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Iarwain · 01-22-2003, 04:39 PM

Just like to say, Watch the criticism, everybody! He may not be your favorite author, but its completely unnecessary and not really interesting to comment on how he is lesser than Tolkien, and how you once read the chronicles of Narnia and thought them mediocre.

Burrahobbit, as is said in the Barrowdown's rules, if you don't have anything to contribute, don't post! The eldila (sorry about the spelling) are not "gods", and neither are the Oyarsas of each planet. They do resemble the "gods" of greek and roman mythologies, but are not wholly the same.

Thank you for your input, Estelyn, I think that could easily put the topic to rest.

Davem, Tolkien didn't exactly support Lewis on all fronts, and if we could thank him, a great series of children's novels would be unpublished. Lewis did, as you said, encourage Tolkien to finish LotR, so thank him for that! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] Though this is irrelavent, I don't think that the Epilouge should have been included, because it would have let the story end in a very weak way. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Iarwain

[ January 22, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ]

01-22-2003, 04:39 PM	#6
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	Just like to say, Watch the criticism, everybody! He may not be your favorite author, but its completely unnecessary and not really interesting to comment on how he is lesser than Tolkien, and how you once read the chronicles of Narnia and thought them mediocre. Burrahobbit, as is said in the Barrowdown's rules, if you don't have anything to contribute, don't post! The eldila (sorry about the spelling) are not "gods", and neither are the Oyarsas of each planet. They do resemble the "gods" of greek and roman mythologies, but are not wholly the same. Thank you for your input, Estelyn, I think that could easily put the topic to rest. Davem, Tolkien didn't exactly support Lewis on all fronts, and if we could thank him, a great series of children's novels would be unpublished. Lewis did, as you said, encourage Tolkien to finish LotR, so thank him for that! [img]smilies/mad.gif[/img] Though this is irrelavent, I don't think that the Epilouge should have been included, because it would have let the story end in a very weak way. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Iarwain [ January 22, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ] __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"