05:002010-03-03T21:58:55.703-05:00Gabriele, I agree. There are events (of which I ca...Gabriele, I agree. There are events (of which I cannot think too long about) that would make me choose mortality, too.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-91027043245893910572010-03-03T15:24:36.888-05:002010-03-03T15:24:36.888-05:00Eric, if Tolkien had been an Elf, he'd chosen ...Eric, if Tolkien had been an Elf, he'd chosen mortality when his wife died (and so would my father).Gabriele Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205770868139083575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-9732115577532100812010-02-28T05:00:41.401-05:002010-02-28T05:00:41.401-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.オテモヤンhttp://e-nixi.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-49480208591737499952010-02-26T18:19:20.060-05:002010-02-26T18:19:20.060-05:00I've always thought of the falls of Nargothron...I've always thought of the falls of Nargothrond, Gondolin and Doriath as a result of Morgoth's curse: "Wherever they go, evil shall arise. Wherever they speak, their words shall bring ill counsel. Whatsoever they do shall turn against them."<br /><br />And I agree - I'd pay pure gold for a full story of the Fall of Gondolin!Long Haired Spiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05606752907299539959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-19690360514176462112010-02-25T22:23:15.626-05:002010-02-25T22:23:15.626-05:00So much left unfinished! Though I suppose that...So much left unfinished! Though I suppose that's a comment on all our too-short lives.<br /><br />Reminder to self: Immortality is not so great. Reread Tolkien books for evidence.Eric D. Lehmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06463816538253906019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-39218302021059920152010-02-25T21:05:21.467-05:002010-02-25T21:05:21.467-05:00Unfortunately, no ... unless you buy into the Red ...Unfortunately, no ... unless you buy into the <i>Red Book of Westmarch</i>, <i>Translations from the Elvish</i> and other such source texts (the original, "real" sources of Tolkien's stories). These are kind of like <i>The Necronomicon.</i><br /><br />There is an expanded story in <i>Unfinished Tales</i> called "Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin", but as befits the title of the book it's unfinished, ending before the fall of the city.Brian Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05563309422791320114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723077228948447528.post-81085307169732400132010-02-25T19:30:28.469-05:002010-02-25T19:30:28.469-05:00Awesome Brian
Glorfindel is THE Elf to me.
Your ...Awesome Brian<br /><br />Glorfindel is THE Elf to me.<br /><br />Your last remark-IS there a Book of The Fall of Gondolin in existence?nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.com