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Hilde Bracegirdle · 12-05-2007, 08:13 PM

Yes, I remember that thread on oaths and have found it again so it may be linked to this one.

http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=10923

I enjoyed reading this section quite a bit, though I found parts of it very distracting, and the suspension of disbelief not as natural as is usually the case when reading Tolkien's work. One of my stumbling blocks was the persistant wish that Tolkien had devised other creatures instead of refering to vampires and werewolves. I do of course realize that elves and dwarves were not entirely unknown before he started writing about them, but these particular beings seem to be from a somewhat alien mythology, or perhaps the intervening years have rendered them so. Another less jarring hurdle was Huan's various fights, particularly the one with Sauron.

I suppose one might say that some of the events are less understated than usual.

12-05-2007, 08:13 PM	#2
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Yes, I remember that thread on oaths and have found it again so it may be linked to this one. http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=10923 I enjoyed reading this section quite a bit, though I found parts of it very distracting, and the suspension of disbelief not as natural as is usually the case when reading Tolkien's work. One of my stumbling blocks was the persistant wish that Tolkien had devised other creatures instead of refering to vampires and werewolves. I do of course realize that elves and dwarves were not entirely unknown before he started writing about them, but these particular beings seem to be from a somewhat alien mythology, or perhaps the intervening years have rendered them so. Another less jarring hurdle was Huan's various fights, particularly the one with Sauron. I suppose one might say that some of the events are less understated than usual.