Coincidence? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Might · 01-08-2009, 03:09 PM

Not a very complex topic this time really, I had a random thought 5 minutes ago and realised that there is an interesting coincidence concerning meteors in Tolkien's Silmarillion.

We know that the blades for Anglachel and Anguirel, the swords forged by Eol, came from a meteor. And we know that they were black.

Does this ring a bell?

Well, I immediately thought about the Black Stone of the Muslims, which is thought to have fallen from Heaven, so also as a meteor.

Do you think this is just a coincidence or did Tolkien take the Islamic belief into consideration perhaps? As I said, it was just a random thought...

01-08-2009, 03:09 PM	#1
The Might Guard of the Citadel Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Oxon Posts: 2,205	Coincidence? Not a very complex topic this time really, I had a random thought 5 minutes ago and realised that there is an interesting coincidence concerning meteors in Tolkien's Silmarillion. We know that the blades for Anglachel and Anguirel, the swords forged by Eol, came from a meteor. And we know that they were black. Does this ring a bell? Well, I immediately thought about the Black Stone of the Muslims, which is thought to have fallen from Heaven, so also as a meteor. Do you think this is just a coincidence or did Tolkien take the Islamic belief into consideration perhaps? As I said, it was just a random thought... __________________ “The invisible and the non-existent look very much alike.” Delos B. McKown