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Guinevere · 08-31-2002, 04:45 PM

Well, I don`t have any problem with LotR , or the Hobbit. I wouldn`t alter a single word.
But I do have a big problem with the Silmarillion. It`s the deep sadness that lies over it, that`s bothering me. Especially the tragic story of Turin Turambar which ends in complete dispair and disaster. How did Hurin, who was only valiant and faithful, deserve such a dreadful fate ? Where are the pity and mercy of the valar in his case ? I just can`t find any meaning in this story...

In LotR, courage, loyalty and pity are rewarded, and there is a balance between sadness and hope, and a meaning behind it all.

08-31-2002, 04:45 PM	#23
Guinevere Banshee of Camelot Join Date: May 2002 Location: Switzerland Posts: 5,830	Well, I don`t have any problem with LotR , or the Hobbit. I wouldn`t alter a single word. But I do have a big problem with the Silmarillion. It`s the deep sadness that lies over it, that`s bothering me. Especially the tragic story of Turin Turambar which ends in complete dispair and disaster. How did Hurin, who was only valiant and faithful, deserve such a dreadful fate ? Where are the pity and mercy of the valar in his case ? I just can`t find any meaning in this story... In LotR, courage, loyalty and pity are rewarded, and there is a balance between sadness and hope, and a meaning behind it all. __________________ Yes! "wish-fulfilment dreams" we spin to cheat our timid hearts, and ugly Fact defeat!