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05-07-2004, 08:11 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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I agree that the Dwarves don't come off well in the Silmarillion. But I think that's to be expected--the story is really mostly about Elves (and a few Men, but mostly Elves). How could the Dwarves look any way but unsavory in a story about their ancient rivals?
It would be fascinating if we could see how the Elves come off in a Dwarf-centered account of the events of the First Age. |
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05-07-2004, 08:30 AM
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Regal Dwarven Shade
Join Date: Jan 2002
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The Elves would be justly protrayed as the blood-thirsty maniacs they were.
 
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05-07-2004, 10:57 AM
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A Northern Soul
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Not to mentions Elves wrote the account...
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05-07-2004, 11:52 AM
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Regal Dwarven Shade
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Propaganda!!!
Propaganda!!! T'was all shameless propaganda, I say!!!!
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05-07-2004, 02:55 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Apr 2004
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Ouch!
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Well, any history will tell you more about the historian than about what actually happened... |
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05-07-2004, 08:35 PM
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Wight
Join Date: Nov 2003
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My own opinion is that dwarves don't come off looking especially bad in The Silmarillion. Yeah, Mim & the dwarves of Nogrod were pretty bad, but for the most part, they are an impressive race. They delved Nargothrond and Menegrost (for elves), fought with the elves, and just basically minded their own business. And with the fall of Doriath, quite a bit of that is due to Thingol's stupidity too, and it comes across quite clearly in the book. And dwarves weren't the rivals of elves until the fall of Doriath, and only the dwarves of Nogrod were involved. The elves look worse than the dwarves, really. Probably because there are more of them, and they had a tendency to make stupid decisions. Especially the sons of Feanor.
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